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JFL Montreal 2026 Headliners Seinfeld and Weird Al, Ari Shaffir’s ‘This Is Not Happening’ Return, and Pete Davidson’s Sock Pivot
Johnny Mac previews Just for Laughs Montreal 2026, announcing headliners Jerry Seinfeld and Weird Al Yankovic, including a free outdoor Weird Al show, plus first-wave gala hosts and additional acts. He recaps an LA Times interview with Ari Shaffir about the new purchasable season of ‘The End’/‘This Is Not Happening’ produced by YMH Studios, taped at a burlesque nightclub called The Box, and lists many featured comedians. He summarizes a Hollywood Reporter profile of Iranian-American comic Max Amini discussing his background, views on Iran’s regime, and his large online following and MSG sellout. Vanity Fair reports Pete Davidson is disillusioned with fame and has become an equity partner/creative director at sock company Doublesoul. Other items include Sarah Silverman winning “Comedy Survivor,” a forthcoming “2026 comedian draft” episode, a Sesame Street clip with Ramy Youssef for Arab American Heritage Month, Prime Video’s one-episode ‘Last One Laughing’ Halloween special, and StubHub-related ticket issues at a Killers of Kill Tony show in San Antonio. 00:00 JFL Montreal 2026 01:06 Weird Al Free Show 01:53 This Is Not Happening 02:25 Ari On The Box 03:12 YMH Studios Revival 03:52 Max Amini Profile 06:27 Pete Davidson Socks 07:53 Comedy Survivor Winner 08:06 Comedian Draft Tease 08:50 Ramy On Sesame Street 09:42 Last One Laughing UK Halloween 10:12 Kill Tony Ticket Mess 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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