1 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 1: Caalaroga Shark Media. 2 00:00:10,759 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 2: Jimmy Buffett once said, looking for some peace and quiet, 3 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:16,039 hope to see the sun again. And that's me wherever 4 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:18,359 I am right now. That's what I'm doing because it 5 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:21,399 is August first, which means I'm starting to panic and 6 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:23,839 count down the seconds until Labor Day. I have to 7 00:00:23,839 --> 00:00:26,600 get in all the summer I can. Hi, I'm Johnny 8 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:30,079 meck with Today's at Daily Comedy News Normal Episodes today. 9 00:00:30,079 --> 00:00:31,679 I know I've been doing the deep dives in the summer, 10 00:00:31,719 --> 00:00:34,119 but it just wasn't feeling anything. I had something sketched 11 00:00:34,119 --> 00:00:36,439 out about Andrew Schultz and Tiovanna. I just wasn't feeling 12 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:39,039 either one of them. During the week, I came across 13 00:00:39,079 --> 00:00:42,439 this clip involving Kevin Hart. It's apparently from twenty twenty five, 14 00:00:42,439 --> 00:00:45,679 but it had never hit my radar before. He seems 15 00:00:45,719 --> 00:00:48,679 to be on ze Way's Interview show, and I had 16 00:00:48,679 --> 00:00:52,119 to actually verify that by running the clip through AI. 17 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:54,039 I just saw this clip on the internet, and where 18 00:00:54,079 --> 00:00:56,679 is this from? When is it from? AI is telling 19 00:00:56,679 --> 00:00:59,600 me at ze Way's show from twenty twenty five, and 20 00:01:00,159 --> 00:01:04,480 this whole thing is weird. She goes after Kevin Hart 21 00:01:04,519 --> 00:01:08,480 for flying private and Kevin's whole vibe is like, why 22 00:01:08,519 --> 00:01:12,719 are you coming at me? And it's just weird because 23 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:15,599 for any of these shows, whether it's a big show 24 00:01:15,719 --> 00:01:18,159 that's Tonight's show, a guy doing a podcast in his basement, 25 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:21,200 when you have somebody on as your guest, you're not 26 00:01:21,319 --> 00:01:23,560 having them on to be a jerk to them, like, 27 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:26,040 let's just play this out. If for some reason I 28 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:29,319 booked Adam Sandler, now I'm not gonna hide from the things. 29 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:32,040 I would steer my interview to being like, dude, you're 30 00:01:32,079 --> 00:01:34,560 a really good dramatic actor. I mean, I don't know 31 00:01:34,599 --> 00:01:37,760 about Happy Gilmore too, dude, but like j Kelly, you 32 00:01:37,799 --> 00:01:40,480 crushed it. That would be my vibe. I wouldn't sit 33 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:43,439 here and just list Adam Sandler movies and tell him 34 00:01:43,519 --> 00:01:46,000 he sucks. He sucks, he sucks, you know what I mean. 35 00:01:46,159 --> 00:01:49,560 So this whole clip with Kevin Hart, his face is like, 36 00:01:49,799 --> 00:01:51,879 what is even happening? Why are you coming at me? 37 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:53,439 And I just thought it was interesting and wanted to 38 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:56,319 share it. So here's Kevin Hart being attacked. 39 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:58,159 Speaker 1: You climate criminal. 40 00:01:58,280 --> 00:01:59,959 Speaker 2: When was the last time you flew commercial? 41 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 1: Seventeen years ago? 42 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:02,159 Speaker 2: Shut? 43 00:02:03,599 --> 00:02:05,239 Speaker 1: I had to get the date. I didn't want to 44 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:07,680 give you a false date. I had to get the 45 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:09,840 date right, and I said, what is the day? I 46 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:13,439 thought about it seventeen years ago? All of you are 47 00:02:13,439 --> 00:02:23,719 complicent by the way, sick, disgusting, evil people. I don't 48 00:02:23,759 --> 00:02:26,360 understand why that's a bad thing. What am I doing wrong? 