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The Shark Deck. I’m Jenny Mack with your Daily Comedy News. Very very robust for Friday and a holiday weekend. Lots to tell you about.
Also looking ahead to the four day weekend.
The episodes of this podcast pretty strong. I’ve got the scripts written and I’m about to record them all as I can get myself a little poolside time this weekend. But I’ve got good stuff all weekend. Don’t miss it. I do want to comment.
Yesterday I kind of slept on this. I was so excited Jim Gaffagan as a new special. I slept on the title Dark Pale Jim just enough with the Pale variations, The Jim Specials two thousand and six, Beyond the Pale, Okay, Fine King Baby two thousand and nine, Mister Universe twenty twelve, Obsessed twenty fourteen, Sinco twenty seventeen, Noble twenty eighteen, Quality Time twenty nineteen, The Pale Tourist all Right twenty twenty, Comedy Monster, and now another Dark Pale one. I don’t know. Jim Vridy caught up with Tom Sagoura.
He’s got that new special coming out in twenty twenty one. After nighteen years in La, Segura and Christina Pizitski moved to Austin with their two young sons. Sagora says he felt like La in mid Bitnamic was falling apart. He tells Variety, I was like the city’s turning into a crap show. About a month later, Christina suffered a fall in their new home.
Sigour it turned it into a bit, which is featured in Tom Segora’s Sledgehammer, out July fourth on Netflix. In Sledgehammer, Sigora recounts his uneasy nine eleven call that night requesting help. He said, I realize it. While what I’m about to say is true, it sounds suspicious, but I gotta say it. So I’m like my wife fell down the stairs where Christina had misjudged to step in the new home.
She got up in the middle of the night to check on one of the kids and broke her ankle and part of her tibia. So what does the title Sledgehammer means? Segora says, Oh, you don’t want to print this in the article, and then he explains it’s a nod to one of the jokes about his wiener. It’s his fifth special right. I knit pitched him gaffing and specials.
What are Tom’s called? I’d like Tom’s completely normal, mostly stories, disgraceful and Ballhog has a two special deal with Netflix. Sledgehammer is the first of the two, and he says it’s fun, it’s outrageous, and I’m sure it’s gonna fend people. But if you’re not doing that, you’re not doing your job. There’s a trailer.
Let’s listen. I have to confess I was very, very excited to call nine one one. Have you ever been excited to call where you’re like, finally a good one? You know, like this is why we play the game. I call, the operator goes nine to one one, and I’m so amped up.
I go get ready. He’s like okay, he goes you need police, fire or paramedic. I go paramedic, but send them all. He was like what happened? And I was like ooh, And I realize that while what I’m about to say is true, sounds suspicious, but I gotta say it.
Tom, like my wife fell down the stairs. That sounds like a lot of fun. That special. I love his delivery, his pacing. He’s just so smooth on stage.
He’s really great. I clipped an F word out of that trailer there, just to be fair to Tom July fourth, that one’s out. Tom’s cohort Bert Kraisher apparently was partying with UFC lightweight contender Michael Chandler. Sports Keatia said the two were seen together enjoying a beverage. Chandler poured the beverage and due Craisher’s already full shoe shaped beer glass.
Alrighty, here’s another trailer I’m excited about. Jokeman, a documentary about Jackie Martling. The full trailer is about two and a half minutes. Let me just play the beginning of it. Two of the voices you will hear are stuttering John and Billy West from the Howard Stern Showy sister’s wife, Are you faking it last night?
Now? I always say Jackie made the biggest blunder in show business history. He decided to enter it. Jackie is like the Forrest Gump of the comedy world. How it clectic is Jackie Marley.
He would hang out with Les Paul and less. Famous guitarists in the world love Jackie. Willie Nelson to the sea, look at us forty nine years old, both of us as they got. You know, Jackie was a gymnast when he was young. He was quite the athlete.
