Episodes

  • 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
  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 043 - "Mark gets kicked in the teeth"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 043 - "Mark gets kicked in the teeth"
    Jun 1 2026

    Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Adult Bingo with Jake 07:40 Clean Bingo 08:20 Comedy Works New Faces 21:20 Comedy competitions are crap 25:32 Focus on the process 26:40 Make the crowd riot 29:05 No Doubter 30:25 Material strategies 33:00 Lady falls on stage 36:14 Jake producing shows 38:35 Spotlights 43:25 Vail Comedy Show 45:08 Meta ads 48:20 Should you book expensive comics? 50:36 Mark does Beer Barn 52:21 Should you hang? 55:30 Mark gets kicked in the teeth 57:27 patreon.com/markandjake 59:15 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 Faces Competition, Atsuko Okatsuka, beer barn pay, ComedyTicketing.com affiliate codes, clean show ages, typo on show flyer, Jake gets heated, senior home show, video idea, save the cat, Vail Comedy Festival marketing, Bachelorette jokes
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    Less than 1 minute
  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 042 - "Funeral Comedy"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 042 - "Funeral Comedy"
    May 25 2026
    Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Funeral Comedy 04:16 Jerry Seinfeld and fame 05:20 Carla Clay 06:46 Expired milk 07:52 Funeral comedy tips 11:05 Father's Day Comedy 11:50 Michael Jackson movie 13:05 Booking comic drama 17:41 Funny AF with Kevin Hart 24:56 Salma Zaky 25:55 Should Mark do this comedy festival 39:10 Joy on stage - correctional facility! 43:55 Mountain Fresh Comedy Festival 45:32 Jake's hosting opinion 48:35 New Faces Contest 01:00:03 Patreon.com/markandjake 01:01:08 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: Athens Comedy Festival, Festival cost, Bend Comedy Festival, Salma Zaky negotiations, Mark big pay day, Funeral gig pay, organizer comic relations at festivals, hotel secrets, Mark and Jake agree on a comedy beef, a bad comedy festival, adult bingo, Krackpots comedy club, headliner drama, scam organization, bachelorette roast joke brainstorming
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 041 - "Hamburger at a Chic-Fil-A (Atlanta, GA)"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 041 - "Hamburger at a Chic-Fil-A (Atlanta, GA)"
    May 18 2026
    Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Trader Joe's Soda 02:20 Carla Clay 03:35 Not Grizzled 05:40 Underpaid 07:27 Comedy Competition 09:15 Thick Skin inquiry 11:40 Driving logistics 12:49 Thick Skin explanation 14:35 Red Eye for Mark 16:34 Empire Comedy Club & Lobster Roll in Maine 19:05 Ice Cream in San Francisco 20:20 Fisherman's Wharf 20:40 Lombard Street 21:42 Alcatraz 23:20 Laugh Shack in Portland, ME 25:02 Team Hotel 25:42 Funny AF with Kevin Hart 26:36 Doubletree free cookie 27:49 Jake car sleep 28:46 Jake drive KY to CO 30:50 Jake goes Viral 37:25 Portland, ME Donuts 41:52 Mark Crowd Work 42:16 Salvatore's Sandwich 43:47 Jake body cam 49:00 Bad Teachers 52:14 Should Mark do this comedy festival? 56:17 Jake books a show in Nashville 56:54 Johnny Ater 57:52 Great Falls Comedy Club 59:20 patreon.com/markandjake teasers 59:40 Plugs 01:00:05 vailcomedyfestival.com 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: Thick Skin, Tattoo challenge, Brandt Tobler, Thick Skin pay, Idaho Springs show, dirty comedy, comedy travel costs, car rental craziness with Aombre, wrong pay at a gig, national booker rumors and drama
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 040 - "Donuts in Portland, ME"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 040 - "Donuts in Portland, ME"
    May 11 2026
    Mark and Jake Try to Make it is your favorite podcast about two comedians trying to make it in comedy. 00:00 Trader Joe's Soda 02:20 Carla Clay 03:35 Not Grizzled 05:40 Underpaid 07:27 Comedy Competition 09:15 Thick Skin inquiry 11:40 Driving logistics 12:49 Thick Skin explanation 14:35 Red Eye for Mark 16:34 Empire Comedy Club & Lobster Roll in Maine 19:05 Ice Cream in San Francisco 20:20 Fisherman's Wharf 20:40 Lombard Street 21:42 Alcatraz 23:20 Laugh Shack in Portland, ME 25:02 Team Hotel 25:42 Funny AF with Kevin Hart 26:36 Doubletree free cookie 27:49 Jake car sleep 28:46 Jake drive KY to CO 30:50 Jake goes Viral 37:25 Portland, ME Donuts 41:52 Mark Crowd Work 42:16 Salvatore's Sandwich 43:47 Jake body cam 49:00 Bad Teachers 52:14 Should Mark do this comedy festival? 56:17 Jake books a show in Nashville 56:54 Johnny Ater 57:52 Great Falls Comedy Club 59:20 patreon.com/markandjake teasers 59:40 Plugs 01:00:05 vailcomedyfestival.com 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: New income source, testimonial videos, hardened by failure, weird crowd work, Ray Lau, Mark Maine money, sticker money, Nick Gordon, Roast show, bad comic, chairs, Maine run final accounting, secret to comedy, Comedy Works New Faces
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 039 - "Red Eye Anxiety"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 039 - "Red Eye Anxiety"
    May 4 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 petty (soda) 06:35 Buffalo Wild Wings 10:36 Murray, KY show 12:05 Host privilege 12:40 Seating show stress 19:00 Late show thoughts 21:00 House of Nanking (San Francisco, CA) 25:20 Manufactured scarcity 27:15 Redeye anxiety 29:05 Should Mark do this festival? 32:31 Fresh bookings 36:20 Janae Burris 37:05 Clean feature 41:05 Comedy union 46:20 Jake home show 48:05 Meta ads 50:55 Vail Comedy Festival 52:05 Learnmore Jonasi lawsuit 54:36 LAUGH Louisville 57:40 Derrick Stroup 58:30 RISE Comedy clean showcase 59:50 patreon.com/markandjake teasers 1:00:38 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: Didn't like a comedian, vibe better than me, Cincinnati comics, lighting the headliner, Derrick Stroup online show story, Nate Bargatze movie, pay for a gig specifics, complain about a comedian, cancelling gigs, stiffed for pay, Derrick Stroup pay
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 038 - "Wheatland, WY Root Beer"

