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Callaroga Shock Media. Hey Johnny Mack with your daily comedy. I’m really excited about this Jim Gaffigan bourbon article. I haven’t even pre read it. A couple of late night jokes before we begin, from Seth Myers.
These are pretty good. A White House Press secretary, Caroline Levitt pushed back this week against criticism of the East Wing demolition and said that Democrats are just jealous. Seth said, what the only person jealous of that gaping hole is the kool aid man. That’s a solid joke. And one more.
During a meeting, Trump said he has plans to build a glass bridge between the White House and his new ballroom. While he got handed to him, even at his age, he’s still looking for new and innovative ways to look up ladies dresses, solid work. Seth Myers writers, as tas yesterday, you know, I don’t really want to do politics. I just want to do silly stories like this one from Garden and gunn. Now, first of all, there’s a publication called Garden and Gun that sounds like a Jim Gaffigan joke.
Like, Oh, I don’t think those two things go together. Tom Wilms writes under the headline Sipping Bourbon with Jim Gaffigan, the comedian and co founder of Father Time Bourbon, on his whiskey education and bourbon’s funny side. Okay, Gaffigin says, bourbon combines this rich heritage and booze, I mean two perfect things. I was never a hard alcohol guy, but as I got older beer was too filling. During the pandemic, he would grab some quiet time with his wife, Jeanie.
Jim said, that’s when I really embraced whiskey, specifically bourbon. We’re told with Father Time, Jim Gaffgin isn’t just lending his name. No, no, no no. He’s hands on in selecting and blending barrels for each release. Each batch is bottled in both a lower proof version and a higher proof empty nester strength and his name for some facet of his perspective as a dad.
Now are we learning something here? This says the upcoming November release fourth and long nonst to the challenges of raising a big family. Did we know we were getting a Jim Gaffigan release. I know. I’m the host of the show.
I’m the one with the Daily Comedy News. John, Why are you asking us you’re the guy who has the news. Did I erase this from my brain? Did we know we were getting a gaff again release in November? Anyway, Apparently it’s called fourth and Long.
You learned it right here. Daily Comedy News write it down. Fourth and Long The challenges of raising a big family, Jim said, when you have multiple kids, that fourth child is when you’re really getting into a no man’s land of parenting. The comparison of when a football team is facing fourth and long. The odds are against it, but if you can pull it off, you feel invincible.
Oh that’s just the preamble.
Let’s get to the article.
Jim Gaffigan, What made you want to start a bourbon brand? Jim said, being in the entertainment industry, you’ll occasionally be approached with opportunities. I was usually approached for food things, but I was always reluctant. Then I was approached to do a bourbon but my experience with celebrity spirits is that the quality isn’t always there.
All right, let’s take a time out there, because that’s a good time to visit t…
It’s Dylan said, Adam Carolla has Manngria, Bert Kreischer and Tom Sagora know he’s just back from the Riot Comedy Festival. That Tom’s gore guy. They have poor Osos vodka. Dylan says he’s actually seen that in stores. Rob points out Dan Ackroyd has some sort of liquor brand.
Yeah, he’s got a vodka. If I remember correctly, I worked with Dan one time in Chicago. Did I tell you this story. It’s Saturday, let’s go all over the place. So we were doing at serious It’s called a town hall, so you get famous celebrities there.
So we had Ackroyd and Jim Belushi flut Chicago there there, everybody recorded this whole thing, and something went sideways, and somebody forgot, not me. Somebody forgot to get the talent to sign the talent release, and they never signed the talent release. So this whole thing got recorded and I don’t think it ever aired. I also felt bad. One day I was calling Jim Belushi’s cell phone and it was on the West coast, so I called mister Belushi rather early.
He played it off and was really cool about it, but this jerk woke up Jim Belushi and still feels bad about it. Jim, if you’re listening, I’m sorry and thank you for being cool about it. Anyway, Akroyd and Belushi were really cool that day, and Dan Akroyd did have some sort of like skeleton liquor brand. John, do you have the internet? Why don’t you look it up?
