Episodes

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 all this??

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 refers to Pete Correale as The...

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 Adam Sandler is going to...

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.

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.

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 Lawrence and MORE!

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.

Marc Maron has a new special and has quick thoughts on Vice President Pence being the Coronavirus Czar.  Then Johnny Mac tells you all about a show he has ZERO interest in seeing (no offense) and a Netflix special he's now obsessed with: Family...

John Mulaney talked about playing Mayor Pete in a movie, but it was kind of confusing.  Why Bert Kreischer doesn't wear a shirt.  And a comedy show about Coronaviris sounds amazing.

Was Pete Davidson forced to apologize that time on Saturday Night Live? Jim Norton gets a great compliment from Ozzy Osbourne.  And some silly ideas about The Simpsons.

An amazing article tells the story of a night out to see Mitch Hedberg, and the ten minutes of the set missing from Mitch's CD. Link to article: https://bradlaidman.com/the-internet-mitch-hedberg-and-my-new-and-only-charity/

Hank Azaria tells the New York Times why he decided to stop voicing Apu on The Simpsons.  Mitch Hedberg seems to be in the zeitgeist.  Jimmy Kimmel gets emotional at the Kobe Bryant memorial.

USA Today has a pretty strong review of Louis CK's recent show.  Go back and listen to my Louis CK commentary from over the weekend if you missed that.  Hannibal Buress talks about laying in the NBA All Star Game.  Tracy Morgan gives a terrible...

Mitch Hedberg had begun speeding up his delivery.  Here's why.   Also, Eddie Izzard is running 28 marathons in 28 days!  John Cleese comments on Trump.

The Trevor Noah is good but not THAT good that Johnny Mac mentioned it for two days.  Oh yeah, the FRIENDS reunion is official.  And a fun story from T.J. Miller.

Was Louis CK's behavior OK?  NO.  But to suggest that he has lazy comedy and wasn't being compared to George Carlin is quite revisionist.  Brad Williams raises money for the boy who was bullied.

Daniel Tosh had a funny tweet storm about the Houston Astros.  Tom Segura will do two Netflix specials, one will be Tom Segura En Español.  Cool behind the scenes look at Kevin Hart working out his new comedy special.  And Norm goes to Dominos.

A cruise ship comedian escaped Coronavirus quarantine, and now seems to have lost his job. The White House Correspondent's Dinner announces a new comedian host. Kevin Hart announces some stuff, what else is new.  Johnny Mac is so jet lagged that if...

A look at some of the jokes Mitch Hedberg had written in his notebook.  Johnny Mac tells the story of how Mitch's posthumous album Do You Believe In Gosh came to be.

Man it's a good thing Tom Papa has three minutes ready to go in case anyone ever asks him about zip-lining in an interview.  Brian Posehn talks at length about The Mandalorian.  And a serious look at the art of Adam Sandler.

Was Will Ferrell's Bush the best presidential impression of all time? How about Darrell Hammond's Clinton?  Chevy's Ford?  Discuss!

In 2017, Rolling Stone made a list of the Top 50 Stand-Up Comics of All Time.  Johnny Mac weighs in with some commentary on numbers 25 through 1, and adds some names that could have bumped Wanda Sykes off the list.

In 2017, Rolling Stone made a list of the Top 50 Stand-Up Comics of All Time.  Johnny Mac weighs in with some commentary on numbers 50 thru 26.

My favorite story today is a bizarre report that Dave Chappelle was not involved in a shooting that didn't happen at all, and wasn't at his house.  Um, OK.  Ricky Gervais has a date for S2 of Afterlife.  Will Ferrell's new idea sounds funny plus has...