Johnny Mac covers the latest in the comedy scene, starting with Gabriel Iglesias' stand-up special topping Netflix's viewership report for early 2025. Other comedians like Nate Bargatze, Andrew Schultz, and Bert Kreischer also make significant appearances on the list. The show also touches on a variety of comedy news, including reflections on Conan O'Brien's interactions with Donald Trump and a detailed rundown of the Just For Laughs New Faces list. Additionally, it features coverage of industry impact reports, South Park's streaming deal with Paramount, and an upcoming Montreal comedy festival lineup. The episode also highlights the passing of Malcolm-Jamal Warner and a legal case involving a German comedian.
00:13 Top Standup Specials on Netflix
03:00 Conan O'Brien and Donald Trump Incident
04:14 Just for Laughs New Faces List
06:36 Variety's Comedy Impact Report
13:29 Josh Johnson Hosts The Daily Show
14:05 Paramount's South Park Streaming Deal
16:21 Adam Sandler and Travis Kelsey
18:15 Montreal Comedy Festival Highlights
21:36 Kevin James' New Action Flick
22:51 German Comedian Faces Court
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03:00 Conan O'Brien and Donald Trump Incident
04:14 Just for Laughs New Faces List
06:36 Variety's Comedy Impact Report
13:29 Josh Johnson Hosts The Daily Show
14:05 Paramount's South Park Streaming Deal
16:21 Adam Sandler and Travis Kelsey
18:15 Montreal Comedy Festival Highlights
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22:51 German Comedian Faces Court
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Caalaroga Shark Media. Hey there, I'm Johnny Mack and this
is the normal episode for Wednesday morning. In case you
missed it, there was another bonus episode about Colbert dropped
midday on Tuesday. In your daily comedy news from Deadline,
Gabriel Iglesias lands the top stand up special on Netflix
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for the first half of twenty twenty five, and the
overall performance of specials is down. Deadline says the news
comes from going through Netflix's bi annual What We Watched Report,
which was unveiled about a week ago right before Colbert Gate.
Gabriel iglesias Legend of Fluffy ranked two hundred and tenth
on the overall list of highest view TV programs, with
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seven point eight million views since its January sixth debut.
Are you surprised Gabe is number one? He's like quietly
super popular. There's a bunch of comedians like that that,
you know, just aren't in the mainstream comedy bro dude
podcasting news cycle. You know, Gabe just goes about his business.
Second on the list, Nate Berghatzy came in at number
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two seventy five six point seven million views for Especially
Your Friend Nateperghatzy. Deadline points out his ranking was affected
by the fact that the special dropped December twenty fourth,
so the first days of viewership were folded into the
report for the back half of twenty four all right
through that lens, it's very possible that Nate actually had
the top special. Third overall is Andrew Schultz with his
(01:32):
pregnancy themed Life Andrew got six point six million views.
Bert Kreischer's Lucky fourth with four and a half million views.
Shane Gillis Beautiful Dogs. That's the one from twenty twenty
three fifth place, three point six million views. Pretty interesting
that a year and a half old special is doing
better than a bunch of other things they put out.
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Deadline points out, technically the Killed Tony special Kill or
Be Killed from April is fifth with four million, but
they are of the opinion and that's not a fair
one to one comarison with the other specials. Justin Willman's
Magic Lover, which I thought was fantastic two point six
million views, and boy, this shocks me. Conan O'Brien's Kennedy
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Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor just two point
four million views. That is stunningly low for such a
great special and all the buzz. Maybe I'm just drinking
the kool light about Conan O'Brien in the mainstream again?
Gabe seven point eight, Conan two point four Wow. Cat
Williams Woke Folk from twenty twenty four racked up another
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two point one million views. Chelsea Handlers The Feeling also
two point one million views. Deadline points out the back
half of twenty twenty four Jamie fox Is What had
Happened Was got eleven point six million views. Dave Chappelle's
The Dreamer seventeen point four million, and that does not
include that Chappelle's special came out December thirty first, twenty
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twenty three, so the first night of data didn't factor
into that count. I watched it Near's eve. Speaking of
Conan O'Brien, who maybe isn't that popular? He and Mark
Maren remembered the time Donald Trump pulled out a condom.
The conversation was about Maren's frequent guest appearances on Late
Night with Conan O'Brien. Maren said, I was the second
guest after Trump. I remember it because I was in
(03:15):
the hallway thirty rock in my dressing room and the
producer came in and went, do you want to meet Trump?
And I said, nah, I'm good. Conan remembered the condom
incident as well. It from December tenth, nineteen ninety seven.
Trump was on the show to promote his book The
Art of the Comeback. Conan recalls saying, say, you're a billionaire.
How much money do you carry on you had any
one time? And Trump said, I don't know, I don't know.
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Coenin staid, I reached over in his blazer pocket and
felt something and he put his hand over my hand
really quickly, like don't pull that out. We had a
quick tug of war, and I pulled it out and
it was a condom, and he said, save sex, everybody.
Was a real moment. Now, people who went back to
watch the clip say Conan's memory of the event is
a little different from what actually happened. But as Conan
tells the story, then we go to commercial and he's mad.
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He's saying, I'm not haffing coming on the show again,
and he told my producer you don't reach into a
guy's pocket and stuff like that. Then cut to three
months later, it's ladies and gentlemen, Donald Trump. Maren then joked,
why is Donald Trump carrying his own condoms? Don't prostitutes
usually have them? And then tack that with'll probably end
up dead in the East River. So, as I predicted
on the main show on Tuesday, as soon as I
(04:19):
finished recording, Variety was like, oh he hit published. Okay,
now let's put out the Just for Laughs New Faces list.
I probably would have saved it for today anyway, as
the New Faces shows are tonight. New Faces started in
nineteen ninety four. Some of the folks who have been
new Faces include Kevin Hort, Amy Schumer, Ali Wong, Joe Koy,
(04:39):
camil A Gianni, and friend of the show, John Marcos
Soresi Nick Briseo, head of programming for Just for Laughs.
