# Behind the scenes of Chappelle Shows, and Louis CK reactions continue

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Published: 2026-05-09T07:09:04+00:00
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Johnny Mac reports on David Letterman appearing on Bill Simmons’ podcast and Page Six’s account of Dave Chappelle’s Hollywood Palladium Netflix taping, noting even collaborator Stan Lathan didn’t know the material as Chappelle tested sets in New York and Chicago. He discusses a star-studded comedy brunch at Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos’ home shared by impressionist Matt Friend, plus James Adomian’s Threads jab at Friend. The Hollywood Reporter and Vanity Fair weigh in on Louis C.K.’s return to Netflix, including quotes and observations about the audience. He recaps the Hilarity for Charity benefit hosted by Seth Rogen with sets from Jon Stewart, Sarah Silverman, Nick Kroll and others, including jokes about Kanye West, RFK Jr., and Russell Brand. He highlights Netflix Is A Joke’s Pee-Wee Herman tribute and shares a SiriusXM story about a scrapped Pee-wee promotion. Gossip Corner covers Akilah Hughes’ claims about Keegan-Michael Key’s wife (which TMZ disputes), Wayne Brady calling Bill Maher racist, and Amy Schumer’s new Central Park-view home, plus late-night Spirit Airlines jokes and a rundown of Netflix Is A Joke weekend shows. 00:28 Letterman on Simmons 00:47 Chappelle Palladium Mystery 01:25 Matt Friend Brunch Backlash 03:21 Louis CK Returns Again 05:11 Greek Theater Benefit Highlights 07:26 Pee Wee Tribute Recap 08:19 Johnny Mac Pee Wee Story 10:00 Gossip Corner Begins 10:10 Akilah Hughes TMZ Drama 11:24 Wayne Brady vs Maher 11:54 Amy Schumer New Home 12:35 Late Night Spirit Jokes 13:04 Netflix Is A Joke Schedule Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac-a-daily-briefing-on-comedians-and-the-comedy-industry--4522158/support . Daily Comedy News is the number one comedy news podcast, delivering daily coverage o…

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