You’re ready for action now. Jackie the Joke Man is now seventy five. Was the head writer of The Howard Stern Show for eighteen years. The film will come out on video on demand. It features Jackie’s career from his fledgling days of comedy on Long Island and features contributions from people like Willie Nelson, Penelette Norty Lang.
It is described as a universal story of self discovery, grit and humor, and how humor is the biggest keats to authentic happiness. Jackie’s a good guy. I’m gonna see if I can get him on the podcast Theo Vaughan got up in a little Kurflawful. THEO had Roseanne on the podcast. A clip from the conversation went viral.
In the clip, Roseanne denied that the twenty twenty election was rigged and said that anyone who questioned that should be immediately deep platformed. Then she added that the Holocaust didn’t happen either. Roseanne’s comments about the Holocaust, as well as some other parts of the clip made some angry on social media. THEO Vaughan defended her and said the Roseanne Bara clip was sarcasm. Folks, the clip taken out of a long sarcastic grant she had during our chat.
Can we not recognize sarcasm anymore? Futurama is back, Baby. It’s been off the air for a decade, coming back to Hulu on July twenty fourth. Hulu has released a trailer. Let’s do more audio?
Why not? What back baby? In two seconds, you will collide with your destination child. Use everyone. We seemed to have survived a massive disruption in the fuel of time.
Wait what exactly happened? A new virus has broken out. I’ve developed a test to see who’s infected. You shall this cue? Tip up your nose?
That looks kind of fun. I can’t wait to do it hundreds of time. After a brief ten year hiatus, Futurama has crawled triumphantly from the cryogenic tube. It’s full original cast. See that’s good.
Rick and Mori de Solar Opposites and Satirical Spirit Intact. The ten all new episodes of season eleven of Something for Everyone. New viewers will be able to pick up the series from here, while longtime fans will recognize payoffs to decades long mysteries, including developments in the epic love story of Fry and Leela, the mysterious contents of Nibbler’s litter Box, the secret history of evil robots, Santa, one of My Faiths, and the whereabouts of Kiff and Amy’s Tadpoles.
Meanwhile, there’s a whole new pandemic in town as the crew explores the futu…
Everyone is back, including John Demacia, who had held out for a little while over money. They settled that, and I think John did get the reason he wanted, if I remember correctly, and Billy West mentioned for the second time in today’s podcast Future. I’m a July twenty fourth and a show I really like on the former HBO Max now called Mix the Other Two. A very funny show, three seasons worth watching. I like it a lot, but season three is going to be the final season, but the reason is interesting.
The Hollywood Reporter has learned that the ending comes following multiple staff complaints about creators and show uners Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider. Multiple sources involved with the Other Two confirm that the showrunners where the subject of complaints to human resources over behavior on the set and in the writer’s room. They include allegations that Kelly verbally abused writers and overweard crew, and claims that Schneider enabled his behavior. One insider said, there’s a lot of Chris and Sarah in the show. I think a lot of their frustration comes from Nut being on camera.
These are two people who started off as improvisers. This is a show about people who are hungering for fame and their friends and colleagues became well known. It’s a lot like the show Wow. Another source says, other writers tell stories about the other two writers rooms like other people tell ghost stories. Yikes.
Tina Fey gave a speech back in March and joked that the Other Two executive producer Lauren Michaels, was partially responsible for conditioning the pair during their tenure on SNL. Tina Fey said, nobody indulgeous writers like Laurn Michaels. Lauren, You’ve unleashed an army of monsters into the world. You know it, I know it. And the crew of the Other two knows it, And then she said, oh, I was supposed to change that.
I was supposed to change that. That’s inappropriate. Oh well it’s not live streaming. Wow. If you like what I do here, and you know that I’m about to record three or four podcasts in a row, you want my voice to hold up, buy me a coffee this one.
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Speaking of canceled Amy Schumer, Well, she hasn’t been canceled, but they di…
That was a terrible segue to put inside Amy Schumer on Comedy Central. I told you yesterday the day before that they pulled it off Paramount Plus. Well, it’s not going to Comedy Central either, Deadline says. Last year was announced that the episodes would eventually air on Comedy Central once they’d been released on Paramount Plus. Those plans have now changed, sorry.
