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Callarogas Shock Media. Hey there, I’m Johnny Mack with a very busy Daily Comedy News. As I mentioned yesterday, the comedy Dearth is over. It’s busy. Shane gillis making the rounds because he’s hosting the sb’s on Wednesday night.
The Emmy Award nominations will be revealed today at eleven thirty a m. Eastern time. Just for laughs. Montreal is back on Wednesday, so plenty to talk about. Ah, but let’s start with some politics.
Okay, this is the part where Johnny Mack makes people mad. I’m just telling you what’s going on. I pulled my punch yesterday. I’m trying not to chase people, but that one comedian whoo dude? Really anyway, Shane Gillis has commented on the Epstein Files Matt and Shane’s Secret podcast.
The conversation turned to Epstein. Shane said, you know, Epstein is innocent, but Cusker. Turns out the guy was just a regular guy struggling in the world, just like all of us. They joked about the situation have been and Shane Gillis shared his thoughts about the president and said, it’s like Trump duck, It’s tough not to point some fingers. He got killed when you were president.
You were there. I mean, there’s so many photos of them chilling. The cope on Trump’s innocent, the cope is pretty intense. Yeah, he did go to the island. You just hang out with the staff.
The staff said that was the staff twelve. What’s pretty funny. McCusker said they were never going to release it. Meeting the files, Shane, did you see somebody brought it up in a meeting and Trump was like, are you still talking about Epstein? That’s crazy.
There’s so much other stuff going on. I can’t believe you’re still bringing up Epstein. Are you serious? Get a life. You guys are obsessed with this.
Nobody cares. It was so long ago. The guy killed himself when he was innocent. What the hell? Big story?
Over the weekend you probably saw Trump threatened to take away Rosie o’donnald’s citizenship. Who do I root for in this fight? To catch you up on Saturday night when you were probably doing something fun, Trump went on in truth social and posted because of the fact that Rosie O’Donnell is not in the best interest of our great country, I’m giving serious consideration to taking away her citizenship. I feel like doing this is half as triumph. She’s a threat to humanity and should remain in the wonderful country of Ireland if they want a god bless America.
All caps exclamation point. Rosie responded on her Insta saying, the presidents of the USA no caps at all. There has always hated the fact that I see him for who he is, a criminal, con man, sexual, abusing liar, out to harm our nation to serve himself. This is why I moved to Ireland. Still no caps.
He’s a dangerous, old, soulless man with dementia who lacks empathy, compassion, and basic humanity. I stand in direct opposition all he represents. So do millions of others you with you get a deport all who stand against your You are evil tendencies. You’re a bad joke who can’t form a coherent sentence. No apostrophe in the cants, no capitals at all as far as I can tell.
Rosie followed that up with a post of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein and wrote, you lie, you steal, you degrade, eye nurture, I create, I persist. You are everything that’s wrong with America, and I’m everything you hate about what’s still right with it. You want to revoke my citizenship, go ahead and try King Jeoffrey with a tangerine spray tan. In case you’re not hip to that orfe King Joffrey is the bad guy on Game of Thrones. King Joffrey with a tangerine spray tan.
I’m not yours to silence. I never was. Rosie O’Donnell currently lives in Ireland. Under the fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution, birthright citizenship is protected and cannot legally be revoked by the president. Rosie is in the process of getting her citizenship in Ireland.
Tim Dillon also had some thoughts on all this, but I’m gonna let you listen to Tim Dillon’s podcast. I don’t want to encounter any men in suits wearing sunglasses, so I’m not going there. Tim said some stuff. Check it out. Andrew Schultz is getting ripped for being like I can’t believe Trump didn’t do what he said.
No way, Andrew, really, no way. Johnny Mack doesnt stuff for fools again, vote for whoever you want, But dude, really, you look stupid. Andrew the Pretenders made a surprise appearance at Bill Burr’s comedy show in London last week. Pretender is singer Chrissy Hines shared the news on Facebook, saying that Bill Burr had asked the Pretenders to join him for a few tunes at his show at the Hammersmith Odeon. One of the songs they played was of Course Wrong Motorheads Ace of Spades, because Burr had seen Motorhead play Ace of Spades at the same venue forty years ago.
The Pretenders also covered how do You Get Your Money, Honey by ACDC and Judas Priests, breaking the Law, Setless dot Femsa at the end of the night with the Pretender’s classic Don’t Get Me Wrong. Bill Burr got behind the drum kit for the performance. Chrissy Hines said, I was thinking he could tell jokes, but can jokes play drums? The answer is yes they can. Bill nailed it.
