#255 – Mark Normand: Comedy!

Mark Normand is a stand-up comedian. Please support this podcast by
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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:
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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