Episodes

  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 063 - "Pilot Announcements Infuriate"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 063 - "Pilot Announcements Infuriate"
    Oct 19 2026
    Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Jake is late 01:06 Dog at airport 03:40 Airplane nap 05:16 Starling internet on United 06:15 NETFLIX downloads 06:40 Pilot announcements stink 08:38 Mark's Big Great Comedy Weekend 10:02 Jake talks Turo 12:06 AVIS stinks 12:26 Marks weekend continued 14:15 Mason Jennings 15:32 Comedy add-on 17:09 Egyptian Theatre donation 18:28 Mummies 19:42 Bodies exhibit 20:10 Jake holds a human heart 23:20 FILM@Vail Comedy Festival 24:10 Jake sketch story 28:20 Film Freeway 30:45 Comic trope 35:45 Bad Improv 36:32 Good Improv! (Richard Simmons) 38:15 Spanish laughing guy meme 40:10 A tale of two Improvs 43:22 Mouse Couch Improv 45:03 Fisher Brewing 46:00 Bad standup 47:00 Hard or soft? 47:50 Jake's economic riddle 53:30 Game used gear 54:20 Louis CK New Balance sneakers 56:10 Mark's aspiration 56:49 Minor league baseball 58:21 https://www.patreon.com/markandjake 59:49 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: Bad comic, secrets of the game, Turo secret, Park City pay, secret about a streaming show, confidential gossip, Marks new joke bombs but Jake likes it, joke crushes and Mark gets mad, different perspectives, car feature, Jake's weird show offer, meme plans, national booker story, comedy competition notes, we didn't get in but some people did, holiday gig quandary, saying no nicely, marks big offer
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 062 - "Bookstore Comedy"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 062 - "Bookstore Comedy"
    Oct 12 2026
    Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Winston Hodges 04:28 Drew Carey 05:15 Comedy Club shuts down 09:55 The show must go on 10:40 Ethan Simmons Patterson 12:40 Not on social media 15:10 Transition Lenses 15:39 Louisville Comedy Panel 17:45 Ray Lau 22:57 Is social media evil? 27:00 Fading glory in comedy 28:10 Mark gets fact checked 28:57 BRUT by Sam Tallent 31:25 Bookstore Show in Denver 32:54 Jake produces a show 36:40 Lineup snob 39:24 Mark gets recognized 40:55 Squeeze everybody's time 41:15 Mark's big mistake (Mary Mack) 43:10 Venue disputes 46:15 Andrew Orvedahl is great 48:30 Jake's show 50:40 50+ year old comics are bad? 53:20 Impostor Syndrome 54:25 Mark tags a joke 55:52 Jake wants to teach comedy 57:05 87 year old comedian 58:13 Patreon - www.patreon.com/markandjake 59:29 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: Paying late night comics, polarizing figure, lineup organization, show runner middle, running the light, mark gets borked, why the room was so good, mystery old comedian, Mary Mack gives Mark a note, Mark likes a joke Jake does not, Kill Tony, bad comedy vibe, Jake pay/booking question for Mark, post show conundrum, intern dreams, Mark and Jake meet the same booker, Penn & Teller secrets, Jake's ethics homework, porch pirate, Jake workshops a joke,
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 061 - "BCC Please"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 061 - "BCC Please"
    Oct 5 2026
    00:00 Jake fasts 04:09 Jake goes to Chattanooga, TN 04:54 Mike Palascak and Jay Leno 06:18 Mark breaks Jake's fast 07:38 Fasting for 40 days 10:07 Flat Earther forum 12:00 Mark needs Dentures? 13:35 Comedy Catch Comedy Club 17:40 Lying in comedy 18:10 Carnival ball toss tips 20:40 Lying is OK 22:25 Logical fallacy 23:10 Do jokes travel? 25:45 Penn & Teller 28:14 Shadowbanned 29:28 Prison guard jokes 33:15 Joke Truther 35:33 Lying is like a cow gate 37:08 The Moth 39:42 You can't fire me, I quit 46:18 Maturity in the face of rejection 49:30 Ninja Pizza oven 54:38 Pizza cheese 55:45 Accidental calzone 56:30 BCC please 1:00:30 https://www.patreon.com/markandjake 1:01:06 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: Pizza secret, moral quandary, another pizza secret, white elephant, cornballer, faceless corporation, should this tape be destroyed, easter egg hunt, speed limits, comedy club pay, comic discussion, feature pay, merch sales, generous headliner, Montrose
