Behind the scenes of Chappelle Shows, and Louis CK reactions continue

About this episode

Johnny Mac discusses various topics in the comedy industry, including Dave Chappelle's recent performances and Louis CK's return to Netflix.

Johnny Mac reports on David Letterman appearing on Bill Simmons’ podcast and Page Six’s account of Dave Chappelle’s Hollywood Palladium Netflix taping, noting even collaborator Stan Lathan didn’t know the material as Chappelle tested sets in New York and Chicago. He discusses a star-studded comedy brunch at Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos’ home shared by impressionist Matt Friend, plus James Adomian’s Threads jab at Friend. The Hollywood Reporter and Vanity Fair weigh in on Louis C.K.’s return to Netflix, including quotes and observations about the audience. He recaps the Hilarity for Charity benefit hosted by Seth Rogen with sets from Jon Stewart, Sarah Silverman, Nick Kroll and others, including jokes about Kanye West, RFK Jr., and Russell Brand. He highlights Netflix Is A Joke’s Pee-Wee Herman tribute and shares a SiriusXM story about a scrapped Pee-wee promotion. Gossip Corner covers Akilah Hughes’ claims about Keegan-Michael Key’s wife (which TMZ disputes), Wayne Brady calling Bill Maher racist, and Amy Schumer’s new Central Park-view home, plus late-night Spirit Airlines jokes and a rundown of Netflix Is A Joke weekend shows. 00:28 Letterman on Simmons 00:47 Chappelle Palladium…

People in this episode

Host: Johnny Mac

Topics covered

• Dave Chappelle
• Louis CK
• comedy industry
• celebrity gossip
• Netflix specials
• comedy events

Keywords

• Dave Chappelle
• Louis CK
• Netflix
• comedy brunch
• Hilarity for Charity
• celebrity gossip
• Seth Rogen

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Netflix, TMZ, SiriusXM

Books & works: Pee-Wee Herman, Chappelle Shows

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