Speaker 1: Callaroga Shark Media.
Speaker 2: Today, the newly unrenamed John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for
Speaker 2: the Performing Arts will present the twenty seventh Mark Twain
Speaker 2: Prize for American Humor to Bill Maher. That's right, I said,
Speaker 2: Bill Maher. You didn't misunderstand me. Bill Maher is winning
Speaker 2: the Mark Twain Prize. Hi, I'm Johnny Mack with your
Speaker 2: Daily Comedy News. The prize is named to honor one
Speaker 2: of the world's greatest humorists, that being Mark Twain. It
Speaker 2: will be awarded at a Galla performance today with some
Speaker 2: of the biggest names in comedy, including Louis C. K.
Speaker 2: Whitney Cummings, Jay Leno, and others including John Mellencam stephen A. Smith.
Speaker 2: The program will eventually air on Netflix. It's not on
Speaker 2: Netflix today, the official website tells us. For more than
Speaker 2: twenty five years, Bill Maher has set the boundaries of
Speaker 2: where funny political talk can go on American television, first
Speaker 2: on Politically Incorrect and for more than twenty years on
Speaker 2: HBO's Real Time. In twenty twenty five, Mediaite named Bill
Speaker 2: the fourteenth most influential person in media fourteen. They wrote
Speaker 2: in the Age of Independent minded content creators. Mark can
Speaker 2: easily be recognized as a pioneer and one of the
Speaker 2: only independents who continues to thrive. Now, I'm putting a
Speaker 2: little spin on my read here. That said, I find
Speaker 2: that I do listen to his podcast. He gets good
Speaker 2: guests and there are good conversations. I do feel like
Speaker 2: we're stepping down a class here. Let me just say it.
Speaker 2: Let me tell you who has won the Mark Twain
Speaker 2: Prize for American Humor in the past. All right, nineteen
Speaker 2: eighty eight. The first winner Richard Pryor. Now, if you
Speaker 2: listen to the Daily Comedy News podcast, I assume I
Speaker 2: don't have to tell you who Richard Pryor was. We'll
Speaker 2: do the winners in order. Jonathan Winters, Carl Reiner. All right,
Speaker 2: so they kind of went back. Then Whoopy Goldberg in
Speaker 2: two thousand and one. Interesting choice, Then Bob Newhart, Lily Tomlin,
Speaker 2: Lorne Michaels in two thousand and four, Steve Martin, Neil Simon. Interesting,
Speaker 2: then Billy Crystal. It's not until two thousand and eight
Speaker 2: that we give it to George Carlin. Now, the award
Speaker 2: is not designed to be given posthumously, but Carlin died
Speaker 2: between the announcement and the ceremony. Why did you wait
Speaker 2: till two thousand and eight to even get around to
Speaker 2: George Carlin? Then in two thousand and nine Bill Cosby.
Speaker 2: Wikipedia says those who honored Bill Cosby included Jerry Seinfeld,
Speaker 2: Chris Rock Sinbad, Malcolm Jamal Warner, Stephen Wright, Willie Nelson,
Speaker 2: Carl Reiner, Dick Gregory, Rita Marino, and Felicia Reshad. Cosby's
Speaker 2: award was rescinded in twenty eighteen. How to be fair
Speaker 2: to those who honored Bill Cosby in two thousand and nine,
Speaker 2: Sometime between twenty nine and twenty eighteen, I worked with
Speaker 2: Bill Cosby several times, and he was the public persona
Speaker 2: Bill Cosby that you all knew and loved. So I
Speaker 2: don't think it's absurd that any of those people there
Speaker 2: were to honor Bill Cosby who knew. But as I've
Speaker 2: said before, one day Bill Cosby will pass away and
Speaker 2: I will tell you a story. In twenty ten, Tina Fey,
Speaker 2: then Will Ferrell, Ellen DeGeneres, Carol Burnett. We put in
Speaker 2: Ellen before Carol Burnett, really Jay Leno in twenty fourteen,
Speaker 2: So that just had me check. Johnny Carson passed away
Speaker 2: in two thousand and five, and again the award is
Speaker 2: not given out posthumously, all right, Eddie Murphy in twenty fifteen,
Speaker 2: Then Bill Murray, David Letterman in twenty seventeen, Julia Louis Dreyfus,
Speaker 2: the MVP of the Seinfeld series by the way, if
Speaker 2: you rewatch it, twenty eighteen, Dave Chappelle in twenty nineteen.
