Brian and Drew are joined by Standup Comedian and Filmmaker, Jessica Watkins. The discussion with Jessica is inspiration for comedians to take on projects that can compliment your growth as a standup act. Her documentary “Special-ish” serves as a great example of a creative way to expand your name in the in comedy industry. They discuss funding large projects, editing, storytelling, networking, and much more!
For over eight months Jessica pushed a running stroller from Lewes, DE to Oceanside, California performing standup in a dozen cities along the way and filmed the whole adventure. Part comedy special, part documentary the feature film SPECIALish premiered at the 2019 Broad Humor Film Festival winning Best Feature Film, and is slated to be released through Random Media, April 2021.
Learn more: http://www.jessicawatkinscomedy.com/specialish-documentary
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