Permission to Laugh with Dana Carvey, David Spade, & Jenna Weiss-Berman
The Media Roundtable is back! This week we’re bringing you one of our many favorite chats from Oxford Road’s 2024 CAO Summit: “Permission to Laugh.”
Jenna Weiss-Berman (Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Pineapple Street Media and EVP, Head of Podcasts, Audacy) hosts a fireside chat with SNL comedy legends and longtime friends Dana Carvey (Wayne’s World, The Dana Carvey Show) and David Spade (Tommy Boy, Just Shoot Me), fresh off their hit podcasts Fly on the Wall and Superfly.
We’re diving into: why stars make podcasts, the power of comedy, and 8-minute ad reads. Let’s jump in.
“We took on the stance of being on the side of our sponsors, embracing them and their dreams.”
Dana Carvey (Comedy Legend, Co-Host of Fly on the Wall)
Why Podcasts 🎤 - Carvey and Spade enjoy massive success in television and film, but podcasts are something extra special. There’s nowhere else you can capture intimate riffing with friends and send it out to billions. This chat nails the pure joy of podcasts–hanging out with your famous, hilarious friends. Plus, as Spade says, “It's a niche business with three million podcasts, so it feels like there's room.”
Why Comedy? 🎭 - Some podcasts solve crimes–others leave you doubled over with laughter. Both use a deep host connection with the audience that brands should value. Plus, the improv skills of hosts like Spade and Carvey transform brand talking points to break through the noise. Speaking of which…
8-Minute Ads 😯 - What’s more impressive: Fly on the Wall having 8-minute ad reads, or that they’re actually great to listen to? For all their joking around, as pitchmen, Spade and Carvey take their jobs seriously (hear their authentic/self-deprecating pitch for MasterClass as proof).
To bask in the decades-long friendship between these two comedy icons, listen to the full episode in the link below.