Mark and Jake Try To Make It

Mark Masters and Jake Hovis

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 more

  1. May 18

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 041 - "Hamburger at a Chic-Fil-A (Atlanta, GA)"

    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

    1h 2m
  2. May 11

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 040 - "Donuts in Portland, ME"

    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

    1h 1m
  3. Apr 27

    Mark and Jake Try To Make It Episode 038 - "Wheatland, WY Root Beer"

    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

    1h 3m

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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 more