At each year, we sift through thousands of names from
across the world to find the most original and promising
comedic voices. This is always such an exciting time of
the year. We can't wait to share this year's class
of New Faces with the world. Now, as they are
new faces, you probably won't recognize the names. I don't
recognize many of the names, so I'll just go through
(05:02):
it real quick. They are Alistair Ogden, Angelica Skanora or Estila,
Bruce Gray, Chloe Pat's, Chloe Radcliffe, Connor, Janda, Don Deval,
Dan Rath, Dan Tierman, who's been on My radar? Dean Stanfield,
devontre Coleman, Dylan Adler on My radar, Grace Johnson, Hayden Johnson,
James Mowara, Jezus s Plveda, Joe Sunday, Catherine Blandford, Laura Recote,
(05:26):
Maggie Crane, Max Eddie, Olivia Carter, Olivia Stadler, Randy Neumeyer,
Sam Berru, Steve Fury, Tom Murphy, Vittorio Angeloone is the uh?
Is that the Irish guy of Italian ancestry? He's been
on my raider? Is that who? That is? Yes, Irish
Italian comedian he's been on my radar. Okay good. I'm
excited to see him and Willie Simon. Those shows are
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tonight in Montreal. I will be there as I have
fled the country to avoid Adam Sandler's Happy Gilmore too.
Of all the things happening in the world, that was
the thing broke the camel's back. I have moved out
of the United States and I am now a resident
of Montreal, Worriy of Comedy Festivals and no Adam Sailor Movies.
It's wonderful up here. Newface's Characters, which is on Thursday.
I Believe Andre's Parada, Austin Williams, Ava Bunn, Jess l
(06:10):
Jean Leslie, Ashula Mimbi, Von Shack, Miranda Rosas, Tom Hearn.
Newfaces Creators highlights emerging digital and social media comedy voices.
They include Evan Mulrooney, Kel Kripe, Jazz Emu he Has
Means Sheed. New Faces has now expanded to a fourth category,
New Faces Writers, that includes writers from the Grand Affair
(06:32):
Band to Apple's Mason County Library and The Family Jewels.
Arriddi has also put out there Comedy Impact Report subheader
haw COONa O'Brien, Sarah Silverman on The Daily Show News
Team set the tone for what is funny in twenty
twenty five. This came out right before Colbert Gate and
separately from that, you'll hear me talk later in the
week about b e t has reacted to this list.
(06:53):
Variety is celebrating the comedy voices that made the past
year a little brighter. Here's our round up, but the
funniest folks who kept us laughing. Okay, First up, Brooke
Averick and Connor Wood. Thanks to you countless viral moments already,
like the now iconic I have purse, Brooke and Connor
make a podcast, Brook says. We used to really be
focused on fitting into the mold of other podcasts. Now
(07:13):
we have kind of just let go and say anything
that comes into our heads. I don't know this one.
I know I'm a bad host, but aside from me
being stupid, I do prep the show every day, and
I do look at the podcast charts regularly, and this
hasn't come up. Is this a video podcast? I have
my app out here. I'm going to sample this. I'm
not entirely crazy as I record this on Tuesday morning.
(07:35):
On the Apple Podcast charts, they are number one thirty
on the Society and Cultured chart, and here in Canada
they're number one fifty five on the same chart. Next
on the listening Berget say Okay, I think we know
all about him. Catherine Cohen and Pat Reagan, the duo
behind the hit comedy podcast Seek Treatment. Next up the
comedy Gives Back charity and the founder Zoe Friedman, Amber
(07:57):
Lawson and Jody Lieberman. The nonprofit is devoted to creating
a safety net for comedians in need. In a statement,
they say, this year we jumped into action, dedicating our
January fundraiser Alt Comedy All Stars to support wildfire relief.
Laughter is more than a punchline. It's primal today. It
remains a vital force for healing, empathy, and belonging in
dark times. Comedy doesn't just entertaining units. Next up The
(08:18):
Daily Show News Team Josh Johnson, Troy Awada, and Grace Kohlanschmidt.
The Deli Boys made the list. Did you watch that one?
It's pretty good. It is a Hulu crime comedy about
first generation Pakistani immigrants in Philadelphia who become drug kingpins.
That is a fun show. Next up Andrew Deyung, writer
and director of Friendship, the Young broad Sketch comedian and
(08:41):
I Think You Should Leave star Tim Robinson too the
big screen, bearing his unique brand of cringe comedy alongside
Paul Rudd in the year's most uncomfortable movie, Friendship. Amelia
de Moldenberg is the creator and host of Chicken Shop Date.
Chicken Shop Date has been going strong for over a
decade without me ever hearing of it once and again
saying I know everything, but I've never heard of this.
(09:03):
In the past year alone, it dropped some of its
biggest episodes yet, featuring stars like Andrew Garfield, Billie Eilish
and Sabrina Carpenter. Seems to be a YouTube show the
best dating show in the universe. Okay, Totally, audam My
Demo and Chicken Chop Date is a British YouTube interview show.
Okay Nathan Fielder for the rehearsal Aaron Foster, creator, showrunner
and executive producer of Nobody Wants This the Darling of
(09:25):
rom Com Lovers when it debuted in September. Olivia Girk
is a manager. She says it's been gratifying to see
people connect with Julio Taurus and Bowen Yang and Matt Rodgers.
She's also the producer of Zorni Goarg's Practical People Win.
Shane Gillis on the list. Well discussed Nicki Glazer on
the list, Well discussed Brett Goldstein. Well discussed the three
(09:49):
creators of Hacks are on the list. Caleb Huron, the
host of the podcast So True. Richard Kind made the list.
Really Why performer on Everybody's Live with John Mulaney and
an actor on Poker Face. I mean, yeah, okay, WM agent,
Samantha Korn Reps, people like Amy Poehler, Nick Kroll Again,
(10:13):
I'm skipping. I know you don't need me to tell
you who Nick Kroll is if you listen to this podcast.
The creators of Adults, Ben Cronin Gold and Rebecca Shaw,
the Commedyatory Agent, Ethan Kurtzman, Ethan Reps, Jimmy o'yang, Matt McCusker,
Jenny Slate, Nate Jackson, Chloe Fineman, and Caleb Heron We're
told Jimmy O Yang's North American theater tour has grossed
(10:33):
more than six million dollars, while Nate Jackson has so
far taken in more than six and a half million. Oh, also,
they buried the lead on his client list, Shane Gillis.
