Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac

Johnny Mac covers comedy news including criticism of Theo Von’s new special, highlighted by a Marc Maron bit imagining Hitler on Von’s podcast. Saturday Night Live UK takes shots at Shane Gillis during its Weekend...

Johnny Mac previews the Knicks’ title-defense opener and leads with Blake Griffin launching “The Stepback with Blake Griffin” on Amazon/YouTube, aiming for John Oliver–style sports topics without game analysis and with...

AI-generated, scantily clad Instagram influencers are copying viral stand-up clips verbatim—stealing jokes and sometimes likenesses—to drive traffic to NSFW sites, citing Wired’s reporting on comics including Julia...

Johnny Mac covers comedy news including Michael Che’s new special Shot in Minnesota and his explanation to MPR that it’s about frustration around what’s happening in Minnesota without joking about specific victims...

Sebastian Maniscalco spent seven years as a waiter at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills while doing open mics at night. In 2025 he was the number three touring comedian in America. For most of that climb, the comedy...

Johnny Mac discusses a viral clip from a Jerry Seinfeld show after a pro-Palestine heckle, questions whether the exchange was a setup, and is surprised mainstream media hasn’t covered it; he later flags how Seinfeld...

Johnny Mac focuses on criticism of Shane Gillis’ SNL monologue amid public discussion of a Cornell 2024 sexual assault case, citing Vogue’s Emma Specter, Jessica Valenti’s comments, a Today Show segment with Jenna Bush...

Johnny Mac covers reactions to Shane Gillis, noting Michael Che’s joking Instagram stories about press questions, criticism from Phoebe Robinson, and gym “whore” posts from Ego Nwodim and Maren Morris; Flavor Flav and...

Johnny Mac covers Dan Levy’s Instagram response to Shane Gillis’ SNL monologue joke about women dressing “like whores” at the gym, with Levy calling such language misogynistic and urging men to defend women; he also...

Johnny Mac recaps Shane Gillis’ SNL appearance, including an on-air F-bomb, Mikey Day’s joke about it, and Gillis’ goodnights apology, while noting social media criticism of Gillis’ monologue about the gym, “gym gays,”...

Johnny Mac reports that John Mulaney’s Nov. 12 Victoria stop on the “Mr. Whatever” tour was postponed to March 5 due to a “soon to be announced TV commitment,” sparking speculation about a new project. Jamie Foxx’s new...

Johnny Mac records a bonus Daily Comedy News episode early to discuss “Raw Dog Gate,” arguing SiriusXM’s Raw Dog/Raw Comedy rebrand under Sebastian Maniscalco has sharply reduced the number of comedians played and thus...

A Deadline report tells us SiriusXM replaced the long-running Raw Comedy/Raw Dog channel with “Sebastian Maniscalco’s Comedy Radio,” prompting Stand Up for Stand-Up and multiple comedians to argue the change harmed...

Johnny Mac covers comedy news including Bert Kreischer claiming Tom Cruise has his life meticulously scheduled, with edited sports in the gym and food and a steaming shower ready after workouts, while Kreischer says...

Johnny Mac recaps comedy news: Jim Norton tells Fox News that Dave Chappelle is doing what comics should—being funny and sharing real thoughts—and critics can skip him or do better. Bill Burr argues mainstream...