Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac - a daily briefing on comedians, and the comedy industry Botox Ban at UK Comedy Club
Mar 10, 2025
12:59
Johnny Mac covers a unique move by the Top Secret Comedy Club in the UK, which has banned guests with Botox due to comedians' concerns about reactionless faces affecting performances. Additionally, John Mulaney's upcoming Netflix talk show will now include commercial breaks, Marc Maron announces a new stand-up special, and Patton Oswalt discusses incorporating politics into his act. The episode also highlights various comedy festivals, such as South by Southwest and Traverse City Comedy Festival, with details about scheduled performances and comedic events.
00:00 Top Secret Comedy Club's Botox Ban
02:54 John Mulaney's Talk Show and Commercial Breaks
05:19 Mark Maron's New Stand-Up Special
05:40 Patton Oswalt on Politics and Comedy
07:15 Harith Iskander's Pun Controversy
08:27 South by Southwest Comedy Festival Highlights
10:34 Traverse City Comedy Festival Lineup
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00:00 Top Secret Comedy Club's Botox Ban
02:54 John Mulaney's Talk Show and Commercial Breaks
05:19 Mark Maron's New Stand-Up Special
05:40 Patton Oswalt on Politics and Comedy
07:15 Harith Iskander's Pun Controversy
08:27 South by Southwest Comedy Festival Highlights
10:34 Traverse City Comedy Festival Lineup
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This podcast supports Podcasting 2.0 if you’d like to support the show via value for value and stream some sats!
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Contact John at john@thesharkdeck dot com
John’s free substack about the media: Media Thoughts is mcdpod.substack.com
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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.
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Contact John at John@thesharkdeck dot com
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John's Substack about media is free.
This is the animal sanctuary mentioned in the February 10 episode.