Crystal Head vodka. That’s what it is. Rob also points out Guy Fiery and Sammy Hagar have tequila. Did you see fake Sammy Hagar got arrested the other day? Google that long story short.
Some guy got arrested. He was claiming to be Sammy Hagar. How did he prove he’s Sammy Hagar. He’s saying I can’t drive fifty five now. He looks like if Sammy Hagar had two hundred donuts for lunch.
I digress. Von pointed out Cheech Marin has tris Papa Lotte Mescal and I shared as I on Friday went on my coffee run. I always listened back to the show to see if I made any mistakes, and I was served an ad for David Ortez. Rum you Dave Ortez big Poppy the baseball player. Anyway, we are far afield.
Where were we? We were in the middle of this Jim Gaffigan article. He was explaining what made him want to start a bourbon brand. Now, of course the answer is money, but let’s pretend and that that’s not the answer. Jim said, I was supposed to do a bourbon, but my experience with celebrity spirits is that the quality isn’t always there.
You think. That prompted me to reach out to a college friend from who’s here in Louisville. And he was like, it’s a gamble. You might end up with some unsold bourbon. And I said, well, at least it would be bourbon i’d enjoy.
Jim said, I’m the youngest of four brothers, and the brothers would all come down to Kentucky and we’d sample. When you’re sampling bourbon, it’s a labor of love. Oh yes, it sure is a labor of love. That’s not to say there aren’t moments when you’re like, I don’t know how I can discern between the ten of these. Yeah, that must be really hard, and I’m not his experienced.
It’s spitting out as I should be Ooh, that’s gross. But it was through that that the seeds of my fascination grew. The great irony of my Bourbon journey is in that some ways, it’s almost the opposite of college. Yeah, that is ironic. You go to college to learn, but you end up drinking more.
And in Bourbon you think you’re just going to drink, but you end up learning. Jesus, Jim, listen to yourself. Oh my god, stop, dude, you sound insane. Tom Wilms in Garden and Gunn, the oddly named publication, asked Jim Gaffigan, what’s the most bourbon geek thing you’ve caught yourself saying. Jim said, I’ve had to stop myself from saying juice.
I have a joke where I address that people are so helpful in the bourbon industry, and they’ve been patient with me because I’m like a puppy who’s excited. I’m glad there’s no footage for me going, hey, so what’s a bunghole? Oh that sounds pretty dirty, boy, check the claw how much? Oh, there’s a lot of this left. I have other things I need to do.
Should we go back to this tomorrow? Yes, let’s go back to this tomorrow because we do have other stuff to talk about. For example, Nate Prighetzi will be the celebrity guest picker on ESPN’s College Game Day Today College Game Day, which starts at seven a m. Eastern. I hope you got up early and listen to the podcast.
They’ll be at Vanderbilt’s Wyatt’s Lawn. Nate is a noted a Vanderbilt Commodore’s supporter. He’ll be making his second appearance on the pregame show two years ago November fourth, twenty twenty three. You remember that day, Yeah, that was the day LSU played Alabama. Nate Brigatzy picked Alabama crimson side forty two LSU twenty eight.
Meanwhile, Sports Illustrated wrote about super Vanderbilt football fan theovon as I writes, he walked through the grass across the concrete with his nearly patented Detroit Tiger’s hat, glasses, a Teal shirt, and an Alabama belt hanging on his shoulder. That stunt was one that some within Vanderbilt’s fan base will forever hold against Theovan if he tries to validate his Vanderbilt’s football fandom. But theo did not want to be disrespectful as he walked onto the stage in front of Alabama’s Lloyd Hall. Alabama’s fan base had already brought the College Game Day crew under fire for choosing Theovon to be a guest picker. THEO said, I feel blessed to be here, but Vanderbilt is my ride home.
