Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac

Johnny Mac delivers daily comedy news centered on Rolling Stone comments from Bill Burr about moving past anger, recently bombing with a hard Vegas opener, parenting his daughter and son, crying during a story about connecting with his daughter, and how Broadway’s Glengarry Glen Ross made him love theater while rejecting a Cats revival; he also plugs a Bill Burr deep-dive episode and an upcoming Norm Macdonald deep dive. The episode notes Burr, Pete Davidson joking about fatherhood at the Riyadh Comedy Festival, and Taylor Tomlinson telling The Hollywood Reporter she took After Midnight out of loneliness, struggled with illness, and ultimately left after months of deliberation despite supportive staff. Other items include Stavros Halkias on comedy purism, Trevor Noah and Jimmy Carr riffing on English, Jo Koy recalling meeting Robin Williams, Zelda Williams calling a conspiracy clip AI, “Comedy Stock Market” picks for Norm Macdonald and Nathan Fielder, promotion of the Is Late Night Dead? podcast, and Vulture’s profile of Courtney O’Donnell and her goals.
 
00:14 Bill Burr Bombing Story
01:03 Bill Burr as a Dad
01:47 Burr Discovers Theater
02:56 Festival and Pete Dad Talk
03:11 Taylor Tomlinson Burnout
05:30 Stavros Comedy Purist
06:46 Trevor and Jimmy English Bits
07:48 Jo Koy Meets Robin
09:02 Zelda Williams AI Warning
09:33 Comedy Stock Market Picks
10:54 Podcast and Courtney ODonnell
 

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Johnny Mac covers Dane Cook posting surveillance video to identify a woman he says stole dog treats from his doorstep at 6 a.m., noting the coincidence with Cook promoting a new VOD film and discussing Cook’s comments to Deadline about a documentary framing his career like “Empire Strikes Back.” He highlights a Michael Che Netflix special trailer (Oct. 13), the Maria Bamford documentary “Paralyzed by Hope” (Oct. 23, Netflix), Chris Hardwick’s special “The Middle Ages” (Oct. 5 on 800 Pound Gorilla’s Gorilla Comedy Plus; Oct. 20 on YouTube), and Zainab Johnson’s “Toxically Optimistic” (Oct. 27, Netflix, co-produced with Higher Ground). Other items include Jason Zinoman on Sam Morril, Andrew Schulz cast in “Miami Vice ’85” (IMAX May 19, 2028), Nate Bargatze writing for Ford, late-night ratings led by “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” Audible’s “The Moons of LA” (Oct. 8), and Vulture spotlighting Janet McNamara.
 
01:30 Dane Cook Movie Promo
03:19 New Trailers & Specials
07:26 Chris Hardwick Special
09:30 Zainab Johnson Special
10:07 Sam Morril Special
11:12 Andrew Schulz & Miami Vice
14:51 Late Night Ratings
15:17 Moons of LA
15:46 Vulture: Janet McNamara
17:01 Outro

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Johnny Mac covers comedy news including Ford launching an ad campaign starring Nate Bargatze promoting dealership centers and mobile service with pickup/delivery, plus Bargatze discussing his self-focused, relatable comedy on Fox News. Tom Segura announces a 30-city “Preposterous” tour starting January 8 in Baton Rouge with presale at 10:00 AM and general sale Friday, October 2, and he’s listed for the Fastball Comedy Festival October 17 in Mesa, Arizona alongside Bill Burr and Dave Chappelle. Matt Rife also appears on Fox News. Mac previews upcoming episodes in his feed (a Bill Burr deep dive and a New York Times TV list reaction) and plugs his new podcast series “Is Late Night Dead?” while sharing a Cinema Blend/“The Late Shift” anecdote about Letterman, Leno, and monologue strategy. He recaps “Scrubs” reboot season-two cast/story changes and notes Janeane Garofalo joining Apple TV+ comedy “Protective Custody,” the Dead Comedian Contest details, and a Vulture feature on Anya Magliano.
 
00:14 Ford Ad With Bargatze
01:07 Bargatze On Fox News
02:29 Tom Segura Tour Dates
03:32 Weekend Feed Preview
04:04 Matt Rife Fox Clip
04:52 Scrubs Return And Cast
08:17 Scrubs Season Two Spoilers
10:12 Letterman Leno Rivalry
12:47 Comedy Casting And Events
14:03 Vulture Comics To Know
15:25 Closing Thoughts And Signoff

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Johnny Mac covers comedy news including Bruce Springsteen canceling a scheduled Jimmy Kimmel Brooklyn appearance with Tom Morello (Morello still appears), with Amy Schumer as the replacement guest alongside Howard Stern. He notes Sam Morril’s new Netflix special, Incorrect, and shares a Good Day LA intro and clip about modern attention spans. He highlights the release of Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story and Cook’s comments about his mother warning him about his brother, who allegedly stole from him, and Cook wanting to confront him. Mac summarizes a New York Times piece on SNL’s James Austin Johnson fearing being pigeonholed as Trump, promoting his special Heel Yeah, and discusses pacing in comedy sets. He plugs his new series Is Late Night Dead, reviews Jalen Brunson hosting SNL, recommends SNL UK, proposes a “Team America” comedy lineup, and spotlights Vulture’s profile of comedian Lee Jin-Ho.
 
