JRE 2471 · March 18, 2026

Mark Normand

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Who is Mark Normand?

Mark Normand is a stand-up comedian, actor, and podcast co-host based in New York. He co-hosts Tuesdays with Stories! and We Might Be Drunk. His Netflix special None Too Pleased recently hit number 5 on the platform.

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Topics and Timestamps

01Mark's Netflix special None Too Pleased hit number 5 and he is gunning for number 1
02The comedy content market is insane with 19 new specials dropping per day across platforms
03Mark took 8 months completely sober because the road life was wrecking him — he is back on it now
04Joe shows Mark obviously AI-generated Netanyahu videos — both think he might actually be dead
05The White House lawn fight card debate: Joe says outdoor combat sports events are a disaster
06Epstein documents discussed with a nuanced take separating victims from adults who made choices
07Joe's favorite YouTube rabbit hole: silent 40-minute Afghan street food cooking videos with millions of views
08Horse hoof cleaning, pressure washing, sheep shearing — the meditative power of competence videos
▶Netflix special hits number 50:03:22
▶Comedy market saturation debate0:08:15
▶8 months sober story0:22:40
▶Netanyahu AI video conspiracy1:04:18
▶Afghan street food YouTube rabbit hole2:31:05

The Show

Mark Normand rolls up to talk about his new Netflix special 'None Too Pleased' which just hit number five on the charts. He's trying to push it to number one, but the comedy market is completely saturated now. There's 19 comedy specials dropping daily across YouTube, Hulu, Netflix, and who knows where else. Add in TikToks, Reels, Shorts, and all the other content fighting for attention, and it's basically impossible to cut through the noise anymore. Joe sympathizes and points out there's just too much to pay attention to in general between shows, wars, politics, and OnlyFans.

The conversation quickly pivots to some wild geopolitical stuff. Mark brings up these AI videos of Netanyahu that Israel released, which look completely fake. They break down the footage frame by frame, noting the coffee cup stays at the exact same level no matter how he moves it, the writing on signs isn't even real, and his face has this weird beauty filter effect. It's legitimately bizarre that a government would release something this obviously AI-generated. Joe and Mark theorize Netanyahu might actually be dead, especially since his brother just got killed in a missile strike. They go back and forth on whether he's actually alive, and Mark mentions seeing Netanyahu in front of people recently, so maybe he's still around. Either way, the whole thing is weird as hell.

This leads into deeper geopolitical discussion about Iran, Israel, Ukraine, and how the Strait of Hormuz is now completely closed because Iran keeps bombing shipping routes. Joe brings up how insane it is that precision strikes keep hitting schools and civilian targets. Mark notes that Netanyahu's basically having the time of his life with all this conflict because it keeps him out of prison on corruption charges. Without a war, he'd be indicted immediately.

Mark drops that he took eight months off alcohol after realizing the club lifestyle was absolutely destroying him. He was drinking every night, felt like garbage the next day at the gym, and just couldn't understand why he was doing that to himself. So he quit completely for eight months, then had a glass of wine with dinner and realized he actually likes it again. Now he's back in moderation, which is clearly working better for him.

The White House lawn fight that's supposedly happening gets pretty thoroughly roasted. Mark's not thrilled about it being a security nightmare. Outdoor fights suck in general because of weather, bugs, and visibility issues. Joe brings up the one outside fight he was part of in Abu Dhabi was a nightmare with insects the size of birds flying around. They joke that the card is actually pretty good but people are complaining because they hyped it as the greatest ever. Then they get into who would win if you replaced the fighters with politicians. Mark thinks RFK would win everything, Joe thinks Jasmine Crockett would destroy everyone, and they land on the idea that she'd pull her wig off and stuff it in someone's mouth.