Episodios

  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 020 - "Mark tells his favorite street joke"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 020 - "Mark tells his favorite street joke"
    Dec 22 2025
    Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Calzone, a big hot pocket 06:04 Keto Pizza 08:40 World Trade Center 9/11 09:30 Brazzini's in Nashville, Indiana 11:00 Teenage aspiring hijacker 11:25 Holocaust Museum 12:40 Back to Calzones! 15:10 Tell me a joke 16:35 Tell them your favorite street joke 16:50 Mark tells a street joke 17:47 Jake tells a street joke 20:34 Mark tells jokes to rocket scientists 21:05 Corporate comedy secret 23:20 NORAD Cheyenne Mountain 23:55 Jokes for surgeons 24:37 Jake corporate advice 27:15 Don't Tell Comedy 29:00 Mark shares riffs 30:50 Jake tells Jeff Allen story 37:30 How to hold a microphone 41:00 Roastmaster Jake 41:30 Jake tells A Christmas Carol (1 hour) 47:15 Mark hosts New Talent Night at Comedy Works 52:00 Janae Burris crushes 56:45 Comedy Streak gimmick 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: Secrets of hosting New Talent Night at Comedy Works, Jake shares the hardest part of hosting, Holiday clean at Comedy Works, Jake ranks Louisville comedy clubs, Jake reveals pay for Charles Dickens reading, Mark cashes in on a gamble with corporate talks, Mark and Jake procrastinate, gig categories, A Christmas Carol, Mark gets feedback, overheard grovels, Comedy Works gatekeeping, comics that belly ache, Comedy Works promotions
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  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 019 - "Big Jake Hovis is a Feature's Feature"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 019 - "Big Jake Hovis is a Feature's Feature"
    Dec 15 2025
    Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Jake gets screwed 06:00 Mark gets busted 11:25 Is everything meaningless? 12:17 Apollo 13 for dumb people 13:56 Mad at Target 17:38 Jake's Wife price check 19:03 Jake's Wife thrifts 20:45 Mark and Jake try to get on TV game shows 23:55 Mark does a run with Graham Kay 32:35 Comedy show running is a logic puzzle 33:50 Cody at Eagle River Brewing 34:25 Jake Crowd Works 45:35 Derrick Stroup 48:09 Brent Gill 50:44 Ben Roy 56:53 Chris Porter (feature's feature) 1:00:20 Patreon teasers 1:01:25 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: Jake's big booking secret, Mark's 2025 body count (states), Mark's corporate talk money, how to get a five minute tape, Nathan Lund first ever Comedy Works headlining show, medical emergency at a comedy show, Sam Tallent headlines Comedy Works, a joke from Janae Burris, Noah Reynolds and Brody Stevens, Jake gives Mark corporate set-list composition advice
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  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 018 - "Dog Poop at PHX"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 018 - "Dog Poop at PHX"
    Dec 8 2025
    Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 0:00 PHX dog poop 2:45 Bad holiday jokes 4:30 Jake's brother funny airport story 9:50 Mark runs the light at Comedy Works 14:30 Mark asks for this Comedy Works tape 17:00 Recording audio for comedy sets 17:45 SiriusXM 19:40 Question about money 20:15 Jake goes up at Zanies in Nashville 24:39 Thick Skin at Comedy Works 28:08 Crazy Colorado Springs story (Mark) 30:35 Elementary School businesses 34:45 Show Shoes 35:35 Stranger Things 37:43 HBO Guy 38:36 What to do while driving 41:46 Masterclass (Jake) 46:24 Jake's honest friend at shows 49:45 Chris Rock working on jokes 51:30 Getting up at Zanie's 56:30 Sending a message 56:45 Pay at Zanie's 58:58 In a green room with Nate Bargatze 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: Green Room with Nate Bargatze, plus Dusty Slay, Jeremiah Watkins crowd work story at Skankfest, Dusty Slay on Tonight Show and stolen jokes, Jake asks Mark about parallel thought joke stealing (Jerry Seinfeld and Orny Adams), Chad Daniels at Comedy Works - Mark's favorite joke, Jokes about the r word, Mike Hammock and Anthony Jesselnik and joke stealing, Mark doesn't get a joke but Jake does right away, and Mark works on Surgeon jokes
