Feb. 23, 2026
Comedy Survivor Episode 8 - Controversial Vote not counted!
We have our first cobtroversy. A ruling determines one possible vote was not clear, and that affects the result! Who went home from Comedy Island this week?
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Callaroga, Shark Media outbit Outlaugh Outlast. This is Comedy Survivor.
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I'm Johnny Mack and these are the results for Week
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seven of Comedy Survivor. Many weeks ago, we stranded sixteen
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comedians on an island. Every week, the listeners do this
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program go to the Facebook group Daily Comedy News Podcast
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Group and they write down one name and that person
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has to leave Comedy Island. Eliminated so far are Amy Schumer,
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Adam Sandler, Joe Coy, Ron White, Jay Leno, and Seth Myers.
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Still in the game, Jim Gaffigan, Nicky Glazer, Kevin Hart,
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John mulaney, Otsko at Kotzka, Sebastian Manascalco, Tig Nazaro, Sarah Silverman,
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Leslie Jones, and Bert Kraser. I'll tell you the votes.
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Matt votes for Kevin Hart, Andy votes for Kevin Hart.
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That's two quick votes for Kevin Hart. Mike votes for
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Tig Nataro, Richard votes for Jim Gaffagan. Michelle votes for
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Jim Gaffigan. That's two votes for Jim Gaffigan, two votes
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for Kevin Hart. Mary votes for Leslie Jones, Rob votes
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for Osco, at Cotska, a. Vaughan votes for OTSCO at Cotska,
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two votes for OSCO at Cotka, two votes for Kevin Hart,
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two votes for Jim Gaffigan. Mike votes for Jim Gaffigan.
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That's three votes for Jim Gapigan. Todd votes for Leslie Jones.
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That's two votes for Leslie Jones. We have a very
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close vote here. Cheryl votes for Kevin Hart, three votes
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for Kevin Hart, Lindsey votes for OTSCO at Cotska Otsco
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with three votes. Raffie votes for Leslie Jones. That's three
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votes for Leslie Jones. We have three votes for OTSCO
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at Cotska, three votes for Jim Gaffigan, three votes for
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Kevin Hart, and three votes for Leslie Jones. And our
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final vote comes from Aaron, who votes for Jim Gaffigan.
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Jim Gaffigan has been eliminated from Comedy Survivor. Lots to
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talk about. We had a vote that didn't count. I
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had to go to the AI for a ruling, and
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I had someone try to vote via email and you
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can't do that. We'll talk about the controversies and the
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shocking elimination vote of Jim Gaffigan after the break, as
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I counted the votes. I saw something that I struggled with.
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The phrasing on one of the comments was I can
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get on board with that, and I've discussed please make
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your vote very clear. We don't need a comedy Survivor controversy.
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Each week. I have the AI check my votes. I'm
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happy to share the thread with you, and the AI
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reads the Facebook page as Matt, Kevin Hart, Andy, Kevin Hart,
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Mike Tigg, Richard Gaffigan, Michelle Gaffigan, Mary, Leslie Jones, rob
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otsgo a Von Otsgo, Mike Gaffigan, Todd Leslie, Cheryl Kevin Hart,
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Lindsey otsgo Aaron Gaffigan, and RAFFI for Leslie Jones. The
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AI counts the votes the same way I do. Gaffigan
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at four, Otsgo at three, Kevin at three, Leslie Jones
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at three. The AI, on its own, unprompted set here's
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the clean, auditible count using your standard rules. One vote
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for person. Only explicit votes count, and it rules out
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the phrasing. I can get on board as an unclear vote.
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That vote was rejected by the AI. That vote would
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have taken Kevin Hart to a fourth vote, and we
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would have had a tie, and the AI would have
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settled the tie anyway, So I'm going to let the
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AI settle the tie the way it has. Jim Gaffigan
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eliminated from Comedy Survivor. Please post clearly. I'm voting off
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so and so, but I think here, since the AI
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would have had to choose anyway, I will let the
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vote stand. Jim Gaffigan going home. The AI says a
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previously quiet safe player got hit by a coordinated vote
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multiple coalitions split their targets. The loser only needed four votes.
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That means the game has entered the fragmented voting stage,
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where small blocks can decide everything. The AI points out,
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we have to look at that middle tier Otsco at
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Cotsco with three votes and Leslie Jones with three votes.
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They both have almost gone home and only been saved
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by AI tiebreakers. They're still in the game, but barely
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hanging on. Kevin hart momentum picking up with three votes. Now,
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the AI says that is the battlefield. Who still looks safe? Well,
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Jim Gaffigan was on this list a week ago, so
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I don't know if these people are actually safe, but
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the AI thinks still safe are Mulaney Nicki, Sebastian, Sarah
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and Kreischer. So here's what you do. As we begin
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week eight of Comedy Survivor. You go to the Facebook
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group Daily Comedy News Podcast Group. You will see me
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extinguishing the torch of Jim Gaffigan, and you will vote
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for one of the remaining Comedy Survivors. They are Bert Kreischer,
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Leslie Jones, Sarah Silverman, Signatsaro, Sebastian Maniscalco, otsko At Kotzka,
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John Mulaney, Kevin Hart, and Nicki Glazer. You get to
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send one comedian home, and by home we mean the
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Comedy Island spa and hotel where they have to hang
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out until we finish taping. Sorry about the controversy, but
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the AI has spoken back in the morning with a
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normal episode. See then.
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