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Chappelle on AI, Michelle Wolf’s Comedy Origin, and David Cross on Writing on Stage
Johnny Mac delivers Daily Comedy News featuring Dave Chappelle joking to PBS about automation, AI, and people not reading books anymore, then noting he was kidding. Michelle Wolf recounts leaving Bear Stearns-era finance for improv, open mics, and eventually writing for Seth Meyers, Hannibal Buress, and Chris Rock, discussing how “off the table” topics require extraordinary joke craft. Patton Oswalt and David Cross describe developing material on stage and the pressure of constant social-media “authenticity,” with Cross sharing reactions to work-in-progress bits in Brooklyn. Pete Holmes talks about parenting talk, show times, and loving a 2 p.m. talk-show schedule. Gossip Corner covers Sam Harris buying David Spade’s former $32.3M estate and Spade’s TV earnings. The episode also spotlights new specials, Isabel Hagen’s film run, Comedy vs Cancer fundraising. 00:00 Daily Comedy News Intro 00:12 Chappelle on AI Future 00:41 Michelle Wolf Origin Story 01:52 Wolf on Edgy Jokes 02:09 Oswalt on Authenticity 02:46 Old School Joke Writing 03:16 David Cross Live Risks 04:13 Pete Holmes Parenting Bits 04:51 Gossip Corner Spade Money 06:10 New Comedy Specials Today 06:28 Joke Zero Isabel Hagen 07:03 Comedy vs Cancer Update 08:23 Wrap Up and Subscribing 09:06 Ad Free Listening Pitch 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 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.
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