Nikki Glaser’s $250,000 Gig and the Sushi She Asked For PLUS John Mulaney Gets Smart

0:01 Calaroga Media. I might have to get a new chair. As I record these every day, my chair is slowly sinking during the episode itself, which makes it hard to frame the camera if you're watching the YouTube version. Hello, I'm Johnny Mac with your daily comedy news. This will be more fun than yesterday and all the Russell Brand stuff. John Mulaney is talking about the Get Smart reboot. Now, you might say, hey, John, that's a terrible idea. You wouldn't say that to me. You would say that to John Mulaney. You would run into John Mulaney on the street. Without even greeting the guy, you just would suddenly blurt out, hey, John Mulaney, a Get Smart idea is a terrible idea. And he would go, why? I think that idea is fabulous.

0:42 And then you'd be like, remember Steve Carell tried to do a Get Smart reboot at the height of his powers, and he looks a lot more like Maxwell Smart than you do? And Mulaney would go, I never considered that. Mulaney told The Hollywood Reporter, it's a world of espionage with a super, super confident, not always informed person. That's my favorite type of person to play. I've gone very far in life, sounding like I know what I'm talking about, but have absolutely no idea what I'm saying. And I think that works perfectly for espionage. The 2008 reboot starring Steve Carell. Listen to the rest of this cast, OK? Steve Carell, Dwayne The Rock Johnson and Anne Hathaway grossed two hundred and thirty million dollars. Which is pretty cool. Sounds like a lot of money. But when's the last time you thought about that film at all? No cultural footprint.

1:26 I mean, you had The Rock, Anne Hathaway, probably at the peak of her powers, and Steve Carell at his peak. And sequels and development was later scrapped. Meanwhile, in this upcoming disaster John Madden movie, John Mulaney plays Electronic Arts founder Trip Hawkins for some reason. Madden will be out November 18th on Prime Video. From PokerFuse.com, your home for comedy news, they tell us that it was an exciting weekend for all poker fans out there. I'm sorry I didn't get to tell you about this over the weekend or yesterday, but we had a lot going on. But over the weekend, the new season of PokerStars Big Game on Tour returned. The first episode is already out. The new season features five episodes in total and airs weekly, so you've only missed one. You can catch up. You've got until December 6th to watch all these things on PokerStars and PokerStars UK official YouTube channels. John, why are you talking about this? Well, headlining the big game lineup is Tony Hinchcliffe. You know him from Kill Tony. We're told Hinchcliffe may be the most popular comedian at the big game table, but he won't be the only one, as this series' loose cannon, Scott Goggin, going, Goggin, Goggin, I don't know, is in the same line of work.

2:36 The aspiring comedian from Canada, Scott G., we'll call him. Not to be confused with Ollie G. Did you watch that disaster yet? Don't get into that, John. Scott G. usually hosts comedy game shows at corporate events, but his appearance on the big game on tour will be no laughing matter. I see, PokerFuse. Yeah, you got me. The loose cannon will be staked $ 50, 000, and they'll get to play 150 hands. At the end of the session, any profit he makes over the initial 50 grand is his to keep. The professional lineup includes Doug Polk. Polk took on Tony Hinchcliffe in a heads-up match one time where Polk staked $ 20, 000 against a chance to appear for a one-minute segment on Tony Hinchcliffe's Kill Tony program. Although the poker pro lost the first match... They agreed to go double or nothing, and Polk won the second time, winning his spot on Kill Tony. Isn't that exciting? From IndyStar, they asked Matt Rife, Hey, Matt Rife, you've been touring arenas for a few years. Are there any tricks or techniques you've picked up for engaging a crowd of that size?

