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Callaroga Shark Media. Hi there, I'm Johnny Mack with your
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daily comedy news, a daily briefing on stand up comedy,
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comedians and the comedy industry. A sentence the algorithm really likes.
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Pete Davidson's got a new thing on Netflix. They're calling
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a podcast. Johnny Mack says, in no way, whatsoever is
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that a podcast. Vulture has weighed in on this. They write, though,
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build as a Netflix podcast, the Pete Davison Show doesn't
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feel like a podcast in any conventional sense, and they
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go on to write, you know, it's got some stuff
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in common with a podcast, as a host and a
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guest and their chairs are vaguely facing each other and
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they're just having a conversation. Some people think that's what
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a podcast is. Culture writes, but is the Pete Davidson
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Show actually a podcast? I'll answer no, But they say, well,
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it's podcast ish in that it nominally invokes the medium's
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familiar tropes, But that doesn't answer the ques question. A
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simple thought experiment helps. If the Pete Davidson Show had
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been produced by a different entity and distributed elsewhere, it
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would register as a good looking, high end celebrity podcast.
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But as a show produced by and distributed exclusively on Netflix,
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it's difficult to beat the chargers. The Pete Davison Show
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is less a podcast than a piece of cheap television,
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and it should be judged on those terms. But here's
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the crux, and here's where this is going to get interesting.
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Forget about what Johnny Mackfield's a podcast is or not.
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And you could read my substack it's free link in
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the notes. I write about this every week. But Vulture
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gets to the point. As cheap television, the Pete Davidson
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Show offers Netflix a path towards producing more content at
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a far lower cost. Okay, fine, but stay with me.
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Largely independent of the entrenched Hollywood systems that have developed
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over time to protect the below the line workers who
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traditionally work on talk shows that compete in this space,
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it's hard not to view the Pete Davidson Show as
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some kind of trial ballunacy. If anyone notices or cares
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Vulture rights for what it's worth, Netflix's shenanigans with the
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original podcast labels not going completely unnoticed. According to this article,
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a union rep told Pucks at Matt Beloney sag Netflix
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continue to have discussions regarding the Pete Davidson project. Vulture
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calls that a notably diplomatic way of saying the Union
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is working to figure out what this thing is. Whether
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Netflix is using the podcast designation to sidestep obligations it
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would otherwise have for a talk show built around a
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Hollywood talent who makes movies and series with Union labor.
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Very very interesting. We'll keep an eye on that. Are
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you familiar with the musicians the Red clay Strays. A
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lot of comedians are into them. They went on social
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media and let people know that something is coming soon,
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and the something has something to do with Matt Rife.
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There's a teaser and we see Matt Rife sitting on
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a bus. Everyone's like, what's Matt Rife doing on the bus?
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In the teaser? Fans are mixed. One wrote Matt Rife
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and the Red clay Stras I'm in. Someone else wrote
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I love the Red craz Strays but not sure what
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to make of Matt Rife. Why him? No one knows?
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Will it be your music video that features Matt Rife?
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Stay tuned. Craig Ferguson is going to tour the United
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States of America he'll be working with CNN celebrating the
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USA's two hundred and fiftieth birthday. Boy, time goes fast.
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I remember Crystal clearly sitting in Battery Park, New York
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City with my mother on July fourth, seventeen cent not
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seventeen seventy six. I'm leaving that in nineteen seventy six.
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I'm not that old. I'm leaving that in nineteen seventy six,
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me and Mom July fourth, nineteen seventy six. I had
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my July fourth frisbee, which sadly I lost in the eighties,
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lost at the Sherton Pool and I don't know what
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happened to it. Wish I still had it. But anyway,
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Mom and the cute kid with the frisbee, we were
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on the local WCBS Channel two news. I digress. That's
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fifty years ago, that story John, and it wasn't that good.
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I know. Craig Ferguson he'll be hosting America on Purpose,
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in which Craig Ferguson unpacks the country's chaotic triumph and
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controversial two hundred and fifty year journey of independence. We're
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told Craig Ferguson exploits the identity of the country he
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now calls home after becoming a proud citizen in two
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thousand and eight, digging into its freedoms, contradictions, and cultural quirks.
