Jacob JonasIn this episode Mark Masters talks to Jacob Jonas, a 2+ year comedian who started in Durango, CO and now based in Denver, CO.Mark drives Jacob from the Capitol Hill neighborhood around Denver to a number of open mics, and in-between to Comedy Works as they talk comedy, comedians, and stand up comics.They discuss:- an intro from Mark, Hannibal Buress mention- Jacob Jonas joins- Breakfast King, old restaurant, new mic- Deadroom, LLC- Brunch comedy show, There- Almost 3 years in comedy- Durango comedy scene- Mark’s history with comedy- Freak train, Bug Theater- Mistakes on stage- Audience visibility- Syntax Physic Opera- Be nice to newer comics?- NY and SF scenes nicer than Denver- Gotham bringer show NYC, Andrew Schulz- Set goals- Building a set, Jacob process- Joke documents in Google docs- Recycling old jokes into new material- 8 hour comedy shift- Mark challenge: not repeat any jokes tonight- The Goods mic, Chuck Roy, Mike Langworthy- Michael Isaacs, repeating material- Secret Comedy Works offices[Breakfast King]- good crowd, early mic- diner friendly material- Mark hand motion and mic in the stand- Body language- An advantage of comic turnover (old jokes can be new again)- Show at the Breakfast King (after midnight)- Documentary (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCujNO4Cz42WodqT89GhR0Jw- Jacob Jonas on YouTube- Video editing tools, Sony Vegas- First ever mic, Irish Embassy back bar, underground- Time machine question- Be open to bombing- Be conversational- Washington Park- A well deserved bomb- Streets of London, Lion’s Lair, 3 Kings (the meanest mics in Denver)- Mark is old and gets tired- Are there mics that are not worth it?- Goals and challenges for next mic, movement, longer set- Nervous about act-outs and voices- Impersonations- Contest comedy and getting judged (Durango example)- Merging two bits together[Tea Street]- Heading to Comedy Works- Host at start- 3 “surprise” audience members Mark bombed with- Mark up to 16 minutes, Jacob up to 11 on the night- Burger King jokes- 3rd year of comedy lessons - how to use open mics- Mark’s first open mic- It feels good to see a terrible open mic comic if they are brand new- Megan and Laura open-mic hosts- New Talent Night at Comedy Works- Kelsey Cook- Working out material- Psychedelic mushrooms- Combining random topics- Jokes like a puzzle- Jeff Stonic, David Leipzig, Josh Grambo- Basement open mics (like in the home)- Driving solo and working out material- Watching stand-up- Louis C.K. in Denver last Thursday, Joe List opener- Analyzing amateur stand-up- The book, Not Good Yet- Writing process- Writer square parking lot- Talking about 2nd book[New Talent Night at Comedy Works, watching only]- Newbies crushed- Kelsey Cook drop-in- Salma Zaky 5 minute spot- Running an open mic, Friday night mic Polycarbonate- Derek Walton, a role model for running a mic- Finding a venue for an open mic- Important things about open mic success[Irish Snug]- Derek Walton- Mark past 20 minutes of material- Graphic design- Good and bad comedy posters- Photoshop, Pixelmator Pro- Social media by proxy- Facebook and comedy- Email and young people- Creating your own stage time- Not on Facebook, a pro for mental health- Alec Flynn, Kira MagCalen (artist and comic)- Goals, crowd work- Mutiny[Mutiny Information Cafe]- Mark up to 28 minutes, now 11:46PM- Show running tips, promotion- Voodoo Doughnuts- Oren Be, Irish Rover- Harrison Garcia, Jagged Mountain- Mark’s secret to promoting comedy shows- Cortez, CO- Mark is tired- Mark is cold- Mark is old- Mark love note story- Unusually attentive audience- Jose Macall, Jim owner of Mutiny- The value of open mics- The number of open mics- Cliffhanger[Kynga’s]- Mark kind of made it to 40 minutes- Spreadsheet of mics- Jacob got to 24 minutes- Got up quickly, nice surprise- Jacob on doing the same joke five times in one night- Jacob is tired, but still not old!- Mark is angry about one of the open mic comics- A bunny- The end of an epic run- https://www.instagram.com/papar_mosxas/ (Jacob Jonas)And much, much more. Strap in. This is a good one.Brought to you by Not Good Yet, the book by Mark Masters. www.notgoodyet.com