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Speaker 1: Pete Davidson's got a new thing on Netflix. They're calling
Speaker 1: a podcast. Johnny Mack says, in no way, whatsoever is
Speaker 1: that a podcast. Vulture has weighed in on this. They write, though,
Speaker 1: build as a Netflix podcast, the Pete Davison Show doesn't
Speaker 1: feel like a podcast in any conventional sense, and they
Speaker 1: go on to write, you know, it's got some stuff
Speaker 1: in common with a podcast, as a host and a
Speaker 1: guest and their chairs are vaguely facing each other and
Speaker 1: they're just having a conversation. Some people think that's what
Speaker 1: a podcast is. Culture writes, but is the Pete Davidson
Speaker 1: Show actually a podcast? I'll answer no, But they say, well,
Speaker 1: it's podcast ish in that it nominally invokes the medium's
Speaker 1: familiar tropes, But that doesn't answer the ques question. A
Speaker 1: simple thought experiment helps. If the Pete Davidson Show had
Speaker 1: been produced by a different entity and distributed elsewhere, it
Speaker 1: would register as a good looking, high end celebrity podcast.
Speaker 1: But as a show produced by and distributed exclusively on Netflix,
Speaker 1: it's difficult to beat the chargers. The Pete Davison Show
Speaker 1: is less a podcast than a piece of cheap television,
Speaker 1: and it should be judged on those terms. But here's
Speaker 1: the crux, and here's where this is going to get interesting.
Speaker 1: Forget about what Johnny Mackfield's a podcast is or not.
Speaker 1: And you could read my substack it's free link in
Speaker 1: the notes. I write about this every week. But Vulture
Speaker 1: gets to the point. As cheap television, the Pete Davidson
Speaker 1: Show offers Netflix a path towards producing more content at
Speaker 1: a far lower cost. Okay, fine, but stay with me.
Speaker 1: Largely independent of the entrenched Hollywood systems that have developed
Speaker 1: over time to protect the below the line workers who
Speaker 1: traditionally work on talk shows that compete in this space,
Speaker 1: it's hard not to view the Pete Davidson Show as
Speaker 1: some kind of trial ballunacy. If anyone notices or cares
Speaker 1: Vulture rights for what it's worth, Netflix's shenanigans with the
Speaker 1: original podcast labels not going completely unnoticed. According to this article,
Speaker 1: a union rep told Pucks at Matt Beloney sag Netflix
Speaker 1: continue to have discussions regarding the Pete Davidson project. Vulture
Speaker 1: calls that a notably diplomatic way of saying the Union
Speaker 1: is working to figure out what this thing is. Whether
Speaker 1: Netflix is using the podcast designation to sidestep obligations it
Speaker 1: would otherwise have for a talk show built around a
Speaker 1: Hollywood talent who makes movies and series with Union labor.
Speaker 1: Very very interesting. We'll keep an eye on that. Are
Speaker 1: you familiar with the musicians the Red clay Strays. A
Speaker 1: lot of comedians are into them. They went on social
Speaker 1: media and let people know that something is coming soon,
Speaker 1: and the something has something to do with Matt Rife.
Speaker 1: There's a teaser and we see Matt Rife sitting on
Speaker 1: a bus. Everyone's like, what's Matt Rife doing on the bus?
Speaker 1: In the teaser? Fans are mixed. One wrote Matt Rife
Speaker 1: and the Red clay Stras I'm in. Someone else wrote
Speaker 1: I love the Red craz Strays but not sure what
Speaker 1: to make of Matt Rife. Why him? No one knows?
Speaker 1: Will it be your music video that features Matt Rife?
Speaker 1: Stay tuned. Craig Ferguson is going to tour the United
Speaker 1: States of America he'll be working with CNN celebrating the
Speaker 1: USA's two hundred and fiftieth birthday. Boy, time goes fast.
