1 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:12,359 Speaker 1: Callaroga Shark Media. Hello, I'm Johnny Mack with your daily 2 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:15,400 comedy news. NETFLX is announced we're getting season two of 3 00:00:15,519 --> 00:00:19,719 Kevin Hart's Funny AF with Kevin Hart. I personally think 4 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:22,640 that's good news as comedy competitions go. That was a 5 00:00:22,679 --> 00:00:26,559 good version of one. Kevin Hart will return as host, 6 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:30,239 which is good because it's called Funny AF with Kevin Hart. 7 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:32,679 Also good news for the crew. The show is up 8 00:00:32,679 --> 00:00:37,119 for Outstanding Reality Competition Program in the Emmys. Hart is 9 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:41,000 also up for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality 10 00:00:41,119 --> 00:00:45,159 Competition Program. You won't get season two until twenty twenty seven. 11 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:48,200 Chris Tucker wants us to know that he's been celibate. 12 00:00:48,439 --> 00:00:50,320 I know you were like wondering. You woke up this morning. 13 00:00:50,359 --> 00:00:52,960 You're like, I wonder if Chris Tucker's celibate. Well, the 14 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:56,399 answer is yes. During a recent stand up performance in 15 00:00:56,439 --> 00:00:59,280 Las Vegas, Chris Tucker chose to tell the audience he's 16 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:02,399 been celibate from more than three years as he focuses 17 00:01:02,439 --> 00:01:06,280 on finding lasting love and marriage. Tucker said, well, I'm celibate. 18 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:08,079 I've been celibate for three years, but I'm really trying 19 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:10,079 to get married. I give it to the love this time. 20 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:13,239 That got a big laugh. Tucker then said, I'm serious. 21 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:16,280 No one believes me. According to Tucker, even members of 22 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:19,079 his family didn't believe him. He said of his niece, 23 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,680 she believes in aliens, but she don't believe I did that. 24 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:24,799 Mark Marin said that Panic is the best special I've 25 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:27,079 ever done. The last three specials are really culmination of 26 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:28,719 the work that have done over the last forty years 27 00:01:28,719 --> 00:01:30,280 in terms of craft, ideas and things I like to 28 00:01:30,280 --> 00:01:33,120 talk about. There was a holistic approach to the material 29 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:35,280 that integrated nicely with me moving through things and kind 30 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:37,280 of repairing myself. The whole production was kind of built 31 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:38,959 around that idea, which is very poetic and I think 32 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:41,359 elevated the special a lot. We live in a time 33 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:43,599 when a lot of comedy specials aren't that special because 34 00:01:43,599 --> 00:01:45,040 there are so many of them, but we were able 35 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:47,239 to bring it all together with this. There's definitely an 36 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:49,040 arc in there. Look, it took me two years to 37 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:51,000 really get that set up and together because I do 38 00:01:51,159 --> 00:01:52,519 like to devi it through line and right up to 39 00:01:52,519 --> 00:01:54,560 a day or two before recording. I decided to change 40 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:56,040 the tone of the opening bit because I didn't want 41 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:57,319 to come out with the vibe of being stride and 42 00:01:57,319 --> 00:01:59,719 herself righteous. I wanted to bring everybody in, not alienate 43 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:02,439 them by posturing when I'm doing is special. I'm usually 44 00:02:02,439 --> 00:02:04,560 working with ninety minutes material and I try to get 45 00:02:04,599 --> 00:02:07,439 it down like seventy three minutes. That's my number, you know. 46 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:09,439 So I had two weeks to get panicked down to 47 00:02:09,479 --> 00:02:11,439 seventy three minutes, and all of a sudden, I'm pulling 48 00:02:11,439 --> 00:02:14,599 pieces out and fitting things together differently. You always shoot 49 00:02:14,599 --> 00:02:16,879 two versions, and both shows I landed right at seventy 50 00:02:16,879 --> 00:02:20,360 three minutes with no clock. Mark was asked by golderby 51 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:23,479 dot com if young comics ask him for advice. Mark said, 52 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:25,360 I don't feel like I'm being sought out for advice. 