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April 1, 2020

Mindy Kaling vs. The Recipe People

Cops raid a comedy club...but there's nobody there!  Mindy Kaling ticks off the recipe people!  Mark Normand has some great jokes.  And quick hits abut Taylor Tomlinson, Cameron Esposito and Jim Norton. The Weird Al and Larry the Cable Guy episodes...

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March 31, 2020

John Krasinski and Steve Carrell reunite!

John Krasinski started an internet show about good news, and his first guest is Steve Carrell.  There's been a lot of The Office around lately (and that's a good thing!)  Artie Lange says not to worry about him.  And a round up of comedian tweets.

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March 30, 2020

Mitch Hedberg Origin Stories

A look at some of Mitch Hedberg's origins as told by his family and friends in a wonderful article in CityPages.com Mitch passed away on March 30, 2005.

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March 29, 2020

The AV Club's list of Obscure Simpson's Characters

The AV Club has a list of Obscure Simpsons Characters...Lemonade?  Pleeeeze.

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March 28, 2020

Edgar Wright's Top 100 Comedies

Edgar Wright made a list of his personal favorite Top 100 Comedies.  So if you need something to do for the next 200 or so hours, now you can't say you're bored.

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March 27, 2020

Laugh Aid: with Bill Burr, Marc Maron, Patton Oswalt, Dane Cook and m…

A bunch of comedians are putting together Laugh Aid!  The SEO friendly list includes Ray Romano, Iliza Shlesinger, Howie Mandel, Nikki Glaser, Bill Burr, Marc Maron, Patton Oswalt The Sklar Brothers , Tom Papa, Bert Kreischer, Nikki Glaser, Dane Cook,...

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March 26, 2020

How Marc Maron is coping with Social Distancing

We start with Coronavirus Tweets From Comedians.  Marc Maron explains how he's coping with the social distancing.  Netflix announced an Ed Helms thing and an Iliza Schlessinger thing.  And more talk about The Office.  Here's that Oral History you...

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March 25, 2020

The Office oral histories

A look at a few oral histories of The Office.

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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.

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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.

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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, your host is exhausted...

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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 to read. Plus, Taylor...

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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 trying to tell us?  Does...

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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, @PattonOswalt home schools on...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 dragged into it, and Hard...

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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.

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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 reviews...is a comeback coming?

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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 Burr...Johnny Mac takes a...

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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 impression.

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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.  Hannibal Buress debuted his new...

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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 still sticking up for Larry...

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