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Rosie O’Donnell Tops Kimmel Guest Hosts, Weird Al Returns to Tiny Desk & Ricky Gervais Marriage Plan
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- Aug 23, 2026
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- 707
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Summary
Johnny Mac covers comedy and entertainment news, led by Rosie O’Donnell’s strong first-night ratings as a Jimmy Kimmel Live guest host (1.87M viewers), beating The Tonight Show and winning adults 18–49, plus a popular YouTube monologue. He notes Weird Al’s new NPR Tiny Desk Concert featuring parodies and other songs, and shares The New Yorker’s look back at It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, including its LA production, the Philadelphia setting decision, and Emmy-related jokes and nominations. He recaps Ricky Gervais saying he’ll marry longtime partner Jane Fallon to reduce inheritance tax and discusses his views on cancel culture and assisted dying. Other items include Olivia Colman joining Only Murders in the Building season 6, Robin Williams’ children maintaining his Instagram, and a New York Times piece on AI at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, plus brief Fringe show reviews. 00:12 Rosie O'Donnell Ratings Win 01:18 Weird Al Tiny Desk Return 02:18 Always Sunny Origins Explained 04:18 Ricky Gervais Marriage Talk 06:25 Only Murders Casting Update 06:37 Robin Williams Legacy Account 07:23 Host Show Plug and Welcome 08:22 Edinburgh Fringe AI Comedy 09:36 Fringe Show Reviews Roundup Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac--4522158/support . Today's DCN is brought to you by MyBookie use promo code DCN! Daily Comedy News is hosted by Johnny Mac and releases every weekday. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite app. Part of the Caloroga Shark Media network. For transcripts and show notes visit www.dailycomedynews.com Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac is a daily podcast covering comedians, stand-up comedy, late night television, and the comedy industry. New episodes every morning. Follow on Apple Po…