Episodes

Matthew Berry (Toast of London, What We Do in the Shadows) will be the Oscars announcer as Conan O’Brien hosts. He highlights a Variety critique arguing Stephen Colbert’s Late Show goodbye has shifted from anti-Trump resistan...

Johnny Mac reviews Season 10, Episode 4 (“My Poker Phase,” March 11, 2026), calling it the fourth best so far with few laughs aside from a Chewbacca roommate gag and flashbacks of Turk doing the Macarena. JD tries to revive p...

Johnny Mac shares recommendations for Derek Stroop’s Netflix special and HBO’s Rooster, then reports Nikki Glaser will return as Golden Globes host on Jan. 10, 2027. He recounts Conan O’Brien’s comments to The Hollywood Repor...

Johnny Mac delivers Daily Comedy News, leading with Men’s Journal coverage of Gabriel Iglesias launching his tequila brand Pocho Fino, positioned as affordable, social, and widely available, with flavors including blanco, gri...

Johnny Mac covers Conan O’Brien on Michelle Obama’s podcast discussing optimism, career setbacks, luck, and privilege, and notes Conan is hosting the Oscars with a Hollywood Reporter cover story coming later. He recaps Stephe...

Johnny Mac recaps the latest week of Comedy Survivor, where listeners vote in the Daily Comedy News podcast Facebook group to eliminate comedians from Comedy Island. . Who goes home????? Become a supporter of this podcast: h...

Johnny Mack delivers Daily Comedy News, addressing speculation that Theo Von is the Masked Singer character “High Voltage,” then argues the voice and body type don’t match. He reports Conan O’Brien will give the keynote at Ha...

Johnny Mac discusses mixed-to-negative reviews for Bill Lawrence’s new HBO comedy “Rooster,” starring Steve Carell and John C. McGinley, citing Daniel Feinberg (Hollywood Reporter) and Variety. The LA Times previewed a one-ni...

Johnny Mac’s Daily Comedy News reports Jim Gaffigan will play President Grover Cleveland in Season 4 of HBO’s The Gilded Age. Billboard’s January comedy boxscore has Nate Bargatze back at No. 1 with $5.1M and 64,100 tickets a...

Johnny Mac recaps “My Romcom,” Scrubs Season 10 Episode 3 (aired March 4, 2026), noting ratings and renewal are unknown but expecting a pickup due to buzz. The episode centers on divorced JD and Elliot fighting over dischargi...

Johnny Mac covers late-night jokes from Jimmy Fallon and Michael Kosta about the ongoing Iran story and Trump’s lack of a plan for Iran’s leadership, plus a Colbert riff. He reacts to a Hollywood Walk of Fame clip of Gabriel ...

Marc Maron recalled that he bombed in Australia in the early ’90s, was sent home from a three-week headlining run with only 30 minutes of strong material, and relapsed on the flight back. Dan Soder describes a 2014 set shaken...

Comedy Ratings, Kyle Kinane’s Phish Weekend, and Colbert’s Reported CBS Tensions Johnny Mac’s Daily Comedy News recaps late-night jokes about the war, including Seth Meyers on Mar-a-Lago security and Stephen Colbert’s “Epic Fury” anagram. He cites...

Johnny Mac delivers a Daily Comedy News roundup, highlighting Conan O’Brien’s Interview Magazine chat with Chris Fleming and praising Fleming’s HBO Max special as his top special of the year. He covers confusion over Jim Carr...

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Johnny Mac delivers a messy, off-script Daily Comedy News episode after seeing an email that Netflix Is a Joke Festival added 170+ shows, including “Comedy for the Community” Altadena Eaton Fire Relief hosted by Dion Cole, Ti...

Johnny Mac shares Sunday Comedy News highlights, noting his recent conversation with Pete Holmes and an upcoming “Comedy Survivor” episode. He recaps a Washington Post profile of Robby Hoffman, including her avoidance of TikT...

Guest Pete Holmes discusses his new special “Silly Silly Fun Boy,” available via early access on 800 Pound Gorilla and later on YouTube Tuesday, March 24th. They discuss Holmes’ success on “Pyramid,” including how seriously h...

Johnny Mac recaps Scrubs Season 10, Episode 2 (“My Second, First Day,” aired Feb. 25, 2026), noting the absence of John C. McGinley and Judy Reyes and focusing on the “big three” and new characters. JD, now Chief of Medicine,...

Johnny Mac highlightsChris Fleming’s first HBO special “Live at the Palace,” taped at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre and featuring topics like masculinity, Trader Joe’s, Oreos, and NPR. He discusses a New Yorker interview ...

Johnny Macc delivers a bonus, spoiler-filled scene-by-scene recap of Scrubs Season 10 Episode 1 (“My Return,” aired Feb. 25, 2026), praising the reboot for feeling like classic Scrubs while ignoring Season 9 per Bill Lawrence...

Johnny Mac delivers a political-heavy Daily Comedy News episode centered on late-night reactions to the State of the Union, including jokes and commentary from Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, and Jimmy Fallon, plus a Tim Dillo...

Johnny Mac hosts Daily Comedy News and focuses on ABC’s TV night featuring the Scrubs reboot and Nate Bargatze’s new game show The Greatest Average American, premiering right after Scrubs. He shares the show’s premise (contes...

Conan O’Brien discusses with the New Yorker Radio Hour the murders of Rob and Michelle Reiner, reflecting on seeing them at his party the day they were killed, and notes Nick Reiner’s not-guilty plea in LA Superior Court with...