Podcast appearances and mentions of Nate Bargatze

I am finally home. To be honest, it's a LOT. I'm struggling to figure out how to re-connect with my family while tackling my endless to-do list. I am also realizing that I am not the same person who first left for the hospital. NOTE: You will hear some really rough audio edits around 35:00 because I kept saying the wrong team name when I was talking about the 49ers and the Rams. I think I have second-hand chemo brain lol   Watch this episode on Youtube, and follow my channel while you're there!   

Send us Fan MailComedian Brian Bates joins The Barn for a conversation about his career in comedy, life on the road, podcasting, and the experiences that have shaped his approach to making people laugh.Based in Nashville, Brian has performed across the country at comedy clubs, theaters, corporate events, and churches. Fans may recognize him from his Dry Bar Comedy specials, appearances on the Grand Ole Opry, or from hearing his comedy regularly on LaughUSA on SiriusXM.From 2020 through 2026, Brian was one of the hosts of the hugely popular Nateland Podcast with Nate Bargatze. He now joins fellow comedians Aaron Weber and Dusty Slay as a host of the Public Figures Podcast, reaching thousands of listeners each week.On this episode of The Barn, Brian talks comedy, podcasting, performing for different audiences, life in Nashville, and what comes next.Subscribe to The Barn for more conversations with comedians, musicians, athletes, entertainers, and personalities from across the country.#BrianBates #TheBarn #Comedy #StandUpComedy #Nateland #PublicFiguresPodcast #NateBargatze #AaronWeber #DustySlay #DryBarComedy #SiriusXM #LaughUSA #NashvilleComedy #Comedian #Podcastwww.BetterHelp.com/TheBarnhttp://www.betterhelp.com/TheBarn http://www.betterhelp.com/TheBarnThis episode is sponsored by www.betterhelp.com/TheBarn and brought to you as always by The Barn Media Group.   YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/@TheBarnPodcastNetworkSPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/show/09neXeCS8I0U8OZJroUGd4?si=2f9b8dfa5d2c4504APPLE https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1625411141I HEART RADIO https://www.iheart.com/podcast/97160034/AMAZON https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7aff7d00-c41b-4154-94cf-221a808e3595/the-barn

Andrew was recently at a networking event for the Charlotte-area chapter of the Themed Entertainment Association, when he struck up a conversation with Matt Ferguson, President & Founder of the EverAfter Group, and also an Ambassador (and formerly Chief Innovation Officer) for Storyland Studios. Matt's got a unique resume in the themed entertainment world - with stops at the Walt Disney Company's in-house marketing agency Yellow Shoes Creative Group, the Mower Agency - where he worked on Earned Media Opportunities for Cedar Fair (now Six Flags parks), and Storyland Studios, where he was involved with a wide array of Experience Design projects. (Proving how small the world is, one of the Mower Agency's clients in the early 2000's was Pinehurst Resort, where Andrew's dad was Vice President of Marketing at the time.)From marketing ESPN's Wide World of Sports and Disney's Animal Kingdom, to the opening of Fury 325, to Storyland Projects including the revitalization of North Carolina's Ghost Town in the Sky and Nate Bargatze's "Nateland" park in Nashville, we touch on a little bit of everything across Matt's 30-plus year career in the industry! You can connect with the show by hitting us up on social media @Coaster101: Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Instagram. We also have a website, if you're into that sort of thing: www.coaster101.comAlso, be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss an episode! And please give us a rating and review wherever you listen, it helps new listeners find us!Find the latest and greatest Coaster101 and theme park-inspired merch at coaster101.com/merchThanks to JM Entertainment for providing our theme song. For more on them, check out jmentgrp.com

Johnny Mac cold-reads and reacts to Rolling Stone's “50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All Time” list from Feb. 14, 2017, noting the magazine's modern-stand-up criteria and reassessing choices nearly a decade later. He questions or comments on many rankings (including Wanda Sykes, Aziz Ansari, Reggie Watts, Tig Notaro, Patton Oswalt, Jonathan Winters, Mitch Hedberg, and others), flags some comics as forgotten, and highlights entries like Gary Shandling, Dick Gregory, Redd Foxx, Rodney Dangerfield, Eddie Murphy, and Dave Chappelle. He discusses the complications of figures like Woody Allen, Bill Cosby, and Louis C.K., and explains that Louis C.K.'s cancellation came after the list. He concludes that a current list would differ, citing names like John Mulaney and Nate Bargatze and noting omissions such as Jim Gaffigan. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac--4522158/support.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 Shark Media network. For transcripts and show notes visit www.dailycomedynews.comDaily 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. 

We got the results of Lane's final scans! Unfortunately, we still don't know when we're going home. I'm struggling with sitting in the unknown. We're also talking about: -- how my husband has been an emotional leader through this ordeal -- the TikToker who got in trouble for thanking God for a miracle    Watch this episode on Youtube, and follow my channel while you're there!   

Johnny Mac's Daily Comedy News covers Nikki Glaser's Caesars Palace set where she jokes about attending an alleged top-secret Taylor Swift wedding at Madison Square Garden, with phones surrendered, A-list guests, a night spent with J.Lo, and a punchline involving Tom Cruise and a cake topper. Stavros Halkias discusses his crumbling health, injuries, stress, and relapse into edible addiction while promoting his new Netflix special. There's major buzz around Nathan Fielder's nearly three-hour A24 hybrid documentary “You Can See Everything” about Elizabeth Holmes, screened at Telluride with phones locked away. Other updates include Theo Vaughn joining LSU's Tiger Walk, Rob Reiner winning a Creative Arts Emmy for The Bear, Johnny's Jerry Lewis telethon viewing, Matt Matthews appearing on WWE Raw, Nimish Patel's Sept. 22 Netflix special, and Nate Bargatze headlining a Tennessee Chamber event. 00:16 Nikki Glaser Swift Wedding01:37 J Lo Wallflower Moment01:54 Cake Topper Tom Cruise02:41 Stavros Netflix Special03:19 Edibles Relapse Confession04:13 Nathan Fielder Holmes Doc06:09 Weekend Catch Up Notes06:45 Jerry Lewis Telethon Dive08:05 Joey Diaz In Town08:39 Comedian On WWE Raw09:33 Nimish Patel Trailer10:33 Nate Bargatze Dinner Gig11:08 Wrap Up And GoodbyeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac--4522158/support.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 Shark Media network. For transcripts and show notes visit www.dailycomedynews.comDaily 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. 

