1 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:11,720 Speaker 1: Callaroga Shark Media. Hi there, I'm Johnny Mack with your 2 00:00:11,759 --> 00:00:13,960 daily comedy news and daily briefing on stand up comedy, 3 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:16,239 comedians and the comedy industry. We're gonna get a little 4 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:20,000 political today. Dave Chappelle did that big interview with NPR 5 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:23,000 and they asked him about the Ria to Comedy Festival. 6 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:25,960 Dave said his concerns faded when you looked at the 7 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:30,000 broader relationship between Saudi Arabia and American entertainment. Dave said, 8 00:00:30,039 --> 00:00:32,479 the United States government does business with the Saudis. Netflix 9 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:35,320 does business with the Saudis. The Saudis finance tons of movies. 10 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:37,640 Dave said, as soon as a black man can make 11 00:00:37,679 --> 00:00:39,560 money off the plantation, they try to tell you the 12 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:43,200 money is dirty. NPR host Michael Martin pressed Dave Chappelle 13 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:45,799 on weather taking money from the festival conflicted with his 14 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:48,159 public image. Dave said, if you want to be that 15 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:50,560 pure about money, then stop driving your car, stop eating, 16 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:53,000 don't use your cell phone. Everything's tethered to something that's 17 00:00:53,039 --> 00:00:57,079 just terrible. Jimmy Kimmel called out comedians who have supported 18 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:02,399 Donald Trump. Jimmy Kimmel was on the Michelle Obama podcast. Michelle, 19 00:01:02,479 --> 00:01:06,480 the wife of former President Barack Obama. Kim All believes 20 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:08,640 there are comedians who are pretending to be something other 21 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:11,560 than what they are in search of an audience. You know, 22 00:01:11,719 --> 00:01:13,640 you look at some of these comics, you know, maybe 23 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:15,200 they're not doing so great, and they think, I got 24 00:01:15,239 --> 00:01:17,120 to pick up this maggot sorch and maybe people will 25 00:01:17,159 --> 00:01:20,400 support me just because of that. Michelle Obama agreed, saying 26 00:01:20,439 --> 00:01:22,120 it's important for people to know that for some of 27 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:24,040 these folks, this is a game, this is a hustle, 28 00:01:24,599 --> 00:01:27,120 you know, more than you would think. Kim All added 29 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:30,319 more than not. Michelle said, we saw it in the 30 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:32,239 White House, especially around the holidays, and there'd be a 31 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:34,359 set of people who would demonize my husband on TV 32 00:01:34,439 --> 00:01:36,280 and then be in line for a picture with their grandchildren, 33 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:38,760 essentially saying, my granddaughter loves you, and you know, if 34 00:01:38,799 --> 00:01:40,239 you believe in some of the things that you believe, 35 00:01:40,239 --> 00:01:41,840 I believe this is about someone I wouldn't get in 36 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:43,280 the line. So there's a lot of wink and nodding 37 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:45,760 that goes on. Kim Will said, on some levels it's 38 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:48,079 hard to understand, and others it's easy to understand because 39 00:01:48,079 --> 00:01:49,799 when it comes down. People make their money, they seem 40 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,000 willing to compromise in a lot of ways. Worries me 41 00:01:52,079 --> 00:01:54,879 most is when comedians warp their sensibilities for whatever reason. 42 00:01:55,359 --> 00:01:57,599 Kim All thinks because he didn't start out as a 43 00:01:57,599 --> 00:02:00,000 political comedian, that's why he gets more blowback. He explain, 44 00:02:00,239 --> 00:02:02,280 I think I get a little more backlash than somebody 45 00:02:02,439 --> 00:02:04,480 like maybe John Stewart, who came out of the shoot 46 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:07,400 as a very outspoken liberal, because I didn't talk about 47 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:09,039 politics because it wasn't really part of my act. I 48 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:10,759 was doing sports jokes and this kind of stuff. I'm 49 00:02:10,719 --> 00:02:12,560 mostly in The Man Show, and people were like, well, 50 00:02:12,599 --> 00:02:15,479 you betrayed us. I've always been like this, whatever your 51 00:02:15,479 --> 00:02:17,360 parents are, usually that's what you are. And my parents 52 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:20,039 were very liberal people, you know, very very liberal people, 53 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:22,800 and I've always been I've never voted for a publican 54 00:02:22,879 --> 