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Johnshares quick thoughts on a few topics: they disliked the Ted Lasso season premiere, arguing the show needs more reality and that it’s unbelievable Ted—after finishing second in the Premier League—would be working part-time at a supermarket instead of coaching, doing TV, or taking another high-level job, and they also can’t buy the idea he’d return to the UK to coach a second-division women’s team. They then say “Alley Cats” was very bad despite liking Ricky Gervais, feeling it was mostly cursing and quitting a couple minutes in. Finally, they react to Ranker’s best sitcoms poll (1.3M votes, 101K people) naming Friends #1, calling it insane and arguing it wasn’t even better than Seinfeld, while also mentioning The Brady Bunch’s cultural impact and that Everybody Loves Raymond is underrated. 

Ted Lasso Season Premiere Rant, Ricky Gervais’ “Alley Cats” Letdown, and Why Friends Isn’t #1 Poolside, the host shares quick thoughts on a few topics: they disliked the Ted Lasso season premiere, arguing the show needs more reality and that it’s unbelievable Ted—after finishing second in the Premier League—would be working part-time at a supermarket instead of coaching, doing TV, or taking another high-level job, and they also can’t buy the idea he’d return to the UK to coach a second-division women’s team. They then say “Alley Cats” was very bad despite liking Ricky Gervais, feeling it was mostly cursing and quitting a couple minutes in. Finally, they react to Ranker’s best sitcoms poll (1.3M votes, 101K people) naming Friends #1, calling it insane and arguing it wasn’t even better than Seinfeld, while also mentioning The Brady Bunch’s cultural impact and that Everybody Loves Raymond is underrated. 

Poolside, the host shares quick thoughts on a few topics: they disliked the Ted Lasso season premiere, arguing the show needs more reality and that it’s unbelievable Ted—after finishing second in the Premier League—would be working part-time at a supermarket instead of coaching, doing TV, or taking another high-level job, and they also can’t buy the idea he’d return to the UK to coach a second-division women’s team. They then say “Alley Cats” was very bad despite liking Ricky Gervais, feeling it was mostly cursing and quitting a couple minutes in. Finally, they react to Ranker’s best sitcoms poll (1.3M votes, 101K people) naming Friends #1, calling it insane and arguing it wasn’t even better than Seinfeld, while also mentioning The Brady Bunch’s cultural impact and that Everybody Loves Raymond is underrated.
 
00:04 Ted Lasso Rant
00:25 Reality Check Complaints
01:27 Alley Cats Letdown
01:47 Best Sitcom Debate
 
 


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Johnny Mac reports on Christina P. (Christina Pazsitzky) and Tom Segura divorcing after nearly 20 years, with Christina confirming on Your Mom’s House that it’s sad but amicable, asking fans not to take sides, and saying they will continue co-hosting. The Times of London gives Dave Chappelle’s London appearance two stars, criticizing a late start, high ticket prices, and an unfocused set that still touched on transgender-related material. Andrew Schulz comments on Caitlin Clark being criticized for avoiding politics. Stavros Halkias discusses playing a sous chef in an Anthony Bourdain movie. An LA Times feature covers Anthony Jeselnik’s insomnia leading to the Jeselnik Book Club and its influence, with a nod to John Mulaney’s book club. Jenny Yang tours grocery-store comedy shows, Mary Beth Barone discusses dating and crowd work, and Meredith Kercher’s sister criticizes Amanda Knox’s Edinburgh Fringe comedy project.
 
00:16 Christina P and Segura Split
01:48 Chappelle London Review
03:23 Schulz on Caitlin Clark
04:02 Stavros in Bourdain Film
04:50 Jeselnik Book Club Boom
07:47 Jenny Yang Grocery Tour
08:51 Mary Beth Barone Dating
09:45 Amanda Knox Fringe Backlash
 

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Johnny Mac recaps an LA Times piece featuring comedians reflecting on selling out Madison Square Garden, including Nate Bargatze (three shows Sept. 26–27, 2025), Dane Cook (three shows in 2006 and 2009), Jim Gaffigan (Dec. 12, 2015), Matt Rife (two shows July 18–19, noted as the youngest to do so), and Andrew Schulz (two shows May 3–4, 2024). He then discusses Josh Johnson’s “Comedy Band Camp,” describing its troupe personality quiz and takes it himself, landing in the Fuchsia Flames, and shares Johnson’s comments on differences between stand-up and The Daily Show’s collaborative process. The episode also covers Austin’s “Anybody But Tony” show reacting to Kill Tony and the Rogan sphere’s influence, Caitlin Palouffe citing Ofira Eisenberg’s memoir as inspiration for stand-up, and Leanne Morgan shopping at an Alabama farmer’s market.
 
