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Caloroga Shark Media. Wait to hear this one. I couldn’t wait to tell you about it. Hi, I’m Johnny Meck with your Daily Comedy News. Do you hear the green on my face?
Oh? I love a good comedian fight. Sean McCarthy writes for The Daily Beast. Sean was at the New York Public Library on Wednesday, so was Cliff nester Off. He has a new book called Outrageous, A History of Showbiz in the Culture Wars.
Appearing on stage with Cliff Mark Maren Mark Maren took a question about Matt Rife. Maren said, well, first of all, like, don’t jump the gun on Matt Rife if you don’t know who he is. He’s the new it boy of a crappy comedy and he’s taken a big chance in his career right now to crap on the mostly female audience he accumulated through social media disorder. Kiss up to these pseudo edge lords, and personally, I don’t think it’s gonna go well for him and ultimately, my producer, Brendan MacDonald, the Genius, made a good point in saying that he thinks Matt Rife is actually mobilizing a new generation of comics to push back against what it stands for, much the way that Dane Cook did at a different time, to once again, you know, be creative and bring a new energy and voice to what that doesn’t represent. So maybe within show business there is hope.
Nestor Off talked about the connection between Matt Rife and Dane Cook. Maren joked that Riife might have a righteous grievance before adding, I forget this is going out on the internet right now. He dropped an F bomb, and now I’m gonna have to deal with Dane calling me. Hey, dude, it thought we were good. Hey, look, we’re all in the same business.
We’re just trying to entertain people. Maren and nestor Off talked about Lenny Bruce, George Carl and Richard Pryor. Nestroff said they weren’t merely trying to be provocative. Today this whole genre of provocateur comedy where a guy go up on stage will say a word that he knows is going to get an ooh and an ah says the word or the statement gets to the U in the E. The comic is like, what what what you designed it to get that reaction, and now you’re feigning this outrage, Maren said, it’s a false premise, this hackneyed idea.
What they’re actually doing is co opting the idea that their free speech words, and they’re actually fighting for the ability and not the right, but the space to further marginalize people. Nest off. But it’s two forms of free speed, each pressing against each other. And if you’re going to defend only the bigot, not the anti bigot, like who that for you? What’s wrong with you?
Maren? I’ll tell you they are. It’s half the country. They perfected this propagantic because they’re very organized. It’s been going on for a long time.
But the whole idea of wokeism generally speaking, you know, doesn’t even mean it says, this amazing umbrella term for everything the right’s been pushing back at just takes over everything and it makes it this single object focuseddaeology which doesn’t even mean anything.
And now the big word what sands to me is there were guys and one woman, Rosea…
In the book, Nestrov condemns the David Spades sitcom Just Shoot Me and also Dawson’s Creek and says they are leading to the downfall of America. Maren said, and I think the point is here, these guys just have to die. Suit her. We’re seeing with Bill morenew Maren realizes what he’s done and says, again, I’m going to be feeling calls and probably some sweets that are not going to Eh, it doesn’t matter. I love this more from Maren.
What we don’t realize is at any given point in time, you know the ten comedians that are popular, there’s literally a thousand that no one effing knows about. And I think it’s the same generationally now whether the platforms, whether it’s TikTok or whatever, there are a lot more comics and a lot more visibility. You can get contact out there that will put you on the radar. But in order to stain a career in show business, you must be able to do the job, and the nature of that job doesn’t seem to really change that much. But I do think this is different, and I think that ultimately what happens that is sad is that when I see these younger comics or comics a couple generations from me, and they think they’re doing something amazingly new, it’s really not, and they think they’re inventing it.
I guess every generation does. But I think there’s hope, and that seems that true artists and true comics and people that really have something to say in a creative generally surface in a big way. So I think that’s optimistic. Right. Oh my goodness.
I love that. Hopefully Bill Marndane Cook get annoyed this and Matt Riich shoots back because it’s December. I’ll take all the content I can get. This is wonderful. I love it.
Keep going. Mark Moontower announced the lineup for the now very worthy titles moon Tower Just for Laughs Austin Moontower Just for Laughs Austin will take place April tenth through the twenty first. Headliners include Andrew Schultz, Sheen Gillis, The Office Ladies, Jennie Fisher and Angela Kinsey, Kathy Griffin, Nicole Byer, Mark Maren and a screening of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, followed by a Q and A with Alan Ruck, who played Cameron in the movie, as well as Connor roy on Succession. You know that guy also played Captain John Harriman in Star Trek Generations, The State, Worr Knight, Michael ian Black, Thomas Lennon, Michael Patrick, Jen Kevin Allison, Carrie Kenny Silver, Joelatruglio, David Wayne, and Ken Marino. That’s pretty cool.
So I thought this was fun. I saw up breakout. There’s Moontower, twenty twenty four headliners, and then a section called also performing. All right, so your headliners are here, comes John reading a list if you want to hit skip, Amy Sidaris, Andrew Schultz, Ari Shaffer, Brad Williams, Kat Cohen. One of your headliners, Darcy and Jerr.
Remember I talked to them back in the summer. They’re pretty cool. Desi Banks one of your headliners, Frankie Kinyonis, Joe Parrah, Kathy Griffin, Ken Flora is one of your headliners, Mark Maren, Margaret chow Berbiggs, mo Hart, Nicole Byer, The Office, Lady’s Roy Withoo Junior, Shane Gillis, The State, Reunion, and Sugar Sammy now in the also Performing. I won’t read all the names, but some of the also performers catching my eye, Todd Berry, who in my opinion as the best special of the year, also performing, also performing, The Scar Brothers also performing, Shane Torres also performing, Liza Trigger So I’m not sure why they’re broken out into the also performing, but Moontower looks pretty good. Shane McGowan from The Pogues, who passed away this week, we have learned he spent his final months binging on Father Ted.
