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<v Speaker 1>Caloroga Shark Media. Hello, I'm Johnny Mack with your Daily

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<v Speaker 1>Comedy News. Did you watch the Big Joe Rogan Live

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<v Speaker 1>Special on Netflix? What did you think? It was incredibly ordinary?

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<v Speaker 1>I have woken up on Sunday morning and I'm just

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<v Speaker 1>not excited about it. I didn't dislike it. You can

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<v Speaker 1>find my notes in the Facebook group Daily Comedy News

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<v Speaker 1>podcast Group. I found the first ten minutes borderline hacky.

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<v Speaker 1>To be honest. There were a couple of times I

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<v Speaker 1>saw the twists and the punchlines coming, and that's not

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<v Speaker 1>a good thing. Most of the material somebody posted on

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<v Speaker 1>one of the social media groups I've been bouncing between

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<v Speaker 1>Threads and Twitter lately, and somebody wrote it was like

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<v Speaker 1>Joe took the last five years of his podcast and

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<v Speaker 1>distilled it down into an hour and just nothing surprising,

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<v Speaker 1>nothing amazing. I didn't feel like he had anything to say.

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<v Speaker 1>The storytelling was fine. Again, not a miserable hour, but

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<v Speaker 1>it was okay. And I'm wondering if it hurt the

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<v Speaker 1>Netflix brand. And I'm looking at this through a Netflix perspective.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe they knew that they didn't have something good. I

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<v Speaker 1>talked about during the week how there was no buzz

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<v Speaker 1>on this. It wasn't really being promoted, and maybe Netflix

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<v Speaker 1>knew that it wasn't that good and it wasn't that good. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>of note, somebody pointed out on social media the captions

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<v Speaker 1>were ahead of Joe, so maybe they pre captioned it

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<v Speaker 1>from one of the rehearsal shows, or he was on

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<v Speaker 1>some sort of delay, or there's some aspect to technology.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't understand where the captions are ahead of the video,

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<v Speaker 1>but the captions were definitely ahead of the video. Whatever

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<v Speaker 1>that was about for a live special Cracked Road. Imagine

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<v Speaker 1>if someone gave you a Joe Rogan Bingo card in

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<v Speaker 1>advance of the live special. The card is all the

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<v Speaker 1>usual topics he'd find it, a month's worth of Joe

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<v Speaker 1>Rogan experience podcasts, alien probes, fear Factor, COVID, vaccines, trans people,

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<v Speaker 1>gay people, UFC, Fox News, Alex Jones, China, Elon Musk,

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<v Speaker 1>the n slurr, the F slurr, the r slur and

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<v Speaker 1>whether or not Joe Rogan is canceled. Congratulations, your card

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<v Speaker 1>just won the game horizontally, vertically, and diagonally over the

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<v Speaker 1>course of his special tonight. And I think it was

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<v Speaker 1>about an hour three, hour four. Rogan played every one

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<v Speaker 1>of these greatest hits the person from Cracked Rights. As

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<v Speaker 1>I watched Burn the Boats, I was already predicting headlines

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<v Speaker 1>like varieties, Joe Rogan, slam's COVID vaccines, come a trans people,

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<v Speaker 1>and yep. Brogan provided plenty of individual lines to cherry pick,

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<v Speaker 1>supporting any argument anyone wants to make against him. But

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<v Speaker 1>the special was way more toothless than you might think.

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<v Speaker 1>When Rogan dished out punchlines that were met with awkward silence,

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<v Speaker 1>he had already made retort, They're just jokes, folks, No

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<v Speaker 1>one's getting hurt. The problem wasn't lame material. It was

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<v Speaker 1>people who were too serious. But for the most part,

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<v Speaker 1>that wasn't the problem. The San Antonio crowd was at

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<v Speaker 1>a whoop it up mood, roaring no matter which side

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<v Speaker 1>of the fence Rogan straddled in any given moment. The

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<v Speaker 1>Daily Beast wrote, Joe Rogan is keeping Austin weird, and

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<v Speaker 1>not in a good way. Like Donald Trump and JD. Vance.

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<v Speaker 1>Rogan needed his viewers to know that he's not weird.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the new reality that's weird, arguing you can't just

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<v Speaker 1>put lipstick on Now you can poop in the woman's room.

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<v Speaker 1>When his fans cheered him on, he grabbed a drink

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<v Speaker 1>of water and chuckled all of a sudden. It's an

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<v Speaker 1>eight rally. So while I added to my best of

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<v Speaker 1>twenty four list, I have added it in the currently

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<v Speaker 1>last position, seventeenth best. It's watchable. If it hadn't been live,

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<v Speaker 1>I probably would have bailed around the forty two minute mark.

