#255 – Mark Normand: Comedy!

Mark Normand is a stand-up comedian. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Mark’s Twitter:https://twitter.com/marknorm
Mark’s YouTube:https://youtube.com/c/marknormand
Out to Lunch (special):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDolNU89SXI
The Standups: Season 3 (Netflix):https://www.netflix.com/title/80175685

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OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(08:45) – Love
(11:51) – Childhood in New Orleans
(26:37) – New York
(35:11) – LA vs NY
(44:25) – Advice for new comedians
(58:57) – Crafting jokes
(1:00:59) – Norm Macdonald
(1:08:32) – Favorite medium
(1:12:43) – Austin
(1:19:04) – Sending people to space
(1:20:37) – Robots with human emotion
(1:24:08) – Self-driving vehicles
(1:28:15) – Future of human interaction
(1:32:22) – Advice for young people
(1:36:22) – Rapid random questions
(1:54:09) – Meaning of life