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<v Speaker 1>Kalaroga Shark Media.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey there, I'm Johnny Mack with your daily comedy news.

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<v Speaker 2>This first story is cracking me up right. Pay attention.

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<v Speaker 2>Andrew Schultz has called out Anthony Jelinek. Why well, Cracked

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<v Speaker 2>dot com tells us Andrew Schultz calls out Anthony Jelinek

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<v Speaker 2>for whining about comedy. Cracked writes Schultz as a theory

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<v Speaker 2>about comedians. If you're primarily known for your hot takes

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<v Speaker 2>about comedy versus your actual comedy, you're not doing it right.

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<v Speaker 2>So what did Schultz do? He gave a hot take

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<v Speaker 2>about comedy. Schultz said, none of these mfers that talk

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<v Speaker 2>about comedy are funny. If people know you for your

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<v Speaker 2>opinions about comedy and not your jokes, you're probably not funny.

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<v Speaker 2>As simple as that, you talked about Anthony Jelinek, saying now,

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<v Speaker 2>it's like the only time you ever seen anything about Jelinek.

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<v Speaker 2>He's whining about comics, said Schultz, who was whining about

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<v Speaker 2>comics While he said that a gosh sing The co

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<v Speaker 2>host on that program said, I've never heard him say

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<v Speaker 2>a positive thing about another comic that's not himself. Schultz said,

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<v Speaker 2>that's the only thing he can get attention for. It's

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<v Speaker 2>got to break his heart like he used to be

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<v Speaker 2>a big comic. People would like his jokes singing, then

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<v Speaker 2>took a shot at David Cross, saying, Hey, we got

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of comedy fans in this room. What's your

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<v Speaker 2>favorite David Cross bit? Oh? There we go. He's a

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<v Speaker 2>great actor, he's hilarious, sketches, acting, great stand up. I

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<v Speaker 2>can't think of a single bit. Bert Kraser was at

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<v Speaker 2>the eighteen inning Dodgers game the other night in the

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<v Speaker 2>middle of it. This is from a video. It's hilarious.

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<v Speaker 2>A guy from CNN was doing it hits from like

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<v Speaker 2>the isles because I guess they didn't have rights to

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<v Speaker 2>the game, so they were in the stadium but not

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<v Speaker 2>showing the game. And who walks by with a beer?

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<v Speaker 2>Bert Kraser, Let's listen.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, my god, Bert, this is why you show up

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<v Speaker 1>to a baseball game. This is why you pay money

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<v Speaker 1>to come to a baseball game. We're what fifteen innings

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<v Speaker 1>in almost six hours, and they stopped shut But I

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<v Speaker 1>got a cold. Who's gonna win? Dodgers eventually gonna do this? Yeah, Dodgers, baby, Dorogers.

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<v Speaker 1>This is America now.

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<v Speaker 2>Krazier was decked out in Dodgers' gear, which interests me.

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<v Speaker 2>He's fifty two years old from Saint Petersburg, Florida, so

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<v Speaker 2>I can understand if he didn't grow up a race

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<v Speaker 2>fan because there were no Rays, and I guess he

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<v Speaker 2>had to adopt a team. Now, a lot of people

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<v Speaker 2>in that area would have adopted the Yankees because they

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<v Speaker 2>had spring training down that way. But whatever, I'm a

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<v Speaker 2>forty nine Ers fan, didn't grow up at San Francisco,

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<v Speaker 2>just like Joe Montana, so I won't hate Burg Crazier

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers fan. Jimmy Kimmel nearly canceled again. Why was it

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<v Speaker 2>canceled this time? Well, people were watching Monday Night Football

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<v Speaker 2>and there's Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs. Monday Night Football

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<v Speaker 2>starts teasing a special announcement. People like, hm, is this

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be something about Taylor Swift? What could this be?

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<v Speaker 2>Scott Van Pelt told the audience coming up next a

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<v Speaker 2>special announcement about an upcoming Monday night football game. People

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<v Speaker 2>were very excited, and the broadcast cuts to Jimmy Kimmel,

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<v Speaker 2>who appeared on screen promoting that his show later that

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<v Speaker 2>evening had guest Tim Allen. Oops, wow, boy, that's exciting.

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<v Speaker 2>Tim Allen had your book him. On social media, somebody wrote,

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<v Speaker 2>loll ESPN forcing commercials with Jimmy Kimmel. Another said I

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<v Speaker 2>was just enjoying some MNF until they decided to roll

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<v Speaker 2>out Jimmy Kimmel bye bye. But that actually wasn't the announcement.

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<v Speaker 2>The announcement was Monsters Funday Football and animated Monsters, Inc.

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<v Speaker 2>Themed alternate broadcast of the December eighth Eagles versus Charters game.

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<v Speaker 2>But by then people already met at Tim Allen and Kimmel.