Kurtzman said of Shane, He's worked his ass off, He's
made a lot of really cool things happen for himself,
and in the process it's kind of been a masterclass
on how to develop talent outside the traditional system. Yes,
but let's not ignore the fact that Shane being named
(10:56):
to Saturday Night Live for forty eight hours did up
his profile. Let's not put our head in the sand
about that. Separately from that, Shane can be wonderfully talented.
Shane has his own podcast, Shane has shot his own things.
But also many things can be true at once. The
SNL thing did get him on everyone's radar. Variety loves
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their agents. Jacob luff Glass is a UTA comedy touring
agent and an ironminder on his list also major international
names like India's Secure Khan who's going to headline MSG
and Carlos Bayerta. Jacob says, the beauty is these comedians
already have these audiences all over the world, and audiences
many times are extra motivated by those tickets because there's
(11:38):
either less frequent tours or just a real demand for
seeing something they don't normally see it a live show.
Mark Maren on the list. You know who that is.
Julianne Nicholson from Hacks has made the list. Conan O'Brien
who's then Okay, Tracy Pacosta and Robbie prov the Netflix
VP of Comedy Original Series and the VP of Stand
Up in Comedy Formats. If you listen to this program.
(11:58):
You're familiar with them, Amy Poehler, the cast of their
Righteous Gemstones. This list is just fascinating Seth Rogan and
Evan Goldberg because nobody likes the studio more than people
in Hollywood. As a civilian, I don't see people really
talking about that show, but the Hollywood Trades, the Hollywood industry,
everybody loves the studio. I'm not sure the civilians love
(12:21):
it as much as the industry loves it. Both guys
from Las Culturistas, Matt bow and Matt Rodgers, the folks
from Running Point, which include Ike Baron Holtz, Kate Hudson,
Minnie Kailing, and David Stassen. Michael schr you know his resume.
He worked on the Office Brooklyn nine nine A good place.
We like him. This year for A Man on the Inside,
which stars Ted Danson as an amateur private eye a
(12:43):
retirement community. Not sure that cut through variety, but okay,
Sarah Silverman, they liked her a special. Benito Skinner, the creator,
writer and actor of Over Compensating, Alan Tudick, the actor,
producer director for Resident Alien. I'm not sure that cut through,
but okay. Bowen Yang on the lad again separately from
last culture easts. Okay, oh my goodness, I just checked
(13:04):
the clock. But I have so many things to tell
you about. This might have to be one of the
shows where I have to break more than once. All right,
let me get a break in here. I'll be right
back now. The reason I did that long list today
is because b Et reacted to that list, so I
wanted to get the original list in before we got
to be ET's reaction to the list. If that makes sense.
(13:26):
All their news on a busy Wednesday. Josh Johnson is
now in the rotation for hosting the Daily Show. He
made his debut last night. Johnson has been a writer
on the show since twenty seventeen, joined the team on
air as a correspondent last year. Buzz on Him is huge.
His weekly Tuesday night YouTube sets regularly get millions of
(13:46):
views on Instagram. Johnson wrote, it's my first time hosting
anywhere on TV. Ever, I've spent years writing behind the scenes,
learning from truly great and talented people. Now for three nights,
I get to sit at the desk and do it myself.
Congratulations sir, in a big week, even the Colbert News. Hey,
you know how like Paramount is broke and can't afford.
Stephen Colbert. The Only Times reports the creators of south
(14:07):
Park have reached a streaming deal with Paramount worth one
point five billion dollars. Now, in case you're curious, if
you were to continue the Late Show for another thirty
seven and a half years and lost forty million dollars
a year producing it, that would add up over the
course of thirty seven and a half that would add
up to one point five billion dollars. But you know,
(14:29):
Paramount's broke and can't afford. Colbert. The Only Time says
the creators of south Park reached a breakthrough in their
tense negotiations over the streaming rights of south Park. Paramount,
which has no money to pay. Stephen Colbert agreed to
buy the global streaming rights for south Park to bring
to the show to Paramount Plus for the first time
in the US. Now I just looked right. Now you
(14:50):
can get Paramount Plus for thirteen dollars a month. So
if I make up a unit called viewer months, So
say you were to have Paramount Plus for a year,
you would rack up twelve viewer months. You following me here,
So to get back their one point five billion dollar
investment on the global streaming rights for south Park, if
(15:11):
I divide one point five billion dollars by thirteen dollars
a month, you will need to get one hundred and
fifteen million, three hundred and eighty four one thousand, six
hundred and fifteen viewer months. Let me divide that by
twelve again. So if I'm doing this right, you'll have
to get nine million, six hundred and fifteen thousand, three
hundred and eighty four viewers in one year to pay
(15:33):
for that one point five billion. But it's a five
year deal. So let's divide that again by five. So
for this deal to make sense, if I'm doing this right,
and I'm leaving out things like advertising, prestige of the service,
all that, But if I divide one point five billion
by thirteen, by twelve by five, I've reached the number
one million, nine hundred and twenty three thousand and seventy
(15:56):
six people. So if you believe south Park will bring
in almost two million people who will stick around for
five years, this is a great deal. Or you can
have Stephen Colbert for thirty seven and a half years.
Your choice. Not my money, but the LA Time says
the deal values the global streaming rights a thre hundred
million dollars a year, according to two of the people
close to the agreement, who could not discuss the matter
publicly because the deal's not final now. One of the
(16:17):
reasons I have left the country is because of this
Adam Sandlor movie. I just I can't be part of this.
Sandler has been saying nice things about Kansas City Chief's
tight End and Taylorshift boyfriend Travis Kelcey, who has that
podcast and who also makes a cameo in the film.
Adam Standler said, Travis is such a gentle, nice guy.
He's like the guys I grew up with. When I'm
with Travis reminds me of my buddies in high school,
just being able to laugh and say the things you
(16:39):
want to say. He called Travis Kelcey a great actor
and a great human. Larry the Cable Guy is the
grand marshal for Nebraska's Big Rodeo. In a post on Facebook,
organizers ask people attending the one hundred and fourth Nebraska
Big Rodeo to welcome Larry the Cable Guy to the community.
The rodeo begins today and I don't want to do
the show without acknowledging the asking of Malcolm Jamal Warner,
(17:01):
best known for his role on The Cosby Show. Warner
passed away at age fifty four Sunday and a drowning
accident while on vacation with his family in Costa Rica.
He was pulled into a current. Fellow beach goers tried
to rescue him, first responders were unable to revive him.
