Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 012 - "don't be the funniest person in your scene"

Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. This episode has stories about Kentucky Fried Chicken history, an interaction with a cop, making yourself a presence in a secondary comedy scene, Mountain Fresh Comedy Festival, becoming a Comedy Store door guy, Mark's "Never Say Die" tour, pinball machines and more. 00:00 DMV Vending Machine 02:30 Jake Colfax Avenue Moving Day Story 05:12 Mark gets pulled over 06:40 Get "Anxiety Club" movie at Jolt.film 10:10 Comedy in French Lick, IN 12:40 Frisco, CO Comedy Show (part of Mountain Fresh Comedy Festival) 13:50 Jake runs a hotel for a week 14:40 Turning off pinball machines 17:10 Mountain Fresh Comedy Festival is different 20:00 Zack Chapaloni talks to comics and gives advice 23:20 Mark Masters live in Denver 24:30 Jake explores "moving" to a secondary scene 26:30 Out of town comic hack 28:10 Crackers Comedy Club in Indianapolis, IN 34:10 Zack Chapaloni advice - don't be the funniest person in your scene 43:00 Comedy Story "Door Guys" 46:30 Jake talks about word economy 49:05 Mark asks Jake if any jokes did not go well in Frisco, CO 51:45 Mark talks about a barber shop comedy show with Jenny Zigrino 54:28 Dirty Dr. Pepper with nutmeg, maple syrup and heavy cream 56:45 Patreon teasers 58:30 Mark gets a nice email and reads it 59:35 Mark has a minor celebrity at his show 1:00:18 Mark shows his "Never Say Die" tour poster and shares upcoming dates 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 reveal a Kill Tony bucket spot person, mental health, inside ticket sales of Mountain Fresh Comedy Festival, a new marketing secret for comedy shows, and we work on some new and old jokes.