Speaker 1: I remember Crystal clearly sitting in Battery Park, New York
Speaker 1: City with my mother on July fourth, seventeen cent not
Speaker 1: seventeen seventy six. I'm leaving that in nineteen seventy six.
Speaker 1: I'm not that old. I'm leaving that in nineteen seventy six,
Speaker 1: me and Mom July fourth, nineteen seventy six. I had
Speaker 1: my July fourth frisbee, which sadly I lost in the eighties,
Speaker 1: lost at the Sherton Pool and I don't know what
Speaker 1: happened to it. Wish I still had it. But anyway,
Speaker 1: Mom and the cute kid with the frisbee, we were
Speaker 1: on the local WCBS Channel two news. I digress. That's
Speaker 1: fifty years ago, that story John, and it wasn't that good.
Speaker 1: I know. Craig Ferguson he'll be hosting America on Purpose,
Speaker 1: in which Craig Ferguson unpacks the country's chaotic triumph and
Speaker 1: controversial two hundred and fifty year journey of independence. We're
Speaker 1: told Craig Ferguson exploits the identity of the country he
Speaker 1: now calls home after becoming a proud citizen in two
Speaker 1: thousand and eight, digging into its freedoms, contradictions, and cultural quirks.
Speaker 1: The journey takes him from monster truck rallies to Ellis
Speaker 1: Island and beyond, combining American history with his signature wit
Speaker 1: and playfulness. To meet the moment of the nation's two
Speaker 1: hundred and fiftieth anniversary, Craig said, any chance I get
Speaker 1: to remind my fellow Americans that we are still the
Speaker 1: best idea for a country anyone has ever had, I'm
Speaker 1: going to take it. My eagle is still bald and
Speaker 1: my banner is still spangled with stars from Fox News,
Speaker 1: comedian Steve Trevino thinks Hollywood has turned its back on
Speaker 1: him because of his conservative values, including his promotion of family, faith,
Speaker 1: and country. With all due respect to mister Travino, I
Speaker 1: think you're wrong here, but let's hear him out. He
Speaker 1: was on The Like a former podcast. Steve Travino questioned
Speaker 1: why he was not offered another Netflix deal after his
Speaker 1: twenty twenty four special Steve Travigno Simple Man. Steve said,
Speaker 1: Hollywood not like us. Hollywood does not want anything to
Speaker 1: do with us, and it's unfortunate, right, I was top
Speaker 1: five numbers wise, I beat thirty five of them. I
Speaker 1: believe that refers to thirty five other comedy specials. All
Speaker 1: the ones I beat are getting offers. Again, I did
Speaker 1: not get another one. Travino were called in experience with
Speaker 1: Amazon Prime Video. He claimed in that he was asked
Speaker 1: to remove a moment from a project in which he
Speaker 1: thanked US military members. According to Steve, they said, can
Speaker 1: Steve not thank the troops at the end? It's too political?
Speaker 1: And I'm like, how is thanking the men and women
Speaker 1: who serve political? See after water? Is it because I'm conservative?
Speaker 1: Is it because I love this country? Is it because
Speaker 1: I promote family? Is it because I promote God? Now
Speaker 1: I've been in the media for thirty How long is
Speaker 1: it now? Thirty four years? Professionally? Cheez, I'm old. I've
Speaker 1: never ever run into anyone who said you can't thank
Speaker 1: the troops. In fact, I was talking about this with
Speaker 1: my friend Bill at the brewery the other night during
Speaker 1: trivia and I we finished fourth. By the way, you
Speaker 1: know why, hey at trivia guys, you guys listening, you
Speaker 1: know why we did well, you guys didn't have those
Speaker 1: Ariana grande questions. You asked a lot of old man questions.
Speaker 1: It was like history questions in there. That's why the
Speaker 1: old guys did. Okay, we would have finished third, but
Speaker 1: Johnny Mack said, let's gamble on one of the answers
Speaker 1: in the fifth round there, and we got it wrong,
Speaker 1: so we didn't win. Plastic sunglasses or whatever. I digress.
