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

Johnny Mac delivers Daily Comedy News, leading with Men’s Journal coverage of Gabriel Iglesias launching his tequila brand Pocho Fino, positioned as affordable, social, and widely available, with flavors including blanco, grilled pineapple, and “Mexican candy,” and Iglesias describing hands-on involvement and the name’s Mexican American context. Conan O’Brien, in a Hollywood Reporter interview, says appearances like Hot Ones revealed late night is in trouble due to low-overhead shows drawing massive audiences. Seth Meyers jokes about politics and gas prices, while Fox News highlights Andrew Schulz discussing public anger over a potential Iran ground war amid affordability concerns, and the New York Times is cited calling him a major political journalist.  Chelsea Handler alleges RFK Jr. and Cheryl Hines sold her a Brentwood home with serious issues. The episode promotes the Comedy Survivor Facebook vote, notes SNL UK coming to Peacock, and recaps Joe Rogan criticizing UFC 326 booing.

 
00:20 Fluffy Tequila Launch
03:30 Flavors And Promotion
04:12 Conan On Late Night
04:56 Seth Meyers Gas Prices
05:22 Andrew Schulz Iran Clip
07:15 Patton Oswalt Awards Jabs
07:52 Tig Notaro Cheryl Hines Rift
09:36 Chelsea Handler House Drama
12:11 Maxi Podcast TV Plans
12:42 SNL UK Coming To Peacock
13:00 Joe Rogan UFC Backlash
 

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Johnny Mac covers Conan O’Brien on Michelle Obama’s podcast discussing optimism, career setbacks, luck, and privilege, and notes Conan is hosting the Oscars with a Hollywood Reporter cover story coming later. He recaps Stephen Colbert receiving the WGA Walter Bernstein Award and joking about Paramount and revolution. New releases include David Cross’s special “The End of the Beginning of the End” (website now, YouTube April 7), Cameron Esposito’s album “Person of No Consequence” (March 20), Derek Stroop’s Netflix special “Nostalgic,” Matt Koff’s Veeps special “Catman,” and Mario Adrion’s YouTube special “My Struggle.” He mentions Kathleen Madigan’s 1978 hoops shoot win and travel sports, Bill Maher getting bumped at a Lakers game, Blake Griffin comparing standup to the NBA, Matt Rife taking a tennis lesson, and Fox News interviewing Iranian-American comic Max Amini on avoiding politics and describing life under Iran’s regime. He closes with a reminder to vote in Comedy Survivor in the podcast’s Facebook group.
 
00:25 Conan on Optimism
02:20 Colbert WGA Jokes
03:14 New Specials Roundup
05:25 Kathleen Madigan Hoops
06:05 Travel Sports Rant
07:26 McDonalds Order: 2 Cheeseburger Meal, Diet Coke
08:26 Bill Maher Courtside at Knicks-Lakers
09:03 Blake Griffin Standup
09:42 Matt Rife Tennis  
11:04 Max Amini on Iran
 

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Johnny Mac recaps the latest week of Comedy Survivor, where listeners vote in the Daily Comedy News podcast Facebook group to eliminate comedians from Comedy Island. .  Who goes home?????

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Johnny Mack delivers Daily Comedy News, addressing speculation that Theo Von is the Masked Singer character “High Voltage,” then argues the voice and body type don’t match. He reports Conan O’Brien will give the keynote at Harvard’s 375th commencement and recaps Conan’s appearance on Michelle Obama’s podcast discussing performing at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the Oscars, and the difficulty of doing news-driven comedy today.

Other items include Jerry Seinfeld dining in Worcester before shows, Amy Schumer dancing on camera at a Knicks game, and book recommendations from John Mulaney (Jim Newton’s Grateful Dead book and Ken Kesey’s Sometimes a Great Notion) and Anthony Jeselnik (Vonnegut’s Mother Night). He notes an SNL UK trailer, Matt Rife setting a Prudential Center comedy attendance record, Ike Barinholtz launching the trivia podcast Funny You Ask March 25, and Margaret Cho saying Trump repeatedly asked her to do The Apprentice.
 
00:17 Theo Von on the Masked Singer?
01:52 Conan Harvard And Oscars
02:48 Conan On Michelle Obama
04:32 Seinfeld Dinner Order
05:08 Amy Schumer Knicks Cam
05:32 Mulaney Book Club Picks
07:49 SNL UK Trailer
08:35 Matt Rife Attendance Record
09:31 Comedy Survivor Tease
09:45 Ike Barinholtz Trivia Pod
12:12 Margaret Cho Trump Invite
 

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Johnny Mac discusses mixed-to-negative reviews for Bill Lawrence’s new HBO comedy “Rooster,” starring Steve Carell and John C. McGinley, citing Daniel Feinberg (Hollywood Reporter) and Variety. The LA Times previewed a one-night, untelevised, unrecorded, sold-out March 21 SoFi Stadium show with Jo Koy and Gabriel Iglesias, expected to run four hours with special guests and major production. Hindustan Times recapped Gianmarco Soresi’s India trip, and a field interview with Jeff describes Soresi’s “Theater Adult” cabaret at Joe’s Pub featuring audience participation and Ben Platt. He also highlights a New York Times praise piece on Chris Fleming’s special and notes Jimmy Fallon’s first Late Show guest appearance, ending with Fallon’s personalized “My Way.”

00:00 Daylight Savings Rules
00:37 Cabinet Firing Jokes
01:07 Rooster Review Roundup
03:53 SoFi Stadium Comedy Event
06:22 Gianmarco Soresi in India
07:09 Trivia Guys Field Report
10:23 Chris Fleming Special Praise
12:18 Fallon Colbert Crossover
13:12 My Way Parody Finale

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