00:02:24,840 in my life, said Jimmy. Kimmel has just always been 55 00:02:24,879 --> 00:02:26,759 of this mindset, and I think people wore just shocked 56 00:02:26,759 --> 00:02:30,039 to hear because you assume somebody you like thinks like you. 57 00:02:30,159 --> 00:02:32,240 Jimmy said, I have some very close friends who think 58 00:02:32,319 --> 00:02:34,080 very differently, and I'm okay with that, and I understand 59 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:36,120 that people have different life experiences and believe things. I know, 60 00:02:36,199 --> 00:02:37,960 I personally believe things to be true for a long 61 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:39,919 time in my life and realized that they weren't. You 62 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:42,560 have to allow for that. I posted something on Instagram 63 00:02:42,599 --> 00:02:45,039 about some of these, primarily podcasters, who are now having 64 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:47,000 second thoughts about who they endorsed for president, and I'm 65 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:49,360 grateful for them to being honest. It's the coward normal 66 00:02:49,439 --> 00:02:51,360 rule of Maggott and never admit when you're wrong. First 67 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:53,159 of all, it's the opposite of Christianity. I mean, the 68 00:02:53,159 --> 00:02:55,319 basis of the whole faith, you know, was asking for forgiveness, 69 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:57,599 and that seems to be cast aside. But I welcome 70 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:00,599 those people. I don't think there's any way forward if 71 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:04,199 we don't send your letters to Jimmy Kimmel. Radar Online 72 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:08,520 wrote about the upcoming end of star trek runer Stephen 73 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:11,560 Colbert's Late Show. By the way, I was on LinkedIn 74 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:14,000 and I saw somebody posted like, hey, I just got 75 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:16,479 a production assistant job at the Late Show, and I 76 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:18,479 screen grabbed it and I sent it to Mike from 77 00:03:18,479 --> 00:03:20,360 the Letterman pot and I'm like, should we tell her? 78 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:22,479 I mean, I guess it's good to have five weeks 79 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:27,280 experience than none, but I'm happy for you. I digress. 80 00:03:27,759 --> 00:03:31,280 A network insider tells Radar Online the grim realities of 81 00:03:31,319 --> 00:03:33,319 winding down a major production like The Late Show or 82 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:36,080 playing out in a pretty dark way. It's all created 83 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:38,599 a dark, toxic vibe of the show and on the set. 84 00:03:38,639 --> 00:03:40,919 Because these network back writing and producing jobs are hard 85 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:42,919 to come by in New York City, people stay in 86 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:46,479 them for decades if they can. You can practically smell 87 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:49,280 the misery and pain that hang in the air. Radar 88 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:52,319 Online said there was a rumor That's star trek runer 89 00:03:52,319 --> 00:03:54,800 Stephen Colbert, had signed a thirteen and a half million 90 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:58,360 dollar deal with Netflix for a seven episode series. That 91 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:01,159 would just be insane. Roteen and a half divided by 92 00:04:01,199 --> 00:04:04,639 seven is like almost two million, not quite lazy math. 93 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:07,759 That's insane. Why would you do that? There's no reason 94 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:10,039 to do that, and that's why it's not true. John 95 00:04:10,439 --> 00:04:13,000 A source said Stephen hasn't yet outlined a plan for 96 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:14,560 what he's gonna do after the show ends and who 97 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:16,680 on the staff will come with him. There's been chatter 98 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:18,360 for a while that he can start a podcast and 99 00:04:18,399 --> 00:04:21,319 even transform himself into a left wing answer to Chucker Carlson, 100 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:23,920 but that's not what Stephen wants. I feel bad for 101 00:04:23,959 --> 00:04:26,639 the guy. Starfleet Academy got canceled and he can't do 102 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:28,759 that wonderful job he was doing. Is the voice of 103 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:34,040 the computer. Radar Online quotes a source talking about Steven's reps. 104 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:37,120 They were just as shocked by the cancelation last year 105 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:39,120 as Stephen was. Now Steven needs to face the reality 106 00:04:39,199 --> 00:04:41,680 he's gonna have to completely reinvent himself if he wants 107 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:44,920 to avoid