In this week's episode, I take a look back at the movies and streaming shows I watched in Summer 2026 and rate them. This coupon code will get you 25% off the ebooks in the Ghost Armor series at my Payhip store: FALLARMOR The coupon code is valid through September 21, 2026. So if you need a new ebook this fall, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 319 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is September the 4th, 2026, and today I'm looking back at the movies and streaming shows I watched over Summer 2026. We will also have Coupon of the Week and an update on my current writing, publishing, and audiobook projects. So let's start off with Coupon of the Week. This week's coupon code will get you 25% off the ebooks in the Ghost Armor series at my Payhip store. That coupon code is FALLARMOR. As always, you can get the coupon code and the links to my Payhip store available in the show notes for this episode. This coupon code will be valid through September 21st, 2026, so if you need a new ebook for this fall, we have got you covered. Now an update on my current writing, publishing, and audiobook projects. I'm pleased to report that the rough draft of Blade of Visions is done. It came to 99,000 words. It'd be kind of cool if it came to 100,000, but as I've learned in the 15 years I've been doing this, it's not a good idea to pad things for length. Editing is underway. I'm about 15% through the first pass of edits. I'm working on the cover design, so I'm on good track to have the book out before the end of the month. I also wrote a tie-in short story called Winter Crown and don't forget that [newsletter] subscribers will get a free ebook copy of that short story when Blade of Visions comes out later this month. So this makes a very excellent time to subscribe to my new release newsletter. I am also 12,000 words into Elven-Warlock, which will be the seventh book in the Half-Elven Thief series. Hopefully that will be out in October, if all goes well. In audiobook news, I think Blade of Thieves (as narrated by Brad Wills) and Cloak of Worlds (as narrated by Hollis McCarthy) are now finally available at all the usual audiobook stores, which includes Audible, Apple, Amazon, Kobo, Google Play, Chirp, and all the others. So if you want to listen to those if you are going on a Labor Day road trip, you can check those out. A reminder that Stealth and Spells Online: The Complete LitRPG trilogy (narrated by C.J. McAllister) is also available on Audible, so check that out. That's 32 hours long and that would also cover all your Labor Day travels. So that is where I'm at with my current writing, publishing and audiobook projects. 00:02:22 Main Topic of the Week: Summer 2026 Movie Roundup So let's move on to our main topic this week. Our main topic this week is the Summer 2026 Movie Roundup and I always enjoy doing those. These episodes are a little less serious than some of the other episodes and it's fun to talk about things I enjoyed and that you might enjoy as well. And I did see a lot of new movies this summer. In fact, I went to the actual theater four times for Masters of the Universe, The Odyssey, Spider-Man, and Coyote vs. Acme, which is probably more than I've gone in a single season since before COVID times. So as usual, here are the movies I saw this summer (rated from least favorite to most favorite). The grades are totally subjective and based on nothing but my own thoughts and opinions. First up is The Breadwinner, which came out in 2026. This is basically standup comedian Nate Bargatze's act come to life as a movie. If you've seen Bargatze's standup, his usual routine is to portray himself as the dumb husband and bumbling Girl Dad, which is actually quite clever from a comedic standpoint since you're unlikely to have outraged mobs calling for your head if all you're doing is making fun of yourself. Anyway, Bargatze portrays Nate Wilcox, the best Toyota salesman in Nashville. (Don't worry, this is the first of only many product placement moments.) He lets his wife Kate manage the household and do the bulk of the work with their three daughters. When Kate's invention takes off on Shark Tank, she has to go to South Korea for two weeks to oversee manufacturing, leaving Nate in charge of the kids. Comedic chaos ensues. On the positive side of this movie, I did approve how this movie showed a married couple trying to work through a rough patch and do what's right for their kids and each other in a semi-productive way rather than blowing up their lives over nonsensical trivialities in the style of Eat, Pray, Love. On the downside, there was a lot of product placement, to the point where it at times felt like an extended commercial with bits of plot jammed in between product endorsement. No doubt most of the production budget came from product placement money. Will Forte was funny as an eccentric roofing contractor and Martin Herlihy as a shifty DoorDash employee. Kumail Nanjiani was funny as Nate's rival salesman at the car dealership. So overall, I would say this was blandly amusing and inoffensive with some funny slapstick moments. Overall grade: C- Next up is Supergirl, which came out in 2026. This movie really was sort of a strange combination of John Wick and the human trafficking subplot from 2020's Black Widow. The end result wasn't quite as good as Superman from 2025, alas. I did like this movie's interpretation of Supergirl. Kara Zor-El's departure from Krypton was way more traumatic than Superman's, so she's dealing with her unresolved emotional issues by traveling from planet to planet with red suns and getting hammered since the same yellow sun that gives Kryptonians their superpowers on Earth also keeps them from getting drunk because their bodies process alcohol too efficiently. However, Kara comes to a planet where a girl named Ruthye lives. Ruthye's family has been slaughtered by ruthless brigands yet led by Krem of the Yellow Hills and she's going on a quest for revenge. When Ruthye tries to recruit Kara for the quest, she's not interested, but then Krem steals Kara's spaceship and poisons her dog Krypto. Krem carries the antidote on his person, so now Kara and Ruthye team up to get vengeance on Krem and to heal Krypto. Krem is a nasty piece of work and he and his space gang travel from planet to planet abducting women to be their wives. I think the problem was that Krem was kind of a boring but nasty villain, but he was still boring. He was basically a space thug with too many piercings. Lex Luthor from 2025 Superman, by contrast, was a really interesting villain, this malignant narcissist who knows that his obsession with Superman is over the top, but he's going to act on it anyway. Additionally, I don't think this version of Supergirl is quite capable of being a lead character on her own. She'd make a superb secondary character, but I don't think she could quite carry a movie on her own. And Jason Momoa was pretty good as Lobo. Overall grade: C- Next up is Troy, which came out in 2004. I wanted to see this either before or after I watched The Odyssey this summer and ended up watching it the day before I went to see The Odyssey. I would say this movie was slow and ponderous, but I did enjoy watching it. This is an adaption of The Iliad and has the sort of slow stateliness of epic films from the '60s. It had good performances and good battle scenes. Brian Cox was enjoyable as a scenery chewing Agamemnon and Brad Pitt worked as Achilles. Interestingly, his version of Achilles reminded me of the interpretation of Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen from Dune 2 as sort of a violent psychopath with his own twisted sense of honor. Oddly, despite the fact that this was rather a long movie, the ending seems a bit rushed, like we needed to hurry up and get to the Trojan Horse. It was amusing how Achilles' relationship with Patroclus was changed to "cousin" for the modern audience, but Greek views on sexuality would definitely be unpalatable with both right-wing and left-wing versions of the modern mind, which is a good thing because while the Greeks contributed a great deal to the development of civilization, they were into a lot of unsavory stuff. So overall, I would say this was a fun, epic movie, but I think this walked so the 2026 version of The Odyssey could run. Amusing fact: Christopher Nolan was apparently supposed to direct this, but the deal fell through and he got Batman Begins as a consolation prize instead. Overall grade: B- Next up is The Dink, which came out in 2026. This is an Apple TV comedy movie about pickleball of all things. I feel like this was made because some Apple executive got made fun of by some tennis players for playing pickleball and then decided to take revenge through media. Jake Johnson plays Dustin Boyd, a washed up former child tennis star who now works at his father's tennis club. The club has difficulties because of a growing influx of pickleball players who the hardcore tennis players hate. Dustin's father decides to use the club's bylaws to force a duel match to decide the issue, in the grand tradition of wacky comedy stakes. Dustin really wants to play the duel match, but his wrist is injured in an accident. To get his wrist mobility back, the doctor suggested he play some pickleball and Dustin views this as beneath him, but he really wants to play again, so he signs up for pickleball. This ends up being a wacky sports company/buddy movie as Dustin gradually befriends an eccentric older pickleball player. Ed Harris should really do more comedic roles. He was great as Dustin's stern, yet unscrupulous father. I do admire Apple TV's dedication to making random stuff. Overall grade: B- Next up is Green and Gold, which came out in 2025, and this is a melodrama about a farmer and his granddaughter dealing with the grim economic realities of farming. This is set in 1992/1993 era Wisconsin. Buck refuses to modernize his dairy farm in Door County, Wisconsin. His granddaughter Jenny is a talented musician and also a skilled farmer, and Buck wants her to take over the farm one day, but Jenny's ambitions are looking elsewhere. Events come to a head when Jenny realizes that Buck is deeply in debt to the bank, which is about to foreclose on the farm. However, Buck and the chief banker have a personal animosity, so they settle on a bet. If the Green Bay Packers win a Super Bowl title in 1993, the banker will give Buck one more year to turn things around on the farm. Meanwhile, Jenny begins to wonder if her music ambitions might generate the money to save the farm. Of course, if you are familiar with the history of the Packers, you know that they won a Super Bowl in 1996, not 1993. The movie has carried on the back of the very strong performances of its actors. It also has an ambiguously happy ending, as is true with so many things in farming. I like this movie because I've spent a lot of my life in the American Midwest, [and] I did appreciate how it shows the difficulties of the farming life. Also, this is important: a fall from a ladder is a plot point. Ladder safety is important, people! If you are going up a ladder, for heaven's sake don't climb the ladder in high heels like the character in question does. Wear sensible, well-fitting shoes with good soles. A very long time ago, I used to work with a guy who would climb extension ladders in cowboy boots. It is nothing short of the mercy of God that he didn't fall off and shatter half the bones in his body. Overall grade: B Next up is Grumpy Old Men, which came out in 1993. Apparently this is set in Wabasha, Minnesota, which is amusing because filming actually took place in several areas in the Twin Cities in Eastern Minnesota, but not actually in Wabasha. I found that personally amusing because I'm quite familiar with the area and so I recognize several filming locations. Anyway, the movie is about two retirees, Max and John, who are enemies and have been enemies for years, but Max is lonely and wants to get married again, and John is about to lose his house to the IRS due to tax problems. Things come to a head when an attractive literature professor moves across the street and both Max and John take an interest in her and start competing for her affections. However, it turns out that Max and John are actually best friends whose love language happens to be hatred and practical jokes, kind of like Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner, but more on them below. This was a good character comedy/drama. It was interesting that the professor was an early version of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope, albeit several decades before someone came up with the term. This is worth watching both as a character and comedy drama and a time capsule of the 1990s. Sometimes a movie ages a bit badly (Airplane and the Thomas Crown Affair from the Spring Movie Roundup come to mind), but this didn't. The sequel Grumpier Old Men from 1995 is basically the same movie, but with the characters acting about 20% dumber so a sitcom style plot can happen. Still entertaining, but not as good as the first one, so Grumpier Old Men only gets a B-, but Grumpy Old Men gets a B+. Next up is Masters of the Universe, which came out in 2026. It was amusing to read reviews of this movie because people thought way too hard about a movie that is essentially about battling action figures. Anyway, this was pretty good. It was nice to see a movie about a science fiction property that doesn't actually hate the source material. Basically it's a live action version of the cartoons from the '80s, albeit with somewhat more thoughtful moments. I heard someone suggest that it was close in tone to Thor: Ragnarok, and that seems accurate. The plot is that Skeletor conquers Eternia and 10-year-old Prince Adam is sent with the Sword of Power through a magical portal to Earth to keep him and the sword out of Skeletor's reach. However, Adam loses the sword while passing through the gate and 15 years later is working in human resources. He's still seeking for the sword despite his therapist trying to convince him that it was a trauma-induced fantasy. However, his persistence pays off and he does find the sword. Teela, who is one of the resistance leaders against Skeletor's rule, comes to Earth to find him and bring him back, but Skeletor's minions arrive to claim the sword as well. Adam and Teela escape back to Eternia and it's up to Adam to find a way to use the Sword of Power to become the hero that Eternia needs. Dolph Lundgren's cameo was great. Overall, I would say this is a fun movie to watch, especially if you're a Millennial or Gen Xer who saw the cartoons or the live action movie back in the '80s. Jared Leto has something of an increasingly questionable reputation these days, but he did a good job as Skeletor, played him halfway between the solemn gravitas of the 1987 version and the malevolent comedic cornball of the cartoons. Of course, in my opinion, the Frank Langella version from 1987 is the best version of Skeletor since he placed it with all the seriousness of a Shakespearean villain monologue at the Royal Shakespeare Company. In hindsight, it wasn't terribly surprising that this underperformed at the box office. It felt like it was made for guys my age, not for kids. I would've been comfortable bringing an eight-year-old to see The Mandalorian and Grogu or Super Mario Galaxy, but I would've been less certain bringing a kid that age to see Masters of the Universe. Additionally, it seemed very Marvel in tone, and I think the overall mood of the US these days is less "Marvel Cinematic Universe quips and banter" and more sort of the grimness of The Odyssey, which we'll talk about shortly. Overall grade: B+ Next up is Young Washington, which came out in 2026, a biopic of the early life of George Washington, covering how he more or less accidentally started the French and Indian War and how he recovered his reputation at the Battle of Braddock's Field. To be fair, the international situation at the time meant that someone was going to start the French and Indian War. It just happened to be Washington, who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Overall, I liked this. It was reasonably historically accurate, though some of the emotional and family dialogue at times was a bit clunky. Additionally, Washington was portrayed as having revolutionary leanings much earlier in life than he actually did, since when he was a young man, he had no thoughts of being anything but a British subject and officer. That said, some of the most implausible stuff in the movie actually happened in real life. Like if I were to write in a novel that the future president of the United States personally rallied the army's rear guard to save as many men as possible from an ambush, and in the process had two horses shot out from under him and ended up with bullet holes in his hat and coat (all while fighting continuously), you would probably find that a bit implausible, but it actually happened that way. Washington's daring actions during that battle were one of the reasons he was appointed commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, that and there weren't many other colonials with as much experience of military command as Washington. In that vein, the battle scenes were the best part of the movie. They captured the brutality and messiness of 18th Century warfare without being especially graphic. Anyway, I'm glad this is getting a sequel. Maybe we'll end up with a Young Washington Cinematic Universe. Overall grade: B+ Next up is Meet the Parents, which came out in 2000, and this is probably one of the apex forms of cringe comedy. Ben Stiller plays Greg Focker, a nurse who's in love with schoolteacher Pam Burns. Greg wants to marry Pam, but overhears a phone call with her sister where she says her fiancé asked permission of her traditional father first. Greg decides that he's going to ask Pam's father's permission first to get off on the right foot, and so accompanies Pam to her sister's wedding and her parents' house to, as the title says, Meet the Parents. However, Pam's father is the former CIA counterintelligence officer Jack, and he and Greg immediately get on each other's nerves. To make things worse, the airline has lost Greg's luggage. From these two starting premises follow a cascading series of hilarious disasters that accumulate in a septic tank fire on the lawn. I'm not sure, but I think I saw this one in the theaters when it came out in 2000, and I thought it was funny then. With 26 years of additional life experience under the belt, I still think it's pretty funny, though you could still tell that this movie was filmed before 9/11 because if Greg had his airport meltdown seen today, the consequences would've been much worse. Overall grade: B+ Next up is O Brother Where Art Thou, which came out in 2000. This is a very, very, very specific adaptation of The Odyssey directed by the Coen brothers. George Clooney plays Everett, a convict who escapes from a chain gang in Mississippi during the Great Depression. He wants to find a treasure and he recruits fellow convicts Delmar and Peter to assist him. Along the way, Everett and his team encountered 1930s era versions of the Sirens, the cyclops, the blind prophet Tiresias, and other characters and foes from the original Odyssey myth. Everett and his friends end up running a scam where they pretend to be a Christian music group, but as it turns out, they're actually pretty good at singing, so this leads to unexpected hilarity and opportunities. This was also a very funny movie. Imagine The Odyssey is a comedy with a lot of singing set in the Deep South during the Depression, and you're there. If you're a fan of bluegrass music, this is worth watching. If you've seen Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, it's worth watching this just to ponder how the same source material can produce such wildly divergent interpretations. If you don't care about The Odyssey, then this is still a fun movie to watch. Proof: I mentioned to someone that I had seen this and she responded that she both loved the movie and was surprised to learn that he had in fact been inspired by The Odyssey. Overall grade: A- Next up is Hoppers, which came out in 2026. Like most Pixar movies, this was very high concept. Unlike many recent Pixar movies, it wasn't too depressing and didn't disappear up its own tailpipe. In the city of Beaverton, hot tempered girl Mabel bonds with her grandmother in their favorite place, a woodland grove favored by beavers. Years later, Mabel is a biology student under Dr. Fairfax, but is neglecting her studies to face off against her nemesis, the popular yet sketchy Mayor Jerry of Beaverton. Mayor Jerry wants to build an expressway that will wipe out the woodland grove, and he's perfectly within his rights to do it since no animals have been found living there. Since Mabel's grandmother has died, she's unwilling to give up the grove. However, Dr. Fairfax's research might give her a way. Dr. Fairfax has worked out a way to temporarily transfer human consciousness to a robotic beaver capable of speaking to real beavers, much like the plot of Avatar. In a funny scene, Fairfax angrily denies that it's just like Avatar. Mabel gets the idea to use this to convince real beavers to settle in the grove, thereby thwarting Mayor Jerry's plans. This touches off both a wacky yet poignant adventure. The plot was very well structured and it followed the proper rules of story structure, which I've talked about before. Mabel definitely is a protagonist who takes action, but experiences setbacks and problems of her own creation. It was pretty good. I say it was a return to form for Pixar after some of their weaker movies in the 2020s. Overall grade: A Now it's time for my three favorite movies of summer 2026, all of which I actually saw in the theater. First up is Coyote versus Acme, which came out in 2026. This movie had an extra surge of popularity from the fact that Warner Brothers canceled it as a tax write-off, but distributor Ketchup Entertainment revived it. That makes it a plucky underdog since Warner Brothers senior executives are kind of like the apex version of soulless corporate bug men. Like if I wrote characters in my books who acted like Warner Brothers senior executives, people would think I was being didactic and heavy-handed. Anyway, after decades of failures in efforts to capture the Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote decides to sue Acme Corporation for its numerous defective products. Coyote teams up with a lazy strip mall lawyer named Kevin Avery, who specializes in getting small settlements from Acme. However, Avery and Coyote end up filing a massive lawsuit against Acme, which means they'll face the full wrath of Acme Corporation, including its ace lawyer Buddy Crane and its ruthless CEO, Foghorn Leghorn. What follows is a comedic courtroom battle as Coyote and Avery try to defeat Acme Corporation, defeat its sinister plans, and Coyote starts to realize that Road Runner might actually be his best friend. Both quite amusing and touching, and I'm glad this was rescued from the tax write-off vault. Overall grade: A Next up is The Odyssey, which came out in 2026. This wasn't quite as good as Oppenheimer in 2023 in my opinion, but it was still very good and very much worth seeing. It was weird that The Odyssey was briefly a football in the never-ending US culture war scrum because the movie isn't really political and doesn't really have a message beyond "war is destructive and bad", which every sensible person would agree with, and a lesser message of "violating the law of morality has unforeseen cascading bad consequences, including the destruction of civilization", which is also quite true and was one of the themes of Oppenheimer. Nolan himself dismissed the controversies as "irrelevant" and "part of the territory" since no one had actually seen the movie yet, and given that The Odyssey has made a billion and a half dollars as of this recording, I think that may have proved his point. I imagine the scrutiny from Batman fans back in the 2010s was way more intense since in the modern era, many people care more deeply about the accuracy of Batman than The Odyssey. I do think the debate over the historical accuracy in The Odyssey is pointless because the Odyssey is myth, not history. The Iliad and The Odyssey are a lot like Arthurian myth in terms of their actual historicity. Even when Arthurian legend was massively popular with English kings and nobles in the late medieval and early modern period (for example, Henry VIII's older brother was named Arthur in imitation of King Arthur), the version of Arthurian myth they celebrated and wished to emulate had virtually no connection to the reality of Britain in the 500s AD and was instead a sort of fantasy version of their own time in the 14th and 15th centuries. By the time The Odyssey was written down, no doubt a similar process was underway. Both The Iliad and The Odyssey and the Arthurian cycle probably have a kernel of historical truth buried underneath the tales of magic swords, sirens, cyclopses, and vengeful witches with magic islands. There likely was a Romano-British warlord who might have been named Arthur (or possibly Ambrosius Aurelianus) who held off the Saxons for a while before he was overwhelmed and killed. Likewise, Heinrich Schliemann was a highly eccentric and very sketchy crazy rich guy, but he did prove that there really was some version of the city of Troy that was destroyed at the end of the Bronze Age. But everything beyond those basic details came from thousands of years of embellishments and flourishes from later poets and writers. So arguing about the historical accuracy of The Odyssey is a bit like arguing if Star Wars portrays faster than light travel in an accurate way. That kind of argument is just missing the point entirely. It's also interesting to see how modern standards clashed with the ancient mindset. You know how I always say that everywhere in the United States is exactly the same right until it really, really isn't? I think ancient people are just like us until they really, really weren't. Like ancient people would have been superstitious to an extent that even the most credulous crystal and aura influencer on TikTok would find horrifying and frequently violent in a way that the most strident self-defense advocate would find shocking. The Odyssey's version of Odysseus feels guilt and remorse over his actions in a way an actual ancient Greek probably wouldn't have, but so what? This is The Odyssey viewed through the lens of the 21st century, just as those English nobles viewed the myth of King Arthur and his knights through the lens of their time. As I mentioned with Troy above, the ancient Greeks were often quite brutal and would celebrate sacking an enemy city. One side note before we get to the movie, I probably found it funnier than I should have how Nolan favorably cited classicist Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey as a source, and Wilson then had an extended and unintentionally comedic multi-article crashout about how much she hated the movie and of course how much she hated the commemorative Trojan Horse popcorn bucket. Apparently Wilson hated the movie so much she's going to do a new translation of The Odyssey, much to her publisher's baffled dismay. No one does offended huffy petulance quite like an academic. Anyway, back to the movie. It follows the familiar story of Odysseus through Christopher Nolan's preference for non-linear storytelling and practical effects. I did think it was interesting how in this interpretation, Odysseus explicitly connected the ruse of the Trojan Horse with the collapse of the Bronze Age and the rise of the Sea Peoples. It's also probably the most supernatural film Nolan has ever done with actual fantasy and supernatural elements as opposed to science fiction like Inception, Tenant, and Interstellar. Odysseus talks to Athena throughout the movie and it's left up to the viewer's interpretation whether or not he's actually talking to Athena or his own guilt-ridden hallucinations. That said, Odysseus encounters a witch with actual magic powers and travels to the underworld to speak with the shades of the dead, so it's entirely possible he's talking to the actual Athena. In this version, as I mentioned, Odysseus is guilt-ridden over the ruse of the Trojan Horse, which is shown as a violation of the sacred hospitality of Zeus's law and as great a crime as the creation of the atomic bomb in Oppenheimer, which of course is similar to Oppenheimer, where Oppenheimer's creation of the atomic bomb is treated similarly. There are also some genuinely scary sequences in the movie. The bit with the underworld is very spooky, the cyclops is actually quite frightening, and the character of Circe reaches the level of scary previously attained by Heath Ledger's version of The Joker in The Dark Knight. If Nolan ever decides he wants to do a horror movie, it will probably be one of the scariest ones ever made. To sum up, The Odyssey has great performances, great spectacle, great cinematography, and great action sequences. As an interesting interpretation of the original myth, definitely worth seeing. I think you can tell it was a great movie because of all the arguments on the Internet about "what does it really mean?" Great art often has that effect. Overall grade: A The final of my three favorite movies of [Summer] 2026 is Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which came out in 2026. There's a rumor, and I don't know if it's true or not, that Tom Holland found the experience of working with Christopher Nolan on The Odyssey so eye-opening that he insisted that if they made another Spider-Man movie, it had to have a reason for existing other than "make a lot of money". If this story is true, it clearly worked. Previously, I though the two best Spider-Man movies were Spider-Man 2 from 2004 and Spider-Man: No Way Home from 2021. I must now amend that opinion to say that there are three best Spider-Man movies and Spider-Man: Brand New Day is one of the three. It is pretty good. I would've trimmed it here and there, but I thoroughly enjoyed it and is an excellent Spider-Man story that totally captures the essence of the character within a good story. It takes place four years after the events of No Way Home erased everyone's memory that Peter Parker was Spider-Man. Peter has now been crime fighting full time, but it is taking a severe toll on his emotions and personal life that he's deliberately ignoring. Meanwhile, Spider-Man has become the beloved crime fighter of New York, trusted by both the NYPD and the Federal Department of Damage Control, which is a reoccurring frenemy for superheroes from other movies. When someone launches an attack on the headquarters of Damage Control, the director recruits Peter to fight their new enemy, a mysterious figure who uses telepathy to possess people from a distance. Peter is the only one who can sense it thanks to his spider sense, and he's also the only one able to resist the telepath's possession abilities. But despite his resistance to possession, fighting a telepath is a dangerous proposition for someone with as many emotional issues as Peter, and things start to spiral out of control when the telepath starts digging into his life. But there's another lesson Peter has to learn. People (and especially superheroes) who take the federal government at its word tend to regret it. For that matter, ignoring his emotional issues is causing Peter's spider powers to start acting in strange ways. But of course, at the end of the day, Spider-Man always follows his conscience, no matter how high the cost to him personally. Definitely an enjoyable movie. All the scenes with Spider-Man and Punisher were great, and the two of them had a great dynamic together. A few other Marvel Cinematic Universe people show up, but this is probably one of the most standalone movies the MCU has done in a while. Of course, the risk of MCU Continuity Lockout is always there (which is one of the reasons I started writing Half-Eleven Thief in 2023). Overall grade: A So I would say it was a pretty good summer for movies. It's also valuable lessons in not taking the Internet too seriously, which too many people do nowadays. There are all these dedicated analyses on X, Threads, and Reddit in June and May explaining why The Odyssey was going to fail for whatever reason, and instead it made $1.5 billion. So I think that's a good lesson in not taking everything you read on the internet a little too seriously. So that's it for this week. Thanks for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show enjoyable. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes at https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy, and we'll see you all next week.  

