Fallon Pasta Sauce Deal, ‘Trump Epstein Files’ Jokes, and Comedy World Political Fallout

Johnny Mac delivers a politically heavy Daily Comedy News episode. He reports that a planned pasta sauce collaborationinvolving Jimmy Fallon fell through, and discusses Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue proposal to rebrand the Epstein files as the “Epstein Trump files,” including Kimmel saying he trademarked the phrase. He summarizes a Hollywood Reporter piece about “comedy bros” (including Joe Rogan, Andrew Schulz, Theo Von, and Tony Hinchcliffe) cooling on Trump,.00:00 Welcome to Daily Comedy News (and why today gets political)00:31 Fallon’s pasta sauce deal derails 01:08 Kimmel’s ‘Epstein Trump Files’ bit: comedy vs. the horror of the story02:38 Hollywood Reporter: Comedy bros, podcasts, and political influence05:30 Dave Chappelle in Minnesota  s06:34 Joe Rogan reacts to being named in the Epstein files08:14 SAG-AFTRA vs. Netflix: Pete Davidson’s ‘video podcast’ deal09:14 Cristela Alonzo reschedules to avoid sharing a venue with Kill Tony10:32 New comedy pods & festival check-in: Melbourne’s Callback + JFL Vancouver11:56 Comedy Survivor update + how to join the Facebook group12:24 Ben Bankas controversy: venue move, backlash, and ‘don’t go’ debate14:20 Matt Rife stars in Red Clay Strays music video + wrap-up and tomorrow’s teaseBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac--4522158/support.Daily Comedy News with Johnny Mac is a daily podcast covering comedians, stand-up comedy, late night television, and the comedy industry. New episodes every morning. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Part of the Caloroga Shark Media network.Contact John at John@thesharkdeck dot com For Uninterrupted Listening, use the Apple Podcast App and click the banner that says Uninterrupted Listening.  $4.99/month John's Substack about media is free.This is the animal sanctuary mentioned in the February 10 episode.