Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac - a daily briefing on comedians, and the comedy industry Shane Gillis x NASCAR, Tim Dillon on LA vs. Austin, and John Cleese Reflects on the Holy Grail
Apr 30, 2025
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Shane Gillis's collaboration with NASCAR for Netflix's 'Full Speed' Season 2. Tim Dillon discusses his preference for LA over Austin despite political issues. John Cleese reflects on the 50th anniversary of Monty Python's 'Holy Grail' and its impact on American culture. Seth Meyers comments on changes in the late-night comedy landscape, praising new shows like Taylor Tomlinson's 'After Midnight'. Other news includes Nikki Glaser's recognition in Time 100, Rami Yousef's commencement speech at Rutgers, Spotify's podcast payouts, Matt Ford's critique of the Edinburgh Fringe, and upcoming comedy stage shows and courses.
00:11 Shane Gillis Teams Up with NASCAR
00:52 Tim Dillon's Take on LA vs. Austin
01:32 John Cleese Reflects on Monty Python
05:02 Seth Meyers on the Evolution of Late Night
05:53 Nikki Glaser's Influence and Future Plans
06:26 Ramy Youssef's Commencement Speech at Rutgers
06:58 The Economics of Cramomedy
08:32 New Comedy Stage Show: The Battle
08:58 National Comedy Center's New Initiatives
09:22 Mike Myers on Politics and Comedy
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00:11 Shane Gillis Teams Up with NASCAR
00:52 Tim Dillon's Take on LA vs. Austin
01:32 John Cleese Reflects on Monty Python
05:02 Seth Meyers on the Evolution of Late Night
05:53 Nikki Glaser's Influence and Future Plans
06:26 Ramy Youssef's Commencement Speech at Rutgers
06:58 The Economics of Cramomedy
08:32 New Comedy Stage Show: The Battle
08:58 National Comedy Center's New Initiatives
09:22 Mike Myers on Politics and Comedy
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
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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
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.