La semaine dernière, Briac et Scott arrivaient à une conclusion : dans le stand-up, le pouvoir appartient à celui qui remplit les salles.Cette semaine, ils poursuivent la réflexion avec une autre question : comment obtenir ce pouvoir ?La réponse paraît simple : devenir trop drôle pour pouvoir être ignoré.Mais qu'est-ce qui sépare réellement un humoriste expérimenté d'un débutant ? Pourquoi certains semblent-ils capables de s'adapter à presque toutes les salles quand d'autres s'écroulent dès que les conditions changent ? Le stand-up est-il vraiment un art aussi accessible qu'il en a l'air ?Briac et Scott parlent de travail, d'expérience, de coaching, d'argent et de tous ces « enjeux subtils » du stand-up qu'on ne commence à percevoir qu'après des centaines de passages sur scène. Ils reviennent également sur la nécessité de trouver une voix claire, de choisir ses contraintes et parfois sa niche pour devenir vraiment excellent dans un domaine précis.L'épisode s'intéresse aussi aux réseaux sociaux : pourquoi les premières secondes d'une vidéo sont devenues cruciales, ce que les statistiques peuvent réellement apprendre à un humoriste et pourquoi une bonne blague de scène ne donne pas automatiquement une bonne vidéo.Côté actualité : le retour en force des panel shows aux États-Unis, ce que les sitcoms peuvent nous apprendre sur le rire du public, le retour de Scrubs et deux records impressionnants battus cet été par Shane Gillis et Nate Bargatze.Le Guide Ultime Du Stand-Up, le livre de référence pour apprendre ou se professionnaliser est disponible sur Amazon.Visitez régulièrement le site www.standupfrance.fr pour de nouveaux articles hebdomadaires.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Today, we are joined by Nick Thune joins for a heater of an episode. Nick starts off the pod talking about the time a story he told on a podcast actually got him served with legal papers, his early days in comedy, watching the entire Fast & Furious franchise backwards, growing up in Seattle, opening massive arena shows with Nate Bargatze, and some truly INSANE encounters with Seattle sports legends. We also get into old school comedy movies, Nick's cover band days, a legendary trip to France, the seattle salmon vs. seals issue and end on some hotline calls.Nick is taping his new stand-up special September 17th at The Den in Chicago -GET TICKETS HERE: Nickthune.comWe are live streaming a fully unedited version of the pod on Twitch, if you want to chat with us while we're recording, follow here: https://www.twitch.tv/chadandjtgodeepGrab some dank merch here: https://appreeshapparel.com/Come see us on Tour! JT JUST ADDED HEADLINE DATES FOR THE FALL!Get your tix - https://www.chadandjt.comTEXT OR CALL the hotline with your issue or question: 323-418-2019(Start with where you're from and name for best possible advice)Check out the reddit for some dank convo: https://www.reddit.com/r/ChadGoesDeep/PRODUCTION & EDITS BY: Jake RohretSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This might be my last episode from Saint Jude! We talk about that, as well as: -- Lane's final scans -- Me causing absolute chaos with the Saint Jude staff (do NOT miss the video, it's a classic)   Watch this episode on Youtube, and follow my channel while you're there!   

