#255 – Mark Normand: Comedy!

About this episode

<p>Mark Normand is a stand-up comedian. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Calm</b>: <a href="https://calm.com/lex">https://calm.com/lex</a> to get 40% off<br /> &#8211; <b>InsideTracker</b>: <a href="https://insidetracker.com/lex">https://insidetracker.com/lex</a> and use code Lex25 to get 25% off<br /> &#8211; <b>Onnit</b>: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/onnit">https://lexfridman.com/onnit</a> to get up to 10% off<br /> &#8211; <b>Grammarly</b>: <a href="https://grammarly.com/lex">https://grammarly.com/lex</a> to get 20% off premium<br /> &#8211; <b>ROKA</b>: <a href="https://roka.com/">https://roka.com/</a> and use code LEX to get 20% off your first order</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Mark&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/marknorm">https://twitter.com/marknorm</a><br /> Mark&#8217;s YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/c/marknormand">https://youtube.com/c/marknormand</a><br /> Out to Lunch (special): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDolNU89SXI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDolNU89SXI</a><br /> The Standups: Season 3 (Netflix): <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80175685">https://www.netflix.com/title/80175685</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (08:45) &#8211; Love<br /> (11:51) &#8211; Childhood in New Orleans<br /> (26:37) &#8211; New York<br /> (35:11) &#8211; LA vs NY<br /> (44:25) &#8211; Advice for new comedians<br /> (58:57) &#8211; Crafting jokes<br /> (1:00:59) &#8211; Norm Macdonald<br /> (1:08:32) &#8211; Favorite medium<br /> (1:12:43) &#8211; Austin<br /> (1:19:04) &#8211; Sending people to space<br /> (1:20:37) &#8211; Robots with human emotion<br /> (1:24:08) &#8211; Self-driving vehicles<br /> (1:28:15) &#8211; Future of human interaction<br /> (1:32:22) &#8211; Advice for young people<br /> (1:36:22) &#8211; Rapid random questions<br /> (1:54:09) &#8211; Meaning of life</p>