Episodes

Filmed from High Point State Park in New Jersey after a 2.18-mile uphill hike,Johhny Mac runs through comedy news and recommendations: Robby Hoffman is releasing her album “Wake Up” on vinyl tomorrow via Secretly Canadian (also available digitally, with a limited run of signed vinyl), joking it’s the only way her record-collecting mother will hear it. He riffs on a Daily Beast “controversial comedian” label for Nate Bargatze, recommends Shane Gillis’ “Tires” and notes a new “It’s Always Sunny in...

Johnny Mac recaps Daily Comedy News, starting with The Daily Beast’s reaction to a Joe Rogan episode featuring Shane Gillis, Ari Shaffir, and Mark Normand discussing attending a Trump White House/UFC-related event, VIP-room photos involving Nate Bargatze, and a past Trump photo. The episode also includes the group’s talk about communism versus policies like free healthcare and education, and Rogan’s criticism of Trump-related crypto corruption and business dealings. On Popcast, Stavros Halkias s...

John reacts negatively to James Austin Johnson’s trailer for his special “Hell Yeah,” out August 31, noting the trailer’s premise and that it shows him performing at venues including the Den Theatre in Chicago, Cobb’s in San Francisco, and Zanies in Nashville. Comedy Dynamics also announces Dan Ahdoot’s special “Yes I Am Falafel Phil,” available on Prime and Apple TV, covering topics like post-breakup fitness, foodie culture, dating, family, and his Disney Channel role as Falafel Phil. The host ...

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 car...

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) an...

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 ...

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 commen...

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 appea...

From lakeside update, Johnny Mac highlights Page Six reporting that Nikki Glaser fired UTA and signed with WME, allegedly influenced by her connection to Kim Kardashian, who is producing and co-starring with Glaser in the upcoming Netflix film The Fifth Wheel; Glaser praises Kardashian’s advice and says the cast stays in touch. The host notes David Letterman’s My Next Guest Needs No Introduction returning for season seven with guests Matt Damon, Julia Roberts, Jimmy Kimmel, and rock climber Alex...

Johnny Mac reports comedy news including Amy Schumer’s first children’s book, A Joke of Her Own, about a girl writing her own book and learning that laughter can be positive; Schumer links it to her childhood and her son Gene, and the book is out March 9 with preorders available. Shane Gillis tells Jimmy Fallon his mom skipped his stadium show because she was vacationing in Croatia. ESPN hires Stavros Halios for a new “Football’s On” NFL campaign. Ricky Gervais says making it at 40 helped keep h...

Johnny Mac praises Rory Scovel’s new Netflix special as fantastic and slots it at #2 for the year, behind Chris Fleming’s HBO “Live at the Palace” at #1, also recommending viewers avoid Vulture’s spoiler review. He runs through his top nine specials so far: Ryan Hamilton’s Netflix “Then It Hit Me,” Trevor Noah’s Netflix “Joy,” Katt Williams’ Netflix special, Pete Holmes’ 800 Pound Gorilla special, Derek Streep’s “Nostalgic,” Ramy Youssef’s “In Love,” and Jackie Kashian’s “After Kashian,” with ot...

Johnny Mac delivers poolside comedy news, critiquing Jimmy Fallon’s interviewing while replaying Fallon’s chat with Shane Gillis about Gillis selling over 76,000 tickets for a Philadelphia show featuring guests including Meek Mill, Bam Margera, Dave Chappelle and Three 6 Mafia. He highlights a trailer and release date for Conan O’Brien Must Go season three (August 21). John Oliver draws backlash from the Rialto Police Department after an HBO segment about privately owned security cameras and all...

In a casual poolside check-in, John discusses reports that Nikki Glaser abruptly fired UTA, surprising even members of her team, and notes she’s now signed with WME across multiple areas after her rise following the Tom Brady roast and Golden Globes attention. The episode also touches on Radar Online’s claim of a rivalry between Adam Sandler and Ryan Reynolds, alongside pushback suggesting they barely know each other, plus background on Sandler’s career and his tendency to cast longtime friends....

Johnny Mac covers comedy news including Matt Rife facing backlash after replying to a paranormal investigator over an Instagram post promoting the Haunted Warren Museum (home of the Annabelle doll), with TMZ reporting missing context due to deleted comments and noting the pair charge up to $166 for admission, angering parts of the paranormal community. Bill Maher drew criticism for jokes about Ariana Grande’s weight on HBO. John Oliver appears on Days of Our Lives for multiple episodes, while Ad...

