{"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":"Best Comedy Specials of 2026 (So Far)","slug":"best-comedy-specials-of-2026-so-far","published_at":"2026-07-05T07:08:44+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac-a-daily-briefing-on-comedians-and-the-comedy-industry-519311/best-comedy-specials-of-2026-so-far","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/best-comedy-specials-of-2026-so-far--72777578","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/rss.pdrl.fm/a6631c/prfx.byspotify.com/e/op3.dev/e/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72777578/dcn_sun_july_5_ds_auphonic.mp3","summary":"Johnny Mac reviews his midyear picks for the best comedy specials of 2026, ranking Chris Fleming’s HBO debut “Live at the Palace” as his clear #1, followed by Ryan Hamilton’s bus-accident-themed special, Trevor Noah’s Netflix “Joy in the Trenches,” Katt Williams’ Netflix “The Last Report,” and Pete Holmes’ YouTube “Silly, Silly Fun Boy,” while also highlighting Derek Streep’s “Nostalgic,” Ramy Youssef’s HBO “In Love,” and Jackie Kashian’s YouTube “Altercation.” He then names a “good” tier including Sheng Wang’s “Purple,” Aaron Chen’s “Life in Questions,” Netflix’s “Roast of Kevin Hart,” Tony Hinchcliffe’s “Man of the People,” and Des Bishop’s Hulu “Bridge and Tunnel.” He lists several “pass” titles (including Louis C.K., Taylor Tomlinson, Josh Johnson, Marcelo Hernandez, Mark Normand, Nikki Glaser, Julio Torres) and notes Vulture’s recommended specials and the show’s Facebook group list. 00:26 Top Pick Chris Fleming 01:25 Number Two Ryan Hamilton 03:19 Trevor Noah and Katt Williams 03:52 Pete Holmes at Five 06:08 Tier Two The Good Pile 07:25 Watchable Picks and Hulu 08:22 Pass List Starts Louis C K 10:00 More Passes and Nikki Glaser 11:54 Vulture Recommendations Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac--4522158/support . 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 Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Part of the Caloroga Shark Media network. Contact John at John@thesharkdeck dot com For Uninterrupted Listening, use the Apple Podcast App and click the banner that says Uninterrupted Listening. $4.99/month John's Substack about media is free. 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