Another Father Ted mentioned I’m telling you if Father Ted’s where it’s at, find it. I told you about it the other day his wife Victoria, it’s all the sun. So he wouldn’t get bored. We brought in a DVD player to Shane and we’ve given him presents of classic movies on DVD and apparently episodes of Father Ted. The New York Football Giants have a bye today, but Tracy Morgan has been joking about their quarterback, Tommy DeVito.
You know about this guy. Everybody on the Giants got hurt and some dude name Tommy DeVito has been playing quarterback. DeVito lives at home, why because his parents’ house is right by the stadium. He’s like, it’s just easy and Jay dot Com spoke to Tracy Morgan about New York Football Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito and said, hey, Tracy, when did you move out of your mother’s house? Because you’re starting quarterback right now, Tommy DeVito still lives with his mom and dad.
Tracy said, that’s a good thing. That’s healthy. He needs all the caregiving and get You can’t just get coaching on the field. You gotta get coaching at home. Coach Brian Dayball won’t tell him to make his bed and Jay dot com but that’s a grown man, Tracy.
You can’t live at home and you’re making a million dollars. Divito will actually make nine hundred thousand dollars this year. Tracy said, sure you can. I did. I was living at home when I got hit by that Walmart truck.
My mother said, thank god it was Walmart and not Walgreens. That’s a great joke, Tracy. Hazy Central took my chair on old Man Mountain and they wrote, hey, remember when Eddie Murphy ruled comedy. They’re self aware and wrote, I know, pull up a chair and let me grab my earhorn and I’ll finish with my geezer story. Murphy shots of fame on Saturday Night Live and starting great movies like forty eight Hours and trading places in good movies like Beverly Hills Cop and was the most exciting stand up comic since Richard Pryorhere now Murphy makes movies like Candy Cane Lane a more decent than you think prime video holiday family film.
The point is Murphy used to be the funniest person on the planet. Now he’s not even the funniest person in the movie. In fairness, he’s not trying to be, but still apparently Eddie plays the straight man for much of Candy Kane Lane. He stars as Chris Carver, a husband and father who loves Christmas. Low Despite his best efforts, he can’t win the annual holiday decorations contest on his block.
Again, I don’t know how this is not a d Adam Sandler movie. This screams Adam Sandlor to me. Anyway, plot points don’t matter. The important part for the purposes of this podcast is apparently Chris Red is very funny. In Itzy Central writes, everything that comes out of the mouth of Chris Red’s character is comedy gold.
He’s hilarious. Two and a half stars. TV insider wrote, who will be the new host of The Daily Show? Seventeen options ranked. I have not looked at this because I like to react as I see it.
Least likely, they say Al Franken, the former Senator, had the highest ratings of the guest host earlier. That’s interesting, but DV insider says if Comedy Central wanted an older host that would excite fans from all generations, it would need to be John Stewart.
Also in the least likely category, John Leguizamo, Yeah, I agree, that’s not …
Least likely Hasan Minhaj Wow. He basically had the chair oops. Least likely Roy Wood Junior. They said Roy is made a clear he’s moving on. Least likely Chelsea Handler they rate I don’t think she’d want the full time gig.
I’m not so sure about that. Least likely Sarah Silverman, They say the same applies to Sarah Silverman, that applies to Chelsea Handler and John Leguizamo. They’re good fits as guest host, but got other stuff going on. Least likely Leslie Jones. They don’t think she would want to commit to one big thing.
Not so sure. Likely Ronnie Ching during the week, there was an interview with Ronny Chieng. He didn’t seem interested in it. Likely Michael Costa. He was the first guest host of the New Roster that kicked off in October.
I haven’t seen much buzz Onsta. Likely Desi Lydick. She could be a really good choice. Let’s keep an eye on her.
Also during the week, there was an interview with her likely d’ll say Sloan.
Likely Jordan Klepper. They point out he’s the last remaining correspondent who was on the show when John Stewart was host. Likely Michelle Wolfe. I think she would be fantastic, and they write, likely John Stewart, that’s not happening. That said, I have advocated for an idea where the Daily Show moves to CBS proper and John Stewart comes back.
But I guess you could just give John Stewart a political show on CBS A not brand it with the Daily Show. I don’t know. I think it makes a lot of sense. They’ve got paramount plus as a streamer. John’s apple gig is over.
It’s an election year. Maybe John comes back for a year and you figure it out from there. Maybe John does four nights a week and you let somebody else do the fifth day, so we get used to them like they did thirty years ago with Jay Leno and Johnny Carson. TV Insider has Charlemagne the God as likely. Charlemagne is back hosting this week.
They have Deesus Nice in the likely category. I thought his appearance was not as awesome as the other appearances. Nudge nudge, wink wink Ooh. Now the most likely category cal Pen, who will guest host again on week of December eleventh. TV Inside reminds us Calpen was the Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs during the Obama administration and start on his own show, The Big Picture with cal Pen that’s similar to the Daily Show style.
I don’t remember that show at all. They add as a bonus, Penn is a gay South Asian man, which would diversify the late night talk show space. And that is your comedy news for today. You can follow the show for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, overcast podcast where show. If you like the show, tell somebody about it theym I like it too.
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