Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac

Johnny Mac delivers a Daily Comedy News roundup, highlighting Conan O’Brien’s Interview Magazine chat with Chris Fleming and praising Fleming’s HBO Max special as his top special of the year. He covers confusion over Jim Carrey’s appearance at the César Awards, with makeup artist Alexis Stone claiming he impersonated Carrey while the awards deny it and detail Carrey’s planned visit. He notes Stavros Halkias and Manscaped auctioned a hairball for $510 to benefit the Testicular Cancer Society, and previews Gabriel Iglesias receiving a Hollywood Walk of Fame star. He reports a women-of-The-Office reunion at the SAG Awards organized by Mindy Kaling, backlash to an unaired SNL “Tourettes” sketch, and a scrapped Trump cold open. He shares podcast/production updates, Comedy Survivor voting, ratings for “Scrubs” and “The Greatest Average American,” NYT streaming special picks, and an AI music video parody about Iran by A Flock of Eagles.

00:24 Conan Meets Chris Fleming
02:29 Jim Carrey Clone Rumors
04:01 Stavros Hairball Charity
04:52 Office Cast Reunion Talk
06:10 SNL Cut Sketch Backlash
08:03 Host Updates and Thanks
09:22 Comedy Survivor and Ratings
11:04 Winter Specials Picks
13:27 A Flock of Eagles

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Johnny Mac delivers a messy, off-script Daily Comedy News episode after seeing an email that Netflix Is a Joke Festival added 170+ shows, including “Comedy for the Community” Altadena Eaton Fire Relief hosted by Dion Cole, Timmy No Breaks at The Comedy Store (May 4), and shows from Rosebud Baker and Cheryl Underwood; he notes the news hasn’t hit Deadline or Variety yet. He also covers SXSW Comedy’s 2026 lineup featuring Bill Burr, Chelsea Peretti, Devon Walker, Eric Andre, Frankie Quinones, and Natasha Leggero, plus events tied to Don’t Tell Comedy, The Moth/Comic Relief, Dropout, Facebook, Fox, Funny or Die, and Gotham. He mentions Dusty Slay’s book We’re Having a Good Time, highlights Morristown’s Purim Comedy Night with Raanan Hershberg, discusses Hirschberg’s comments about Louis CK and Joe Rogan, teases noon’s Comedy Survivor results, and shares items on Atsuko Okatsuka and Katherine Blandford.

AND Bill Burr's bad run continues.
 
02:08 SXSW 2026 Comedy Lineup
03:30 Corporate Showcases and Bill Burr Rant
05:35 More SXSW Events and Podcasts
06:28 Dusty Slay Book Announcement
07:31 Local Purim Comedy Night
08:22 Hot Tub Call 
10:52 Comedy Survivor Tease and AI Twist
11:51 Atsuko's Dating Show Story
13:03 Katherine Blandford and Derby Tales
 

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Johnny Mac shares Sunday Comedy News highlights, noting his recent conversation with Pete Holmes and an upcoming “Comedy Survivor” episode. He recaps a Washington Post profile of Robby Hoffman, including her avoidance of TikTok, her move from accounting to writing on “The Chris Gethard Show,” her path to appearing on “Hacks,” and her involvement in “Rooster,” a Bill Lawrence HBO project starring Steve Carell and also featuring John C. McGinley. He covers major profiles of Chris Fleming (New York Times and Vulture), describing Fleming’s densely layered, physical, bruising stage style and mentions an interview with Conan O’Brien. He summarizes Hannah Gadsby telling the Post they’ve stepped back from Netflix to take creative risks, promoting “Woof” as free online audio with a 20-minute animated sock-puppet video, and discussing fame, shifting audiences, and large venues. Additional items: Jeff Ross’ “Take a Banana for the Ride” hits Netflix March 24; Hulu orders “Swap Meet,” an animated half-hour series by and starring Ralph Barbosa; and LA’s “Puppet Up! Uncensored” features Jim Henson-style improv puppetry and a renewed appreciation for human artistry amid AI.

00:53 Robby Hoffman Profile
02:02 Rooster HBO Buzz
02:57 Chris Fleming NYT Spotlight
04:14 Fleming Style Breakdown
05:45 Hannah Gadsby Quits Netflix
07:08 Woof Origins and Fame
08:24 Jeff Ross Netflix Special
08:51 Ralph Barbosa Hulu Cartoon
09:10 Puppet Up Uncensored
10:13 AI Backlash and Wrap Up

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Guest Pete Holmes discusses his new special “Silly Silly Fun Boy,” available via early access on 800 Pound Gorilla and later on YouTube Tuesday, March 24th.

They discuss Holmes’ success on “Pyramid,” including how seriously he takes the game, then segue into Google results featuring a “cannabis and tech today” image and Holmes’ decision to retire an older massage/dick-joke bit. Holmes explains how he structures and edits a special (cutting warmup, not moving closers), why swearing was heavier early due to the crowd’s energy, and that the special is cut from two shows in Portland. Conversation also covers hosting Montreal New Faces, standup as a living/jazz-like art, Holmes’ view of spirituality as experiential
awareness/consciousness, his comfort in his 40s, the early-2000s Chicago comedy scene, “Crashing” streaming, putting specials on YouTube, and his book title “Comedy Sex God.”

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