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<v Speaker 2>One fan asked, Tim Allen, did you lose a bet?

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<v Speaker 2>You're one of my favorites, But I've never watched Kimble

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<v Speaker 2>in my life, and I won't start now. Staying on

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<v Speaker 2>that same corner, the Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon scored

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<v Speaker 2>one of its biggest audiences of the year. That's right,

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<v Speaker 2>Jimmy did a Sunday night episode. It followed the Packers

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<v Speaker 2>and the Steelers. That was a good game. Fallon's Tonight

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<v Speaker 2>Show began at twelve thirty one am after the local news. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>remember we tried to ask Conan O'Brien to start at

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<v Speaker 2>twelve oh five, and the group thing at the time

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<v Speaker 2>was like, no, no, no, If the Tonight Show starts

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<v Speaker 2>after midnight, it's not the Tonight Show anymore, which makes

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of sense. Unless you know Jimmy foun does it,

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<v Speaker 2>then it's cool whatever. Twelve thirty one, one thirty in

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<v Speaker 2>the morning after a basketball double airhead or whenever the

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<v Speaker 2>Tonight Show airs it airs? Who cares anymore? Anyway? Don't

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<v Speaker 2>any of you have jobs? Don't any of you go

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<v Speaker 2>to sleep? Even when I'm unemployed. I like to go

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<v Speaker 2>to bed on Sunday night kind of early to reset

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<v Speaker 2>my week. Sunday Night, Tonight Show or sorry, Monday morning,

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<v Speaker 2>Tonight Show. Let's be accurate. Twelve thirty one am Monday

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<v Speaker 2>morning at Tonight Show drew one point eight million total viewers.

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<v Speaker 2>That is the Tonight Show's third highest rated broadcast of

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<v Speaker 2>the year. In the eighteen to forty nine demo which

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<v Speaker 2>I've graduated from you youngsters, there were five hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>seventy three thousand of you, making it the second best

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<v Speaker 2>performance of the year in the advertiser coveted demographics and

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<v Speaker 2>me they don't care about. The guests were Glenn Powell,

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<v Speaker 2>a Rod and Florence on the Machine Now. Sunday's post

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<v Speaker 2>football episode was up sixty six percent among total viewers

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<v Speaker 2>compared to you Know, A regular episode, and two hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and forty seven percent among adults eighteen to forty nine.

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<v Speaker 2>Jimmy Fallon is a survivor, right, Nate BRIGETSI. He's on

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<v Speaker 2>the list. What's the list? John? I've been talking about

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<v Speaker 2>this in the Facebook group. Hollywood just decides here's who

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<v Speaker 2>we're pushing right now, and we're pushing them. Nate's on

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<v Speaker 2>the list. Nikki Glazer's been on the list for about

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<v Speaker 2>a year. You're about to see a lot of Rachel Sennott.

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<v Speaker 2>Just you're like, who's that? Trust me, we'll come back

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<v Speaker 2>in six weeks and you'll be like, oh my god,

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<v Speaker 2>with the Rachel Sennat will you stop? And they seem

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<v Speaker 2>to be pushing Stavros Haukias right now. How this works,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. I'm not part of the Stonecutters. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't get invited to the secret meetings. I'm just telling

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<v Speaker 2>you someone has decided these people are the ones we're pushing.

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<v Speaker 2>Nateerghatzy has another gig game show host which he will

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<v Speaker 2>be terrible at write that down. John said, Nate Berghetzi

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<v Speaker 2>will be terrible at hosting a game show. Let me

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<v Speaker 2>actually remind myself to put that in tomorrow's Comedy stock Market.

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<v Speaker 2>His skill set's not going to be good at that.

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<v Speaker 2>He's too dry. How does the show work well? The

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<v Speaker 2>show is Nate Berghetzi as host, with three contestants battling

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<v Speaker 2>to prove that there are anything but average. The winner

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<v Speaker 2>takes home the average American salary of sixty seven nine

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<v Speaker 2>and twenty dollars, which, if you win, is a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of money, like, hey, here's sixty seven grand, which is

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<v Speaker 2>like forty after taxes. But in terms of we're making

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<v Speaker 2>a TV show, that is nothing. They're filming us at

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<v Speaker 2>the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville. You have to be twelve

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<v Speaker 2>plus to a ten. If you're under eighteen, you have

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<v Speaker 2>to be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. The

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<v Speaker 2>Municipal Auditorium said. This family friendly show is full of

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<v Speaker 2>laugh out loud moments as contestants try to guess how

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<v Speaker 2>everyday Americans answered outrageous questions. Tickets are completely free, but

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<v Speaker 2>space is limited or I will keep an eye on

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<v Speaker 2>that one. Good article in Entertainment Weekly, who said, if

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<v Speaker 2>you forgot that Wanda Sykes hosted the Oscars in twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty two, well you wouldn't be the only one you

