March 23, 2026

Comedy Survivor Episode 12 - The Final Five

We are down to the final five contestants on Comedy Surivor? Can Leslie Jones and Atsuko Okatsuka survive another week? Is there momentum against a name that was previously safe? Te result!

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We are down to the final five contestants on Comedy Surivor?

Can Leslie Jones and Atsuko Okatsuka survive another week? Is there momentum against a name that was previously safe?

Te result!

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Kalaroga, Shark Media, Outbits Outlaugh Outlast. This is Comedy Survivor.

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This is Comedy Survivor, and I'm Johnny Mack. Many weeks ago,

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we stranded sixteen comedians on Comedy Island, and each week

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the listeners vote off one comedian by going to the

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Facebook group Daily Comedy News Podcast Group. So far eliminated

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Amy Schumer, Adam Sandler, Joe Coy, Ron White, Jay Leno,

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Seth Myers, Jim Gaffigan, Burt Kreischer, Kevin Hart, and Tick

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Nataro still on the island. One of these people will

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go home this week. John Mulaney, Sebastian Maniscalco, Sarah Silverman,

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Nicki Glazer, Leslie Jones, Otsco at Kotzka. It's time for

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one of their torches to be extinguished. I'll tell you

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the votes. Aaron votes for s Bashton Maniscalco, Matt votes

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for John Mulaney, Richard votes for Sebastian Maniscalco, two votes

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for Sebastian, Barbe votes for Osco, at Cotska, Jeff votes

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for Sebastian Maniscalco, three votes for Sebastian, Roffey votes for

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Leslie Jones, Dylan votes for OTSCO at Cotska, two votes

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for OTSCO, Mary votes for Leslie Jones, two votes for

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Leslie Jones. Mike votes for OTSCO at Cotka, three votes

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for OSCO, three votes for Sebastian, two for Leslie Jones.

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Lee votes for OTSCO at Cosca. Now with four votes,

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Michelle votes for John Mulaney, Von votes for OTSCO Cotska,

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Mike votes for Nicki Glazer, Lindsay votes for otsgo at Cotsga,

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Scott votes for Sebastian Maniscalco. Cheryl votes for Sebastian Maniscalco.

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I have tally the votes and the AI has checked

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my work. Sebastian Maniscalco with five votes from Aaron, Richard,

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Jeff Scott, and Cheryl. However, Sebastian is safe. Otsgo at

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Costco with six votes from Barb, Mike, Lee, Dylon, Yvonne,

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and Lindsay. The listeners have spoken. OTSCO oft Cotsga eliminated

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finally after several close calls, finally eliminated from Comedy Survivor.

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Leslie Jones had three votes and continues to survive. We'll

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take the break, We'll come back and talk about what

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this means. Well, this one has been coming for weeks.

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Otsgo At voted off Comedy Island with six votes to

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Sebastian Maniscalco's very surprising five. Do you guys not like

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Marcelo Hernandez' impression? Leslie Jones now the survivor we talk about.

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She gets a lot of votes and keeps hanging around.

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She had three, two for Malany, a couple single votes.

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The otsgo contingent has been pretty consistent, pretty organized. In

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this week, critical mass finally happened. It was nice that

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we didn't have a tie. We are now down to

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the final five and they are John Mulaney, Sebastian Maniscalco,

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Sarah Silverman quietly sailing along, Nikki Glazer, and Leslie Jones.

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Is Sebastian in trouble next week? Is Leslie Jones in

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trouble next week? Will some sort of out of nowhere

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Sarah Silverman vote happened? It's not up to me, It

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is up to you. Go to the Facebook group Daily

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Comedy News podcast group. There you will find a hopefully

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amusing comedy drawing of me and otsco at Cotska. In

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that Facebook thread, you vote somebody off Comedy Island again.

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Still on The Island, Mulaney, Sebastian, Sarah, Nikki, Leslie Jones.

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You get one vote. Voting continues until end of day Thursday,

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Back in the morning with a normal episode,