Father Koys takes us on another “brain wrinkling” walk through the various types of “Zionism” with one of the corollaries discussing Israel's right to their homeland. Father Koys plays a segment of Christian comedian, Nate Bargatze who offers insight as to whether Israel has a right to the land they occupy. Father Koys discloses an art project that he's working on and discusses St. Boniface's demonstration of faith in the face of persecution: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/st-boniface-and-the-christmas-tree Father also plays excepts from Mike Huckabee speaking about Zionism. St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish 

The First Lady returned to Movie Torture, and within minutes the movie review turned into an intervention for Brad.Hannah reminded everyone that Brad once "fired" her from her Movie Torture trivia job, only for the people who replaced her to never actually do a single episode. Mark had the privilege of watching years of unresolved workplace drama unfold in real time, while Brad slowly realized this wasn't a movie review anymore—it was free therapy. Somewhere along the way Brad publicly apologized, Hannah accepted, and everyone agreed she's still the reigning First Lady of Movie Torture. Before the movie even started, Hannah also revealed she still watches VHS tapes on an old tube television, buys random VHS lots off Facebook Marketplace, and somehow accidentally watched the wrong Air Bud movie for a previous episode. Instead of basketball, she watched the soccer sequel, leading to the only Movie Torture episode that accidentally reviewed two different movies at the same time. That's the kind of professionalism listeners have come to expect. Then they finally got around to The Breadwinner, starring comedian Nate Bargatze. Everyone agreed Nate is hilarious on stage, but Brad immediately questioned whether making him the lead of a feature film was the right move. Mark compared him to comedians who work better stealing scenes than carrying an entire movie, while Hannah sat there wondering why the guys already sounded disappointed five minutes into the discussion. The biggest mystery wasn't the plot—it was the budget. The movie reportedly cost $25 million, which left Brad completely baffled. His theory was that half the budget must have gone toward Toyota because every other scene looked like a commercial for the Tacoma. Hannah quickly looked it up and confirmed Toyota actually was a major sponsor, which only made Brad even more suspicious. At one point he was convinced the real title should've been The Breadwinner... Presented by Toyota. The movie itself follows a successful car salesman who somehow doesn't know where his own kids go to school, can't remember to take out the trash, and appears completely incapable of surviving without his wife's color-coded schedule. Hannah defended the character by saying she'd watched the exact same thing happen in her own house growing up, while Brad and Mark couldn't understand how a man intelligent enough to become Salesman of the Year couldn't figure out how to make breakfast. Everyone agreed the funniest scene was the Shark Tank sequence. Nate spends the entire pitch eating donuts while the Sharks slowly decide they like his wife far more than they like him. Brad couldn't understand why nobody seemed to appreciate Nate's charm, while Hannah pointed out that the Sharks had already decided he was a deadbeat husband before he even opened his mouth. The discussion quickly turned into real Shark Tank history, where they discovered the investors passed on Ring before Amazon bought it for over a billion dollars. Brad immediately wanted to go back and watch that episode just to see everyone's regret in real time. The conversation drifted—as it always does—to Colin Jost, Scarlett Johansson, Mandy Moore, Daisy Duke, Ring doorbells, home security cameras, and whether Brad would've survived his mailman days if Ring cameras had existed back then. His conclusion? Twenty years ago he could toss a package onto your porch from halfway down the sidewalk. Today he'd have to gently place it on the welcome mat while smiling for the camera. By the time Nate's wife finally left for Korea and trusted him to run the household, everyone watching already knew exactly what was coming.The only person who didn't......was Nate

Johnny Mac records an “Afternoon Check-In” during a run and uses a walk break to cover three topics: a social media debate about whose career he'd rather have going forward—Nate Bargatze or Shane Gillis—leaning toward Nate for long-term touring potential while questioning how Shane's persona ages; a late-night ratings report that Byron Allen's 11:30 show beat Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon in 18–49 on a Monday where Fallon and Allen were reruns and Kimmel had Jelly Roll hosting; and a preview of tomorrow's deep dive on Richard Jeni, urging listeners to notice Seinfeld-like pacing in Jeni and wondering about influence in the other direction. He also shares Hal Higdon marathon-training basics and why run/walk breaks help, noting he's run two NYC Marathons that way.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac--4522158/support.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 Shark Media network. For transcripts and show notes visit www.dailycomedynews.comDaily 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. 