A representative of Bill Cosby, Andrew Wyatt, said the eighty
(17:23):
eight year old Bill Cosby said the news was just
as devastating to Cosby as when Cosby learned of his
own son's murder in nineteen ninety seven. Wyatt said Cosby
spoke of his late son and Warner playing together as children,
noting they were amazing together. You may recall Bill Cosby
served nearly three years in prison for twenty eight convictions
of aggravated indecent assault before those convictions were overturned in
(17:45):
twenty twenty one. Someday on this show, but not yet,
probably after mister Cosby has passed away, I will tell
you a story or two. I met mister Cosby several times,
and I've got one hell of an interesting story for you,
but not today. All right, As I've explained the past,
I'll get to take a second break here. I know
it's annoying with all the commercial breaks, but the way
(18:07):
the back end works, if the show's a certain length,
if I don't take another break, one will get dropped
in mid sentence. So I would rather properly stop down
and then come back. So we'll take a break here
and then we'll talk about Montreal. Here in Montreal, I'll
tell you what I'm doing. I'm going to New Faces
one and New Faces two. Now I'm a little frustrated.
I saw when they finally put their list out they're
(18:29):
doing New Faces three on Thursday, and unless my memory
is faulty, was always two shows and twenty comedians. So
they've added a third set, and it's a little frustrating
to me because I can't be around for the third set.
I didn't plan my life that way. So I'll do
the two tonight. I've got my notebook and a pen,
going to take notes, and I'm planning on Thursday and
Friday for the first half of the show to be
(18:50):
my reaction to the New Faces. Tonight at the Festival
five o'clock show Russell Howard's Five Brilliant Things, Nick Mhemmet
Is Mister Swallow Show, Pony at seven, brits Ish at seven,
Culture Show at seven, Ivan Decker at seven, Amos Gill
at seven, Irene two at seven, and New Faces one
at seven. I mean so much to do there, but
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as I said, I'll be at New Faces Best of
the Fest seven thirty, Kay Trevor Wilson, I'm a big
fan of his. He's at eight thirty, Nish Kumar at nine,
Poddle's Pitty Party at nine, Casey Rocket at nine, Danny
Boy nine thirty, Rashid Baduri The Tale of Syrian Drag
at nine thirty, Cat Cohen nine thirty, New Faces two,
as Where You'll Find Me at nine thirty, Best of
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the Fest nine forty five, A Sifa Lee at ten,
Midnight Surprise at eleven fifty nine, My Straight Friends at
eleven fifty nine, Stand Up on the Spot at eleven
fifty nine. Stamptown at eleven fifty nine. Very very busy
Wednesday here in Montreal, where we are free of the
tyranny of Adam Sandler movies. The Montreal Gazette focused on
the Tale of the Syrian Dragon that's at Club Soda tonight.
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The three performers of Something in Common. Their comedy is
somewhat ba based on the immigrant culture shock experienced by
them and their families. Rashid Baduri says, I've been almost
everywhere in Quebec and I've been truly blessed. But on
the English side, I'm just starting. I'm the one who's
actually humble to be included with these guys. They just
might be the best English comics in the city. They
blow me away. They're so talented and I'm so thankful
though that just for laughs, is celebrating local talent. You
(20:18):
can't have the biggest comedy festival in the world and
not have a special showcase for our local comics who's
so neat and deserve the opportunity. Reecee Derby is at
the festival tomorrow. He doesn't think AI will be able
to do comedy and tells the CBC there's nothing more human,
I think than stripping down our humanity in front of
each other's eyes and revealing it, revealing the pain of
the human condition in a humorous way. He doesn't think
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tech will ever be able to replicate the human body.
On stage talking. AI will never be able to experience
what it feels to be a living human with a
heart beating and a soul. Most importantly, everything that we do,
especially in the arts, is my arena. Comes from the soul,
comes from the heart, comes from the inner self. We
can't explain the consciousness. By the way, Rees Darby did
a good job on Star trek Strange New world this week.
(21:00):
Did you see it? I was watching Star Trek's Strange
New Worlds when Colbert Gate broke out, and since then
I have been at a free moment. His new show
is called The Legend Returns Again. It's at the Festival
tomorrow night, and Rees says it's me doing stand up
and then it turns into essentially a one man play
about me conquering the robots they're taking over the world.
It's physical. I do a lot of sound effects that
jump around on stage. I play about four or five
(21:21):
different characters having conversations with each other. It's the kind
of stand up I've always done, but this time as
an important message. Now it's probably a good thing Stephen
Colbert was canceled. Otherwise we might be talking about this
Kevin James movie that came out. Did you see this?
Guns Up stars Kevin James. Other people in it include
Luis Gusman Joey Diaz, who some people find to be
(21:45):
the worst person on the planet. Some people have called
Joey Diaz the most horrible human being I've ever met.
Melissa Leo is also in the movie. She's fantastic for
Mama's Hot Life on the Street. One review for Guns
Up is that it's a pleasant, innocuous, be great action flick.
Kevin James action flick, be great action flick, indubitably borrowing
from countless other films about families who slay together, stay together.
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Variety said, for a film with a name like Guns Up,
they're surprisingly little by way of armed shootouts until the
final act. For a tale of a family man moonlighting
as a mob enforcer, the story and action lack the
urgency suggested by its one Last Job premise. The folks
at Roger Eber dot Com said, while there are several
problems with the film as a whole, I'll add in
first of all, the premise, so I'll also add that
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it stars Kevin James. Perhaps the essential one is that
there are long stretches where viewers are expected to take
the concept at least somewhat seriously, which proves impossible. Yeah,
you Americans down there have to get your comedy act together.
I mean Kevin James action film, Adam Sandler comedy sequels.
What are you doing? Support Canadian comedy and a serious
(22:52):
news story. A German comedian will appear in court. He
was charged with making a joke about the assassination attempt
of a very very very famous politician who tends to
make the news a lot. I don't want to get
a visit from anyone with sunglasses and suits, so I'm
not going to say who the politician is, but your
first guess will be correct. Sebastian Hats could face up
(23:14):
to three years in prison for comparing the attempted shooting
of that famous politician to trying to catch the last bus,
quoting the comedian here, okay, guys with the sunglasses in
the suits, I'm doing a news show and I'm telling
you what somebody said the line, what's the comedian appearing
in court? Was you sadly just missed it? Referring to
the bus. It's then tagged it with I find it
(23:35):
fantastic when fascist die. Absolutely no one forces you to
feel sorry for fascists. You can just not do it
without the slightest consequence. Haunts was fired from his job
at a public broadcaster and charged with condoning and rewarding
criminal offenses. Gerd Berman is a right leaning comedian and
said it is not okay that a saraenist is brought
to court just because he said something. Everything he said
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is disgusting, but he must be allowed to say it.
