{"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":"The Roast of Kevin Hart was not Funny AF PLUS Strike Force Five reunites tonight!","slug":"the-roast-of-kevin-hart-was-not-funny-af-plus-strike-force-five-reunites-tonight","published_at":"2026-05-11T07:09:20+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac-a-daily-briefing-on-comedians-and-the-comedy-industry-519311/the-roast-of-kevin-hart-was-not-funny-af-plus-strike-force-five-reunites-tonight","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/the-roast-of-kevin-hart-was-not-funny-af-plus-strike-force-five-reunites-tonight--71951350","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/rss.pdrl.fm/a6631c/prfx.byspotify.com/e/op3.dev/e/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71951350/dcn_mon_may_11_ds_auphonic.mp3","summary":"Well, it looks like we now know why Netflix never promoted who was on the lineup for the Roast of Kevin Hary Johnny Mac stops watching The Roast of Kevin Hart around 9 PM during Lizzo, saying the first hour felt low-energy and poorly structured despite moments from host Shane Gillis, Tom Brady, Jeff Ross, Naim Wynn, and a long set from Chelsea Handler, and he notes the lack of bigger surprise guests. A curiously times Bloomberg piece ahead of the roast about chaos at Kevin Hart’s media company HartBeat, including layoffs, acquisitions, departures, and employee concerns after Hart licensed his name to Authentic Brands Group. Moving on, Mac previews Stephen Colbert’s episode reuniting Strike Force Five and notes David Letterman will guest May 14. Other items include thoughts on Bruce Hornsby’s Indigo Park, a donkey charity naming a foal “Gervais” after Ricky Gervais’ donation, top comedy tours led by Matt Rife, Just for Laughs additions, SNL UK renewed, Diane Morgan’s BBC comedy Ann Droid, James Austin Johnson tour dates, Emily Catalano viral clip, Fox renewals/cancellations, Boston Fringe, and Netflix comedy exec Robbie Praw on changing stand-up showcase strategy and predicting a return of comedy movies. 00:00 Roastof Kevin Hart 00:40 Shane Gillis Opens 02:04 Kevin Hart Hype 02:46 Tom Brady Surprise 03:57 Jeff Ross Arrives 04:53 Chelsea and Lizzo Exit 05:31 HartBeat Chaos Report 06:48 Strike Force Five 07:26 Music and Donkey News 09:28 Touring and Festivals 11:08 SNL UK and Diane Morgan 14:31 Gossip Corner and TV Renewals 16:37 Netflix Comedy Strategy 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 . 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