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March 30, 2026

Comedy Survivor Week 13 - The Final Four

One Comedy Survivor goes home, and only four remain! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac-a-daily-briefing-on-comedians-and-the-comedy-industry--4522158/suppor...

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March 30, 2026

Arsenio Hall talks to Conan O'Brien about Jay Leno

Johnny Mac delivers daily comedy news, highlighting Arsenio Hall’s Conan O’Brien appearance where they revisit Jay Leno’s Tonight Show history while noting Leno’s participation in an abused-animals benefit and referencing his...

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March 29, 2026

BTS Fans Mad at Jimmy Fallon Warmup? The ‘Anyone Here From the North?…

Johnny Mac reports on a controversy involving Tonight Show warmup comic Seth Herzog, who drew backlash during a Guggenheim Museum BTS taping after asking “anyone here from the north,” which some interpreted as a North Korea r...

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March 28, 2026

Bert Kreischer Baseball Backlash, Bill Maher’s Mark Twain Prize, and …

Johnny Mac delivers a Saturday Daily Comedy News briefing featuring late-night jokes about the Army’s enlistment age increase and ICE agents being sent to airports, with riffs from Seth Meyers, Josh Johnson, Jimmy Kimmel, and...

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March 27, 2026

Netflix is a Joke Festival's killer lineup: Shane, Mulaney, Gaffigan,…

Johnny Mac previews Netflix Is a Joke Festival programming, highlighting the Roast of Kevin Hart (hosted by Shane Gillis), Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade featuring Chris Rock, Nate Bargatze at the Intuit Dom...

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March 26, 2026

Netflix Disputes Mark Normand ‘Muslim Joke’ Call, Vince Vaughn rips L…

Johnny Mac delivers a daily comedy news briefing led by Mark Normand’s account on Tuesdays with Stories of Netflix wanting a "Muslim joke" removed from promo clips, which a Netflix source strongly denies, saying only his reps...

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