#255 – Mark Normand: Comedy!

Mark Normand is a stand-up comedian. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
- Calm: https://calm.com/lex to get 40% off
- InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex and use code Lex25 to get 25% off
- Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off
- Grammarly: https://grammarly.com/lex to get 20% off premium
- ROKA: https://roka.com/ and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order

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

PODCAST INFO:
Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8
RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/
YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman
YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips

SUPPORT & CONNECT:
- Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast
- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman
- Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman

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

Mark Normand is a stand-up comedian. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

– Calm: https://calm.com/lex to get 40% off

– InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex and use code Lex25 to get 25% off

– Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off

– Grammarly: https://grammarly.com/lex to get 20% off premium

– ROKA: https://roka.com/ and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order

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

PODCAST INFO:

Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8

RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/

YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman

YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips

SUPPORT & CONNECT:

– Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast

– Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

– Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman

– Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman

– LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman

– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman

– Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman

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