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<v Speaker 2>see on the twenty twenty two Oscars. Remember that Wanda

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<v Speaker 2>Sykes was one of the co hosts. And Amy Schumer,

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<v Speaker 2>who at some point right this, Remember what I was

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<v Speaker 2>just saying about, we decide someone's it. Remember where they

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<v Speaker 2>decided Amy Schumer was it, and now they've decided Amy

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<v Speaker 2>Schumer was not it. Remember Amy Schumer hosted the Oscars.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's take a pregnant pause here so you could just

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<v Speaker 2>think about that for you know, two three seconds. I

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<v Speaker 2>wanted you to sit and think Amy Schumer hosted the Oscars.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you making the same face? I am, like, what,

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<v Speaker 2>You're crazy? There's no way Amy Schumer hosted. Oh no, no, no,

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<v Speaker 2>Amy Schumer hosted the Oscars. I know that makes no sense,

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<v Speaker 2>but this is a thing that factually happened. Now, on

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<v Speaker 2>that same night, Will Smith slapped Chris Rock, Which is

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<v Speaker 2>why you think Chris Rock hosted the Oscars in twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty two. He did not. For some reason, Amy Schumer

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<v Speaker 2>was up there alongside Wanda Sykes, She was asked, did

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<v Speaker 2>Will Smith ever apologize? She said he did. He called

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<v Speaker 2>I had COVID or a bad cold. I just texted

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<v Speaker 2>to say hey, I got your message. Thank you. I

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<v Speaker 2>can't talk, but he did call. Want has said. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I love working with Rodrina Hall and Amy Schumer, but

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<v Speaker 2>like you said, it got overshadowed. People talk to me

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<v Speaker 2>about that night without even mentioning, oh, yeah, you hosted right,

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<v Speaker 2>like I was in the audience or at home watching TV.

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<v Speaker 2>But I was there. It was National first Responder's Day

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<v Speaker 2>and the first responders got together in New York City

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<v Speaker 2>and they were joined by John Stuart. The ceremony celebrated

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<v Speaker 2>first responders from across the country, including firefighters, EMS, Provider's

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<v Speaker 2>eleven dispatchers, law enforcement officers, and volunteers. John Stewart said,

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<v Speaker 2>it's an honor to stand side by side with the

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<v Speaker 2>very heroes who keep us safe every day. First Responders

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<v Speaker 2>answer chaos with courage and compassion. If lending my voice

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<v Speaker 2>helps amplify that, I'm in. I want to thank the

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<v Speaker 2>First Responders Children's Foundation for giving these heroes a stage

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<v Speaker 2>worthy of the work they do, and I'm excited to

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<v Speaker 2>recognize their achievements. Whatever you think of John Stuart, he

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<v Speaker 2>just try to lead from the front. I really appreciate

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<v Speaker 2>this man and he tries to make the world a

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<v Speaker 2>better place. You may not share his vision, but he

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<v Speaker 2>clearly is trying. His heart is in the right place.

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<v Speaker 2>He's trying to make the world a better place. He's

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<v Speaker 2>done great stuff with the veterans, so high five out

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<v Speaker 2>of mean. There's no backhanded compliment in there. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>want you to come away thinking like, oh, is John

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<v Speaker 2>like shading John Stewart. Not at all. I'm shining the

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<v Speaker 2>sun on John Stewart. Great job, John Stewart. Stuart was

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<v Speaker 2>making fun of the President of the United States on

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<v Speaker 2>Monday Night's Daily Show and said, our current president Donald

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<v Speaker 2>Josephine Trump, I don't think at the Jay's four Josephine

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<v Speaker 2>but whatever is currently on a tour of Asia where

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<v Speaker 2>he will be meeting with allies such as the new

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<v Speaker 2>Japanese Prime Minister and rivals such as Xi Jinping. It's

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<v Speaker 2>a crucial moment with huge ramifications for the current terraf

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<v Speaker 2>regime in this country and for the peace and security

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<v Speaker 2>of the entire region itself. He then cut to a

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<v Speaker 2>clip of Trump dancing awkwardly fist pumping as Trump dance

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<v Speaker 2>with Malaysian Nationals. John Stewart said, he loves the red carpet,

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<v Speaker 2>he loves the hats. They're playing the theme song in

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<v Speaker 2>Hawaii five. Oh, none of it made any sense, But

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<v Speaker 2>he loves the pomp and he loves the circumstance, and

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<v Speaker 2>that's why he loves going overseas. I have this in

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<v Speaker 2>my notes as random comment. So I was doing some

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<v Speaker 2>show prep and I saw Tom Poppa's tour is called

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<v Speaker 2>Breaking Bread two, and it's got like a grateful dead

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<v Speaker 2>kind of vibe to the logo of it. But it's

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<v Speaker 2>the Breaking Bread tour. Casuals have any idea what tompap

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<v Speaker 2>is talking about? Like, if you're a tompop a fan,

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<v Speaker 2>you know that he likes to make bread and you

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<v Speaker 2>know about his podcast. But if you're just like somebody

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<v Speaker 2>who likes comedy, do you have any idea? Even if

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<v Speaker 2>you know who Tompop is, maybe you don't follow his podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>Like for the casuals, does anybody have any idea what

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<v Speaker 2>you're talking about when you call your tour breaking Brett?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. It just seems a little weird to me.

