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Caloroga Shark Media. Are you familiar with the six degrees of separation thing? It usually goes back to Kevin Bacon, But basically, you can connect anyone to anyone within six moves. Now, because I spent a decade at Series XM, I could do a lot in two moves. For example, I work with Jamie Fox, who was in a movie with Tom Cruise, So I can get to Tom Cruise, and two I can get to Obama.
And two my boint is one of you. There’s enough people listen to the show. Somebody out there has a connection to a publicist at Hulu for the love of comedy. Hulu publicist, get back to me. I’m Johnny Mack with your daily comedy views.
I am fired up. Let me tell you about Sketch Fest. You know how I know sketch Fest exists because the publicist sent me the press release and now it’s the lead story. And a podcast targeted at comedy fans is about a comedy festival. Hulu publicist, what are you doing?
Get back to me right, Shut up, John, What’s going on? Ske sketch Fest It’s awesome. I’ve been there this year runs from January sixteenth to February second. Bill Murray will appear with his blood Brother’s band. Tim Curry will be celebrated in person tributes to Catherine Hahn, JB.
Smooth and Richard Kind. A live read of Airplanes forty fifth anniversary. It’s The Groundling’s fiftieth anniversary. Some of the Kids in the Hall will be there, some of the States will be there.
All right, let’s dive in on this press release and thank you publicist.
Sketch Fast January sixteenth to February second, over one hundred and eighty shows its twenty second year. Tickets are on sale now. The forty fifth anniversary of the film Airplane will be celebrated a special live read of screenplay featuring co creator David Zucker, original star Robert Hayes, and surprise guests.
Meanwhile, the cast of Children’s Hospital and Futurama will reunite, and the…
Sketch Comedy favorites the State will present a live read of their unproduced musical A Holiday Hubbub at Porcupine Corners. Three members of the Kids in the Hall will be there. They are Bruce McCullough, Kevin McDonald and Scott Thompson. They will team up with the Red Room Orchestra for a night of songs and sketches from the Kids in the Hall. Connor Ratliffe will be there with the George Lucas Talk Show, a fake acting class, and a parody reading of the Star Wars holiday special, this one called The Kashikh Life Day Carol.
Some podcasters are going, including Joel Kim Booster, Mosha Kasher, Natasha La Serro, and Doug Benson. A whole bunch of improv including Shamilton the Improvised Hip Hop Musical, The ucb’s Asscat Show will be there and off Book the Improvised Musical, which is a fantastic podcast. Check that out. Oh, speaking of podcasts, what’s to say Shoe Rogan, Yeah him, he’s pretty famous. I’ve been listening to the Tim Dillon episode during my three am insomnia, so I’m picking away that a little bit of time.
But that’s pretty good. Check that out. Other things. Stand up comedy includes Maria Bamford, Chris Fleming, Joel Kim Booster, Dulce, Sloan Reese, Darby Robbie Hoffman, Punky Johnson and Partner and Schurlo, the Sclar Brothers, Nor Davis, Josh Gonoman, Alison Leeby, Kate Willett Hampton, ynt Nori Reid, and a show called Comedian’s Named Todd featuring Todd Barry and Todd Glass. Love it sketch fast, check it out.
Publicists, thank you. This next story could be about Hulu comedy. But you didn’t send me anything, so you get nothing. You lose. Good day.
Sir John Mulaney joked he knew even as a child that one day he’d be recognized by GQ as one of the Men of the Year. M’laney said, little boy John was one of the most grandiose, delusional people you’ve ever met. That was probably number ten on the list. But it’s a very fun surprise and it’s been a really cool experience. I’m tempted to sound jaded about it, but it’s all been lovely.
Olivia Munn said her mother was thrilled when m’laney told them the news. John said, although I think Olivia’s mom may have misunderstood and thought I was the sexiest man alive.
Speaking of which Gutfeld told a joke the topic John Krasinski being the sexi…
You’re not gonna believe this clip. I’m gonna play it. I’m gonna let it run and just imagine the whole time I’m making Jim halperd face. Here is hilarious comedian Greg Guttfeld discussing John Krasinski being the sexiest man alive. Let’s listen.
It’s great that people has dominated or announced that trans male can be the sexiest one alive. Krazinski never talks about it, but he’s you know, he’s trans. You know that. No, I didn’t. Yes, But I don’t have a problem with the title sexiest man alive.
It seems redundant. I’m an I’m assuming alive is a given. No one is thinking about dead dudes unless you’re some kind of perverb like Larry Kudlow. Oh, I’ll stop there, Like what is that? Like?
Like that’s not even funny. It’s like so far from funny, it’s horrific. Like what is that? Ha? Ha huh?
John Krasinski is trans and he didn’t like what? Dude? Stop. Gary Goleman will make his off Broadway debut with the world premiere of his new show rand Low quint I think there’s a joke in there that I’m not getting. I’m not ripping Gary.
