Joe Revello

Veteran producer Joe Revello, Creator and Executive Producer of Fox’s primetime series “30 Seconds To Fame,” has been producing television programming in a variety of genres for the last 20 years. Most recently, Mr. Revello was Senior Producer on the WB’s “Play for a Billion” special hosted by Drew Carey, and co-created and produced the pilot and series of the syndicated strip “Rendez-View” for Paramount Domestic Television.

Prior to that, he produced a number of projects and series for USA Broadcasting, Buena Vista Television and Nickelodeon including “You’re On!,” a hidden camera game show for kids and “The Big Help,” Nickelodeon’s annual eight hour live star-studded event.

Previously, Mr. Revello successfully ventured into sketch comedy by co-creating and serving as Executive Producer of the 20th Television's award winning syndicated series, "Culture Clash."

Mr. Revello’s several years at FOX were highlighted by his creating and producing the highly successful Saturday late-night series "Comic Strip Live," which ran on FOX for five years and 'The Sunday Comics" which featured the irreverent "Sunday Comics Short Films," starring many of today's top comedians.

While at FOX he also served as Executive Producer and Development Executive for FOXLAB—the division of FOX that pioneered such programming as "COPS", "America's Most Wanted", "Studs" and "South Park."

Among his other credits, Mr Revello has produced 9 network specials, over 300 hours of Sketch and Standup television, 100 short films and has worked with many of today's top performers including Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Mahr, Ray Romano, Tim Allen and Ellen DeGeneres to name a few.

Jan Maxwell Smith

Jan Maxwell Smith is both a Talent Manager and a Producer. He has served as a Talent Consultant to NBC, Fox, HBO, and Showtime, and has produced numerous Industry showcases. Recently, he guided the careers of two unknown Mid-west sketch performers to become television series regulars—one in her third season on The WB's "Reba," and the other in his second season on Comedy Central's "Reno 911." He also Talent Produced Fox TV's "30 Seconds to Fame."

Prior to management, Mr. Smith co-owned The Ice House Comedy Club in Pasadena, California and then later owned IGBY's Comedy Cabaret in West Los Angeles where he directly contributed to launching the television careers of such performers as: Dana Carvey, Rosie O'Donnell, D.L. Hughley, Kevin James, Steve Harvey, Chris Titus, and numerous others. Mr. Smith has been asked to join the Board of Directors of The Las Vegas Comedy Festival.

Mr. Smith has been interviewed as a talent expert on various news magazine shows including 60 Minutes and 20/20, plus national and local news including CNN, KNBC, KABC, KHJ, KTTV, and Canadian Television.  He has been quoted in various articles including the Los Angeles Times, L.A. Weekly, Daily Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and quoted, or referred to, in books including Judy Carter’s book on stand-up comedy and biographies of Rosie O’Donnell. The Hollywood Reporter has highlighted Mr. Smith and his club, IGBY’s as the subject of a special salute issue. 

Besides producing for television, Mr. Smith has also Executive Produced several radio talk shows and has participated in many entertainment industry panels.

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