Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac - a daily briefing on comedians, and the comedy industry George Lopez Launches a Stovetop Grill, Amy Schumer’s Bikini Post, and Trump Responds to Bill Maher
Feb 17, 2026
11:49
Johnny Mac hosts a slow news day and leads with Parade Magazine’s coverage of George Lopez launching a four-piece stovetop barbecue grill and smoker, which Lopez demonstrates on Instagram and invites fans to suggest what he should cook.
The episode also covers Amy Schumer posting a red bikini video and sharing a message about laughing with friends, getting off screens, breathing, moving, and jumping in water.
Nate Bargatze is noted as Grand Marshal at the Daytona 500, where he slept at the track, discussed NASCAR possibly returning to the Nashville Fairgrounds, and joked about finding material for NASCAR-centric sketches.
Bert Kreischer is mentioned appearing at Daytona with driver Natalie Decker in a sponsor-related post.
Adam Sandler shares that after being fired from two restaurants and a pharmacy while at NYU, he sang and played guitar on New York subways to make money.
00:30 George Lopez’s ‘innovative’ stovetop grill & smoker reveal
02:06 Parade Magazine’s ‘beyond cool’ review + cooking show tease
02:56 Amy Schumer’s bikini post & wellness pep talk
03:30 Nate Bargatze at the Daytona 500: sleeping at the track & NASCAR bits
04:49 Bert Kreischer links up with driver Natalie Decker
05:11 Adam Sandler’s subway-singing origin story (and Johnny’s NYC flashback)
06:33 Jessica Kirson on crowd work, hosting, and ‘crowd conversations’
07:11 Mike Epps opens an Indianapolis boxing gym
07:31 Quick hits: Vancouver listings, Netflix special, Simpsons hits 800
08:36 Politics corner: President vs. Bill Maher + CNN follow-up
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This is the animal sanctuary mentioned in the February 10 episode.
The episode also covers Amy Schumer posting a red bikini video and sharing a message about laughing with friends, getting off screens, breathing, moving, and jumping in water.
Nate Bargatze is noted as Grand Marshal at the Daytona 500, where he slept at the track, discussed NASCAR possibly returning to the Nashville Fairgrounds, and joked about finding material for NASCAR-centric sketches.
Bert Kreischer is mentioned appearing at Daytona with driver Natalie Decker in a sponsor-related post.
Adam Sandler shares that after being fired from two restaurants and a pharmacy while at NYU, he sang and played guitar on New York subways to make money.
00:30 George Lopez’s ‘innovative’ stovetop grill & smoker reveal
02:06 Parade Magazine’s ‘beyond cool’ review + cooking show tease
02:56 Amy Schumer’s bikini post & wellness pep talk
03:30 Nate Bargatze at the Daytona 500: sleeping at the track & NASCAR bits
04:49 Bert Kreischer links up with driver Natalie Decker
05:11 Adam Sandler’s subway-singing origin story (and Johnny’s NYC flashback)
06:33 Jessica Kirson on crowd work, hosting, and ‘crowd conversations’
07:11 Mike Epps opens an Indianapolis boxing gym
07:31 Quick hits: Vancouver listings, Netflix special, Simpsons hits 800
08:36 Politics corner: President vs. Bill Maher + CNN follow-up
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.