{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Mike Bridenstine: author, director, and GM of the Lyric Hyperion","description":"Mike Bridenstine appeared on this podcast three years ago in Episode 417. Since then, he has written and published his second book about comedy, \u201cKansas City Comedy: The Unbelievable True Story of Stanford & Sons, Its Outlaw Owners and the Most Infamous Stand-Up Sets of All Time.\u201d Brido also has begun working behind the scenes as general manager of a cherished Los Angeles comedy venue, the Lyric Hyperion in LA\u2019s Silver Lake neighborhood, where he and his team also have launched their own production arm, Spesh!, filming and distributing comedy specials. Brido directed the first Spesh! special, Emily Browning: Temporary, Beautiful, which came out in September. On the weekend before Thanksgiving, I sat in on the Lyric\u2019s taping of a new hour from Ahmed Bharoocha, then met up with Brido the following day in Lyric\u2019s green room to talk about where his own path in comedy has taken him, and what he has learned about talking with other comedians and working with them more closely. Brido \u2014 who appeared this year on an episode of High Potential \u2014 he has come a long way from Iowa and iCarly. Which means there\u2019s a lot to get to, so let\u2019s get to it! ","author_name":"The Comic's Comic Presents Last Things First","author_url":"http:\/\/thecomicscomic.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"