comic Mark Cordes joins host Rich Stein

Mark Cordes originally, from the midwest, had made a good living in  real estate with Coldwell Banker and one night he took the dare to go up at a comedy open mic night.  

He caught the bug immediately and within a short time he let his realtor license lapse and told his guys he was burning the boats and they replied that he could always come back if he wanted to.....  that was over 35 years ago and he has not only made a living in comedy but done it on his own terms.

Mark's up tempo personality  and  cheerful demeanor combined with his natural skill for sales were the perfect ingredients for a man to switch careers at thirty years of age.  Many comics start out young before they have had much life experience whereas there have also been more than people realize who don't get into comedy until they've lived a little and frankly I think they become better comedians because of that. There are always exceptions but the comics who are great enough to come right out of the gate would never have made it in any other job anyway. 

Mark's quick success got him bookings with the major road clubs with folks like George Lopez, Davis Spade and others giving him high marks to club owners and national comedy chains.  When the clubs faltered a little in the nineties he naturally added corporate comedy to his resume and eventually made his way onto the premiere cruise lines like Royal Caribbean, which have served him well, and he works as much as he wants to even though he is at the age where he could slow down if and when he wants to.  

Mark's own creation and brand show is titled " THE SPOUSE WHISPERER!"  and he performs that show all around the country and the world for whatever club, convention or corporate sponsor wants a show specifically for their audience.  

If was really fun to catch up with Mark after working with him in Portland over thirty years ago.  He is just a wealth of information and any comic young or old would do well  listening to his road tales and sage advice.  Some great Norm MacDonald stories in here as well as Jimmy Fallon and others.

Please welcome to the mics, the always funny and entertaining...Mark Cordes.