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Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things

17. Mark Normand

Russell Howard’s Five Brilliant Things

Avalon

Comedy Interviews, Comedy

4.5566 Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

New York-based comedy star Mark Normand sits down with Russell to tell us what gets him going. Mark is an exceptional stand-up from out of New Orleans, called the 'best young up-and-coming comic' by none other than Jerry Seinfeld.    Mark opens spicy by talking Russell through a trip to a Berlin sex club, explains the majesty of skateboarding; the punches just keep coming. It's funny, it's very open, it's a great podcast.    You can watch Mark's self-released special on Youtube, 'OUT TO LUNCH', or you can listen to Mark's podcasts: We Might be Drunk and Tuesdays with Stories or you can search for his special 'Soup to Nuts' on Netflix. That should get you going. Then if you still want more after that fly to America and see him live. And if that's not enough you need to find his address and just stand outside his house. Then get yourself some help.   Russell is in Australia and New Zealand right now, and once he's dealt with the jetlag he'll be bringing his show to all the most majestic theatres in the land. After that, in late Spring, he's off to Europe. So you, yeah you, the Danish guy - I'm talking to you - you need to buy a ticket.  Get tickets right now at russell-howard.co.uk.     Producer: Dan Atkinson Line Producer: Daisy Knight Exec Producer: James Taylor Composer: Fat Lady Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:21.6

Anyone want a song?

0:22.6

No.

0:23.6

Last One Laughing, new series, watch now.

0:26.6

Only on Prime Video. Hello, I'm Russell Howard and this is Wonderbox. A Wonderbox is a place where you keep the things that remind you of the stuff you adore. So I thought it would be cool to do a podcast where I ask some people what they put in their Wonderbox and have a chat about the most amazing moments of their lives.

0:57.5

My guest today is a brilliant stand-up from the US.

0:59.9

He just completed a world tour of his latest live show

1:02.3

You Don't Say, This is Mark Norman's Wonderbox.

1:09.5

So, I'm Russell Howard. I'm here with Mark Norman. Hey, hey. And producer Dan Atkinson. And we were just chatting about your European tour. You're in the middle of it. Oh, yeah. It's going hard. This is the longest I've ever done. We're 28 days we're doing the whole thing. 28 days away from the US. Yeah. Wow. It's weird. I haven't heard of us. state is your homeland going to be in when you get back? I mean, how many school shootings have I missed? You know? It's crazy. So it feels weird being gone this longer. I'm actually healthier. I'm drinking every night. I'm eating shwarma and all this horse shit. But the news, I haven't heard about Trump in 10 minutes.

1:44.8

It's nice.

1:45.9

And also, there's so many different, like, Amsterdam is so different to Ireland. It's so different to Holland. Like, that must be a real minefield. No, you're right. It's weird. And the money, you have to change the money. I mean, it's a lot of stuff. and the culture's different,

1:59.9

but it gives you a lot of shit

2:00.9

to riff on up top.

2:02.5

Exactly.

2:03.0

So what is the first thing

2:03.9

you'd like to put in your... the money, I mean, it's a lot of stuff. And the culture's different, but it gives you a lot of shit to riff on up top.

2:01.6

Right, exactly. So what is the first thing you'd like to put in your wonder box? Oh, geez, Wonderbox? Well, I think we'll start chronologically backwards. So let's go with the leather bondage collar. Okay, it's a big start. Yeah. What does it mean to you? Well, me and the wife went to the Kit Kat Club in Berlin. Have you been?

2:20.3

I've not. No, what is it? What does it mean to you? Well, me and the wife went to the Kit Kat Club in Berlin.

2:19.3

Have you been?

2:20.3

I've not. No, what is it?

2:21.3

It's the sex club.

2:23.3

Berlin is known for clubbing and nightlife and all that.

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