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Caloroga Shark Media. Hey there, I’m Johnny Mack with your Daily Comedy News, the daily briefing on stand up comedy, comedians and the comedy industry. A sentence, the algorithm loves I suspect Before we’re done here today, the robovac is going to go off and my dog is going to lose his mind and bark. We’ll see if that happens. Why wouldn’t edit that out, John, because that’s not fun.
Jelly Roll’s wife has apologized to Bert Krascher. Yeah, what’s all that about? Well, you see, Jelly Roll’s wife, Bunny, was sharing raw footage of herself getting a facelift. In a video, we see her in a hospital gown with markings all over her face before going under the knife. The footage then cuts to surgery, and then we see her swollen face wrapped in bandages.
She joked, I look like Bert Kraser.
Now here’s the issue.
When she posted that she comes in peace, she had no idea that Bert’s tour bus had caught fire. So people are like, hey, that’s not cool. But then Bunny was like wait what She explained, I was asleep when the Burt bus happened. I’d never make fun of my friend’s sadness. I was meaning because I’m red and my eyes are swollen.
So to my boy Bert Krascher, we love you.
Meanwhile, Kevin Hart not happy with his newest wax likeness.
Kevin Hart posted on Instagram, WTF let’s see four t’s and five f’s. There’s a wax statue that shows a Kevin Hart like figure wearing a gold chain and leather jack with outstretched arms. Kevin Hart wrote, I know that ain’t Kevin Hart. This is an attack. Who the F is this?
At this point? These museums are just trying to make me cry. This has to stop. I demand a redo. Damn it.
This has gone viral as people on social media are debating who it actually looks like. Dwayne the Rock Johnson he wrote, It’s perfect, don’t change a thing. I’m excited about this. A documentary about Ralphie May. I knew Ralphie was awesome people.
One time I drove around, well, he drove around Los Angeles with me riding shotgun. We went to get his car detailed and why were they detailing the car? We got Mexican food. He’s awesome.
Also, when I was out of power.
It’s serious and kind of unde employed. He still he still return calls and did me a solid favor. Not everyone did such things back in those days. I only have great things to say about Ralphie May, so I’m excited for Come What May, A new documentary about Ralphie May, set to premiere in Los Angeles this April as part of a theatrical rollout in partnership with The Laugh Factory. Directed by Dave Gantz and Ralphie May’s wife, Alana Turner.
The theatrical run kicks off at the Landmark Sunset in LA on April twenty eighth. Lana Turner will be there. The documentary will then tour Las Vegas, Houston, Dallas, Nashville, and Phoenix. They’re also working on some East Coast stops. Lana Turner said, making this film has been a deeply personal journey, and it’s finally time to let it go and share with Ralphie’s fans and the world at large.
Ralphie loved being on the road, and this releases that perfect opportunity for him to go on one last tour. The doc has rare and raw archival footage of Ralphie may some interviews with friends and colleagues. It captures Ralphie at the best and the worst of times. Ralphie passed away in twenty seventeen, aged forty five. Good guy.
I miss him. I think of him a lot. Kid Rock is not happy with Conan O’Brien. You may recall on the Oscars Conan and O’Brien said tonight could get political and if that makes you uncomfortable, there’s an alternate oscars being hosted by Kid Rock. It’s at the Dave and Busters down the street.
Well, Kid Rock did not find that as funny as I do. Kid Rock on social media wrote, I love a good joke, even when I’m the butt of it. Unfortunately this was not a very good one.
Now let’s take that at face all right, let’s take a look at the joke today.
I could get political and if that makes you uncomfortable, there’s an alternate oscars being hosted by Kid Rock. I think that’s a good joke. It’s the tag that I think is weak. The tag is it’s at the Dave and Busters down the street. I think the tag is weak, and I’m not even sure the joke needed the tag, or perhaps an alternate tag would have told us what channel it was on, and you could have picked some ridiculous cable channel on which it was airing.
But the joke then I could get political. And if that makes you uncomfortable, there’s an alternate Oscars being hosted by Kid Rock. I think that’s a perfectly fine joke. Kid Rock would like you to know either way, if you want to see a real good show this spring slash summer that celebrates America and two hundred and fifty years of freedom, make sure you buy your tickets from uugh Ticketmaster from my Freedom two point fifty tour hyphen the Road to Nashville. Mister Rock then added, there’s a reason for this.
Trust me, trust me in all caps with an exclamation point.
Speaking of Conan O’Brien, John you never talk about him.
I know. The ninety eighth Annual Academy Awards drew seventeen point eighty six million viewers on ABC and Hulu. Now you’re like, is that a good number? Is that a bad number? It depends who you ask.
Oscar haters, Conan haters like, that’s a terrible number because it’s down nine percent from last year’s nineteen point seven million viewers, which had been a five year high for the telecast. If you listen very closely now, the noise reduction will cut it down. And because I’m in the basement and the dog isn’t the dog is indeed barking at the vacuum as predicted, it’s set to go at three pm Eastern, and now it’s going on. The doggies barking. And why didn’t I turn the vacuum off or do something about it?
Because, as I like to say, that’s not fun. So if you listen very very closely, you’re gonna hear dog. And I’m leaving it in. The Oscars averaged a three point ninety two rating among adults eighteen to forty nine, down from last year’s four fifty four, up from twenty twenty four to three eighty two. Despite this year’s dip, the Academy Awards is the number one primetime entertainment telecast of the season, according to Disney.
And why would they make that up? Do you like movies? Do you like movies about gladiators? Have you been to an AMC theater? Well, Jonathan Kite has been doing these wonderful, wonderful Anthony boardein impression pieces on Instagram that I cannot get enough of, and Jonathan Kite as Anthony Bourdain recently released a deleted clip in which fake Anthony Bourdain went to the AMC theaters.
