Hey @marknormand , I really enjoyed this video. Regarding the money jokes and possibly some direction for it - I think you were hinting at it a lot , and that would be the confusion of digital versus physical | cash versus cards. Like it is so hilarious because it is weird and confusing and maybe that is the intro or direction you follow - weirdness disguised. Like the topic is bizarre and funny in a good way because it's like growing up or puberty or something. Cash ( physical ) is adulthood and cards (digital ) is like the puberty hitting teen trying to to be cool in the popular friend group. A broader lens would be like society nowadays and stuff that seemed to be the everyday now just becoming turned weird for some reason or changed. Like we are always changing shit. They try to improve things but end up changing it and giving it a new identity. Maybe you ground it with other topics on confusion or weirdness like gender or something, idfk, brainstormin. I honestly laughed at the punches themself and you guys just talking about the concept. Keep it up!
The early part with anxiety and fear is interesting. People sense that stuff. It’s like declaring that you’re a victim. In some cases people smell weakness and go after it. The comment about the mentality shift is awesome. Being so confident you genuinely project it is powerful. Charisma matters.
Love this. Love the workshopping - it's so interesting to see how it comes together. And you're right about no needing the finished thing - it's more interesting to see it unfold.
29:27, something about the fact the rocket will soon be "moving" to Mars, but still needs to be driven to Texas. The new landlord chewing the astronauts out for not going to Mars yet and still living on the couch. whatevs. worth a shot🤷🏽♂️
12:40 @marknormand Some random thoughts on chairs. You spend x number of hours of your life sleeping or in bed, but how much time do we spend in chairs? High chair. Chair at school. Dentist chair. Deck chair. Lounge chair. Chairs have more intersectionality, more labels than a grocery store. Wait in a chair. Eat in a chair. Haircut in a chair. Lapdance in a chair. Clearly there is a progress through the years. With each new chair comes a new milestone. Why do you have to wait until you’re old or disabled to get a chair with wheels or one you can poop in? Recliners, rockers, gliders and loungers are the elite of the chair world. but the Throne is king.
With the cash joke, maybe add something about the currency exchange and the "Like a Zoo in here" joke could relate more to a drug den, people sleeping on the floor, staring off in the distance, somebody sitting in their hand and throwing it against a wall, etc
Cash is like the best friend in HS your parents don’t want you to have… tie in snorting cocaine and strippers, showing up at the dentist with a bat when he overcharges... Cash is also disgusting, covered in actual shit, cocaine, etc…. Very “of the past” regarding mafia orgs, keeping dirty money in your mattress. Credit card companies are like the mother, checking in on you, undoing the additional charges, organized… you can put a cute picture of your dog on some cards too lol. Cards are the future, codes, keeping (dirty) money in a crypto-wallet… very nerdy. Loved the listen! :)
My thoughts on some of the jokes: I've been doing comedy for a long time and like everybody, I was broke in the beginning but I had this credit card. I was broke, it got declined all the time but I wanted to get laid so I took out girls hoping they wouldn't notice (or know). Now I'm 18 years in, I'm doing good, rolling in dough. I took my wife shopping for chairs, we go to pay, I pull out my wallet and my money got declined! This is a cashless business they said. Now my wife is mad, we are leaving the store empty handed, everybody there thinks I'm broke, I'm never getting laid. Yeah, I need new chairs to go with my new apartment. I like a good chair. I never get a good chair up here, just a stool. Look at that shitty thing. I'm a bit of a hypochondriac, if I notice any little thing I assume the worst. When I'm on a date I'm always worried she'll find something wrong with me. But last week I went to the urgent care and was seen by the most beautiful doctor I've ever seen. Please find something wrong with me. I went to this really wild party and it was great, good music, beautiful people, some of them fucking in the corner, booze and substances were everywhere. My friend got there late and immediately said "this place is like a zoo". Which zoo? I want to see that. Are the Koalas on ecstacy?
