{"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":"Rosie O’Donnell Tops Kimmel Guest Hosts, Weird Al Returns to Tiny Desk & Ricky Gervais Marriage Plan","slug":"rosie-o-donnell-tops-kimmel-guest-hosts-weird-al-returns-to-tiny-desk-ricky-gervais-marriage-plan","published_at":"2026-08-23T07:07:55+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac-a-daily-briefing-on-comedians-and-the-comedy-industry-519311/rosie-o-donnell-tops-kimmel-guest-hosts-weird-al-returns-to-tiny-desk-ricky-gervais-marriage-plan","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/rosie-o-donnell-tops-kimmel-guest-hosts-weird-al-returns-to-tiny-desk-ricky-gervais-marriage-plan--74421972","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/rss.pdrl.fm/a6631c/prfx.byspotify.com/e/op3.dev/e/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74421972/dcn_sun_aug_23_ds_auphonic.mp3","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. 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