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Johnny Mac covers cut jokes from the Roast of Kevin Hart shared by Variety via writer Madison Sinclair, including material about Draymond Green, Lizzo, Shane Gillis, Tony Hinchcliffe, Chelsea Handler, and Hart himself, then notes online backlash, including Blake Neff’s comments on Pete Davidson’s Charlie Kirk-related joke and TMZ reporting George Floyd’s family and friends’ anger at Hinchcliffe’s Floyd joke. Sheryl Underwood defends roast-context language as having different rules. Mac then recaps Strike Force Five (Meyers, Kimmel, Fallon, Oliver, Colbert) appearing on Colbert to defend late night’s relevance, trading jokes and discussing audiences across TV and YouTube; a new Strike Force Five podcast episode benefits World Central Kitchen. In gossip, Carrie Underwood denies any beef with Nikki Glaser. Also: Kevin Hart signs a Netflix action-comedy with McG plus another Netflix film “72 Hours” (July 24)
 
00:23 Cut Roast Jokes
03:31 Roast Backlash
04:57 Strike Force Five
06:21 Late Night Banter
08:09 Gossip Corner 
08:37 Carrie Underwood vs Nikki Glaser Rumor
09:16 Kevin Hart New Movies
10:00 Larry the Cable Guy Show
10:42 Ad Free Plug

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Johnny Mac delivers daily comedy news, leading with John Mulaney’s Night of Too Many Stars set featuring sobriety jokes and an extended impression of RFK Jr., while a report calls out Matt Rife for homophobic material. The benefit also included a celebrity band, The Very White Stripes (Conan O’Brien, Jon Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel, and Abby Romeo), plus appearances by Bill Burr, Steve Carell, Nikki Glaser, Tiffany Haddish, Sarah Silverman, Ali Wong, and others. Mac notes little coverage of Dave Chappelle’s Netflix Is a Joke shows, and mentions Pete Davidson taping his Netflix show with Mulaney. He previews Josh Johnson’s HBO special (May 22) and Dan Soder’s first Netflix special taping (June 13). He critiques the Kevin Hart roast’s lack of star power, recaps Katt Williams, Tony Hinchcliffe, The Rock, and Chelsea Handler–Shane Gillis moments, and adds quick items on Nish Kumar, Ricky Gervais’ animated Alley Cats (Aug 7), and Bill Bailey praising King Charles’ wit.
 
00:16 Mulaney Does RFK Jr
02:41 Night of Too Many Stars Recap
03:44 Chappelle Shows Missing
03:56 Pete Davidson Show Tape
04:08 New Specials and Taping
05:13 Roast Star Power Debate
06:00 Katt Williams Roast Set
06:55 Roast Jokes and Feud
08:05 Tony and Pete Controversy
08:58 Chelsea and Shane Clash
10:01 More Comedy Headlines
10:53 Wrap Up and Sign Off

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Well, it looks like we now know why Netflix never promoted who was on the lineup for the Roast of Kevin Hary

Johnny Mac stops watching The Roast of Kevin Hart around 9 PM during Lizzo, saying the first hour felt low-energy and poorly structured despite moments from host Shane Gillis, Tom Brady, Jeff Ross, Naim Wynn, and a long set from Chelsea Handler, and he notes the lack of bigger surprise guests.

A curiously times Bloomberg piece ahead of the roast about chaos at Kevin Hart’s media company HartBeat, including layoffs, acquisitions, departures, and employee concerns after Hart licensed his name to Authentic Brands Group.

Moving on, Mac previews Stephen Colbert’s episode reuniting Strike Force Five and notes David Letterman will guest May 14. Other items include thoughts on Bruce Hornsby’s Indigo Park, a donkey charity naming a foal “Gervais” after Ricky Gervais’ donation, top comedy tours led by Matt Rife, Just for Laughs additions, SNL UK renewed, Diane Morgan’s BBC comedy Ann Droid, James Austin Johnson tour dates, Emily Catalano viral clip, Fox renewals/cancellations, Boston Fringe, and Netflix comedy exec Robbie Praw on changing stand-up showcase strategy and predicting a return of comedy movies.

