Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac - a daily briefing on comedians, and the comedy industry Are You Garbage Live, Julio Torres’ HBO Special, Tina Fey Hosts SNL UK, and Comedy Stock Market Picks (Sell Bert Kreischer!)
Mar 20, 2026
21:09
Johnny Mac delivers Daily Comedy News, noting Are You Garbage is taping live shows in Tampa and highlighting its popularity, including 22,000 Patreon subscribers and an estimated $130,000/month, plus past guests.
e\John reacts to HBO’s trailer for Julio Torres’ Color Theories, criticizing the production and apparent added laugh track while describing the special’s color-based standup concept and premiere timing.
A preview f Saturday Night Live UK with Tina Fey hosting.
Mark Normand’s comments about social media algorithms, audience polarization, late-night comedy’s repetitiveness, and the rise of crowd-work clips.
A New York Times piece on Chris Fleming’s purple jumpsuit design, then gives “comedy stock market” picks: sell Chris Fleming and Bert Kreischer; buy Pete Holmes, Mark Normand, and SNL UK.
Finally, Carol Leifer’s PETA videos criticizing French bulldog breeding
00:22 Are You Garbage Live
02:09 Julio Torres Special
05:26 SNL UK Tina Fey
08:40 Mark Normand Algorithms
11:09 NYT on Chris Fleming's Suit
15:19 Comedy Stock Market
19:10 Caroll Leifer Dogs PSA
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This is the animal sanctuary mentioned in the February 10 episode.
e\John reacts to HBO’s trailer for Julio Torres’ Color Theories, criticizing the production and apparent added laugh track while describing the special’s color-based standup concept and premiere timing.
A preview f Saturday Night Live UK with Tina Fey hosting.
Mark Normand’s comments about social media algorithms, audience polarization, late-night comedy’s repetitiveness, and the rise of crowd-work clips.
A New York Times piece on Chris Fleming’s purple jumpsuit design, then gives “comedy stock market” picks: sell Chris Fleming and Bert Kreischer; buy Pete Holmes, Mark Normand, and SNL UK.
Finally, Carol Leifer’s PETA videos criticizing French bulldog breeding
00:22 Are You Garbage Live
02:09 Julio Torres Special
05:26 SNL UK Tina Fey
08:40 Mark Normand Algorithms
11:09 NYT on Chris Fleming's Suit
15:19 Comedy Stock Market
19:10 Caroll Leifer Dogs PSA
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 Listening, use the Apple Podcast App and click the banner that says Uninterrupted Listening. $4.99/month
John's Substack about media is free.
This is the animal sanctuary mentioned in the February 10 episode.