At midnight I hit Patton Oswalt with a shovel. Louis CK to go to Bill Maher's Mark Twain Prize. Zarnra Garg was ORDAINED to play Riyadh

About this episode

Johnny Mac discusses the upcoming Mark Twain Prize ceremony and various comedy-related topics including Zarna Garg's performance in Riyadh and Patton Oswalt's new special.

Johnny Mac previews Bill Maher receiving the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center on Sunday, June 28, filmed for Netflix, with participants including Louis C.K., Jay Leno, Stephen A. Smith, Whitney Cummings, Woody Harrelson, Arianna Huffington, and John Mellencamp, and notes past winners. He highlights Zarna Garg’s comments on the Breakdown podcast about performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival to inspire women who watch her in secret, saying money wasn’t her motivation, and mentions The Hollywood Reporter’s note that Jessica Kirson donated her Riyadh fee to the Human Rights Campaign. The episode jokes about Knicks chatter and Jimmy Kimmel’s bit on Trump possibly attending a New York game, then covers a White House lawn UFC event invite list and reports Adam Sandler won’t attend. It spotlights Patton Oswalt’s new YouTube special “Tea and Scotch,” his thoughts on George Carlin, Lenny Bruce, and hecklers, plus discussion of his Star Trek Strange New Worlds role. 00:00 Mark Twain Prize Preview 01:12 Zarna Garg Riyadh Debate 03:39 Knicks Trump Jokes 04:37 UFC White House Guestlist 06:44 Patton Oswalt Carlin Talk 09:44 Star Trek Rant Escalates 10:57 Lucas Shovel…

People in this episode

Host: Johnny Mac

Topics covered

• Mark Twain Prize
• Riyadh Comedy Festival
• Patton Oswalt
• Louis C.K.
• UFC White House event
• comedy news

Keywords

• Mark Twain Prize
• Louis C.K.
• Zarna Garg
• Patton Oswalt
• Riyadh Comedy Festival
• UFC event
• comedy news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Human Rights Campaign, The Hollywood Reporter

Books & works: Tea and Scotch, Star Trek Strange New Worlds

Places: Riyadh, New York, White House, Kennedy Center

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