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 038 - "Wheatland, WY Root Beer"
    Apr 27 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 panhandled 05:55 Mercury Cafe (Denver, CO) 07:04 Teens gone wild 10:37 Wheatland, WY 12:22 A&W Root Beer 16:47 Zagnut bar (Ray Harrington) 19:07 Buc-Ee's 22:27 Golf heckling 28:13 Neg 30:42 Most expensive ticket please 33:00 Jake's Home Comedy Show 36:49 Always Bookin' Comedy 39:00 Chairs! 41:40 Should Mark Do This Comedy Festival? 47:50 New Bedford, MA 48:25 Mic Stand Height 50:35 West River Comedy Club 51:35 New Bedford, MA help 52:55 Ticket update and chair layout 53:45 Bathrobe headliner 55:06 Jake Crowd Work 59:20 Patreon teasers 1:00:29 Plugs 1:02:05 Vail Comedy Festival May 22-24, 2026 https://www.vailcomedyfestival.com 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: Insult Comic (Key & Peele), Mark's book confession, Denver Fringe Fest, Ran Barnacle, comedy competition, Comedy Works New Faces Contest, New Talent Night surprise guest, New York City trying to make it, Mark the feature/opener, Noah Reynolds, Competition pro-tip, Jake YouTube Driving, Book on tape suggestion, sensitive joke, internet comment rant from Jake, booking question, Ben Dailey, Patrick Scott
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    1 hr and 3 mins