Daily Comedy News : the daily show about comedians and comedy

About Daily Comedy News : the daily show about comedians and comedy

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. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac--4522158/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac--4522158/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).

Publisher

Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac

Category

comedy · comedy · news

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

20 Jul 2021

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

260 of 2,024 episodes have a transcript.

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   6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Comedians Urge Sebastian Maniscalco to Restore Airplay for Working Comics

   Host Johnny Mac interviews comedians like Liz Miele and Patton Oswalt about SiriusXM's channel change impacting working comics' airplay and royalties.

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   6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Bert Kreischer’s Tom Cruise Secrets

   Johnny Mac interviews comedian Bert Kreischer about Tom Cruise's highly structured life, offering listeners a glimpse into celebrity routines.

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   5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Jim Norton Defends Dave Chappelle; Bill Burr Slams Modern Media & AI; Amy Poehler’s ‘Dig’

   Host Johnny Mac interviews Jim Norton, Bill Burr, and Amy Poehler about comedy, media, and new projects, offering insights into the current state of the industry.

Inside a recent episode

Comedians Urge Sebastian Maniscalco to Restore Airplay for Working Comics

Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Those royalties have been a good chunk of how a lot of comedians have been paying our bills, and at a time when gas prices and flights are more expensive and life is lifing the way that it is, it's just extra challenging. We'd love for Sebastian and the folks over at Sirius to reconsider how this move has impacted hundreds of comedians. And we just want working comedians to be able to work and live. So Sebastian, if you're watching this, thank you first. And thanks for considering helping to reverse this trend that will really help the comedy community thrive and make it so that most of us comedians don't have to stay hungry. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

440,234

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.1 / 5

93 ratings

Spotify

3.4 / 5

91 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

100

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

66

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