Speaker 1: Callaroga Shark Media.
Speaker 2: Very busy one. Today, I'm Johnny Mack with your daily
comedy news at daily briefing on stand up comedy, comedians
and the comedy industry. A sentence the algorithm loves. I'm excited.
Robert Smigel has launched a podcast in which he and
his comedian friends try to hush up the hilarity of
everything from a eulogy to a Tinder profile. Now, who
are Robert Smigel's celebrity friends? No, no Cone enlisted yet,
but he does have David Letterman, Bob Odenkirk, Ellie Kemper,
and Jim Gaffigan. As you may know, Robert Smigel best
known for his TV funhouse segments on SNL. I would
say he's best known for Triumph Maybe not anyway, He
is the host of Humor Me with Robert Smigel and Friends,
a weekly podcast. It premieres May eighth, so that's later
this week. I know the trailers already out because I've
subscribed to it. On Humor Me with Robert Smigel and Friends,
Smigel and a rotating panel of his friends assist people
seeking help been making something in their real life funnier,
Smigel told Variety. We've had several rabbis wanting help with sermons.
There was a woman who wanted to break up with
her mom group in a diplomatic way that was still funny,
he told Variety. The original idea was to do like
a writer's room of sorts. He said, the only dream
I had was how much fun I have in writers' rooms,
because almost the fun part and being in comedy is
just generating ideas. Then you actually have to execute them,
and that's where the pain comes in. There is a trailer.
I'll run some of it. I wish the trailer were
a little better. Being honest, Hello, I'm Robert Smigel.
Speaker 3: I did lots of things, cartoons, ONSNL, Conan stuff, Triumph,
The Insult, comic dogs, some movies, but now I'm past
my peak. So I'm hosting a podcast Humor Meet with
Robert Smigel and friends. Each week, me and my favorite comedians,
writers and whatnots help regular people just like you, presuming
your regular who have some project or task that they'd
like us to help make funnier. You'll see guests like
Bob Odenkirk, Jim Gaffigan, David Tel, Mikey Day, Ellie Kemper,
Pete Holmes, Alex Adelman, Bruce McCollough, David Letterman, David Letterman,
and many great writers dedicated to helping the less humorous.
Speaker 2: Netflix has announced the date for season two of Tom
Sagora's Bad Thoughts and It's Pretty soon, May twenty fourth,
will get six episodes. As you may recall, the series
follows Tom Sagoras. He navigates unthinkable situations and fantasies within
a cinematic world. Tom Sigori said, it was such a
thrill to get the opportunity to entertain in horrify audiences
with our very bad Thoughts on Netflix. We're all so
excited to push things further. Speaking of Netflix, Robbie Prau
and Tracy Podeska they are behind the Netflix as a
Joe Comedy Festival, and they got the fancy schmancy industry
interview in Variety. They asked, Robbie, what do you think
is the wackiest or most ambitious idea you'll pull off
this year. Robbie Prost said, I'm excited to see the
celebration of Peewee Herman as a Seinfeld dork. I'm excited
to see Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. That was last night.
The roast speaks for itself. As for the wackiest things,
I'm personally running a five K for the first time.
I assume that's the Tom Sagora Berd Krasher five K,
but you never know. Here's an interesting one. Netflix has
invested quite a bit in the podcast space. How's that going,
pra said, we can't speak to the whole strategy. The
podcast that our group has been working on is The
Pete Davison Show, and we're really happy with that that's going.
He's doing two shows that are going to sell out,
one with Nikki Glazer, one with John Mulaney. He was asked,
is John Malini going to do another season of Everybody's Live?
What did Johnny Mack tell you? Well, Robbie Prau admitted it, No,
we don't think so. No, John is on a big tour.
There's no talk of him doing that right now. Told
you so. Any interest in Stephen Colbert, Tracy Pocosta said,
we haven't talked to Steven. We talk about how much
we love him. We're big fans of Stephen Colbert in
his show, but nothing specific. All right, What about the
roast of Kevin Hart. Robbie Pross said, it's going to
be a real night of surprises. You have Shane Gillis
hosting and Kevin Hart is the roasty. Two of the
biggest comedy superstars of all time. Might be a little
early to put Shane Gillis on the list of biggest
comedy superstars of all time. I think we need a
little more work there. You know, if you were a
baseball player, he's in like season four, Like, relax a
little with that. He's great, but relax, you know what
I'm saying. Don Maddingly didn't make the Hall of Fame.
