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<v Speaker 1>Callaroga Shark Media. Hey there, Johnny Mack with your daily

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<v Speaker 1>comedy news. For some reason, the Tribeca Festival locked Jim

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<v Speaker 1>Gaffigan and Michael ian Black in a room together to

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<v Speaker 1>talk to the audience about parenting. Okay, Michael was curious

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<v Speaker 1>how Jim's perception of being a father has changed over time.

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<v Speaker 1>Gaffigan said, I would say twenty years ago, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I have a twenty one year old, but I was

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<v Speaker 1>much more of the view that I'm kind of befuddled

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<v Speaker 1>by parenting and I'm not equipped for it. And my

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<v Speaker 1>viewpoint now is that children are evil. I joke around

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<v Speaker 1>and say parenting is the most important thing I'll fell out,

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<v Speaker 1>and there is something to that. But I think if

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<v Speaker 1>human beings remembered how difficult and complicated and impossible teenagers are,

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<v Speaker 1>the species would cease to exist. I think we forget

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<v Speaker 1>that parenting is similar to the entertainment industry. Wait, by that,

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<v Speaker 1>does he mean that, like, if you help somebody around

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<v Speaker 1>their career, you stop calling them back. Does Jim not

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<v Speaker 1>call his kids back? Is that what Jim is saying there,

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<v Speaker 1>that as twenty years goes by, he doesn't call back people. Sorry,

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<v Speaker 1>I digress there you could figure it out between the lines.

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<v Speaker 1>Jim said, I think that we forget that parenting is

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<v Speaker 1>similar to the entertainment industry, filled with enormous amounts of

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<v Speaker 1>humiliation and you're biting your tongue a lot. When kids

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<v Speaker 1>are younger, there's a cuteness to it, and when your

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<v Speaker 1>kids are teenagers, they're not conscious of it, but there's

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<v Speaker 1>a cruelty that you're exposed to. The Houston Press wrote

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<v Speaker 1>about Matt Rice's crowd work. Rice said, there's just something

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<v Speaker 1>kind of unique. It's either unique or not language snob

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<v Speaker 1>and special to my show that I just do for fun.

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<v Speaker 1>On top of the prepared material. I've been so lucky

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<v Speaker 1>it'd be so many people's introduction a comedy, view the

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<v Speaker 1>success I've out online and the people who have found it.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's easy for people to think that's all it is.

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<v Speaker 1>But there's so much work that goes into the preparation

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<v Speaker 1>and the crafting of material, and they should in no

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<v Speaker 1>way expect that from every comedian, honestly, not even myself.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't force situations. I can't guarantee a certain amount

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<v Speaker 1>of the show will be crowd work, but it is

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<v Speaker 1>something I personally like to do. The sponsoredaity of it

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<v Speaker 1>makes it new and re freshing to me. That does

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<v Speaker 1>rife find time to write new material, he said, that's

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<v Speaker 1>the hardest part, especially over the last year and a half.

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<v Speaker 1>We're doing forty to almost fifty shows a month, sometimes NonStop.

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<v Speaker 1>You have to find some time for your life. When

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<v Speaker 1>life happens, that's when material happens. But I don't really

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<v Speaker 1>have time to sit at a desk for six hours

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<v Speaker 1>a day and go, hmm, pin to Pat, how do

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<v Speaker 1>I read a joke about this? Let's write a joke, premise,

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<v Speaker 1>set up, punchline. That's not my creative style. Things happen,

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<v Speaker 1>something will happen in my life that sparks humor in me,

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<v Speaker 1>makes me laugh. Then I think, now we're onto something,

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<v Speaker 1>We've got the foundation of something, and now I can

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<v Speaker 1>take pen and paper to etch this out. My brain

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<v Speaker 1>has locked on the almost fifty shows a month, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>So a typical month has say thirty days. Let's assume

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<v Speaker 1>he takes one day off a week, so those are

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<v Speaker 1>six day weeks, so that would be twenty six days

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<v Speaker 1>of work. So is he doing two a days Friday Saturday?

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<v Speaker 1>So I could do the math here, right, So if

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<v Speaker 1>there's twenty six days, and then if you did two

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<v Speaker 1>shows on the Friday, that'd be four more, so it'd

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<v Speaker 1>be thirty And if you did two shows on Saturday,

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<v Speaker 1>that'd be thirty four. If you did two shows on

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<v Speaker 1>the Thursday, thirty eight. I can get to forty. I

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<v Speaker 1>can't get to fifty. I'm sorry, Matt Rife. I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>ask Chatchpt to help me out here. Let me look

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<v Speaker 1>at Matt Riffe's actual touring schedule and see what I

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<v Speaker 1>come up with. Sorry, I am digressing here, but my

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<v Speaker 1>brain is totally locked on this. Does Matt Rife not

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<v Speaker 1>have a website? Matt Rife Official Shows here? We go? Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>So he's got a show June twenty first in South Carolina.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a wait list. There are tickets available for June

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<v Speaker 1>twenty second, there's one show. Then July fifth in Hawaii

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<v Speaker 1>there's one show and tickets still available. Yeah, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm looking at this. I don't know how you get

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<v Speaker 1>to fifty. Let me ask chat Shept to help me out.