53 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:27,120 I think a lot of younger comics may have gleaned 54 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:29,000 a lot from the podcast. I know it did help 55 00:02:29,039 --> 00:02:31,599 people because we talked about it. They're also up against 56 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:33,159 a different business than what I was up against. I 57 00:02:33,199 --> 00:02:34,560 don't want to talk about how I feel about what's 58 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:36,520 necessary required to be a great comic, or trace how 59 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:37,879 you're on stage and build on that, but I really 60 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:40,159 can't speak to the business side of things. I think 61 00:02:40,159 --> 00:02:42,680 the platform business is lowering the bar. It's about creating 62 00:02:42,759 --> 00:02:45,400 viral moments for popularity, and that doesn't necessarily mean the 63 00:02:45,479 --> 00:02:47,000 quality of what you're doing is great or that you're 64 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:50,479 fundamentally talented or charismatic. Also think it makes comedy less 65 00:02:50,479 --> 00:02:52,919 special because it seems like everybody's going to take a 66 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:54,639 shot at it. If you're an old timer, you believe 67 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:56,280 it's a special type of art that starts a to 68 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:58,400 diminish in quality in that kind of environment. I mean, 69 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:00,560 the thought that I put into a special like Panicked 70 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:02,759 wouldn't be required anymore. And in that case, what do 71 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,960 we really have? Everything becomes disposable in an hour or two, 72 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:08,439 and I like doing specials at last with a certain degree. 73 00:03:08,759 --> 00:03:11,800 Deadline caught up with Jeff Ross. They were curious how 74 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:14,840 roast culture has changed since Comedy Central got into the 75 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:18,719 roast game. Deadline said, ros have become a global phenomenon 76 00:03:18,759 --> 00:03:21,039 now that Netflix has become the de facto home for them. 77 00:03:21,159 --> 00:03:22,919 Ross said, I like that you say that they're the 78 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:24,919 home of roasting. That'll make them feel good because that's 79 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:27,240 something they've tried to make happen and have now made happen. 80 00:03:27,719 --> 00:03:29,520 I like the size and scope of the roast. Yeah, 81 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:31,000 there's certain things from the old days that I missed, 82 00:03:31,039 --> 00:03:33,759 but mostly that's nostalgia. It's sort of this niche thing 83 00:03:33,759 --> 00:03:36,560 on Comedy Central. Deadline jumped in and said the Comedy 84 00:03:36,599 --> 00:03:38,960 Central Rose certainly had a different feeling. Ross said, yeah, 85 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:41,120 I got that, but it was also pretty body and 86 00:03:41,159 --> 00:03:44,000 a times controversial. I think it's a spectacle now because 87 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,159 we don't have the White House Correspondence Dinner anymore, where 88 00:03:46,199 --> 00:03:49,039 comedians are roasting the presidents speaking truth to power, free speech. 89 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:51,240 The late night shows are getting dinged. I think the 90 00:03:51,319 --> 00:03:53,479 Roast it's like the Purge once every year or two. 91 00:03:53,479 --> 00:03:55,479 Anything goes that. If you don't like a joke, there's 92 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:58,639 another one coming in twenty seconds. The jokes permitted at 93 00:03:58,639 --> 00:04:00,400 the roast is like no other ship. Oh and the 94 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:02,280 fact that it's up there now. Last year we got 95 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:05,840 nominated at the Emmys, with the Oscars, the Tony's, the Grammys, 96 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:08,479 and the Super Bowl halftime show. So the Roast now, 97 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:11,120 you can't argue about the cultural relevance. Tens of millions 98 00:04:11,159 --> 00:04:14,840 people watched it, so it's providing a service. Deadline said 99 00:04:15,039 --> 00:04:18,240 that the roasts are becoming an engine for minting comedy stores. 100 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:22,199 They mentioned specifically Nicky Glazer. Has that been cool to see? 101 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:24,279 Jeff Ros said, it's the best. It just delights me 102 00:04:24,319 --> 00:04:25,800 to no end. To note that the roast is like 103 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:28,160 this launching pad. Everybody who did this Kevin Hart roast 104 00:04:28,199 --> 00:04:30,160 is selling out now wherever they go. Everyone's doing each 105 00:04:30,160 --> 00:04:33,000 other's podcasts, and seeing how Nicky is soaring. It just 106 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:35,839 fills me with joy. It really does. And this is 107 00:04:35,879 --> 00:04:38,839 an interesting note. Deadline is a fan of bumping mics 108 00:04:38,879 --> 00:04:42,000 with David tell could we get more episodes? Jeff Ross said, 109 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:44,279 it's funny you said that. I have to be careful 110 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:46,480 because Dave is so grumpy. But last night we stopped 111 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:48,279 by the comedy seller and went up together for twenty 112 00:04:48,319 --> 00:04:49,839 minutes and he had me laughing so hard I was 113 00:04:49,879 --> 00:04:52,399 falling on the floor. So I want to do it. It's 114 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:55,959 up to Dave. Robbie Hoffman tells people that Robbie Hoffman 115 00:04:56,040 --> 00:05:00,759 has not always been known as Robbie Hoffman. Someone in 116 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:03,639 show biziness changed their name, says Johnny Mack, whose real 117 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:06,279 name is John McDermott, but it's easier to say Johnny Meck. 118 00:05:06,439 --> 00:05:11,160 No way. Apparently, Robbie was on the god Works podcast 119 00:05:11,199 --> 00:05:14,439 and explained, I'm born the name Rifka Sarah, so obviously 120 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:16,279 when I got into comedy, Rifk is a very difficult 121 00:05:16,319 --> 00:05:18,600 name for comedians and people to bring me up, is it? 122 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:20,759 I mean, it's not my name, but I don't know. 123 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:23,160 But uh, all right, we're having a great show here. 124 00:05:23,319 --> 00:05:26,680 Let's keep things moving. Give it up for Rifka Sarah. 