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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
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  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 046 - "Teenage Spinach"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 046 - "Teenage Spinach"
    Jun 22 2026
    Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 RISE Comedy Club 04:25 Small Room in back 06:10 ZOOM Improv 06:52 Michael movie 07:55 Zoltan Kaszas reel 09:39 Mark is late 11:00 Teenage spinach 11:30 RISE Feedback Mic 14:04 Amherst, TX 15:20 Find Your Comedic Genius (book) 15:44 Boom Mic moment 20:10 Mark's old people show gets dirty 25:00 Comedy recession indicator? 27:55 Casa Bonita 36:00 Denver FRINGE Festival 39:42 YouTube shenanigans 41:30 American Hour ideas 43:32 Summer is competition season 49:38 Movie talk - The Breadwinner 57:20 Moviepass 58:30 https://www.patreon.com/markandjake 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: private headliner reveal, is this sex joke dirty?, comic pay mix-up, behind the scenes at a comedy competition, show light, magic club story, Mark in Louisville, bachelorette jokes, magic at vail comedy festival, comedy and magic, spoiled magic surprise for Jake
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 045 - "FILM@Vail Comedy Festival 2026"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 045 - "FILM@Vail Comedy Festival 2026"
    Jun 15 2026
    Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Vail Comedy Festival in the books 02:15 Walkie Talkies 06:45 Feminine Energy 07:45 May Mountain Weather 08:30 FILM@Vail Comedy Festival 11:05 FilmFreeWay.com 14:15 ON A STRING (Feature Film) 16:00 Ryan Reiss (BEFORE WE GET STARTED) 19:40 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 22:00 Pop Up Movie Screen 25:05 Film Technical Issue 29:40 Jake's Fallen Tree 36:00 Chuck Roy at Loonee's 39:00 Moving to Denver for Comedy 40:30 Denver showcases 44:00 Mark is inspired 44:40 Tom Thakkar 45:04 Robby Slowik 45:14 Casey Balsham 46:01 Nick Vatterott 47:15 Jake Sketch 49:00 Nick Vatterott Falls - https://youtu.be/MZP_OLj_9f0?si=H_80aLIl69gJllxf 50:15 Tommy Hoarder and the Search for Missing Keys 54:24 Free Gelato at Vail Comedy Festival 55:15 Magic at Vail Comedy Festival 56:16 https://www.patreon.com/markandjake 57:40 Vail Comedy Festival comic roll call 59:22 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 writing group beef, Kill Tony, one liner comedy, hosting joke, Caravan comedy club, Sunday show story from festival, bad Denver showcase, NYC in August seeking spots, hard to host at a festival, Marks big festival mistake, festival finances, performance deposit
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 044 - "Stinky Stairs"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 044 - "Stinky Stairs"
    Jun 8 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 stinky stairs 07:15 Jake\'s Home Comedy Club 08:35 Mark gets a review 11:19 Patreon.com/markandjake 12:00 Eminem lyrics 12:50 Adult graduation party 16:18 Amherst, TX 19:37 Clips to old clients 22:05 Mark\'s best private gig joke 25:08 Always Bookin\' Comedy 25:28 Jake\'s High School gig 32:00 Vail Comedy Festival 34:00 Eagle Valley Library District 37:43 Jake produces two shows 46:55 Sandwich board 48:30 Don\'t Tell at a gym 51:00 Noah Reynolds 51:55 Jake should be proud 52:40 Mark is going to Louisville, KY 57:39 Patreon.com/markandjake 58:30 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: 4 star review, recovery show with a band, adult graduation comedy pay and selfie, awful comedy show, getting paid struggle, venue contract issues, comedy show lighting, bachelorette jokes
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    1 hr
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