And that is a very, very busy Wednesday for comedy news.
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Caalaroga Shark Media. Hey there, I'm Johnny Mack and this
is the normal episode for Wednesday morning. In case you
missed it, there was another bonus episode about Colbert dropped
midday on Tuesday. In your daily comedy news from Deadline,
Gabriel Iglesias lands the top stand up special on Netflix
(00:25):
for the first half of twenty twenty five, and the
overall performance of specials is down. Deadline says the news
comes from going through Netflix's bi annual What We Watched Report,
which was unveiled about a week ago right before Colbert Gate.
Gabriel iglesias Legend of Fluffy ranked two hundred and tenth
on the overall list of highest view TV programs, with
(00:47):
seven point eight million views since its January sixth debut.
Are you surprised Gabe is number one? He's like quietly
super popular. There's a bunch of comedians like that that,
you know, just aren't in the mainstream comedy bro dude
podcasting news cycle. You know, Gabe just goes about his business.
Second on the list, Nate Berghatzy came in at number
(01:09):
two seventy five six point seven million views for Especially
Your Friend Nateperghatzy. Deadline points out his ranking was affected
by the fact that the special dropped December twenty fourth,
so the first days of viewership were folded into the
report for the back half of twenty four all right
through that lens, it's very possible that Nate actually had
the top special. Third overall is Andrew Schultz with his
(01:32):
pregnancy themed Life Andrew got six point six million views.
Bert Kreischer's Lucky fourth with four and a half million views.
Shane Gillis Beautiful Dogs. That's the one from twenty twenty
three fifth place, three point six million views. Pretty interesting
that a year and a half old special is doing
better than a bunch of other things they put out.
(01:52):
Deadline points out, technically the Killed Tony special Kill or
Be Killed from April is fifth with four million, but
they are of the opinion and that's not a fair
one to one comarison with the other specials. Justin Willman's
Magic Lover, which I thought was fantastic two point six
million views, and boy, this shocks me. Conan O'Brien's Kennedy
(02:13):
Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor just two point
four million views. That is stunningly low for such a
great special and all the buzz. Maybe I'm just drinking
the kool light about Conan O'Brien in the mainstream again?
Gabe seven point eight, Conan two point four Wow. Cat
Williams Woke Folk from twenty twenty four racked up another
(02:34):
two point one million views. Chelsea Handlers The Feeling also
two point one million views. Deadline points out the back
half of twenty twenty four Jamie fox Is What had
Happened Was got eleven point six million views. Dave Chappelle's
The Dreamer seventeen point four million, and that does not
include that Chappelle's special came out December thirty first, twenty
(02:54):
twenty three, so the first night of data didn't factor
into that count. I watched it Near's eve. Speaking of
Conan O'Brien, who maybe isn't that popular? He and Mark
Maren remembered the time Donald Trump pulled out a condom.
The conversation was about Maren's frequent guest appearances on Late
Night with Conan O'Brien. Maren said, I was the second
guest after Trump. I remember it because I was in
(03:15):
the hallway thirty rock in my dressing room and the
producer came in and went, do you want to meet Trump?
And I said, nah, I'm good. Conan remembered the condom
incident as well. It from December tenth, nineteen ninety seven.
Trump was on the show to promote his book The
Art of the Comeback. Conan recalls saying, say, you're a billionaire.
How much money do you carry on you had any
one time? And Trump said, I don't know, I don't know.
(03:36):
Coenin staid, I reached over in his blazer pocket and
felt something and he put his hand over my hand
really quickly, like don't pull that out. We had a
quick tug of war, and I pulled it out and
it was a condom, and he said, save sex, everybody.
Was a real moment. Now, people who went back to
watch the clip say Conan's memory of the event is
a little different from what actually happened. But as Conan
tells the story, then we go to commercial and he's mad.
(03:57):
He's saying, I'm not haffing coming on the show again,
and he told my producer you don't reach into a
guy's pocket and stuff like that. Then cut to three
months later, it's ladies and gentlemen, Donald Trump. Maren then joked,
why is Donald Trump carrying his own condoms? Don't prostitutes
usually have them? And then tack that with'll probably end
up dead in the East River. So, as I predicted
on the main show on Tuesday, as soon as I
(04:19):
finished recording, Variety was like, oh he hit published. Okay,
now let's put out the Just for Laughs New Faces list.
I probably would have saved it for today anyway, as
the New Faces shows are tonight. New Faces started in
nineteen ninety four. Some of the folks who have been
new Faces include Kevin Hort, Amy Schumer, Ali Wong, Joe Koy,
(04:39):
camil A Gianni, and friend of the show, John Marcos
Soresi Nick Briseo, head of programming for Just for Laughs.
At each year, we sift through thousands of names from
across the world to find the most original and promising
comedic voices. This is always such an exciting time of
the year. We can't wait to share this year's class
of New Faces with the world. Now, as they are
new faces, you probably won't recognize the names. I don't
recognize many of the names, so I'll just go through
(05:02):
it real quick. They are Alistair Ogden, Angelica Skanora or Estila,
Bruce Gray, Chloe Pat's, Chloe Radcliffe, Connor, Janda, Don Deval,
Dan Rath, Dan Tierman, who's been on My radar? Dean Stanfield,
devontre Coleman, Dylan Adler on My radar, Grace Johnson, Hayden Johnson,
James Mowara, Jezus s Plveda, Joe Sunday, Catherine Blandford, Laura Recote,
(05:26):
Maggie Crane, Max Eddie, Olivia Carter, Olivia Stadler, Randy Neumeyer,
Sam Berru, Steve Fury, Tom Murphy, Vittorio Angeloone is the uh?
Is that the Irish guy of Italian ancestry? He's been
on my raider? Is that who? That is? Yes, Irish
Italian comedian he's been on my radar. Okay good. I'm
excited to see him and Willie Simon. Those shows are
(05:48):
tonight in Montreal. I will be there as I have
fled the country to avoid Adam Sandler's Happy Gilmore too.