3:33 Matt Rife said, I love that I can make an arena feel as intimate as a theater, but with the energy of 16,000 people, there's nothing like it. The performance is a bit bigger, but it all feels like we're hanging out together telling silly jokes and stories. How topical is Matt Reif? I don't really do any topical material. Whatever joke you're going to make about the news, someone has already made a meme or some kind of social media post with a joke about it. I also feel like comedy should be a distraction from all the chaos in the news and the media. I find my inspirations from life experiences personal to me and topics that others may be afraid to say, but all secretly want to. All right, Matt Reif, how about you live versus you social media? Reif said live is always better. It's not even comparable. Things online can be taken out of context or not expressed with the same tone or delivery as a live show. They may deter people from not liking the joke as much. Live is always better. If you've never seen me live before, you can expect a tightrope walk of dark humor and fun stories, as well as a little crowd interaction. A little? A little. Sprinkled in, while you get to know me, if you've seen me in Indianapolis before, this is a much different, bigger, and better show. My favorite show I've toured with yet. We have learned that Nikki Glaser was paid $ 250, 000 for her 60 to 75 minute performance at the University of Florida's Gator Growl. Her contract included detailed hospitality writers with specific requests.

4:47 All right, what do you think Nikki Glaser would want? Would she want attention? Well, of course she would want attention. She's Nikki Glaser. Would it involve something with Taylor Swift? Well, probably, because she's Nikki Glaser. But no, there was a strong emphasis on whole foods sushi. Other items requested by Nikki Glaser included specific beverages, snacks like Skinny Pop and peanut M & Ms. Hey, you know who eats peanut M & Ms 12 times a day? I'm not kidding. I'll take you on a tour one day to the kitchen, or maybe I'll bring the M & Ms down on an upcoming episode. You know what? During the break, I'll go get the M & Ms. Nikki Glaser and I could be friends. skinny pop, peanut M & Ms, and miscellaneous items such as Sharpies and a clothing steamer. The six-figure payment covered all of Glaser's travel, transportation, and lodging expenses.

5:33 A contract was obtained by The Sun. Now, this time it wasn't a newspaper. It was actually the star at the center of our solar system, which is a really weird request for a stellar object to make. But that is what happened. And The Sun asked for public records showing the two-time Golden Globe host was guaranteed $ 250, 000 to perform 60 to 75 minutes. during the 2026 edition of Gator Growl on October 9th. The contract listed a capacity of 8,000 and ticket prices ranging from $ 25 to $ 100. So let's see, if you sold all the tickets at $ 100 at $ 8, 000, that's what, $ 8 million? And Nikki Glaser got $ 250. All right, so $ 8 million is a little high. So let's assume all the tickets were $ 25. So that's $ 2 million and Nikki makes $ 250. Am I doing the math right there? Probably not. But it sounds like Gator Growl made a nice profit and so did Nikki Glaser, $ 250, 000 to do. An hour to 75 minutes. I'm curious how many minutes she did. By the way, if you ever go to a show and you see a comedian say goodnight and then come back out for the applause and go, oh, let's take a couple questions. That's them trying to hit their writer. I've seen that many times. They're not they don't like you. They're not like, oh, I really love this audience. I'll take a couple questions. They're just running out the clock because they have to perform a minimum amount of time. OK, more on Nikki Glaser's writer. This is fun. The requested items were accompanied by specific photos specifying particular products, including 12 cans of Zevia ginger root beer, a family-sized bag of original Skinny Pop with the emphatic instruction, not white cheddar, not butter. Holy cow. And four containers

7:07 of sushi from Whole Foods with four packs of soy sauce and chopsticks. The sushi order called for two containers of pre-made tofu spring rolls and two containers of pre-made cucumber rolls. The agreement states in all caps, whole food sushi is very important. Must be what is pictured below, two containers of each, four containers total. The beverage request also included, how much do you need to drink? Six 20-ounce bottles of Diet Coke, six cans of Celsius in different flavors, a six or eight pack of small Pellegrino sparkling water. All right, so so far that's six, $ 12. 18 drinks, plus a small pack of grapefruit LaCroix, two large liter-sized glass bottles of still water, and a case of at least 24 bottles of water and a box of throat coat tea. We'll throw the tea out, right?