The performance was the first by the Pretender since May. They currently have no other shows on the schedule for twenty twenty five. Did you watch It’s Always Sonny? The first two episodes are really strong. Episode one, the Abbot Crossover, very very funny, and there’s a clip on social media, making the rounds that I won’t spoil for you, but if you see it, click on it.
Rob Mack told The New York Times his initial vision for the show was like Bizarro Friends. He said, if the theme of Friends is I’ll be there for you, friends that are with each other thick and thin, no matter what the circumstance are, then Always Sonny is about the idea of friends that would never be there for each other, that would sell each other out at a moment’s notice, and we’re always looking out for themselves well before they were looking out for anyone else. A group of people so detestable all they have is one another because no one else will be friends with them. I think you could be friends with Charlie. Charlie’s a little weird, but I think he could be friends with Charlie.
Ronny Chieng is joining the cast of King of the Hill. He will take over as the voice of Khan. Toby Huss voiced the character during the initial thirteen seasons from nineteen ninety seven to twenty ten. Season fourteen begins airing August fourth, or so. They say.
This could be like The Bob’s Burger’s Conspiracy by then there’s exhibition football on, so Fox might be like, yeah, it’s a brand new King of the Hill and another season of Bob’s Burger’s on tonight at eight o’clock and we’re all watching the Cowboys over on CBS or something, and how this goes. The US version of Have I Got News for You comes back to CNN on September sixth. However, Michael Ian Black is getting a podcast spin off of it. It’s called Have I Got News for Your Ears? Somebody’s been paying attention to the Daily Show Ears edition, I think, although maybe the British podcast was called this and maybe the Daily Show ripped them off.
Johnny Mack to your research, Willy who knows? This podcast features Michael Ian Black, joined by a rotating cast of guests and behind the scenes players to break down the week’s headlines and offer a peek into the inner workings of the show. Think of it as the backstage pass version of the TV show Less buttoned Up, more unfiltered. All right, that’s fun. The debut episode as michae Ian Black teaming up with the show’s executive producer for a no holds barred rip on the news of the week.
Followed by an interview with Jimmy Mulville. Who’s that. He’s the creator of the original UK version. New episodes out on Wednesday. Uh oh, it’s going to get canceled.
You know why? Oh no, don’t take this curse on. You know who? The guest is Andy Richter, Killer of shows. Andy Richter almost killed Conan O’Brien and the second time successfully did kill Conan O’Brien tonight’s show.
Don’t have it Andy Richter on anything? Look up the IMDb, folks. Should we do it? Sure, let’s do it. He’s got a zillion credits on AMDB.
I’m on his wiki. He was on Late Night with Conan O’Brien for seven years, leaving the show May twenty six, two thousand. He said, after seven years of being on the show, I got itchy, and that’s when Late Night got good. He got a show on Fox, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, canceled after two mid season runs. His next Fox sitcom, Quintopletz.
Remember that one? No, you don’t lasted one season two thousand and seven, Andy Barker, p I remember that one? Co written by Conan O’Brien. Richter played an accountant who couldn’t attract clients. Remember that show, No You don’t.
It aired on NBC. It was canceled. Entertainment Weekly called it one of the top ten shows of two thousand and seven. Then Andy Richter joined The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien. We all know how that went.
In twenty ten, Andy Richter was considered to be the host of Pyramid, not picked up by the network. In twenty thirteen, Richter signed on to host a game show called Step Up, ordered by Fox. Remember that one me, neither, I don’t think it happened. In twenty seventeen, he hosted Big Fan on ABC. Remember that one me neither.
You get the idea anyway, Michael ian Black, don’t do it. This a curse. Avoid the curse. Speak of Michael ian Black. Did you see The New Superman?
It’s really good? Go see The New Superman. Whoever marketed The New Superman did a terrible job. They made the whole interview scene with Lois Lane look like something it isn’t. They made the dog annoying and the trailers the dog’s awesome.
One of the best parts of the movie The New Superman is the bomb. You should go see it. Michael ian Black has a sub stack, so do I Mine is linked in the show notes. Michael ian Black’s is not LinkedIn the show notes. Black says, here’s the thing.
I’m in the New Superman. It’s a tiny part. I play Cleavis Thornwaite, who is basically Tucker Carlson, only with the initial CT instead of TC. I think that was pretty obvious as I watched it. James Gunn, the director, offered me the part, which was extremely kind of him, considering we didn’t know each other or anything.
He just asked if I wanted to be in Superman. I said, do I play Superman? He said I did not. I accept. Nonetheless, the reason I bring this up is to acknowledge, for a moment, how strange it is to play even a small part in a summer blockbuster, writes Michael ian Black.