Speaker 2: Then there was COVID and stuff. We come back in
Speaker 2: twenty twenty two with John Stewart. And this is weird
Speaker 2: because is this guy comedian Adam Sandler. I only know
Speaker 2: him from being a great dramatic actor and things like
Speaker 2: uncut gems, the one about basketball. Does he do comedy? Huh?
Speaker 2: Honoring Dadam Sandler? Where Dana Carvey, Luis Guzman, Tim Hurlahy,
Speaker 2: Rob Schneider and Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, John Appatol, Drew Barrymore,
Speaker 2: Steve asmy Conan, Chris Rock, Pete Davidson, and David Spade.
Speaker 2: Then in twenty twenty four Hart, last year Conan O'Brien
Speaker 2: and this year Bill Maher. So again we're coming off
Speaker 2: a run of let Me go back to all right,
Speaker 2: let me dump on Ellen. We're coming off a run
Speaker 2: starting in twenty thirteen, in order, Carol Burnett, Jay Leno,
Speaker 2: Eddie Murphy, Bill Murray, David Letterman, Julia, Louis Drives, Dave Chappelle,
Speaker 2: John Stewart, Adam Sailor, Kevin Hart, Conan O'Brien, and now
Speaker 2: Bill Maher. The Mark Twain Prize recognizes individuals who have
Speaker 2: had an impact on American society and weighs similar to
Speaker 2: Mark Twain. Then there were some bios. Louis c K
Speaker 2: is a six time Emmy Award winner, three time Grammy
Speaker 2: Award winner, and New York Times best selling author. Ck
Speaker 2: is the creator, writer, director, and star of Peabody Award
Speaker 2: winning shows Louis and Horace and Pete. C K also wrote, directed,
Speaker 2: and appeared in the feature film Fourth of July, released
Speaker 2: in theaters nationwide twenty twenty two. Then they tell us
Speaker 2: about his book. They overlooked some things in Louis c
Speaker 2: K's buyout, but we got into that yesterday. You can
Speaker 2: go back and listen to yesterday's episode. Another bio is
Speaker 2: about Jay Leno, the acclaimed television late night show host,
Speaker 2: admired stand up comedian, best selling children's book author. Really.
Speaker 2: I mean, I'm sure, I'm sure his books sell great,
Speaker 2: but like you know, Jay, Like, like if you didn't
Speaker 2: know who Jay Leno was, and I was like, you know,
Speaker 2: Jay Leno Tonight Show, and you looked at me like
Speaker 2: you didn't know who I meant, and I'd be like,
Speaker 2: the best selling children's book author. You'd be like, oh yeah, yeah, yeah,
Speaker 2: Jay Leno, I know him. Much in demand corporate speaker,
Speaker 2: television and movie voiceover artist, pioneering car builder and mechanic,
Speaker 2: and a philanthropist. Jay Leno is widely characterized as no,
Speaker 2: I know what phrases in your head, because I've put
Speaker 2: it in your head wrong. He's widely characterized as the
Speaker 2: hardest working man in show business. Well, that James Brown's
Speaker 2: thing might make that up. Yeah, I googled the phrase
Speaker 2: the hardest working man in show business and James Brown
Speaker 2: came up. But James Brown is dead, so maybe Jay
Speaker 2: Leno is now the hardest working man in show business.
Speaker 2: I don't know. The bio continues Leno's domination of late
Speaker 2: night tell vision to span two decades as host as
Speaker 2: the number one rated Tonight Show with Jay Leno when
Speaker 2: he's not on television. Leno performs more than one hundred
Speaker 2: stand up shows annually across the country and internationally for
Speaker 2: his base and numerous charity and corporate events. Does voiceovers
Speaker 2: for animated series does he? IT'STEI on IMDb, Jay Leno,
Speaker 2: are you a new listener? Shows a little relaxed day.
Speaker 2: I didn't set out to do a relax show, but
Speaker 2: seems we're being a little casual today. Let's see. Jay
Speaker 2: Leno has one hundred and fifteen actor credits. We won't
Speaker 2: read them all. Oh yes, And Mickey and the Roadster Racers,
Speaker 2: he played Billy Beagle, Bill Beagle, and Bubba Beagle. He
Speaker 2: also voiced Billy Beagle in Mickey mouse Mixed Up Adventures
Speaker 2: You Know That series from twenty nineteen to twenty twenty one.
Speaker 2: Famous voice actor Jay Leno played Hank Featherby in Tots
Speaker 2: in one episode in twenty twenty one. He's the voice
Speaker 2: of Crystal Ball in TV series The seventy That rants
Speaker 2: seventeen episodes. From twenty fourteen to twenty sixteen, he played
Speaker 2: Jay Leno on The SIMS Since in two episodes. He
Speaker 2: has also played Jay Leno on Family Guy Phineas and Ferb.