Speaker 1: I've never run into the media conspiracies. I've never had Hey,
Speaker 1: you can't talk about that. I've never seen the great
Speaker 1: conservative conspiracy. I've never seen the great liberal conspiracy. I've
Speaker 1: never run into the don't thank the troops people. Maybe
Speaker 1: I've just been fortunate. Anyway, Steve Trevino says, stand up,
Speaker 1: pay us the bills, and if Netflix doesn't want to
Speaker 1: give us another offer, we'll figure it out. We always do.
Speaker 1: Speaking of the troops. Gableglesias was just over in Japan.
Speaker 1: He did a series of shows for the US OH Army.
Speaker 1: Dot Mill tells us. During his hour long set, gab
Speaker 1: Iglesias rifted on familiar topics like family and food, but
Speaker 1: he also had humorous, slightly off color bits tailored to
Speaker 1: his host nation. Audience, whether expressing his amazement and how
Speaker 1: nice Japanese toilets are or counting his memorable experience says
Speaker 1: at airport customs and local Roman spots. Gab Iglesias used
Speaker 1: his loud and energetic delivery to punctuate each story with
Speaker 1: his signature brand of punchlines. Sergeant Gage Casino is a
Speaker 1: self professed comedy enthusiast. He said, I've been watching him
Speaker 1: since I was a kid. To see him live as
Speaker 1: an honor, and I think everyone can agree he was
Speaker 1: a good time with good laughs. Sergeant Casino, he's with
Speaker 1: the nine oh one Military Police Detachment. I thank you
Speaker 1: for your service, both genuinely and to prove there's no
Speaker 1: conspiracy against thanking the military for their service. Sergeant Ramar Downer,
Speaker 1: who I will also think, called the show hilarious. Sergeant
Speaker 1: Downer said, I really appreciate that they put on shows
Speaker 1: like this for us because it's great for the troops.
Speaker 1: Sergeant Downer is assigned to the eighty eighth MP Detachment.
Speaker 1: It shows that they support the soldiers. Was also great
Speaker 1: to hear the comics thanking us throughout the show. Gab
Speaker 1: Iglacias said, I'm here because I want to be here.
Speaker 1: I love performing for the military and look forward to
Speaker 1: coming back. Oh my voice is wearing out. At that
Speaker 1: Super Bowl preview, that long episod so from Saturday. I
Speaker 1: did that one right before this one. And I still
Speaker 1: have to record Comedy Survivor, which is coming up at
Speaker 1: noon eastern today. We will find out who was voted
Speaker 1: off the island. I don't know. I haven't recorded it yet,
Speaker 1: but the Comedy Survivor elimination show will be in this
Speaker 1: very feed at noon Eastern today. I also have to
Speaker 1: record The Weekly Comedy Thing, which is a show I
Speaker 1: host on the Live one app. The app is free,
Speaker 1: the show is free. That show is kind of like this,
Speaker 1: except I can play stand up comedian bits like in
Speaker 1: full like I can go here's a story about Gabe Iglesias,
Speaker 1: and then I could play at Gabe Glaciers clip. You know.
Speaker 1: I can do that kind of thing over there. So
Speaker 1: I still have to record that. It's called The Weekly
Speaker 1: Comedy Thing. It's on the Live one app if you
Speaker 1: want to check that out. Matt Friend has a new gig.
Speaker 1: He'll be on the red carpet for the Academy Awards.
