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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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 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 024 - "New York City Comedy Tourist"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 024 - "New York City Comedy Tourist"
    Jan 19 2026
    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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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • 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"
    Jan 12 2026
    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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    1 hr and 1 min
  • 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"
    Jan 5 2026
    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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    58 mins
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