49 00:02:27,599 --> 00:02:29,680 Because I work during the day, so I can't fly 50 00:02:29,879 --> 00:02:30,080 doing it? 51 00:02:30,159 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 2: Oh, you're the only American that works during the day. No, 52 00:02:33,479 --> 00:02:36,599 I know. I didn't realize that Kevin Hart of Heartbeat 53 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:39,400 Productions got heart one hundred million on a thirty million 54 00:02:39,439 --> 00:02:41,319 dollar budget, works during the day. 55 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:45,599 Speaker 1: Excuse him? What? Yeah? Yeah, So I mean that's why, 56 00:02:47,759 --> 00:02:51,479 because I'm my schedule and that I need a bed 57 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:55,879 to sleep on the plane? Where else starting going to 58 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:56,680 put the bed? 59 00:02:57,319 --> 00:02:59,360 Speaker 2: We've been so rich for so long. 60 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:05,159 Speaker 1: I don't understand what's happening. I need a bed because 61 00:03:05,199 --> 00:03:10,000 of my schedule and that I need a bed to 62 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:13,680 sleep on the plane. We're else starting gonna put the bed? 63 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:15,919 Speaker 2: You have been so rich for so long. 64 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 1: I don't understand what's happening. Like was the what. 65 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:24,120 Speaker 2: Just home following you? 66 00:03:24,439 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 1: What's bad about that? 67 00:03:28,759 --> 00:03:31,039 Speaker 2: I don't think Kevin Hort is wrong. There don't have 68 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:33,199 Kevin hart On to do that to him. If you 69 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:35,199 don't like the guys work, just don't have him on. 70 00:03:35,759 --> 00:03:39,560 The Baltimore Sun was at the taping of Stavros Halkias special. 71 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:42,599 If you listened yesterday, I told you to buy some 72 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:45,400 Stavros in the comedy stock Market and I said I 73 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:49,479 had bumped the story. This is the bumped story spoilers 74 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:51,439 from the show, which I guess will show up in 75 00:03:51,479 --> 00:03:55,319 the special, some Baltimore related material, and Stavros Halkias was 76 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:58,759 wondering why the Baltimore football team is named the Ravens, 77 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:01,639 and apparently he doesn't think Edgar Allan Poe is the 78 00:04:01,879 --> 00:04:05,879 greatest hero. We were told that factually, Edgar Allan Poe 79 00:04:06,319 --> 00:04:08,879 married his thirteen year old cousin how can he is, 80 00:04:08,879 --> 00:04:12,039 who attended the University of Maryland told the audience his 81 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:15,479 tie to Baltimore is actually he's an incestuous pedophile and 82 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:17,720 his wife was from Baltimore, his child bride, and we 83 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:20,160 were like, yeah, that's what our football team is named after. 84 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:22,959 We don't even read. A lot of people in the 85 00:04:22,959 --> 00:04:27,079 audience were wearing Baltimore gear. A lot of Ravens jerseys 86 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:29,680 Oriols t shirts and hats made appearances, and the Oriel 87 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:32,800 Bird mascot was also on hand. I was on a 88 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:35,240 date with my now wife at an Oriols game a 89 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:38,399 million years ago and the oriol Bird made fun of 90 00:04:38,439 --> 00:04:40,959 me for having a big belly. Now, the oril Birds 91 00:04:40,959 --> 00:04:43,279 is not wrong, but I got called fat by the 92 00:04:43,319 --> 00:04:46,360 Oriel Bird. He was like doing a whistling thing and 93 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:48,399 like pointing out my wife and pointing at me, and 94 00:04:48,439 --> 00:04:51,240 then tapped my stomach and made like a sheesh kind 95 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:53,720 of face. I was mocked by the Oriel Bird mascot. 