Johnny Mac records poolside while his basement studio is cleaned, noting he finally got the pool reasonably clean. He's surprised his college students don't know Bill Burr, briefly comments on Theo Von's podcast with Nate Bargatze, and revisits why a Rosie O'Donnell late-night show “is just not gonna happen,” citing her age, budget pressures, and that Netflix couldn't draw viewers to John Mulaney's late-night show despite high-profile guests like David Letterman, Jerry Seinfeld, and others. Drawing on his radio experience, he argues Mulaney's show was misproduced because it should have focused on individual guests, following a “Johnny Carson theory.” He also mentions Rosie responding to a White House comment with a Trump photo, and shares a Cleveland.com story about an Arthur Treacher's opening in Lakewood, including Bob Hope's role in helping launch the chain.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac--4522158/support.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 Shark Media network. For transcripts and show notes visit www.dailycomedynews.comDaily 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. 

The Kelly Alexander Show brings you the latest entertainment news, music headlines and exclusive artist interviews. This week's episode features updates on Jessica Simpson, Sam Smith and a new conversation with up-and-coming Canadian recording artist XAV.   In entertainment news, Kelly discusses a new documentary about entertainer and businesswoman Jessica Simpson that takes a deep dive into her life and career. We also talk about comedian Nate Bargatze achieving a Guinness World Record and a new three-part docuseries about the legendary UConn Huskies women's basketball program coached by Geno Auriemma. Plus, Sandra Bullock opens up about the loss of her partner Bryan Randall and Sam Smith shares their admiration for Madonna and the influence she has had on their career. Sam has also released their new album "Hazel Eyes", which is described as a love letter to their longtime partner and fiancé Christian Cowan.   Then, Kelly speaks with up-and-coming Canadian recording artist XAV who recently became an iHeartRadio Future Star for his single "Downtown". XAV talks about getting started in music, the importance of playing the drums, his love of radio and what it is like coming from a famous Canadian family as the son of former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He also discusses having pop star Katy Perry in his life, the support and guidance she has given him, the Ottawa music scene, his desire to support women recording artists, his creative process, artists he would like to collaborate with and dealing with "keyboard warriors" on social media.   If you love pop culture, music news and exclusive artist interviews, subscribe to The Kelly Alexander Show on Podbean, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio for new weekly episodes.     Follow The Kelly Alexander Show

Nate Bargatze Launches No Pictures as Zarna Garg Gets Stuck at HermèsJohnny Mac covers Zarna Garg's claim that she was trapped for about 1 hour 20 minutes in an Hermès store bathroom in Berlin while trying to buy an elusive handbag, with her team recording as she joked, made paper-towel origami, and staff eventually used a crowbar and firefighters to free her. He notes a pronunciation clip explaining “Hermès.” The episode also reports Nate Bargatze launching the edgier production banner No Pictures with producer Lawrence Gray while Nateland develops projects including the film Fantasy Camp and Netflix adult animated series Nateville. Rolling Stone allegations about Reggie Watts lead Comedy Bang Bang to replace his longtime theme and festivals to remove him from lineups; Watts denies being abusive. Other items: a White House statement about Rosie O'Donnell hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live, Netflix comedy exec Andy Weil leaving for Amazon MGM, Miles Murphy performing stand-up, Jack Jr.'s special Mexican Armenian announcement, and Edinburgh one-liners.00:20 Zarna Garg Bathroom Trap02:00 How to Say Hermes02:30 Nate Bargatze Goes Edgy05:35 Reggie Watts Allegations08:48 Rosie O'Donnell White House Jab09:08 Netflix Comedy Exec Moves09:51 Eddie Murphy's Son Tries Standup10:13 Worst Trailer Ever?11:23 Best Edinburgh One Liners Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac--4522158/support.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 Shark Media network. For transcripts and show notes visit www.dailycomedynews.comDaily 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. 

Johnny Mac discusses a Variety article suggesting Rosie O'Donnell could get a late-night show after guest-hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live!, arguing there's little market for it and noting a White House spokesperson issued a statement criticizing O'Donnell, who has moved to Ireland. He also covers comedian Nate Bargatze launching a new company, No Pictures, for “edgier content” while keeping Nateland as family-friendly, and reports Nateland is developing an animated project called Nateville compared to King of the Hill. Finally, he highlights the Fastball Comedy Festival at Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona, on October 17–18, headlined by Dave Chappelle and Tom Segura, and described as a phone-free event. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac--4522158/support.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 Shark Media network. For transcripts and show notes visit www.dailycomedynews.comDaily 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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While it may not be a newfound comedy classic, families will find a lot to like in Nate Bargatze’s ‘The Breadwinner.Read the full review. PluggedIn Facebook Page If you've enjoyed listening to Plugged In Reviews, please give us your feedback.

Johnny Mac delivers Daily Comedy News, explaining his short afternoon YouTube updates while the main audio show stays the same. He covers a Shane Gillis “kerfuffle” after cameras at an Austin FC match showed a Dos Equis near Gillis, a Bud Light spokesperson, with TMZ citing a source saying the beer belonged to a blonde seated next to him; he also notes a favorable Wall Street Journal piece on Gillis and the Netflix success of Tires, including its Quibi origins, self-funded proof of concept, and plans through season three, plus co-star Steve Gerben's background as a paralegal. He discusses media calling Nate Bargatze “controversial” over photos from a Trump UFC event, previews Jo Koy's Netflix special Blue in the Face (Sept. 15), details Amy Schumer's film Best Divorce Ever, reports Robbie Hoffman's Wake Up comedy album produced by John Mulaney, notes expanded New York Comedy Festival programming, plugs his Five Good News Stories podcast, lists Brett Goldstein's tour dates, criticizes harassment of Diane Morgan on set, shares Pete Davidson's home listing update, and mentions Kevin Hart dancing in a viral clip. 000:33 Shane Gillis Beer Drama02:05 Tires Success Story04:17 Nate Bargatze Backlash05:57 Jo Koy Special Tease08:00 Amy Schumer Divorce Movie09:02 Robbie Hoffman Comedy Album10:32 NY Comedy Festival Update11:11 Plug Five Good News11:41 Brett Goldstein Tour Dates12:11 Diane Morgan Harassment13:17 Gossip Corner Wrap UpBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac--4522158/support.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 Shark Media network. For transcripts and show notes visit www.dailycomedynews.comDaily 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. 

One of my kids had a major milestone this week, but I couldn't be there because I needed to be at St. Jude. You guys, this journey is getting exhausting. But of course I still did an episode because the grind doesn't stop over here! I also talk about: -- finally talking with some Amish people at St. Jude -- Winning Streak mentality -- Scavenger Hunt mentality    Watch this episode on Youtube, and follow my channel while you're there!  

At the lake, Johnny Mac jokes about the “non-controversy controversy” around clean comedian Nate Bargatze after The Daily Beast repeatedly called him “MAGA comedian Nate Bargatze,” a label now echoed by mainstream Parade Magazine, which cites his reported $77.5M 2025 earnings and backlash over photos of him attending President Donald Trump's White House UFC Freedom 250 fight, including criticism from W. Kamau Bell and mixed fan reactions. The episode also corrects a viral claim that Shane Gillis drank Dos Equis at the event, saying TMZ reports he was drinking Bud Light and the Dos Equis belonged to someone nearby. Finally, it notes Ricky Gervais told Saga Magazine he may eventually marry longtime partner Jane Fallon primarily to reduce taxes.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac--4522158/support.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 Shark Media network. For transcripts and show notes visit www.dailycomedynews.comDaily 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. 

Johnny Mac covers multiple comedy-news stories, starting with a Comedy Mothership “Comedy Dating Show” where comedians will “shoot their shot” with Christina P shortly after her May divorce filing from Tom. He highlights Stavros Halikis on the Popcast discussing why performing at Saudi events like the Riyadh Comedy Festival amounts to culture-washing and criticizing U.S. foreign policy. Theo Von questions U.S. troop involvement regarding Iran on This Past Weekend, with guest Zequin Zheng describing Trump's inconsistent rhetoric as “TACO” (“Trump Always Chickens Out”). Chelsea Handler, on Kara Swisher's podcast, warns AG Todd Blanche could overturn Roe v. Wade, though it was overturned in 2022. Bill Maher argues immigrants should assimilate to liberal American values. Dave Chappelle criticizes a curfew-cut Fugees set at Lauryn Hill's festival. Nate Bargatze sets a Guinness record for stand-up tour tickets sold. He plugs Dan Ahdoot's new special and James Austin Johnson's upcoming “He'll Yeah.”00:00 Comedy Dating Show Drama01:04 Stavros on Saudi Comedy03:34 Theo Von Talks Iran05:06 Chelsea Handler Mixup06:20 Bill Maher on Assimilation07:22 Chappelle vs Curfew08:47 Bargatze Ticket Record10:23 Plugging Good News Pod10:47 New Specials and Trailer Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac--4522158/support.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 Shark Media network. For transcripts and show notes visit www.dailycomedynews.comDaily 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. 

Filmed from High Point State Park in New Jersey after a 2.18-mile uphill hike,Johhny Mac  runs through comedy news and recommendations: Robby Hoffman is releasing her album “Wake Up” on vinyl tomorrow via Secretly Canadian (also available digitally, with a limited run of signed vinyl), joking it's the only way her record-collecting mother will hear it. He riffs on a Daily Beast “controversial comedian” label for Nate Bargatze, recommends Shane Gillis' “Tires” and notes a new “It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia” episode, and mentions a viral clip of Gillis swapping a Dos Equis for a Bud Light on camera. He highlights Kelsey Cook's new Netflix special and her upcoming wedding to Chad Daniels, and previews covering Stavros Halkias' comments about the Riyadh Comedy Festival and Chappelle on Wednesday's audio podcast. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac--4522158/support.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 Shark Media network. For transcripts and show notes visit www.dailycomedynews.comDaily 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. 

