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Sept. 20, 2020

Improv Everywhere's fake U2 Concert

I've been laughing about this for a few days. That time Improv Everywhere held a fake U2 rooftop concert. https://improveverywhere.com/2005/05/21/even-better-than-the-real-thing/

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Sept. 19, 2020

Chris Rock on racism, blackface and why he didn't join the protests

Chris Rock talks racism and blackface, Hannibal Buress on playing parking lots. Vinny Pastore has a new podcast. Ron White is way richer than I realized.

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Sept. 18, 2020

SNL has a new Joe Biden and it's...Jim Carrey?

Saturday Night Live will have a new permanent Joe Biden in Jim Carrey. Jimmy Kimmel gets ready for the Emmys. Adam Sandler does something funny for a change.

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Sept. 17, 2020

Chris Rock talks about performing at Dave Chappelle's shows

Chris Rock talks about performing at Dave Chappelle's shows. South Park takes on the pandemic. Jon Oliver's Last Week tonight won some Emmys. Jon Stewart fights the good fights.

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Sept. 16, 2020

A Joe Rogan moderated Presidential Debate? Who says no? Trump says ye…

Who isn't excited about the idea of Joe Rogan moderating a debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden? Jon Oliver gets picked up for three more years. The Late Night hosts have lots of hilarious Vegas jokes. And sounds like that VOMO special was lame.

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Sept. 15, 2020

Jerry Seinfeld and Chuck Schumer walk into a comedy club

Jerry Seinfeld and Amy Schumer's cousin Chuck showed up to support the Save Our Stages Act. Dice is selling his Vegas pad where he would hang out with Wayne Newton and Michael Imperioli. Moonbase 8 hets a trailer. NBC has a sitcom about the pandemic.

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Sept. 14, 2020

Sarah Cooper talks about Milli Vanilli

Sarah Cooper on Milli Vanilli. Ricky Gervais postpones tour dates. The late night shows have lots of Bob Woodward jokes. Jim Gaffigan chimes in about Trump.

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Sept. 13, 2020

Race and the Second City

The New York Times takes a deep dive on some of the issues Second City is said to have had with race.

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Sept. 12, 2020

Iced Tea at Joan Rivers' house

Johnny Mac worked with Joan Rivers and got to know her a little bit.  Some old stories today.

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Sept. 11, 2020

How comedy came back after September 11, 2001

The late night shows weigh in on Trump not wanting to create panic. Bert Kreishcer and Jay Leno have new TV gigs. A look back at how comedy came back after 9/11.

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Sept. 10, 2020

Kevin Hart to host new version of the old Jerry Lewis Telethon

Late Night weighs in on the fires, Kevin Hart will take over as host of the MDA Telethon, Just For Laughs announces some performers for the virtual festival in October, Borat 2 is reportedly already filmed!

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Sept. 9, 2020

Joel McHale says a Community movie isn't coming soon #sixseasonsandam…

Bad news for #sixseasonsandamovie, Joel McHale says while everyone wants to do a Community movie, it isn't coming soon. Johnny Mac burns off another slow news day with Lego Seinfeld and the great John Boyega-Michael Rapaport twitter war. But it's...

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Sept. 8, 2020

Dave Chappelle appears on Big Sean's new album

It's a slow news day off the long weekend. Dave Chappelle is on Big Sean's new album. John Oliver and the Danbury Mayor are mixing it up. And some leftover articles about Beth Stelling and Hannah Gadsby. If you're new to the pod, pick a different...

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Sept. 7, 2020

Remember when Ricky Gervais was in a New Wave band? Really.

A look back at Ricky Gervais' days in his New Wave band Seona Dancing. Also a look at Ricky's love of dogs, and some dog saving beer!

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Sept. 6, 2020

Whatever happened to stand-up? Variety's 10 Comics to Watch

First up a breeze through some sitcoms recommended by Good Housekeeping, then a look at Variety's 10 Comics to Watch makes Johnny Mac wonder whatever happened to stand-up? I'll be out back smoking a cigarette with Dave Attell while you guys watch...

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Sept. 5, 2020

The party scene on the set of Caddyshack

Caddyshack celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2020, and it sounds like it was quite the party.

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Sept. 4, 2020

Conan O'Brien welcomes your cardboard cutout

Conan O'Brien would like to fill his audience. Ted Alexandro releases another special. Sebastian Maniscalco is selling his house. Chris D'Elia makes headlines again and not for good reasons. Kevin Hart says he too had Covid.

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Sept. 3, 2020

The Michelle Obama comedy special starring Kevin Hart

Michelle Obama is the driving force behind a comedy special to be hosted by Kevin Hart. Beth Stelling thinks she may have recorded the last comedy special before the pandemic. Jamie Foxx returns to TV sitcoms.

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Sept. 2, 2020

Tom Segura's likes Coffee, not so much Pumpkin

Jimmy Kimmel plans his return, you could own some Dolemite recordings, Tim Minchin is awesome and you should check out his comedy, and Tom Segura is hawking coffee

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Sept. 1, 2020

Jim Gaffigan: What I have learned since I lost my mind

Jim Gaffigan, in a lengthy Facebook posts, follows up on his tweet storm from Thursday night and some of the threats he has gotten. And no, he wasn't drunk.

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Aug. 31, 2020

Jim Gaffigan returns to twitter: how did it go for Jim?

Jim Gaffigan returned to twitter and nope he didn't say he was hacked or that he had too much ice cream or any other backpedal - he's committed to his cause. As if 2020 couldn't get any worse, Fox plans to desecrate a beloved franchise by making...

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Aug. 30, 2020

Trevor Noah on the NBA, Trump, and wow Trevor really has made The Dai…

Trevor Noah has done a great job making The Daily Show his and making us stop thinking about whatshisname that hosted the show before him. Trevor talks about the NBA protests and Trump reminding him of African dictators. Meanwhile, is the network...

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Aug. 29, 2020

The Day After: Jim Gaffigan goes silent

Jim Gaffigan didn't seem to be on twitter on Friday (at least not at time of this recording) - but we hear reactions from Patton Oswalt, Chris Titus, Michael Ian Black and Mike Birbiglia. Meanwhile, some very powerful reactions by Trevor Noah to the...

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Aug. 28, 2020

EMERGENCY POD: @JimGaffigan twitter MAJORLY goes off on Trump and his…

A tweet storm from @JimGaffigan (definitely from the account, apparently from the guy) went off on Trump, his followers, trolls and former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz. Buckle up...

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