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Caloroga Shark Media. I’m Johnny Mac back from the beach. Some rainy weather in the Northeast always good for productivity. Dave Chappelle was at the opening of the Obama Presidential Center. He said it felt like medicine, describing the event as a hopeful celebration of culture, laughter, and unity.
Here’s Dave. It was like medicine for me because the time seemed so dark and you know, of politics is like, you know, I never wanted to know this much about anything, especially politics, but now today was a celebration of culture and community. Now at the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, both David Letterman and Stephen Colbert showed up in tan suits. You may recall one of the great scandals of the Obama presidency was one time the president of the United States were a tan suit and people were just outraged, major, major controversy. Times have changed her stage Bill.
I thought that was very funny, and I think people loan for the days where the scandal was as deep as the tan suit. Speces have gotten so much worse. But today also made me hopeful. And politics and sometimes the life it’s like weather. You just got to push through it.
And it eventually clouds will break. You know, not to disparage the current president, but these are tough times, you know. And and today reminded me of times they weren’t as tough, but we didn’t even know they weren’t as tough. I’m looking at Bush and they’re like, man, I can’t blow used to not like that guy, and then look, you know what I mean. It’s fun to see him smile.
It was fun to see four ex presidents together smiling, and it reminded us in the subtext, that we’re all on the same team. The current presidents just wear a tan suit just to see what happens.
Speaking of American history, Chris Pratt is teaming up with cidential histor…
Now, if you’re not familiar with Doris Kern’s Goodwin, if you like comedy, there’s a good chance you like baseball, or remember the Ken Burns Baseball documentary Doris was all over that that’s Doris. These shorts will follow Chris Pratt as he attempts to share his passion for American history, only to discover that his grasp of the facts may not be quite as strong as his enthusiasm. Fortunately, Doris Kern’s Goodwin serves as executive producer, editorial advisor, and on screen authority, helping keep the lessons on track. The project has received funding from the US Department of State’s Office of Public Diplomacy and Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Do You Guys fund podcasts Just Asking You for a Friend, and is intended to inform and engage foreign publics about America through international media engagement, educational and cultural exchange programs, digital communications, and outreach conducted through US embassies and consulates worldwide.
I think we need to inform Europe of American comedy, don’t you. The series was designed as a public diplomacy initiative intended to engage international audiences with America’s constitutional values and history through modern digital storytelling. These still untitled Pratt Shorts. Pratt Shorts is just a funny phrase. The Pratt Shorts have been nicknamed a faster class for US history, with each episode exploring a defining constitutional value through the story of a pivotal historical figure or happening.
Blending live action and animation, the Pratt Shorts pair Pratt’s curiosity and humor with goodwins historical expertise and fact checking to highlight America’s founding ideals. That sounds fun. Have I mentioned on this show how disappointed I am in the lead up to USA two fifty because I’m ancient and I was around for the bi centennial. The Bisonennial was awesome. They were like the Betsy Ross flags.
Everywhere everything was painted red, white and blue. And I think because I grew up in New York City, my experience was really influenced by Operations Sale. They had these tall ships come into New York Harbor, and with the ships came foreign sailors. So you’d walk around and you’d be like, Oh, there’s a bunch of sailors from Portugal or whatnot. It felt like a thing, and this one doesn’t feel like a thing.
And I remember fifty years ago as a kid being like, oh, I’ll be around for the two fifty. That seems pretty cool. A fun fact on me. My life goal was to live to one hundred and seven to be around for the Trice centennial. But I’ve now extended that because I’m greedy and I need the doctors to get on board if I can make it to one hundred and nine years old, and I don’t move, I will be able to lay in my backyard and watch a total eclipse of the sun.
So I want to make it to one hundred and nine. I’m gonna go out in the backyard. I’m just going to lay down, look at the eclipse and just drift off like Jack did at the end of Lost. That would be a good life. Ricky Gervais has confirmed he will have another special with Netflix.
