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Kevin Hart's ‘Funny AF’ Trailer, plus SNL May Lineup includes Will Ferrell and Paul McCartney
Johnny Mac previews Netflix’s standup competition series “Funny AF,” hosted by Kevin Hart with Keegan-Michael Key, Tom Segura, Bethenny? (Camille) Nanjiani, Chelsea Handler, and Nikki Glaser as guest judges, premiering April 20 with live semi-final and finale May 4–5 featuring real-time viewer voting; he notes familiar NYC contestants including Leonard Ouzts and Caitlin Peluff and observes Chicago listed as a catchall city. He also highlights the Garden of Laughs event at Radio City Music Hall and shares a Steve Schirripa anecdote about acting pay cycles. Other news includes Gianmarco Soresi’s podcast moving to Vox Media’s network, Gabriel Iglesias launching the family-friendly FAST channel “Fluffy TV,” SNL’s remaining season hosts/musical guests (Olivia Rodrigo, Matt Damon/Noah Kahan, Will Ferrell/Paul McCartney), Moontower Comedy Festival badge pricing and headliners, a clipped Stephen K Amos bit from Melbourne, and an update on “Comedy Survivor.” 00:21 Kevin Hart Netflix Contest 01:10 Trailer Highlights and Format 03:19 Contestants and City Breakdown 04:47 Garden of Laughs Benefit 05:55 Gianmarco Podcast Deal 07:34 Gabriel Iglesias Fluffy TV 08:57 SNL Season Closing Lineup 10:33 Moontower Festival Badges 13:59 Melbourne Clip Stephen K Amos Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac-a-daily-briefing-on-comedians-and-the-comedy-industry--4522158/support. Daily Comedy News is the number one comedy news podcast, delivering daily coverage of standup comedy, late night television, comedy specials, tours, and the business of comedy. COMEDY SURVIVOR in the facebook group. 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.
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