Episode #1587
Mark Normand
Books mentioned
Torah
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An Empire of Their Own
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Walt Disney
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Stand-up comedian, actor, and podcast co-host Mark Normand discusses returning to live comedy after the pandemic, the discipline and emotional costs of the work, and using offensive jokes to comment on social and political issues. He and Joe Rogan also cover self-criticism, divorce, public backlash, shifting comedy audiences, and encounters with notable comedians.
What they talked about
- Comics isolating from other comics
- Pandemic's effect on stand-up and socializing
- The value of low self-esteem in comedy
- Identity politics and 'stack of coins' metaphor
- Diet Coke's health impact on Colin Quinn
- Woke culture's effect on comedy movies
- Dealing with bullies and getting into martial arts
- The awkwardness of social media interactions
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