00:12 Comics Selling Out MSG
01:29 Matt Rife and Schulz Takes
02:28 Josh Johnson Comedy Band Camp
02:52 Taking the Camp Quiz
06:58 Fuchsia Flames Results
07:58 Josh on Daily Show vs Standup
08:42 Anybody But Tony in Austin
10:00 Alt Comedy vs Rogan Sphere
10:43 Memoir That Inspired Standup
11:32 Leanne Morgan Farmers Market
 


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Jay Leno says he never spent a dollar of his NBC salary, he lived off standup income the whole time, even while hosting the most watched late night show in America. Johnny Mac looks at everything about Jay Leno that isn't the Tonight Show: the Comedy Store years, the David Letterman friendship and the edgier version of Jay a generation of comedy fans first met on that show, the Big Dog Garage in Burbank that grew from seventeen thousand to a hundred and twenty-two thousand square feet, the 1907 White Steam Car that caught fire and put him in a burn center at seventy-two, the motorcycle crash three months later, and the story of Mavis, his wife of forty-five years, now living with advanced dementia, who he makes lunch for every day and comes home to every night. The Tonight Show chapter gets its own episode this fall. Today is everything else.

"How many cars does Jay Leno own?"
"What happened to Jay Leno's wife Mavis?"
"Does Jay Leno have a wife with dementia?"
"Did Jay Leno really never spend his Tonight Show salary?"
"What is Jay Leno's net worth?"
"How did Jay Leno meet David Letterman?"
"What is Jay Leno's Garage show about?"
"What was Jay Leno like on Letterman in the 1980s?"
"Is Jay Leno still doing standup comedy?"
"What happened in Jay Leno's garage fire 2022?"
"Who is Mavis Leno and what does she have dementia?"
"What did Jay Leno say about taking care of his wife?"


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Johnny Mac hosts Daily Comedy News, noting a false online rumor that Patton Oswalt died, which Oswalt mocked and which Twitter corrected. Christina P discussed her divorce from Tom Segura on Your Mom’s House, saying they tried for years for the kids, there’s no animosity, and “we’re cool.” Williams Grove Speedway partnered with Netflix’s Tires starring Shane Gillis for fan appreciation night. Netflix releases Ricky Gervais’ six-part, 15-minutes-each animated comedy Alley Cats featuring Diane Morgan, with the cast recording together. Bob Marley’s new bit references “furries,” alongside a past Maine middle-school incident. Seth Meyers performs at SNHU Arena supporting two New Hampshire children’s advocacy groups. Vogue profiles Mary Beth Barone’s political, women-and-queer-focused standup and her Netflix-special approach; Johnny’s “comedy stock market” says sell Ted Lasso and Barone, buy Pete Correale, and teases a Jay Leno deep dive and Leno driving Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias’ preserved 1993 Mustang on Jay Leno’s Garage, plus Guardian Q&A with critic Brian Logan on comedy.
 
00:18 Patton Oswalt Death Hoax
00:51 Christina P Divorce Update
01:13 Shane Gillis Speedway Promo
01:45 Ricky Gervais Alley Cats
02:39 Bob Marley Furries Bit
03:22 Seth Meyers New Hampshire Show
03:44 Mary Beth Barone Vogue Profile
05:55 Comedy Stock Market Picks
08:13 Deep Dives and Jay Leno Day
08:53 Fluffy Mustang on Lenos Garage
10:01 Do Critics Still Laugh
 


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Late Nighter found dozens of AI-generated YouTube videos mimicking Jimmy Kimmel’s monologues using synthetic voice/face, matching thumbnails, odd gestures, and little humor; one drew 800,000 views before disappearing. Chelsea Handler criticized Forbes’ claim Joe Rogan earned $82 million in 2026, and Mac explains podcast ad revenue and CPMs. Sebastian Maniscalco discusses possibly shaving his head and timing a second hair transplant with a Beverly Hills surgeon. Mo Gilligan’s Netflix “Chicken Thing” explores fried chicken, ingredients, body-image concerns, and challenging Black British stereotypes. Bowen Yang will play Mary Todd Lincoln in “Oh, Mary” on Broadway starting Sept. 15. Amy Poehler’s Town Hall podcast taping has tickets as low as $346. Leicester Comedy Festival’s operator became insolvent. Amazon greenlit Paul Scheer’s improv sitcom “DINKS,” and Kumail Nanjiani will direct/star in werewolf horror-comedy “Howl.”
 
00:12 AI Fake Kimmel Clips
01:43 Rogan Pay Debate
02:18 Podcast Ads Explained
03:32 Maniscalco Hair Talk
04:41 Mo Gilligan Chicken Doc
05:56 Bowen Yang Broadway Role
06:38 Amy Poehler Ticket Shock
07:14 Comedy Festival Trouble
07:45 New Shows and Films
08:53 Deep Dives

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Johnny Mac recaps comedy news, led by a brutal Guardian review of Ricky Gervais’ new Netflix animated series Alley Cats, calling it lazy, shock-driven, and unfunny. John Oliver discusses Emmy nominations, HBO’s value of awards, and late-night camaraderie, plus mentions Conan O’Brien Must Go season three arriving Aug. 21. He shares SNL Season 52 ticket lottery details and notes Jay Leno will receive BIFF’s Vanguard Award and a “Jay Leno Day” proclamation in Burbank. Ted Lasso season four premieres at 9 p.m. Eastern with Ted coaching a women’s team and several returning and absent cast members, with comments from Jason Sudeikis and new cast member Tanya Reynolds. Other items include The Daily Show’s 30th anniversary chat, Mo Gilligan’s Big Chicken documentary, Pete Davidson co-parenting statement, Michael Che special tapings, Judd Apatow on a Nikki Glaser screenplay, Maddie Kelly on obstacles for women in comedy, and UK backlash to the BBC canceling Live at the Apollo.
 