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<v Speaker 1>I have typed in. Comedian Matt Rife says he plays

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<v Speaker 1>forty shows a month. What would a schedule like that

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<v Speaker 1>look like For a typical comedian, Chat says, forty shows

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<v Speaker 1>a month is an ambitious schedule that would involve a

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<v Speaker 1>high level of travel and consistent performance. Here's an example

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<v Speaker 1>of what it might look like. If Riife does forty

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<v Speaker 1>shows month, that averages out to ten shows per week.

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<v Speaker 1>That would mean two to three shows per day for

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<v Speaker 1>three to four days a week. Here's a sample itinerary. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>this is all made up by the AI, but I'm

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<v Speaker 1>obsessed here. Monday would be a travel day and then

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<v Speaker 1>a show at seven and nine thirty. Tuesday you do

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<v Speaker 1>shows at seven and nine thirty, then travel to the

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<v Speaker 1>next city. Wednesday do seven and nine thirty, have some

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<v Speaker 1>free time, get up. Thursday, travel to the next city,

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<v Speaker 1>do two shows, then do two shows on Friday and

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<v Speaker 1>maybe a third show at eleven thirty pm on the Friday.

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<v Speaker 1>Also three shows on Saturday and then a show on

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday and then travel. So that's no days off. So

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. That seems a little high. But I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not a touring comedian. I'm an idiot in the basement

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<v Speaker 1>with a podcast. I digress. Let's get back to it, right,

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<v Speaker 1>said I. Forget every single day that I have the

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<v Speaker 1>recognizability I have Now, I'll wake up and think no

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<v Speaker 1>one knows me at all, thinking I'm right back where

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<v Speaker 1>I was five years ago. I can't go at any

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<v Speaker 1>restaurant or store without someone giving me a compment or

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<v Speaker 1>giving thanks to the videos I post online from the

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<v Speaker 1>laugh at It's very surreal, man. I'm very lucky in

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<v Speaker 1>I'm very blessed for people to find what I do

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<v Speaker 1>funny and find me at whatever time they need to

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<v Speaker 1>find me in their life. It's a very giving job.

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<v Speaker 1>Brad Williams told Macon dot com he started making jokes

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<v Speaker 1>as a defense mechanism, realizing he could never be the quarterback,

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<v Speaker 1>but I could be the funny guy. At age nineteen,

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<v Speaker 1>and Brad was brought on stage by Carlos Mencia after

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<v Speaker 1>Carlos made a joke about people with dwarfism. Mencia had

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<v Speaker 1>noticed that most of the crowd laugh with the people

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<v Speaker 1>sitting near Brad didn't laugh, and then he saw Williams.

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<v Speaker 1>Mencia wanted to ask him questions. Brad answered questions honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>not meaning to be funny, but the crowd laughed. He

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<v Speaker 1>asked me what I did for a living at the time,

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<v Speaker 1>and Williams said, not a joke. I just said, I

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<v Speaker 1>work at Disneyland, and I heard some people chuckle and

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<v Speaker 1>I said, shut up, I'm not one of the seven,

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<v Speaker 1>and that made them laugh again. That's when I thought, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe this comedy thing could be a lot of fun.

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<v Speaker 1>There's no greater compliment than someone who comes in is

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<v Speaker 1>kind of unfamiliar with the work and then enjoys it.

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<v Speaker 1>Zanagar got a big profile in The New York Times.

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<v Speaker 1>In it, she shared that I have a complicated relationship

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<v Speaker 1>with self care. If you're a South Asian woman, you're

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<v Speaker 1>taught that self care is be ye, it's selfish. If

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<v Speaker 1>you want to look good, why you're already married, It's

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<v Speaker 1>about your kids. Now. As her entertainment career took off,

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<v Speaker 1>she grew motivated to take better care of her appearance

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<v Speaker 1>and said it's not helping anybody for me to stand

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<v Speaker 1>up on stage and not look put together. It's just distracting.

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin Pollack spoke to the Pitch k C. Kevin says

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<v Speaker 1>he doesn't get nervous about anything. Yeah, it might be

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<v Speaker 1>signs of a sociopath, but nothing's ever made me nervous.

