Bargatze Gate, Late-Night Ratings, and Knicks Mania

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Featured: Nate Bargatze, Shane Gillis, Joe Rogan, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Spike Lee, Ben Stiller, Amy Schumer

What’s in This Episode

• Nate Bargatze UFC event controversy and photos with political figures
• Late-night ratings: Jimmy Kimmel vs. Jimmy Fallon during NBA Finals coverage
• New York Knicks championship parade and fan reactions
• Will Ferrell as World Cup LA ambassador on Jimmy Kimmel Live
• Late-night World Cup and Boston beer shortage jokes
• Ben Stiller directing Knicks championship documentary for HBO
• Kevin Hart’s Hulu deal for LOL Live Showcase specials

Questions Answered in This Episode

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Full Transcript

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Caloroga Shark Media. Hey man, I’m Johnny Mac with your Daily Comedy News. I’m not sure that anyone actually cares that Nate Brighetti went to a UFC fight, but I do kind of like Burghetzi gait. It’s kind of a to me, a non controversy controversy. I mean, Shane Gillis went and you didn’t lose your minds.

But this is a good reminder to Nate and his investors. You know, you’re one photo with Cheryl Hines away from spending millions and millions of dollars on a theme park and having your business go sideways. Just keep that in mind. You might want to just keep touring and selling out arenas. Anyway, in case you missed it, people were upset that Nate attended the UFC event.

We found out he was there because he took a picture with RFK Junior and Cheryl Hines. Well, now, the wife of Donald Trump Junior has shared some more photos and guess who’s in the photo with Petina Trump. That’s right, it’s Nate Brighetzi. Nate still is not posted any photos or videos of himself at the birthday bash, and his people want us to know he was there because UFC is his favorite sport. But apparently Nate took some other photos.

There’s a photo of Nate and Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders. You may recall one of her previous gigs while she was the Press secretary under the President Trump. Nate Berghessi also took a photo with House speaker Mike Johnson and famous podcaster comedian Joe Rogan. In a May twenty twenty five profile for Esquire, Nate Berghetti said, if I want to give you my opinion on who I voted for, who’s that for? It’s for me really, because I want you to know I’m smart.

I don’t think it’s really helping an audience. You don’t think they know who to vote for their living life. On the Joe Rogan Experience, Joe Rogan said he convinced several people to go to the fight. He doesn’t mention Nate Berghetzi specifically, but he did mention Shane Gillis. I’ve made some edits for language.

I talked to a bunch of people into going that didn’t want. Shane Gillis was thinking about not going. I’m like, bro, you gotta go. It’s gonna be epic. It’s gonna be a once a thing, not on once in a lifetime, once in anybody’s lifetime.

It’s never happened before, it’s probably never gonna happen again. Probably not. No, that’s something you have to see and experience. Yeah, and so many people are trying to make it a partisan thing, like they’re mad at people for being there, like, oh, you’re support wrong. It’s a fight at the White House, doesn’t mean you endorse foreign policy, like shut up, just please, just please stop.

And again it’s this thing, the ego thing, where people are just they just want so badly. And on both sides, for sure, you know, the right celebrates this as a win for masculinity and patriotism and all these different things like okay, settle down, everybody, settled. Down, Johnny Mac. Enough with the politics stuff, stick to sports, okay. I Will Will Ferrell said it’s awful being an LA ambassador for the World Cup.

Will tell Jimmy Kimmel Live, I’m having to watch the uniforms. It’s awful. I thought it was gonna be great. I got to mow of the field. I didn’t even get a writing, mowhere.

I have a manual push mower, and it’s like pain the Golden gate Bridge. Once I started one side, I got to start on the other. I’m just there all the time. He also says there’s a lot of paperwork I’m processing, like HR complaints, all this passport stuff that’s on me. Late Night had some good jokes about the World’s Cup.

You may have heard the Scots visited Boston. Jimmy Fallon explains, apparently bars in Boston are running out of beer because all the Scottish soccer fans in town for the World Cup. It’s a bit of a wake up call when people from Boston are like and you drink too much. Jordan Klepper said, Boston ran out of beer, But how will they get the children to sleep? Did you spend yesterday watching the New York Knicks parade?