Keith Hernandez not in the Hall of Fame. Robbie Prost says,
there has never been a comedian at Kevin's level that
has been in that hot seat. He's going to be
ruthless at the end of this roast, and I'm excited
to see it. Now, I'm going to fact check that
my gut is telling me. I'm doing this live. My
gut tells me that is not true. Let's see celebrity
roasts of comedians, because he got the Dean Martin ones.
All right, let's start with the Comedy Central roasts, Drew Carry,
Jerry Stiller, Rob Runner, Hugh Hefner, Chevy Chase, Dennis Leary, Foxworthy, Family, Anderson, Williams, Shantner, Flavor,
Flave Saggott, Cable Guy, Joan Rivers, David Hasselhoff, Trump, Charlie Sheen,
Roseanne Barr, James Franco, Justin Bieber, Rob Low, Bruce Willis,
Alec Baldwin. You could argue Kevin Hart is bigger than
all of those guys. There was a TV show called
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast, Governor Reagan, Hugh Hefner, Ed McMahon,
William Conrad Kirk, Douglas, Betty Davis, Barry Goldwater, Johnny Carson.
You want to put Johnny Carson up against Kevin Hart
in a battle, It's at least a discussion, right. The
roasters on that were Jack, Benny, Joey, Bishop Foster, Brooks,
George Byrns, Ruth, Buzzy, Truman, Capoti, Dom Deluiz, Red Fox, Rich,
Little Bob Newhart. For nineteen seventy three. You know, I
don't know man heads ahead that lineup in nineteen seventy
three with Johnny Carson versus whatever they're gonna throw up
Sunday Night. It's at least the discussion. Wilt Chamberlain, Hubert Humphrey,
Carol O'Connor, Munty Hall, Plugman and Randall, Jaja, Leobta Roscher, Truman, Capodi,
Don Rickles. It could be Ralph Nader, Jack Benny red Fox,
Bobby Riggs, George Washington is portrayed by Jan Layton. That's different.
Rowan and Martin Hank Aaron, Joe Namath, Bob Hope. Okay,
please understand, Bob Hope is on the mount Rushmore of
comedy like an eight decade career. I know a lot
of people judge him by the work he did after
turning eighty, but watch the young Bob Hope. He is
solid on that. Neil Armstrong, who's the first next man
on the Moon? Johnny Bench, Jack, Benny Milton, Burrow, Foster Brooks,
Howard Cosell, Phillis Dillars, Jajah Rich, Little, Ronald Reagan and
a governor at that point in seventy four. I would
assume Don Rickles and others. Telly Savalis, Lucille Ball, want
you want to go head to heead against Kevin Hornt
Lucy Jackie Gleason, Sammy Davis Junior, Michael Landon, Evil Knievel,
Valerie Harper, Muhammad Ali not a comedian, Dean Martin, Dennis Weaver,
Joe Garagiola, Red Fox, Danny Thomas, Angie Dickinson, Gave Kaplan,
Tad Knight, Peter Marshall, Dan Haggerty Sinatra not a comedian, Clugman,
Betty White, Jimmy Stewart, George Burns, Suzanne Summer's, Joe Namath,
Joan Collins, Mister t In nineteen eighty four, and the
last one on December seventh, nineteen eighty four, Michael Landon,
I have quite digressed. The premise was Robbie Prost saying,
there has never been a comedian at Kevin's level that
has been in that hot seat. I propose to you,
Johnny Carson, we have digressed. They asked Robbie prow about
Louis c k. You remember Louis was canceled at one point,
but now everybody loves Louis. Come out to the Hollywood Bowl,
come see him. Pros said, when it comes to Louis,
part of the job of my team is we listen
to the type of stand ups people want to see.
We also spend a lot of time looking at who's
selling tickets around the world. Louis is at a really
impressive run for the last two years, and it's a
great special right now, so we're excited to see it
on Netflix this summer, Variety did follow up, you must
have anticipated backlash given his twenty seventeen sexual misconduct scandal.