the fate that James Corden suffered, which is 108 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:47,560 a total loss of relevance among American audiences when his 109 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:51,639 show went off the air. Meanwhile, John Oliver he's worried 110 00:04:51,639 --> 00:04:53,959 about the future of Last Week Tonight because of the 111 00:04:54,079 --> 00:04:58,759 pending merger between Warner Brothers, Discovery and Paramount Skideans. Oliver 112 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:01,000 was at the twenty twenty six Garden of Laughs All 113 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:02,959 Star Comedy Benefit, and he said, I'm worried about my 114 00:05:02,959 --> 00:05:05,319 show all the time, regardless of mergers. Mergers are gonna 115 00:05:05,319 --> 00:05:06,759 have to get in line in terms of the constant 116 00:05:06,759 --> 00:05:09,360 anxiety that I have. I'll get to you when I 117 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:11,360 have some time, corporate overlords. I got a lot of 118 00:05:11,399 --> 00:05:14,040 self loathing to go through first around, the show's not 119 00:05:14,079 --> 00:05:16,079 political enough today. I know. That's why I'm going to 120 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:18,240 tell you about w camal Bell. He's on the Who's 121 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:21,319 with Me tour? Come ou said, I'm termally online. I'm 122 00:05:21,319 --> 00:05:23,199 an information junkie. I keep up with the state of 123 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:24,519 the news. I've been on stage and out of my 124 00:05:24,519 --> 00:05:26,279 phone go off his news broke and be like, did 125 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:28,879 everyone else see this? I've developed a style and enacted 126 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:30,439 a point of view and a brand, and if I 127 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:31,959 don't talk about the news, people are going to be like, 128 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:34,120 what happened to come out? Did Eve a stroke? He 129 00:05:34,199 --> 00:05:36,160 talked about last year when he was supposed to play 130 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:38,399 the Kennedy Center and things one sideways. He said, the 131 00:05:38,399 --> 00:05:40,560 funny thing is I was in DC proper at a 132 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:42,839 place formerly known as the Kennedy Center the day after 133 00:05:42,879 --> 00:05:44,839 Trump announced he was taking it over. The new tenants 134 00:05:44,879 --> 00:05:47,079 hadn't moved in yet, but everybody was preparing for it, 135 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:48,959 and so when I was there. The thing that was 136 00:05:48,959 --> 00:05:50,600 so interesting about that shows a lot of people were 137 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:52,519 wondering if I was going to cancel it, and I 138 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:53,959 did the show. Because I was on the plane, I 139 00:05:53,959 --> 00:05:55,600 found out who was taking over but as a comedian, 140 00:05:55,639 --> 00:05:56,839 we're in the best place to do the show in 141 00:05:56,879 --> 00:05:58,680 a place like that because we can talk directly to 142 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:01,319 what's going on. Looks on people's face as I left, 143 00:06:01,319 --> 00:06:03,800 because people they were mourning for what was gonna happen 144 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:08,000 with the Kennedy senator going away. James Austin Johnson visited 145 00:06:08,079 --> 00:06:11,959 Notre Dame. His trip was recapped by the NDSC Observer 146 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:13,959 You're home for comedy News. James said, I was on 147 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:15,839 a tour of the campus. You could suddenly see like 148 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:18,639 these biblical statues, which makes you lean. One way that 149 00:06:18,759 --> 00:06:20,519 I learned Joe Biden had been here for a wedding 150 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:23,920 last year, so I'm confused. James then riffed on Trump's 151 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:26,519 attempts to cast Biden as the wocus person ever, saying, 152 00:06:26,519 --> 00:06:28,399 I don't know about you, guys, but when I imagine 153 00:06:28,439 --> 00:06:30,639 the wocas person ever, a ninety seven year old white 154 00:06:30,639 --> 00:06:33,759 grandpa is not what I envision. He talked about SNL. 155 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:37,160 He thought SNL was made up of liberals, but according 156 00:06:37,199 --> 00:06:39,319 to James, the people behind the show are all kinds 157 00:06:39,319 --> 00:06:42,240 of people, a true cross section of America. As for looks, 158 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:44,279 he joked, I hate when comics are handsome. Comics are 159 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:45,800 supposed to be ugly. If you're hot and thing of 160 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:48,160 doing comedy, please just go in to finance comedies for 161 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:50,680 ugly people. I know I'm hot, but it's the exception 162 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:53,560 that proves the rule. Not sure what's going on here, 163 00:06:53,639 --> 00:06:56,920 but there was a press release. Comedian Paul Eliah's stand 164 00:06:57,000 --> 00:07:01,040 up special good Son is being released on Watermelon Plus. 165 00:07:01,079 --> 00:07:03,279 Now you think I'm making up Watermelon Plus, but I 166 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:07,000 am not. I was unfamiliar with Watermelon Plus, but I 167 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:11,279 was also unfamiliar with Paul Elia. Watermelon Plus on their 168 00:07:11,319 --> 00:07:15,319 website says we champion fearless cinema and deliver powerful, entertaining 169 00:07:15,319 --> 00:07:18,920 storytelling without compromise. Apparently it cost eight bucks a month. 