Jacob RuppIn this episode Mark Masters talks to Jacob Rupp, a 6 year comedian who started in Boulder, CO, but lives in Denver now.Mark drives Jacob from Denver, CO to a show in Aspen, CO and they talk comedy, comedians, and stand up comics.[Note: This video starts mid conversation because of bad file management and ends mid conversation because the battery dies, apologies]They discuss:- Writing and deciding what is funny- Modifying material based on audience- Watch comic before to try to call back for an audience member- Hosting at Comedy Works- First interaction with Comedy Works- Buffalo sighting!- Johnny's Cigar Bar, Boulder- Deacon Gray- Comedy Works timeline, from newbie to hosting- Finals of New Faces, Janae Burris- Tips and tricks for comedy contests- Noah Reynolds, Korey David- Be a person in the room, acknowledge events- Greg Hutt, Austin, TX- Loonee's Comedy Club, Colorado Springs, CO (hosting, clock)- The Improv- Nebraska shows- Border City Comedy Festival, Windsor Canada- Mountain shows are for stretching- Vail has a great audience- Denver showcases- 7 and 9PM vs. 8 and 10:30PM show times- Adam Cayton Holland, The Grawlix- Dave Chappelle at a Denver showcase (Too Much Fun above City o' city)- Validation of showcases- Call to Arms show, Katie Bowman, Brad Galli- Denver Underground, Ben Bryant, Irish Snug- Boulder Comedy Show, Brent Gill- Mark swears on camera!- Plug for Not Good Yet, the book- Clean comedy- Interpreting laughter at open mics- Open mic laughter- Las Vegas open mic story- Dead stop driving, Colorado mountain driving tips- Dealing with bad rooms (don't mention it)- Hell drive story- Aaron Maslow, Miriam Moreno- Vail Brewing Company, good beers- The ins and outs of booking- 50 first jokes Timmy Lasley, Karen Wachtel from High Plains- Running a mic, Alan Bromwell- The Irishman- Eeland Stribling calls- Favorite movies, Alamo draft house- Movie theaters- Film school and movie talk- Streaming shows- Watching stand-up online- Jacob's favorite comics, John Mulaney, Rory Scovel, Daniel Tosh- Selling jokes- What is the end game?- Film making, phone it in film festival, Zac Maas- Michael Isaacs, "comedic genius"- Kevin Clapman, Boulder, CO- Re-telling old jokes- Screenwriting tips for joke writers- Harris Alterman- Patrick Richardson - docu-series Wow Colorado HaHa Wow - Jacob Rupp episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czVGANd1_xM[Battery dies]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