Gary’s awesome. I’ve worked with Gary in the past. Great guy. It is spelled g r A and D I, l o qu e and T grand deloquent. What am I not getting?
Tell me in the Facebook group. The show will run January seventh through February eighth. Official opening January nineteenth. Ricky Gervais tweets I’m not leaving here meaning Twitter. By the way, I’m on Facebook, Instagram, Blue Sky and threads now.
But I’ll always be a Twitter guy and never calling it X cheers. Ray Romano is teaming up with Lisa Kudro for a Netflix series called No Good Deed. It’s a mystery comedy the promises to keep viewers on their toes yes. Produced by Will Ferrell’s company, No Good Deeds lineup includes Dennis Leary, Abby Jacobson, Poppy Lou Matt Rodgers, Roy Scovel, and Linda Lavin. That’s Alice, isn’t that Alice?
How old is Linda Lavin? Linda Lavin eighty seven years old. That’s awesome? In No Good Deed Lydia played by Lisa Kudro and Paul played by Ray Romano, or a couple looking to start fresh after their children have left the nest. How old is Ray Romano?
I’m fifty five. My kids have left the nest. He’s playing down here. How old is Ray Romano? Sixty six?
You’ve been an empty nester for ten years, dude, stop lying. Lydi and Paul are a couple looking to start fresh after their children have left the nest ten years ago. Deciding to sell their nineteen twenties Spanish style villa in one of LA’s most coveted neighborhoods, they find themselves at the center of a real estate frenzy. Multiple prospective buyers, all with their own personal issues, vie for the house, each convinced that it will solve their problems. However, as the couple knows all too well, the home that promises to be a dream for some is hiding a dark past.
Lydia and Paul must contend with the house’s long held secrets as they navigate the pressure of selling their home. They come to realize that facing their past may be the only way to escape the looming danger of the present. No good Deed coming to Netflix eventually. Theovaughn on his podcast tell the story about JD Vance’s security detail, said, JD Man showed up. Dude, there were snipers on the roof, full tactical gear.
I go into an ice bath. There’s like secret service everywhere. They had put up drapes, black drapes in front of the house. Right they shut down the exits on the interstate. I had no idea.
Matthew Brossard has announced that his upcoming special, Hyperbolic, is coming out December thirteenth. You know how I know about it because Matthew Prissard’s publicist sent it to me and I’m talking about it on a comedy podcast targeting fans of stand up comedy Hulu. Are you paying attention listeners? One of you know somebody at Hulu or Disney or somebody. Can somebody please yell at someone and go dude, can you return an email?
Can you get back to the guy on LinkedIn? Hyperbolic marksy full length debut special from Matthew Prissard. I saw him, oh it’s probably ten twelve years ago at the Montreal Comedy Festival. He was a new face. He was great in this sharply honed set, Matthew dives in a painfully personal experiences growing up Cajun Jewish in a waspy Southern prep school, the challenges of millennial masculinity is the bread losers who are former pro athlete and candid stories about mental health struggles in his family.
Plus some modley keen sidebars and a grammar et homology, pharmaceutical argent stories and statistics. Matthew began his stand up career thirteen years ago, aiming to leave his finance job behind. Five years in, he released a half hour special on Comedy Central Hyperbolic wherever comedy is streamed or sold. On December thirteenth, TJ Miller says he’s open and returning to Deadpool Movies. Yeah you think you know what.
I’m also willing to be in Deadpool movies, TJ. TJ had publicly stated that he would never work with Ryan Reynolds again, and then TJ’s career kind of cooled off. TJ was on the radio and said, we talked a little while ago. I think Ryan asking me, I think it’s just been such a good friend right now that I think it would be awesome. TJ Miller played Weasel in Deadpool and Deadpool two.
He did not appear in Deadpool and Wolverine. Back in twenty twenty two, TJ. Miller had told Adam Corolla he wouldn’t have done Deadpool three if they came to me and were like, we want you to do Deadpool three and we’re gonna pay you twice as much. A few days later, he was on a different radio show and said, oh, it’s a misunderstanding. I emailed it back.
It’s fine, hmm, curious. I feel like an agent may have meddled there. And that is your comedy news for today. Hey, if you’re like a streaming service and you’re, you know, making a big push in a stand up comedy and you want to get in touch, my email address is in the show notes, and my email addresses in your inbox. I am jerky lately.
I know I’m aware of it. Scott Beck is gonna send me a note and be like, dude, what’s going on. I’ll tell you what’s going on, Scott. I am still mad about Taylor Swift icing Joe Coy. Do you remember poor Joe Cooy?
He told this joke. A big difference between the Golden Gloves and the NFL. On the Golden Gloves, we have fewer camera shots of Taylor Swift. I’m fine. I just want who to get back to me.
That’s all. See tomor