#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