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Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. This episode has stories about Kentucky Fried Chicken history, an interaction with a cop, making yourself a presence in a secondary comedy scene, Mountain Fresh Comedy Festival, becoming a Comedy Store door guy, Mark's "Never Say Die" tour, pinball machines and more.
00:00 DMV Vending Machine
02:30 Jake Colfax Avenue Moving Day Story
05:12 Mark gets pulled over
06:40 Get "Anxiety Club" movie at Jolt.film
10:10 Comedy in French Lick, IN
12:40 Frisco, CO Comedy Show (part of Mountain Fresh Comedy Festival)
13:50 Jake runs a hotel for a week
14:40 Turning off pinball machines
17:10 Mountain Fresh Comedy Festival is different
20:00 Zack Chapaloni talks to comics and gives advice
23:20 Mark Masters live in Denver
24:30 Jake explores "moving" to a secondary scene
26:30 Out of town comic hack
28:10 Crackers Comedy Club in Indianapolis, IN
34:10 Zack Chapaloni advice - don't be the funniest person in your scene
43:00 Comedy Story "Door Guys"
46:30 Jake talks about word economy
49:05 Mark asks Jake if any jokes did not go well in Frisco, CO
51:45 Mark talks about a barber shop comedy show with Jenny Zigrino
54:28 Dirty Dr. Pepper with nutmeg, maple syrup and heavy cream
56:45 Patreon teasers
58:30 Mark gets a nice email and reads it
59:35 Mark has a minor celebrity at his show
1:00:18 Mark shows his "Never Say Die" tour poster and shares upcoming dates
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 reveal a Kill Tony bucket spot person, mental health, inside ticket sales of Mountain Fresh Comedy Festival, a new marketing secret for comedy shows, and we work on some new and old jokes.
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By Mark Masters and Jake HovisMark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. This episode has stories about Kentucky Fried Chicken history, an interaction with a cop, making yourself a presence in a secondary comedy scene, Mountain Fresh Comedy Festival, becoming a Comedy Store door guy, Mark's "Never Say Die" tour, pinball machines and more.
00:00 DMV Vending Machine
02:30 Jake Colfax Avenue Moving Day Story
05:12 Mark gets pulled over
06:40 Get "Anxiety Club" movie at Jolt.film
10:10 Comedy in French Lick, IN
12:40 Frisco, CO Comedy Show (part of Mountain Fresh Comedy Festival)
13:50 Jake runs a hotel for a week
14:40 Turning off pinball machines
17:10 Mountain Fresh Comedy Festival is different
20:00 Zack Chapaloni talks to comics and gives advice
23:20 Mark Masters live in Denver
24:30 Jake explores "moving" to a secondary scene
26:30 Out of town comic hack
28:10 Crackers Comedy Club in Indianapolis, IN
34:10 Zack Chapaloni advice - don't be the funniest person in your scene
43:00 Comedy Story "Door Guys"
46:30 Jake talks about word economy
49:05 Mark asks Jake if any jokes did not go well in Frisco, CO
51:45 Mark talks about a barber shop comedy show with Jenny Zigrino
54:28 Dirty Dr. Pepper with nutmeg, maple syrup and heavy cream
56:45 Patreon teasers
58:30 Mark gets a nice email and reads it
59:35 Mark has a minor celebrity at his show
1:00:18 Mark shows his "Never Say Die" tour poster and shares upcoming dates
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 reveal a Kill Tony bucket spot person, mental health, inside ticket sales of Mountain Fresh Comedy Festival, a new marketing secret for comedy shows, and we work on some new and old jokes.