How much does that factor in? Pros said, When our
members sit up and open up Netflix, they have a
decision to make of what they want to watch. Oh,
that's not a good answer. This is about giving them
an option to see a really popular comedian that they
may want to watch, who's still putting out great stuff. Sure,
that opens the door to and I'm not gonna go
there put up anything. I'll let you use your imagination
as to what anything is. You don't have to watch it,
Like if there's the hate speech show, you don't have
to watch it. That's not a good answer. I'm sprised
the pr people let that make it. Ato Variety, that
is not a good answer. Oh here's a fun one.
They asked, what do you make of Hulu push into comedy? Now,
if you listen to this show and I've got some
stuff I slept for tomorrow's episode. I don't like Hulu's
nail on this at all. Right, he's phrasing, what do
you make of Hulu's pushing to comedy. They've been able
to secure big names for specials, some of which i'd
imagine you also fought for. Do you view Hulu as
a threat? That's hilarious? Bekostas said, I don't know about
that part. But look, competition is always good because it's
good for the comedy community. It means people are working,
getting exposure and getting to tell their stories. See that's
a good answer. I don't know if it's working or
out for them. I know we continue to be in
the business with a lot of the people that were
on Netflix that have gone to do specials at Hulu.
Because we offer an extension on the stand up brand
for these comedians, We're able to work simultaneously with them,
whether that be on the scripted side, on the future side,
or what have you. Me Save some more of this
for tomorrow, as we are already getting along. Because John
read you a list of everybody who's ever been roasted.
Speaking of Louis c k, he was on Jim Norton's podcast.
C K was talking about visiting India as part of
his tour, which is called Ridiculous. In a free Wheeling
check Ye with Jim Norton, Louis c K opened up
about what he saw in India, comparing it to how
he sees poverty, specifically in New York City. Let's let
Louis c K tell you here's a clip.
Speaker 4: Feeling in India is like the and I am ignorant.
Speaker 2: So I just saw what I saw.
Speaker 4: Nobody's on the street looking like shit, right, nobody's on drugs,
and nobody's living homeless, do you know what I mean?
Like the way in the streets here in New York. Yeah,
I see guys with a little bubble sting like they're
really they really like street syringe. I see guys shooting
up broad daylight all the time now. And then you
see guys you.
Speaker 2: Know that bent over it the way. Yeah this thing.
Speaker 4: I didn't see a single person like that. And any
of the places we went to in India. From the hotel,
we could see this area that was like corrugated steel
uh cubes, yeah, with tarps over them, but like a
whole city block. So there's there's a functioning poverty there
and and there's many levels of housing that are way
way cheaper, whereas here we have like a standard. But
if you fall below it, if you're if you can't
afford a home in New York City, you're on the
street and you freeze to death, and you're and uh
and nobody looks at you, and there's no job for you. Like,
you can't you can't get a job if you don't
have a credit rating in this country. You can't. If
you don't have like a credit card and a real
like identity, you can't just like hustle and see what
you can get done. If you do, you probably live
on the street. You probably live under a tarp somewhere
in a in a really uh not in a group.
Speaker 3: You know.
Speaker 4: I mean, obviously there are people who build shanty towns
and uh, but the cops come and dismantle them all
the time once I call them.
Speaker 2: The Alex Jones is not happy with this Tim Highdecker stuff.
By the way, Tim Hidecker and for worce people tap
the brakes. I'm kind of sick of it now. It's
a lot of fun for a couple of days, but
it's too much now. Alex Jones weight in he captured
the post appointed Onion news director and a vowed Satanist.
Tim Hideker melts down over the court ruling blocking a
transfer of Info Wars to the Onion. I am not
familiar with Tim Highdecker's choice of worship at all. I
don't recall seeing anything where he was an avowed Satanist.
I guess I get asked the internet, is Tim high
Decker a Satanist? Well, here is a video from YouTube
one week ago titled Tim Highdecker admits he loves Satan.
I guess we should listen.
Speaker 1: I am going to make a big announcement right now,
and that might affect our relationship. And I am pledging
myself to Satan and to the Prince of Darkness.
Speaker 2: Oh. I read about this last night on a WEBSDAYE.
I read about a fores dot com.
Speaker 1: Yeah, it's been out there, and now I'm here to
confirm that I am a soldier for him. I am
a soldier for the Prince of Darkness, and I hail
him in a lot and respect the hell out of
the devil.
Speaker 2: Okay, there you have it, the words of Tim Heidecker.