They’re my ride home. I’m not joking, he said. I picked Vandy. But it’s also like everybody can’t pick Alabama. That’s no fun.
Some people didn’t like it, but whatever, man, everyone can’t pick the same team. That’s ridiculous. As I tells us. Theovan has been at all but one of Vanderbilt’s games this season. He missed the win over Utah State.
He was in New York for a stand up shit deal. Said, I feel like it just showed up when they were winning. Bro, It’s pretty fascinating to me. I’m an underdog man. I’ve been an underdog my whole life, and the only thing I know is love.
That’s what this program has been. It’s a gift for me to be around young guys that have a lot of energy and stuff. Number ten Vanderbilt takes on Number fifteen Missouri today and three point thirty. If you’re in Lexington, Kentucky today, Brad Williams is bringing the Growth Spurt Tour there and they’ll be filming back to back shows. At six and nine, Brad Williams will record a comedy special at the Lexington Opera House.
He was asked why Lexington. He said, Dusty Sligh sent Brad Williams pictures from a show Dusty did at the historic nine hundred and sixty four seat Lexington Opera House when he performed in twenty twenty four. That convinced Williams. Plus, he says, it happens to be on Short Street, and I thought that was a sign I’m having fun today. I hope you’re enjoying the program.
It’s October in my house, which means the house is either ninety four degrees or forty four degrees now. Right now, I’m freezing, so I’m in full sailor mode. Oversized, bright yellow sweatshirt, traditional podcasting sweatpants. And I wanted to change up my shoes. I’m a bit of a runner and I like to change my shoes around.
I went under the bed and I found these sneakers that I retired mostly after the twenty twenty three New York City Marathon. Humble Brag and boy the rubber on these are worn out. Just walking around the house is pretty slippery, but I’ll wear these four the day. Did you ever get an ocular migraine? I came down here to record all these shows.
It’s more or less cleared up now, But about a half hour ago, I was like, I’m going to record an ocular migraine. If you’ve never had one, it looks like lines and like fluorescent neon squiggly lines. So it was right in the center of my left eye, and I’m like, I can’t even read the scripts. This is annoying. So I went and did some other stuff.
But it seems to have cleared up now. I mentioned yesterday that we’ll see little pushes behind artists, and I suspected that New York Times article about Stavros hal Guess I’m like, they’re pushing stav Ros well. He’s also on the Good One podcast this week. Haven’t listened to it yet, and Vulture Ascid posted a recap yet, but that’s something we’ll look out for. So it seems like we’re pushing Stavros a little bit.
Johnerald Zale releasing his third album, Beat Life to Death. That’ll be out November seventeenth on Blonde Medicine. We’re told the stakes were extremely high for this one. Johno recorded several days before his dad had quintumple bypass surgery. Johno closed his set with ten minutes about Dad.
Sadly, his father passed away later from complications, but JOHNA was able to play him the recording and they laughed together in the hospital room. Wow. John holds a doctorate in neurosirens. He’s now a full time comedian. Blonde Medicine Beat Life to Death out November seventeenth.
From the BBC, comedian John Bishop said seeing a film based on his life changing first stand up gig has been bizarre but brilliant. That’s the new Bradley Cooper movie. Is this Thing on? Loosely inspired by John Bishop’s gig at Manchester’s Frog and Bucket Comedy Club twenty five years ago. The movie version is set in New York and tells the story of Alex, played by Will Arnett.
Bishop said there was an awkward moment when he and his wife Melanie met Bradley Cooper. Bradley gave Melanie a hug, and then Melanie she had a minute with him, talking to him, but she was whispering in his ear. We came back to the hotel and saying, this has been a mad few days. And I said, what are you gonna remember the most about it? And she said, whispering in Bradley Cooper’s ear.
Bishop says, that kind of doesn’t make me feel great, and let’s get out there on a good line. That is your comedy news for today. All right, Tomorrow, I guess we’ll talk more about Jim Gaffigan, bourbon, I got some other stuff, and we’ll see you then.