125 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:29,399 I mean, no, you can't just do that. I mean, 126 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:31,439 I don't care. Robbie Hoffman said, I'm just trying to 127 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:33,079 do open mic. So when I look for a stage name, 128 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:35,360 I wanted something familial. I just didn't want to change 129 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:37,480 my r initial and I went with Robbie. It just 130 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:40,000 felt like a family name. But my mother was horrified. 131 00:05:40,079 --> 00:05:41,800 My mother called me and she goes, it's a beautiful 132 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:44,319 Jewish name, Rifka. I'm not calling you, Robbie. Rifke is 133 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:46,519 such a beautiful name. What are you ashamed? I said, Ma, 134 00:05:46,959 --> 00:05:48,879 you think with three seconds of me being on stage, 135 00:05:48,920 --> 00:05:51,959 they're gonna be like, I wonder if she's Catholic. That 136 00:05:52,079 --> 00:05:55,560 is hilarious. Janelle James is developing a new comedy series 137 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:59,240 at Hulu. It's titled Rock City. In Rock City, we 138 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:02,399 would follow a woman, presumably Janelle James, who returns to 139 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:05,319 her hometown in the Virgin Islands after she inherits a 140 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:09,000 local tourist trap from her estranged father. According to the 141 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:11,839 log line, she quickly realizes that she's been left much 142 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:15,560 more than a simple beachfront bar and grill. Isn't that 143 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:19,160 kind of the first act of the Margueritaville Musical? Alrighty? 144 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:22,040 Remember in the finale of The Late Show with Stephen 145 00:06:22,079 --> 00:06:24,079 Colbert by the way, do you miss the show? Do 146 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:27,920 you do? You? No? Really do you? You don't? You 147 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:31,079 moved on? But anyway, I remember when he played the 148 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:33,720 Linus and Lucy composition and made a joke that CBS 149 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:36,120 was going to have to pay for it. Well, apparently 150 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:38,560 CBS is going to pay for it, but the Lee 151 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:41,879 Mendelssohn Film Productions Company said they will donate the proceeds 152 00:06:41,879 --> 00:06:44,680 to Chef jose Andre's World Central Kitchen, which is a 153 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:48,800 nonprofit organization that provides meals throughout the globe during various crisses. 154 00:06:49,439 --> 00:06:52,120 In the case of the Late Show incident, Lee Mendelssohn 155 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:57,079 Film's production chairman, Jason Mendelssohn noted LMFP found the music's 156 00:06:57,120 --> 00:06:59,040 use on the Late Show funny and entertaining, and is 157 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:02,360 proud to support World Central Kitchen's mission. A principal goal 158 00:07:02,439 --> 00:07:05,519 of our enforcement actions is to educate individuals, businesses, and 159 00:07:05,519 --> 00:07:08,560 government entities about the needs to obtain written license agreements 160 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:11,360 to use music in a commercial setting. And from The 161 00:07:11,519 --> 00:07:15,639 Toronto Guardian, they caught up with comedian Beta Judaki Bita. 162 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:18,000 How would you describe your comedy style? She said, people 163 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:20,720 have told me my style is playful, silly, surprising, dark 164 00:07:20,759 --> 00:07:24,040 and maybe too honest. Favorite shows growing up Seinfeld, The 165 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:27,519 Simpson and Friends. Did I say friends? I did? Didn't 166 00:07:27,560 --> 00:07:30,720 I now I could edit that out, but I said friends? 167 00:07:31,279 --> 00:07:35,120 What's friends? Friends? Is? That's not even a queen's accent? Friends? 168 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:38,240 I don't know. Her favorite shows were Seinfeld, The Simpsons 169 00:07:38,279 --> 00:07:41,600 and Friends. Beta says, I think I based a lot 170 00:07:41,639 --> 00:07:44,639 of my personality slash early comedic choices on Lisa Kudro. 171 00:07:45,199 --> 00:07:50,160 Favorite comedian now she listed Tignisaro, Devergi, Giovanni, Robin Tran 172 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:53,680 and Kate Burlant. Pre show ritual nervously drink too much 173 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:55,360 water at pea a lot. I'll try to watch the 174 00:07:55,399 --> 00:07:57,639 comics before me, so I understand the inside jokes that 175 00:07:57,639 --> 00:08:00,199 have already been made with the audience. That's smart. That 176 00:08:00,319 --> 00:08:03,199 is your comedy news on a summer Sunday. You can 177 00:08:03,399 --> 00:08:06,560 follow the show on Spotify, turn notifications on so you 178 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:09,040 never miss an episode. You can also comment there, on 179 00:08:09,079 --> 00:08:13,240 Spotify or in the Facebook group Daily Comedy News Podcast Group. 180 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:14,639 And I'll see you tomorrow.