I did? The Knicks have been good for the ratings. Jimmy Fallon did well when the Knicks were on the other night. It gave the Tonight Show its biggest audience without a sports lead of the year. But yet even that could not defeat number one Late Night host Jimmy Kimmel.

Late Nighter tells US. According to Nielsen Live plus same day data, Fallon’s June fifteenth episode built around the NBA champion New York Knicks average one point four million total viewers and two hundred and twenty thousand adults eighteen to forty nine. That’s up twenty percent weeks a week. You should have the Knicks on all the time. But meanwhile, Jimmy Kimmel still led the hour with two point two one five million viewers and two hundred and seventy three thousand adults eighteen to forty nine.

Of course, Jimmy Kimmel, not being smart, in my opinion, is taking the summer off now. So Jimmy Fallon, this is your time to make the move. You may recall one time that Jay Leno ou hustle, David Letterman take the crown back, Jimmy Fallon, if Kimmel wants the summer off advantage you. Ratings are up for Byron Allen Garbage on CBS that is now averaging six hundred and ninety three thousand viewers and in eighteen of forty nine seventy two thousand. Kevin Hart says New Yick Knicks super fan Spike Lee deserves a ring.

On social media, Kevin Hart said, shout out to Spike Lee. Gives Spike a ring. Spike deserves a bleeping championship ring. And I’m saying it here. Give Spike in New York Knicks a championship ring.

I don’t believe he got one, having just watched the parade before I recorded this. That’s right. That was Amy Schumer leading Knicks fans in Go New York, Go chance. That was not at the main parade. That was at Wednesday’s parade for children.

But look, I’ve been warning you guys. It’s JUNI. You’re supposed to share the show. Now. The phone’s in your hand right, hit share right now, or I’m going to start unwielding weapons.

You think my threat of Nikki Glaser singing was bad, well, if you don’t start sharing the show, I’m going to start playing Amy Schumer singing. And if you think I’m kidding, I am not. Okay, you start sharing the show or we do that every single day.

Speaking of the Knicks and Spike Lee, I think this is a It’s not an awful cal…

They are making a documentary about the New York Knicks and the historic championship. It’s Ben Stiller that’s making it now. Ben Stiller very successful filmmaker and a New York Knicks fan. But wouldn’t Spike Lee be a better choice for this one? A lot of people on social media said, why aren’t we asking Spike Lee?

And I agree with those folks. Stiller posted on Twitter, couldn’t be more excited to make this doc with a twenty four and HBO about the NY Nicks. Exclamation point, exclamation point, exclamation point, exclamation point. He added a hashtag one word Let’s go Knicks period. Ben Stiller was also on the Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart Roommates podcast on Wednesday.

That’ll always help, ben Stiller told the Knicks. I’ve obviously been shooting some stuff on my phone, but it’s going to be about all errors of the Knicks and this team. Obviously, there’s accumulation here of something that’s been going on for a long time. It’s super exciting. It’s great to have had all the success to your team.

We’re gonna be shooting a little bit more during new season, and I’m gonna hit you guys up for some interviews. It’s gonna be over the next year. That’ll be working on it. A lot of people have wanted to make it for a long time. Still a wild direct.

Why not, Spike Lee? I don’t know. Circling back to Kevin Hart, Heartbeat has a deal with Hulu for twelve new half hour specials from the l Live showcase series. L OL Live is not easy to say, but was first released in twenty twenty five as a way of championing emerging talent. The lineup for the new series actually starts tonight.

Chaunte Wayans tonight, Then in July we’ll get Matt Richards, and then one a month from Britsha Webb, Alfred Robless, Just Nash, Comedian CP Takarl Williams, Jason Chenney, till Say Sloan, Sydney Castillo, Paris Toche and he all have to wait until May to see Lance Woods. Let’s hope Nick Swartzson is feeling well. He shared a health update from his hospital bed. He was about to have his appendix out. He said, Hey, everybody, it’s Nick Swartson with more life advice.

Hey, if you have a sharp pain you’re abdomen, don’t assume that it’s a super fart. Going to take a minute here to indulge myself watching that Nicks parade yesterday, and I published this on my substack. The producer in me came out so back in the nineties when I was just starting out in radio, I produced a lot of special events. I remember doing the two thousand election, I remember doing the OJ trial, And when I was watching that parade coverage yesterday, I was like, Oh, I wish I were at a studio right now. There’s just something magical, especially before the event started, the vamping, the killing time.

