The National Review has a fantastic article nailing it: David and Seinfeld are the Lennon and McCartney of Comedy.
And the daily roundup of Comedians Tweeting About Coronavirus and how they are coping.
Norm Macdonald raises the Coronavirus bar
Norm Macdonald slayed doing a set about Coronavirus. Â @FunnyCostaki is a comic you should pay more attention to. Â Louis CK’s been hanging round the Cellar. Â Conan will shoot his TV show on an iPhone. Â What was Maria Bamford trying to tell us? Â Does she have a dog? Â Did Johnny Mac bother to hit record the second time he attempted this pod? Â You will have to hit play to find out.
The Chicago Comedy Scene was hopping despite Coronavirus
The Chicago clubs say they had good crowds this weekend! Â And a look at how Steven Wright crafts jokes.
Cruise Ship Comedian discusses her Coronavius Quarantine
SFGate has a must read with Kristin Key about her experiences in quarantine for Coronavirus exposure. Â Kristin was working as a comedian on the Grand Princess. Â Meanwhile, Crocodile Dundee is back and Jim Jefferies gets dragged into it, and Hard Kondabolu loves Paul Mooney.
Coronavirus and the short term future of comedy
If there are no crowds, what do comedians do? A list of what’s been canceled so far. Â Also, an interesting set from Joel Kim Booster, Jamie Foxx has a new Pixar movie, and Brian Regan makes the million miles club.
Coronavirus starts to affect comedy
The Coronavirus forces SXSW to cancel. Â Natasha Leggero cancels a show so she can stay home with her child during the Coronavirus warnings. Â The Kids In The Hall are Back! Â Kevin Hart teaches us about money. Johnny Mac is still sticking up for Larry the Cable Guy, if that’s even his real name! Â Little Mac wonders if his dad knows who Sam Morill is. Â But fans of The Office should drop everything and google David Brent Rob Locke for a great Ricky Gervais related laugh.
Coronavirus Comedian Canned
A cruise ship comedian escaped Coronavirus quarantine, and now seems to have lost his job. The White House Correspondent’s Dinner announces a new comedian host. Kevin Hart announces some stuff, what else is new. Â Johnny Mac is so jet lagged that if this podcast were a comedy set he would have been said to “eat it” this episode. Â It happens.