Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac - a daily briefing on comedians, and the comedy industry Jimmy Kimmel returns tonight - what will he say? How did the comeback happen?
Sep 23, 2025
09:04
Jimmy Kimmel's return to late-night television tonigh. A look at the intense negotiations with top Disney executives, leading to a last-minute agreement. Hollywood's reactions were mixed, with some calling it a 'pseudo suspension.' The podcast quotes other late-night hosts like John Stewart and Stephen Colbert, who commented on the situation. The episode also references historical late-night TV controversies and previews Jimmy Kimmel's anticipated monologue.
Feed update:
Today - there was the normal episode, then a binus episode with Mark Malkoff host of Inside Late Night and The Carson Podcast, and author of Love Johnny Carson.
Wednesdau - normal epsiode at 3am, a fantastic bonus with Jason Zinoman from the New York Times at noon, and a Kimmel bonus at 3pm or so.
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This is the animal sanctuary mentioned in the February 10 episode.
Feed update:
Today - there was the normal episode, then a binus episode with Mark Malkoff host of Inside Late Night and The Carson Podcast, and author of Love Johnny Carson.
Wednesdau - normal epsiode at 3am, a fantastic bonus with Jason Zinoman from the New York Times at noon, and a Kimmel bonus at 3pm or so.
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.