{"podcast":{"title":"Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac - a daily briefing on comedians, and the comedy industry","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, this show connects the dots every single day. 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 ta…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T16:17:44.751431+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":"Derby Day Comedy News: Catherine Blandford, Max Amini , Hannibal Buress, Jeff Dunham, and Industry Updates","slug":"derby-day-comedy-news-catherine-blandford-max-amini-hannibal-buress-jeff-dunham-and-industry-updates","published_at":"2026-05-02T07:08:39+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac-a-daily-briefing-on-comedians-and-the-comedy-industry-519311/derby-day-comedy-news-catherine-blandford-max-amini-hannibal-buress-jeff-dunham-and-industry-updates","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/derby-day-comedy-news-catherine-blandford-max-amini-hannibal-buress-jeff-dunham-and-industry-updates--71714184","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/rss.pdrl.fm/a6631c/prfx.byspotify.com/e/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71714184/dcn_sat_may_2_ds.mp3","summary":"Johnny Mac delivers a Derby Day comedy news briefing highlighting comedian Catherine Blandford’s early comedy start at the University of South Carolina, a Derby story involving her roommate’s arrest, and her rise after a 2022 viral joke that led to opening for David Spade, moving to LA, becoming a regular at the Improv and Laugh Factory, and planning two specials this year. The episode includes comments from comedian Max Amini on cultural change in Iran, his path into comedy, and how social media helped his popularity. A review of Hannibal Buress’ Charlottesville show notes political material and sparing onstage audiovisual elements. Jeff Dunham discusses his Discovery series The Cars That Drove Us and how shifting audience reactions affect comedy. Updates include Ismo partnering with ICS Nordic, 800 Pound Gorilla launching Gorilla Comedy Plus May 5, Roy Wood Jr., Amber Ruffin, and Michael Ian Black hosting Emmy ceremonies, and the Maria Bamford documentary Paralyzed by Hope. 00:18 Catherine Blandford Story 00:45 Lanford Comedy Breakout 01:27 Max Amini on Iran 03:12 Hannibal Buress Review 04:23 Jeff Dunham Car Show 05:12 Dunham on Cancel Culture 05:41 Survivor Clip Detour 07:12 Dunham Comedy Mechanics 08:17 Ismo New Partnership 08:39 Gorilla Comedy Plus Launch 09:08 Emmy Hosts Announced 09:44 Maria Bamford Documentary 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 of standup comedy, late night television, comedy specials, tours, and the business of comedy. COMEDY SURVIVOR in the facebook group. Contact John at John@thesharkdeck dot com For Uninterrupted Listeni…","meta_description":"Johnny Mac delivers a Derby Day comedy news briefing highlighting comedian Catherine Blandford’s early comedy start at the University of South Carolina, a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":659,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac-a-daily-briefing-on-comedians-and-the-comedy-industry-519311/episodes/derby-day-comedy-news-catherine-blandford-max-amini-hannibal-buress-jeff-dunham-and-industry-updates/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac-a-daily-briefing-on-comedians-and-the-comedy-industry-519311/derby-day-comedy-news-catherine-blandford-max-amini-hannibal-buress-jeff-dunham-and-industry-updates.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}