A quickie video for the Youtube Channel. An experiment. Johnshares quick thoughts on a few topics: they disliked the Ted Lasso season premiere, arguing the show needs more reality and that it’s unbelievable Ted—after finishing second in the Premier...

Johnny Mac reports on Christina P. (Christina Pazsitzky) and Tom Segura divorcing after nearly 20 years, with Christina confirming on Your Mom’s House that it’s sad but amicable, asking fans not to take sides, and saying they will continue co-hosting. The Times of London gives Dave Chappelle’s London appearance two stars, criticizing a late start, high ticket prices, and an unfocused set that still touched on transgender-related material. Andrew Schulz comments on Caitlin Clark being criticized ...

Johnny Mac recaps an LA Times piece featuring comedians reflecting on selling out Madison Square Garden, including Nate Bargatze (three shows Sept. 26–27, 2025), Dane Cook (three shows in 2006 and 2009), Jim Gaffigan (Dec. 12, 2015), Matt Rife (two shows July 18–19, noted as the youngest to do so), and Andrew Schulz (two shows May 3–4, 2024). He then discusses Josh Johnson’s “Comedy Band Camp,” describing its troupe personality quiz and takes it himself, landing in the Fuchsia Flames, and shares...

Jay Leno says he never spent a dollar of his NBC salary, he lived off standup income the whole time, even while hosting the most watched late night show in America. Johnny Mac looks at everything about Jay Leno that isn't the Tonight Show: the Comedy Store years, the David Letterman friendship and the edgier version of Jay a generation of comedy fans first met on that show, the Big Dog Garage in Burbank that grew from seventeen thousand to a hundred and twenty-two thousand square feet, the 1907 ...

Johnny Mac hosts Daily Comedy News, noting a false online rumor that Patton Oswalt died, which Oswalt mocked and which Twitter corrected. Christina P discussed her divorce from Tom Segura on Your Mom’s House, saying they tried for years for the kids, there’s no animosity, and “we’re cool.” Williams Grove Speedway partnered with Netflix’s Tires starring Shane Gillis for fan appreciation night. Netflix releases Ricky Gervais’ six-part, 15-minutes-each animated comedy Alley Cats featuring Diane Mor...

Late Nighter found dozens of AI-generated YouTube videos mimicking Jimmy Kimmel’s monologues using synthetic voice/face, matching thumbnails, odd gestures, and little humor; one drew 800,000 views before disappearing. Chelsea Handler criticized Forbes’ claim Joe Rogan earned $82 million in 2026, and Mac explains podcast ad revenue and CPMs. Sebastian Maniscalco discusses possibly shaving his head and timing a second hair transplant with a Beverly Hills surgeon. Mo Gilligan’s Netflix “Chicken Thi...

Johnny Mac recaps comedy news, led by a brutal Guardian review of Ricky Gervais’ new Netflix animated series Alley Cats, calling it lazy, shock-driven, and unfunny. John Oliver discusses Emmy nominations, HBO’s value of awards, and late-night camaraderie, plus mentions Conan O’Brien Must Go season three arriving Aug. 21. He shares SNL Season 52 ticket lottery details and notes Jay Leno will receive BIFF’s Vanguard Award and a “Jay Leno Day” proclamation in Burbank. Ted Lasso season four premiere...

Johnny Mac covers comedy news including Jim Gaffigan’s Father Time Bourbon winning Best New Bourbon at the 2026 San Francisco World Spirits Competition for The Caboose Empty Nester Strength (double gold, 97 points), with details on mash bill, proofs, and the $200 retail price. CBS will air a two-hour 20th anniversary primetime special of Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed on Tuesday, September 29, and Funny You Should Ask returns to production August 11 with new CBS late-night episodes starting Sept...

Johnny Mac covers Gianmarco Soresi posting his Montreal Comedy Festival “State of the Industry” speech with Jay Jurden, highlighting a section packed with jokes about Tony Hinchcliffe and Kill Tony. Mac then fixates on the Sept. 10 Madison Square Garden “New York City Still Rising” 9/11 benefit guest list—Aziz Ansari, Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle, Ronny Chieng, and Pete Davidson—noting all five also played the Riyadh Comedy Festival last year and calling the coincidence statistically odd, while sha...

Johnny Mac delivers poolside comedy news, led by Trevor Noah starring in South Africa’s second international tourism marketing push, “Tourism in South Africa with Trevor Noah,” titled “Didn’t Say We Didn’t Tell You,” aimed at attracting foreign visitors amid xenophobic tensions and anti-illegal immigration protests. Chelsea Handler shares strict family vacation etiquette from her 2025 book “I’ll Have What She’s Having,” including acknowledging household staff, being considerate with food and alc...