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  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 017 - "Skankfest Gianmarco Soresi"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 017 - "Skankfest Gianmarco Soresi"
    Dec 1 2025
    Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Jake gets shekels 04:54 Skankfest Comedy Festival 06:33 Beignets and soda 09:00 Airplane drink cups 11:00 Should Jake start a festival / Jake's first tape 12:50 Brad Williams 14:55 Jake does corporate shows 17:20 Comedy in a suit 19:16 Louisville Gala 22:28 Gianmarco Soresi 29:45 Jake Corporate (Mark lost internet) 33:50 Mark is an idiot (scam update) 36:16 Jacket season at TSA 36:50 Power of the common enemy 38:00 Jake event timing 43:22 3E's Comedy Club setlist 45:36 Gianmarco Soresi joke pattern 47:50 Lakewood comedy show story 53:26 Mark is annoyed (chic fit a) 56:29 Sandwich name 59:42 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: How to drop out of a gig, Nathan Lund, Skankfest name dropping, Skankfest secret bathrooms, Jeff Dye and Doug Stanhope, the best joke Jake has ever heard, Harlen Williams, Sam Tallent, Instagram counts, shotgun comedy terms, Sam Jay Shawn Gardini story, update on 18 night run accounting, Oklahoma City Jake money, Mark holiday party pay
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  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 016 - "Sundae Scam (Ghirardelli Dubai Chocolate)"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 016 - "Sundae Scam (Ghirardelli Dubai Chocolate)"
    Nov 24 2025
    Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Scammed buying a Sundae 03:50 Budgeting games 06:10 Jake does another podcast (Pokemon) 10:57 Airport scam 16:57 Travel unlocks the brain 17:30 Jake gets a comedy offer(comedy union) 23:24 Sam Miller rules 24:23 Mark gets good karma 28:00 Jake works with Dale Jones (merch sales) 34:02 Jake asks Mark about merch 38:04 Dale Jones handles hecklers 39:40 Expired protein shakes 41:30 Jake eats too many nuts 44:33 Mark is an idiot (post office) 49:25 Jake talks parades 50:50 Irreverent 53:15 Mark is an idiot (tacos) 55:33 Colorado Springs comedy competition 58:55 Vail Comedy Festival submission tape reviews 1:01:00 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: Airport scam within a scam, Jake 5 show weekend pay, final accounting of Mark's 18 night run, does set length matter?, social media influencer does a comedy show, cancer comedy story, candy cane nightmare, driving into the sun, sleeping in fast food parking lots, opening joke is important, audience needs to like you
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  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 015 - "Chris Herren"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 015 - "Chris Herren"
    Nov 17 2025
    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 ID hijinks, haircuts, measuring comedy, Sam Tallent, an existential crisis, themed comedy tours and more. 00:00 Mark and a French Mathematician 01:40 Jake speaks French? 07:36 Mark competes with World Series in Medford, OR 09:12 Mark complains about showroom seating 12:00 Medford Oregon is beautiful 12:25 Jake talks seating (Mark talks cults) + Amelia Airheart and Apple Cider Vinegar 17:22 Mark talks about Chris Herren (and prop 50 in CA) 20:50 Halloween comedy 22:46 Mark sleeps in car in San Francisco 23:52 Mr. Beast idea! 24:19 SF car and shows logistics 26:28 Mirthquake San Francisco Monday night show 30:44 Mark teases money details for Patreon and Jake talks Mirthquake (improv team) 32:40 Regular comedy customers 34:10 Jake talks Improv (money) 36:51 Mark talks "Always Bookin'" Comedy podcast (narcolepsy) 40:15 WSOC registration fees and tips and tricks for World Series of Comedy 48:03 Prop comedy and taxes 51:52 Jake library prank 54:45 Cheaper Than Therapy (comedy club show) 56:08 Dale Jones 59:30 Denver Broncos Story (Jake) 1:00:53 Patreon and 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: male comics love to gossip, negotiating an event center gig, generating contracts, a "famous" comic, a "famous" comic coincidence, Never Say Die Tour accounting, exclusive Patreon poster offer, Eeland Stribling, Deep Cover movie (spoilers), Tom Dustin, comedy concessions, surprise pay, Roofman movie
