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The Shark Deck. Last week, a US drone was forced down by a Russian fighter jets. Seth Meyers said. Russi’s ambassador of the US denied that the two aircraft collided boot and is claiming the drone just fell out a window dateline the Hague. I don’t say that much.
Trevor Noah, former host of The Daily Show, has won the prestigious Dutch Erasmus Prize. Congratulations Trevor Noah. He’s the first humorist to be awarded the honor since Charlie Chaplin back in nineteen sixty five, and Hall of Famer Charlie Chaplin by nineteen sixty five was kind of passed his prime, wasn’t he. Chaplin was born in eighty nine, and by eighty nine, I mean eighteen eighty nine, so that rough math there, so he would have been what seventy six or so when he won that award. You may have heard of the movie The Greek Dictator starring Charlie Chaplin.
That one was from nineteen forty, so they got around to it twenty five years later. Anyway. Trevor Noah, who’s thirty nine, received the prize for his inspired contribution to the theme in Praise of Folly. That theme was named after Dutch philosopher Desiderius Erasmus. Erasmus lived from fourteen sixty six to fifteen thirty six, and his most famous book is called In Praise of Folly, and it’s filled with humor, social criticism, and political satshire.
Kind of like this show, but much better done. Fox News on the scene in Austin, Texas, where Joe Rogan’s new comedy club shows are a hot ticket on the resale market. Tickets are going for up to nine hundred dollars. Let me give you some device here. Joe Rogan’s awesome.
I’m sure the comedy Mothership is awesome. I’m sure Dave Chappelle performing at Rogan’s club is awesome. No comedy show’s worth nine hundred dollars. Don’t do it. Don’t do it.
Don’t do it. Per Fox News, attendee said there’s a high demand for anti woke and anti cancel culture content. Brady came in from Arizona to see a show and said it just really speaks to the demand. People are hungry for something like this. Reagan from Minnesota told Fox you probably can’t cancel it if people are paying that bunch of money to get into it.
Billy from Dallas added, people are against the wol culture that’s going on. Edie recent show, Joe Rogan himself introduced Dave Chappelle. Joe said, I’m about to bring up one of the greatest comedians ever walk the face of the planet. What of my dear friends, what are my personal heroes in comedy? Please give it up for the great and powerful Dave Chappelle.
That got a good reaction from the crowd. They erupted in cheers. Some fans also went on social media, presumably much later because Joe uses Yonder pouches again nine hundred dollars and I can’t bring my phone no. One fan said the expression of the goat could not be more fitting than for mister Chappelle. I call him mister Chappelle because he has utmost respect and administration.
That’s what the person wrote. Another fan said of Joe Rogan, You’re gonna need a bigger ship if you’re going to bring in guests like that. But my favorite comment was one fan who commented on Joe Rogan’s dressing style and right now, I’ll tell you I am wearing sweatpants, and this hoodie is not too bad. You wouldn’t make fun of the hoodie. I have a pretty cool if I say so myself, third Party Star Wars theme sweatshirt where it’s a storm tumor helmet over a skull and bone, so that’s not awful.
The sweatpants are a little cheesy, and these sneakers are kind of worn out, so you can make fun of me from the bottom down. I think today, I think top I got my game going. But one fan made fun of Joe Rogan’s dressing style and said Rogan will always dress like the nineties. You know what I’m thinking about it? If Joe Rogan’s man at me for sharing that crack, I challenge you to an mmma fight Joe anywhere you want, any time you want.
I will fight Joe Rogan in the octagon. Why can you think of better publicity for the podcast? Oh my God, come on, Joe, are you scared? David Byrne, we’ll do the music for John Mulaney’s new Netflix comedy special. We now have a title for the special.
It’s called John Mulaney Baby Jay. It was recorded at Boston Symphony Hall in February. It’ll be on your Netflix April twenty five. Burn and Millany have worked together before. David Byrne appeared in the Netflix children’s special John Mulaney and the sack Lunch Bunch.
Remember that happened yes back in December twenty nineteen. We also have a date for Pete Davidson’s new sitcom, Bupkiss. This one on peacocks, So you’re probably not going to say nobody’s peacock. Peacock drop some money on my show I’m a Shell. I will sell peacock left and nine all day.