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<v Speaker 1>I kind of had enough of it. It's a little

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<v Speaker 1>too long again. It's not awful, but it's not really

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<v Speaker 1>interesting at all. So I have it at seventeenth, behind

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<v Speaker 1>Rachel Feinstein at sixteen, Taylor Thomlinson at fifteen, and take

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<v Speaker 1>Nataro at fourteen. We'll see though, as the year goes on,

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<v Speaker 1>I may pull that off list. I'm really wishy washy

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<v Speaker 1>on this. I'm wondering too if it did some damage

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<v Speaker 1>to the Netflix Hey Live special brand? Right, these have

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<v Speaker 1>been all exciting so far and this one was kind

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<v Speaker 1>of eh. And the damage it does there is if

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<v Speaker 1>they announced comedian X live on Netflix, you're now more

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<v Speaker 1>a tempted to be like, eh, all right, those are okay,

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<v Speaker 1>very curious to me that they didn't promote it, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think now we know why. In other news, Molly

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<v Speaker 1>Kearney is not returning to Saturday Night Live for season fifty.

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<v Speaker 1>On Instagram, Molly wrote, that's a wrap on my time

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<v Speaker 1>on SNL, reflecting on the amazing two seasons I got

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<v Speaker 1>in the show was such a dream come true. So

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<v Speaker 1>incredibly grateful for this period of my life. So much

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<v Speaker 1>love to my big hearted buddies behind the scenes who

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<v Speaker 1>make the magic happen every week. So many bald caps,

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<v Speaker 1>so a little time. I'm not really a big loss

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<v Speaker 1>from a viewers standpoint, Late Nighter points out, with the

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<v Speaker 1>exception of the Police Don't Destroy Guys, Kearney had the

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<v Speaker 1>least amount of screen time in season forty nine, with

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<v Speaker 1>less than twenty five minutes over all. Punky Johnson, who's

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<v Speaker 1>also leaving the show, had the next least amount of

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<v Speaker 1>screen time at thirty seven minutes and thirteen seconds. So

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<v Speaker 1>next up on the list of who wasn't really on

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<v Speaker 1>the show much Michael Longfellow thirty nine minutes, seventeen seconds.

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<v Speaker 1>Season fifty premieres September twenty eighth on NBC. I checked

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<v Speaker 1>in with Dan Buobletz Junior and I'm like, hey, did

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<v Speaker 1>anybody throw an ax at you during your set? Nobody did,

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<v Speaker 1>which is a good thing. So congratulations to Dan and

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<v Speaker 1>the folks at laugh Out Loveland. Conan O'Brien had on

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<v Speaker 1>what's her name? You should prep the story? Why don't

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<v Speaker 1>you redo this? John? No, I'm just having a brain

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<v Speaker 1>fart and I'm leaving it in. Nicki Glazer is who

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<v Speaker 1>was on. I could have easily redone that, but that's

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<v Speaker 1>not fun. So there's Conan and his guest. Who is it?

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<v Speaker 1>That's right, Nicki Glazer. They started talking about Conan being

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<v Speaker 1>on hot Ones. She was curious how Conan prepared for

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<v Speaker 1>Hot Ones. His solution be a total a hole. Conan said,

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<v Speaker 1>my first thought was I don't want to just taste

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<v Speaker 1>the wings and talk about the wings. I have to

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<v Speaker 1>go on and be a total a hole. Glaziers said,

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<v Speaker 1>You're not someone who drinks a lot, and you don't

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<v Speaker 1>first time I'd ever seen you maybe on the brink

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<v Speaker 1>but you were fighting it. You still had it, and

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<v Speaker 1>it was one of the most brilliant things I've ever seen.

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<v Speaker 1>Conan says, it sounds crazy, but if I think something's

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<v Speaker 1>funny and it's going well, the performance energy or whatever

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<v Speaker 1>that just takes over. He told a quick anecdote. A

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<v Speaker 1>car filled with big jackey guys backed over my foot

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<v Speaker 1>about ten years ago, and I think broke it. I

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<v Speaker 1>was having a good time, and rather than ruin the evening,

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<v Speaker 1>went out and had a lot of fun with these people.

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<v Speaker 1>And then I woke up in the morning and my

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<v Speaker 1>foot anymore, and she said, we gotta go to the hospital.

