Weird Al Turned Down $7 Million from the Riyadh Comedy Festival

Johnny Mac delivers poolside comedy news, starting with a Variety conversation between Tracy Morgan and Marcello Hernandez about bonding on SNL, Hernandez’s plain-slice pizza order, Eddie Murphy advice, a “Domingo” character note, and Morgan’s controversial remark about teachers. Mac also recaps a NorthJersey.com poll of favorite New Jersey comedians led by Jon Stewart, and discusses Jessica Kirson’s story about being scolded on The View for not saying “Star Jones Reynolds,” followed by Kirson using a gay slur about Jones’s ex-husband. Other items include Gary Gulman on wandering a mall as a kid, Weird Al turning down a seven-figure offer to play the Riyadh Comedy Festival, Abu Dhabi Comedy Festival headliners and dates, Derek Sheen’s new hour Unrelatable, Jeff Arcuri’s wedding after a cancer misdiagnosis, and a Cracked interview with Myq Kaplan. 00:32 Marcello Pizza Chat01:13 Tracy Teacher Rant01:33 SNL Season Stories02:45 New Jersey Poll03:38 Kirson View Drama05:10 Gulman Mall Memories05:56 Weird Al Turned Down Riyadh's 7 Figures07:10 Abu Dhabi Lineup08:05 Derek Sheen Special08:41 Jeff Atkuri Update09:32 Myq Kaplan InterviewBecome 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.