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John Novosad In this episode Mark Masters talks to John Novosad, our third Comedy Works headliner on the final episode of Season 1. Mark drives John from Boulder, CO to the Downtown Comedy Works location. The episode starts and closes with a (video) conversation between Mark Masters and John Novosad, while on quarantine during the COVID-19 crisis. This is the final episode of season 1 of Mark Masters, the podcast and web series. Thank you everyone for tuning in. Please reach out through www.markmasters.co contact form for a free signed copy of Not Good Yet, the book by Mark Masters. Stay tuned for season 2 in the future! In this episode: [Mark intro to close out Season 1] - www.markmasters.co - www.vailcomedyshow.com - www.notgoodyet.com Please send me a note at www.markmasters.co/#contact and include your mailing address, and while supplies last I will send stickers and books and hand written notes. Also tell your friends about the podcast and web series, you can find all the links here: www.markmasters.co/podcast-and-web-series.html [Mark intro with John Novosad] - recap of our drive - set for Late Night TV discussion - working with Roseanne - great episode coming up and then we will talk again [Regular episode] - Heading to downtown Comedy Works - New Talent Night, John doing 5 minute pro spot set - Second week in a row doing same set - Crowd size of dubious value in determining laughs - Janeane Garofalo - Festival submission video - Boxes of old notes, first time doing comedy was 1980! - 3 weeks road work, full time stories during the 80's - First time on stage in 1980 - Comedy class drop out - John started comedy before Comedy Works existed - Comedy opening for bands - Set breaks and the Settle Up story - The difference between 80's and now - Weird eyes - Casino gigs in NM in April - Organizing old jokes from boxes - TV bookers feedback helped a joke pivot - Grouping jokes - Writing jokes, paper and notebook - Write down physical movement reminders - Bad mic habits - Set goals on an index card - Rick Kearns, Denver legend - Laughing at own jokes - High likability factor - Enjoying comedy still - 10 shows in a week - "If I was doing this for the money I would have quit after five years" - Pete Holmes, 450 people at Comedy Works South - After his closer did 8-10 minutes during check drop - Surprise extra time - 1.5 hour commute to Comedy Works South - Comedy Writing, Self Taught book by Gene Peret - Hosting tip: be positive about everything - Lara Beitz (Pete Holmes feature, David Spade show) - Crashing TV show - Comedy Club condos - Roseanne, Basin's Up, shows with her - Joey Diaz - Wit's End, Westminster comedy club - Josh Blue (winner Last Comic Standing) - Performing at Paramount Theater - Movement on stage - Performing at Red Rocks - Divorce, break from comedy - Answering machine message from Wende Curtis - Headlining Comedy Works - Back on the road - The value of taping and listening to sets - Writing on stage - Get laughs as fast as I can - Showcases with small crowds - Ex-wife show business advice - "don't do the show for the empty seats, do the show for the people who are there" - Vince Valenzuela - "don't give up", "keep fouling off pitches" - Getting stiffed story - Jokers in Oklahoma - Comedy festival in Vail - Steve McGrew - Promoter without a clue - Small claims court - Late night TV, Craig Ferguson - Opened for Craig at Comedy Works - Standards and Practices - Approved set - Taping logistics, transcript back and forth - Second time on Craig Ferguson - Chuck Roy - Dirty joke got through Standards and Practices - Los Angeles comedy - Small world in comedy - Time travel machine question - Take more risks - Festivals and industry - Go for bigger stages - Working hard - Late night bookers - Good festival submission set - Aaron Urist - Noah Reynolds - Allison Rose, Zeke Herrera - Richard Jenny book, Comic Insights - watch other comedy - Seth Meyers (Closer Look), Jimmy Kimmel (Monologue) - That 70's show - Goodbye [Mark outro with John] - Last show with live people - Cancelled headlining gigs - Most recent comedy festival - The last shows at Comedy Works before Pandemic shut down - Zoom stand-up shows - Facebook streaming with Eugene Kenny shows - Mark's Go-To Meeting comedy experience - Pandemic lock-down best place to be - Grocery store workers, tip the heroes - When will things go back to normal - Doing comedy after tragedies, 9/11 - David Letterman - Jokes about the pandemic - The April New Mexico casino gigs update - Bigger markets, NYC and LA - Top five comedy markets - Parting words of advice for comedians getting started - hippieman.com for live dates in future - John Novosad on Facebook - Facebook live stream events Mon, Wed and Fri during crisis 3PM Colorado time And much, much more. 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