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<v Speaker 1>Callaroga Shark Media. Hey there, I'm Johnny Mack with your

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<v Speaker 1>daily comedy news. The Minneapolis Star Tribune poster review of

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<v Speaker 1>Theo Vaughn's show on Friday night, so you can hear that,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm doing a delivery that's a little more serious than

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<v Speaker 1>how I usually open up a show. And it's because

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how I feel about this. I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>read it verbatim that Star Tribune rites. He quickly labeled

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<v Speaker 1>his Friday show at Excel Energy Center as a Juneteenth

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<v Speaker 1>Recovery seminar, then launched into bits about a black girl

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<v Speaker 1>with Down syndrome and short buses that catered to students

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<v Speaker 1>with mental disabilities. I'm not racist, he said early in

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<v Speaker 1>a set, unless you are. I don't like the way

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<v Speaker 1>that reads. Maybe in the room it played better, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>body language, but that does not read great. The article

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<v Speaker 1>says Theo's place in pop culture is more complicated than

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<v Speaker 1>partisan loyalty. There were a few mega caps, but I

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<v Speaker 1>spotted more shirts with images of Johnny Cash than images

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<v Speaker 1>of Donald Trump. Quoting the article, Vaon pointed out several

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<v Speaker 1>times during the show that the audience of about eight

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<v Speaker 1>thousand seems to be nearly all white people, but I

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<v Speaker 1>spotted plenty of people of color in the crowd, including

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<v Speaker 1>Andres as Zanbrono, who came to Minnesota six years from Columbia.

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<v Speaker 1>Son Brno told the paper, he's just naturally very funny.

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<v Speaker 1>It's different from what you usually see. Again, directly quoting

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<v Speaker 1>the article, everyone was a target, so Molly's gazed, Jews,

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<v Speaker 1>people from Wisconsin, and an autistic people. He described George Floyd's

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<v Speaker 1>Square as a fent and all dance hall. Juan is

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<v Speaker 1>at his best when he tells tales about growing up

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<v Speaker 1>in small town Louisiana, vividly bringing to life people like Allan,

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<v Speaker 1>a kid's so tiny he needed two hands to eat

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<v Speaker 1>a butterscotch, and the grandmother who wouldn't let him visit

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<v Speaker 1>her for a decade because she thought he stole some

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<v Speaker 1>chocolate from her house. Skipping ahead, his one joke about

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Biden went over a lot better than his one

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<v Speaker 1>joke about Trump. When he told the audience who was

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<v Speaker 1>thinking about buying a gun, the place went wild, the

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<v Speaker 1>paper points out, and I remind you this was from

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<v Speaker 1>last Friday. They were less enthusiastic about a bit in

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<v Speaker 1>which he mused over where the next nine to eleven

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<v Speaker 1>should take place. Font Humor clearly isn't for everyone, but

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<v Speaker 1>it speaks to enough people to make him a voice

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<v Speaker 1>that can't be ignored. An email from the Just for

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<v Speaker 1>Last Montreal Festival titled a very serious open letter from

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<v Speaker 1>a very funny festival. It reads, Hello, I'm Sylvan parent Badard,

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<v Speaker 1>the new owner of Just for Laughs. You don't know me,

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<v Speaker 1>which is why I'm reaching out to you today. Over

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<v Speaker 1>the last few months, the JFL team has dealt with

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<v Speaker 1>some rocky roads with strange days. But believe me, we're back.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe we're a little different than we used to be.

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<v Speaker 1>We still have the same objective as always, to bring

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<v Speaker 1>loads to your summer. You're probably expecting a joke right

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<v Speaker 1>about now, Well not today. This letter is serious and

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<v Speaker 1>it's about an understanding, a promise, and an offer. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>get to it. Subheading number one the understanding, the letter says.

