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Dec. 11, 2019

Bill Cosby Loses His Appeal

DCN tries to keep it fun, but Bill Cosby is too big of a name to ignore and Cosby has lost the appeal of his sexual assault conviction.   In other news, Iliza Schlessinger gives a good interview with the Last Laugh podcast, and TJ Miller reacts to the...

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Dec. 10, 2019

Maria Bamford is back, Reno 911 is back, and Ghostbusters is back

The Golden Globe nominations are out and I am rooted for Barry.  Maria Bamford announces a new special.  Skankfest has quite the impressive lineup of performers. Meanwhile the trailer for Ghostbusters: Afterlife...um...er....it's not good.

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Dec. 9, 2019

Jamie Foxx, Adam Sandler, Tom Hanks and Robert DeNiro sat down for a …

Jamie Foxx, Adam Sandler, Tom Hanks and Robert DeNiro (?) sat down for a comedy roundtable for The Hollywood Reporter.

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Dec. 8, 2019

Steak and Cheese? No. Cheesesteak. Yes.

No, Judah Friedlander is not mocking Trump with his cap.  Reno Collier says conservatives don’t support comedy like liberals do.  Big Jay Oakerson wants a cheesesteak not steak and cheese.

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Dec. 7, 2019

The best Star Trek parodies of all time

To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Johnny Mac takes a look at Star Trek parodies including The Restaurant Enterprise, Get A Life, Love Boat: The Next Generation and Futurama's Where No Fan Has Gone Before.  And Galaxy...

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Dec. 6, 2019

Hannibal Buress invents his own comedy festival in Nowhere Mississippi

Hannibal Buress invents his own comedy festival, Brian Posehn is releasing a rock album with guys from Anthrax, Dokken and the actual Weird Al, Andy Samberg and Tina Fey join whatever this Quibi thing is, and John Cena will star in a comedy

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Dec. 5, 2019

Mike Birbiglia and Ronny Chieng on Cancel Culture

Jessica Kirson has wise words about the art of Crowd Work.  Preach Jessica!  Both Mike Birbiglia and Ronny Chieng weigh in on Cancel Culture and being a comedian in 2019.  Eddie Murphy explains why he started doing movies again.  Hint:  Mr. Church.

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Dec. 4, 2019

Dan Soder on cancel culture

Dan Soder weighs in on Cancel Culture.  Ali Wong reportedly gets TEN FIGURES in a Netflix deal (wow).   Jack Black and Jack White finally collaborated!

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Dec. 3, 2019

Would you sign a $1 million NDA to see Pete Davidson? I wouldn't

Prete Davidson is reportedly making fans sign a $1 million non-disclosure agreement to see Pete's show.  No thanks Pete.  In other news, MST3K has been canceled, a Canadian judge fined a comedian $35,000 and Louis CK digs a deeper hole for himself.

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Dec. 2, 2019

The Racial Draft and The Washington Post's Top 20 Sketches of the las…

The Washington Post did a fun list of the Top 20 Sketches of the last 20 years, and Johnny Mac has some thoughts about them.This is Part 3 of 3, go back and listen to the last two Monday episodes for Parts 1 and 2.  With the fourth pick I take....

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Dec. 1, 2019

Attell: The days of booze and strippers are over

Dave Attell told Conan O'Brien that the days of booze and strippers are over.  Maria Bamford didn't like the suggestion that's she's weird, and Brian Regan talks about failing on stage.  Follow @dcnpod on twitter.

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Nov. 30, 2019

Was SNL's Democratic Debate Sketch funnier than More Cowbell?

During the week Johnny Mac declared that last weekend's Saturday Night Live sketch about the Democratic National debate was "the funniest sketch of the last twenty years."  Oh really?  Lazy Sunday?  More Cowbell?  Will Johnny Mac admit he was wrong?

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Nov. 29, 2019

Andy Samberg's new cooking show

Andy Samberg has a new cooking show for some reason.  Sam Morill isn't talking about Trump.  Second City turns 60.

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Nov. 28, 2019

Dolly Parton's big tips....for comedy

Happy Thanksgiving Mister Falcon!  Gilbert Gottfried looks back on on the Leno-Conan wars.  Dolly Parton has comedy tips for us all.

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Nov. 27, 2019

NBA Stars Steph Curry and Blake Griffin get comedy shows

Both Steph Curry and Blake Griffin are getting new comedy shows.   The women of Tel Aviv were quite clear about what they don't want to see from Louis CK.   It was a body part.

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Nov. 26, 2019

Does SNL have a Trump problem?

An article in The Atlantic asks if Saturday Nigh Live needs to fix its first 15 minutes?  Johnny Mac thinks that SNL had one of its best sketches in the last twenty years this week...but that Alec Baldwin's Trump is terrible.

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Nov. 25, 2019

Substitute Teacher and The Washington Post's Top 20 Sketches of the l…

The Washington Post did a fun list of the Top 20 Sketches of the last 20 years, and Johnny Mac has some thoughts about them.  Isn't that right A-A-Ron?  This is Part 2 of 3, go back and listen to last Monday's episode for Part 1.

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Nov. 24, 2019

When is a comedy album NOT a comedy album? Grammy Pontifications.

The Grammy nominations are out, and Johnny Mac not only tells you who should win, but who might win, and who WON'T win - plus he goes off on a rant about what defines an "album" and thinks a Netflix special that comes out on vinyl in like two stores...

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Nov. 23, 2019

Is Bernie Sanders funnier than MMA fighter Chuck Lidell? Yes.

I mean don't get me wrong Mr. Lidell, you absolutely crushed it on Spade when you did stand-up comedy, but Bernie Sanders was even funnier this week.  I know, right?  How is that possible?!  Also Sacha Baron Cohen speaks out on political ads on the...

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Nov. 22, 2019

John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch, plus Artie Lange's new podcast

Netflix announced a whole bunch of things including John Mulaney's Sack Lunch Bunch, and a new season of The Degenrates.  Artie Lange announced yet another podcast.  Ted Danson gets another NBC sitcom.

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Nov. 21, 2019

Lewis Black and Monty Python on Donald Trump

Kevin Hart has yet another gig, this one a 6 week show on Netflix.  Jim Jefferies wraps his Comedy Central show.  JFL announces their own record label.  Lewis Black, John Cleese and Eric Idle all have strong commentary on the current political...

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Nov. 20, 2019

Dave Chappelle shoots hoops with the Lakers

Dave Chappelle was at Lakers' practice and shot some hoops (after giving them a pep talk).  Cedric the Entertainer has a new TV project.  The Washington Post has a long article with Sebastian Maniscalco.  Mad About You is back?  Mad About You is back....

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Nov. 19, 2019

Is Kurt Braunohler honey?

It's a busy day for comedy news, I think you are the only person who didn't get a new TV show.  Meanwhile, Kurt Braunohler wants to know more about a photo from the early 1980s that he tweeted where he's dressed as a bumble bee.

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Nov. 18, 2019

More Cowbell and The Washington Post's Top 20 Sketches of the last 20…

The Washington Post did a fun list of the Top 20 Sketches of the last 20 years, and Johnny Mac has some thoughts about them.  More Cowbell!

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