Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac - a daily briefing on comedians, and the comedy industry Gabe Iglesias’ DEFIANTLY sells out, Maron's Chris Fleming Praise, Scrubs Ratings, and Netflix Podcast Deal Risk
Mar 6, 2026
15:00
Johnny Mac covers late-night jokes from Jimmy Fallon and Michael Kosta about the ongoing Iran story and Trump’s lack of a plan for Iran’s leadership, plus a Colbert riff. He reacts to a Hollywood Walk of Fame clip of Gabriel Iglesias calling himself a “sellout” for taking Saudi Arabia money, calling it a bad look.
Marc Maron praises Chris Fleming’s HBO special as inventive and hopeful for standup, and Fleming also appears on Caleb Hearron’s podcast. New Scrubs posts 11.36 million cross-platform viewers in five days, prompting talk of a likely season two.
Jim Jefferies says Shane Gillis holds the comedy “championship belt,” while Taylor Tomlinson discusses the difficulty of cruise-ship and church gigs and explains leaving After Midnight due to workload and health. Deadline reports comedians’ hesitation to move podcasts to Netflix because deals require removing new video from YouTube and may undercut broader revenue and leverage for future specials.
00:17 Late Night Iran Jokes
00:57 Gabe Iglesias Walk of Fame
02:06 Marc Maron Praises Chris Fleming
03:22 Scrubs Ratings and Hulu Rant
05:19 Jim Jefferies Comedy Belt goes to Shane Gillis
06:22 Taylor Tomlinson Tough Gigs
08:18 After Midnight Exit Explained
10:26 Comedy Stock Market Segment
11:30 Netflix Comedy Podcast Deal Debate
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Marc Maron praises Chris Fleming’s HBO special as inventive and hopeful for standup, and Fleming also appears on Caleb Hearron’s podcast. New Scrubs posts 11.36 million cross-platform viewers in five days, prompting talk of a likely season two.
Jim Jefferies says Shane Gillis holds the comedy “championship belt,” while Taylor Tomlinson discusses the difficulty of cruise-ship and church gigs and explains leaving After Midnight due to workload and health. Deadline reports comedians’ hesitation to move podcasts to Netflix because deals require removing new video from YouTube and may undercut broader revenue and leverage for future specials.
00:17 Late Night Iran Jokes
00:57 Gabe Iglesias Walk of Fame
02:06 Marc Maron Praises Chris Fleming
03:22 Scrubs Ratings and Hulu Rant
05:19 Jim Jefferies Comedy Belt goes to Shane Gillis
06:22 Taylor Tomlinson Tough Gigs
08:18 After Midnight Exit Explained
10:26 Comedy Stock Market Segment
11:30 Netflix Comedy Podcast Deal Debate
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.