Speaker 2: In twenty fourteen, Jay Leno voiced Colonel Contraction, who knew
Speaker 2: all right, clearly he is a voice actor Let's See
Speaker 2: Where were We does voiceovers for animated series Penn's children's books,
Speaker 2: and writes a monthly column in various automotive magazines. His
Speaker 2: spare time, he enjoys working on his collection of classic
Speaker 2: cars and motorcycles. He's built a number of cars, including
Speaker 2: an acclaimed eco car and his eco friendly green garage.
Speaker 2: All right, I didn't intend to get as casual as
Speaker 2: we did, so I'll do this live. I could edit
Speaker 2: this out, but this isn't fun. Let me see what
Speaker 2: I want to do here. I definitely want to do
Speaker 2: Patton Oswald today. Oh, we'll do this one. This is fun.
Speaker 2: Joe Coy will host a multi episode comedy showcase series
Speaker 2: titled Martin Lawrence Presents Pass of the Mic. That's right,
Speaker 2: Martin Lawrence Presents Past the Mic, hosted by Joe Coy,
Speaker 2: will be filmed in front of a live audience August
Speaker 2: twenty ninth and thirtieth at the Legends Theater at Root
Speaker 2: sixty six Sino Hotel in Albuquerque. Past the Mic has
Speaker 2: designed a spotlight up and coming talent in the stand
Speaker 2: up comedy Martin Lawrence said, Passed the Mic is about
Speaker 2: creating opportunities for the next generation of comedians and giving
Speaker 2: them a platform to be seen. Wait until Martin finds
Speaker 2: out Kevin Harch just did. This comedy has always been
Speaker 2: about discovering new voices, and I'm excited to help shine
Speaker 2: a light on talented performers who deserve that opportunity. No
Speaker 2: quote from Joe Coy, but you may remember if you know, like,
Speaker 2: who's Jokoy again? He's the guy one time he hosted
Speaker 2: the Golden Globes and told this horrible, horrible, mean joke
Speaker 2: about Taylor Swift.
Speaker 1: As you know, we came on after a football doubleheader.
Speaker 1: The big difference between the Golden Globes and the NFL.
Speaker 1: On the Golden Globes, we have fewer camera shots.
Speaker 2: Of Taylor Swift. What a vicious comedian, I mean, just
Speaker 2: what a horrible, mean joke. Okay from the LA Times.
Speaker 2: How to have the best Sunday in LA According to
Speaker 2: star trek Ruiner paton Oswalt. Paton Oswalt has shared his
Speaker 2: ideal Sunday in Los Angeles. He says seven am and
Speaker 2: a quiet breakfast at home. We learn I try to
Speaker 2: be an early riser. Today I got up at eight thirty,
Speaker 2: but a great day for me is getting up at
Speaker 2: seven because I have that hour of quiet. I have
Speaker 2: my breakfast, sip some tea, do some reading, and then
Speaker 2: start my day. Anyone who says they consistently wake up
Speaker 2: at seven am for the most part, they're probably lying.
Speaker 2: Got news for your Patton. I'm up nine am morning
Speaker 2: coffee with a side of people watching My perfect Sunday
Speaker 2: starts at the studio City farmers Market. You do this
Speaker 2: kind of roaming breakfast. I thought you had breakfast at seven,
Speaker 2: so this is like second breakfast where they do the
Speaker 2: Farmer's market. There's an amazing Tamali stand that does these
Speaker 2: chicken and green chili tomales. You get one of those.
Speaker 2: Then you go over to Jones on third and you
Speaker 2: get yourself a really strong cup of coffee because Jones
Speaker 2: is right there part of the Farmer's Market, right, so
Speaker 2: he's had seven am breakfast where he had some tea,
Speaker 2: and now at nine am you get second breakfast, which
Speaker 2: includes Tamallay's and coffee. Okay, at ten am you destroy
Speaker 2: Star Trek. You put on a dug the Vulcan costume,
Speaker 2: and you pretend that you care at all all about
Speaker 2: the series and it wasn't just a paycheck for you.