Of all the things happening in the world, that was
the thing broke the camel's back. I have moved out
of the United States and I am now a resident
of Montreal, Worriy of Comedy Festivals and no Adam Sailor Movies.
It's wonderful up here. Newface's Characters, which is on Thursday.
I Believe Andre's Parada, Austin Williams, Ava Bunn, Jess l
(06:10):
Jean Leslie, Ashula Mimbi, Von Shack, Miranda Rosas, Tom Hearn.
Newfaces Creators highlights emerging digital and social media comedy voices.
They include Evan Mulrooney, Kel Kripe, Jazz Emu he Has
Means Sheed. New Faces has now expanded to a fourth category,
New Faces Writers, that includes writers from the Grand Affair
(06:32):
Band to Apple's Mason County Library and The Family Jewels.
Arriddi has also put out there Comedy Impact Report subheader
haw COONa O'Brien, Sarah Silverman on The Daily Show News
Team set the tone for what is funny in twenty
twenty five. This came out right before Colbert Gate and
separately from that, you'll hear me talk later in the
week about b e t has reacted to this list.
(06:53):
Variety is celebrating the comedy voices that made the past
year a little brighter. Here's our round up, but the
funniest folks who kept us laughing. Okay, First up, Brooke
Averick and Connor Wood. Thanks to you countless viral moments already,
like the now iconic I have purse, Brooke and Connor
make a podcast, Brook says. We used to really be
focused on fitting into the mold of other podcasts. Now
(07:13):
we have kind of just let go and say anything
that comes into our heads. I don't know this one.
I know I'm a bad host, but aside from me
being stupid, I do prep the show every day, and
I do look at the podcast charts regularly, and this
hasn't come up. Is this a video podcast? I have
my app out here. I'm going to sample this. I'm
not entirely crazy as I record this on Tuesday morning.
(07:35):
On the Apple Podcast charts, they are number one thirty
on the Society and Cultured chart, and here in Canada
they're number one fifty five on the same chart. Next
on the listening Berget say Okay, I think we know
all about him. Catherine Cohen and Pat Reagan, the duo
behind the hit comedy podcast Seek Treatment. Next up the
comedy Gives Back charity and the founder Zoe Friedman, Amber
(07:57):
Lawson and Jody Lieberman. The nonprofit is devoted to creating
a safety net for comedians in need. In a statement,
they say, this year we jumped into action, dedicating our
January fundraiser Alt Comedy All Stars to support wildfire relief.
Laughter is more than a punchline. It's primal today. It
remains a vital force for healing, empathy, and belonging in
dark times. Comedy doesn't just entertaining units. Next up The
(08:18):
Daily Show News Team Josh Johnson, Troy Awada, and Grace Kohlanschmidt.
The Deli Boys made the list. Did you watch that one?
It's pretty good. It is a Hulu crime comedy about
first generation Pakistani immigrants in Philadelphia who become drug kingpins.
That is a fun show. Next up Andrew Deyung, writer
and director of Friendship, the Young broad Sketch comedian and
(08:41):
I Think You Should Leave star Tim Robinson too the
big screen, bearing his unique brand of cringe comedy alongside
Paul Rudd in the year's most uncomfortable movie, Friendship. Amelia
de Moldenberg is the creator and host of Chicken Shop Date.
Chicken Shop Date has been going strong for over a
decade without me ever hearing of it once and again
saying I know everything, but I've never heard of this.
(09:03):
In the past year alone, it dropped some of its
biggest episodes yet, featuring stars like Andrew Garfield, Billie Eilish
and Sabrina Carpenter. Seems to be a YouTube show the
best dating show in the universe. Okay, Totally, audam My
Demo and Chicken Chop Date is a British YouTube interview show.
Okay Nathan Fielder for the rehearsal Aaron Foster, creator, showrunner
and executive producer of Nobody Wants This the Darling of
(09:25):
rom Com Lovers when it debuted in September. Olivia Girk
is a manager. She says it's been gratifying to see
people connect with Julio Taurus and Bowen Yang and Matt Rodgers.
She's also the producer of Zorni Goarg's Practical People Win.
Shane Gillis on the list. Well discussed Nicki Glazer on
the list, Well discussed Brett Goldstein. Well discussed the three
(09:49):
creators of Hacks are on the list. Caleb Huron, the
host of the podcast So True. Richard Kind made the list.
Really Why performer on Everybody's Live with John Mulaney and
an actor on Poker Face. I mean, yeah, okay, WM agent,
Samantha Korn Reps, people like Amy Poehler, Nick Kroll Again,
(10:13):
I'm skipping. I know you don't need me to tell
you who Nick Kroll is if you listen to this podcast.
The creators of Adults, Ben Cronin Gold and Rebecca Shaw,
the Commedyatory Agent, Ethan Kurtzman, Ethan Reps, Jimmy o'yang, Matt McCusker,
Jenny Slate, Nate Jackson, Chloe Fineman, and Caleb Heron We're
told Jimmy O Yang's North American theater tour has grossed
(10:33):
more than six million dollars, while Nate Jackson has so
far taken in more than six and a half million. Oh, also,
they buried the lead on his client list, Shane Gillis.
Kurtzman said of Shane, He's worked his ass off, He's
made a lot of really cool things happen for himself,
and in the process it's kind of been a masterclass
on how to develop talent outside the traditional system. Yes,
but let's not ignore the fact that Shane being named
(10:56):
to Saturday Night Live for forty eight hours did up
his profile. Let's not put our head in the sand
about that. Separately from that, Shane can be wonderfully talented.
Shane has his own podcast, Shane has shot his own things.
But also many things can be true at once. The
SNL thing did get him on everyone's radar. Variety loves
(11:16):
their agents. Jacob luff Glass is a UTA comedy touring
agent and an ironminder on his list also major international
names like India's Secure Khan who's going to headline MSG
and Carlos Bayerta. Jacob says, the beauty is these comedians
already have these audiences all over the world, and audiences
many times are extra motivated by those tickets because there's
(11:38):
either less frequent tours or just a real demand for
seeing something they don't normally see it a live show.
Mark Maren on the list. You know who that is.
