Archive for 2018/12


Artist Of The Year

Ed Sheeran. In a business that only cares about money, he triumphed. He grossed $432.4 million dollars, and an incredible percentage of that was net, because just like a comedian, it’s just Ed on stage, albeit with a bit of production, and think, about that, in an era where it’s all about the spectacle, one […]

Spending To Dominance

Everything is on Netflix. Not only the Boss and Tay-Tay, but all the comedians, if you’re susceptible to hype, you’re aware that Ellen DeGeneres is launching a comedy special. How did this happen? THEY SPENT! Just like Michael Rapino. Word in the business was that he was overpaying for assets, that the company didn’t show […]

Bob Geldof Part 2-SiriusXM This Week

Recorded live in Dublin, Ireland. Tune in romorrow, Tuesday December 18th, on Volume 106, 7 PM East, 4 PM West. Hear the episode live on SiriusXM VOLUME: HearLefsetzLive If you miss the episode, you can hear it on demand on the SiriusXM app: LefsetzLive

Who Shot The Sheriff?

ReMastered: Who Shot the Sheriff This is utterly fantastic. Solters has been bugging me for weeks to watch this, but I’ve been too caught up in my life, and my streaming queue…there’s “Mrs. Maisel” and “Roma” and the Boss on Broadway, but I don’t think any of those can capture the zeitgeist, can focus my […]