Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac - a daily briefing on comedians, and the comedy industry Matt Rife Buys Haunted Museum
Aug 7, 2025
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Matt Rife has bought the haunted Annabelle doll and the artifact collection of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, planning to reopen the museum for tours. Andrew Schultz criticized Donald Trump on Instagram for breaking a campaign promise on IVF coverage. Charlamagne Tha God expressed support for Jon Stewart as a potential presidential candidate in 2028. George Lopez has a social media feud with the Los Angeles Dodgers over ICE comments. Jimmy Kimmel's Emmy campaign showcases support for Stephen Colbert. Comedian Greg Gutfeld will appear on Jimmy Fallon's show, discussing controversy. Dusty Slay and Bill Burr share insights on clean comedy and political satire. There are updates on Pete Davidson praising Machine Gun Kelly, Christella Alonzo's benefit show, and the satirical musical '44' about Barack Obama. The Annual National Comedy Center Festival and the Windy City Comedy Festival are also highlighted.
00:14 Matt Rife's Haunted Museum Adventure
02:10 Andrew Schulz's Political Commentary
02:55 Charlamagne's Presidential Pick
03:11 George Lopez vs. The Dodgers
04:02 Late Night Show Highlights
04:58 Dusty Slay on Clean Comedy
06:14 Bill Burr's Political Stand-Up
07:42 Comedy Stock Market Debut
08:13 National Comedy Center Festival
08:52 Machine Gun Kelly: Best Dad Ever
09:26 Christella Alonzo's Benefit Show
09:48 44: The Musical
10:24 JFL New Faces and Windy City Comedy Festival
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00:14 Matt Rife's Haunted Museum Adventure
02:10 Andrew Schulz's Political Commentary
02:55 Charlamagne's Presidential Pick
03:11 George Lopez vs. The Dodgers
04:02 Late Night Show Highlights
04:58 Dusty Slay on Clean Comedy
06:14 Bill Burr's Political Stand-Up
07:42 Comedy Stock Market Debut
08:13 National Comedy Center Festival
08:52 Machine Gun Kelly: Best Dad Ever
09:26 Christella Alonzo's Benefit Show
09:48 44: The Musical
10:24 JFL New Faces and Windy City Comedy Festival
Become a premium subscriber! (no ads and no feed drops). For Apple users, hit the banner on your Apple podcasts app which says UNINTERRUPTED LISTENING. You also get 25+ other series from comedy to paranormal, royals, romance, trivia, politics, movies, music, murder, sports, travel, religion, spirituality, celebrity gossip and feuds, consisting of THOUSANDS OF SHOWS AD-FREE! (it’s only $4.99 a month with a free-trial month) PLUS, subscribers get offers like early show releases and subscriber-only shows. Go to Caloroga.com for all our shows!
Contact John at john@thesharkdeck dot com Pl John’s free substack about the media: Media Thoughts is mcdpod.substack.com
Also follow the companion piece dailycomedynews.substack.com
DCN on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@dailycomedynews
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John's Substack about media is free.
This is the animal sanctuary mentioned in the February 10 episode.