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May 4, 2020

Have Bill Burr and Dave Chappelle influenced the next generation of c…

Dave Chappelle and Bill Burr are great, but do they have comedy disciples the way Richard Pryor has?  Marc Maron on coping with the shutdown.  Jay Leno has been making masks for first responders.  Ricky Gervais talks about finding comedy in taboo...

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May 3, 2020

Deep Diving USA Today's 60 comedy TV shows for quarantine time (Part …

USA Today suggested 60 Comedy TV Shows to watch during Quarantine, and Johnny Mac comments on them, including Key & Peele, Modern Family, American Vandal, Fleabag, The Good Place, It's Aways Sunny, Atlanta and Big Mouth. But the big question is: have...

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May 2, 2020

Deep Diving USA Today's 60 comedy TV shows for quarantine time (Part …

USA Today suggested 60 Comedy TV Shows to watch during Quarantine, and Johnny Mac comments on them, including Broad City, Community, Cougar Town, Friends, Seinfeld, What We Do In The Shadows, 30 Rock, Brooklyn 99, Glow, Mythic Quest, The Office and...

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May 1, 2020

Greg Daniels' new sitcom debuts

Upload is the newest from Greg Daniels. Given his ties to The Office, Parks & Rec, The Good Place and more, seems worth checking out.  Zach Braff talks about his Scrubs Pod and wait, he has a Guest House?  Scrubs must have paid quite well.

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April 30, 2020

Is Daniel Sloss right that the bottom 75 percent of comics are the wo…

Daniel Sloss spoke with Vulture, and he thinks the Top 10% of U.S. Comics are THE BEST, then there's 15% that are really good...and the other 75% are terrible.  Pete Davidson's new movie will skip theaters and go straight to on-demand, and Bill Burr...

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April 29, 2020

Is The Daily Show finally Trevor Noah's?

Has Trevor Noah escaped the long shadow cast by Jon Stewart?  Trevor has been on fire, and Comedy Central has expanded the show to 45 minutes.  Tim Dillon and Kumail Nanjiani kill it on the tweets. Life long friends Larry David and Richard Lewis...

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April 28, 2020

Comedians: Don't Drink Bleach!

Ricky Gervais, Colin Jost and Michael Ian Black all have good lines about Trump's latest cure.  Another day, another benefit show, this one with Will Ferrell, Mindy Kaling and Patton Oswalt.  Brooklyn 99 discusses how they will address Coronavirus in...

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April 27, 2020

Ricky Gervais says if you don't like his comedy you can leave

Ricky Gervais on how you can't please everyone in comedy.  Mike Schur on the art of creating sitcoms.  Cameron Esposito got Zoombombed.

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April 26, 2020

You should be watching Community #sixseasonsandamovie

Hopefully you are (re-)watching Community!  Today a few thoughts from Johnny Mac about the show, and a look at some of the guest stars. John Oliver, Jack Black, Katharine McPhee, Nick Kroll, Kumail Nanjiani, Tig Notaro and Drew Carey are just some of...

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April 25, 2020

Parks and Rec to return for one episode!

Parks and Rec will be back for a one-off episode fundraiser. Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Aziz Ansari, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Pratt, and Rob Lowe all return.   Joe Biden doesn't want Louis CK's money!  Will Ferrell gets a series in The...

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April 24, 2020

Larry the Cable Guy vs. Bette Midler

Larry the Cable Guy drops character and swings back at Bette Midler.  Jerry Seinfeld drops a James Bond styled trailer for his new special.  Another fundraiser announced featuring Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish,...

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April 22, 2020

Strong words from Louis CK's ex

Fiona Apple has some strong words about Louis CK.  Ricky Gervais was on Conan and says that he isn't the jerk people think he is - he isn't his characters.  And the comedy hill Greg Proops is willing to die on. Also some late night jokes from Jimmy...

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April 20, 2020

A preview of J-L Cauvin's new album Fireside Craps: The Deuce

Much thanks to @JLCauvin and @YouLuckyDogProd for hooking up a preview track from Cauvin's upcoming album Fireside Craps: The Deuce, available for pre-order today.  Stick around to the end for a full clip.  In other news, Johnny Mac finally watched...

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April 19, 2020

TheManual.com's Best Female Comics Of All Time

From Alii Wong to Joan Rivers, TheManual.com has a list of the Best Female Comics of All Time.  Johnny Mac takes a look.

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April 18, 2020

Louis C.K. reportedly donated $30,000 to Comedy Cellar staff

Louis C.K. has reportedly donated $30,000 to a GoFundMe started by Mike Birbiglia.  Michael Che, Dave Attell, Jim Norton, Michelle Wolf, T.J. Miller, Colin Jost and many others also reportedly have donated.  Meanwhile, another bad review of Chris...

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April 17, 2020

Joe Rogan says he's testing guests for Coronavirus

A shocking story about Sebastian Maniscalco's cousin.  In a conversation with Chris D'Elia, Joe Rogan says he's tested negative for Coronavirus, and that he's testing his guests.  Marc Maron's plan to help other comedians.  Jimmy Kimmel sounds pretty...

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April 16, 2020

What Marc Maron's days are like now

How is Marc Maron passing the time?   Decider didn't like Chris D'Elia's special.  Ricky Gervais is always looking out for animals in need. A drive in stand-up comedy show in Anchorage. Tweets from Yannis Pappas, Taylor Tomlinson, Rainn Wilson and...

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April 15, 2020

Ricky Gervais doesn't want to hear about how hard life is at your cel…

Ricky Gervais is tired of hearing from celebrities quarantined poolside at their mansions.  Weird Al has a ton of alternate lyrics fior White & Nerdy.   A round-up of tweets from John Cleese, Sam Morril, Michael Ian Black and other comedians.

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April 14, 2020

Is Louis C.K. out of comedy jail?

Is Louis C.K. out of comedy jail?   Moshe Kasher on crowd work.  Cameron Esposito on writing a book vs. writing for the stage.  The Atlantic savages Quibi.  And an interesting take on the pre-recorded Saturday Night Live.

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April 13, 2020

Jim Gaffigan criticizes the government response

JIm Gaffigan tweets about the Federal Government's response.  Make Birbiglia tweets "We should never stop talking about how this isn’t even remotely okay."  Marc Maron asks if its ok If he does out for a drive. Johnny Mac answers a listener request...

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April 12, 2020

Here's how to get a free Brian Regan album

Here's how to get a free Brian Regan album.  And let's catch up on stories from Taylor Tomlinson, Tammy Pescatelli and Michelle Wolf.

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April 11, 2020

A new Jerry Seinfeld Special coming to Netflix

No filler podcast this Saturday! We've got BIG NEWS! Some big announcements came out Friday including new specials from Jerry Seinfeld and Patton Oswalt.  Oh and Amy Schumer is getting a cooking show because reasons.

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April 10, 2020

Saturday Night (Live?) to return with new episode tomorrow!

Saturday Night (Live?) returns this week with a new episode.  Decider breaks down Larry the Cable Guy's new special.  And there's a big Weird Al article!    Today's episode is brought to you by Podcorn https://www.podcorn.com

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April 9, 2020

Who would have been on Hillary Clinton's Comedy All Star Team

Michael Moore wanted Hillary Clinton to utilize a Comedy All-Star Team including Amy Schumer, Chris Rock and Bill Maher.  She passed.  Plus cool stories from Eugene Mirman and Maz Jobrani.

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