170 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,759 Let's see what's on this thing? Oh? I clicked shop 171 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:23,600 thinking I could see some specials and they want to 172 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:25,000 sell me a hat. I don't want a hat. I'm 173 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:26,920 going back to the story, all right. So here's what 174 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:30,160 I know. What's really going on. Good Sun is going 175 00:07:30,199 --> 00:07:32,680 to be released on Watermelon Plus. In the wake of 176 00:07:32,759 --> 00:07:35,839 promotional restrictions, Paul faced due to a brief mention of 177 00:07:35,879 --> 00:07:40,279 Donald Trump. So as the news goes here, Originally only 178 00:07:40,319 --> 00:07:42,959 planned as a YouTube special. The premiered April eighth. The 179 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:46,199 self financed hour long special features a Trump impression followed 180 00:07:46,199 --> 00:07:48,920 by a joke about Paul's family support for the president. 181 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:51,680 The inclusion limited the promotional of the special, but rather 182 00:07:51,720 --> 00:07:54,759 than edit the material, Elia chose to also release it 183 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:57,879 on Watermelon Plus. According to what is in front of me, 184 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,519 Paul said, While I'm hugely disappointed the Google decided to 185 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:03,360 restrict my special from paid promotion, I'm very proud of 186 00:08:03,399 --> 00:08:05,839 partner with Watermelon Plus, who have been very consistent in 187 00:08:05,839 --> 00:08:08,360 their mission of freedom of expression? Is that a thing? 188 00:08:08,519 --> 00:08:12,600 If you tell a pro Trump joke, YouTube won't take 189 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:15,000 your buddy. I'm not sure what's going on here. I'm 190 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:18,560 confused by this. Anyway, go to Watermelon Plus find out 191 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:21,079 for yourself. In Good Sun, Paul explores what it means 192 00:08:21,079 --> 00:08:25,120 to balance cultural expectations with personal freedom. A first generation 193 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:28,519 a rocky Assyrian Paul Iliad delivers a sharp and hilarious 194 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:31,120 hour of stand up navigating identity, family dynamics, and the 195 00:08:31,199 --> 00:08:34,519 challenge of forging an individual path while stay connected to 196 00:08:34,519 --> 00:08:38,679 one's roots. Happy Earth Day Zach Alfanakis is hosting a 197 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:42,240 series on Netflix about gardening. It is titled This Is 198 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:45,759 a Gardening Show. It debuts today with six episodes, of 199 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:49,559 each episode between fifteen and twenty minutes. This Is a 200 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:52,159 Gardening Show is described as a refreshing and whimsical take 201 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:55,519 on gardening, blending comedy and an earnest appreciation for the 202 00:08:55,519 --> 00:08:58,120 planet all the people live on It. No quote from Zach, 203 00:08:58,200 --> 00:08:59,639 but one of the producers said, I kind of think 204 00:08:59,639 --> 00:09:02,519 as gard was struggling. You'll see a grown man honestly 205 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:04,600 gas when shown the proper way to plant the seed. 206 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:08,360 This is peak TV in Los Angeles tonight. It is 207 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:12,120 Comedy gives backs Alt Comedy All Stars. You have to 208 00:09:12,159 --> 00:09:14,559 read that sentence slow. There's just something weird about the 209 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:16,679 a's and the season that sentence. That's right. It is 210 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:19,519 Comedy gives backs Alt Comedy All Stars. I think the 211 00:09:19,639 --> 00:09:22,840 s's are a problem there too. At Comedy gives backs 212 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:26,120 all to Comedy All Stars. 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Coming up on Thursday, 233 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:30,519 it is the twenty twenty six Comedian Draft. Five teams 234 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:33,759 of comedians will be drafted. It's like the NFL Draft, 235 00:10:33,799 --> 00:10:34,360 but different