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The journey takes him from monster truck rallies to Ellis
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Island and beyond, combining American history with his signature wit
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and playfulness. To meet the moment of the nation's two
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hundred and fiftieth anniversary, Craig said, any chance I get
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to remind my fellow Americans that we are still the
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best idea for a country anyone has ever had, I'm
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going to take it. My eagle is still bald and
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my banner is still spangled with stars from Fox News,
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comedian Steve Trevino thinks Hollywood has turned its back on
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him because of his conservative values, including his promotion of family, faith,
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and country. With all due respect to mister Travino, I
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think you're wrong here, but let's hear him out. He
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was on The Like a former podcast. Steve Travino questioned
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why he was not offered another Netflix deal after his
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twenty twenty four special Steve Travigno Simple Man. Steve said,
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Hollywood not like us. Hollywood does not want anything to
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do with us, and it's unfortunate, right, I was top
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five numbers wise, I beat thirty five of them. I
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believe that refers to thirty five other comedy specials. All
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the ones I beat are getting offers. Again, I did
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not get another one. Travino were called in experience with
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Amazon Prime Video. He claimed in that he was asked
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to remove a moment from a project in which he
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thanked US military members. According to Steve, they said, can
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Steve not thank the troops at the end? It's too political?
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And I'm like, how is thanking the men and women
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who serve political? See after water? Is it because I'm conservative?
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Is it because I love this country? Is it because
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I promote family? Is it because I promote God? Now
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I've been in the media for thirty How long is
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it now? Thirty four years? Professionally? Cheez, I'm old. I've
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never ever run into anyone who said you can't thank
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the troops. In fact, I was talking about this with
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my friend Bill at the brewery the other night during
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trivia and I we finished fourth. By the way, you
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know why, hey at trivia guys, you guys listening, you
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know why we did well, you guys didn't have those
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Ariana grande questions. You asked a lot of old man questions.
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It was like history questions in there. That's why the
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old guys did. Okay, we would have finished third, but
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Johnny Mack said, let's gamble on one of the answers
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in the fifth round there, and we got it wrong,
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so we didn't win. Plastic sunglasses or whatever. I digress.
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I've never run into the media conspiracies. I've never had Hey,
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you can't talk about that. I've never seen the great
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conservative conspiracy. I've never seen the great liberal conspiracy. I've
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never run into the don't thank the troops people. Maybe
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I've just been fortunate. Anyway, Steve Trevino says, stand up,
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pay us the bills, and if Netflix doesn't want to
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give us another offer, we'll figure it out. We always do.
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Speaking of the troops. Gableglesias was just over in Japan.
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He did a series of shows for the US OH Army.
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Dot Mill tells us. During his hour long set, gab
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Iglesias rifted on familiar topics like family and food, but
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he also had humorous, slightly off color bits tailored to
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his host nation. Audience, whether expressing his amazement and how
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nice Japanese toilets are or counting his memorable experience says
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at airport customs and local Roman spots. Gab Iglesias used
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his loud and energetic delivery to punctuate each story with
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his signature brand of punchlines. Sergeant Gage Casino is a
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self professed comedy enthusiast. He said, I've been watching him
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since I was a kid. To see him live as
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an honor, and I think everyone can agree he was
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a good time with good laughs. Sergeant Casino, he's with
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the nine oh one Military Police Detachment. I thank you
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for your service, both genuinely and to prove there's no
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conspiracy against thanking the military for their service. Sergeant Ramar Downer,
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who I will also think, called the show hilarious. Sergeant
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Downer said, I really appreciate that they put on shows
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like this for us because it's great for the troops.
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Sergeant Downer is assigned to the eighty eighth MP Detachment.
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It shows that they support the soldiers. Was also great
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to hear the comics thanking us throughout the show. Gab
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Iglacias said, I'm here because I want to be here.