He told Deadline, this is my most personal show so far, and because both Cancel Culture and most people I know growing up are dead, I can really say what the f I want now. I’m not saying how much they’re paying me this time, but I can say it’s my favorite deal so far. Carlos Mencia has been charged with twelve felony tax counts. This was announced by the La County District of Orney Nathan Hackman. Prosecutors alleged that Carlos Mencia failed to file personal and corporate tax returns over a six year period and did not report about eight point seven million dollars in income, resulting in more than three hundred thousand dollars in unpaid state taxes.
This is not the first controversy involving Carlos Mencia. Back in February of two thousand and seven, Joe Rogan accused Carlos Mencia of plagiarism on stage at the Comedy Store in La Rogan nicknamed him Carlos Menstelia, which is one of my favorite nicknames of all time. Rogan had alleged that Mencia stole material from George Lopez, Ari Shafir and Bobby Lee. Now, I met Carlos Mencia during my time at Sirius XM. By the way, does anybody else remember remember when Chappelle Show went sideways?
They replaced it with Mind of Mencia. So, like, Carlos was pretty big there for a while. He got the post Chappelle slot basically like, oh, we don’t have Chapelle anymore about this, So he was up there. But I remember, unless I’m totally misremembering, I remember around that time Carlos admitted to being a joke stealer, and I just did a quick google. Here I’m seeing a clip from Vice TV Carlos smith Cy addresses joke stealing quote.
I was driven by my competitive nature as a human being, etcetera, etc. So I don’t think I’m misremembering that Rob Schneider is in the news because of course he is. Now remember recently, the San Francisco Giants had Pride Night and some of the baseball players did not want to wear the Pride caps. Rob Schneider went on Twitter and said he would pay fines for any player in any professional league who refuses to participate in what Rob Schneider calls woke leftist agendas. Schneider posted on Thursday, you signed a contract to play baseball.
You didn’t sign a contract to go against your deeply held Christian religious beliefs. Baseball is our national pastime, not drag Queen’s story hour. In another post, Schneider wrote, quote America’s pastime isn’t being gay, It’s baseball. Exclamation point. Ryan Hamilton has a special ad on Netflix today.
Now, we haven’t heard from Ryan Hamilton in quite a while, and there was a reason. He explains, I’m not going to spoil it. This is a trailer, but it’s a very different kind of trailer. And Ryan Hamilton will explain why we haven’t heard from him in a while, and that’ll take us into the break. Now, after the break, some of the funniest stuff that I have heard in a while.
I was in tears. So here’s Ryan Hamilton. Then commercials, then make sure you stick around. Okay. January first of twenty twenty two, I was hit by a bus.
It still feels weird to say I have the new Special and a lot of this is in there. But what people always ask me is what happened before. I was flying from Hawaii to lax and it was my first gig back after COVID. I was going to spend one night in la before going home. Then I got an alert on my phone while I was walking through the airport that said I’d been exposed to COVID.
Do you remember during COVID when you’d get an announcement on your phone and it would say, hey, you have a text message and possibly a disease. So I walked to the hotel, I took the test. It was positive.
And now I’m in the hotel for ten days and my first day out is January one, An…
I watched the ball drop. I ate an entire pizza. Then I walked to pick up a rental car. It was just a ten minute walk. I thought and then I can get out of here.
First thing in the morning, I was so happy. I came to an intersection, hit the button, watched the light turn, and started walking. I didn’t see or hear anything. Then this just hit me. Oh boy, we got to talk about Elmo, and we got to keep talking about the New York Nicks.
I’m sorry I keep talking about the Nicks. But stay with me here. So you may recall, Elmo tried to both sides the Knicks game against the Spurs and says something like he just wanted both teams to have fun and that he’s from New York City.
And then people got upset because Elmo clearly lives on Sesame Street, which …
Well, Elmo made it clear he was not making the same mistake with Team USA. This is a real clip from the real Elmo social media accounts. Here’s Elmo making it clear he’s rooting for Team USA. But this isn’t even the funny thing. Don’t leave.
But here’s Elmo making it clear he’s rooting for Team USA. Just to be clear, Emma wants Team USA to win. Okay, Everma loves everybody. Just to be clear, don’t make this a thing. Okay, now this next thing, this is actually I think the funniest thing of the year.
