Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac - a daily briefing on comedians, and the comedy industry

Johnny Mac covers Netflix’s trailer for Louis C.K.’s new stand-up special “Ridiculous,” out June 30, his first Netflix special in nine years, noting his post-2017 self-released work and 2022 Grammy win; Mac reacts to the trailer clip about placing C.K.’s father in a home and cites The A.V. Club saying the special appears to avoid controversy. He then discusses Nate Bargatze drawing backlash after being photographed at a UFC event with Robert F. Kennedy and Cheryl Hines, with a source saying Nate expected political interpretation but attended as a UFC fan, plus mentions Nate’s father Steven Brighetti’s YouTube magic special “Out in a Minute” debuting Thursday. Other items include Jon Stewart’s criticism of the UFC event, Rob Schneider offering to pay MLB fines tied to Giants Pride Night, and comedian Ahmed Ahmed’s lawsuit alleging jail abuse after an SFO arrest. The episode ends with extensive Knicks championship coverage via Fallon, Kimmel, and Seth Meyers, and plugs a free NY Laughs show at Lincoln Center headlined by James Austin Johnson.
 
00:11 Louis C.K. Returns to Netflix
01:06 Trailer Clip Reaction
02:48 Critics and Context
03:22 Nate Bargatze UFC Photo
04:58 Nate Dad Special Plug
05:40 Jon Stewart on UFC Event
06:19 Giants Pride Night Fallout
06:57 Ahmed Ahmed Lawsuit
08:32 Knicks Victory Lap Begins
09:05 Fallon Knicks Song Roast
10:22 Knicks on Fallon Couch
12:35 Mike Brown Dogs Out Story
14:45 Kimmel and Elmo Chaos
15:39 Seth Meyers Closer Look
16:25 NY Laughs and Sign Off

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Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac is a daily podcast covering comedians, stand-up comedy, late night television, and the comedy industry. New episodes every morning. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Part of the Caloroga Shark Media network.

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Johnny Mac recaps comedy news including Jimmy Kimmel’s Instagram birthday post for the U.S. president’s 80th, using a card resembling an alleged Trump note to Jeffrey Epstein, and a UFC event held on the White House lawn streamed on Paramount Plus, with Joe Rogan mocked for a short tie and celebrities like Nate Bargatze and Shane Gillis attending; Gillis is heard criticizing a UFC fighter’s comment about Michelle Obama. On the other “side,” Jay Leno’s Garage features former President Joe Biden driving his 1967 Corvette, discussing topics like NATO, national parks, Beau Biden, and ice cream while Leno praises Biden’s sharpness. Mac also critiques a James Corden/Sebastian Maniscalco bit, previews a planned Tonight Show Jimmy Fallon episode with the champion New York Knicks, shares Marc Maron’s complaints about Netflix “podcasts” and manosphere hosts, and disputes parts of Vulture’s negative review of Tony Hinchcliffe’s Netflix special.

00:13 Kimmel Birthday Jab
00:36 UFC at White House
01:11 Nate Bargatze Photo
02:02 Shane Gillis Reacts to UFC Obama comment
02:57 Biden on Lenos Garage
04:48 Sharpness and Age Talk
05:23 Corden Soccer Bit
07:15 Knicks Fallon Booking
07:56 Maron Slams Netflix Podcasts
09:37 Share the Show Warning
11:07 Tony Hinchcliffe Review
 

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Johnny Mac recounts an online report claiming Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, and Shane Gillis did impromptu sets at the Comedy Cellar after a Knicks game, then reacts to a “top 25 stand-ups of the 2000s” list that ranks Louis CK #1 and Chappelle #3, calling placements like Colin Quinn at #5 and Norm Macdonald at #2 too high. He shares Us Weekly “fun facts” about David Cross (morning person due to his daughter, signature chili, estimating temperature, phone contact Bob Odenkirk, sports starstruck moment with Chipper Jones, crush Nastassja Kinski, bucket list including space) and tells a Charlton Heston meeting story. He covers Marc Maron’s 1995 Comedy Central pilot and Maron’s criticism of talk-show viability and comics’ free-speech framing, notes Taylor Tomlinson’s essay collection “Actually, Nevermind” out Sept. 22, and highlights Nikki Glaser’s Emmy ballot appearance for “Good Girl.” Mac reviews specials by Josh Johnson, Patton Oswalt, and Tony Hinchcliffe, shares Ryan Davis’s critique of Hinchcliffe, reports late-night ratings boosted by Knicks lead-ins, explains Byron Allen’s CBS economics, and summarizes Early praise for Fox’s “FIFA World Cup After Hours with James Corden,” featuring Sebastian Maniscalco.
 
00:15 Cellar Surprise Sets with Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle and Shane Gillis
01:07 Top Comics List React
02:16 Ranking Hot Takes
03:55 David Cross Fun Facts
05:44 Celebrity Encounter Story
07:36 Maron Pilot And Politics
09:12 Taylor Tomlinson Book
10:06 Nikki Glaser Emmy Song
11:41 Specials Watch Recap
14:46 Late Night Ratings Rundown
17:18 Corden After Hours Review

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Johnny Mac covers comedy news, starting with Guy Fieri’s four-episode series “Guy’s Feast Club,” featuring comedians including Andrew Santino, Bert Kreischer, and Bobby Lee while they eat dishes like an Italian feast and a tomahawk rib eye sandwich. He notes Netflix will debut “Adam Ray: Dr. Phil Live” on June 19 as a cheaply produced TV show mislabeled as a podcast, with four episodes and guests such as Michael Bublé, Dave Matthews, Nikki Glaser, and Santino, plus future guests including Hasan Minhaj, Marshawn Lynch, Joel McHale, Mark Normand, and more; Ray also improvises characters like Dr. Phil. Days of Our Lives reportedly cast John Oliver after his on-air offer. The episode also highlights Variety Q&A details with Marc Maron, Patton Oswalt on writing and directing and topical vs observational comedy, a report on a Nate Bargatze Netflix taping, Jeff Foxworthy on comedy writing and avoiding politics, and Guy Branum on stand-up’s changing audiences, plus Toronto comedian Ashwin Singh’s influences.
 
00:12 Guy Fieri Comedy Feast
01:06 Adam Ray Dr Phil Live
02:05 John Oliver Soap Role
02:50 Marc Maron Quickfire Qs
03:59 Patton Oswalt On Comedy
05:07 Nate Bargatze Taping Recap
06:02 Foxworthy Comedy Math
07:26 Guy Branum On Change
08:31 Toronto Comic Spotlight
09:00 Wrap Up And Share

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Most people tell the Shane Gillis story backwards — starting with the SNL firing and working forward. Johnny Mac flips it. The real story starts with a podcast from Pennsylvania that almost nobody was listening to, and ends with one of the most interesting career architectures in comedy right now. This one's about why comedians pay attention to Shane Gillis, what his success says about gatekeepers, and why the Tuesday he recorded a slightly above-average podcast episode might matter more than the day he got fired.

"What happened to Shane Gillis after SNL fired him?" – "Why is Shane Gillis popular?" – "How did Shane Gillis build his career?" – "What is Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast?" – "Did Shane Gillis host SNL?" – "Why do comedians pay attention to Shane Gillis?" – "What is Gilly and Keeves?"

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Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac is a daily podcast covering comedians, stand-up comedy, late night television, and the comedy industry. New episodes every morning. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Part of the Caloroga Shark Media network.

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This is the animal sanctuary mentioned in the February 10 episode.