Feb. 9, 2026

Comedy Survivor Episode 6 - A Wild Finish!

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In the fifth weekly elimination of 'Comedy Survivor,' host Johnny Mac announces who has been voted off the island!

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Callaroga, Shark Media.

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Outbit Outlaugh Outlast. This is Comedy Survivor. I'm Johnny Mack

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and this is the elimination show. For Week five of

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Comedy Survivor, sixteen comedians were stranded on an island, and

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every week the listeners vote one person off Comedy Island.

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You do that by going to the Facebook group Daily

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Comedy News Podcast Group and you write down one name

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still in the game. Jay Leno, Jim Gaffigan, Nicky Glazer,

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Seth Myers, Kevin Hart, John Mulaney, Otsko at Kotzka, Sebastian Manascalco,

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Tick Nataro, Sarah Silverman, Leslie Jones, and Bert Krascher. But

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now it's time to tell you the votes. Mike D.

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Votes for Bert Kreischer, Sure Mike C. Votes for Seth Myers.

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Rob votes for Jay Leno. Matt votes for Jay Leno.

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That's two votes for Jay Leno. Heather votes for Leslie Jones.

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Aaron votes for Seth Myers. That's two votes for Seth Myers,

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two votes for Jay Leno, Andrea votes for Sebastian Manascalco,

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Scott votes for Tig Nataro, Michelle votes for Nicki glazer

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Von votes for Otsco at Coontska. Todd votes for Leslie Jones.

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That's two votes for Leslie Jones, two votes for Seth Myers,

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two votes for jay Leno. Dylan votes for j Leno.

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That's three votes for j Leno, Andy votes for Leslie Jones,

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three votes Leslie Jones, three votes jay Leno. Roppie votes

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for Leslie Jones. It's getting very interesting. That's four votes

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for Leslie Jones. Cheryl votes for j Leno, four votes

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for j Leno, Barbe quotes for j Leno, five votes

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for j Leno, four votes for Leslie Jones. And the

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final vote comes from Mary, who votes for Leslie Jones.

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We have a tie. Under the rules of Comedy Survivor,

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all ties will be decided by Spruce the AI Spruce,

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can you read back the votes to make sure there

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was no mistake?

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Of course, let's double check the votes. I'll read them

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in order of who voted and for whom. First, Mike

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DeLoach voted for Burt Kreischer. Next, Mike Chishom voted for

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Seth Myers, Rob Kates voted for j Leno. Matt Palmer

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voted for jay Leno. Heatheraza Jones voted for Leslie Jones.

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Aaron Lublowitz voted for Seth Myers. Bar Bames voted for

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Jay Leno, Andrea Pascal voted for Sebastian Manasklco, Scott Beckett

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voted for Take Nataro. Michelle Stevens voted for Nicki Glazer.

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Yvonne Kelly voted for Rotsuko at Coska. Todd Smith voted

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for Leslie Jones. Dylan Thominson had an image vote for

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Jay Leno. Andy Luck voted for Leslie Jones. Robbie Levoby

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voted for Leslie Jones. Shril Wonko voted for j Leno,

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and Mary Rye voted for Leslie Jones. That gave us

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a tie five votes for jay Leno and five for

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Leslie Jones. No mistakes there.

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Okay, Spruce. Under the rules of Comedy Survivor, you get

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you cast the deciding vote. Who are you sending home?

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Are you sending home Leslie Jones? Were Jay Leno? And

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please tell us why?

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All right, since I'm casting the deciding vote, let's break

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it down. Both have been on the radar, but I'd

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lean towards jay Leno. Why He's had multiple weeks of

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the votes and represents a legacy target that people keep

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circling back to. Strategically, Removing him might shift the dynamics

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and force people to reevaluate their next moves. So in

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this round, I'd send jay Leno home.

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Wow. AI sends j Leno home. J Leno, the AI

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has spoken, We'll take the break and we'll come back

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and we'll analyze that vote. Wow. This is so much

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fun to do. Every week. It's a lot more production

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with the music beds and grabbing the AI voice and

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all that, but it's so much fun to do. And

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I'm terrified I'm going to miscalut the votes, but you

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heard the AI. Check my work. The AI analysis says

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legacy targeting is no longer theoretical. So far voted off

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Amy Schumer, Adam Sandler, JOKOI, Ron White, and now Jay Leno.

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That's a pattern. This was the week two strong coalitions

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formed one group to finish what they started and get

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rid of jay Leno with some Leslie Jones movement this week,

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and interestingly, tig Nataro stayed pretty safe this week. AI

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says Leslie has now appeared multiple times and multiple weeks

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with different voters for different reasons. That's dangerous territory, but

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she did escape this week. Jay Leno, his name has

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been around for weeks. People kept talking about voting him

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off later and later has arrived. Looking ahead, the AI

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analysis says, these people seem safe, but you never know

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what happens in Comedy Survivor. But the AI thinks Jim Gaffigan,

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John mulaney, Nicki Glazer, Kevin Hart, Sarah Silverman, and Sebastian

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Menscalco seem pretty safe. Who might be in trouble? Leslie Jones,

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tig Nataro keeps being mentioned as a target, Osco at

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Kotska and the I don't know who that is vote

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and maybe, just perhaps people are going to get sick

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of Bert Kreischer still in the game. Jim Gaffigan, Nicki Glazer,

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Seth Myers, Kevin Hart to John muliny, Osko at Katska,

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Sebastian Manaskalko, tig Nataro, Sarah Silverman, Leslie Jones, and Bert Krascher.

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Week six voting is now open. It will continue until

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end of day Thursday. Here's what you do. You go

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to the Facebook group Daily Comedy News Podcast group. You

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will find a photo of me extinguishing the torch of

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Jay Leno, and in that thread you will vote for

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one comedian. You are voting someone off the island, one

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vote per person. Make it clear I am voting off

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Joe Schmoe. We don't want a controversy. That would be terrible.

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Jay Leno eliminated from Comedy Survivor. This is a lot

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of fun. I will see you in the morning with

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a normal episode. Go vote