My whole career has been spent making obscure television shows and movies that very few people ever see. Michael was on the Wonderful Show Ed, starring Tom Kavanaugh, who is one of the founding members of the Macpack. I really hope someday Ed comes out on DVD or Blu ray or streaming or something. I would love to watch that show again. I do have MP three files on one of the laptops here, but you know, that’s like an effort.
I just want to like play, Black says. Every now and then, something I do corners a teeny bit of mainstream attention, but for the most part, it’s been thirty years of shall we say, less than mainstream. Fair after so many years in show business, it’s unusual to have a new experience. This is a new experience. I’ve already noticed a huge uptick in social media engagement.
People are messaging me text from folks I haven’t heard from in a while. It’s nice. Oh that happens, Michael Ian Black. You’re in show business. You know that.
When you’re hot, suddenly everybody’s your friend, and in between gigs nobody knows your name. You know how that goes, Black says. Contrast that with the engagement I normally get when I appear in something, which is almost total silence. Not because people don’t like the stuff I make, only they’ve never seen it. Fair Enough, I’ve long grown accustomed bring in the basic cable comedy minds.
All right. The Emmy nominations out at eleven thirty Today. Nate Berghanzy is this year’s Emmy host. Out today on the eight hundred pound Gorilla YouTube channel at seven Central. Ariel Elias, a Jewish star.
Also Ariel will be in the live chat if you want to hang out.
Speaking of Nate Bergazzy, one story ago and leave it in.
There was that big celebrity golf tournament over the weekend. Nate Bergazzi spoke with RGJ dot com. He compared playing golf to being on stage, saying, you learn to get comfortable out here. Once you get comfortable with everybody out here, then it’s a lot of fun. It’s all on you.
So when it goes bad, it’s all on you. No one’s coming to rescue you. I think that’s why comics tend to like golf, because of that, you just by yourself. He didn’t realize his sn L appearances would change everything. He said, I didn’t think it would go what it did, but it changed everything.
If he goes back, he says he will do a third Washington sketch. Colin Jost was also golfing, and he’s also in the upcoming Nate Bergazzy movie, The Breadwinner. Nate said I try to make sure it wrapped before this tournament. I think it’s gonna be a great movie. It’s funny and I look forward to doing more.
Nate was paired with Charles Barkley and Larry the Cable Guy on Friday and with Joe Buck and Justin Geeth Gee on Saturday. Charles Barkley said, me and Larry the Cable Guy like twin brothers. Now. I play with Larry every year, me and Nate. I got to spend some time with Nate.
But you think about it, I get to play with those two guys are amazing on what they do in their life. Normally I wouldn’t get to play golf. I get to play golf with some superstars for three days. Rob Riggole got in on this convo and said, they’re all laughing, go Cable Guy, We’re not afraid you can do it. And he’s like, well listen to me.
I beg him to move and they don’t. Then he puts a hotline drive right into the gallery and he always feels terrible. Larry said, I was the only celebrity that week to make the Golf Channel and Core TV on the same day. A lot of people have names for their drivers. I call mine exhibit A good joke.
Larry Brian Baumgardner from the office said, there isn’t a fair way that I’m walking down. We’re a green that I’m walking off of where somebody doesn’t mention something about chili to me. If you know you know, we’re twenty minutes saying, I can’t explain that one to you. If you know you know. Cable Guy says he always tells his laying partners to brace themselves.
You’re gonna hear get or done about seventy eight hundred times. During the course of the round. Ray Romano his goal was to break eighty. He said, if you ask around, they’ll tell you I’m the most anal with rules. Everything counts, everything goes on the whole.
No gimmes, no mulligans, no nothing. So when I break eighty, it’s for real. In twenty ten, Romano had to make a three foot putt to finish with a seventy nine. Comedian Tom Dressen gets on the loudspeaker. Ray said he got the loudspeaker till the audience.
Romano’s about to break eighty and I missed the putt. Ray said, they don’t think we take it seriously. But I can guarantee you everybody in the tornament, even though it doesn’t show, they’re taking it seriously. It’s not life and death, it’s not your living. But we want to perform.
We want to beat the next guy. We want to look at the standings at the end of the day and see we have a respectable score. And that’s your comedy news for today. And I bounce stuff too. I could already pretape the weekend.
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Have you checked out Alligator Alcatraz yet? That’s my new favorite thing. It’s my company. I didn’t make it at all. I can’t remember either Mark had the idea on his own or I texted him and said, how come you haven’t made Alligator Alcatraz yet?
I may have texted him that, or I may be Brian Williams ing this thing and imagining I texted him anyway, Alligator Alcatraz a lot of fun. Check it out, See you tomorrow