Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac

Johnny Mac covers Tom Segura discussing his divorce from Christina P on his podcast, saying they’ve recorded separately for months, are non-combative, talk daily, and are focused on their children, while calling the public nature of it awful. He previews season seven of David Letterman’s My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with guests including Matt Damon, Julia Roberts, Jimmy Kimmel, and rock climber Alex Honnold. Jay Leno backs “Leno’s Law 2.0” to expand smog exemptions for older collector cars and says he’d likely avoid Trump jokes if hosting The Tonight Show. Joe Rogan comments on a report about the president switching planes. Jon Lovitz recounts Adam Sandler casting him as perverts. Other items: Last One Laughing Halloween (Oct 30), Jimmy Carr’s book On Jokes, Wayne Federman’s updated stand-up history, Lucy Davis’s stage four breast cancer, Tiffany Haddish’s plea deal, upcoming specials/albums, SNL UK season two date, BBC Celebrity Traitors cast, and comedians Charlie Berens and Ben Bankes on activism and content.
 
00:12 Tom Segura Divorce Update
02:48 Letterman Season Seven Guests
03:26 Jay Leno Smog Law Push
04:35 Leno on Skipping Trump
05:18 Joe Rogan Plane Story
06:08 Jon Lovitz on Sandler Roles
06:54 Last One Laughing Halloween
07:20 Jimmy Carr Comedy Book
08:35 Wayne Federman Stand Up History
09:40 Lucy Davis Health Update
10:33 Quick Comedy Headlines
11:15 SNL UK and Celebrity Traitors
12:05 Charlie Berens vs Data Centers
12:40 Ben Bankes on Viral Jokes
13:12 Wrap Up and Sign Off

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Johnny Mac reviews What’s on Netflix’s guide to Netflix comedy series returning in 2026–2027 and beyond, highlighting projects including A Hundred Percent (single-camera ensemble about the “thought leader industrial complex”), adult animated series Dad’s House, Ding, Dealies, Living the Dream, Scooby-Doo Origins (live-action), and an untitled Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo relationship comedy. He notes rumored upcoming stand-up releases listed on Wikipedia: Kelsey Cook’s Happy Hour (Aug. 18) and Stamped Town (Aug. 25), plus specials in development from Bert Kreischer, Gabe, Leanne Morgan, Nate Bargatze, and Nimesh Patel. He summarizes The Hollywood Reporter interview with Rory Scovel about his new special, editing, and navigating political identity and audience reactions. Other items include the third annual Mike Epps festival in Indianapolis (Aug. 28–30), Veronica Słowikowska starring in Stephanie: Bride to Be with Amy Sedaris and Michael Imperioli, and runner Tan Hudson seeking a half-marathon record dressed as a microphone.

00:00 Netflix Comedy Slate Preview
00:33 New Series A Hundred Percent
01:12 Animated Overload Reactions
02:21 Scooby Doo Live Action Groan
02:51 NYC Duo Comedy and Standup Dates
03:51 Rory Scovel Special Buzz
04:46 Politics and Crowd Reactions
06:46 Integrity and Manosphere Money
07:22 Festival and New Movie Casting
08:43 World Record Microphone Run
09:35 Wrap Up and Sign Off

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Two days before he died, Ralphie May won Casino Comedian of the Year. He was forty-five, he had pneumonia, and he went to the ceremony anyway and posted about it with the hashtag NoApologies. Johnny Mac makes the case for a comedian who built a platinum album, six specials, and two decades of sold-out rooms through crowd work and audience relationship rather than industry validation, and asks why the comedy conversation still hasn't fully reckoned with what it lost when he died.

"What happened to Ralphie May?"
"Why did Ralphie May finish second on Last Comic Standing?"
"How did Ralphie May die?"
"What was Ralphie May's connection to Sam Kinison?"
"How many comedy specials did Ralphie May make?"
"Why isn't Ralphie May more famous?"
"What was Ralphie May's best comedy special?"
"Who won Last Comic Standing season 1?"

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Johnny Mac gives a poolside update on cleaning a vandalized, still-green pool now filled with added leaves, then recommends listening to Joe Rogan’s episode with Mark Normand, Shane Gillis, and Ari Shaffir, plus Stavros Halkias on the Popcast. He notes the Daily Beast criticizing Nate Bargatze by labeling him “MAGA comedian” and mentions Gillis telling Rogan he refused to go into a VIP room or be photographed. Mac plans to play related clips on Tuesday’s audio podcast, including Stavros’s comments that some comedians have “the dumbest opinions on Earth” and that getting rich can make comics lose touch. He also recommends Jonathan Kite’s Anthony Bourdain impressions, reports Mike Birbiglia canceling some John Mulaney tour dates for an unnamed September project, says Netflix will add SCTV in September, comments on Jimmy Fallon winning a ratings week, and previews a Ralphie May deep dive on tomorrow’s audio podcast.
 

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Daily Comedy News is hosted by Johnny Mac and releases every weekday. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite app. Part of the Caloroga Shark Media network. For transcripts and show notes visit www.dailycomedynews.com

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Johnny Mac covers comedy news including reports that Golden Globes host Nikki Glaser abruptly fired UTA after being signed since 2018 and moved to WME across multiple areas. He highlights new Bud Light commercials featuring Shane Gillis and Peyton Manning, and Theo Von returning to Vanderbilt to deliver a more serious football speech and spend time at fall camp. He discusses a Radar Online item claiming a Sandler–Ryan Reynolds rivalry tied to Taylor Swift, plus Sunny Sandler’s Tonight Show appearance describing Adam Sandler’s pool “socks” habit. Other items: Joe Rogan responds to Chelsea Handler’s $82M comment, Conan O’Brien plays in a band called The Vigodas, and Michelle Wolf releases Page to Stage 3 and her Irish Courage special via Punch Up Live. He teases a Ralphie May deep dive and names “buys” in the comedy stock market: Stavros Halkias, Rory Scovel, and Shane Gillis; Bill Bellamy will receive an Icon Award at the 2026 What’s Funny Comedy Festival in Chicago.
 
00:15 Nikki Glaser Agency Switch
01:28 Shane Gillis Bud Light Ads
03:18 Theo Von Vanderbilt Speech
04:05 Sandler Reynolds Rivalry Rumor
06:01 Sunny Sandler Fallon Story
07:15 Rogan Responds to Handler
07:47 Conan OBrien Starts Band
08:38 Michelle Wolf Page to Stage
09:40 Weekend Preview and Stock Market
10:06 Comedy Stock Market Picks
12:00 Bill Bellamy Festival Honor
13:30 Matt Ruby Comedy Wisdom
14:18 Wrap Up and Sign Off

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Daily Comedy News is hosted by Johnny Mac and releases every weekday. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite app. Part of the Caloroga Shark Media network. For transcripts and show notes visit www.dailycomedynews.com

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.  

Contact John at John@thesharkdeck dot com 

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John's Substack about media is free.