Andrew Schulz claims that you do not need to be one of the most famous people on earth to successfully put out your own comedy special if you have a devoted fan base.

“you don't have to be one of the most famous people yeah on earth for it to put out your own special you just have to have a devoted group of people who really rock with you and they rock with the type of content you put out”

Akaash Singh believes that Andrew Schulz's decision to self-distribute his special changed the comedy industry.

“you did it and then we all saw oh [ __ ] this can get you everything you want instead of having to play the hollywood game let's just do this and now you cannot scroll instagram for five minutes without seeing 25 stand-up clips that's you”

Comedians should avoid seeking permission from major platforms like Netflix or HBO for their comedy specials because it is better not to be rejected.

“I love how we did it how you have you got the club HBO said no Netflix said no kid we didn't ask we never didn't even ask I don't don't put yourself in a position to have stuff taken away from you”

Paul Virzi prefers to distribute comedy specials on his own YouTube channel to maintain independence and bypass the limitations of traditional production partners.

“The one thing that I was lacking I felt like was like why don't you build your own channel why don't you really so we just revamped the channel I'm going to put the Comedy Central and the Netflix on the channel eventually uh reasonable man is cooking right now”

Comedy specials should focus on the comedian in a dark atmosphere without unnecessary production flourishes that draw attention away from the performance.

“the best thing about Live Comedy is that you're there and it's just a person you're just watching that person and you're listening to what he's saying and you're locked into their head whatever jokes they're saying whatever topics they're you're locked into their head and you're just looking right a”

Shooting comedy specials live and without complex staging or editing is the best way to capture the authentic experience of stand-up comedy.

“I think from now on I'm going to do them live I really do I think after doing that one live I'm like even if it sucks so I [ __ ] up so this is me when I [ __ ] up like fine right I'm just going to prepare more like I did for this one but I think this way it's like there's no way to do anything weir”

He thinks filming a comedy special in a club setting provides a more authentic experience than filming in a large theater.

“we wanted to recreate a holy [ __ ] the club special like sure the theater specials the first special was that or not your first whatever the last one though live from the village underground that was the same that I also you know nerd out for a second that was one nobody really had done it in a clu”