#554 The Netflix Is a Joke Fest Recap!

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Joe List bombs a drunk set at the Comedy Store, then brings up John Mulaney for a moment of brutal self-comparison.

Joe List and Mark Normand open with banter about moving to LA and New York, setting the stage for their festival recap. List details his week staying in a $3.2 million mansion in the Hollywood Hills with friends like Derek, Erica, Karen, and Sarah, highlighting hangs with Henry Phillips and John Again, smoking cigars, and enjoying the view. He recounts performing at the Montalban and a live podcast, but also a disastrous, drunk set at the Comedy Store where he bombed and then brought up John Mulaney, leading to a moment of self-criticism. List also talks about a fashion show gig where he was heckled and flying with his baby, including a Delta One luxury experience and a fan encounter at LAX. Normand shares his parallel festival experience, starting with a trip to New Orleans to see the Rolling Stones at Jazz Fest while on shrooms, reflecting on performance and aging. He describes awkward moments, like showing up to Shane Gillis's hang where everyone was playing video games, and getting recognized by a fan on his first day in LA. Both comedians discuss the festival's highlights, like the Tom Brady roast and Nikki Glaser's set, and the challenges of LA traffic and homelessness. They end with upcoming tour dates and promotions for their projects, including List's film 'Stuck in Park' and Normand's podcast 'Fun Bearable'.

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Jazz Fest and Mick Jagger turn a loose travel story into performer awe.

A festival recap built around travel whiplash follows the host's drift toward Los Angeles, then settles into the anxious little theater of a Jazz Fest ticket scan and the Rolling Stones arriving without ceremony through "Start Me Up." The strongest run is the dazed, intoxicated…

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Press play when a Rolling Stones set sounds like the only sensible answer to a fried, all-over-the-road week.

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