Johnny Mac recaps Daily Comedy News, starting with The Daily Beast's reaction to a Joe Rogan episode featuring Shane Gillis, Ari Shaffir, and Mark Normand discussing attending a Trump White House/UFC-related event, VIP-room photos involving Nate Bargatze, and a past Trump photo. The episode also includes the group's talk about communism versus policies like free healthcare and education, and Rogan's criticism of Trump-related crypto corruption and business dealings. On Popcast, Stavros Halkias says comedians have had “dumb” political opinions, resents being pushed into politics, and argues podcasters either naively or cynically platformed politicians; he also criticizes A-list comics chasing wealth and arena fame. Mike Birbiglia cancels some John Mulaney tour dates for an unnamed “dream project.” Kelsey Cook's self-financed special “Happy Hour” lands on Netflix, and Rory Scovel discusses Netflix vs YouTube, leaving LA for Colorado, the changing comedy landscape, and merch-for-charity. Late-night ratings are noted, with Fallon leading; Rhys Darby's “25 Years” debuts, and SCTV arrives on Netflix September 1. 00:16 Daily Beast vs Bargatze00:41 Rogan White House Clip01:29 Communism and Healthcare Bit02:28 Rogan on Trump Crypto03:04 Stavros on Political Comics04:56 Fame and Adversity Debate05:32 Birbiglia Cancels Dates06:33 Kelsey Cook Netflix Deal07:38 Rory Scovel Special Talk10:36 Vulture Review Spoilers11:10 Late Night Ratings Recap12:54 More Comedy Releases13:17 Poolside YouTube Updates Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac--4522158/support.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 Shark Media network. For transcripts and show notes visit www.dailycomedynews.comDaily 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. 

Comedian Nate Bargatze set a record for the most tickets sold on a comedy tour!

Rizz officially turned 48, which means it's time to celebrate the only way responsible middle-aged adults know how: announce that birthdays are stupid, eat olives, drink approximately nine birthday beers, stay out until 1:45 in the morning and immediately begin discussing whether birthdays should be banned altogether next year.Lern returns from Nashville after one of her favorite trips with Tim, complete with cowboy boots, Broadway people-watching and a Foo Fighters show at Nissan Stadium that was approximately three degrees cooler than walking directly into a pizza oven. She missed Queens of the Stone Age thanks to dinner running late and a forgotten phone, but made it for Foo Fighters, Shane West randomly appearing during the band's trip through its members' musical histories, and a romantic finish listening from the pedestrian bridge while fireworks went off. Cute. Disgusting. We're happy for them.Guns N' Roses had their own weather problems when storms forced the band to shorten the Busch Stadium show. Naturally, this leads to the important journalistic question: if you're Guns N' Roses and rain is coming, HOW DO YOU NOT IMMEDIATELY PLAY “NOVEMBER RAIN”? We don't make the rules. Actually, apparently neither do they.Pin-Up Bowl goes from Rizz worrying nobody will show up to being absolutely packed. The special Dangler beer flows freely. Rizz receives spaghetti-and-meatball dangler earrings, another signed Don Mattingly baseball and a massive strawberry birthday cake featuring a photo of Rizz with a truly breathtaking hair situation. There's bowling, questionable decisions and eventually a migration to Delmar Hall — except for Scott, whom everyone insists they didn't abandon collectively. They merely abandoned him individually.At Delmar Hall, the Blink-182 tribute brings the hits, Bangs Against the Machine brings the Rage, Rizz keeps getting handed beverages, and eventually Mrs. Rizzuto performs the evening's most important public service by shutting down the birthday shots before somebody had to replace another shower curtain.Then comes the Quincy lottery story.Rizz brings up a movie theory that sounds just believable enough to ruin your productivity for the next hour: could The Goonies and Back to the Future take place on the exact same day?Back to the Future establishes October 26, 1985. Meanwhile, clues in The Goonies appear to place its adventure right around that same Saturday. Coincidence? Intentional cinematic universe? Evidence that Chunk was one DeLorean ride away from completely destroying the space-time continuum? We investigate with exactly the level of academic rigor you'd expect from this program.Then Brian arrives with enough food to turn the studio into a French bakery: croissants, bread, ham and Swiss, smoked deviled eggs and more. This comes after the gigantic birthday cake he'd already made for Rizz, because apparently we're now trying to see whether a radio host can be defeated entirely by carbohydrates.Nate Bargatze also sets a massive comedy ticket-sales record, sending Rafe and the crew into a genuinely interesting conversation about club comedy versus arena comedy. Rafe explains why smaller rooms create that perfect pressure cooker of laughs while superstar comics eventually reach a level where playing a 200-seat club makes about as much financial sense as opening a lemonade stand inside Costco.The entertainment conversation keeps rolling into movies, celebrity stories and eventually Brad Pitt declaring that bad acting is so distracting he can't watch porn. This results in Rafe questioning Brad Pitt's acting credentials and nearly getting thrown off the show by everyone else. The crew debates whether Pitt is actually an elite actor, just exceptionally talented at playing Brad Pitt, or both.The crew surprises him with cards carefully selected to remind him that he's old, grouchy and one year closer to death. Lern gives him a Tommy Wiseau pasta spoon. Then Rafe produces Italian rainbow cookies from Sweet Seven Layers, delivered by a New York/Jersey baker who listens to the show and apparently understands exactly how to win over a “greasy meatball” birthday boy.Sweet Seven Layers has everybody losing their minds over traditional Italian rainbow cookies, pistachio and blackberry creations, cherry amaretto and enough sugar to make Moon openly admit he's buzzing. Throw in the pastries from Le Bon Boucher and we're basically broadcasting from inside a carbohydrate emergency.Sexy Time Fun Facts arrives with a legitimately groundbreaking medical story: surgeons in Vietnam successfully performed the country's first penile transplant from a brain-dead donor.What starts as an unbelievable medical headline turns into a surprisingly thoughtful conversation about organ donation, brain death and transplant ethics. Rafe brings some firsthand perspective from witnessing organ harvesting during his previous surgical work, while Moon reflects on his own recent experience being with his father at the end of his life.A ranking of all 50 states examines factors including clubs, online communities, hotels and other indicators of an active swinging lifestyle. Florida takes the top spot because Florida apparently looked at its existing reputation and decided to lean in. Missouri lands at number 20 overall, while ranking eighth for its number of physical swinger clubs.Science apparently has an answer for how much you should reveal in your dating profile. Say too little and people assume you're sketchy. Overshare every trauma you've experienced since kindergarten and romantic interest drops. The sweet spot is the “Goldilocks bio”: enough personality and detail to seem interesting without making somebody feel like they've accidentally opened your therapist's case notes.Rafe isn't particularly interested. He'd rather meet somebody naturally and “let the universe do it,” which is adorable and therefore completely unacceptable to his coworkers. Tinder, Hinge, Bumble and Raya all enter the discussion, along with stories of celebrities appearing in people's inboxes and the realization that getting Rafe approved for Raya may require more references than getting a mortgage.Follow The Rizzuto Show → linktr.ee/rizzshow for more from your favorite daily comedy show.Connect with The Rizzuto Show Comedy Podcast online → 1057thepoint.com/RizzShow.Hear The Rizz Show daily on the radio at 105.7 The Point | Hubbard Radio in St. Louis, MO.Vietnamese doctors perform nation's first successful penis transplantThe best states for swingers revealed — with a few surprising Southern states taking the top 3 spotsNew Jumbotron at Illinois High School Falls, Damages Gym During Installation on VideoSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Some people celebrate birthdays with dignity. The Rizzuto Show celebrates them with sarcastic greeting cards, giant pastries, smoked deviled eggs, Italian rainbow cookies and a handcrafted pasta spoon featuring Tommy Wiseau.Welcome to Episode 201 of The Rizzuto Show, the comedy podcast where turning 48 apparently means your coworkers get unlimited permission to remind you that death is approaching.The show kicks off with some completely normal DuckTales appreciation before Lern proposes the crew go see Sebastian Bach, Quiet Riot and Great White. That immediately becomes a scheduling nightmare involving Rafe's Funny Bone weekend, Moon playing Valley Park Fall Fest and Rizz trying to figure out whether everybody can somehow attend three events simultaneously. Also, Moon may or may not have dreamed about Sebastian Bach. His dreams apparently have continuity now, so that's something everyone has to live with.Then Rizz brings up a movie theory that sounds just believable enough to ruin your productivity for the next hour: could The Goonies and Back to the Future take place on the exact same day?Back to the Future establishes October 26, 1985. Meanwhile, clues in The Goonies appear to place its adventure right around that same Saturday. Coincidence? Intentional cinematic universe? Evidence that Chunk was one DeLorean ride away from completely destroying the space-time continuum? We investigate with exactly the level of academic rigor you'd expect from this program.Which is none.Then Brian arrives with enough food to turn the studio into a French bakery: croissants, bread, ham and Swiss, smoked deviled eggs and more. This comes after the gigantic birthday cake he'd already made for Rizz, because apparently we're now trying to see whether a radio host can be defeated entirely by carbohydrates.From there, Crap on Celebrities brings another avalanche of entertainment news. The crew gets into Slipknot and Sid Wilson, Stray Kids dominating the Billboard charts, the debate surrounding a potential Asian pop Grammy category, and Frankie Valli continuing to perform at 92 — which leads everyone to wonder whether Frankie is enthusiastically choosing the stage or operating entirely on decades of muscle memory.Nate Bargatze also sets a massive comedy ticket-sales record, sending Rafe and the crew into a genuinely interesting conversation about club comedy versus arena comedy. Rafe explains why smaller rooms create that perfect pressure cooker of laughs while superstar comics eventually reach a level where playing a 200-seat club makes about as much financial sense as opening a lemonade stand inside Costco.Then somebody pays $192,000 for Sophia Petrillo's purse from The Golden Girls, because apparently having money is exhausting and eventually you simply run out of normal things to buy.The entertainment conversation keeps rolling into movies, celebrity stories and eventually Brad Pitt declaring that bad acting is so distracting he can't watch porn. This results in Rafe questioning Brad Pitt's acting credentials and nearly getting thrown off the show by everyone else. The crew debates whether Pitt is actually an elite actor, just exceptionally talented at playing Brad Pitt, or both.And somehow that's still not the most disrespectful conversation of the episode.Because it's Rizz's birthday.The crew surprises him with cards carefully selected to remind him that he's old, grouchy and one year closer to death. Lern gives him a Tommy Wiseau pasta spoon. Then Rafe produces Italian rainbow cookies from Sweet Seven Layers, delivered by a New York/Jersey baker who listens to the show and apparently understands exactly how to win over a “greasy meatball” birthday boy.It's heartfelt. It's insulting. It's carb-heavy.In other words, it's the perfect Rizz Show birthday.Hair metal, ridiculous movie theories, entertainment gossip, comedy talk, celebrity arguments and enough birthday shenanigans to make HR quietly close its laptop — Episode 201 is another completely normal comedy podcast from St. Louis.If you've ever wondered what happens when grown adults combine Sebastian Bach, The Goonies, Brad Pitt, Tommy Wiseau and Italian cookies into one morning show, congratulations. You've found your comedy podcast.Follow The Rizzuto Show → linktr.ee/rizzshow for more from your favorite daily comedy show.Connect with The Rizzuto Show Comedy Podcast online → 1057thepoint.com/RizzShow.Hear The Rizz Show daily on the radio at 105.7 The Point | Hubbard Radio in St. Louis, MO.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nate Bargatze just broke the world record for comedy tickets sold. Nick Reiner won't be able to use his inheritance to pay for his lawyers. Sarah tells the story of how she started singing. American Pie star, Shannon Elizabeth, is making a killing on OnlyFans. Disney had their D23 event teasing Adam Driver and Inde Navarrette in X-Men, Incredible 3, and Harrison Ford back as Indiana Jones! El Niño is gonna be a big one this year. In beverage news: Coffee is good for testosterone! Cigarettes on the other hand… Germany is ditching their “accompanied drinking” rules for 14- and 15-year-olds. Do people in the HOA have binoculars or something??

