# 174 The State of Late Night With Daily Comedy News Podcast Host Johnny Mac

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Podcast: [The Letterman Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-letterman-podcast-5430767)
Published: 2025-08-08T05:20:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thelettermanpodcast/episodes/174-The-State-of-Late-Night-With-Daily-Comedy-News-Podcast-Host-Johnny-Mac-e36iu64
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## Resource

Episode 174 of The Letterman Podcast features the triumphant return of Johnny Mac, host of the Daily Comedy News podcast.In this special mashup episode, two late-night–loving forces collide as Johnny and Mike dive deep into the current state of the genre. With Stephen Colbert’s exit looming large and a whirlwind of speculation sweeping through the comedy world, there’s no shortage of hot topics to unpack.The conversation includes thoughtful (and occasionally hilarious) takes on the future of every major late-night host, a look back at recently resurfaced comments from Jay Leno, and of course, some insight into David Letterman’s reaction to the latest chaos.This isn’t about one show — it’s about an entire genre seemingly slipping through our collective fingers. Speaking of icons, our only sponsor is the legendary Rupert Jee at Hello-Deli.com. Get your official Late Show with David Letterman merch while you still can — mugs, shirts, and a slice of nostalgia. And if you’re enjoying the show even half as much as we enjoy making it, please like, share, subscribe, and leave a glowing review. Or a mediocre one. Honestly, at this point we’ll take anything with punctuation.

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