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  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 028 - "Leave the car running at the memory palace"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 028 - "Leave the car running at the memory palace"
    2026/02/16
    Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Viral YouTube Short 01:01 Grand Rapids, MN 02:25 Jake's car story 03:15 Colfax Avenue 04:13 Mark festival disaster 08:56 Jake joke stolen? 11:20 Money roller coaster - Intellistage 15:40 Jake travel Nashville vs. Cincinnati 17:30 Bad comedy festivals? 19:10 Evaluating comedy festivals 20:57 Vail Comedy Festival headliner announcements 22:42 Festival attendance thoughts 26:14 Vail Comedy Festival is great 27:03 Corporate gig check 28:10 Too much time with another comic? 29:30 Long drives with comics (Austin) 31:28 Jake loves magic! 34:30 Mathematical facts (deck of cards) 35:34 Memory Palace 39:13 Running cars redux 40:50 Don't Tell Comedy in E town 41:35 Mark is bad at geography 44:04 GeoGuessr 48::59 Trevor Rainbolt 49:58 Amazing Randi - an honest liar 52:10 Jake's books in progress 53:30 Log home building 56:35 Whiplash movie 57:27 Gary Gulman fake documentary 57:45 Giro dreams of sushi 58:46 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: Comedy festival rip-off, getting old milestone, sensory deprivation tank, ice cream floats are the Plymouth Rock of desserts, bidding a show, terrorist demands, incognito headliner, Jake does not finish books, immersion reading, Mark's monthly newsletter, shorts, field book, Mark's writing process, set lists
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  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 027 - "Tiny Jesus Super Bowl"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 027 - "Tiny Jesus Super Bowl"
    2026/02/09
    Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 0:00 Super Bowl 00:40 The R word and headliner drama 05:00 The comedian club 09:53 Comedy politics (Austin, TX) 11:23 The Voice and ugly people 14:15 Politics of booking 16:15 Pro Epstein jokes 17:25 Robert Kraft massage parlor 18:01 Jake is pro bullying? 18:32 Conan O'Brien 19:50 Jake is snowed in 22:15 Coal rolling 25:34 Dr. Mario on Nintendo 26:33 How Nintendo guns work 28:30 Jake makes omelettes 30:00 Mark's poster backdrop 30:40 Anthony Crawford is worth more 33:57 Paying comedians who would do it for free 34:38 Different buckets of comedians 39:20 Jake asks Mark a comedy scheduling question 41:39 Jake expands his senior comedy 42:35 John Candy documentary 43:46 Jake's little Jesus toys 45:40 Jake's Kill Tony plan 47:36 The Painted Porch bookstore 48:15 Hulk Hogan story 51:45 Picture of tiny Jesus 52:24 Mark's prediction about Jake on Kill Tony 54:09 Comedy Contest butterflies 54:40 Mark gets angry about registration fees 56:10 Steamboat Comedy lodging 59:01 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: Comedy festival rip-off, getting old milestone, sensory deprivation tank, ice cream floats are the Plymouth Rock of desserts, bidding a show, terrorist demands, incognito headliner, Jake does not finish books, immersion reading, Mark's monthly newsletter, shorts, field book, Mark's writing process, set lists
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  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 026 - "-20 Degree Comedy Shows"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 026 - "-20 Degree Comedy Shows"
    2026/02/02
    Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Jake in Austin, TX 07:30 Jake meets Thor 09:30 -20 degree sold out show (Minnesota - Duluth and Grand Rapids) 11:15 Airport breakfast 12:30 Insulting to chickens 14:45 Poster 15:30 Derek Jeter bats 18:15 Too many Austin homeless jokes 20:45 Signed comedy posters (Derrick Stroup) 21:40 Jetbridge with snow 23:00 Winter storm driving 25:00 Mark 5 minute tape errors 29:45 Jake at The Mothership 33:30 Jake wants to bask 35:20 Jake and Kill Tony 41:10 Booking New England tour 45:30 Jake costume store update (Alamo too) 49:40 Crowd work mascot 51:35 Snowy drive 54:15 Jake secret show in home 57:05 New joke from Jake 58:00 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: O'hare airport, money at sold out -20 degree show, club pay, Jake gigs money, nursing home gig, Jake likes a gimmick show, Jake plans a Southeast run, de-icing planes, road touring money saving tips, guest spot audition, Superior WI, TSA karma, airport lunch, mark bombs a joke, Jake shares a new joke
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  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 025 - "Raanan Hershberg is Morbidly Jewish"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 025 - "Raanan Hershberg is Morbidly Jewish"
    2026/01/26
    00:00 Mark talks big Comedy Show logistics 04:00 More logistics, up lights 06:35 Is it winter in Vail? 08:15 Mud season 11:15 Manor Vail Lodge is beautiful 12:11 Raanan Hershberg special 13:15 Check in process 13:45 Jake in Austin, TX 15:30 Jake meets his match in Little Rock - Lucas Smith 17:35 Wednesday stage time in Arkansas 18:25 Booking a New England run (table scraps) 19:50 An inefficient business (comedy) 20:50 Rozco's Comedy Club 22:30 Jack-butt 23:05 Ryan Long 25:00 Five minute tape ethics 26:55 Editing YouTube shorts 28:20 Recording the audience 30:00 Jake recording open mics strategy 32:00 Nate Bargatze and other successful comic wives 33:27 Fun tripods 34:33 Mark lighting mistake in Frisco, CO 37:15 Mark loves Gypsum, CO 40:00 Dusty Slay 41:20 Jake house show (his house!) 45:10 Mike Hammock 48:00 Comic lineups 49:40 Stage time for show/club owners 51:00 Eddie Ifft & Friends 52:00 Mark is over allocated 53:20 Plymouth Rock sucks 54:20 Costume store going out of business sale 56:00 Sober Drunk Santa dot com 57:25 Jake cold calls nursing homes 58:38 Plugs (Raanan Hershberg - Morbidly Jewish) 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: Raanan Hershberg, Nursing Home cold calls, Kill Tony, Comedy Seminar, filming post event reviews, musical chairs at mountain hotels, ticket donations, Vail Fire Department, renting hotel space, comedy poster in progress, Steamboat Comedy, gondola comedy, feature privilege, school corporate gig, working out a joke to make it more dumb, mark's body is breaking down, 55+ community
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  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 024 - "New York City Comedy Tourist"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 024 - "New York City Comedy Tourist"
    2026/01/19
    00:00 NYC Comedy Cellar Jon Laster 03:28 Peter Revello and Ryan Hamilton 06:00 NYC is clean 08:00 ALL OUT on Broadway - Jim Gaffigan and Ben Schwartz 11:45 New York Comedy Club (Meka Mo, Rojo Perez) 15:15 Performing in NYC 17:12 Brad Upton in Louisville, KY 28:13 Comedy is a roller coaster 34:20 Comedy competitions 38:45 Denver comedy vibe 42:18 Mark business win and scheduling 45:28 Jake the Roastmaster 49:44 Comedy reviews 52:09 Eddie Ifft New Year's Eve Comedy Works 55:04 YouTube Short "Face Line" goes viral 56:10 Jake's "Bulletin" idea 1:00:18 Patreon plug 1:00:35 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: Corporate pay reveal, Narcotics Anonymous Conference show, Dallas Texas comedy drama, Mike E. Winfield, Racial drama, packed to the gills, Jupiter stupider, 2026 bookings, Monique Marvez, Jake headlining in Michigan, comedy contest headliner
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  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 023 - "STRANGER THINGS in Venezuela"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 023 - "STRANGER THINGS in Venezuela"
    2026/01/12
    Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Jake gets recruited for MMA 06:00 Wing upgrades? 07:10 Comedy Works New Talent Night 13:32 Mark submits to a festival 15:51 Limestone Comedy Festival is canceled 17:45 Mark NTN cookies 19:36 Mark gets braggadocios 21:35 Mark NTN notes 23:55 Jake submission video review 25:00 Jake is visiting Colorado 25:52 Steve Vanderploeg pyramid scheme 27:38 Stranger Things 32:56 Mark smartest move of the year! 35:32 Mark aggravation of the year 36:39 The dirt on Mark Masters 37:33 Food warning in NYC 40:19 Jake soda flex 41:05 Agree to disagreeable 42:48 CONAN booking error 44:24 Jake dumb move (Ray Lou) 46:24 Physical jokes 47:26 Jake dumb move (driving) 51:15 Movie theater worthy TV finales 53:35 New Year's resolution (teaser) 56:35 Mark 700 seat theater preview 58:32 Hacked by Chinese 59:00 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: Festival reveal, Flyover Comedy Festival, World Series of Comedy 2026, Chinese Hacking screenshare, 2026 slow down year?, review score wonkiness, show gig parlance, comic name reveal, bummer booking inquiries, how many comics on a show, resolutions, another comic name reveal
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  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 022 - "Blackout comedy chicken wings"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 022 - "Blackout comedy chicken wings"
    2026/01/05
    Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Jake has wings 01:00 Water park head bob 07:45 Price is right on wings 08:06 Update on Georgetown Comedy Show (no power) 09:35 FEMA of laughs 11:42 Jake's Comedy Business idea 13:30 No alcohol comedy 14:37 New Orleans comedy business win 15:47 Mark Masters comedy club 17:10 Comedy Heights in San Diego, CA 18:10 Clean comedy guidelines 21:30 2026 Comedy projects 24:15 Austin Black 24:55 Empire, CO 25:35 250 seater in Denver 26:50 Pleasureville 30:00 Jake gets dental work 32:55 Avatar movie notes 33:35 Surprise corporate for Mark 36:05 Performing on big stage 36:50 Dane Cook child bride 39:30 Mark Masters in Northern Minnesota 41:55 Jake show in Austin, TX 48:45 700 seat theater 50:25 Best food at comedy gig 51:08 New Talent Night at Comedy Works 52:15 Denver Fringe Festival 53:50 Faxing it in 56:05 Patreon teaser 56:44 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: Comedy Works New Talent Night, Five year wait to change joke, Christmas joke, Audiobook gifts, how does Patreon work?, exploring Jake's top line revenue for 2025, Jake's personality test, Mark is a tastemaker on Google Maps, Jake's 2026 Goal, Mark's show running concern, repeat comedy business, Mark says no to a show, Mark's 2026 Goal
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  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 021 - "Christmas movies for Pete Lee"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 021 - "Christmas movies for Pete Lee"
    2025/12/29
    Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 0:00 No power comedy (Georgetown, CO) 06:30 Brandt Tobler's book "Free Roll" 08:20 Mark's Laserdisc collection management 09:10 Christmas movies (Laserdisc) 12:40 A Babe movie surprise (Christmas) 14:30 Jake teaches Mark improv comedy 27:15 Improv people money 29:25 Bad crowd work 30:20 Jake's Big idea about crowd work 32:27 Sklar Brothers 35:28 Crowd work Dry Bar 36:52 Mark and Jake Tour? 38:20 Mark's big idea - Thin Skin 39:50 Don't bet against Mark Masters 41:05 Pete Lee's 80 minute set 42:40 Jay Pharaoh story 46:35 Fiona Cauley sold-out Tuesday 47:30 Corporate gigs 49:30 Jake Funeral story (tight five) 53:20 Senior center comedy (Mark) 57:00 Jake needs to kill time 58:25 Positive roasting 59:00 Mark's Surgery gig 59:20 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: Mark and Jake plan a co-hosted comedy show, Pete Lee spicy stuff, Joke stealers, should you be able to pay for jokes, day time gig money, funeral joke revealed, Georgetown comedy power update, Mark's surgery gig, filming challenges, gig versus show, headliner requirements (Mary Mack)
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