Old folks home and zoo - seeing a part of history in its most docile form. On the outside of both doors you get an “about me” section. Albert Harrison was a world 2 fighter pilot, has 27 grandkids and now resides at Sunny Village Living. This exotic parrot is from the rainforest and prefers being surrounded by lush trees and other birds. Meanwhile, parrot is living solo with a cardboard cutout tree. Albert hasn’t seen a grandkid since 1998. It’s a zoo in here.
Random ideas: Credit card companies are getting more aggressive than rappers. Take a chance on chase and they'll run the jewels and leave you with 50cent. Coca is the most expensive drug. And not even just the product itself. Even when you get the blo, you still need a credit card to chop it and a bill to snort it. Ik it's not funny but it's a different angle to take.
Credit cards are like mums checking up on you, whereas cash is like the deadbeat dad after the divorce who only visits every other weekend when you go do something debaucherous. Credit is trying to drive out cash but can never get rid of it totally
How about one trick pony? Most ponies don't know any tricks. Where are all these ponies that know multiple? Also, you're not generally disappointed when your doctor shows up and they're fatter than in their profile picture. Probably something in there about your doctor ghosting you after the first appointment too. Tons of credit reports. No cash reports. Unless you owe your buddy money.
Set it up with I can’t get used to this cashless society stuff I I didn’t get a credit card until recently. I miss cash, we already had cash Whatever happened to cash.. we didn’t need to change it.. and then go into the bit.
A good intro to the cash and credit thing could be that they are siblings and cash is like the shitty middle child and credit is the daddy’s money child that mom always checks on. Coins are the first child and you just kind of neglect them
I've got a friend so ugly his cash does get declined He's throwing bills at strippers and they're like hey, take this back and throw it at a dentist and some zit cream
What happened to Sean Millea towards the end of the POD, when Mark was talking about Louis CK. That was the most interesting part of the convo, but Sean seemed to phase out, as if he’d hit that 30-45 minutes after a bump…
You tapped into something funny when talking about pros and cons. I was thinking the connection cash, credit card, phone pay have with cocain, snort it with a paper bill, we crush and line it with card and snorted on our phone that we used also to paypal the drug dealer. Something like that. Ps have not seen the whole ep so if this will be mentioned Im sry 😅
Johnny Cash did cocaine? When Cash died cash started also to die as we got more digital? 🤷♂️ Just spitting out stuff randomly hoping something helps, bless🙏
I think the angle can be that the world is going towards a surveillance state/Orwellian dystopia. And then get into how great cash is, like the good old days. And how today everything is monitored
A legendary comedian (in his prime, no less!) giving insight into his joke writing process. It's crazy, dude!
JACK REACHER
The only pod I’ve seen mark where he’s enjoying himself the most
Sean does a great job of bringing out Mark's knowledge of the craft. Very cool, thank you both!
I fucking love these videos. The best inside baseball stuff with comedy, hands down.
Comedians talking comedy!!!! This is what I like!!!! I love the inside baseball stuff
Hey @marknormand , I really enjoyed this video. Regarding the money jokes and possibly some direction for it - I think you were hinting at it a lot , and that would be the confusion of digital versus physical | cash versus cards. Like it is so hilarious because it is weird and confusing and maybe that is the intro or direction you follow - weirdness disguised. Like the topic is bizarre and funny in a good way because it's like growing up or puberty or something. Cash ( physical ) is adulthood and cards (digital ) is like the puberty hitting teen trying to to be cool in the popular friend group.
A broader lens would be like society nowadays and stuff that seemed to be the everyday now just becoming turned weird for some reason or changed. Like we are always changing shit. They try to improve things but end up changing it and giving it a new identity. Maybe you ground it with other topics on confusion or weirdness like gender or something, idfk, brainstormin. I honestly laughed at the punches themself and you guys just talking about the concept. Keep it up!
The early part with anxiety and fear is interesting. People sense that stuff. It’s like declaring that you’re a victim.