This is like a week old. I had missed it. I caught it over the weekend. I was playing it in the yard for my wife and oh my goodness, I was in tears. John Stewart commenting on Elmo rooting for both sides when Elmo should have been rooting for the Knicks.
This is quite a long cli. It is very funny. I have scoped it down. It gets a little naughty at the end, but the naughtiness is visual, and since this is an audio podcast, we’ll get away with it. But whatever you think is happening at the end of this clip, that’s what’s happening.
Here’s Jon Stewart with Elmo abuse. That’s piling up online for Elmo after he tried to be neutral about. The NBA Finals. As Sesame Street Star posted, Elmo hopes both teams have fun. You kidding me?
Alo, Today’s Sensame Street is brought to you by the letter B four. You’re a bitch, Suirly, Elmo’s fellow New Yorkers responded to his wavering with our trademark, Grayson understanding. New Yorkers didn’t like that, then we’s fury on him, blasting Almo as a trader, telling him to pick a side, but. To get inside of the story. Well, let’s welcome the muppet at the center of all this.
Elmo. Everybody, Elmo, Yay. Hi everyone, Hi Jannah, you’re still mad at Elmo? Elmo? You you’re a New Yorker.
I’m just I’m a little surprised you’re not all in on the necks. Elmo can’t help it. Elmo loves the knicks, and Elmo loves suspos. Elmo wants both teams to have fun, try their hardest, and Elbow just wants them both to hit the over. Y I’m sorry, did you did you just say hit the over?
That’s the kids the umber. That’s why the number of the day is plus two sixteen. Yeah, of course the number seems heavy given that it’s been a defensive series thus far. Yeah, Elmo, do you gamble? No?
No, no, no, this isn’t a gamble. This is a lock. And Elmo needs it to come in because Almo has been getting crushed by the unpredictable high school baseball scores. Yeah, you can bet high school baseball on these apps. Oh no, Almo banned from the apps.
That’s why Elma bets with Big Ricky. He lives in a. Part of Sesame Street. Elmo had never. Been to be the Yeah, Elmo, this is stunning to me.
This is shot. You need help. Yeah, Elmo, do need help, mister John. Elmo especially need help from Josh Hart because Josh Hart averaged twelve points during the regular season on fifty shooting from the field, but less than two points in the finals, ruining Elmo’s bay. You’ve got to get help.
You’re on a bad path. No, no, no, mister John, Elmo just on an unlucky street. Elmo turn this around. Elmo just needs a sure thing, like a prop bet that game go wrong. Like who.
Is mister John going to the game to make well? Actually, Elmo, I will be there tonight. Huh. That’s what polyymarket think too.
And now that everyone think mister John going to game, Elmo makes big prep th…
Missing great, mister John. Help Elmo out of ben jam Yay, thank you, mister John. I’m sorry, Elmo. No fucking way no, right, I’m going. I’m taking my son.
We’re going to the game. We wouldn’t miss this for anything in the world. Please, oh no, please, please, mister John. Elmo can’t go back to the streets. Oh oh, mister John, you can’t make you.
Elmo will do Elmo will do anything, mister John, anything. Listen, job please please, I can make I can make you so happy. Jeez. And while we’re at it, and possibly the last Knicks clip for quite a while, Triumph the insult comic Dog was at the New York Knicks victory parade. I’m here in New York City with thousands of elated New Yorkers from all walks of life, all here for one reason.
None of them have jobs. Let’s go there, come home, go there, tell New York, New York go. I’m surrounded by me. Oh listen, baby, I know what my nickname at the dog park is. It’s Jalen Brunson because I’m undersized, but.
I know how to finish it. The whole. The old age then was a Tickeer tape parade. They would stock market ticket tape.
And then they don’t use tickere tape that anymore.
So this year they just shredded the Epstein five. That is your comedy news for today. Don’t forget it’s June. You’re sharing the show. Otherwise I’m gonna play Amy Schumer singing and none of us want that.
Okay, so your phone’s in your hand right now, hit Chare and go, hey, dude, this is pretty funny. Check out the John Stewart clip towards the end. That’s all you gotta do and I’ll see you tomorrow