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<v Speaker 2>What do I know. I'm recording a podcast in the basement.

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<v Speaker 2>So I remember there was that whole re Odd Comedy Festival,

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<v Speaker 2>and there were a lot of free speech warriors who

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<v Speaker 2>were like, no, it's really, really, really important that we

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<v Speaker 2>go perform at the Odd Comedy Festival to bring laughter

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<v Speaker 2>to people. You know, guys like Bill Burr and Andrew Schultz,

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<v Speaker 2>who was mentioned earlier in this podcast. People like that

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<v Speaker 2>went over there. Well, I am wondering if they're going

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<v Speaker 2>to attend the Tel Aviv Comedy Festival. It'll take place

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<v Speaker 2>at Zionist House December eleventh through the thirteenth. The festival

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<v Speaker 2>feature homegrown comedians, a special Russian language stand up night,

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<v Speaker 2>and the Harry Potter stand Up Show for the whole family.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, this could use a headline or too. Bill Burr,

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<v Speaker 2>Andrew Schultz, is he'sin? Sorry, Jessica Curson, Mark Norman, Jimmy

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<v Speaker 2>Carr want me to keep going, guys, because you guys

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<v Speaker 2>are clearly aligned with the Deputy Mayor of the Tel

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<v Speaker 2>Aviv Yaffo Municipality, chen Areli. The municipality is producing the festival,

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<v Speaker 2>and chen said stand up isn't just entertainment, it's a

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<v Speaker 2>cultural genre. The bodies, freedom of thought, artistic courage, and

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<v Speaker 2>the ability to look in the eye without filters. Bill Burr,

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<v Speaker 2>Andrew Schultz as he's in, Sorry, Mark Norman, Jessica Curson,

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<v Speaker 2>Tom Sigora. Isn't this what you guys are about? Dave Chappelle?

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<v Speaker 2>This is your thing? Are you going? Chen tells us

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<v Speaker 2>The Punch Festivals, what it's called, is part of our

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<v Speaker 2>wider effort to strengthen the city's cultural infrastructure and open

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<v Speaker 2>new spaces for independent, original and bold creation. I look

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<v Speaker 2>forward to seeing which of you join the Punch Festival

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<v Speaker 2>aka the Tel Aviv Comedy Festival. Or maybe the bag

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<v Speaker 2>isn't big enough. Huh, that's all honest, guys. Ajar Usman,

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<v Speaker 2>a pioneer of Muslim stand up comedy dubbed America's Funniest

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<v Speaker 2>Muslim by CNN, is that to release his first solo

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<v Speaker 2>stand up project that's called The Islamic States of America.

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<v Speaker 2>It'll be on his YouTube channel eight Eastern Monday, November

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<v Speaker 2>twenty fourth. Usman is best known for touring with Dave Chappelle,

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<v Speaker 2>who I believe is Muslim And I don't know how

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<v Speaker 2>funny Usman is, but isn't Chappelle pretty funny? Wouldn't Dave

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<v Speaker 2>Chappelle be America's funnies Muslim? If we were going to

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<v Speaker 2>give out the title, but I digress. Ajar Usman has

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<v Speaker 2>also worked with Rami Yusef and mo Amaher on their

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<v Speaker 2>various TV shows in the Islamic States of America. He

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<v Speaker 2>turns his wit to themes of faith, fatherhood, politics, and repentance,

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<v Speaker 2>all while interrogating the contradictions of modern America through a

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<v Speaker 2>distinctly global Muslim lens. It was shot both in Zany,

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<v Speaker 2>Chicago on a Hollywood sound stage. It's an experimental, forty

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<v Speaker 2>seven minute black and white comedy, blending live performance footage

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<v Speaker 2>with scripted vignettes. Usman told Deadline the project's been a

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<v Speaker 2>long time coming. I performed a one man show just

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<v Speaker 2>before Trump became president in twenty sixteen. The world has

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<v Speaker 2>changed drastically since then, and so have I. I finally

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<v Speaker 2>feel ready to share the hilarious and sometimes uncomfortable truth.

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<v Speaker 2>There's going to be a mass conversion to Islam and

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<v Speaker 2>the United States. Don't take my ward for it. Ask

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<v Speaker 2>cards against humanity, and that is your comedy. Use for today,

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<v Speaker 2>See you tomorrow.