Ask The Industry Podcast

John-David (or JD as he prefers to be called) is the founder and artistic director at the Sweet Venues (@sweetvenues) that currently operate largely at the Edinburgh and Brighton Fringe. But in addition to that he runs a lot of other literary festivals as well as a horror festival. The Sweets recent move into taking on more comedy shows than ever marks an interesting development for them and the Fringe in general. I got him on to talk about why now, and what the future holds for Sweet Venues.I got him on to talk about why now, and what the future holds for Sweet Venues including : Discussion of the “problem of youth” in comedy and reality TV shows.Why the Sweets venue was started, what they’re looking for and what they are not.Do you find promoting comedy hard given his historical roots in theatre?The future of the Edinburgh Fringe as he sees it.Why he founded the Horror, Writers and Women's Festivals AND MORE! This podcast would be useful for anyone who is thinking of taking a show t