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I love performing for the military and look forward to
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coming back. Oh my voice is wearing out. At that
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Super Bowl preview, that long episod so from Saturday. I
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did that one right before this one. And I still
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have to record Comedy Survivor, which is coming up at
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noon eastern today. We will find out who was voted
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off the island. I don't know. I haven't recorded it yet,
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but the Comedy Survivor elimination show will be in this
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very feed at noon Eastern today. I also have to
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record The Weekly Comedy Thing, which is a show I
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host on the Live one app. The app is free,
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the show is free. That show is kind of like this,
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except I can play stand up comedian bits like in
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full like I can go here's a story about Gabe Iglesias,
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and then I could play at Gabe Glaciers clip. You know.
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I can do that kind of thing over there. So
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I still have to record that. It's called The Weekly
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Comedy Thing. It's on the Live one app if you
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want to check that out. Matt Friend has a new gig.
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He'll be on the red carpet for the Academy Awards.
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He's very excited about it he'll have a spot for
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talent interviews. Matt Rif's career seems to be going okay,
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just like his impressions. Ron Funches was a part of
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the cast of this season of Traders. I'm going to
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spoil Traders. If you're not caught up, you might want
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to bail here. Ron Funches has been sharing some stories
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about Traders during his stand up shows. Okay, everybody who's
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still here, you're going to be spoiled. He explains, I
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approached the game as if I was a detective. I
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wanted to come from a data driven approach. Once I arrived,
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I realized I only knew one or two people, which
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I thought to be a detriment socially, but as far
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as being impartial is the best way to be. Because
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I didn't have any knowledge or love for any of
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the people, I'd look for things that look like inconsistencies
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in their work. I then thought about being more direct
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with people who I would try to accuse of being
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the trader, But after that point it became more of
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defending myself. Any accusations I had were based off people
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being like, prove to us that you're not the trader.
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Who do you think it is, and I'd be like, well,
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I heard light footsteps, so it might be the smallest
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girl here me myself. I wouldn't have considered that enough evidence.
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But if you guys are going to force me to
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say something, I'll say something. Ron Funch has said. The
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only thing I would have done differently is I wish
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I hadn't cursed Eugene Merman. He's part of that Bob's
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Burger's conspiracy. You know this one where people pretend Bob's
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Burger's is a show. If you're new to the show
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I'll quickly explain it to you here. Let me ask you,
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new listener, have you ever seen Bob's Burgers? The answer
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is no, right, yeah, Okay, I understand there's artwork. I
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understand there's merge. I understand that Kevin Burkhart will say
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after this football game, it's an all new Bob's Burgers.
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But Kevin Burkhart and Fox and Eugene Merman and everyone
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else in this conspiracy knows we don't stay on Fox.
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We switch over and watch Sunday night football. This is
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all just a gag, and they've been doing this for
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over a decade and a half. But What does exist
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is Eugene Merman's new comedy album, Here Comes the Whimsy,
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that's out on PGF Records. There's also a special on Veeps.
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Here Comes the Whimsy was recorded live in Summerville. Merman
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shares a series of mild grievances through anecdotes from fatherhood,
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insights from travel, dress code trauma, rental car disputes, and more.
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And I'm seeing a lot of good buzz on Jury
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Duty too. Remember Jury Duty a couple of years ago,
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the guy thought he was on jury duty, but it
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was all fake. They've made a new season of that,
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but this one is called Jury Duty Presents Company Retreat.
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Three episodes will be out on March twentieth on Prime Video.
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Company Retreat will follow a corporate offside event at a
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family owned hot sauce company from the perspective of Anthony,
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a recently hired temporary worker. Unbeknownst to Anthony, the entire
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experience of staged. Every colleague around him is performing a
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role in each moment, whether in conference rooms during downtime,
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has been meticulously orchestrated. Sounds like a lot of fun. Now,
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speaking of jury Duty, I've been invited to be on
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jury that's coming up in a couple weeks. That's not good.
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I have podcasts to record. Kind of stressed about that one,
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and it's district court. I have to call like two
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weeks in a row, guys. I got stuff to do,
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So let's hope the jury duty guts are cunnd to
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Johnny Mack and that is your comedy news for today.
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Back at noon Eastern for Comedy Survivor, which I'm about
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to record right now, so I gotta save my voice.
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I'll see you guys in a couple minutes, I guess