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 060 - "Opening for Tom Arnold"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 060 - "Opening for Tom Arnold"
    Sep 28 2026
    Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Jake at the Lake 03:43 Mark and Tires 06:12 Jake's First Car 09:15 Alignment exception 10:44 Is Mark a lake guy? 12:24 Great uncle 16:04 Private Jet Money 17:34 Dog Stars movie 18:54 Clean Comedy Challenge stinks 20:05 Drew Davis (Nashville, TN) 20:42 Mild racism (allowable) 21:26 Jake does not like music 23:32 Youth Pastors 24:32 Leslie Norris 24:57 Clean Comedy Collective 27:50 Beaver, UT 30:15 Moving Tickets 32:10 Mark opens for Tom Arnold 34:38 Fog machine 35:35 35 minute set 36:38 Hanging with Tom Arnold 37:37 Jake's surprise set length 40:00 Set construction 42:07 Squeaky clean 43:12 Brain division 43:47 Mark's crazy gig 46:45 Latino economic conference 49:48 Corporate wisdom 40:08 Birthday gig 52:29 Gig timing 53:28 Gig or client should win? 54:52 Activity book 56:40 Crowd Work questions 59:32 Prized possession 1:02:25 https://www.patreon.com/markandjake 1:03:56 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: Mary Mack, Comedy club pay, paying comics, hotel incidentals, comic that quit comedy, feeling ripped off, an amazing library story, repair story, stolen goods on ebay, magician beef, lies and truth in comedy, Jake shares a joke and Mark gives him an idea, Tom Arnold show, Vail Comedy Festival win
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 059 - "Some Dude Feeding a Bear"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 059 - "Some Dude Feeding a Bear"
    Sep 21 2026
    Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Jake in Boulder, CO 02:29 Jesse Carter 04:19 Denver Zoo (Lion brothers) 07:08 Bear feeding 08:19 Idaho Springs Beau Jo's Pizza 09:21 Early leave changing 09:50 Canon Beach in Oregon 10:52 Janae Burris 12:52 Comic cancellation 14:50 Comic conundrum (pay and gigs) 17:13 Replacable 19:04 Unavailable 19:52 r/standup and Jon Lovitz 21:55 Chris Kattan 22:34 Gypsum, CO 24:12 Oversharing 26:18 Comedy Works New Faces Semi-Finals 27:27 Dylan Kantor 31:29 Leah Bonnema 34:00 Sam Tallent and Janae Burris 34:13 Ben Dailey is a boring white guy? 35:49 Everybody is immensely interesting 38:18 Premature white hair 39:19 Magic patter 40:47 Sarah Sherman / Squirm 41:10 Jeremy Lomax 42:22 Carrot Top 43:18 Jake Golf Heckles 47:00 Taping tips 49:16 Golf heckle improvement ideas 50:28 Bose S1+ Speaker 52:45 Comics can learn from magicians 56:05 Stay away from the magic 57:43 Obviously a liar on stage 59:15 Pre-crowd-work 59:44 https://www.patreon.com/markandjake 1:00:44 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: August finances for Mark, crazy gigs, comic vouch thing, Krackpots Comedy Club, Colorado comedian rankings, complaining about audience, comedy couple, headliner struggle, Nateland, Comic Cents Comedy Club merch, comic pick up secret, golf heckle jokes, questions for Mark, Steve Martin, does Jake lie, Tom Arnold, Mark asks Jake a question, Jake driving tip
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 058 - "Action Jackson vs. Motion Mark"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 058 - "Action Jackson vs. Motion Mark"
    Sep 14 2026
    Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Mark's Cookie Cookbookzine 06:05 Action and Motion 07:40 Jake is in Denver 09:15 Casa Bonita was bad 14:10 Auctioneering Fantasy Football draft 18:55 Macguffin 19:48 Jake is producing a show 23:04 Invisible headliner 25:45 Genuine comedy 26:19 Public speaking trick 27:50 Shotgun comedy (SESH) 30:05 New comics 31:50 Mark's annoyance with hosts 33:37 Denver Bears (what kind?) 34:30 Woodland Hills, CO 35:50 Mark pops up an outdoor comedy club 38:30 Travel stool 40:28 Reunion testimonial video 41:18 Sleeping audience member 41:43 Magic Conference 46:25 Magic practice 47:58 Lance Burton 51:09 Cancelling gigs 52:54 Tom Arnold 54:08 Theater comedy 54:40 Addressing yourself 56:25 Theater merch line 58:52 https://www.patreon.com/markandjake 1:00:07 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: Nate Bargatze's Dad, Pay what you want, Mingle with magicians, Zine margins and tips, cookie recipes, thousand dollar purchase, off the truck eBay buys, Jake buys new equipment, festival submission tip, Jake quitting services, comedy statistics, getting discounts, escrow and deposits, big event venue search, theater pay, burying a comic
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 057 - "The Clean Comedy Challenge Stinks"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 057 - "The Clean Comedy Challenge Stinks"
    Sep 7 2026

    Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Do you have more poop jokes? 03:15 Saying no to gigs 06:18 Jake gets an offer 07:40 Getting info from bookers 10:05 Throwing a comic a bone 12:45 Clean Comedy Challenge (Jake no like) 22:38 Overpriced and underdelivers 27:13 Kellen Erskine 29:39 Silver lining 35:14 New comedy club name mystery (KY) 43:23 Comedy Cellar Brilliance 46:25 Lying audience 48:32 High School reunion jokes (Casper, WY) 53:39 DJ 55:05 Jake is writing a book 1:00:12 https://www.patreon.com/markandjake 1:01:12 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: Bob Zany joke, Headliner pay, Guest set pay, Fear on stage, TV show application, magic, Vegas bus, Fantasy Football gig, negotiating gig pay, campground comedy, improv, Vegas comic, new segment idea
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 056 - "Mango mania"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 056 - "Mango mania"
    Aug 31 2026
    Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Brooklyn Cat Cafe Comedy 02:40 Ugly Home story 04:20 Carmen Lagala 05:20 Emily Catalano 06:30 Mark new jokes 07:05 Mark is nervous in NYC 08:01 Brad Upton 09:03 Caitlin Peluffo 10:04 DTCCC 13:07 Payment methods 14:20 Applying to competition 15:50 Jake Travel Story 18:00 Found money 19:28 NYC Food 20:56 Ice Cream House in Boro 21:45 Venchi Gelato 22:18 Little Cupcake Bake Shop 23:04 Mango mania 25:32 Cincinnati breakfast sausage 26:40 Cheong Fun (food cart) 28:10 Los Tacos No. 1 28:56 Bleecker Street Pizza 29:15 Improv in Cincinnati 33:20 Improv pathway in NYC 34:48 Sam Tallent 35:45 Jake first time at NTN 36:24 Mark meets Jim Gaffigan 38:20 NYC Joke 39:40 Major Destim (no phone) 43:10 Looking for a place to live in NYC 44:55 New Comedy Club in Louisville, KY 50:10 New Open Mic 52:36 NYC mics 53:56 Jack Crawford (NFL) 55:45 Comedy Cellar (MacDougal) experience 56:43 SESH Comedy 57:58 https://www.patreon.com/markandjake 59:39 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: Dan Soder secret, pay at NYC shows, national touring act texts Jake, Mark met one of his openers recently, how to work the Comedy Cellar system as a customer, Mark hiccups with no phone, Comedy Cellar lineup, Jake gets a huge compliment, tech fixes for Jake, Jake books a good gig, Mark hacks for Broadway tickets in NYC, mystery at Radio City Music Hall, Jake's Book of Mormon story, Mark's NYC joke, Mark's corporate pay
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    1 hr and 1 min