96 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:57,079 During his set, Howkey has focused on weight loss, saying 97 00:04:57,160 --> 00:04:59,800 he has lost seventy pounds, but said I still wear 98 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:02,920 a lose seventy pounds, maintain every X. That's not how 99 00:05:02,959 --> 00:05:07,279 it goes. All four performances were recorded, says The Baltimore Sun. 100 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:10,560 Okays wore shiny red basketball shoes and a bright blue 101 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:13,480 tracksuit with his upper chest exposed. You had to wear 102 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:16,120 that outfit for all four sets so the editors could 103 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:18,759 put together a good special. Had a little shade, The 104 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:22,000 Sun writes. The sund requested an interview with Halkius. Neither 105 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:25,000 United Talent Agency, which represents the comic nor Live Nation, 106 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:28,600 which operated the shows, made him available. Okay, then otsco 107 00:05:28,639 --> 00:05:32,800 at Cotska is getting a half hour sitcom and I 108 00:05:33,079 --> 00:05:35,759 love her and I'm just picturing this in my head 109 00:05:35,759 --> 00:05:38,199 and this is going to be awful. I'm sorry. Love her, 110 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:42,480 absolutely love her sitcom. I don't know. Plot details on 111 00:05:42,519 --> 00:05:46,160 the show's title are being kept under wraps. But apparently 112 00:05:46,199 --> 00:05:51,040 it's a vehicle for Otsgo about modern marriage. Now maybe 113 00:05:51,079 --> 00:05:53,639 a hint here. In a recent episode of Deadlines, Comedy 114 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:57,120 means Business podcast, Otsgo talked about her ambition to crack 115 00:05:57,160 --> 00:06:00,800 film and TV, citing Lucille Ball as an inspiray. I 116 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:04,040 don't know. Maria Bamford got profiled by The hollod reporter. 117 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:07,199 Maria Bamford told them the most important thing I like myself. 118 00:06:07,319 --> 00:06:09,879 I'm proud of my work. I'm not for everyone. I'm 119 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:13,000 not a crowd pleaser. Talked about her own struggles. I 120 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:15,240 started going to alan On with the twelve step program 121 00:06:15,319 --> 00:06:16,920 for how to deal with alcoholism because I had a 122 00:06:16,959 --> 00:06:19,279 hard time with show business where it's we love you, 123 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:22,279 shut up, go away, can't remember your name. She keeps 124 00:06:22,319 --> 00:06:24,560 doing her act to stay above water, writes the hollod 125 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:26,720 reporter Maria said, people have eyes on me if I 126 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:29,160 start talking too fast and have some crappy ideas, or 127 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:31,199 if I'm talking like what if I walked into a bus. 128 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:34,399 There's something about the communal sharing that's just great. You 129 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:36,879 can go see comedy or TV show and the characters 130 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:38,759 talk about something. You go, hey, that was crazy. We 131 00:06:38,879 --> 00:06:40,680 just watched what If I had something like that, So 132 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:44,399 it's a representation of the full human experience. Interesting quote 133 00:06:44,439 --> 00:06:46,199 here she says, if I'm not going to do well 134 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:48,199 at the laugh Factory at a late night spot, I'm 135 00:06:48,199 --> 00:06:50,399 gonna tank. Oh my god, I have far too many words. 136 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:52,759 A lot of my act is passive aggressive. I'm not 137 00:06:52,879 --> 00:06:56,680 clearly stating my point of view. The Guardian profiled Mary 138 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,759 Beth Burrone. She called her a Netflix special Galaxy brain 139 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:02,360 when of the most meaningful milestones of her career so far. 140 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:04,480 So many of the goalposts have changed for comedians with 141 00:07:04,519 --> 00:07:06,759 the Internet, but the one consonant is the hour long 142 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:09,839 special with an esteem network or streamer. With the special, 143 00:07:09,879 --> 00:07:11,959 it feels like you've achieved something pretty rare and they're 144 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:15,600 betting on you again. Be proud, celebrate. I don't know 145 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:18,800 if a Netflix special is rare these days. Not everyone 146 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:21,600 gets them, but you know it's not the rarest thing. 