Julianne Nicholson from Hacks has made the list. Conan O'Brien
who's then Okay, Tracy Pacosta and Robbie prov the Netflix
VP of Comedy Original Series and the VP of Stand
Up in Comedy Formats. If you listen to this program.
(11:58):
You're familiar with them, Amy Poehler, the cast of their
Righteous Gemstones. This list is just fascinating Seth Rogan and
Evan Goldberg because nobody likes the studio more than people
in Hollywood. As a civilian, I don't see people really
talking about that show, but the Hollywood Trades, the Hollywood industry,
everybody loves the studio. I'm not sure the civilians love
(12:21):
it as much as the industry loves it. Both guys
from Las Culturistas, Matt bow and Matt Rodgers, the folks
from Running Point, which include Ike Baron Holtz, Kate Hudson,
Minnie Kailing, and David Stassen. Michael schr you know his resume.
He worked on the Office Brooklyn nine nine A good place.
We like him. This year for A Man on the Inside,
which stars Ted Danson as an amateur private eye a
(12:43):
retirement community. Not sure that cut through variety, but okay,
Sarah Silverman, they liked her a special. Benito Skinner, the creator,
writer and actor of Over Compensating, Alan Tudick, the actor,
producer director for Resident Alien. I'm not sure that cut through,
but okay. Bowen Yang on the lad again separately from
last culture easts. Okay, oh my goodness, I just checked
(13:04):
the clock. But I have so many things to tell
you about. This might have to be one of the
shows where I have to break more than once. All right,
let me get a break in here. I'll be right
back now. The reason I did that long list today
is because b Et reacted to that list, so I
wanted to get the original list in before we got
to be ET's reaction to the list. If that makes sense.
(13:26):
All their news on a busy Wednesday. Josh Johnson is
now in the rotation for hosting the Daily Show. He
made his debut last night. Johnson has been a writer
on the show since twenty seventeen, joined the team on
air as a correspondent last year. Buzz on Him is huge.
His weekly Tuesday night YouTube sets regularly get millions of
(13:46):
views on Instagram. Johnson wrote, it's my first time hosting
anywhere on TV. Ever, I've spent years writing behind the scenes,
learning from truly great and talented people. Now for three nights,
I get to sit at the desk and do it myself.
Congratulations sir, in a big week, even the Colbert News. Hey,
you know how like Paramount is broke and can't afford.
Stephen Colbert. The Only Times reports the creators of south
(14:07):
Park have reached a streaming deal with Paramount worth one
point five billion dollars. Now, in case you're curious, if
you were to continue the Late Show for another thirty
seven and a half years and lost forty million dollars
a year producing it, that would add up over the
course of thirty seven and a half that would add
up to one point five billion dollars. But you know,
(14:29):
Paramount's broke and can't afford. Colbert. The Only Time says
the creators of south Park reached a breakthrough in their
tense negotiations over the streaming rights of south Park. Paramount,
which has no money to pay. Stephen Colbert agreed to
buy the global streaming rights for south Park to bring
to the show to Paramount Plus for the first time
in the US. Now I just looked right. Now you
(14:50):
can get Paramount Plus for thirteen dollars a month. So
if I make up a unit called viewer months, So
say you were to have Paramount Plus for a year,
you would rack up twelve viewer months. You following me here,
So to get back their one point five billion dollar
investment on the global streaming rights for south Park, if
(15:11):
I divide one point five billion dollars by thirteen dollars
a month, you will need to get one hundred and
fifteen million, three hundred and eighty four one thousand, six
hundred and fifteen viewer months. Let me divide that by
twelve again. So if I'm doing this right, you'll have
to get nine million, six hundred and fifteen thousand, three
hundred and eighty four viewers in one year to pay
(15:33):
for that one point five billion. But it's a five
year deal. So let's divide that again by five. So
for this deal to make sense, if I'm doing this right,
and I'm leaving out things like advertising, prestige of the service,
all that, But if I divide one point five billion
by thirteen, by twelve by five, I've reached the number
one million, nine hundred and twenty three thousand and seventy
(15:56):
six people. So if you believe south Park will bring
in almost two million people who will stick around for
five years, this is a great deal. Or you can
have Stephen Colbert for thirty seven and a half years.
Your choice. Not my money, but the LA Time says
the deal values the global streaming rights a thre hundred
million dollars a year, according to two of the people
close to the agreement, who could not discuss the matter
publicly because the deal's not final now. One of the
(16:17):
reasons I have left the country is because of this
Adam Sandlor movie. I just I can't be part of this.
Sandler has been saying nice things about Kansas City Chief's
tight End and Taylorshift boyfriend Travis Kelcey, who has that
podcast and who also makes a cameo in the film.
Adam Standler said, Travis is such a gentle, nice guy.
He's like the guys I grew up with. When I'm
with Travis reminds me of my buddies in high school,
just being able to laugh and say the things you
(16:39):
want to say. He called Travis Kelcey a great actor
and a great human. Larry the Cable Guy is the
grand marshal for Nebraska's Big Rodeo. In a post on Facebook,
organizers ask people attending the one hundred and fourth Nebraska
Big Rodeo to welcome Larry the Cable Guy to the community.
The rodeo begins today and I don't want to do
the show without acknowledging the asking of Malcolm Jamal Warner,
(17:01):
best known for his role on The Cosby Show. Warner
passed away at age fifty four Sunday and a drowning
accident while on vacation with his family in Costa Rica.
He was pulled into a current. Fellow beach goers tried
to rescue him, first responders were unable to revive him.
A representative of Bill Cosby, Andrew Wyatt, said the eighty
(17:23):
eight year old Bill Cosby said the news was just
as devastating to Cosby as when Cosby learned of his
own son's murder in nineteen ninety seven. Wyatt said Cosby
spoke of his late son and Warner playing together as children,
noting they were amazing together. You may recall Bill Cosby
served nearly three years in prison for twenty eight convictions
of aggravated indecent assault before those convictions were overturned in
(17:45):
twenty twenty one. Someday on this show, but not yet,
probably after mister Cosby has passed away, I will tell
you a story or two. I met mister Cosby several times,
and I've got one hell of an interesting story for you,
but not today. All right, As I've explained the past,
I'll get to take a second break here. I know
it's annoying with all the commercial breaks, but the way
(18:07):
the back end works, if the show's a certain length,
if I don't take another break, one will get dropped
in mid sentence. So I would rather properly stop down
and then come back. So we'll take a break here
and then we'll talk about Montreal. Here in Montreal, I'll
tell you what I'm doing. I'm going to New Faces
one and New Faces two. Now I'm a little frustrated.
