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

Johnny Mac covers comedy news including Nikki Glaser hosting American Idol’s “Taylor Swift Night” and discussing, on Good Morning America, how she’d have to adapt to host the Oscars compared with the Golden Globes. Bobby Lee and Andrew Santino wrapped a 10-episode unscripted series, The Bad Game Show, inspired by Bad Friends and produced for digital distribution with brand-partnership revenue. Jimmy Fallon faced backlash for designing a Survivor 50 challenge that led to contestant Christian voting himself off; Fallon apologized on The Tonight Show and had Christian on as a guest. Other items: Shane Gillis appeared with Flyers mascot Gritty before an NHL playoff game; Patton Oswalt and current wife Meredith Salinger responded to criticism over his post honoring his late wife; Tim Ecker becomes the new on-camera face of the Onion-run Infowars; a report on Josh Johnson’s college set; TMZ notes accusations involving Jelly Roll and Nicole Arbor; the Guardian reports Russell Brand’s comments and allegations; Ben Affleck and Matt Damon receive a Robin Williams legacy award; New Zealand Spy premieres with Bret McKenzie; Chris O’Dowd joins Bill Burr in Bender.
 
00:17 Nikki Glaser Oscars?
01:45 Bad Friends Game Show
02:23 Fallon Survivor Backlash
03:47 Shane Gillis NHL Hype
04:03 Patton Oswalt Tribute Debate
04:39 Onion Takes Infowars
06:50 Josh Johnson Campus Set
08:06 Jelly Roll Nicole Arbor Feud
09:31 Russell Brand Allegations
11:22 Robin Williams Legacy Award
11:44 New Zealand Spy Preview
12:28 Burr O'Dowd Film Bender
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Johnny Mac covers comedy industry news, focusing first on Nikki Glaser hosting the Time 100 event and questioning whether she bombed, noting the crowd wasn’t mic’d well and suggesting a “cool Hollywood” room may have been reluctant to laugh; he plays a trimmed clip of her monologue, including jokes about publicists, the list, Victoria Beckham, and Gayle King/Katy Perry. He also shares awkward clips from Glaser on Kelly Ripa where her short skirt is mentioned and they discuss her Time cover. Deadline’s ongoing reporting on Netflix Is a Joke frames the festival as “haves and have-nots,” citing many big names (Shane Gillis, Louis C.K., John Mulaney, Katt Williams, Nate Bargatze, Seinfeld/Leanne Morgan, Jim Gaffigan) with unsold tickets while smaller buzzy comics sell out smaller venues. Mac reviews Kevin Hart’s “Funny AF” competition format and discusses “Emperor of Rome syndrome,” then briefly praises Ramy Youssef’s special and quotes Ramy and David Cross on crafting sets and not catering to algorithms. Gossip items include a Giants manager attending Dave Chappelle at The Punchline and Chappelle commissioning a beeswax sculpture, plus Patton Oswalt voicing Stephen King’s upcoming Talisman-trilogy audiobook.

00:23 Nikki Glaser Bombing
01:05 Time 100 Monologue
03:40 Kelly Ripa Awkwardness
05:25 Netflix Is a Joke Sales
06:56 Kevin Hart Competition
08:47 Ramy Youssef Special
10:00 David Cross Approach
10:54 Gossip Corner Chappelle
12:16 Chappelle Art Find
12:40 Patton Oswalt Audiobook
13:08 Wrap Up Tomorrow

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Johnny Mac delivers a politically focused comedy news briefing, highlighting clips of Dave Chappelle criticizing the president as divisive and petty, Theo Von questioning what U.S. actions help ordinary Americans, and George Lopez discussing cognitive decline and leadership. Greg Gutfeld responds to Jimmy Kimmel’s comments on Michelle Obama’s podcast by saying Kimmel should accept criticism and has lost self-deprecation. The episode covers backlash to Ramy Youssef saying “salam alaikum” with Elmo and Youssef’s response on The View, plus John Oliver’s harsh comments about Prince Andrew and indifference to Sarah Ferguson. It reports Alex Jones no longer running Infowars as The Onion takes over with Tim Heidecker as a new face, Hulu adding the Handsome podcast, Ari Shaffir promoting The End storytelling show and its featured comics, Ali Siddiq and his daughter buying into Rado Market, and a one-night Brainwash recreation in San Francisco called The Wash.

00:39 Chappelle on the President
02:29 Theo Von and George Lopez 
04:22 Gutfeld vs Kimmel Debate
05:23 Ramy Youssef Sesame Street Backlash Reaction
06:12 John Oliver Slams Royals
06:52 Onion Takes Over Infowars
08:54  Ari Shaffir  
10:43 Ali Siddiq Restaurant Ownership
11:08 SF Open Mic Nostalgia Wrap
 

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Johnny Mac covers Nikki Glaser’s Hulu special “Good Girl,” reacting to her PG Good Morning America appearance and noting she hosted the TIME 100 event; he reiterates his skepticism about Hulu specials and quotes Glaser on developing the hour over two years and 250+ shows, taped in St. Louis. He recaps Eddie Murphy’s AFI Life Achievement Award night with tributes from Kevin Hart, Stevie Wonder, Chris Rock, Mike Myers, Kenan Thompson, Tracy Morgan, Dave Chappelle, and Bill Burr, including Chappelle saying Eddie suggested a possible “Chappelle’s Show” movie with Eddie doing Charlie Murphy parts. Other items: Netflix announces Stavros Halkias’ “Uncle Stav” special taped in Baltimore; The Times reviews John Mulaney’s “Mr. Whatever” (3/5); Johnny’s “Comedy Stock Market” sells Joe Rogan, Theo Von, and Glaser; Rogan appears with President Trump on an order easing psychedelic research; CNN airs “America Laughs” with Matt Friend; Undertaker chokeslams Tony Hinchcliffe at Kill Tony WrestleMania; and Zach Noe Towers releases “Twink Death” on YouTube.
 
00:22 Nikki Glaser on GMA
03:04 Eddie Murphy AFI Tribute
04:21 Chappelle and Burr Speeches
09:14 Chappelles Show Talk
11:04 Quick Comedy Headlines
12:40 Comedy Stock Market Sells
14:03 Colonoscopy Update
14:27 Rogan Oval Office Psychedelics
15:56 Theo Von Clip
16:47 Matt Friend and Kill Tony
 

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Johnny Mac hosts the first-ever 2026 Daily Comedy News Comedy Draft, a sports-style draft where five teams build the ultimate comedy roster. Team Analytics, Team Purist, Team Chaos, Team Industry, and Team Alt each select five comedians, filling out a lineup with a headliner, feature acts, a wildcard, and a legacy pick.

Strategies clash as some teams draft for ticket sales, others for stand-up credibility, and one team just tries to break the internet.

Who built the best roster? Who reached? Who got the steal of the draft?
 

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