So I guess what Alex Jones said in that case
is accurate. A judge has scheduled another hearing from May
twenty eighth, so we'll keep an eye on that.
Speaker 4: Boy.
Speaker 2: I told you there was a lot going on. I
even bumped like four things, which I love to do.
It makes the whole week. It goes so much easier
when I have too much to talk about. I was
actually strategizing with our publicist earlier in the day, and
I told her save some stuff for a week of
Memorial Day, because that's when it gets a little quiet.
I'm going to see if we get some press for
this little podcast here. A Radar Online reported there was
an effort behind King charles hilarious jokes. A source said
there was a conscious effort to sharpen the tone of
Charles's words and to make sure the jokes traveled across cultures.
It was less about improvisation and more about precision writing,
similar to how late night shows workshopped their material. Another
source said the King has natural wit, but this was refined.
Lines were tested, adjusted and structured to ensure they resonated
in a highly str extu environment without causing offense. It
created the impression of effortless charm. Behind the scenes. It
was highly curated. Every beat was deliberate. The Netflix as
a Joe Comedy Festival continues in Los Angeles. The La
Times is excited about Seinfeld Is at the Greek Theater
at eight o'clock tonight. They describe Jerry Seinfeld as the
king of the comedic rant. Jerry is joined by Tennessee
funny woman Leanne Morgan. They're also excited about the Comedy
Swap seven o'clock at the Nest at the Crow, Created
and hosted by Brooklyn Jones. The Comedy Swap mixes fantastic
stand up comics with a cool twist on a clothing exchange.
Bring old clothes, shoes, at accessories to donate. During the
incredible comedy show, a pop up shop will be created
for you to take an item with you when you
leave for free. That's fun. Anything left over goes to
local charities. I like it. Let's check the schedule. We'll
click the Tuesday May fifth button seven thirty at the
Hollywood Bowl. Louis c. K not So canceled at seven
thirty at the Intuit Dome Cat Williams. Those are two
big shiny shows. The Greek Theater. Seinfeld at eight three
shiny shows, so just to be fair to Netflix. Jim
Gaffigan at the Dolby Theater at seven. Fourth biggest comedian
I've named it so far, maybe the third. Maybe you
think Gaffagan is bigger than Kat and I'm not sure
he is. Alana Glazer and romy Yuseffer at the Orpheum
at seven, Jesselnick at the Sabin at seven, theovonn at
the Wildron at seven thirty. Tom Pop is out there
at the Woolshare. He's at seven seven o'clock the Maltabon Theater.
David Letterman with special guest John mulaney. So just there
right like, and I just stayed home. If you even
go out to La of the like six seven shows
I already mentioned, which do you even go see? I
guess I'd go see Letterman. So you're blowing off Seinfeld
and c K however you feel about him and Caton Gaffigan.
I mean, this is just huge, nine forty five hanging
with doctor Z that is the I assume legally distinct
planet of the Apes of Parody. Friend of the show,
John Marcos Serresi at seven o'clock at the Blasco. That
is the only thing that I've se scene with the
words sold and out on it. As I look at
this Steph Toleves at the Troup Door at nine thirty
and they just added at six thirty a the Laugh
Factory the Best of Chicago hosted by Jeremy Piven. That's different.
Oh wow, the Tuesdays with Stories. Guys, they were sold
out at the Hollywood Improv at seven thirty. Cameron espositos
in ten. I mean, this is what a huge, huge,
and it's Tuesday. Now. If you're not in Los Angeles,
fear at home like me, you can go on YouTube
at eight o'clock Eastern and watch Eugene Mermons Here Comes
the Whimsy. If you want to own it on vinyl,
you gotta wait till Saturday, May thirtieth. But you can
watch the special now. You can get a digital download
on PGF Records. Now. It's Eugene Mermons first special in
ten years. Is that true? Because maybe it is true
because the last one had like eight trillion cuts. Maybe
that was just an album album. Here Comes the Whimsy
was recorded live in Summerville, Massachusetts, and features Eugene Merman's
trademark Playful Spirit as he shares anecdotes on fatherhood, travel insights,
rental car disputes, and more. You can also participate in
a live chat with Eugene during the YouTube premiere tonight
eight Eastern, five West. You can also see him at
Largo on the twelfth in Los Angeles. And that it's
your comedy news for today. I told you was busy.
Tomorrow is going to be busy too, and I'll meet
you back here then