Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac - a daily briefing on comedians, and the comedy industry BTS Fans Mad at Jimmy Fallon Warmup? The ‘Anyone Here From the North?’ Kerfuffle
Mar 29, 2026
11:18
Johnny Mac reports on a controversy involving Tonight Show warmup comic Seth Herzog, who drew backlash during a Guggenheim Museum BTS taping after asking “anyone here from the north,” which some interpreted as a North Korea reference; TMZ says he apologized and was replaced by Ryan Rice for the subsequent Rockefeller Center taping, though it’s unclear if related. The episode notes Seth Meyers is taking three weeks off until April 20 and Jimmy Fallon two weeks off starting April 7. Cheryl Hines responds to Chelsea Handler’s claims about buying a “toxic” $6M house from Hines and RFK Jr., saying she knew of no issues and suggesting Handler wants attention. Mack discusses a Deadline report on Netflix targeting podcasts, high talent costs, meeting audiences where they are, and whether carrying a weekly podcast could reduce incentives to buy comedy specials. Other items include Leanne Morgan throwing a ceremonial first pitch at Tennessee, a rumor Kelly Ripa is freezing out Howie Mandel, and Melbourne International Comedy Festival show recommendations.
00:19 BTS Warmup Controversy
02:25 Late Night Shows Breaks
03:06 Cheryl Hines vs Chelsea Handler
04:23 Netflix Podcast Strategy
06:42 Leanne Morgan First Pitch
07:08 Kelly Ripa Freezes Howie Mandel
08:23 Host Celebrity Encounters
09:02 Melbourne Comedy Picks
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00:19 BTS Warmup Controversy
02:25 Late Night Shows Breaks
03:06 Cheryl Hines vs Chelsea Handler
04:23 Netflix Podcast Strategy
06:42 Leanne Morgan First Pitch
07:08 Kelly Ripa Freezes Howie Mandel
08:23 Host Celebrity Encounters
09:02 Melbourne Comedy Picks
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.