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March 25, 2020

The Office oral histories

A look at a few oral histories of The Office.
March 24, 2020

Ian Abramson's home-brew Saturday Night Live

Seems like Ian Abramson had a cool idea and did a good job executing it...but it's kind of gone.  Cameron Esposito has a new book.  Taylor Tomlinson's Church Gigs. Larry the Cable guy likes to golf.
March 23, 2020

The Lennon and McCartney of comedy: David and Seinfeld? Yeah!

The National Review has a fantastic article nailing it: David and Seinfeld are the Lennon and McCartney of Comedy. And the daily roundup of Comedians Tweeting About Coronavirus and how they are coping.
March 22, 2020

Watch Ryan Hamilton's special on Netflix right now!

Johnny Mac is late to the party but wow @RyanHamilton's special Happy Face (on Netflix now) is amazing and John's favorite special of 2020 so far (Maron's is great, and Ronny Chieng's Dec 2019 is great too).  Other than that…
March 21, 2020

The Comedians are starting to get bored

By the time you read this all comedians will be hosting podcasts (they were already anyway), live streaming talk shows on Instagram, starting movie watching pods with their significant other..and one has a Google Doc for you…
March 20, 2020

Norm Macdonald raises the Coronavirus bar

Norm Macdonald slayed doing a set about Coronavirus.  @FunnyCostaki is a comic you should pay more attention to.  Louis CK's been hanging round the Cellar.  Conan will shoot his TV show on an iPhone.  What was Maria Bamford …
March 19, 2020

Some innovative social media experiments by Comedians

A must-read from @RoyWoodJr how Coronavirus will devastate comedians.  @SteveHofsteter starts the Social Distancing Social Club on YouTube, @JimGaffigan starts dinner with the Gaffigans, @JoshGad starts Story Time, @PattonOs…
March 18, 2020

Did The Simpsons predict Coronavirus?

Did The Simpsons predict Coronavirus? Probably not, but one scene can be forced to make it work.  Colbert broadcasts from his tub, and a roundup of coronavirus tweets from comics.
March 17, 2020

Advice for hunkering down from Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais has some advice for us in this time of social distancing.  Kathleen Madigan's favorite place for Guiness in the USA.  Anthony DeVito's father is not Danny DeVito.
March 16, 2020

The Chicago Comedy Scene was hopping despite Coronavirus

The Chicago clubs say they had good crowds this weekend!  And a look at how Steven Wright crafts jokes.
March 15, 2020

Cruise Ship Comedian discusses her Coronavius Quarantine

SFGate has a must read with Kristin Key about her experiences in quarantine for Coronavirus exposure.  Kristin was working as a comedian on the Grand Princess.   Meanwhile, Crocodile Dundee is back and Jim Jefferies gets dra…
March 14, 2020

Coronavirus and the short term future of comedy

If there are no crowds, what do comedians do? A list of what's been canceled so far.  Also, an interesting set from Joel Kim Booster, Jamie Foxx has a new Pixar movie, and Brian Regan makes the million miles club.
March 13, 2020

Coronavirus canceling major comedy shows

Jon Stewart's Night of Too Many Stars won't happen as planned. Adam Sandler and other comics begin to cancel dates.  @harrisoncomedy with some great plots for Seinfeld's Coronavirus episode.  Louis CK keeps getting good revi…
March 12, 2020

Deeper Diving on the Netflix Comedy Festival

Gotta hand it to Netflix, the lineup for the Netflix Is A Joke Comedy Festival (that whole "is a joke" thing is a terrible name btw) is super impressive.  Dave Chappelle, David Letterman, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Bur…
March 11, 2020

Kathleen Madigan's Cheeseball

Is "Is Kathleen Madigan's Cheeseball" a good episode title?  I don’t know but it's a very odds and ends day of Daily Comedy News.  The funniest comedian in Cleveland? Plus an accidental Beth Stelling/Jeff Foxworthy mash-up i…
March 10, 2020

Did Louis CK tape a new special?

Did Louis CK tape a new special on Sunday night?  John Oliver mad at a company in India.  Johnny Mac teaches you how to do Pete Correale, Jeff Foxworthy and Mitch Hedberg, not that he is any good at doing them, bro.  Hanniba…
March 9, 2020

Coronavirus starts to affect comedy

The Coronavirus forces SXSW to cancel.  Natasha Leggero cancels a show so she can stay home with her child during the Coronavirus warnings.  The Kids In The Hall are Back!  Kevin Hart teaches us about money. Johnny Mac is st…
March 8, 2020

Taking a look at the Top 20 most highly rated Netflix Comedy Specials

A look at the top 20 comedy specials on Netflix with the highest Rotten Tomatoes scores.  How does Dave Chappelle not have 100?  And why do people like one John Mulaney special but not the other?  And where's Ronny Chieng on…
March 7, 2020

Marc Maron is part of the Marvel Universe but couldn't book Spider-Man

In a recent comic book, Marc Maron got out-hustled by J. Jonah Jameson who was able to book Spider-Man on Jameson's podcast.  But now that Maron is in the MCU, what can we do with the possibilities? Meanwhile, Johnny Mac ref…
March 6, 2020

Sticking up for SiriusXM Raw Dog Comedy, and sticking up for Larry the Cable Guy

Johnny Mac has two soap-boxes out today. One, the importance and influence of SiriusXM's Raw Dog Comedy circa 2004-2013.  Then, why all the digs at Larry the Cable Guy?  Plus, SXSW announces their comedy festival lineup, and…
March 5, 2020

John Mulaney crushed Saturday Night Live

It's been a busy week for comedy, but Johnny Mac wants to talk about how awesome the John Mulaney episode of Saturday Night Live was.
March 4, 2020

Ricky Gervais' favorite beer...and pig charity

Johnny Mac gives you some tips about attending comedy festivals.  Ricky Gervais picks a charity on behalf of a beer he found tasty.  Jeff Foxworthy did not say the things you think he did.
March 3, 2020

Netflix announces Chappelle, Letterman, Hart, Burr, Rock, Seinfeld at huge comedy festival!

Wow, what a huge comedy festival announced by Netflix.  Dave Chappelle, David Letterman, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Burr, Jamie Foxx, Sarah Silverman, Kevin Hart, Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, Ken Jeong, Martin Lawre…
March 2, 2020

Who are the Top 16 comedians Bert Kreischer plans to have at his party?

We find all about the Tracy Morgan Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation Nursing which is a thing somehow in its third year.  Bert Kreischer teases an amazing party.  Rob Riggle is looking for Atlantis.