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 Story prompts 42:45 Mark's joke style 43:40 How many means? 45:55 8 hour gig (grisly raccoon) 47:20 Keystone, CO 48:50 The power of hosting 51:29 Roasting at corporate event 54:41 Was that gig fun? 56:54 How to tell a company is fun 57:35 Comedy in a Walmart 1:00:22 https://www.patreon.com/markandjake 1:02:00 Plugs Mark Masters and Big Jake Hovis are mostly clean comedians, available for your event, contact us with info below: Mark Masters https://www.markmasters.co (contact form) Big Jake Hovis https://www.bigjakecomedy.com Follow https://www.instagram.com/bigjakehovis https://www.youtube.com/@MarkMastersComedy SUBSCRIBE for more episodes https://www.patreon.com/markandjake JOIN for exclusive content This week for Patreon subscribers we cover: Is Mark Normand dumb?, Nate Bargatze, Clean Comedy Collective, Walmart Comedy, Roast joke about executive, corporate pay, comic beef, special pay
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