Hour 1: Hayden Panettiere has passed away at 36. She had recently released a book detailing her battle with alcohol, drugs, and post-partem depression. Bruce Willis celebrated his daughter's wedding this weekend, and the picture might make you cry. Sarah introduces a new character to the show. Vinnie started the new season of Ted Lasso, and he is loving Tanya Reynolds. Imagine being at the invention of the chocolate bar. Remember your mom's recipe book? Let's go on a tangent about West Virginia. Happy Monday! Hour 2: Nate Bargatze just broke the world record for comedy tickets sold. Nick Reiner won't be able to use his inheritance to pay for his lawyers. Sarah tells the story of how she started singing. American Pie star, Shannon Elizabeth, is making a killing on OnlyFans. Disney had their D23 event teasing Adam Driver and Inde Navarrette in X-Men, Incredible 3, and Harrison Ford back as Indiana Jones! El Niño is gonna be a big one this year. In beverage news: Coffee is good for testosterone! Cigarettes on the other hand… Germany is ditching their “accompanied drinking” rules for 14- and 15-year-olds. Do people in the HOA have binoculars or something?? Hour 3: An update on Hayden Panettiere's death. Kaia Gerber had an exorcism as a “possessed child.” Meghan Trainor made a doll of herself for her son. Scott Budman from NBC Bay Area is on the show! He's catching Sarah and Vinnie up on the latest from Waymo. The Kardashians are getting into AI. Sarah is doomsday fantasizing about the Tesla robots, but she still wants one after they work out the kinks. Hour 4: As of now, BTS will NOT be at The Grammys. Estelle Getty's purse from ‘Golden Girls' sold at auction for a shocking number. Bob's never seen the show - is it too late to check it out? An Amazon worker says you need to STOP ordering this. Has he been fired yet? Can Sarah guess the #1 soda in America? It's not what you think. Plus, How Old Is That Guy?

The Auburn Experience Podcast — Episode 185 features cohosts Kyle Loomis and Austin Scott covering the latest Auburn sports, Auburn Family news, and a preview of the first half of the 2026 Auburn football season.This episode features an extended Auburn Potpourri covering a wide range of Auburn topics, including Nate Bargatze coming to Auburn, the newly released Auburn Women's Basketball SEC schedule, Auburn Men's Basketball adding late transfer portal addition Kolby King, and more of the latest news surrounding Auburn Athletics and the Auburn Family.Kyle and Austin then turn their attention to the 2026 Auburn football schedule, previewing the first half of the Tigers' season under head coach Alex Golesh. They break down each matchup, discuss the biggest challenges and opportunities, and look at what Auburn needs to accomplish during the opening stretch of the season.The first half of Auburn's 2026 football schedule includes:

John reacts negatively to James Austin Johnson's trailer for his special “Hell Yeah,” out August 31, noting the trailer's premise and that it shows him performing at venues including the Den Theatre in Chicago, Cobb's in San Francisco, and Zanies in Nashville. Comedy Dynamics also announces Dan Ahdoot's special “Yes I Am Falafel Phil,” available on Prime and Apple TV, covering topics like post-breakup fitness, foodie culture, dating, family, and his Disney Channel role as Falafel Phil. The host comments on Christina P. hosting a Comedy Mothership Comedy Dating Show where comedians “shoot their shot” with her, and mentions Amy Schumer's upcoming movie “Best Divorce Ever” about an amicable divorce. Nate Bargatze sets a Guinness World Record for most tickets sold on a stand-up tour, surpassing Jeff Dunham. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac--4522158/support.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 Shark Media network. For transcripts and show notes visit www.dailycomedynews.comDaily 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. 

Johnny Mac reviews What's on Netflix's guide to Netflix comedy series returning in 2026–2027 and beyond, highlighting projects including A Hundred Percent (single-camera ensemble about the “thought leader industrial complex”), adult animated series Dad's House, Ding, Dealies, Living the Dream, Scooby-Doo Origins (live-action), and an untitled Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo relationship comedy. He notes rumored upcoming stand-up releases listed on Wikipedia: Kelsey Cook's Happy Hour (Aug. 18) and Stamped Town (Aug. 25), plus specials in development from Bert Kreischer, Gabe, Leanne Morgan, Nate Bargatze, and Nimesh Patel. He summarizes The Hollywood Reporter interview with Rory Scovel about his new special, editing, and navigating political identity and audience reactions. Other items include the third annual Mike Epps festival in Indianapolis (Aug. 28–30), Veronica Słowikowska starring in Stephanie: Bride to Be with Amy Sedaris and Michael Imperioli, and runner Tan Hudson seeking a half-marathon record dressed as a microphone.00:00 Netflix Comedy Slate Preview00:33 New Series A Hundred Percent01:12 Animated Overload Reactions02:21 Scooby Doo Live Action Groan02:51 NYC Duo Comedy and Standup Dates03:51 Rory Scovel Special Buzz04:46 Politics and Crowd Reactions06:46 Integrity and Manosphere Money07:22 Festival and New Movie Casting08:43 World Record Microphone Run09:35 Wrap Up and Sign OffBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac--4522158/support.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 Shark Media network. For transcripts and show notes visit www.dailycomedynews.comDaily 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. 

In this ALN Classic Nate Bargatze returns to talk fatherhood, Nashville living, horses, Larry King & his new NETFLIX special “The Tennessee Kid.” #NateBargatze #TheTennesseeKid The About Last Night Podcast features comedian and actor Adam Ray interviewing some of the biggest celebrities in comedy, sport and entertainment! Enjoy full length episodes or watch clips as Adam sits down with some of the biggest names in the industry. Subscribe to the channel and click on the notification bell to be alerted when new episodes air - https://www.youtube.com/c/AboutLastNi... Like and comment on the videos to join the conversation with other fans from around the world! New episodes drop every week so be sure to come back for fresh content as it is released. For tickets to Adam's shows and more visit https://www.adamraycomedy.com You can also follow The About Last Night Podcast and Adam on all of the major social networks: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest Auburn news is here in Ever to Podcast Episode 108, your weekly source for what's happening across Auburn sports, Auburn athletics, Auburn culture, and the Auburn Family. Join cohost Kyle Loomis as we break down the biggest Auburn stories from the week and get fans ready for the weekend.This week, we cover several notable stories making headlines around Auburn. Nate Bargatze has announced an Auburn stop on his comedy tour, bringing the popular comedian to the Plains. We also discuss Auburn basketball adding Utah State transfer Kolby King to the roster and what his addition could mean for the Tigers heading into the upcoming season.On the football side, we take a look at the Auburn football players appearing on preseason watch lists as the Tigers prepare for the 2026 season and several Auburn players begin receiving national recognition.We also break down the newly announced Auburn women's basketball SEC schedule, looking ahead to the conference matchups and what the schedule means for the Tigers as they prepare for another season of SEC basketball.And as always, we wrap up the show with Auburn Weekend, giving the Auburn Family a rundown of the events, games, and activities fans should have on their radar as they head into the weekend.

Johnny Mac gives a poolside update on cleaning a vandalized, still-green pool now filled with added leaves, then recommends listening to Joe Rogan's episode with Mark Normand, Shane Gillis, and Ari Shaffir, plus Stavros Halkias on the Popcast. He notes the Daily Beast criticizing Nate Bargatze by labeling him “MAGA comedian” and mentions Gillis telling Rogan he refused to go into a VIP room or be photographed. Mac plans to play related clips on Tuesday's audio podcast, including Stavros's comments that some comedians have “the dumbest opinions on Earth” and that getting rich can make comics lose touch. He also recommends Jonathan Kite's Anthony Bourdain impressions, reports Mike Birbiglia canceling some John Mulaney tour dates for an unnamed September project, says Netflix will add SCTV in September, comments on Jimmy Fallon winning a ratings week, and previews a Ralphie May deep dive on tomorrow's audio podcast. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac--4522158/support.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 Shark Media network. For transcripts and show notes visit www.dailycomedynews.comDaily 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. 