147 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:26,839 But yeah, be proud. Bron says comedy has become increasingly polarized. 148 00:07:27,439 --> 00:07:29,240 There are people who want to make a cash grab, 149 00:07:29,319 --> 00:07:30,959 or there's nothing they could do that would make their 150 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:33,639 audience turn against them. She was talking about the Breau 151 00:07:33,759 --> 00:07:36,800 podcasters here. It's genius if you think about it. It's 152 00:07:36,839 --> 00:07:38,519 creating a space where you can say anything and do 153 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:41,680 anything and you'll never be held accountable. The Guardian writes 154 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:45,439 she's particularly horrified by the rise of Andrew Schultz, the 155 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:50,360 self styled everyman dufus, whose flagrant podcast series cultivates them 156 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:53,480 a cheesemo fueled atmosphere of casual racism and sexist views, 157 00:07:53,879 --> 00:07:56,399 and who invited Trump on for a cozy chat ahead 158 00:07:56,399 --> 00:07:58,480 of the twenty twenty four elections. Set your letters to 159 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:01,879 The Guardian, maryn Set. I'd always see him Schultz at 160 00:08:01,879 --> 00:08:03,680 the New York's Comedy Seller when I was starting out. 161 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:06,079 He was so funny. I literally thought he was hot. 162 00:08:06,079 --> 00:08:08,800 I think I slid into his DMS one time. I've 163 00:08:08,839 --> 00:08:10,560 watched him create this space where I'm like, you just 164 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:12,720 want to perpetuate the bigotry and the systems that have 165 00:08:12,759 --> 00:08:15,079 benefited people that look like you all the time. I 166 00:08:15,079 --> 00:08:16,959 guess have money is the most important thing to you. 167 00:08:17,079 --> 00:08:20,240 That makes sense. But I have integrity, so I can 168 00:08:20,319 --> 00:08:22,279 never do something like that. Just hard a stomach that 169 00:08:22,319 --> 00:08:26,319 those are my coworkers. Technically nice piece about Nick Kroll 170 00:08:26,399 --> 00:08:28,920 in the Hollywood Reporter. They tell us the first cancer 171 00:08:28,959 --> 00:08:33,200 fundraiser Nick Kroll ever organized was for fictional dogs. The 172 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:36,240 benefit was called Pirate Girl Rum Presents a Rocking Beach 173 00:08:36,279 --> 00:08:39,919 Bash to benefit cupcakes for canine cancer. It was a 174 00:08:39,919 --> 00:08:43,120 bit on kroll Show. It made fun of a certain 175 00:08:43,159 --> 00:08:46,799 breed of la philanthropy, where sponsorship logos, celebrity selfies, and 176 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:50,159 branded desserts often seemed as important as the cause itself. Well, 177 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:52,960 Kroll's now doing it for real. His annual Comedy Versus 178 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:55,480 Cancer benefit has raised more than ten million dollars for 179 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:59,039 blood cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, which 180 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:02,720 is a great place. My dad passed through there a 181 00:09:02,759 --> 00:09:05,519 million years ago, and they those people are good people. 182 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:08,799 Fifteen years ago, Kroll's sister in law, Na Cole, was 183 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:12,960 diagnosed with non Hotchkin lymphoma During treatment, she met Jennifer, 184 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:17,320 another patient. The two women became close. Jennifer's husband happened 185 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:20,480 to be vaguely connected to Tina Fey. So between all 186 00:09:20,519 --> 00:09:24,720 that performers were willing to help. Kroll curates the lineup himself. 187 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:28,600 John mulaney has appeared multiple times, so of Birbiglia, gaff Agin, 188 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:32,039 Seth Meyers, John Oliver, Tina Fey, Hassan Minhaj and Brett Goldstein. 