#255 – Mark Normand: Comedy!

Mark Normand is a stand-up comedian. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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EPISODE LINKS:

Mark's Twitter: https://twitter.com/marknorm

Mark's YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/marknormand

Out to Lunch (special): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDolNU89SXI

The Standups: Season 3 (Netflix): https://www.netflix.com/title/80175685

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OUTLINE:

Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.

(00:00) - Introduction

(08:45) - Love

(11:51) - Childhood in New Orleans

(26:37) - New York

(35:11) - LA vs NY

(44:25) - Advice for new comedians

(58:57) - Crafting jokes

(1:00:59) - Norm Macdonald

(1:08:32) - Favorite medium

(1:12:43) - Austin

(1:19:04) - Sending people to space

(1:20:37) - Robots with human emotion

(1:24:08) - Self-driving vehicles

(1:28:15) - Future of human interaction

(1:32:22) - Advice for young people

(1:36:22) - Rapid random questions

(1:54:09) - Meaning of life