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Mark Normand & Joe List: Illness, Herpes Outbreaks, and a Wild Halloween in New Orleans

Tuesdays with Stories!November 17, 20251h 8min53,785 views
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Health Woes and Personal Anecdotes

  • 🤒 Joe List reveals he's feeling sick, possibly with COVID-19, experiencing chills and fever.
  • 💔 Mark Normand shares a personal story about a herpes outbreak and the awkwardness of trying to use condoms, detailing the discomfort and the difficulty of obtaining medication.
  • 💧 The conversation touches on the unfortunate circumstances surrounding Whitney Houston's death, discussing the possibility of her drowning in scalding bathwater.

Navigating Relationships and Intimacy

  • 😬 Condom use is discussed as a significantly less enjoyable experience, with both comedians lamenting the lack of sensation and the awkwardness of application.
  • 🤝 Mark recounts a challenging weekend in Dallas with a herpes outbreak and no medication, leading to an awkward request to his sister-in-law, a doctor, for a prescription on her birthday.
  • 💡 The idea that sex can be beneficial when sick is explored, with the hosts suggesting it can help clear the head and get the body moving.

A Chaotic Halloween Weekend

  • 🎃 Mark Normand recounts a busy Halloween weekend, starting with a business trip to New Orleans to promote a whiskey brand, involving a day of meet-and-greets and restaurant visits.
  • 🎭 In New Orleans, Mark attends a college bar called The Boot in a pickle costume, encountering young crowds and reflecting on his past experiences there.
  • 💥 A particularly jarring experience occurs when a young woman confronts Mark, telling him no one knows who he is and ruining their night, leading to her being ejected from the bar.
  • 👻 The Halloween night in New York City involves trick-or-treating with his son, visiting the Ghostbusters firehouse, and experiencing the massive Halloween parade.
  • 🍎 Atop the World Trade Center, Mark encounters $7 donuts and receives a free one for being a local, highlighting the tourist trap nature of the attraction.

Comedy and Career Reflections

  • 🎤 The Sesh comedy show is highlighted as a top-tier event, featuring a lineup including Colin Quinn and Brendan Sagalow, with Sagalow being praised as potentially the funniest comic in America.
  • 💖 Mark acts as an unlikely matchmaker at the Sesh show, successfully helping a couple exchange numbers after a running gag throughout his set.
  • ✈️ Mark discusses his upcoming shows in Baltimore and other locations, mentioning new jokes he's working on and the feeling of having a
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