7:56 So we have 24 bottles of water, two liters of water, a six-pack of LaCroix, a six-pack of Pellegrino, so that's six, 12, 18, six cans of Celsius is 24, and six 20-ounce bottles of Diet Coke. So she's planning on having 30 beverages... to perform 60 to 75 minutes. Plus she has sushi. Whole food sushi is very important, all caps. Other food items included a sharing size bag of peanut M & Ms, a small pack of clementines, and a pack of sugar-free icebreakers wintergreen mints. Holy cow with this. Other requests, there's more, included Neutrogena makeup remover wipes, two new gold Sharpies, two new silver Sharpies, a hot water kettle, a clothing steamer, an extension cord, a power strip if multiple outlets weren't available, and scissors. The contract states there were, quote, no content restrictions of any kind, and that Glaser would have creative control over her material. The Sun reached out to Nikki Glaser's team for an interview, but an interview could not be arranged because of scheduling conflicts. Nikki Glaser's super busy and doesn't have any time to answer these questions. All right, I'm going to go get the M & Ms. Be right back. Okay, you think I'm kidding about the M & Ms? I'm not. I have this big plastic jug of M & M' s. And in case the big plastic jug of M & M' s runs out, I've got a backup bag of M & M' s. Nikki Glaser and I could be friends. M & M' s are good. They're not good for a podcast because they make your oopa just spill M & M' s all over the floor. Leaving it.

9:24 It is not good to eat M & Ms during your program because your throat closes up because of your peanut allergy that you won't admit that you have. So don't eat M & Ms during a show. Nikki's crazy eating M & Ms during her 60 to 75 minute set. Or maybe she eats them after. I don't know what she does with the M & Ms. Ask her. I'm out of breath now. I walked up one flight of stairs. Oh, yay. Where are we? It is the 10th of November and the New York Comedy Festival continues. So let's see who is there tonight. I'm not impressed by this. It's six o'clock. It is the Paid by the Bell comedy show competition. And on the flyer, it says, line up TBA. Guys, get this together. It appears tonight is the worst night of the festival so far. Now it's a Tuesday, but I'm scrolling down here and really nothing is catching my eye.

10:13 Esther Steinberg, show girly at the New York Comedy Club Midtown at seven passes for a name you've heard of. Eddie Pepitone headlining Union Hall at Union Hall at 10 o'clock. Glad they got Union Hall in the name there. And a bunch of people that you're just not going to know. Not a good night at the New York Comedy Fest. Not going to pull a punch there. Not an impressive night. From Late Nighter, Patton Oswalt talked about his first appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, which is a good time for me to remember to plug my spinoff podcast, Is Late Night Dead?, where I've been taking a look at that very question and talking about the various late night hosts. You'll find that In its own feed is Late Night Dead, wherever you found this show. So Patton, his first time on Conan, he said it felt like a massive step up from the MTV half hour comedy hour on Comedy on the Road. It felt more real and less of a cattle call. You're unique, you're special.

11:02 With half an hour, you have more time to build your presence, to get the audience to like you. An audience at a taping for an HBO half hour feels like, all right, this guy must be legit if he's filming a whole half hour special. a five to seven minute TV spot. You got to prove yourself. Patton said, I absolutely cannot remember a single thing I said during that set. I was swimming in terror and excitement, just completely outside my head with adrenaline buzzing in my ears. And Time Out has their comics to watch. One comic to watch is Jessie Lee. We're told Jessie has been performing since she was eight years old. She grew up doing regional theater in Miami and watching Chris Farley and Mike Myers movies. When Zaynab Johnson was set to perform at Florida State University, Lee said, I don't know what came over me, but I emailed her and I was like, hey, I'm a huge fan. I'd love to get coffee with you. Johnson invited Lee to open for her show. She had never performed stand-up, but when she got her first big laugh, she knew she'd be back, right? Two questions. What's the funniest thing about your life right now? Jessie Lee said, when I get noticed on the street, people yell out the viral video they remember me from. I'll be walking to the train and have a stranger yell out of their car, Ikea girl. And the one joke that always lands?

12:07 Singing to my dying grandpa. I don't want to give too much away, but it's kind of the thesis of the joke. Interesting. You can catch her monthly show Love That at Union Hall and follow Jesse Lee on Instagram and TikTok. And that is your comedy news for today. I'll see you tomorrow. And as Nikki Glaser would tell you, stay hydrated.