Mark Normand

Mark Normand (born September 18, 1983) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He began performing stand-up in his hometown New Orleans in 2006. He has performed across the United States and abroad and has appeared on Conan, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Normand has been a co-host of a weekly podcast called Tuesdays with Stories with fellow comedian Joe List since 2013. He also co-hosts the weekly podcast We Might be Drunk with comedian Sam Morril.

In March 2026 he released his fifth comedy special None Too Pleased on Netflix.

Early life and education Normand was born in New Orleans, where he attended 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, though he eventually dropped out.

During a 2023 Neal Brennan podcast interview Normand stated that, before graduating from Southeastern Louisiana University, he attended Louisiana State University and Baton Rouge Community College.

Career Normand began performing stand-up at Lucy's Retired Surfer Bar in New Orleans in 2006. He has appeared on 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.

Recognition In 2013, Normand won Carolines on Broadway's March Madness competition, beating out 63 other comedians. He was named The Village Voice "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 "Best New Comedians 2012," and Time Out New York "21 New York Comedy Scene Linchpins."

Personal life Normand lives in the West Village neighborhood of New York City, and has said he is an atheist. He married Mae Planert in November 2022. In January 2025 Normand announced that the couple had welcomed their first child, a baby boy.

Discography Still Got It (2014) Don't Be Yourself (2017) Out to Lunch (2020) Soup to Nuts (2023) None Too Pleased (2026)

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2013, 2015 Inside Amy Schumer Co-worker, Simon, Dave 3 episodes 2016 Horace and Pete Mark 2 episodes