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<v Speaker 1>Colin Jost has a new TV gig. He is the

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<v Speaker 1>host of Amazon Prime Videos upcoming Pop Culture Jeopardy. Pop

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<v Speaker 1>Culture Jeopardy in case you don't know what it is

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<v Speaker 1>from the title is a brand new twist on the

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<v Speaker 1>classic quiz shows answer and question format that combines the

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<v Speaker 1>academic rigor of Jeopardy with the excitement and unpredictability of

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<v Speaker 1>pop culture. I'll take who Cares for two hundred The

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<v Speaker 1>answer pop Culture Jeopardy ding what is something Johnny Max

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<v Speaker 1>is not gonna bother watching. Contestants playing in teams of

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<v Speaker 1>three will need to be experts in categories from alternative

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<v Speaker 1>rock to the Avengers, Broadway to MMA and copyrighting, Rule

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<v Speaker 1>of three gen Z to Zendeia as they compete in

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<v Speaker 1>a tournament style event for the grand prize and ultimate

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<v Speaker 1>bragging rights. That's right, ultimate bragging rights. You know who

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<v Speaker 1>I am? I won pop Culture Jeopardy hosted by Colin

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<v Speaker 1>Jost on Amazon Prime Video. That's who I am imagine

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<v Speaker 1>having that bragging rights. Wow. Lauren Anderson is a suit

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<v Speaker 1>over in Amazon and said We're thrilled to welcome the

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<v Speaker 1>multi talented Colin Jost as the host of Pop Culture Jeopardy.

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<v Speaker 1>The New York posted a lengthy interview with Nate Bergiazzi.

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<v Speaker 1>How lengthy was it? So lengthy? I saved some of

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<v Speaker 1>it for an upcoming vacation day that's not for months

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<v Speaker 1>from now. I've got a little folder and I'm like, ah,

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<v Speaker 1>here's some leftover Nate stuff. So months from now, when

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<v Speaker 1>you're like, hey, this sounds kind of generic, I wonder

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<v Speaker 1>if this is the vacation day Johnny Mack was talking

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<v Speaker 1>about back in August you'll be right, Nate says, right now,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't have a new hour, So these final shows

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<v Speaker 1>on my Be Funny Tour, I'm adding a few new things.

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<v Speaker 1>The fun part is when you get done taping and

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<v Speaker 1>laughs on the new jokes. I have one about door

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<v Speaker 1>Dash that I came up with right after the special,

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<v Speaker 1>Nate told the Post after S and L I'd go

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<v Speaker 1>to every town and say I met the Foo Fighters.

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<v Speaker 1>They with a musical guest on his episode, and then

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<v Speaker 1>I'd say Dave Girls from here. Truth be told, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know where Dave Girl's from. You know that famous

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<v Speaker 1>Georgia Washington sketch which is an all timer, and Nate

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<v Speaker 1>said it almost didn't make it to air when we

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<v Speaker 1>did a table read. I wasn't into it. My timing

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<v Speaker 1>it was going to be a good sketch. And then

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<v Speaker 1>Lauren let me do it during the dress rehearsal. It

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<v Speaker 1>was the last sketch he knew. I liked it, and

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<v Speaker 1>it was like, yeah, let's see what it's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be and it destroyed. Streeter Siddell and mikey Day wrote

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<v Speaker 1>the George Washington sketch. I did it just as they

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<v Speaker 1>wrote it. It was written in my voice so well that

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<v Speaker 1>people think I was involved with the process. That's the

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<v Speaker 1>that I hadn't written, which was new. That's just how

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<v Speaker 1>good they are to be able to do that, especially

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<v Speaker 1>someone like me, who only does words that I write. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>million years ago, when Jim Burrer was doing Afternoon Drive

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<v Speaker 1>at Serious raw Dog Comedy, I would write promos in

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<v Speaker 1>Jim's voice, and I had it down pretty well. I

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<v Speaker 1>that would sound like words Jim Burer would say. Nate says,

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<v Speaker 1>there was one sketch I liked that I wish could

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<v Speaker 1>have gotten on, but didn't even make it to dress rehearsal.

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<v Speaker 1>It was about this assistant coach that keeps bringing up

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<v Speaker 1>that he needs the team to pitch in fifty dollars

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<v Speaker 1>for uniforms. Like, hey, I didn't get all the money

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<v Speaker 1>from everybody. Nate says, A fortunate to get asked back.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe we'll try that one he talked about the sing

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<v Speaker 1>along Lake Beach. That was James Austin Johnson. He's originally

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<v Speaker 1>a stand up comedian from Nashville. Funny Nate said, all

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<v Speaker 1>that wait for the next story, wait for it went

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<v Speaker 1>out there. You had funny enough. Our dads know each

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<v Speaker 1>when he first started Nashville. So that was a song

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<v Speaker 1>that I think he was doing on the road. They

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<v Speaker 1>asked me d sing and I was like, absolutely not.

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<v Speaker 1>Then when they did the sketch at the table read

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<v Speaker 1>I saw them do the song, I was like, Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>I can do that. I don't have to be a Dell.

