Marc Maron and Jim Gaffigan on The Future of Stand-Up, Maron covers Taylor Swift! PLUS Letterman watches Dave Chappelle's Documentary

Marc Maron's thoughts on the future of stand-up and the impact of media fragmentation on comedy, the screening of Dave Chappelle's pandemic-era documentarym Updates on Amy Schumer’s recovery, Hassan Minhaj and Ronnie Chieng's new shows, Pete Davidson's Staten Island ferry project, and Eddie Murphy's fondness for Pete Davidson are covered. Other news includes Bill Hader's anxiety issues, Matt Rife's cosmetics venture, and the return of Mitchell and Webb. Johnny also delves into Nate Bargatze’s new dog, Margaret Cho's critique of Dean Cain, Jay Leno's latest car sighting, and the opening of Joan Rivers' joke file exhibit. The episode wraps up with comedy special releases and highlights from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Become a premium subscriber! (no ads and no feed drops). For Apple users, hit the banner on your Apple podcasts app which says UNINTERRUPTED LISTENING. You also get 25+ other series from comedy to paranormal, royals, romance, trivia, politics, movies, music, murder, sports, travel, religion, spirituality, celebrity gossip and feuds, consisting of THOUSANDS OF SHOWS AD-FREE! (it’s only $4.99 a month with a free-trial month) PLUS, subscribers get offers like early show releases and subscriber-only shows. Go to Caloroga.com for all our shows! Contact John at john@thesharkdeck dot com John’s free substack about the media: Media Thoughts is mcdpod.substack.com Also follow the companion piece dailycomedynews.substack.com DCN on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@dailycomedynews https://linktr.ee/dailycomedynews You can also support the show at www.buymeacoffee.com/dailycomedynews Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac--4522158/support . Contact John at John@thesharkdeck dot com Thanks to our sponsors! Raycon Earbuds Underdog Fantasy Promo Code DCN Blue Chew Promo Code DCN Talkspace promo code Space 80 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.