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<v Speaker 1>Including sitting on Johnny Carson's couch the televised one. Ever

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<v Speaker 1>since I was ten years old and started being a

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<v Speaker 1>natural born ham in front of an audience, I've always

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<v Speaker 1>felt excited. It's like Christmas Morning. Kevin's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>in Tulsa King. He said, yeah. Drops in September, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>a new series regular. The next couple of seasons came

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<v Speaker 1>out of nowhere, and I was shocked at how much

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<v Speaker 1>fun it was. Sometimes they make it fiscally irresponsible to

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<v Speaker 1>stay on the couch and it doesn't really matter if

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<v Speaker 1>it's quote unquote fun. But every now and then it's

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<v Speaker 1>incredibly fun, and then this ridiculous bonus. And that's what

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<v Speaker 1>Tulsa King has been. That's a good show. Jennif Fisher

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<v Speaker 1>told The Fly on the Wall podcast that it was

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<v Speaker 1>Molly shann And who changed her life. She said, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>a huge SNL nerd. The greatest part about being on

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<v Speaker 1>the Office and being on NBC was that I got

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<v Speaker 1>to breathe the same air as SNL people. I was

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<v Speaker 1>a total groupie, Fisher explained. Before being cast as Pam

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<v Speaker 1>on the Office, she worked as a typist. She'd attend

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<v Speaker 1>TV critics Association events. As a transcriber, she heard about

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<v Speaker 1>an upcoming event dedicated to SNL and said, I wanted

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<v Speaker 1>it more than my little new heart in La could stand.

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<v Speaker 1>I started pretending like I didn't feel good because I

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<v Speaker 1>was going to make an excuse that I was sick

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<v Speaker 1>so I could get off work on time, and then

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<v Speaker 1>sneak into this party. She sneaks in. I can't even

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<v Speaker 1>tell you. It was amazing Norm MacDonald. I'm looking at

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<v Speaker 1>him in the flesh. I can't My mind has blown.

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<v Speaker 1>Then I see Molly Shannon. I think I'm gonna do it.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to say hi to Molly Shannon. She looked

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<v Speaker 1>at me, took me by the shoulders, looked me deep

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<v Speaker 1>in the eyes, and said, don't give up. Whatever you do,

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<v Speaker 1>don't give up. It took me ten years to get

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<v Speaker 1>on SNL, and my best advice to you is just no,

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<v Speaker 1>it'll hop and eventually if you stick with it. Sticking

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<v Speaker 1>Office Ish Donald Gleeson is the lead in the paper,

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<v Speaker 1>which is the office spin off of Sorts. Gleason hopes

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<v Speaker 1>people will find a reason to love his character. He

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<v Speaker 1>told people, I don't think my character is like Michael

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<v Speaker 1>Scott at all. I think if you're trying to compete

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<v Speaker 1>with what Steve did, with what Ricky Gervais did, I

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<v Speaker 1>think that'd be a massive mistake. We made a whole

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<v Speaker 1>new character and it's a whole new sort of setup.

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<v Speaker 1>But I hope people will find a reason to love

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<v Speaker 1>him as well, just in a different way than they

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<v Speaker 1>did the guys before and long the heads of the

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<v Speaker 1>Fall the Columbus Comedy Festival, They've got a pretty decent lineup.

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<v Speaker 1>Heear September fourth through the seventh. This year's festival features

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<v Speaker 1>Polly Shore, The Second City, Sam Talent, Mo Welch, and

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<v Speaker 1>some others. The lineup will include a mix of stand

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<v Speaker 1>up comedy, improv, sketch comedy, live podcast recording, variety, slash,

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<v Speaker 1>alternative shows, game shows, industry mixers, and more. Several fan

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<v Speaker 1>favorite shows that were turned including Female af and All

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<v Speaker 1>Woman stand Up Lineup, Drunk power Point, You Can Figure

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<v Speaker 1>Out What That Is? And Chicago Showcase five Chicago Comedians

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<v Speaker 1>hosted by viral sensation Chad the Bird. I'm not familiar

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<v Speaker 1>with Chad the Bird. Back to Google. Chaddbird dot Com

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<v Speaker 1>luckily has a link that says what's a Chad Bird?

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<v Speaker 1>Chad The Bird has been Chicago's laziest journalist and only

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<v Speaker 1>avian op ed columnists for fifteen years until I got

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<v Speaker 1>drunk and joined TikTok when viral traveling get up early.

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<v Speaker 1>He's even got a podcast, The Bird Cast. I'll have

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<v Speaker 1>to check that out, all right, cool, I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>check out the May tenth episode called We're Not going

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<v Speaker 1>to Talk about Star Wars. The description is in which

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<v Speaker 1>I discuss new details that have emerged about the birthplace

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<v Speaker 1>of Plato and totally not Star Wars. I'm in now

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<v Speaker 1>in the next episode is about Pinball City. This is

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<v Speaker 1>right up my alley. All right, that's your comedy news

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<v Speaker 1>for today. See tomorrow.