Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac - a daily briefing on comedians, and the comedy industry Did Bill Burr Have the Worst Year in Comedy?
Dec 14, 2025
09:46
From Riyadh to his worst special. did Bill Burr have the Worst Year In Comedy?
Johnny Mac shares his reflections on the best and worst comedy events and standup specials of the year. He highlights Conan O'Brien's Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Netflix as the top comedy event, praises Shane Gillis' SB monologue, and enjoys series like 'Last One Laughing' and 'Tires' on Netflix. Johnny also discusses why certain standup specials didn't make his top 25 list, critiquing performances by Bill Maher, Andrew Schulz, Rosebud Baker, Chris Distefano, George Lopez, and more. He gives a nod to some notable Golden Globe nominees like Kevin Hart and Sarah Silverman, and mentions upcoming specials to watch. Concluding, Johnny stresses the subjectivity of comedy and invites listener engagement.
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Johnny Mac shares his reflections on the best and worst comedy events and standup specials of the year. He highlights Conan O'Brien's Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Netflix as the top comedy event, praises Shane Gillis' SB monologue, and enjoys series like 'Last One Laughing' and 'Tires' on Netflix. Johnny also discusses why certain standup specials didn't make his top 25 list, critiquing performances by Bill Maher, Andrew Schulz, Rosebud Baker, Chris Distefano, George Lopez, and more. He gives a nod to some notable Golden Globe nominees like Kevin Hart and Sarah Silverman, and mentions upcoming specials to watch. Concluding, Johnny stresses the subjectivity of comedy and invites listener engagement.
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.