{
  "id": 1551009,
  "title": "Kountry Wayne Talks Micro-Drama Empire That Helped Fuel His Rise As A Stand-Up – Comedy Means Business Podcast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/kountry-wayne-talks-micro-drama-empire-that-helped-fuel-his-rise-as-a",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T20:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
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    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/kountry-wayne-micro-drama-empire-comedy-means-business-podcast-1237043177/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Kountry Wayne, the Southern comic who landed major streaming releases for his first two specials, has an unusual origin story. While many comedians have parlayed success in content creation into careers onstage, Wayne took an unusual tack in utilizing vertical micro-dramas to build a highly lucrative online business — and an audience that would ultimately […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}