Speaker 2: And you take the paycheck and you crap all over
Speaker 2: sixty years of canon because what's it to you. Then
Speaker 2: at eleven am you get into a book. You go
Speaker 2: to the Last bookstore, not meaning the final bookstore, it
Speaker 2: meaning a bookstore that is titled Capital L Capital B
Speaker 2: Last Bookstore. I always drop by there and spend too
Speaker 2: much money on a book. All right, So again, breakfast,
Speaker 2: second breakfast, Ruined Star Trek, hand on over and over
Speaker 2: to the bookstore. Then at one o'clock catch a matinee
Speaker 2: and a macha. One of my favorite things is to
Speaker 2: see a movie in the afternoon. I don't really eat
Speaker 2: lunch these days. Well you had two breakfasts, dude. But
Speaker 2: across the street from a theater he likes is a
Speaker 2: place called Horror Vibes Coffee. It's based to around horror movies.
Speaker 2: It's really popular. All these goth kids going there and
Speaker 2: they make really good matchas. So I'll go in there.
Speaker 2: I'll get a macha and take that into the movie theater.
Speaker 2: And see a flick. The movie theater also makes good
Speaker 2: chicken nuggets, and they make a delicious bagel dog. All right,
Speaker 2: so again breakfast, second break You skip lunch, but you
Speaker 2: have chicken nuggets and a bagel dog during the movie.
Speaker 2: At four o'clock, you head back to the bookstore. This
Speaker 2: all from the La Times. Pat Oswold said, when I'm
Speaker 2: done at the movies, I'll take whatever book I've gotten
Speaker 2: and go back down to the last bookstore and just
Speaker 2: sit and read. Or if you really want to go
Speaker 2: in a goblin mode reading, you go to the Iliad bookshop.
Speaker 2: They encourage you to go in there, sit and read.
Speaker 2: There are store cats everywhere that are hanging around the store.
Speaker 2: Kiddies are very friendly. So all right, so you have breakfast,
Speaker 2: second breakfast, a movie where you're on like your third coffee.
Speaker 2: You have some chicken nuggets, a bagel dog. Then you
Speaker 2: go to the bookstore and you read a book that
Speaker 2: you bought at a different bookstore. I'm sure they love you.
Speaker 2: Deliad has these big, over stuffed couches and chairs with
Speaker 2: blown springs. You're encouraged to sit on a lounge and
Speaker 2: read the book you bought at the other bookstore. They
Speaker 2: have no problem with you doing that. A big thing
Speaker 2: for me now is having two to three uninterrupted hours
Speaker 2: just reading, no phone, nothing, don't go anywhere, don't do anything. Now,
Speaker 2: this is fantastic. The La Times has an editor's note
Speaker 2: and they wrote, editors, not the iliod is closed Sundays. Wow, Patten, amazing,
Speaker 2: Thank you La Times editor. Then at six o'clock you
Speaker 2: sit down for some sushi, because yeah, you gotta be starving.
Speaker 2: You haven't had anything since like one o'clock when you
Speaker 2: had chicken nuggets and a bagel dog after two breakfasts.
Speaker 2: Patton enjoys sushi simochy. I can't rave enough about this place.
Speaker 2: They have a black cod sushi and the black cod
Speaker 2: is slightly seared. It's not cold, it's not totally cooked.
Speaker 2: There's something about cold rice. And then this slightly seared,
Speaker 2: slightly burned black cod. The flavor is so perfect. I
Speaker 2: love it. Then at eight o'clock you take an outdoor
Speaker 2: stroll and return to your book. Patton Oswald explains there's
Speaker 2: nothing wrong with double dipping. You don't have to read
Speaker 2: just once during the day. You can go back and forth.
Speaker 2: That is a perfect Sunday in La for Batton Oswald.
Speaker 2: I would then suggest you put on the television series
Speaker 2: Star Trek, not Next Generation, not Voyager, not Deep Space nine,
Speaker 2: not Strange Worlds, the one just called Star Trek, and
Speaker 2: you watch Leonard Nimoy show you how to play a Vulcan,
Speaker 2: not dub the vulcan, spok the vulcan. And that is
Speaker 2: a pretty casual episode of Daily Company News on a Sunday.
Speaker 2: All right, June's almost over, So if you're going to
Speaker 2: share the show, this would be the one to share.
Speaker 2: Be like, Hey, this guy goes on this weird Star
Speaker 2: Trek rant in the middle of talking about Patton Oswalt,
Speaker 2: and I have no idea what he means. That would
Speaker 2: be the episode you want to share, So do that
Speaker 2: right now, your phone's in your hand, hit share and
Speaker 2: just type what I just told you to do. You
Speaker 2: can follow a show on Spotify. Comments are on, so
Speaker 2: if you want to write WTF, you could do that.
Speaker 2: It'll help the algorithm and comments are on in the
Speaker 2: Facebook group. Congratulations Bill Moore, See tomorrow.