Mark and Jake Try To Make It

Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 042 - "Funeral Comedy"

Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Funeral Comedy 04:16 Jerry Seinfeld and fame 05:20 Carla Clay 06:46 Expired milk 07:52 Funeral comedy tips 11:05 Father's Day Comedy 11:50 Michael Jackson movie 13:05 Booking comic drama 17:41 Funny AF with Kevin Hart 24:56 Salma Zaky 25:55 Should Mark do this comedy festival 39:10 Joy on stage - correctional facility! 43:55 Mountain Fresh Comedy Festival 45:32 Jake's hosting opinion 48:35 New Faces Contest 01:00:03 Patreon.com/markandjake 01:01:08 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: Athens Comedy Festival, Festival cost, Bend Comedy Festival, Salma Zaky negotiations, Mark big pay day, Funeral gig pay, organizer comic relations at festivals, hotel secrets, Mark and Jake agree on a comedy beef, a bad comedy festival, adult bingo, Krackpots comedy club, headliner drama, scam organization, bachelorette roast joke brainstorming

Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 041 - "Hamburger at a Chic-Fil-A (Atlanta, GA)"

Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Trader Joe's Soda 02:20 Carla Clay 03:35 Not Grizzled 05:40 Underpaid 07:27 Comedy Competition 09:15 Thick Skin inquiry 11:40 Driving logistics 12:49 Thick Skin explanation 14:35 Red Eye for Mark 16:34 Empire Comedy Club & Lobster Roll in Maine 19:05 Ice Cream in San Francisco 20:20 Fisherman's Wharf 20:40 Lombard Street 21:42 Alcatraz 23:20 Laugh Shack in Portland, ME 25:02 Team Hotel 25:42 Funny AF with Kevin Hart 26:36 Doubletree free cookie 27:49 Jake car sleep 28:46 Jake drive KY to CO 30:50 Jake goes Viral 37:25 Portland, ME Donuts 41:52 Mark Crowd Work 42:16 Salvatore's Sandwich 43:47 Jake body cam 49:00 Bad Teachers 52:14 Should Mark do this comedy festival? 56:17 Jake books a show in Nashville 56:54 Johnny Ater 57:52 Great Falls Comedy Club 59:20 patreon.com/markandjake teasers 59:40 Plugs 01:00:05 vailcomedyfestival.com 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: Thick Skin, Tattoo challenge, Brandt Tobler, Thick Skin pay, Idaho Springs show, dirty comedy, comedy travel costs, car rental craziness with Aombre, wrong pay at a gig, national booker rumors and drama

Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 040 - "Donuts in Portland, ME"

Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Trader Joe's Soda 02:20 Carla Clay 03:35 Not Grizzled 05:40 Underpaid 07:27 Comedy Competition 09:15 Thick Skin inquiry 11:40 Driving logistics 12:49 Thick Skin explanation 14:35 Red Eye for Mark 16:34 Empire Comedy Club & Lobster Roll in Maine 19:05 Ice Cream in San Francisco 20:20 Fisherman's Wharf 20:40 Lombard Street 21:42 Alcatraz 23:20 Laugh Shack in Portland, ME 25:02 Team Hotel 25:42 Funny AF with Kevin Hart 26:36 Doubletree free cookie 27:49 Jake car sleep 28:46 Jake drive KY to CO 30:50 Jake goes Viral 37:25 Portland, ME Donuts 41:52 Mark Crowd Work 42:16 Salvatore's Sandwich 43:47 Jake body cam 49:00 Bad Teachers 52:14 Should Mark do this comedy festival? 56:17 Jake books a show in Nashville 56:54 Johnny Ater 57:52 Great Falls Comedy Club 59:20 patreon.com/markandjake teasers 59:40 Plugs 01:00:05 vailcomedyfestival.com 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: New income source, testimonial videos, hardened by failure, weird crowd work, Ray Lau, Mark Maine money, sticker money, Nick Gordon, Roast show, bad comic, chairs, Maine run final accounting, secret to comedy, Comedy Works New Faces

Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 039 - "Red Eye Anxiety"

Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Jake is petty (soda) 06:35 Buffalo Wild Wings 10:36 Murray, KY show 12:05 Host privilege 12:40 Seating show stress 19:00 Late show thoughts 21:00 House of Nanking (San Francisco, CA) 25:20 Manufactured scarcity 27:15 Redeye anxiety 29:05 Should Mark do this festival? 32:31 Fresh bookings 36:20 Janae Burris 37:05 Clean feature 41:05 Comedy union 46:20 Jake home show 48:05 Meta ads 50:55 Vail Comedy Festival 52:05 Learnmore Jonasi lawsuit 54:36 LAUGH Louisville 57:40 Derrick Stroup 58:30 RISE Comedy clean showcase 59:50 patreon.com/markandjake teasers 1:00:38 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: Didn't like a comedian, vibe better than me, Cincinnati comics, lighting the headliner, Derrick Stroup online show story, Nate Bargatze movie, pay for a gig specifics, complain about a comedian, cancelling gigs, stiffed for pay, Derrick Stroup pay

Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 038 - "Wheatland, WY Root Beer"

Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Jake gets panhandled 05:55 Mercury Cafe (Denver, CO) 07:04 Teens gone wild 10:37 Wheatland, WY 12:22 A&W Root Beer 16:47 Zagnut bar (Ray Harrington) 19:07 Buc-Ee's 22:27 Golf heckling 28:13 Neg 30:42 Most expensive ticket please 33:00 Jake's Home Comedy Show 36:49 Always Bookin' Comedy 39:00 Chairs! 41:40 Should Mark Do This Comedy Festival? 47:50 New Bedford, MA 48:25 Mic Stand Height 50:35 West River Comedy Club 51:35 New Bedford, MA help 52:55 Ticket update and chair layout 53:45 Bathrobe headliner 55:06 Jake Crowd Work 59:20 Patreon teasers 1:00:29 Plugs 1:02:05 Vail Comedy Festival May 22-24, 2026 https://www.vailcomedyfestival.com 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: Insult Comic (Key & Peele), Mark's book confession, Denver Fringe Fest, Ran Barnacle, comedy competition, Comedy Works New Faces Contest, New Talent Night surprise guest, New York City trying to make it, Mark the feature/opener, Noah Reynolds, Competition pro-tip, Jake YouTube Driving, Book on tape suggestion, sensitive joke, internet comment rant from Jake, booking question, Ben Dailey, Patrick Scott