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<v Speaker 1>The understanding is our appreciation of the long standing, extraordinary

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<v Speaker 1>relationship between Montrealers and Just for Laughs. For years, you

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<v Speaker 1>gave our festival the type of unwavering support unheard of

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<v Speaker 1>in show business. You filled our clubs in theaters night

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<v Speaker 1>after night made big stars out of total unknowns, and

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<v Speaker 1>through it all brought a heartfelt spirit that was more

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<v Speaker 1>family than customer. You are our most dedicated fan base,

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<v Speaker 1>and we were the year's biggest party for you. You

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<v Speaker 1>brought us the attention that made JFL world renowned. We respected,

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<v Speaker 1>relying on and delivered for each other. Section Two The promise.

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<v Speaker 1>So here's the promise. You're going to really love what

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<v Speaker 1>we have in store for you this summer. Then they

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<v Speaker 1>explain the shows. I'll talk about the shows separately. Three

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<v Speaker 1>the offer. So finally, here's our offer. We are certain

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<v Speaker 1>you'll love everything our team is putting together for you,

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<v Speaker 1>but especially the Galas, the festival's crown jewels, our biggest shows.

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<v Speaker 1>In fact, we're so certain that you'll love our galas

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<v Speaker 1>for some reason. If you don't, we're willing to refund

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<v Speaker 1>your ticket price one hundred percent, pure and simple. Then

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<v Speaker 1>there's some details so far. Personally, I don't know what

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<v Speaker 1>to make of the festival. I'm excited that it's back.

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<v Speaker 1>I was sad that it was gone. I think personally

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<v Speaker 1>I need to see a little bit a few more announcements. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>I'd like to take a minute and go through the

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<v Speaker 1>shows here, but I've clicked on the tabs on their

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<v Speaker 1>website where it says shows, and all I'm getting is

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<v Speaker 1>a stager image and no actual shows. So let me

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<v Speaker 1>click on artists here that seems to be working. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not going to read every name, but let's see who

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<v Speaker 1>the bigger names that we might know from just either

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<v Speaker 1>hosting or listening to the show every day. Adam Ray, Fortune, Fiemester,

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<v Speaker 1>Michelle Butteau, Roy Wood Junior, Mikey Day, Nish Kumar, Malik, Alasol,

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<v Speaker 1>John Doer, Puddles, Brad Williams, Kat Cohen, Dave mar Hedge,

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<v Speaker 1>Emil wakem Ivan Decker, Jamarcos, Soirezi Maye Martin, Nick Muhammad,

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<v Speaker 1>Ralph Barbosa, Russell Peters, Tammy Pascatelli, at Gamble, Jay Jorden,

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<v Speaker 1>Tom Sigora, k Trevor Wilson, Russell Howard. So you know,

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<v Speaker 1>nice and I'm glad it's back, but it's definitely fallen

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<v Speaker 1>to number two. Now. I'm going back here and looking

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<v Speaker 1>at Netflix twenty twenty four. Now they only see to

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<v Speaker 1>be doing a festival every other year, and I am

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<v Speaker 1>on a Netflix propaganda website on Netflix dot com, but

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<v Speaker 1>they remind us. Here is what happened. In twenty twenty four.

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<v Speaker 1>John mulaney had the show Tom Brady Got Roasted, which

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<v Speaker 1>basically accelerated Nicki Glazier's career. Kat Williams happened right, and

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<v Speaker 1>they took a group picture of everybody in this photo. Krascher,

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<v Speaker 1>Jeff Ross, Jimmy Carr, Pauli Short, Chelsea Handler, Tiffany Hattish

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm not reading everybody Chappelle, Nick Offerman, Han Gatsby,

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<v Speaker 1>Sheng Wang, Otsko, Mosha Kasher, Natasha, Eliza, Sarah Silverman, Gaffigin,

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin Hart, Roy Woodkin Jung, Jimmy o'yang, mad Friend, Sebastian Madascalgo,

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<v Speaker 1>Barbosa Whitney, Dion Cole, Tony Hinchcliffe, Leanne Morgan, Papa Stavro, Sassan,

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<v Speaker 1>the Mishi, Patel, Felipia Sparza, Sarah Cooper, Brett Goldstein, Nikki Glazer.