In some cases people smell weakness and go after it.
The comment about the mentality shift is awesome. Being so confident you genuinely project it is powerful.
Charisma matters.
Love this. Love the workshopping - it's so interesting to see how it comes together. And you're right about no needing the finished thing - it's more interesting to see it unfold.
I love these. The art being taught by the artist. COMEDY!
You're the best, Mark. Spinning nothing into gold.
29:27, something about the fact the rocket will soon be "moving" to Mars, but still needs to be driven to Texas. The new landlord chewing the astronauts out for not going to Mars yet and still living on the couch.
whatevs. worth a shot🤷🏽♂️
12:40 @marknormand Some random thoughts on chairs.
You spend x number of hours of your life sleeping or in bed, but how much time do we spend in chairs?
High chair. Chair at school. Dentist chair. Deck chair. Lounge chair. Chairs have more intersectionality, more labels than a grocery store.
Wait in a chair. Eat in a chair. Haircut in a chair. Lapdance in a chair. Clearly there is a progress through the years. With each new chair comes a new milestone. Why do you have to wait until you’re old or disabled to get a chair with wheels or one you can poop in? Recliners, rockers, gliders and loungers are the elite of the chair world. but the Throne is king.
13:08 Hey Mark ! I stayed at The St Mark's Hotel last Monday to Wednesday ( in town for comedy ) and they ONLY took cash !!
29:21 You're getting illegal ALIENS to help move your spaceships
Can’t believe they didn’t make the obvious juxtaposition of hookers/analog/cash vs OF/digital/credit.
With the cash joke, maybe add something about the currency exchange and the "Like a Zoo in here" joke could relate more to a drug den, people sleeping on the floor, staring off in the distance, somebody sitting in their hand and throwing it against a wall, etc
this stuff is gold make more with sean!
Thanks for doing these joke writing clips! So helpful!
Hey Mark, thanks for doing these, fatty. You're one of my favorites and I'm starting to do open mics thanks to guys like you!
Cash is like the best friend in HS your parents don’t want you to have… tie in snorting cocaine and strippers, showing up at the dentist with a bat when he overcharges... Cash is also disgusting, covered in actual shit, cocaine, etc…. Very “of the past” regarding mafia orgs, keeping dirty money in your mattress.
Credit card companies are like the mother, checking in on you, undoing the additional charges, organized… you can put a cute picture of your dog on some cards too lol. Cards are the future, codes, keeping (dirty) money in a crypto-wallet… very nerdy.
Loved the listen! :)
YEAH BITCH I love these interviews so much. Y'all mesh so well in these geek-out sessions, thanks for doing another one of these again!
Sean is still sponcered by the word, " Like "
It's crazy dude... I don't know! I don't know? It's crazy dude... Yeah... I went there!
Cash is like a 5th cousin…it can care less where you’re going, or what you’re doing..they’re always happy to tag along..
The credit card needs the cash. One cuts the line the other delivers.
My thoughts on some of the jokes:
I've been doing comedy for a long time and like everybody, I was broke in the beginning but I had this credit card. I was broke, it got declined all the time but I wanted to get laid so I took out girls hoping they wouldn't notice (or know). Now I'm 18 years in, I'm doing good, rolling in dough. I took my wife shopping for chairs, we go to pay, I pull out my wallet and my money got declined! This is a cashless business they said. Now my wife is mad, we are leaving the store empty handed, everybody there thinks I'm broke, I'm never getting laid.
Yeah, I need new chairs to go with my new apartment. I like a good chair. I never get a good chair up here, just a stool. Look at that shitty thing.
I'm a bit of a hypochondriac, if I notice any little thing I assume the worst. When I'm on a date I'm always worried she'll find something wrong with me. But last week I went to the urgent care and was seen by the most beautiful doctor I've ever seen. Please find something wrong with me.