00:15 Kimmel Guest Shakeup
00:56 Sam Morril Special Clip
02:16 Dane Cook Doc Drama
03:27 James Austin Johnson Profile
05:19 Late Night Dead Teaser
05:49 SNL Brunson Behind Scenes
06:53 SNL UK Recommendation
07:10 Team America Comedy Draft
08:56 Vulture Spotlight Lee Jin Ho
 


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Johnny Mac covers influencer Brielle Adams-Wheatley’s Instagram call-out of a standup bit attributed to Nikki Glaser about Adams-Wheatley (a trans creator born with no limbs); Glaser apologizes in messages, says the joke was inaccurately described but still “dumb,” and says she’ll remove it. He highlights Yakov Smirnoff on Joe Rogan describing his family listening to Voice of America, fear in the USSR, and leaving after a Jimmy Carter grain-for-exit deal. He discusses Taylor Tomlinson’s new book excerpts about quitting After Midnight after years of overwork, not calling Stephen Colbert first, CBS refusing a fill-in host when she was sick, and his theory that dropping 12:30 may have influenced broader late-night decisions. He plugs his new podcast Is Late Night Dead?, notes Seth Meyers’ NBC comedy The Game Room, reports Colbert’s marquee name removal, previews Netflix’s Hot or Cold with Bob Mortimer and Richard Ayoade, and discusses UK Celebrity Traitors comedians while asking for American casting ideas.
 
00:20 Nikki Glaser Joke Fallout
02:20 Yakov Smirnoff on Freedom
05:27 Taylor Tomlinson Quits After Midnight
09:18 Is Late Night Dead Podcast Plug
10:07 Late Night Updates and CBS Marquee
11:16 Netflix Hot or Cold Preview
12:46 UK Celebrity Traitors Comedians
13:38 Who Should Do US Traitors
 

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Johnny Mac previews Netflix’s Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald (premiering Friday, Oct. 16, directed by Judd Apatow), described as an archival-footage documentary tracing Norm’s rise on Weekend Update and legacy as a “comedian’s comedian.” He notes Chris Fleming’s Emmy frustration bit and jokes about handing NBC’s 12:30 slot to Fleming. He covers Anthony Jeselnik launching a book club podcast on Bill Simmons’ network, plays a Jo Koy weather-segment clip, and revisits backlash to Koy’s Taylor Swift Golden Globes joke while mentioning criticism of Swift’s new song. He discusses conflicting reports about Jimmy Kimmel’s future at ABC, John Cleese’s criticism of the BBC over pulled Mitchell and Webb sketches, and debate over whether Ali G perpetuates stereotypes, including comments from writer Colton Dunn. He shares a listener’s Iceland hot-dog challenge success, teases Bowen Yang promoting skincare, and notes Ken Jeong  buying the A's.  

00:16 Norm Macdonald Doc Preview
00:50 Trailer Highlights Reel
02:55 Why Norm Still Matters
03:06 Chris Fleming Emmy Rant
04:13 Jeselnik Book Club Podcast
04:40 Jo Koy Weather Chaos Clip
07:24 Jo Koy Taylor Swift Joke
07:51 Jimmy Kimmel Exit Rumors
08:29 John Cleese vs BBC Cuts
10:31 Ali G Racism Debate
11:25 Iceland Hot Dog Challenge
12:04 Bowen Yang Skincare Ad
12:57 SNL Stars Leaving Too Soon
13:14 Ken Jeong Buys Into A's
 

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Marc Maron recorded 1,686 episodes of WTF with Marc Maron. For the final one, he went back to Barack Obama, the guest whose 2015 visit to Maron’s garage became a defining moment in podcast history.

In this Comedy Deep Dive, Johnny Mac tells the story of Marc Maron and WTF, from Maron’s turbulent years in stand-up and radio to launching a podcast out of his garage and becoming one of comedy’s most important interviewers.

We revisit the unlikely rise of WTF, Maron’s reputation for being brilliant, combative and occasionally difficult, his years at Air America, and the interview style that separated WTF from the traditional celebrity publicity circuit. These weren’t five-minute junket conversations. Maron talked about failure, addiction, jealousy, depression, careers, relationships and comedy, often getting famous guests to tell stories they hadn't told anywhere else.
There’s the extraordinary Robin Williams conversation that was eventually selected for preservation by the National Recording Registry. There’s President Barack Obama arriving at Maron’s garage with the Secret Service in 2015, a moment that helped demonstrate how powerful podcasting had become. And there’s Obama again, a decade later, sitting down with Maron for the final WTF.