00:00 Roastof Kevin Hart
00:40 Shane Gillis Opens
02:04 Kevin Hart Hype
02:46 Tom Brady Surprise
03:57 Jeff Ross Arrives
04:53 Chelsea and Lizzo Exit
05:31 HartBeat Chaos Report
06:48 Strike Force Five
07:26 Music and Donkey News
09:28 Touring and Festivals
11:08 SNL UK and Diane Morgan
14:31 Gossip Corner and TV Renewals
16:37 Netflix Comedy Strategy
 

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Johnny Mac previews the Netflix Is a Joke roast of Kevin Hart (hosted by Shane Gillis) airing live Friday, noting Netflix hasn’t announced roasters and speculating about possible names while quoting Netflix executives on choosing Hart and discussing Funny AF as a discovery vehicle. He recaps the Funny AF winner Ron Taylor’s Vulture interview, covering his surprise at winning, follower growth, material and time-management issues, strategy shifts for live public voting, and plans to build an hour after winning. He highlights Angela Johnson’s new special “Ugly Baby,” including her approach to family-related jokes, and reports Sinbad’s return to performing after his 2020 stroke. In “Gossip corner,” he cites a Naughty But Nice report about Jimmy Fallon’s odd Miami Grand Prix behavior and shares a past Sirius clip anecdote. He lists festival shows including Marcelo Hernandez at the Hollywood Bowl, Nate Bargatze, and Flight of the Conchords, and ends with a Mother’s Day note.
 
00:16 Kevin Hart Roast Speculation
01:00 Netflix Explains The Roast
02:02 Funny AF And Discovery
02:49 Ron Taylor Wins Funny AF
04:32 Strategy For Live Voting
05:18 Building A New Hour
05:47 Angela Johnson Ugly Baby
06:51 Sinbad Returns To Stage
07:21 Gossip Corner Jimmy Fallon
09:22 Festival Schedule Rundown
09:43 Marcello Hernandez Hollywood Bowl
 

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Johnny Mac reports on David Letterman appearing on Bill Simmons’ podcast and Page Six’s account of Dave Chappelle’s Hollywood Palladium Netflix taping, noting even collaborator Stan Lathan didn’t know the material as Chappelle tested sets in New York and Chicago. He discusses a star-studded comedy brunch at Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos’ home shared by impressionist Matt Friend, plus James Adomian’s Threads jab at Friend. The Hollywood Reporter and Vanity Fair weigh in on Louis C.K.’s return to Netflix, including quotes and observations about the audience. He recaps the Hilarity for Charity benefit hosted by Seth Rogen with sets from Jon Stewart, Sarah Silverman, Nick Kroll and others, including jokes about Kanye West, RFK Jr., and Russell Brand. He highlights Netflix Is A Joke’s Pee-Wee Herman tribute and shares a SiriusXM story about a scrapped Pee-wee promotion. Gossip Corner covers Akilah Hughes’ claims about Keegan-Michael Key’s wife (which TMZ disputes), Wayne Brady calling Bill Maher racist, and Amy Schumer’s new Central Park-view home, plus late-night Spirit Airlines jokes and a rundown of Netflix Is A Joke weekend shows. 
00:28 Letterman on Simmons
00:47 Chappelle Palladium Mystery
01:25 Matt Friend Brunch Backlash
03:21 Louis CK Returns Again
05:11 Greek Theater Benefit Highlights
07:26 Pee Wee Tribute Recap
08:19 Johnny Mac Pee Wee Story
10:00 Gossip Corner Begins
10:10 Akilah Hughes TMZ Drama
11:24 Wayne Brady vs Maher
11:54 Amy Schumer New Home
12:35 Late Night Spirit Jokes
13:04 Netflix Is A Joke Schedule
 

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