00:15 Guardian Slams Alley Cats
01:06 Why Shock Humor Fails
01:49 John Oliver Emmy Talk
02:51 Conan And SNL Tickets
03:59 Jay Leno Day In Burbank
04:28 Ted Lasso Season Four
06:57 Daily Show Turns Thirty
08:04 Mo Gilligan Big Chicken
09:03 Pete Davidson Co Parenting
09:35 Che Special And Glaser Film
10:24 Women In Comedy Debate
11:11 BBC Cancels Apollo
 

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Johnny Mac covers comedy news including Jim Gaffigan’s Father Time Bourbon winning Best New Bourbon at the 2026 San Francisco World Spirits Competition for The Caboose Empty Nester Strength (double gold, 97 points), with details on mash bill, proofs, and the $200 retail price. CBS will air a two-hour 20th anniversary primetime special of Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed on Tuesday, September 29, and Funny You Should Ask returns to production August 11 with new CBS late-night episodes starting September 21; the show nears its 500th episode. Seth Meyers’ Day Drinking becomes a Peacock series compilation. Ratings notes compare summer late-night numbers for Kimmel, Fallon, Meyers, and a James Corden after-hours show. Comedy Central announces Stand-Up Selects on YouTube. Mac also recounts a failed YouTube Live due to audio cutting out and reflects on friend Vinnie Pastore’s death, then mentions a trailer for season two of Netflix’s Leanne. 

00:12 Jim Gaffigan Bourbon Win
01:34 Comics Unleashed Anniversary
02:38 Funny You Should Ask Returns
03:46 Day Drinking Goes Peacock
04:48 Late Night Ratings Roundup
05:40 Comedy Central Stand-Up Selects
06:24 Kevin Hart Golf With LeBron
06:44 YouTube Live Audio Fail
08:21 Remembering Vinnie Pastore
13:29 Leanne Season Two Trailer
 

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Johnny Mac covers Gianmarco Soresi posting his Montreal Comedy Festival “State of the Industry” speech with Jay Jurden, highlighting a section packed with jokes about Tony Hinchcliffe and Kill Tony. Mac then fixates on the Sept. 10 Madison Square Garden “New York City Still Rising” 9/11 benefit guest list—Aziz Ansari, Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle, Ronny Chieng, and Pete Davidson—noting all five also played the Riyadh Comedy Festival last year and calling the coincidence statistically odd, while sharing his personal 9/11 perspective and comparing past lineups. He reports Patricia Heaton backing a petition urging Mayor Zohran Mamdani not attend the 25th anniversary at Ground Zero, plays a Rosie O’Donnell song clip and Ben Shapiro’s reaction, shares a Just for Laughs tribute video to Bruce Hills, notes Comedy Central’s new Daily Show anniversary podcast lineup, mentions rights for an Elizabeth Pryor memoir for a potential Richard Pryor film, and announces Joanne McNally’s 2027 Netflix special “Pinotfile.”
 
00:13 Soresi and Jurden Roast Tony
01:57 MSG 9/11 Benefit Guest List
03:26 Riyadh Festival Coincidence
04:51 Who Else Could Be Booked
06:32 Heaton 9/11 Petition Drama
07:27 Rosie Sings Shapiro Reacts
08:40 JFL Legacy Award Clip
09:31 Daily Show 30th Podcast Shade
10:57 Richard Pryor Biopic Talk
 

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Johnny Mac delivers poolside comedy news, led by Trevor Noah starring in South Africa’s second international tourism marketing push, “Tourism in South Africa with Trevor Noah,” titled “Didn’t Say We Didn’t Tell You,” aimed at attracting foreign visitors amid xenophobic tensions and anti-illegal immigration protests. Chelsea Handler shares strict family vacation etiquette from her 2025 book “I’ll Have What She’s Having,” including acknowledging household staff, being considerate with food and alcohol, staying engaged in activities, and contributing “pleasantness.” Rob Beckett discusses Disney trips, how kids change vacations, Spain travel tips, and a planned Europe road trip ending at Europa Park. In a paid advertorial, Kenan Thompson lists car essentials for parents and recalls his first Toyota 4Runner. Deadline’s “Laugh List” spotlights 10 top unproduced comedy screenplays, including “Daniel Bennett Needs a Friend,” “The Flu Game,” and “Witch Please.”
 
00:24 Trevor Noah Tourism Ad
01:41 Chelsea Handler Vacation Rules
03:26 Rob Beckett Holiday Chaos
04:25 Johnny Mac Travel Style
06:04 Kenan Thompson Car Essentials
07:54 Deadline Laugh List
 

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