Come on, guys, it’ll drop all eight episodes on May fourth, four subscribers of the streaming service. Similar to the King of Staten Island movie, Bupkiss will be partially based on Pete Davidson. The series has compared to Curb Your Enthusiasm. No Pressure there, Pete Geez. Nashville scene caught up with Sarah Silverman.
Hey, Sarah Silverman, you know you’re Sarah Silverman podcast. Has that served as an arena for you to practice stand up material? Sarah Silverman said a little bit. Yeah, there’s some stuff that I just said organically on the show, and I was like, oh, I bet that’s something. Not much, but definitely there’s a little crossover in the Venn diagram between the podcasts and stand up, but the podcast has become way more serious.
They don’t share a lot of DNA. I’m a lot more earnest on the podcast. Nashville Scene followed up, Hey, you give a lot of advice on that podcast. There has that helped you improve? Of it giving advice to people in your own life?
Sarah said, I think it has, and just because obnoxiously, I think so many people who really do therapy become therapists in their own mind. I no exception, but you learn so many lessons that are easy to pass on, and it’s interesting. I mean it’s a comedian. Most comics are interested in what makes a dynamic between people. That’s what therapy is.
Another follow up, not to say you pretend to be a therapist on the podcast, but is that a direction you ever imagined it would go? Sarah said, no, not at all. I mean I’m interested in that stuff, and I knew I wanted the audience’s questions to kind of dictate the trajectory of the episodes, but it really became an advice show. And I will mostly preface things with I’m completely talking out of my hat here or I don’t know stuff. But I mean it’s a pretty good exchange of ideas, and you know what, I might give someone advice and then somebody else calls in and says, actually, you know X y Z, and it becomes this kind of interesting community.
Philadelphia Weekly caught up with Jeff Ross. Hey, Jeff Ross, because of your roster’s reputation, do you believe people are suspicious of meeting you? Dare they get burned? I like, good question. Philly Weekly’s comedy coverage awesome, great job guys, and my guys, I mean a D.
M. ROSSI he’s the guys. Ross said, it’s interesting people assume that all the time and are leary of meeting me. I can’t, however, promise you if you meet me in public, I come in peace. I’m off duty.
I don’t roast you, and I definitely don’t want you roasting me. Wait. Is Jeff Ross sensitive to the topics we shouldn’t do? Jeff joked, my looks very sensitive about my parents that I’m just putting that out there. I’m kidding.
I would be such a hypocrite if I put guidelines or guardrails on the insults, I can take I dish it out. I could take it even if it looks as if it hurts. I’m not going to let people see that. I feel like being able to take a joke because a very important part of life. They asked him his opinion on Whitney Cummings bringing back old school roasts on Only Fans.
That’s right, Johnny Mack. Why are you in the basement with the door closed. What are you doing? I’m on only Fans watching a roast. What do you think I’m up to?
Jeff Ross said, I went to taping. I totally enjoyed it. It was thoroughly off the rails, hilarious. It was a real punk rock roast. I love roasting in all its forms.
I love the only Fans joke. I’m cracking myself up. I want all my friends to do it. The bigger the roasting is, the better of my life is. Then they talked about how they were both going to see Springsteen.
Jeff Ross said, I’m seeing Bruce Springsteen at the same show you are coming in early at the very generous invitation of little Stephen van zand two straight days of Stephen van zandt references on this podcast. Should I save a Stephen’s story for tomorrow and make it three? You’ll find out tomorrow. Jeff said, I’m very excited. I’ve good friends in that band, Nils Lofgren, Max Weinberg, and I recently got my first tattoo.
What does the tattoo say? Born to roast. I’ve been doing a good job with the running lately. I’ve been running more days than not. I’m on a streak.
I’m a believer in the Power of the Streak, which is also totally coincidentally the name of a book by Kara Wood. That’s right. The Power of the Streak is an easy to read book by Kara Wood that answers the age old question of how to stay consistent with exercise and keep motivated over time. I have a streak going, let’s say, trying to think one, two, three, four, five, five days streak going. Now, recently, I had snapped a streak because it didn’t snow here all winter, and then March came and March is like, hey, it’s gonna snow every Tuesday.
