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Shenk w/ Sara Weinshenk Feat. Mark Normand [Podcast]

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A unique podcast where the thoughts and laughter of the evening come with its own brand of SHENK. Comedian Sara Weinshenk interviews comedians, musicians & artists living in Southern California as part of her exclusive podcast entitled Shenk. Along with high-profile celebrity guests, the podcast discusses various current topics, including fashion, cannabis, entertainment, social issues, and comedy.

Sara Weinshenk is an LA-based comedian, writer, and podcaster. Since starting stand-up in 2010, she has made many loyal fans from her stand-up, as well as her podcast, SHENK. Weinshenk can be seen on her digital series on the comedy central, “Shenks For Smoking” and has appeared on Deathsquad podcasts, JRE, GAS DIGITAL, and Lights Out With David Spade on Comedy Central.

In this episode, Sara Weinshenk sits down to talk everything from stuck porn to split pea hospital soup with comedian Mark Normand.

Mark Normand: So far, Mark Normand has done a One-Hour Comedy Central special “Don’t Be Yourself”, a Comedy Central HALF HOUR special, has appeared on TBS’s CONAN 6 times,  Tonight Show with Jimmy FallonLate Show with Stephen Colbert, Showtime’s “Live at SXSW”, INSIDE AMY SCHUMER, TruTv, Best Week Ever, MTv, Last Comic Standing@Midnight and released an album with Comedy Central records titled “Still Got It” (it’s not bad). This year, Mark took first place at the Great American Comedy Festival competition. In 2013 won Caroline’s March Madness competition, beating out 63 other comedians. And this is a real shocker for all of us, but he was also voted Village Voice’s “Best Comedian of 2013”, I know, right? In 2012, Mark appeared on “John Oliver’s New York Standup Show” on Comedy Central, and in 2011 was picked as one of Comedy Central’s “Comics to Watch.”

Mark was born and raised in New Orleans, LA surprisingly to two normal parents. As a kid he spent most of his time shooting short films and wetting the bed. He started doing comedy right after college and quickly moved to New York. Mark now does comedy clubs and colleges across the country and has been involved in many festivals including Portland, Seattle, DC, Boston, Vancouver, Melbourne and in 2013 was featured as a New Face at the Montreal Comedy Festival.

Mark was named one of Comedy Central’s Comics To Watch for the 2011 New York Comedy Festival. Mark was also named Esquire’s “Best New Comedians 2012”, Splitsider’s “Top 10 Up and Coming Comedians on Each Coast”, and Time Out New York’s “21 New York Comedy Scene Linchpins”. 

Checkout previous episodes of SHENK podcast with Sara Weinshenk right now HERE