{"podcast":{"title":"Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac","slug":"daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac-a-daily-briefing-on-comedians-and-the-comedy-industry-519311","podcast_index_feed_id":519311,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/4522158/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.dailycomedy.news","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4b16b7c59228dfda521d967d8d73922f.jpg","author":"Caloroga Shark Media","episode_count":1000,"summary":"Comedy is a business, and Johnny Mac covers it like a beat reporter. Daily Comedy News is a daily briefing on comedians, stand-up, late night, and the comedy industry, who's selling out arenas, who's in trouble, who said what, and what it means for the business of being funny. If you follow Kevin Hart, Dave Chappelle, Nikki Glaser, Shane Gillis, John Mulaney, Bert Kreischer, or any working comedian, and the rest is comedy. The only daily podcast dedicated entirely to the comedy industry. New episode every morning. Follow wherever you listen to podcasts. Episodes include commentary and parody. Facebook Group: Daily Comedy News Podcast Group Reddit: r/dailycomedynews Instagram: @dailycomedynews YouTube: Subscribe on YouTube Web: www.dailycomedynews.com Get the Ad-Free Experience Subscribe on your favorite podcast app through Caloroga Shark Media. Apple users—just tap the \"Uninterruped Listening\" banner in your app. Buy Me A Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/dailycomedynews Join the $2 Club or toss something in the tip jar! Value for Value & Podcasting 2.0 supporter Contact Us Email: john [at] thesharkdeck [dot] com Twitter/X: @dcnpod (because the handle we wanted was taken by someone who twe…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-08T14:21:38.802222+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac-a-daily-briefing-on-comedians-and-the-comedy-industry-519311"},"episode":{"title":"Alec Baldwin says Trump isn't funny anymore","slug":"alec-baldwin-says-trump-isn-t-funny-anymore","published_at":"2026-08-30T07:08:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac-a-daily-briefing-on-comedians-and-the-comedy-industry-519311/alec-baldwin-says-trump-isn-t-funny-anymore","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac-a-daily-briefing-on-comedians-and-the-comedy-industry-519311","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/alec-baldwin-says-trump-isn-t-funny-anymore--74726413","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/rss.pdrl.fm/a6631c/prfx.byspotify.com/e/op3.dev/e/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74726413/dcn_sun_aug_30_ds_auphonic.mp3","summary":"Johnny Mac recaps comedy news, highlighting a Atlantic piece on Trump satire fatigue: Alec Baldwin says Trump is no longer funny, while Anthony Atamanuik describes The President Show as issue-focused despite Trump being an “albatross,” and the article notes the left-leaning satire boom faded, with Sarah Cooper’s pandemic-era rise and later Trump portrayals by James Austin Johnson and Shane Gillis. Mac also cites Atsuko Akatsuka’s Guardian interview (a dog-walking Yelp complaint, advice about jealousy from a friend, and hotel habits), David Spade on jealousy and improv trust, and a Ronnie Chieng–Josh Johnson Interview Magazine chat about career ruts and releasing long-form stand-up. Other items: BBC renews Diane Morgan’s sci-fi comedy Android, Cam Patterson joins film Love, Love, Billboard’s top July comedy concerts, LA Times booker picks, Matt Matthews’ pronouns controversy, and Dan Tiernan’s Fringe review. 00:17 Trump Satire Fatigue 01:39 Sarah Cooper Era 02:30 SNL Impressions Then Now 02:54 Vaughn Meader Example 03:53 Atsuko Interview Bits 04:26 Chelsea Handler Ad Rant 05:30 Spade On Jealousy 05:58 Chieng Johnson Career Rut 08:40 Android Renewed 09:11 Kam Patterson Casting 09:45 Top Comedy Concerts 10:56 LA Bookers Picks 12:37 Matthews Pronouns Blowup 13:31 Fringe Review Tiernan 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. 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