Today we’d like to introduce you to Joel Savage.
Hi Joel, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I have been writing and preforming sketch comedy professionally since I was 18. (I am now 39) I have produced many live independent comedy shows. I am one of the three owners of a production company/art collective called “Savage TECH Industries.” We work on all different projects together. It is mostly mixed media. We produce live comedy shows with elements of film/ dance/ audience interaction / and candy.
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey has been a fairly smooth road?
Any live performance is gonna be sticky. Finding venues, finding calibrators, finding an audience can all be very stressful. Most of the struggles have been my own mental health. Working in a group has been personally hard for me for years. I think I have gotten better with collaboration and not feeling the entire job is on my shoulders.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
I “specialize” in performance/production of comedy through our production company Savage TECH Industries.
Savage TECH is myself, David Gigliotti, and Lindsey Bowes. And is has its own weird backstory. Savage TECH is its own art project while also being the name of the company. The idea of Savage TECH is that it bends to fit whatever we are working on. If one of us wants to make a straight dramatic play, Savage TECH becomes a serious organization. If one of us wants to work on painting or photography, Savage TECH becomes an art studio.
Savage TECH Industries is also a parody of big business and folks taking themselves way to seriously.
I am most proud of our show, “the Sick World of Doctor Show.”
Doctor Show is a mixed media narrative sketch show, with elements of film and live performance. It is pure camp in a spooky backdrop. It is part Svengoolie, part Kids in the Hall, part Late Night with David Letterman, part SCTV, part live music, part stand-up, part pure chaos.
Can you share something surprising about yourself?
I don’t know. I pretty much wear my heart on my sleeve and pretty open about everything and experiences I have had.
Oh Wait! I am retired Captain America.
Pricing:
- We trying to keep our shows $5 or under because we want to keep our show accessible to everyone in any walk of life.
- But sometimes the venue wants a higher dollar amount, and we have to raise our price.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.savagetech.industries
- Instagram: savage.tech
- Facebook: Savage TECH Industries
- Twitter: @SavageTechTv
- Youtube: Savage TECH Network
Image Credits
Lindsey Bowes
Joel Savage