The parade hasn’t started yet, the parade is running late. Okay, let’s go once more around the horn to all our people. Let’s check in with so and so, who’s on the corner of whatever street. Let’s go down to them. Hey, what can you tell us moving commercials off the log like quote unquote, clearing out spots, and then when there’s a break in the action, catching up on spots.

Hey, this guest is really good and is a good talker. Let’s keep them as long as we can. Oh no, the mayor just gave us thirty seconds, so we have to dump the good guest. And go to the mayor. All that live radio stuff.

I missed doing asyesterday, and it’s interesting. That’s not a feeling I have day to day. I love doing the show, I love podcasting, I love my current life. But boy, yesterday the producer in me came out. It is Friday.

Let’s hit the comedy stock market. Comedy stock market? All right? I got a name for you. Write this down, Ryan Hamilton.

You’re like, who Ryan Hamilton? He’s got a Netflix special ad on Tuesday. His last one was great. Ryan Hamilton is a buye. You are buying low.

I’m gonna make you some comedy coin right now. Buy Ryan Hamilton. Who are we gonna sell Johnny Mac? I think we gotta keep selling our NAPERGHETSI just things not trending well for Nate, this whole UFC thing. You know, Do you want to invest in a theme park right now?

I don’t. And Nicky Glazer told you yesterday try hard is the word, and that is just the word. Try hard. Nicky is a tryhard and it’s just not looking cool at all. Let’s keep selling Nikki Glaser will sell Nate Pergatzy and we will load up on Ryan Hamilton, That is your comedy stock market for this week.

For the first time, the New York Comedy Festival will present Varieties ten Comics to Watch That’s always a fantastic list. The presentation and showcase will take place on November twelfth during the New York Comedy Festival, which this year runs from Friday, November sixth through Sunday, November fifteenth. This year’s honorees will also be featured in Variety’s November fourth issue ahead of the live presentation. Since two thousand, Variety has been selecting standout comedians for their ten Comics to Watch franchise. Past honorees include star Trek Ruiner, paton Oswalt, and UFC fan Nate Berghatzy That’s right Dancing with the Stars.

As a new competitor, It’s Guillermo from Jimmy Kimmel Live. Why I don’t know either? And speaking of why I don’t know either, Survivor is getting an animated comedy, Yes, imated Survivor movie set in the Animal Kingdom. As Jeff Probes goesf it Man, I am cashing in, Jeff says, I’m so excited to be teaming up with Paramount animation to bring you Survivor like you’ve never seen it before in the Animal Kingdom. This will be an all out comedy with animals competing for the chance to be crowned the sole survivor.

Let’s go Jeff Probes, who’s like ef it, let’s cash in? Said. The movie will have everything we love about Survivor, big personalities, funny characters, surprising alliances, competition, chaos, and of course a lot of heart. But this time the players aren’t humans. If I don’t get animated Boston Rob, I have no interest in this thing.

The official synopsis reads. Set on a remote and mystical island, animals from all around the globe compete for a once in a lifetime chance to be crowned the sole survivor Jeff Probes, who’s like efit, Let’s just cash in. We’ll serve as executive producer on the film. And that is your comedy news for today, right share the show where we start listening to Amy Schumer say every day. That’s even worse than listening to Niki Glazer.

Arguably, the Nikki Glaser song is almost catchy. Do you really want to hear Amy Schumer sing? Because I can do that. No, you’re not gonna do that. You’re gonna share the show.

Share it on Spotify, where people can turn notifications on so they never miss an episode. Comments are open there, and the comments are open in the Facebook group Dailly Comedy News Podcast Group. Right tomorrow, I’m doing one of those episodes I explained last week that’s gonna help the search engines, help grow the show, that whole thing. Sunday’s an normal episode, and then Monday, oh Monday, thank you jay Leno. See, I wanted to pre tape Monday’s show so that I could hit the beach today Friday, and Jay Leno hooked it up and did a big, big thing about late night television, so that’d be Monday’s lead off story.

And I can guarantee you that fact because I’m gonna record it right now. See you tomorrow,