Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac

Chris Rock tells GQ that therapy made him rethink how he treated people and why he used to blame celebrity when he struggled to connect. Johnny Mac gets into what Rock learned about being honest in therapy and the separate support he gets for nonverbal learning disorder.

Queens comedian Liam Dalton gives Knicks legend John Starks the John Mulaney treatment. Chris Pratt gets Nickelodeon’s King of Comedy honor, Sheng Wang explains how everyday awkward moments become jokes and recalls coming up with Ali Wong, and Trevor Noah gets a reported 3.92 pickleball rating in Singapore.

Plus: New York Comedy Festival picks, a look ahead to the Ashland Sarcasm Festival with Aparna Nancherla and Beth Stelling, and the one thing that might get Johnny Mac out of the house: Jaws: The Very Unauthorized Musical in Montclair.

Weekend bonus: Two David Letterman episodes of Is Late Night Dead? drop in the Daily Comedy News feed at noon Eastern on Saturday and Sunday. The Johnny Carson episode is in the separate Is Late Night Dead? feed.

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A regular show. Station management has confirmed it in writing, underlined twice. Last week’s chart has been retired to a better place, so all five songs are new entries again, and Thanksgiving is in the building. Someone put a paper turkey on the engineer’s door. The engineer says it wasn’t him.

5. The Middle Managers, “Reply All”
4. Gourd Almighty, “Pumpkin Spice Is Back”
3. Second Helping, “The Kids’ Table (I’m 41)"
2. The Thaw, “Defrost (The Turkey’s Still Frozen)”
1. Standard Time, “I Got an Extra Hour and I Wasted It”: 

Worst Lyric of the Week: Dale Pruett returns with a Thanksgiving record, “Gravy on Everything.” He is the lumps again.

Brought to you by Mattress Kingdom, currently between locations. Executive producers Mark Francis and John McDermott. AI assistance was used in this production. A Caloroga Media production.

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Daily Comedy News is hosted by Johnny Mac and releases every weekday. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite app. Part of the Caloroga Media network. For transcripts and show notes visit www.dailycomedynews.com

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.  

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A heckler asked Jimmy Carr about Russell Brand. Carr said Brand was going to prison for “something he didn’t do.” Then came the punchline. “Get consent.”Johnny Mac plays the clip on Daily Comedy News and covers Gary Gulman’s new HBO special Grandiloquent,

John Mulaney’s return to Saturday Night Live, and the fire alarm that cut short Stephen Colbert and Yo-Yo Ma’s Harvard appearance. Plus, rare 1963 Tonight Show footage of Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon turns up in a California garage.

Larry the Cable Guy returns with American Mayhem, Johnny Mac compares the New York and Flyover comedy festivals, and the Comedy Stock Market buys Gianmarco Soresi and Nate Bargatze and sells Dave Chappelle. The episode also covers The Guardian’s reporting on allegations against David Walliams, which he denies, and previews bonus episodes of Is Late Night Dead? and Nobody’s Top Five.

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Daily Comedy News is hosted by Johnny Mac and releases every weekday. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite app. Part of the Caloroga Media network. For transcripts and show notes visit www.dailycomedynews.com

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Ricky Gervais told people setting off fireworks in London, “I hope you die.” On Daily Comedy News, Johnny Mac explains what prompted the post and how it fits into the debate over private fireworks in London.

Shane Gillis joins John Mulaney on the red carpet for Madden, and Theo Von is named King of Bacchus for New Orleans Mardi Gras 2027. Johnny Mac also takes on the argument that podcast fame is hurting stand-up comedy, looking at Theo Von, Joe Rogan, Tim Dillon, Tony Hinchcliffe and Marc Maron.

Plus, Matt Rife responds after Lisa Ann says he’s been showing footage of her removal from his Radio City Music Hall show. Johnny Mac previews Thursday’s New York Comedy Festival lineup and reacts to Tina Fey and Rachel Dratch reuniting for a Volkswagen ad celebrating NBC’s centennial.

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Dave Chappelle is facing backlash after clips surfaced that appear to show him joking about Charlie Kirk’s death at Madison Square Garden. On Daily Comedy News, Johnny Mac breaks down what’s heard in the clips, why one line may be a callback to Tony Hinchcliffe’s George Floyd joke at The Roast of Kevin Hart, and how Rob Schneider and Elon Musk reacted. He also covers Erika Kirk’s broader response to jokes about political assassination.

Johnny Mac reviews Druski’s Saturday Night Live episode, looks at the star-studded goodnights featuring Chris Rock, Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler, and asks whether John Mulaney can get SNL Season 52 back on track.

Also in this episode, Donna Motsinger asks a judge to hold Bill Cosby in contempt over a $59.25 million civil judgment she says remains unpaid. Russell Brand is sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison after being convicted of rape and sexual assault, and Daniel Sloss explains how speaking out about Brand helped inspire the title of his Bitter tour.
Plus, Wednesday picks from the New York Comedy Festival, including Josh Gondelman and Eddie Pepitone, and the Toronto comedy duo Creepy Boys’ unusual explanation for an air-quality dispute behind their eviction case.
 

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Daily Comedy News is hosted by Johnny Mac and releases every weekday. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite app. Part of the Caloroga Media network. For transcripts and show notes visit www.dailycomedynews.com

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.  

Contact John at John@thesharkdeck dot com 

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John's Substack about media is free.