Mark Masters - Nate Brown

Nate Brown
In this episode Mark Masters talks to Nate Brown, a 7 year comedian who hosted the Hodi's open mic for 2.5 years, which was the destination of many of the Mark Masters season 1 episodes.
Mark drives Nate from Lonetree to an open mic at Loonee's in Colorado Springs, CO and they talk comedy, comedians, and stand up comics.
[Note: This episode ends abruptly because the camera battery ran out]
They discuss:
- Nate an important part of Season 1
- Nate no longer hosts Hodi's open mic
- Ft. Collins comedy scene
- Hosting an open mic and comedy skills
- Luke Gaston, new host of Hodi's
- Greeley, CO comedy
- Outriders Thursday mic
- Comedy teaches patience
- Ten year anniversary of Hodi's mic coming soon
- Open mic tweaks, lighting, sign-up rules, difference makers
- Brutal Denver mics good for growth
- David Rodriguez
- Kyle Pogue
- Captain Jason (show runner)
- Public transportation rules
- Loonee's comedy club
- Loonee's open mic strategies and details
- Jacob Rupp
- Wende Curtis, State of New Talent meeting
- Castle Rock, the eponymous structure
- Nate a full native
- Comedy Travel, Austin, Pat Dean, Avery Morris
- Wyoming overnighter, Tobias Livingston, Derrick Stroup
- Derrick Stroup
- Tyrell Hartman
- Rollins, WY
- Rough room
- Elliot's Martini Bar Sunday night monthly show in Ft. Collins
- Chris Munoz
- Kallen Reece
- Austen Brinker
- Oskar Blues Colorado Springs show
- Dab Lounge Colorado Springs show
- Tips on performing for very high audiences
- Haley Driscoll
- First open mic (Hodi's)
- Eric, owner of Loonee's
- Advanced sign up at open mics, unfair?
- Adam Cayton-Holland, WTF with Marc Maron, book
- Grawlix
- America the Beautiful view, Pikes Peak
- Deacon Gray, host, New Talent Night
- Social circles in comedy in Ft. Collins and Denver, feeling invisible
- open mic scene and diversity
- Janae Burris
- First mic advice: filming at home
- Practice with a mic stand, smile and have fun on stage
- Writing structure
- Pomodoro technique
- Structuring your open mic set
- Ari Shaffir
- A good five minutes
- World's worst audience member
- George Carlin, Bill Hicks, Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor
- Driving by yourself, the zen of comedy
- Quitting drinking
- Open mic challenges
- Tiny bladder
- Not drinking at a mic
- Matt Gabriel
- Punched in the Face
[Got to Loonee's]
- Recap,up 4th and 5th
- Recap challenges
- Weirdest comedy stories
- Strip club comedy story
- Improv and stand-up
- Sam Tallent
- Anthony Jesselnik, most copied comic
- The Comedy Store
- Joey Diaz, Joe Rogan
- Los Angeles open-mic pro tip: have a car
- William Montgomery
- CJ Willard, Gallagher Festival
- Tony Hinchcliffe
- Matt Besser
- Cliffhanger ending - Nate who is going to make it next in local scene? (Battery dies, I'll never tell what he said)
[battery dies in camera]
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