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<v Speaker 1>Pretty good photo. So I don't know. I was originally

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<v Speaker 1>planning on going up for Montreal. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna go now. I just I don't know. Daisy

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<v Speaker 1>Lidak caught up with The Hollywood Reporter. They asked her

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<v Speaker 1>if there was an episode or segment she's been most

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<v Speaker 1>proud of pulling off on the Daily Show. She said,

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<v Speaker 1>the day after the election was not easy. I was

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<v Speaker 1>hosting that day. I remember going in that morning just

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<v Speaker 1>being vulnerable at the way I was feeling and hearing

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<v Speaker 1>everybody else try to find humor in it. Coming in

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<v Speaker 1>as a correspondent always played a character hosting. You're yourself,

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<v Speaker 1>that's your point of view, So that day just felt

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<v Speaker 1>like Catharsis with the audience as depressing as it was.

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<v Speaker 1>They asked her about the host search between Trevor Now

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<v Speaker 1>and John Stewart, which reminds me that John Stewart's appearance

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<v Speaker 1>on Trevor Ne's podcast recently was really good. Go listen

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<v Speaker 1>to that one. DESI had you feel about that period?

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<v Speaker 1>She said, it was disorienting, but it put a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of faith on our showrunner. She's the whole reason the

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<v Speaker 1>place runs away does. I just knew I'd have to

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<v Speaker 1>write it out. And as anxiety inducing as the whole

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<v Speaker 1>thing was, there were some fun positives that came out

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<v Speaker 1>of the guest rotation, working with Sarah Silverman, becoming friends

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<v Speaker 1>with Chelsea Handler, having Morlon Wayans come in, her dream

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<v Speaker 1>guest is Carol Burnett because she's the entire reason I

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to do comedy. The South Texas Food Bank is

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<v Speaker 1>inviting locals to enjoy a night of laughter. It's called

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<v Speaker 1>laugh Out Hunger. It'll feature Steve Trevino. On August fifteenth,

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<v Speaker 1>one of the board members said, it's always been a concert.

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<v Speaker 1>This year it's comedy to see if there's a change

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<v Speaker 1>within the community and how many people we can drive

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<v Speaker 1>and bring to these events. We have to stay relevant

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<v Speaker 1>to what our community's asking for, so we feel like

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<v Speaker 1>this change would be something good and different. We're taking

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<v Speaker 1>a risk and trying it out. Doctor Demento is retiring.

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<v Speaker 1>Real name Barry Hanson began hosting the Doctor Demento Show

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<v Speaker 1>back in California in nineteen seventy. Originally, he just played

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<v Speaker 1>rock songs. Over time, he started mixing in some of

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<v Speaker 1>the oddities from his personal collection, and then the whole

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<v Speaker 1>Doctor Demental thing took off. Most notably, a young musician

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<v Speaker 1>named Alfred Yankovic started sending in parodies to Doctor Demento.

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<v Speaker 1>Young mister Yankovic became pretty famous. However, after fifty five

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<v Speaker 1>years on the air, Doctor Demento is announced he'll be

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<v Speaker 1>retiring in October. He told Radio Online. I'm now eighty

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<v Speaker 1>four years old. I've been doing the show for nearly

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<v Speaker 1>fifty five years, about two thirds of my life. It's

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<v Speaker 1>been a blast, but I've come to the decision that I

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<v Speaker 1>need to hang up my top hat soon. The show

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<v Speaker 1>you just heard is the last of my regular shows.

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<v Speaker 1>It sounds like I'll come back for one big farewell

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<v Speaker 1>in October, and I imagine that will be pretty star studded,

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<v Speaker 1>at least in terms of parody records. I'm sure mister

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<v Speaker 1>Yankovic will come by. And it turns out that Ray

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<v Speaker 1>Romano did not like the title Everybody Loves Raymond. One

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<v Speaker 1>of the producers was at the Paley Center and said,

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<v Speaker 1>in real life, raise a modest guy, and he's like,

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<v Speaker 1>everybody loves ray What if the show stinks? That is

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<v Speaker 1>your comedy news for today. Enjoy the heat if you're

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<v Speaker 1>in the Northeast. Who see tomorrow