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<v Speaker 1>Speaking of James Austin Johnson and Nashville, James Austin Johnson

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<v Speaker 1>spoke to the Nashville Scene. I didn't even do this

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<v Speaker 1>on purpose, James said, I bought a truck and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>doing the first round of a cycling that I promised

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<v Speaker 1>everyone I would do as soon as I got a truck,

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<v Speaker 1>He loves Nashville. When I was coming up, it just

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<v Speaker 1>didn't feel like there was a path in comedy. This

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<v Speaker 1>And I knew I was going to be a guitar

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<v Speaker 1>comic or something like that. So I looked around and

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<v Speaker 1>I just felt like I was a bit impatient with

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<v Speaker 1>to classes and auditions. That path was two decades long.

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<v Speaker 1>On that path, he met local comedy crew corporate Juggernaut,

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<v Speaker 1>who brought in then up and coming comics like Pete

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<v Speaker 1>Holmes and Kyle Kanaane James says, so God bless my parents.

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<v Speaker 1>They always supported me, even though they might not have

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<v Speaker 1>seen what I saw. They might not have had the

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<v Speaker 1>vision I had, But my sweet dad he drove me

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<v Speaker 1>I'll always be fully indebted to them for the support

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<v Speaker 1>that they could give. Tom Popat told Wtop my act

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<v Speaker 1>is kind of the special place where I spent a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of time making sure that you're gonna laugh every

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<v Speaker 1>ten seconds for an hour and a half. It's evergreen.

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<v Speaker 1>You want stuff that'll laugh, and people can go and

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<v Speaker 1>tell this joke to their friends for the next five

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<v Speaker 1>or ten years. Something that happens in the news, that's

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<v Speaker 1>for Colbert or Kimmel in those places. Those are daily shows,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's where that stuff belongs. What about the ballot, podcast, ballot,

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<v Speaker 1>wherever you get your shows? Tom says, I talk a

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<v Speaker 1>lot about family. I talk a lot about mental health,

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<v Speaker 1>I find his comedy extremely relatable, really enjoy it. I

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<v Speaker 1>talk about how my family's always changing and evolving, how

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<v Speaker 1>my parents came and had an insurrection in my house

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<v Speaker 1>for two weeks. Matt Friend will be the celebrity host

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<v Speaker 1>for this year's KC Superstar Finals. When are they John Sunday,

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<v Speaker 1>August twenty fifth, What is it? What will he be doing? Well?

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<v Speaker 1>As host of the event, Matt Friend will be charged

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<v Speaker 1>with interviewing with all ten KC Superstar finalists throughout the evening.

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<v Speaker 1>Hundreds of teen singers from across the region have participated

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<v Speaker 1>in KC Superstar since its inception, and several competitors have

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<v Speaker 1>continued to perform professionally. Case Superstar provides over twenty two

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<v Speaker 1>ten finalists who come from across the metro area. Some

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<v Speaker 1>publicists must have put out this sentence which got written.

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<v Speaker 1>Friend has become a popular comedic figure on social media,

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<v Speaker 1>stages in red carpets worldwide, earning praise from notable names

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<v Speaker 1>such as Howard Stern, Jeff Goldbloom, Paul Giamati, Austen Butler,

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<v Speaker 1>Doctor fauci Leev schreiber, Sebastian Maniscalco, and John Oliver for

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<v Speaker 1>his spot on impressions. I doubt that the local paper

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<v Speaker 1>came up with that on their own, but I could

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<v Speaker 1>be wrong, because here's another sentence. Friend's passion for comedy

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<v Speaker 1>and entertainment has propelled him to great heights, amassing over

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<v Speaker 1>one million followers on TikTok, Instagram and other social platforms,

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<v Speaker 1>and they got his handles in there. Friend is known

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<v Speaker 1>for his impressive repertoire of over two hundred and fifty impressions,

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<v Speaker 1>from Jeff Goldbloom to Timothy Schallamey to Stanley Tucci. Tammy

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<v Speaker 1>so thrilled to have Matt Friend as our celebrity host

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<v Speaker 1>for our finals. You can read between the lines in

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<v Speaker 1>our last story, I didn't say anything. Read the transcript back,

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<v Speaker 1>I did not say a thing. According to Late Nighter,

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<v Speaker 1>Punky Johnson will not be returning to Saturday Night Live.

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<v Speaker 1>Apparently Punky announced this at a live comedy show at

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<v Speaker 1>Union Hall and Brooklyn. Someone at the show posted Punky

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<v Speaker 1>is leaving SNL. She said this was fine a share online,

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<v Speaker 1>so I guess Twitter is the first to know. Definitely

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't a joke either, Like she's actually gone and she's

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<v Speaker 1>very happy about it. Other people at the event then

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<v Speaker 1>operated the story. Not sticking around for season fifty is

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<v Speaker 1>a curious move. We'll see whose choice it was. And

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<v Speaker 1>that is your comedy news for today. If you enjoy

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<v Speaker 1>the program, tell a friend about it. They might like

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<v Speaker 1>it too. Don't tell Matt friend about it. He's not

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<v Speaker 1>gonna like it tomorrow.