Speaker 1: He's very excited about it he'll have a spot for
Speaker 1: talent interviews. Matt Rif's career seems to be going okay,
Speaker 1: just like his impressions. Ron Funches was a part of
Speaker 1: the cast of this season of Traders. I'm going to
Speaker 1: spoil Traders. If you're not caught up, you might want
Speaker 1: to bail here. Ron Funches has been sharing some stories
Speaker 1: about Traders during his stand up shows. Okay, everybody who's
Speaker 1: still here, you're going to be spoiled. He explains, I
Speaker 1: approached the game as if I was a detective. I
Speaker 1: wanted to come from a data driven approach. Once I arrived,
Speaker 1: I realized I only knew one or two people, which
Speaker 1: I thought to be a detriment socially, but as far
Speaker 1: as being impartial is the best way to be. Because
Speaker 1: I didn't have any knowledge or love for any of
Speaker 1: the people, I'd look for things that look like inconsistencies
Speaker 1: in their work. I then thought about being more direct
Speaker 1: with people who I would try to accuse of being
Speaker 1: the trader, But after that point it became more of
Speaker 1: defending myself. Any accusations I had were based off people
Speaker 1: being like, prove to us that you're not the trader.
Speaker 1: Who do you think it is, and I'd be like, well,
Speaker 1: I heard light footsteps, so it might be the smallest
Speaker 1: girl here me myself. I wouldn't have considered that enough evidence.
Speaker 1: But if you guys are going to force me to
Speaker 1: say something, I'll say something. Ron Funch has said. The
Speaker 1: only thing I would have done differently is I wish
Speaker 1: I hadn't cursed Eugene Merman. He's part of that Bob's
Speaker 1: Burger's conspiracy. You know this one where people pretend Bob's
Speaker 1: Burger's is a show. If you're new to the show
Speaker 1: I'll quickly explain it to you here. Let me ask you,
Speaker 1: new listener, have you ever seen Bob's Burgers? The answer
Speaker 1: is no, right, yeah, Okay, I understand there's artwork. I
Speaker 1: understand there's merge. I understand that Kevin Burkhart will say
Speaker 1: after this football game, it's an all new Bob's Burgers.
Speaker 1: But Kevin Burkhart and Fox and Eugene Merman and everyone
Speaker 1: else in this conspiracy knows we don't stay on Fox.
Speaker 1: We switch over and watch Sunday night football. This is
Speaker 1: all just a gag, and they've been doing this for
Speaker 1: over a decade and a half. But What does exist
Speaker 1: is Eugene Merman's new comedy album, Here Comes the Whimsy,
Speaker 1: that's out on PGF Records. There's also a special on Veeps.
Speaker 1: Here Comes the Whimsy was recorded live in Summerville. Merman
Speaker 1: shares a series of mild grievances through anecdotes from fatherhood,
Speaker 1: insights from travel, dress code trauma, rental car disputes, and more.
Speaker 1: And I'm seeing a lot of good buzz on Jury
Speaker 1: Duty too. Remember Jury Duty a couple of years ago,
Speaker 1: the guy thought he was on jury duty, but it
Speaker 1: was all fake. They've made a new season of that,
Speaker 1: but this one is called Jury Duty Presents Company Retreat.
Speaker 1: Three episodes will be out on March twentieth on Prime Video.
Speaker 1: Company Retreat will follow a corporate offside event at a
Speaker 1: family owned hot sauce company from the perspective of Anthony,
Speaker 1: a recently hired temporary worker. Unbeknownst to Anthony, the entire
Speaker 1: experience of staged. Every colleague around him is performing a
Speaker 1: role in each moment, whether in conference rooms during downtime,
Speaker 1: has been meticulously orchestrated. Sounds like a lot of fun. Now,
Speaker 1: speaking of jury Duty, I've been invited to be on
Speaker 1: jury that's coming up in a couple weeks. That's not good.
Speaker 1: I have podcasts to record. Kind of stressed about that one,
Speaker 1: and it's district court. I have to call like two
Speaker 1: weeks in a row, guys. I got stuff to do,
Speaker 1: So let's hope the jury duty guts are cunnd to
Speaker 1: Johnny Mack and that is your comedy news for today.
Speaker 1: Back at noon Eastern for Comedy Survivor, which I'm about
Speaker 1: to record right now, so I gotta save my voice.
Speaker 1: I'll see you guys in a couple minutes, I guess