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'{{Infobox comedian | name = Mark Normand | image = Mark Normand, March 2018.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|33|2017|4|13}}<ref name=NYT /> | birth_place = [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], U.S. | medium = Stand-up | nationality = American | education = | alma_mater = [[University of New Orleans]] | active = 2006–present | employer = | genre = | subject = | notable_work = | website = {{URL|marknormandcomedy.com}} }} '''Mark Normand''' is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He began performing stand-up in his hometown [[New Orleans]] in 2006.<ref name=NOLA>{{cite web|url=https://www.nola.com/tv/index.ssf/2012/07/john_olivers_new_york_stand-up.html|title='John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show' to spotlight New Orleans comic Mark Normand|last=Walker|first=Dave|date=July 20, 2012|website=NOLA.com|publisher=The Times-Picayune|accessdate=November 1, 2018}}</ref> He has performed across the United States and abroad and has appeared on ''[[Conan (talk show)|Conan]]'', ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'' and ''[[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]''.<ref name="bio">{{cite web|url=http://marknormandcomedy.com/#bio|title=About Mark|website=marknormandcomedy.com|accessdate=November 1, 2018}}</ref> Normand has been a co-host of a weekly podcast called ''Tuesdays with Stories'' with fellow comedian [[Joe List]] since 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://theinterrobang.com/joe-list-mark-normand-celebrate-four-years-tuesdays-stories-podcast/|title=Joe List and Mark Normand Celebrate Four Years of the “Tuesdays with Stories” Podcast|date=2017-10-18|work=The Interrobang|access-date=2018-01-15|language=en-US}}</ref> ==Early life and education== Normand was born in [[New Orleans]] and attended [[De La Salle High School (New Orleans)|De La Salle High School]] and the [[University of New Orleans]].<ref name=NOLA /> In 2005, he took a year off to study at the [[New York Film Academy]] but left after realizing film was not for him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/10/talking-to-mark-normand.html|title=Talking to Mark Normand About Standup, The Comedy Cellar, and Why Comics Are Terrible People|last=Davidson|first=Phil|date=October 8, 2013|publisher=Vulture|accessdate=November 1, 2018}}</ref> ==Career== Normand began performing stand-up at Lucy's Retired Surfer Bar in [[New Orleans]] in 2006.<ref name=NOLA /> Normand regularly performs at comedy clubs and colleges across the country and has performed at numerous festivals, including the [[Bridgetown Comedy Festival]], [[Seattle International Comedy Competition]], Boston Comedy Festival, [[Melbourne International Comedy Festival]] and in 2013 was featured as a New Face at [[Just for Laughs]] in Montreal.<ref name="bio" /> Normand's hour-long [[Comedy Central]] special ''Don't Be Yourself'' was released in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/05/mark-normand-on-being-the-odd-man-out-kind-of.html|title=Mark Normand on Being the Odd Man Out, Kind of|last=Wicks|first=Amanda|date=May 12, 2017|website=Paste Magazine|accessdate=November 2, 2018}}</ref> His half-hour special on Comedy Central's ''[[Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents|The Half Hour]]'' was released in 2014. He also released an album with [[Comedy Central Records]] in 2014 titled ''Still Got It'', which was recorded at Comedy on State in [[Madison, Wisconsin]]. He has appeared on ''[[Conan (talk show)|Conan]]'' six times, ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'', ''[[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]'', ''[[The Late Late Show with James Corden]]'', [[TruTv]], ''[[Best Week Ever]]'', [[MTV]], ''[[Last Comic Standing]]'' and ''[[@midnight]]''.<ref name="bio" /> He has had acting roles in ''[[Inside Amy Schumer]]'' and ''[[Horace and Pete]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.axs.com/interview-comedian-mark-normand-on-louis-c-k-amy-schumer-and-his-one-h-118453|title=Interview: Comedian Mark Normand on Louis C.K., Amy Schumer and his one-hour Comedy Central debut|last=Cohen|first=Sari|date=May 11, 2017|website=AXS|accessdate=November 2, 2018}}</ref> ===Recognition=== In 2013, Normand won [[Carolines on Broadway]]'s March Madness competition, beating out 63 other comedians. He was named ''[[The Village Voice]]''{{'s}} "Best Comedian of 2013". In 2012, he appeared on ''[[John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show]]'' on Comedy Central, and in 2011 was picked as one of Comedy Central's "Comics to Watch" for the 2011 [[New York Comedy Festival]]. Mark was also named ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]''{{'s}} "Best New Comedians 2012", and ''[[Time Out New York]]''{{'s}} "21 New York Comedy Scene Linchpins".<ref name="bio" /> ==Personal life== Normand lives in the [[West Village]] neighborhood of [[New York City]].<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/13/realestate/a-comedian-walks-into-a-bar-and-ends-up-buying-a-co-op.html|title=A Comedian Walks Into a Bar ... and Ends Up Buying a Co-op|last=Cohen|first=Joyce|date=April 13, 2017|website=The New York Times|accessdate=November 2, 2018}}</ref> Normand has been a supporter of the LGBT community for years in January 2019 came out has homosexual and plans on spending much of his time working for the rights of all the LBGT community. ==Discography== * ''Still Got It'' (2014) * ''Don't Be Yourself'' (2017) ==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2013, 2015 | ''[[Inside Amy Schumer]]'' | Co-worker, Simon, Dave<ref name=IMDB>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4906642/|title=Mark Normand|website=IMDB|accessdate=November 2, 2018}}</ref> | 3 episodes |- | 2016 | ''[[Horace and Pete]]'' | Mark<ref name=IMDB /> | 2 episodes |} ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Normand, Mark}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:21st-century American comedians]] [[Category:American stand-up comedians]] [[Category:Comedians from Louisiana]] [[Category:New York Film Academy alumni]] [[Category:University of New Orleans alumni]]'