Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac - a daily briefing on comedians, and the comedy industry Ricky Gervais' Hollywood Star and John Mulaney's Intervention
May 30, 2025
11:38
Johnny Mac discusses Ricky Gervais receiving his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and reflects on Ricky's approach to controversial comedy topics. The episode also covers Nick Kroll's experience organizing John Mulaney's intervention during the pandemic and criticism of Mulaney's show. Additionally, the tensions around bike lanes in New York City and a conversation about Bob Gale's insights into adapting 'Back to the Future' for the stage are highlighted. The episode wraps up with information on accessing commercial-free content.
00:00 Ricky Gervais' Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
02:54 Nick Kroll on John Mulaney's Intervention
04:26 Debate on New York City Bike Lanes
08:14 John Mulaney and SNL Speculations
08:33 Sheng Wang on Standup Comedy
09:23 Back to the Future Musical Insights
10:50 Conclusion and Subscription Information
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00:00 Ricky Gervais' Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
02:54 Nick Kroll on John Mulaney's Intervention
04:26 Debate on New York City Bike Lanes
08:14 John Mulaney and SNL Speculations
08:33 Sheng Wang on Standup Comedy
09:23 Back to the Future Musical Insights
10:50 Conclusion and Subscription Information
Get the show without ads. Five bucks. For Apple users, hit the banner on your Apple podcasts app which says UNINTERRUPTED LISTENING. For Spotify or other players, visit caloroga.com/plus.
Contact John at john@thesharkdeck dot com
John’s free substack about the media: Media Thoughts is mcdpod.substack.com
DCN on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@dailycomedynews
https://linktr.ee/dailycomedynews
You can also support the show at www.buymeacoffee.com/dailycomedynews
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.