Mark Normand on Fatherhood, Comedy Burnout & Why the Suburbs SUCK | Chris Distefano is Chrissy Chaos

About this episode

Chris Distefano and Mark Normand discuss fatherhood, comedy burnout, and the challenges of suburban life in a candid conversation.

#ChrisDistefano #StandUp #comedy Chris Distefano is joined by Mark Normand LIVE from the Chaos Bus in Brooklyn for one of the most honest comedy conversations yet. Mark talks about becoming a dad, chasing success in stand-up, burnout from the constant grind of podcasts and social media, the loneliness of comedy, moving to the suburbs, Netflix Is A Joke, crowd work culture, aliens, peptides, parenting, and why comics can never truly relax. PLUS: crackheads interrupt the episode, the boys debate NYC vs suburb life, and Mark explains why he still does pushups every single day. #MarkNormand #ChrissyChaos #ComedyPodcast Timestamps 00:00 Mark Normand enters the Chaos Bus 01:58 Aliens, Jimmy Carter & religion conspiracy theories 04:15 Tom Brady roast reactions & Tony Hinchcliffe discussion 06:50 Crackhead interruption in Brooklyn 11:42 Netflix Is A Joke stories & celebrity encounters 13:20 How fatherhood changed Mark Normand 15:28 Real talk about comedy success & loneliness 17:10 Burnout from stand-up, podcasts & social media 18:01 Ari Shaffir’s lifestyle vs family life 20:30 Chris regrets moving to the suburbs 21:48 Why Mark stayed in Brooklyn 24:04 BlueChew ad read chaos 24:56 LA…

People in this episode

Host: Chris Distefano

Guest: Mark Normand

Topics covered

• fatherhood
• comedy burnout
• suburban life
• stand-up success
• parenting
• loneliness in comedy
• fitness

Keywords

• comedy
• fatherhood
• burnout
• suburbs
• podcasts
• parenting
• fitness
• aliens
• crowd work
• NYC

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Netflix

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