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 Stand-up comedy news. Late night TV. SNL. Comedy specials. Comedian tours. Every day. Johnny Mac covers the comedy world like a beat reporter — who's selling out arenas, who's in trouble, who said what, and what it means for the business of being funny. If you follow Kevin Hart, Dave Chappelle, Nikki Glaser, Shane Gillis, John Mulaney, Bert Kreischer, or any working comedian, this is your daily briefing. The only daily podcast dedicated entirely to the comedy industry. Over 2,200 episodes. New episode every weekday. Hit follow.

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  • Is Late Night Dead - 1. Late Night with David Letterman - The Anti Talk Show

    Is Late Night Dead - 1. Late Night with David Letterman - The Anti Talk Show
    Nov 14 2026
    Before David Letterman became a late-night television legend, he was the guy at 12:30 in the morning reinventing what a talk show could be.

    In the premiere of Is Late Night Dead?, Johnny Mac of Daily Comedy News goes back
    to the birth of Late Night with David Letterman and the strange path that took Letterman from an Indianapolis weatherman to NBC, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, a failed daytime talk show, and finally the after-midnight time slot that changed comedy.

    We look at how Johnny Carson’s restrictions helped shape Letterman’s groundbreaking NBC show, the influence of Merrill Markoe, Paul Shaffer and Chris Elliott, and the creation of classic Late Night comedy including Stupid Pet Tricks, the Top Ten List, Larry “Bud” Melman, the Guy Under the Seats, dropping objects off buildings, and Letterman’s constant war with the conventions of network television.
    We also revisit unforgettable David Letterman moments with Bill Murray, Andy Kaufman, Jerry Lawler, Cher, Crispin Glover and Harvey Pekar, and explore why Late Night became a cult phenomenon for a generation of comedy fans.

    By 1991, Letterman had transformed the 12:30 time slot and become one of the most influential figures in television comedy. Johnny Carson was preparing to retire. The Tonight Show was about to become the most coveted job in television.
    And everyone thought David Letterman was next.

    Then came Jay Leno.

    Is Late Night Dead? is a series from Daily Comedy News tracing the history of late-night television, from Steve Allen, Jack Paar and Johnny Carson through David Letterman, Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien, the late-night wars, and the uncertain future of the format.

    Questions this episode answers: How did David Letterman get his start in television? When did Late Night with David Letterman begin on NBC? Why did Johnny Carson have control over Letterman’s 12:30 show? What rules did Carson impose on Late Night? How did those restrictions help create David Letterman’s comedy style? Who were Merrill Markoe, Paul Shaffer, Chris Elliott and Larry “Bud” Melman? Where did Letterman’s Top Ten List and Stupid Pet Tricks come from? Why was David Letterman so influential on late-night television? Why did Letterman expect to replace Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show? And how did Jay Leno become part of the battle to succeed Carson?


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    Daily Comedy News is hosted by Johnny Mac and releases every weekday. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite app. Part of the Caloroga Media network. For transcripts and show notes visit www.dailycomedynews.com

    Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac is a daily podcast covering comedians, stand-up comedy, late night television, and the comedy industry. New episodes every morning. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.

    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.
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    15 m
  • Chris Rock on What Therapy Made Him Realize

    Chris Rock on What Therapy Made Him Realize
    Nov 14 2026
    Chris Rock tells GQ that therapy made him rethink how he treated people and why he used to blame celebrity when he struggled to connect. Johnny Mac gets into what Rock learned about being honest in therapy and the separate support he gets for nonverbal learning disorder.

    Queens comedian Liam Dalton gives Knicks legend John Starks the John Mulaney treatment. Chris Pratt gets Nickelodeon’s King of Comedy honor, Sheng Wang explains how everyday awkward moments become jokes and recalls coming up with Ali Wong, and Trevor Noah gets a reported 3.92 pickleball rating in Singapore.

    Plus: New York Comedy Festival picks, a look ahead to the Ashland Sarcasm Festival with Aparna Nancherla and Beth Stelling, and the one thing that might get Johnny Mac out of the house: Jaws: The Very Unauthorized Musical in Montclair.

    Weekend bonus: Two David Letterman episodes of Is Late Night Dead? drop in the Daily Comedy News feed at noon Eastern on Saturday and Sunday. The Johnny Carson episode is in the separate Is Late Night Dead? feed.


    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac--4522158/support.

    🎄 DCN every day, no ads, for the whole family: Caloroga+ on Apple Podcasts is $49.99 a year and shares with up to 6 people. Try it free for 30 days: tap Try Free in Apple Podcasts.

    Today's DCN is brought to you by MyBookie use promo code DCN!

    Daily Comedy News is hosted by Johnny Mac and releases every weekday. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite app. Part of the Caloroga Media network. For transcripts and show notes visit www.dailycomedynews.com

    Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac is a daily podcast covering comedians, stand-up comedy, late night television, and the comedy industry. New episodes every morning. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.

    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.
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    11 m
  • Nobody's Top 5 - The Turkey’s Been in the Freezer Since 2019

    Nobody's Top 5 - The Turkey’s Been in the Freezer Since 2019
    Nov 13 2026
    A regular show. Station management has confirmed it in writing, underlined twice. Last week’s chart has been retired to a better place, so all five songs are new entries again, and Thanksgiving is in the building. Someone put a paper turkey on the engineer’s door. The engineer says it wasn’t him.

    5. The Middle Managers, “Reply All”
    4. Gourd Almighty, “Pumpkin Spice Is Back”
    3. Second Helping, “The Kids’ Table (I’m 41)"
    2. The Thaw, “Defrost (The Turkey’s Still Frozen)”
    1. Standard Time, “I Got an Extra Hour and I Wasted It”:

    Worst Lyric of the Week: Dale Pruett returns with a Thanksgiving record, “Gravy on Everything.” He is the lumps again.

    Brought to you by Mattress Kingdom, currently between locations. Executive producers Mark Francis and John McDermott. AI assistance was used in this production. A Caloroga Media production.

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac--4522158/support.

    🎄 DCN every day, no ads, for the whole family: Caloroga+ on Apple Podcasts is $49.99 a year and shares with up to 6 people. Try it free for 30 days: tap Try Free in Apple Podcasts.

    Today's DCN is brought to you by MyBookie use promo code DCN!

    Daily Comedy News is hosted by Johnny Mac and releases every weekday. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite app. Part of the Caloroga Media network. For transcripts and show notes visit www.dailycomedynews.com

    Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac is a daily podcast covering comedians, stand-up comedy, late night television, and the comedy industry. New episodes every morning. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.

    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.
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    14 m
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