I tried to take a step forward in my spiritual life, but the results were less than inspiring. Guys, this is my best effort right now. :) We also have a special surprise on the show, and: -- I show you the beautiful quilt that some of your fellow listeners made -- I give you some encouragement about your social media use   CORRECTION: In the last segment, I kept saying "SOS" when I meant to say "SIS." My brain is not fully functioning this week!   Watch this episode on Youtube, and follow my channel while you're there!  

Rob and Darren kick things off with the hot topic of... seasonal blisters! They quickly move the conversation to the post World Cup talk and what visitors from around the world really think about America — including ranch dressing, air conditioning, free refills, and unlimited chips and salsa! Rob also recaps his time at the American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe, where he played alongside Nate Bargatze, Larry the Cable Guy, Jason Kelce, Colin Jost, Charles Woodson, and 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk. And then... Rob attended THE wedding. That's right. Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift's wedding. Naturally, this leads to stories about Darren's future (naked?) wedding plans, arrival outfits, pyro, and Darren proudly declaring that he is, in fact, a girl and a lady. All of this — and more — on this episode of Riggle's Picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian Nate Bargatze coming to BYU-Idaho this fall by BYU-Idaho Radio

The news slapped on the conversational barbecue and served with a side of old hokum. This week's mixed grill includes … … our favourite story in the whole of popular music! … Lisa Marie Presley & Michael Jackson, Neil Young & Daryl Hannah and other weird celebrity weddings … how Glen Hansard got hired for the Commitments … “Everybody has a plan ‘til they're punched in the face” … Linda Thompson and the million reasons singers hate listening to their old albums … the fabulous life and times of Vicki Wickham in the days when 24 year-olds ran the business … Luke Combs, Nate Bargatze and the rising appeal of Mr Nice Guy … how David Bowie recorded … Mick Jagger's only marriage … “Kingsley Amis Introduces Us To Pop Stars!” and other doomed TV ideas Help us to keep The Longest Continuous Conversation In Rock'n'Roll going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The news slapped on the conversational barbecue and served with a side of old hokum. This week's mixed grill includes … … our favourite story in the whole of popular music! … Lisa Marie Presley & Michael Jackson, Neil Young & Daryl Hannah and other weird celebrity weddings … how Glen Hansard got hired for the Commitments … “Everybody has a plan ‘til they're punched in the face” … Linda Thompson and the million reasons singers hate listening to their old albums … the fabulous life and times of Vicki Wickham in the days when 24 year-olds ran the business … Luke Combs, Nate Bargatze and the rising appeal of Mr Nice Guy … how David Bowie recorded … Mick Jagger's only marriage … “Kingsley Amis Introduces Us To Pop Stars!” and other doomed TV ideas Help us to keep The Longest Continuous Conversation In Rock'n'Roll going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Johnny Mac recaps an LA Times piece featuring comedians reflecting on selling out Madison Square Garden, including Nate Bargatze (three shows Sept. 26–27, 2025), Dane Cook (three shows in 2006 and 2009), Jim Gaffigan (Dec. 12, 2015), Matt Rife (two shows July 18–19, noted as the youngest to do so), and Andrew Schulz (two shows May 3–4, 2024). He then discusses Josh Johnson's “Comedy Band Camp,” describing its troupe personality quiz and takes it himself, landing in the Fuchsia Flames, and shares Johnson's comments on differences between stand-up and The Daily Show's collaborative process. The episode also covers Austin's “Anybody But Tony” show reacting to Kill Tony and the Rogan sphere's influence, Caitlin Palouffe citing Ofira Eisenberg's memoir as inspiration for stand-up, and Leanne Morgan shopping at an Alabama farmer's market. 00:12 Comics Selling Out MSG01:29 Matt Rife and Schulz Takes02:28 Josh Johnson Comedy Band Camp02:52 Taking the Camp Quiz06:58 Fuchsia Flames Results07:58 Josh on Daily Show vs Standup08:42 Anybody But Tony in Austin10:00 Alt Comedy vs Rogan Sphere10:43 Memoir That Inspired Standup11:32 Leanne Morgan Farmers Market Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac--4522158/support.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 Shark Media network. For transcripts and show notes visit www.dailycomedynews.comDaily 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. 

I realized this week: I will never quit this work that I do. And my reason why might surprise you. In related news, I discovered a new blue flame that I didn't even know I had! We also discuss: -- celebrity news that involves someone I know -- I took Lane on a day trip with her sister -- I tried to do a good deed and of course it nearly ended in disaster   Watch this episode on Youtube, and follow my channel while you're there!  

EP 299: The Surge of Clean ComedyIs clean comedy making a comeback?In this fun-filled episode of Revival Town Podcast, Chuck and Andy dive into the surprising surge of comedians proving you don't need profanity or shock value to leave audiences laughing until they cry.From arena-filling stars like Nate Bargatze and Jim Gaffigan to fan favorites like John Crist, Dusty Slay, Brian Regan, Tim Hawkins, Aaron Weber, and Johnnie W.—plus past Revival Town Podcast guests Kerri Pomarolli and Jeremy Nunes—we celebrate the comedians who remind us that some of life's funniest moments come from everyday observations, not vulgarity.Along the way, we discuss why audiences seem to be craving clean entertainment, the creative challenge of writing comedy without relying on cheap laughs, and why laughter itself is one of God's greatest gifts. We even talk about John Crist's hilarious new Instagram sitcom Springfield First and why family-friendly comedy is finding a bigger audience than ever.If you've ever needed a reason to laugh—or you're looking for comedians you can enjoy with the whole family—this episode is for you.So grab your favorite drink, settle in, and join us for a conversation that's lighthearted, encouraging, and guaranteed to leave a smile on your face.

On today's Business Wednesday, Jake is joined by John Thornton Jr.Thornton Jr. is the executive director of HELD, an organization based in Greensboro, N.C. that helps people in poverty get out of it by giving them money. He arrived at this approach after spending years in the ministry, learning what works by doing it.He's also a standup comedian who has opened for Nate Bargatze and James Austin Johnson, among others, and uses his comedy to help raise funds for the organization.If you're interested, give to HELD here. Go Cowboys. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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I saw something in a St. Jude waiting room that sent me reeling. I looked around and thought, "How could a loving God allow this?" I share the answer I got to that question in this episode. But it's not all heavy subjects. We also talk about: -- my performance at the Napa Institute -- why you guys can relax about your kids' screen time   Watch this episode on Youtube, and follow my channel while you're there!   

I just did my first local stand up show since Lane's diagnosis. I get emotional as I recall being on stage, and what it showed me about what God is doing in my life right now. I also talk about: -- how you can be more confident -- the fancy event I got invited to -- why you shouldn't have scarcity mentality with your village   Watch this episode on Youtube, and follow my channel while you're there!   

Chris and Erik sit down with Sam Tripoli and talk the Kobe conspiracy guy and whether Kobe was into the occult or just about to sue a pharmaceutical company, LeBron's Boulé tattoo, Sam getting asked if he's gay in an MTV pitch meeting, why LeBron and the Rolling Stones are still performing, Sam's core beliefs that people conspire, all culture is fake, and the world is run by literal sorcerers, the Statue of Liberty secretly being Lucifer, doing comedy tours during Covid and finding out the Portland riots were 30 people in a park, Trump's America 250 event that nobody knew about, staying happy while being cursed with knowledge, social media rewarding negativity and Tim Heidecker going after Tony Hinchcliffe, Tony making it as a door guy when he wasn't supposed to, system entertainers versus building it outside the industry, Sam bombing at Montreal in 2000 and spiraling into addiction, the crowd work debate and how it's really just freestyle rappers accessing a database, comment cards at comedy clubs, shadow bans and tombstone algorithms, Netflix podcasts losing their numbers, Elvis energy and comics who sell their souls, Nate Bargatze going clean, Chris and Nate shooting their Comedy Central half hours on the same night, telling a young comic he doesn't have "the show," the Comedy Store's savage midnight third show, roasting the lead singer of Cage the Elephant without knowing it, Sam's upcoming dates, and much more!VanMan: Visit VanMan.shop/GoldenGet two extra episodes every month at https://Patreon.com/TheGoldenHourPodcastTo submit to the show email: thegoldenhoursubs@gmail.com or Dropbox Link: https://www.dropbox.com/request/fqtbexhxyaky9X8f8MV1In the subject line, specify whether your submission is King It or Sting It, Debate Club, Rip My Drip, Relationship Advice, or Flaunt My Aunt. In the body of the email, include the attachment, your name, where you're from, and in the case of Flaunt My Aunt, the name of your relative.SUBSCRIBE to The Golden Hour Podcast: http://www.youtube.com/c/KingandtheSting Get your King and the Sting merch at https://thicccboy.com/collections/sale-home-pageFollow #TheGoldenHourInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.golden....Twitter:https://twitter.com/the_golden_hrFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/KingandtheStingAnd check out Brendan, Chris, & Erik on social media!Brendan Schaub:https://www.instagram.com/brendanschaubhttps://twitter.com/BrendanSchaubhttps://www.facebook.com/OfficialBren...Chris D'Elia:https://twitter.com/chrisdeliahttps://www.instagram.com/chrisdelia/https://www.facebook.com/chrisdeliaof...Erik Griffin:https://twitter.com/ErikGriffinhttps://instagram.com/erikgriffinhttps://www.facebook.com/erikgriffinc...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bobby and Eddie are back to talk about Current Stuff! Bobby shares the sneaky tactics retailers use to get you to spend more money and reveals the tricks that almost got him, including fake scarcity, countdown clocks, bundled deals, and more. We also dive into the controversy surrounding Nate Bargatze's appearance at a UFC event, celebrity Cameo prices, and whether or not human clones exist. Bobby also talks about major career opportunities he nearly took and the greatest celebrity weddings of all time and more! Watch The BobbyCast on Netflix! Follow on Instagram: @TheBobbyCast Follow on TikTok: @TheBobbyCastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.