Episodes

Some deep dives today - 1. The Late Night shows discuss Trump, but today a look at the serious comments being made. It's hard to imagine say 1980's Letterman throwing this kind of heat. 2. Chris Rock recut his special Tamborine. The edits...

Ricky Gervais on being offered an opportunity to perform stand-up in space. It's a good thing that Jimmy Fallon randomly asked Ricky his thoughts on space travel or this might not have come up! Speaking of space, Andy Samberg will start in a space...

Actual real life Jerry Seinfeld is not dead, but a new series of tweets explores what it would be like if his sitcom character, also named Jerry Seinfeld, were part of a Twin Peaks like thing. Review: The History of Swear Words. Hard Pass....

Izzard said, "“I think we need to look at the things she has written about in (J.K. Rowling's) blog. Women have been through such hell over history. Trans people have been invisible, too.” Sarah Cooper on migrating from Tik-Tok to TeeVee. Bill...

Don't ask Jim Florentine to dress up as a super-hero at your kids' party. The Interrobang announced their Comedy Award winners. Hint, Colin Quinn. Spamalot will be a movie. A look at the Toronto Comedy Scene. What, you're acting like...

Kimmel and Fallon discuss Trump's twitter ban. What Tom Papa, Big Jay Oakerson, Sam Morril and Josh Gondelman miss about comedy - you know - pandemic. And a look at innovators in comedy sends Johnny Mac into a rant.

Jim Gaffigan turned the assault on the Capitol into a bizarre bed-time story. It's weird. Late Night reactions from Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, and James Corden. Sacha Baron Cohen on some other ideas they had for Borat 2 Brian Posehn has a...

Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel came in hard on the events of January 6th at the U.S. Capitol. Jimmy Fallon took a different route. Trevor Noah was off (I think) but we did hear from the Daily Show twitter account. We also heard from Mark Normand...

It's The Office with Vampires and you should be watching it.

Ari Shaffir believes a lot of comedians are going to quit doing live shows and will focus on podcasts or videos or other things that don't require a live audience. Which episode of Seinfeld is Jerry Seinfeld most proud of? A look at the creators...

The Office released a previously unseen cold open in which Dwight considers entering The Matrix. Bill Burr announced he will be doing yet another podcast, this one with Paul Virzi. Buzzfeed did a "do you like this comedian or not" article and...

Esquire put out "The 40 Best Comedy Series of All Time These are the TV shows that shaped (and are shaping) the way we laugh today." The list has room for Bob's Burgers and Los Espookys and Nathan For You but not The Honeymooners, The Office,...

Vulture made a list of the Best Adam Sandler movies (https://www.vulture.com/article/best-adam-sandler-movies-ranked.html) and Johnny Mac cannot resist. Johnny Mac's rule - the movie had better have Drew Barrymore in it or be Uncut Gems. So of the...

Vulture made a list of the Best Adam Sandler movies (https://www.vulture.com/article/best-adam-sandler-movies-ranked.html) and Johnny Mac cannot resist. The Cobbler. Chuck and Larry. Little Nicky. What's not to like?

Adam Sandler on working with his kids. David Letterman talks about the Mary Tyler Moore show. Jerry Seinfeld on being raised by orphans. A look at the top comedy podcasts, starting with Vulture's list and then several of my own including Tim...

Jerry, they are called Sneakers. Sneakers, Jerry. In an interview, Brooklyn born and Massapequa Long Island raised Jerry Seinfeld said "tennis shoes." That's weird. The owner of the Comedy Cellar says he wasn't making money from podcasts, Jim...

Jerry Seinfeld, who is from Queens NYC, used the term TENNIS SHOES in an article. That makes no sense as no New Yorker would ever use that term. What's the deal? Comedian Frankie Boyle is giving Ricky Gervais some guff over a joke, and is getting...

Rickey Gervais says that After Life will end, but Netflix has already agreed to pay for his next series. Ricky is choosing between three ideas he has. J-L Cauvin had a great 2020 with his popular Trump videos but looks forward to leaving the...

Adam Sandler sings to Steve Buscemi as lovingly recreated by Johnny Mac. An article claims: Comedy Clubs Running During the Pandemic Is an Industry-Wide Failure The UCB Theater closed its Sunset theater location. The Melbourne Comedy festival...

Chris Rock announced an expanded version of his Tambourine special. A truck crashed into Zanies ruining the Nate Bargatze mural I do not at all understand the joke behind the annual Top 1000 Comedians list but Dave Chappelle is #250 on it....

Dave Chappelle is converting an old firehouse in Yellow Springs into a comedy club, and it sounds like Dave has some interesting design plans so he can do comedy in the time of Covid. A look at The Guardian's Top 10 Comedy Shows of the Year...

Jack Bernhardt watched 50 hours of "new" Simpsons from the last 17 seasons and I think it broke him. He wrote a wonderful heart-wrenching essay for The Guardian which reveals what the true meaning of The Simpsons is.

Adam Sandler talked about his hilarious (?) film I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. Kumail Nanjiani, Kal Penn and Apanra Nancherla all support the #MyNameIs campaign Ted Lasso will only be three seasons? Nooooooooo. A look at The Laugh...

The Interrobang included Sarah Cooper as one of their ten nominees for Comedian of the Year...and well....they should know better. They do know better. I read their site every day. They know better. The rest of the nominees are Colin Quinn, Maria...