So one day I shoveled, and then I was curious dishoveling count as exercise, and Carra sent in the answer, Hi, Johnny, it’s Karawood. I just wanted to let you know that snow shoveling does not count. And I also want to let you know that I’m uniquely qualified to opine on this matter because I used to shovel a lot of snow when I lived in Idaho. Well, you know who else is from Idaho? That’s right, Ryan Hamilton.
Everyone knows where Ryan Hamilton is from. I mean, you think he’s from Canada? What are you stupid? If you struggle with working out regularly, I’m laughing at my own jokes to day, or if you started exercising only to be back where you started a couple of weeks. You need to check out the power of the streak.
Seriously, I’m not looking at the copy now, I’m looking at my bottled water. I didn’t bring a coffee. Streaks are awesome because you don’t want to break the streak, and then you get negative streaks. I did a negative streak of like three or four days recently after the snow because like I work down two days, I might as well make it three. You might as well make it four.
But once I get going, I don’t want to snap the streak at all. Kara herself had zero motivation. So Kara has a twelve year streak going. She had kids and a career, and she keeps it going. So if you want to hear the story, get yourself motivated.
It’s funny, it’s relatable, it’s inspiring. She’ll give you a step by step guide how you can do this with any exercise doesn’t have to be running. I’m a bit of a running snob, okay. I also like Apple Fitness plus spin classes. That’s my other jam on the days my knees are a little iaky.
The book has a low key, authentic and relaxed style. It’s also entertaining and motivating even a cynic. Will you feeling inspired and excited to commit once and for all. A percentage of royalties is donated to the Special Olympics, so that’s pretty cool. The Power of the Streak, but Kara would available in all formats on Amazon and bars A, Noble Online.
Check out the audiobook on iTunes Audible. Are you on Instagram? Of course you are at the Power of the Streak? Or are you on Twitter? Maybe at Power of the Streak.
Thank you to the power of the Streak sponsoring today’s show. You heard the mention their FTC. I flagged it. Yeah, there’s rules and stuff. If you missed yesterday’s podcast, go back and check it out.
I had quote working comedian and podcaster Dan Boublitz unquote as my guest. I was just in the mood to talk about comedy and I hit Dan up and I’m like, you want to jump on zoom And He’s like, yeah. We chatted for like an hour. I didn’t do any prep. You didn’t do any prep, Johnny mac No way, I know, right.
But if you’re if you want to get into the weeds of like being at festivals or being a touring comic, or what it’s like to be on the road as a comic, we got We got pretty deep yesterday. It’s pretty good. Tim Dillon has joined the cast of a horror movie coming up. The movie is titled Thanksgiving. Interesting casting there.
I could see Tim playing you know, like Uncle Tim or something kind of a poor man’s Chris Farley. I could see that, right. Yes, the plot for the film is being kept under wraps. Oh no, but the horror thriller stores Patrick Dempsey, that’s right, Doctor McDreamy, and the ever so serious Horry Gondebolu. He’ll be doing a bunch of interviews soon.
That should be fun as he is ever so serious as a comedian. I love him, but every interview with him, dude, lighten up, stop taking the whole world so seriously. Harry Kanabuloo has a new special and album. It’s called Vacation Baby. It’ll be out April eighteenth.
Recorded live at the Bellhouse in Brooklyn, Harry discusses these strange and new experiences of having a kid during a global pandemic and filming a special about it just days after Rov Wade was overturned. Vacation Baby is both political and his most personal work to date. Harry keeps his trademark style of smart cutting political humor with discussions of white replacement therapy and anti Asian hate crimes, while also remaining silly and light which jokes about fatherhood, why Steph Curry is the Goat, and how he once ghosted AOC. Vacation Baby available April eighteenth on YouTube. There will also be an album, like an actual album.
Hopefully he wins the Grammy for it, because I’m done with things that aren’t albums. Winning the Comedy Grammy Team Harry Plus, I would love to hear his each of the Grammys. It’ll be so serious. That’s your comedy news for today. Follow the show four free Apple podcast, Spotify, you Gibe, wherever you get your shows.
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