Amy. Jennifer Lawrence shared an update on the comedy script that she’s been working on with Amy Schumer since first teasing it years ago, back in twenty fifteen. Check your calendars. That’s not five minutes ago anymore, that’s eight years ago. Back in twenty fifteen, Jennifer Lawrence told The New York Times, she was working with Amy Schumer on a screenplay at the time.
She said the script she was writing on just flowed out of us. Well, now she’s saying, well, if you know anything about me and Amy, it’s that we’re lazy. It’s not that it’s off, it’s on. It’s just going on our piece. Lilac Volak on the website Harrets dot Com did not enjoy Amy’s news special, writing six years ago, I wrote a profile on Amy Schumer in this paper, trying to defend her.
Description as the funniest woman in the world. Six years ago was still necessary sometimes it still is today. I hope it’s clear that Schumer’s funny, or at least can be, although this is not the case in her new Netflix show Emergency Contact. Thank goodness, we’ve gotten to the point where a woman can be mediocre, just like any man can, without a complete collapse of all the content linked to her profession, Lilac writes, According to Netflix, Amy Schumer gets real about lasering her face, postpartum sex or baby naming disaster, and chewable viagran this cheekily candid stand up special an actual fact. It’s a tired performance on Autopilot Schumer is doing what she knows how to do, but without a hint of inspiration or added value.
Ouch, no sparkling witticism continues to flicker at the edge of one’s consciousness after the show’s over. Ouch, no incisive insight, a shared ouch, and no moment of learning. Viewers that something real is happening occurs bold and candid. One could respond that it was cowardly and insincere. Mel Brooks turned ninety seventies getting an honorary Oscar.
Those are unrelated things. I said that, as if that was like, oh, you made ninety seven years an oscar. No, no, no, no, you know he had this pretty good career. You’ve heard of this Melbrooks person. Yes, This Oscar was created to honor extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement, exceptional contributions to the state of Motion picture arts and sciences, or outstanding service to the Academy.
Academy President J Yang says mel Brooks lights up our hearts with his humor, and his legacy has made a lasting impact on every facet of entertainment. This is the second Oscar for mel Brooks. He previously won in nineteen sixty eight for the producers. I hope that he slaps Jimmy Kimmel. Comedian Alex Perlman has one point seven million followers on TikTok and he’s joking.
Yeah, I guess I’m a news guy now. Apparently he was invited by the governor of Pennsylvania to a press conference about the ninety five bridge collapse. He said this on a recent TikTok. He explained the governor’s office said, you know, a lot of people heard about the collapse from you instead of traditional media, So why don’t you come out and stand next to traditional media and give some of the updates. His video, The Morning ninety five Collaps racked up two million views, including clicks from the governor and the presidents of the United States.
Berman said, I’m just some guy, but ABC six says, well, he’s a guy talking, mostly yelling about everything from national issues and politics to superlocal events like the water crisis, the Canadian wildflower air pollution, and Taylor Swift’s South Philly takeover. Sounds fun and an update on my former co worker, Jamie Fox. Actor John Boyega tells Variety, Jamie finally picked up the phone. He’s doing well, and then you know we’re just giving him the privacy and we can’t wait for his return. I gave him the well wishes directly.
I gave him all the well wishes, so I’m just going to be waiting until it comes back out Here is to take your time, Jamie. We love you, bro. I hope Jamie’s doing okay. Like I said, I worked with him for a bit, good guy. Although I do find it worrisome, very worrisome.
I don’t mean this in a gossip way, but I find it very, very surprising they haven’t been able to release a picture of Jamie sitting pool side thumbs up telling everyone’s okay. Just knowing a little about that camp, that there are no photos has me concerned. That’s your comedy news for today. Follow the show for free on Apple, podcast, Spotify, YouTube, or Vigie shows. Like I mentioned, this weekend’s episodes are good.
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