I went to this really wild party and it was great, good music, beautiful people, some of them fucking in the corner, booze and substances were everywhere. My friend got there late and immediately said "this place is like a zoo".
Which zoo? I want to see that. Are the Koalas on ecstacy?
Really interesting listen. Comedy!
It's crazy, dude
I remember hearing the stepdad joke around the time it came out and I remember really like the clean version too
“I’m gay: comedy.”
A stripper taking only a credit card and it getting declined is funny
Old folks home and zoo - seeing a part of history in its most docile form. On the outside of both doors you get an “about me” section. Albert Harrison was a world 2 fighter pilot, has 27 grandkids and now resides at Sunny Village Living. This exotic parrot is from the rainforest and prefers being surrounded by lush trees and other birds. Meanwhile, parrot is living solo with a cardboard cutout tree. Albert hasn’t seen a grandkid since 1998. It’s a zoo in here.
COMEDY!
Random ideas:
Credit card companies are getting more aggressive than rappers.
Take a chance on chase and they'll run the jewels and leave you with 50cent.
Coca is the most expensive drug. And not even just the product itself. Even when you get the blo, you still need a credit card to chop it and a bill to snort it.
Ik it's not funny but it's a different angle to take.
Someone being held for ransom for a $10 million digital transaction could be funny.
Credit cards are like mums checking up on you, whereas cash is like the deadbeat dad after the divorce who only visits every other weekend when you go do something debaucherous. Credit is trying to drive out cash but can never get rid of it totally
Cash is the old man vs credit is the new up and coming young pup?
How about one trick pony? Most ponies don't know any tricks. Where are all these ponies that know multiple? Also, you're not generally disappointed when your doctor shows up and they're fatter than in their profile picture. Probably something in there about your doctor ghosting you after the first appointment too. Tons of credit reports. No cash reports. Unless you owe your buddy money.
A tag for that ZocDoc joke should be that the doctor accepts Blue Cross Blue Balls
Set it up with I can’t get used to this cashless society stuff I I didn’t get a credit card until recently. I miss cash, we already had cash Whatever happened to cash.. we didn’t need to change it.. and then go into the bit.
mark normand, wanna collab keep it up dude
Curry Underwood
A good intro to the cash and credit thing could be that they are siblings and cash is like the shitty middle child and credit is the daddy’s money child that mom always checks on. Coins are the first child and you just kind of neglect them
Idk
I would call this podcast the Special Olympics of Comedy... But in 2024, it's just the Olympics.
😂
AcCORDing to Jim
I've got a friend so ugly his cash does get declined
He's throwing bills at strippers and they're like hey, take this back and throw it at a dentist and some zit cream
I miss cash. It's not gone yet but it's an endangered species.
While I have your attention, are you guys interested in extending your cars warranty?
What happened to Sean Millea towards the end of the POD, when Mark was talking about Louis CK.
That was the most interesting part of the convo, but Sean seemed to phase out, as if he’d hit that 30-45 minutes after a bump…
360p?
You tapped into something funny when talking about pros and cons. I was thinking the connection cash, credit card, phone pay have with cocain, snort it with a paper bill, we crush and line it with card and snorted on our phone that we used also to paypal the drug dealer. Something like that.
Ps have not seen the whole ep so if this will be mentioned Im sry 😅
And cash and cocaine always sleep in the same bed like a married couple. Wallet is the bed, both sleeping on each side pocket. They go together ❤🤷♂️
Johnny Cash did cocaine?
When Cash died cash started also to die as we got more digital? 🤷♂️ Just spitting out stuff randomly hoping something helps, bless🙏
More ladies being fake in the comments than a Matt rife crowd!
Okay. Legit why are these such low quality?
feels like 2009
I think the angle can be that the world is going towards a surveillance state/Orwellian dystopia. And then get into how great cash is, like the good old days. And how today everything is monitored
It's huckle Chucks not rocket science!! Let's stop trying to make it so🤷🤷
And ...... Both of you said "and" a bunch of times.