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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 | education = | 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]], where he attended [[De La Salle High School (New Orleans)|De La Salle High School]]. Normand attended the [[University of New Orleans]] before taking a year off to study at the [[New York Film Academy|New York Film Academy,]] though he eventually dropped out.<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" /> 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]]. 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> 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 off 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" /> In 2019, Normand was recognized by comedian Jerry Seinfeld as "the best young up and coming comic that we should keep our eyes on.”<ref>{{Citation|title=Jerry Seinfeld likes Mark Normand!|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6tsL-ZUnzw|language=en|access-date=2019-11-18}}</ref> ==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> mark normand is gay ==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]] [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] [[Category:People from Greenwich Village]]'