I saw when they finally put their list out they're
(18:29):
doing New Faces three on Thursday, and unless my memory
is faulty, was always two shows and twenty comedians. So
they've added a third set, and it's a little frustrating
to me because I can't be around for the third set.
I didn't plan my life that way. So I'll do
the two tonight. I've got my notebook and a pen,
going to take notes, and I'm planning on Thursday and
Friday for the first half of the show to be
(18:50):
my reaction to the New Faces. Tonight at the Festival
five o'clock show Russell Howard's Five Brilliant Things, Nick Mhemmet
Is Mister Swallow Show, Pony at seven, brits Ish at seven,
Culture Show at seven, Ivan Decker at seven, Amos Gill
at seven, Irene two at seven, and New Faces one
at seven. I mean so much to do there, but
(19:12):
as I said, I'll be at New Faces Best of
the Fest seven thirty, Kay Trevor Wilson, I'm a big
fan of his. He's at eight thirty, Nish Kumar at nine,
Poddle's Pitty Party at nine, Casey Rocket at nine, Danny
Boy nine thirty, Rashid Baduri The Tale of Syrian Drag
at nine thirty, Cat Cohen nine thirty, New Faces two,
as Where You'll Find Me at nine thirty, Best of
(19:34):
the Fest nine forty five, A Sifa Lee at ten,
Midnight Surprise at eleven fifty nine, My Straight Friends at
eleven fifty nine, Stand Up on the Spot at eleven
fifty nine. Stamptown at eleven fifty nine. Very very busy
Wednesday here in Montreal, where we are free of the
tyranny of Adam Sandler movies. The Montreal Gazette focused on
the Tale of the Syrian Dragon that's at Club Soda tonight.
(19:57):
The three performers of Something in Common. Their comedy is
somewhat ba based on the immigrant culture shock experienced by
them and their families. Rashid Baduri says, I've been almost
everywhere in Quebec and I've been truly blessed. But on
the English side, I'm just starting. I'm the one who's
actually humble to be included with these guys. They just
might be the best English comics in the city. They
blow me away. They're so talented and I'm so thankful
though that just for laughs, is celebrating local talent. You
(20:18):
can't have the biggest comedy festival in the world and
not have a special showcase for our local comics who's
so neat and deserve the opportunity. Reecee Derby is at
the festival tomorrow. He doesn't think AI will be able
to do comedy and tells the CBC there's nothing more human,
I think than stripping down our humanity in front of
each other's eyes and revealing it, revealing the pain of
the human condition in a humorous way. He doesn't think
(20:39):
tech will ever be able to replicate the human body.
On stage talking. AI will never be able to experience
what it feels to be a living human with a
heart beating and a soul. Most importantly, everything that we do,
especially in the arts, is my arena. Comes from the soul,
comes from the heart, comes from the inner self. We
can't explain the consciousness. By the way, Rees Darby did
a good job on Star trek Strange New world this week.
(21:00):
Did you see it? I was watching Star Trek's Strange
New Worlds when Colbert Gate broke out, and since then
I have been at a free moment. His new show
is called The Legend Returns Again. It's at the Festival
tomorrow night, and Rees says it's me doing stand up
and then it turns into essentially a one man play
about me conquering the robots they're taking over the world.
It's physical. I do a lot of sound effects that
jump around on stage. I play about four or five
(21:21):
different characters having conversations with each other. It's the kind
of stand up I've always done, but this time as
an important message. Now it's probably a good thing Stephen
Colbert was canceled. Otherwise we might be talking about this
Kevin James movie that came out. Did you see this?
Guns Up stars Kevin James. Other people in it include
Luis Gusman Joey Diaz, who some people find to be
(21:45):
the worst person on the planet. Some people have called
Joey Diaz the most horrible human being I've ever met.
Melissa Leo is also in the movie. She's fantastic for
Mama's Hot Life on the Street. One review for Guns
Up is that it's a pleasant, innocuous, be great action flick.
Kevin James action flick, be great action flick, indubitably borrowing
from countless other films about families who slay together, stay together.
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Variety said, for a film with a name like Guns Up,
they're surprisingly little by way of armed shootouts until the
final act. For a tale of a family man moonlighting
as a mob enforcer, the story and action lack the
urgency suggested by its one Last Job premise. The folks
at Roger Eber dot Com said, while there are several
problems with the film as a whole, I'll add in
first of all, the premise, so I'll also add that
(22:30):
it stars Kevin James. Perhaps the essential one is that
there are long stretches where viewers are expected to take
the concept at least somewhat seriously, which proves impossible. Yeah,
you Americans down there have to get your comedy act together.
I mean Kevin James action film, Adam Sandler comedy sequels.
What are you doing? Support Canadian comedy and a serious
(22:52):
news story. A German comedian will appear in court. He
was charged with making a joke about the assassination attempt
of a very very very famous politician who tends to
make the news a lot. I don't want to get
a visit from anyone with sunglasses and suits, so I'm
not going to say who the politician is, but your
first guess will be correct. Sebastian Hats could face up
(23:14):
to three years in prison for comparing the attempted shooting
of that famous politician to trying to catch the last bus,
quoting the comedian here, okay, guys with the sunglasses in
the suits, I'm doing a news show and I'm telling
you what somebody said the line, what's the comedian appearing
in court? Was you sadly just missed it? Referring to
the bus. It's then tagged it with I find it
(23:35):
fantastic when fascist die. Absolutely no one forces you to
feel sorry for fascists. You can just not do it
without the slightest consequence. Haunts was fired from his job
at a public broadcaster and charged with condoning and rewarding
criminal offenses. Gerd Berman is a right leaning comedian and
said it is not okay that a saraenist is brought
to court just because he said something. Everything he said
(23:56):
is disgusting, but he must be allowed to say it.
And that is a very, very busy Wednesday for comedy news.
If you would like the program without commercial interruption, if
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it'll get shorter when I cut this down. The raw
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(24:17):
this episode. Yikes, that's why my voice has gone. I've
got a nice coffee here, if you want to go
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