Mark and Jake Try To Make It

Mark and Jake Try To Make It

Mark and Jake Try To Make It is about two clean comedians--Mark Masters (Denver, CO) and Jake Hovis (Louisville, KY) navigating comedy, life and more

Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 064 - "Mark Normand and the retardant jacket"
Mark and Jake Try To Make It
Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 064 - "Mark Normand and the retardant jacket"

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Oct. 26, 2026

Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 064 - "Mark Normand and the retardant jacket"

Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Do comedy specials pay? 02:40 Gaming the algorithm 06:48 Reposting videos 08:20 Jake sleeps on a couch 10:38 Jake sleeps in his car 12:50 1700's sleeping tech 17:07 Mark Normand at Comedy Works 19:50 Comedian speed 22:05 Comedy warehouse vs. Comedy factory 24:04 Retiring jokes 27:35 Caleb Synan 31:16 Coming up with stories 37:16 Jake is ageist 38:25 Young people are more social 40:09 Stor
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Oct. 26, 2026

Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 064 - "Mark Normand and the retardant jacket"

Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Do comedy specials pay? 02:40 Gaming the algorithm 06:48 Reposting videos 08:20 Jake sleeps on a couch 10:38 Jake sleeps in his car 12:50 1700's sleeping tech 17:07 Mark Normand at Comedy Works 19:50 Comedian speed 22:05 Comedy warehouse vs. Comedy factory 24:04 Retiring jokes 27:35 Caleb Synan 31:16 Coming up with stories 37:16 Jake is ageist 38:25 Young people are more social 40:09 Stor
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Oct. 19, 2026

Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 063 - "Pilot Announcements Infuriate"

Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Jake is late 01:06 Dog at airport 03:40 Airplane nap 05:16 Starling internet on United 06:15 NETFLIX downloads 06:40 Pilot announcements stink 08:38 Mark's Big Great Comedy Weekend 10:02 Jake talks Turo 12:06 AVIS stinks 12:26 Marks weekend continued 14:15 Mason Jennings 15:32 Comedy add-on 17:09 Egyptian Theatre donation 18:28 Mummies 19:42 Bodies exhibit 20:10 Jake holds a human heart 2
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Oct. 12, 2026

Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 062 - "Bookstore Comedy"

Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Winston Hodges 04:28 Drew Carey 05:15 Comedy Club shuts down 09:55 The show must go on 10:40 Ethan Simmons Patterson 12:40 Not on social media 15:10 Transition Lenses 15:39 Louisville Comedy Panel 17:45 Ray Lau 22:57 Is social media evil? 27:00 Fading glory in comedy 28:10 Mark gets fact checked 28:57 BRUT by Sam Tallent 31:25 Bookstore Show in Denver 32:54 Jake produces a show 36:40 Line
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Oct. 12, 2026

Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 062 - "Bookstore Comedy"

Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Winston Hodges 04:28 Drew Carey 05:15 Comedy Club shuts down 09:55 The show must go on 10:40 Ethan Simmons Patterson 12:40 Not on social media 15:10 Transition Lenses 15:39 Louisville Comedy Panel 17:45 Ray Lau 22:57 Is social media evil? 27:00 Fading glory in comedy 28:10 Mark gets fact checked 28:57 BRUT by Sam Tallent 31:25 Bookstore Show in Denver 32:54 Jake produces a show 36:40 Line
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Oct. 5, 2026

Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 061 - "BCC Please"

00:00 Jake fasts 04:09 Jake goes to Chattanooga, TN 04:54 Mike Palascak and Jay Leno 06:18 Mark breaks Jake's fast 07:38 Fasting for 40 days 10:07 Flat Earther forum 12:00 Mark needs Dentures? 13:35 Comedy Catch Comedy Club 17:40 Lying in comedy 18:10 Carnival ball toss tips 20:40 Lying is OK 22:25 Logical fallacy 23:10 Do jokes travel? 25:45 Penn & Teller 28:14 Shadowbanned 29:28 Prison guard jokes 33:15 Joke Truther 35:33 Lying is like a cow gate 37:08 The Moth 39:42 You can't fire me, I quit