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Mark and Jake Try To Make It

Mark and Jake Try To Make It

By: Mark Masters and Jake Hovis
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Summary
 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 moreCopyright 2026 Mark and Jake Try To Make It Career Success Economics Performing Arts Stand-up Shows
Episodes
  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 066 - "Amber Autry Amazes"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 066 - "Amber Autry Amazes"
    Nov 9 2026
    Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Paduka, KY 01:08 Jake head cold 01:47 Mike Goodwin 02:10 What makes a comedy festival 03:52 San Francisco International Comedy Festival 05:05 Kentucky Comedy Festival 07:25 Weird audience 10:05 Mark has the best day 12:47 Flu shot 13:10 How Jake got sick 14:14 Big Jay Oakerson at Comedy Works 17:58 Mark cookie updates 19:10 Beaver, UT 20:31 Moorhead, MN (Fargo, ND) 21:40 Mike Glazer 24:13 Grand Forks, ND 25:45 Jake and Mark talk magic 31:06 Juggling 32:30 Mark wants to busk (train roasts) 34:49 Evangelist gets roasted 36:55 Jehovaw's Witness 38:20 Mark doesn't have the guts 39:32 Ski season booking 40:52 Hyena's Dallas 42:07 Charlie Nadler 43:45 Jessica Levin 46:08 Amber Autry is doing theaters 47:15 Derrick Stroup in Fargo 48:45 Jake's wife loves Amber Autry 49:30 Amber Autry killing story 51:18 Mark's long term goal 53:50 Jake's comedy competition (losing to a 14 year old) 58:17 https://www.patreon.com/markandjake 59:18 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: Mike Goodwin, comedy styles, Damon Sumner, mimicking headliners, Joe Pera, Whitney Cummings, Anthony Jesselnik, the best observational comedy observation of all time, Alex Edelman, surprise and insult, booking details, opening a comedy club, showcase shows, saying no to a gig, Vail Comedy Show booking reveals
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 065 - "Mountain Fresh Comedy Festival 2026"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 065 - "Mountain Fresh Comedy Festival 2026"
    Nov 2 2026
    Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Sleep recovery 01:15 Evansville, IN 01:38 Long drive shorter 02:40 Summit City 03:50 Knoxille, TN 04:12 Sub Shop Comedy 05:25 Sandwich artists 07:30 Mark Chalifoux (Cincinnati, OH) 13:00 Small town Colorado (Stratton & Meeker) 13:55 Sold out 150 seater 15:10 Competing comedy festival - Trailhead 19:50 People hate to be sat 24:50 Jake does a gimmick show 26:26 Mark's cowboy hat 32:15 Costume comedy show 36:38 Funniest white guy on the lineup 38:35 Comedy Fashion 47:30 Mountain Fresh Comedy Festival 47:35 Jennie Weaver (St. Louis) 48:34 Bob Alper (Vermont) 51:09 Johnny Ater (Maine) 54:55 A bad clean comedy festival 56:56 Suit comedy 57:44 Steve Hofstetter 59:42 https://www.patreon.com/markandjake 1:00:53 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: Dry bar taping pay, St. Louis / midwest thoughts on Colorado festival comedy, clean but problematic topics, lying in comedy, the cost of comedy festivals, low pay gigs worth, Rodney Norman, Mark Chalifoux book joke, John Novosad, potential joke theft of street joke, suits in comedy, rescheduling because of big pay, airport parking, paying Mountain Fresh Festival comics
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 064 - "Mark Normand and the retardant jacket"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 064 - "Mark Normand and the retardant jacket"
    Oct 26 2026
    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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    1 hr and 3 mins
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