The story also includes Maron’s sobriety, the devastating loss of filmmaker Lynn Shelton, his From Bleak to Dark comedy special, the documentary Are We Good?, his acting career, and why WTF became something that countless podcasters tried to imitate but could never quite reproduce.

After sixteen years, hundreds of millions of downloads and conversations with many of the biggest names in comedy and entertainment, Marc Maron decided he was done.
So what exactly did WTF change?

Questions this Comedy Deep Dive answers: Why did Marc Maron end WTF? How did WTF with Marc Maron begin? Why did Marc Maron record a podcast in his garage? What made Marc Maron’s interview style different? Why was the Robin Williams WTF interview so important? What happened when Barack Obama visited Marc Maron’s garage? Why was Obama appearing on WTF a landmark moment for podcasting? How did WTF influence comedy podcasts? Who was the final guest on WTF with Marc Maron? And why was WTF so difficult to imitate?


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Johnny Mac delivers comedy news including Stavros Halkias blaming private equity for fast-food quality declines, citing Wendy’s lettuce and Jersey Mike’s changes. Chris Rock, speaking at TIFF, says he asked Adam Sandler for advice on moving into drama, praises Uncut Gems and Punch-Drunk Love, notes he lacks “Madagascar money” post-divorce, and mentions his film Misty Green arriving October 9. Jay Leno responds to criticism for avoiding partisan comedy, with commentary from Christian Toto about late-night audiences. Jo Koy describes shifting comedy late-night culture from cocaine and drinking to vaping/edibles. Nick Thune discusses his newly taped special Never Always and working clean; Anthony Jeselnik talks reading habits and his book club. The “comedy stock market” sells Nikki Glaser, Andrew Santino, and Tom Segura, and buys Maddie Kelly and Jalen Brunson. Marc Maron starts video podcasting, and the BBC removes several That Mitchell and Webb Look sketches from iPlayer.

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Bill Burr on Finding His Voice, Conan’s Tonight Show Return, and Seth Meyers’ Longer Breaks
Johnny Mac shares daily comedy news featuring Rolling Stone’s cover story on Bill Burr and clips where Burr discusses finding his voice, moving away from being “the angry guy,” East Coast vs. West Coast attitudes, and comments related to The Social Reckoning, Aaron Sorkin’s Facebook film starring Burr as investor composite “Charlie,” in theaters October 9. The episode also covers Conan O’Brien returning to The Tonight Show and joking with Jimmy Fallon, plus Conan recounting Johnny Carson’s advice to “be yourself.” Seth Meyers explains a new show structure with longer breaks aligned more like SNL, notes his Proof of Life podcast topping 1M YouTube views, and discusses late-night bookings. Other items: Jalen Brunson hosting SNL, Greece’s prime minister meeting Dave Chappelle, Adam Sandler spotted on his 60th, a Carrot Top extortion case update, Vulture’s comedian list highlighting Jack Benzinger, and upcoming podcast scheduling including “Is Late Night Dead?” on Oct. 4.

 
00:05 Bill Burr Rolling Stone
00:30 Finding His Voice
01:25 Anger and Shame
02:20 East Coast vs West
03:14 Politics and Tech
04:16 Conan on Fallon
06:20 Conan Career Advice
06:59 Seth Meyers Breaks
09:08 Jalen Brunson Hosts SNL
09:51 Gossip Corner Roundup
11:21 Vulture Comedians List
12:49 Housekeeping  


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Johnny Mac covers several comedy stories: Live Nation Studios, Kevin Hart’s Heartbeat, and All Things Comedy are producing Golf Trip, an ensemble film starring Tom Segura, Andrew Santino, and Timothy Simons about three friends whose annual trip is disrupted when they’re paired with an intrusive solo golfer; Mac is skeptical the project will be good. Ron White on Joe Rogan’s podcast calls Kill Tony an important launching pad only if comics are prepared, discusses why he bans openers from doing crowd work, and shares health changes after moving to Austin. Carrot Top (Scott Thompson) is hospitalized and recovering after a reported suicide attempt, and TMZ reports an alleged extortion threat involving a USB recording. Mac comments on Nikki Glaser’s Sunday Night Football opening featuring a Taylor Swift song, notes Vulture’s “comedians you should and will know” list, mentions Kimmel’s ratings beating Fallon’s, and relays criticism of Colin Jost and Pete Davidson’s hot, poorly hosted Snapple ferry show.
 
00:20 Golf Trip Movie Pitch
01:34 Suits Speak and Skepticism
02:08 Ron White on Kill Tony
02:48 Crowd Work Debate
03:29 Ron White Health Update
03:47 Carrot Top Hospitalized
05:17 Nikki Glaser SNF Open
07:15 Vulture Comics List
08:27 Late Night Ratings Check
08:57 Jost Davidson Ferry Show
 


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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.  

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