Episodes

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Jake at the Lake 03:43 Mark and Tires 06:12 Jake's First Car 09:15 Alignment exception 10:44 Is Mark a lake guy? 12:24 Great uncle 16:04 Private Jet Money 17:34 Dog Stars movie 18:54 Clean Comedy Challenge stinks 20:05 Drew Davis (Nashville, TN) 20:42 Mild racism (allowable) 21:26 Jake does not like music 23:32 Youth Pastors 24:32 Leslie Norris 24:57 Clean Comedy Collective 27:50 Beaver, ...

Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Jake at the Lake 03:43 Mark and Tires 06:12 Jake's First Car 09:15 Alignment exception 10:44 Is Mark a lake guy? 12:24 Great uncle 16:04 Private Jet Money 17:34 Dog Stars movie 18:54 Clean Comedy Challenge stinks 20:05 Drew Davis (Nashville, TN) 20:42 Mild racism (allowable) 21:26 Jake does not like music 23:32 Youth Pastors 24:32 Leslie Norris 24:57 Clean Comedy Collective 27:50 Beaver, ...

Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Jake in Boulder, CO 02:29 Jesse Carter 04:19 Denver Zoo (Lion brothers) 07:08 Bear feeding 08:19 Idaho Springs Beau Jo's Pizza 09:21 Early leave changing 09:50 Canon Beach in Oregon 10:52 Janae Burris 12:52 Comic cancellation 14:50 Comic conundrum (pay and gigs) 17:13 Replacable 19:04 Unavailable 19:52 r/standup and Jon Lovitz 21:55 Chris Kattan 22:34 Gypsum, CO 24:12 Oversharing 26:18 Co...

Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Mark's Cookie Cookbookzine 06:05 Action and Motion 07:40 Jake is in Denver 09:15 Casa Bonita was bad 14:10 Auctioneering Fantasy Football draft 18:55 Macguffin 19:48 Jake is producing a show 23:04 Invisible headliner 25:45 Genuine comedy 26:19 Public speaking trick 27:50 Shotgun comedy (SESH) 30:05 New comics 31:50 Mark's annoyance with hosts 33:37 Denver Bears (what kind?) 34:30 Woodland...

Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Do you have more poop jokes? 03:15 Saying no to gigs 06:18 Jake gets an offer 07:40 Getting info from bookers 10:05 Throwing a comic a bone 12:45 Clean Comedy Challenge (Jake no like) 22:38 Overpriced and underdelivers 27:13 Kellen Erskine 29:39 Silver lining 35:14 New comedy club name mystery (KY) 43:23 Comedy Cellar Brilliance 46:25 Lying audience 48:32 High School reunion jokes (Casper...

Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Brooklyn Cat Cafe Comedy 02:40 Ugly Home story 04:20 Carmen Lagala 05:20 Emily Catalano 06:30 Mark new jokes 07:05 Mark is nervous in NYC 08:01 Brad Upton 09:03 Caitlin Peluffo 10:04 DTCCC 13:07 Payment methods 14:20 Applying to competition 15:50 Jake Travel Story 18:00 Found money 19:28 NYC Food 20:56 Ice Cream House in Boro 21:45 Venchi Gelato 22:18 Little Cupcake Bake Shop 23:04 Mango ...

Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Airborne Carbs (Lambert's) 03:51 A meal with Zoltan Kaszas 05:33 Jake wins a free steak 07:00 Mark does comedy for nutrition professionals 11:45 Frito Pie 12:55 Mark's brain is full 15:34 Aquarium Comedy Mystery 19:05 Red Rocks (backstage) 20:40 Denver Aquarium 23:15 Ice Cream in NYC (Morganstern's) 24:12 E-town carpool 28:30 Car nap 29:50 NATELAND LIVE 32:35 Apples (Dusty Slay) 35:20 Com...

Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Bristol Farms The Cookie 02:00 Knock off recipes 04:49 Reddit recipe disaster 06:30 Merch convo with producer 08:00 You can't copyright a recipe 13:35 Playbill assembly 16:40 The hot sauce guy 17:00 Lighters (Erik Escobar) 18:30 Bad lighting at comedy room 20:10 Ballcap on stage 27:15 Wally's (Popcorn Buc-Ees) 32:20 John Oliver vs. Buc-Ees 35:20 Pizza Hut (original store) 38:52 Thick Skin...

Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Los Angeles flat earthed 01:00 Baked Potato train 03:40 Colombian Exchange 07:05 4th of July Nerd 10:15 Summer of Watermelon 11:44 Teacher appreciation contrast 12:55 Los Angeles Comedy 13:30 Brand new rental car 14:25 Papp Johnson 20:10 Professional seat fillers 22:20 Be nice (in comedy) 25:30 L.A. Country Club comedy 28:30 Mark sees Bill Burr 32:50 El Segundo Comedy with Cooper Lyden 33...

Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Driving into Kentucky 01:30 Jaundice bridge 02:47 Mark's Tour Poster 04:02 Iowa City, IA 10:30 Mark's merch 11:33 Mark's note to comics 13:20 Trying not to laugh 14:16 Jake's triple feature 17:00 Feature pay 18:15 Mark's new books 19:15 Feature merch 22:45 New listener comments 24:33 iTunes Five Star Review 25:30 A new Mark Masters in Denver 27:49 Lisa Lane 32:00 Comedy show standby 36:40...

Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Mowing Lawns 04:30 Extension Cord Lawnmower 07:50 Zero Turn Lawnmovers 12:45 Bad backs 14:40 Stage Socks 15:45 Grocery Gym Bag 17:17 Shoe Spectrum 20:00 Back recovery tips 21:20 Mark sleeps in his car 23:42 Go Bananas in Cincinnati 24:06 Jake's Car Breaks Down 27:29 Phone a friend (road work) 28:40 AAA 30:40 Mechanic from comedy club 32:57 Mobile Oil Change 37:14 Stay in your car 39:00 FI...

Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Episode 50! 00:22 Mark does 10 shows in 10 nights 00:40 Desert Ridge IMPROV 04:28 Carmen Lynch 05:15 Barnes & Noble tip from Pete Holmes 06:50 How good is smoking? 08:48 Losing our VAPE crowd 10:05 Rick Bronson's House of Comedy 11:00 Back stage at IMPROV 11:35 Patrick Keane and Jackie Tinsley 12:25 Jake does Puppet Club 15:09 Buying a puppet 18:30 Hand Rod puppet act-out 22:15 Puppet Ope...

Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Mark melts in Arizona 03:30 Pale Pineapple 04:40 Mark Roasts Blind Comedian 11:22 Comedian With No Face 12:26 JP's Comedy Club 19:38 Krackpots Check Drop 21:48 Comedy Club Clocks 24:02 Is It HACK To Use A Comedy Formula? 32:59 Jake's Father's Day Gig 40:25 Belen, NM 43:22 Love On The Spectrum 45:10 Paleta! (In Belen, NM) 49:23 Steve Byrne 57:30 Big Bad Audience 58:10 https://www.patreon.c...

Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Dumb and Dumber screening 04:12 Community movie viewing 06:10 Film screening cost 09:15 Planet of the Tapes Comedy Club 12:08 Secret magic meeting 17:30 Mentalist show 22:12 $1000 gig 23:05 SpaceX joke 25:50 Steve Martin magic 26:15 Vail Comedy Festival Wrap Up 26:56 SM58 Replacement Grille 28:20 iPhone mic 30:50 Repair SM58 grille 31:26 Mark has a fail at GoPro Mountain Games 34:00 Matt ...

Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Bristol, TN Blue Ridge Comedy Club 02:30 Premium front row 04:20 Party Bus 09:35 Bo Vance from West Virginia 10:50 Las Vegas, NV 12:50 Comedy competition ranking 14:32 Nervous on stage 16:30 Jake crushes 17:40 Denver FRINGE Fest 20:35 Mark has a panic attack (social anxiety) 22:40 Ratio Beerworks Comedy Show 23:04 Thursday night FRINGE 25:20 Friday night FRINGE 26:24 Jokes with Content 27...

Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 RISE Comedy Club 04:25 Small Room in back 06:10 ZOOM Improv 06:52 Michael movie 07:55 Zoltan Kaszas reel 09:39 Mark is late 11:00 Teenage spinach 11:30 RISE Feedback Mic 14:04 Amherst, TX 15:20 Find Your Comedic Genius (book) 15:44 Boom Mic moment 20:10 Mark's old people show gets dirty 25:00 Comedy recession indicator? 27:55 Casa Bonita 36:00 Denver FRINGE Festival 39:42 YouTube shenanig...

Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Vail Comedy Festival in the books 02:15 Walkie Talkies 06:45 Feminine Energy 07:45 May Mountain Weather 08:30 FILM@Vail Comedy Festival 11:05 FilmFreeWay.com 14:15 ON A STRING (Feature Film) 16:00 Ryan Reiss (BEFORE WE GET STARTED) 19:40 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 22:00 Pop Up Movie Screen 25:05 Film Technical Issue 29:40 Jake's Fallen Tree 36:00 Chuck Roy at Loonee's 39:00 Moving to Denver f...