#84 - Mark Normand: Sharing Stories of Amy Schumer, Judd Apatow, and Louis CK

Comedy Central's Mark Normand shares hilariously insightful stories about working with Amy Schumer, Judd Apatow, and Louis CK. Mark also gets candid about how he grew from living in the hood of New Orleans to becoming comedy's trending white guy!

**Listeners can expect to learn in detail about:**

* Performing on Conan and Late Night with Stephen Colbert

* Prepping sets for late night

* Being a straight white male in comedy

* Mark's Joke writing process

* How to pitch a TV show

* Working with Judd Apatow, Louis CK, Amy Schumer

* Word choice in writing comedy

* Breaking the record for most sets in New York

* The trial and error of creating comedy material

* Organization tips for comics

**Quoteworthy Quotes:**

* "In show business, everybody is scared at every level."
* "The industry wants you to draw a young demographic."
* "I do an hour of writing every day."
* "Joke writing is similar to molding clay."
* "You may try four jokes on stage and only one works."

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Comedy Central's Mark Normand shares hilariously insightful stories about working with Amy Schumer, Judd Apatow, and Louis CK. Mark also gets candid about how he grew from living in the hood of New Orleans to becoming comedy's trending white guy!

Listeners can expect to learn in detail about:

Performing on Conan and Late Night with Stephen Colbert

Prepping sets for late night

Being a straight white male in comedy

Mark's Joke writing process

How to pitch a TV show

Working with Judd Apatow, Louis CK, Amy Schumer

Word choice in writing comedy

Breaking the record for most sets in New York

The trial and error of creating comedy material

Organization tips for comics

Quoteworthy Quotes:

"In show business, everybody is scared at every level."
"The industry wants you to draw a young demographic."
"I do an hour of writing every day."
"Joke writing is similar to molding clay."
"You may try four jokes on stage and only one works."

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN STARTING YOUR OWN PODCAST, JOIN JOEL'S ONLINE PODCASTING COURSE HERE:

https://www.udemy.com/howtostartapodcast/

GET $10 OFF WITH COUPON CODE: HOTBREATHPOD

If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute and leave a quick rating and review of the show on Apple Podcast by clicking on the link below. It will help us to keep sharing comedy mastery to you every week!

Click Here to Subscribe via Apple Podcast

Click here to Subscribe via YouTube

Click Here to Subscribe via Spotify

Joel's Website:http://www.JoelByarsComedy.com/

Joel's Comedy Class Registration: http://www.highwirecomedy.com/stand-up-comedy-writing-performance/

Link to Joel's Comedy Writing Book: https://ComicsPlaybook.com/product/finding-your-funny/

Join the Joel Byars E-mail List: http://eepurl.com/bRcmHr