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  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 014 - "Enthusiastic Eccliastics"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 014 - "Enthusiastic Eccliastics"
    Nov 10 2025
    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 ID hijinks, haircuts, measuring comedy, Sam Tallent, an existential crisis, themed comedy tours and more. 00:00 Totalitarian state 01:53 Jake fails at pumping his own gas 03:30 Don't hold the door for Jake 04:49 Escalating sneeze dialog 06:15 A little person no-show 12:09 In the weeds about 6-7 13:35 Jake tells an ID story 18:04 Mark tells a roller coaster food story / senior center comedy / "Always Bookin' Comedy" podcast 22:16 Seattle is Asia Central 22:55 Jake tells a haircut story 28:54 Measuring comedy objectively 32:32 Sam Tallent (Mark "judges" one of his jokes) 37:55 Annoying Washington trees 39:15 Mark has an existential crisis 43:20 Asking how many years have you been doing comedy 46:15 6-7 46:30 Mark's existential crisis is resolved 47:52 Themed comedy shows 51:30 Greek grammarian 55:55 Enthusiastic Eccliastics 59:35 Patreon teaser and 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 Mark talks about Never Say Die tour budget recap, social media influencer show recap, working at a BARK ENTERTAINMENT Comedy Club, asking for a guest set, politics of Denver Comedy Works, versus deals, merch as a feature (with photo), Auctioneer gig, review nightmare, YouTube shorts, and AI clips (Mark's opinion).
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  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 013 - "Cooper Flagg ice cream"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 013 - "Cooper Flagg ice cream"
    Nov 3 2025
    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 the Denver Broncos, a theater show in Idaho, Mountain Fresh Comedy Festival, the Good Fortune movie, Salt Lake City, an explanation of evangelical, drinking comedy shows, digital billboard with Mark Masters on it, Deep Cover movie, Stavros Halkias, Cooper Flagg, Jerry Seinfeld and more. 00:00 Jake does a weird interview 12:47 Broncos never say die - Mark goes to a game 15:00 Show in Bremerton, WA 15:48 Should Mark take a night off? 16:32 Mountain Fresh Comedy Festival networking turns into a gig 19:10 Mark talks about sleeping in his car 19:42 Good Fortune movie teaser for Patreon 20:00 Salt Lake City, UT 20:25 Mark's genius plan to boost comedy income 21:08 Mark talks about a run with Short Jake 22:06 Bringing equipment to gigs 24:05 Jake talks about bringing equipment to gigs (Nashville and negotiation) 26:18 Holiday weekend gigs 27:20 MP3 player 28:00 Twin Falls, Idaho show 32:35 Merch sales 34:00 Not Good Yet book 35:12 Richland, WA show 37:18 Jake has two very different shows (and explains to Mark what evangelical means) 48:59 Amuse Booze - Denver show in memoriam 50:40 Mark has a question for Jake about a spot at a big chain club 54:16 Mark is on a digital billboard 55:20 Deep Cover movie 55:49 Mark gets recognized 57:20 Mark tells a Stavros Halkias story (Stavvy) 58:00 Mark tells a Jerry Seinfeld ice cream story (Cooper Flagg) 59:10 Jake tells a story about a Best Of show 1:02:36 Wrapping it up (Mark's poster is displayed) 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 Mark talks about a bad show, we discuss negotiating money for a show (with specific dollar amounts), and cover the question: how much do you charge?, Mark reveals details about his senior center show booking, Jake reveals details about one of his shows, Mark tells a crowd work story, they both diver deep into the Good Fortune movie, and Mark does an impression of a brown guy (with voice)
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