189 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:35,240 Steve Martin does it every year. The Hollood Reporter tells 190 00:09:35,279 --> 00:09:37,440 us the event has a familiar rhythm their stand up 191 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:40,639 throughout the night, followed by an appeal for donations beyond 192 00:09:40,799 --> 00:09:43,559 the already expensive ticket price. This year's event raised two 193 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:46,919 point seven million dollars. Every dollar goes directly towards blood 194 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:50,600 cancer research and treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. 195 00:09:50,759 --> 00:09:52,759 Krol tries to keep it casually, says, some of these 196 00:09:52,759 --> 00:09:55,360 fundraisers shows feel a little stiff and the audience is 197 00:09:55,399 --> 00:09:57,080 a little cold. The more you can make it feel 198 00:09:57,080 --> 00:09:59,960 intimate and personal, the more impactful the whole thing can feel. 199 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:03,519 And we are into August now, So in Montreal there's 200 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:07,960 another comedy festival. We're told It's the Smallest Comedy Festival 201 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:11,279 every August for eight nights. A corner of Hurley's Irish 202 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:14,320 Pub Who comes host to one of Montreal's most eclectic 203 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:18,159 comedy festivals with stand up, trivia, music, CrowdWork, crafting, wrestling, 204 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:22,120 surprise guests, new comics, comedy veterans. It's the fourth annual 205 00:10:22,279 --> 00:10:26,120 World's Smallest Comedy Festival that launches August tenth with World's 206 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:30,639 Smallest All Stars, a showcase of some Montreal comedians. Then 207 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:33,879 on August twelfth, it's Wednesday Night Trivia. That's what I 208 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:36,120 like to do in the winter. It's volleyball season. I 209 00:10:36,159 --> 00:10:38,720 missed the guys. I haven't seen the guys. Trivia guys, Hi, 210 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:41,840 I know they listen. We'll be back. Last week of 211 00:10:41,919 --> 00:10:44,559 volleyball is before Labor Day, so you see me around 212 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:47,039 September ninth or so. But I have volleyball, so I 213 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:49,159 can't go up to Montreal on a Wednesday night to 214 00:10:49,159 --> 00:10:51,279 play trivia. I could just go to Morristown. Why would 215 00:10:51,279 --> 00:10:54,399 I drive seven hours? The Jay and Joey Trivia Show 216 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:58,159 takes over the festival for night of unforgettable laughs, competition, prizes, 217 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:02,720 and questionable knowledge. We're told The festival edition features legendary 218 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:06,720 hosts Joey and Jay, the voices behind Montreal's most iconic 219 00:11:06,759 --> 00:11:09,799 trivia show. Hey, trivia guys, maybe we ought to challenge 220 00:11:09,799 --> 00:11:14,080 them like New Jersey versus Montreal Trivia Guy showdown. How 221 00:11:14,159 --> 00:11:16,399 we make money doing this? How this works? I don't know. 222 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:18,919 We'll talk over two and a half beers a couple 223 00:11:18,919 --> 00:11:22,440 weeks from now. And then there's Toaster on August thirteenth. 224 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:26,360 You know roast battles, No, this is Toasting, hosted by 225 00:11:26,360 --> 00:11:29,559 Don McSweeney. The celebration of comedy, friendship and good vibes 226 00:11:29,799 --> 00:11:33,399 features comedians pairing off for a hilarious compliment battle that's fun. 227 00:11:33,919 --> 00:11:37,320 For the full festival lineup, check out world's smallest Dots 228 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:41,759 Club Hurley's Irish Pub in Montreal. That is your comedy 229 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:45,399 news on a summer Saturday. It's August first, the countdown 230 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:48,200 to me being depressed. The worst day in the world 231 00:11:48,279 --> 00:11:50,679 is the Tuesday after Labor Day. That is just that 232 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:54,120 I'm in the tank that day. So if you're looking 233 00:11:54,159 --> 00:11:56,519 for me and the sun is out, I'm outside. See 234 00:11:56,519 --> 00:11:56,960 you tomorrow.