Let’s listen, how does Hollywood get asses in seats with crossover chaos? Barbenheimer glicked Doonsday, But my favorite was when Saw ten and Paw Patrol opened on the same day, giving us Saw Patrol. Those puppies didn’t stand a chance, but according to receipts, they killed. Jimmy Kimmel is firing back at a Newsmax host after said host suggested that federal regulator should step in to discipline Jimmy Kimmel’s show, Yes You See, Kimmel criticized the President of the United States proposed Save Act, which would require documentary proof of US citizenship to vote. Newsmax’s host Rob Schmidt argued that ABC’s late night show should face federal consequences for airing political commentary.
Schmid said that is not a comedy show, that is propaganda. He added that ABC breaks the law every single night and that the network should learn a lesson. I’d be curious to know his opinion on how ABC is breaking along the night’s Kimmel’s not on, like on Saturday, what are they doing to break the law. I’m just curious, just asking questions. I’m not saying they do, not saying they’re don’t.
I’m just curious as to his opinion on how they break the law when Jimmy’s not on. Kim Will responded said, they’re so worried about cancel culture until I come on, and then they’re like, cool, the FCC. He’s bringing the law. How does this not embarrass them? Kimmel then referenced Newsmax’s sixty seven million dollars settlement with Dominion Voting Systems over false election claims, quoting Kimmel the channel he’s on Newsmax.
I don’t know if you see. They’re literally on a payment plan right now, switching the channel over to CBS. Radar Online suggests that they’re turning Stephen Colbert into a non person. Colbert will be on the air until May twenty first, sooner than you might think. That’s coming up pretty quickly, but according to Radar Online, photos of Stephen Colbert have been quietly removed from the network’s broadcast center on West fifty seventh Street, when insider said, it’s like he was never there, like the Late Show never existed at all.
Another source said, that’s the clearest signal it’s truly over. A network insider confirmed there will be no send off. We’re told CBS is not planning and will not pay for any farewell party. Network insider says, if the staff wants something, it’s on them. Don’t forget to vote for Comedy Survivor Still on the Island.
John Mulaney, Sebastian Manascalco, Sarah Silverman, Nikki Glaser, Leslie Jones, and otsco At Coonska. One vote per person. You’ve gotten until end of day today. A lot of activity in the Facebook group which is Daily Comedy News Podcast group. But I don’t want to steer at you guys decide.
I just report, but just as a quick skim, it looks like anybody scheme Comedy Survivor Daily Comedy News podcast group. There were more podcast awards. As a podcaster and a media executive, I can’t take these seriously. There’s podcast awards twice a week, maybe three times a week. This time was the iHeart Podcast Awards, which I didn’t even know was happening, and then all of a sudden, I go on pod news, which is the industry newsletter.
James Kridlin, great guy in real life, does a great job with the newsletter. Happy birthday, James. We learned from pod news that Will Ferrell kicked off the show. You know if you listen just I mean, there was a time when Will Ferrell was pretty funny. It’s just like a ready because everything he does is just so Will Ferrell.
Will Ferrell kicked off the show in full Team USA speedskating gear as he joked to the crowd full of quote, a few of his peers and many of his admirers that he almost made the team for the twenty twenty six Winter Olympics. Hilarious, people are still laughing. He then introduced to your host, who was egg uotam Ego, welcome the audience and talked about the importance of podcast and reminded the audio audience not to peak the mics. Peak distortion is when you ride the microphone levels too hot. As I teach my college students, if you give me bad audio, I’ll take low over distort at any time.
It’s really hard to undistort low. You can boost, but there are issues with boosting low audio. I’m not going to teach you an entire college class now. I do fifteen weeks of this at the college. Trust me, don’t peak your audio anyway.
We’ll focus on the comedy parts of this. Eliza Slessinger was there. She presented Podcast of the Year two the winners, Giggly Squad with Anna Berner and Page Desorbo. Congratulations to those guys, and the folks said, but my brother, my brother and me, is that the name of that podcast? They won Best ad Read?
No. Normally, Best ad Read almost always goes to Conan O’Brien. I don’t know if con has submitted or not to Maybe people have had it with this Conan O’Brien fellow, who knows? And I could use one more store. I have a lot.
I bumped a few things here. Let’s do this one. Jerry Seinfeld’s car was auctioned off for a world record price. Was Jerry Seinfeld’s former Mercedes Benz five hundred E. It’s sold for three hundred and twenty thousand dollars.
Bought new by Jerry Seinfeld in nineteen ninety two. The car has covered here. I’ll let you guess it’s been thirty four years. How many miles? I’ll answer at the end.
How many miles do you think Jerry Seinfeld’s Mercedes Binz drove in thirty four years? How many miles in thirty four years? Now, as you know, enthusiasts say the five hundred E is in a sense half portie because the V eight Sinan’s wider body complete with a two point two inch flarre at front fenders. Say that five times and make an edit. I did.
Those couldn’t be produced on the regular I really did stufblow that line five times, leaving it Those couldn’t be produced on the regular Mercedes production line in a big long German wordtown. Instead, assembly took place at Porsche’s facility and other big long word germantown. That unusual Mercedes Porsche collaboration, combined with the model’s durability and everyday usability, has made the five underd D a highly coveted collector’s car. Jerry bought the car new in ninety two. He kept it until twenty sixteen.
How many miles? Johnny mac all right, you ready? Two thousand, three hundred and thirty five miles? And that is your comedy news for today. I’ll see you tomorrow.