Kevin Hart’s High Stakes Poker Losses, Plus Gaffigan, Seinfeld & Bargatze, Kreischer, Glaser News

About this episode

Johnny Mac covers the latest in comedy news, including Kevin Hart's poker losses and insights from various comedians.

Johnny Mac covers comedy news, starting with spoilers from PokerGO’s High Stakes Poker Season 16 featuring Kevin Hart, who had nearly $1 million, rebought for $500,000, and saw losses eclipse $1.4 million after two major pots. Jim Gaffigan tells Goldenglobes.com that streaming and social media transformed stand-up into a healthier part of entertainment and says comedy is about listening to evolving social norms. For Forbes, Jerry Seinfeld and Nate Bargatze discuss aging jokes, accepting getting older, wearing the same thing daily, and Bargatze’s experience writing and starring in a movie and his belief in theaters. Bert Kreischer previews Free Bert Season 2 and balancing fan expectations. Nikki Glaser recommends meditation apps and 12-step programs and recounts awkwardly meeting Dave Matthews. David Cross says stand-up and dance may be safe from AI. The Toronto Guardian profiles comedian Kendell LaBella and her influences and favorite bit. 00:00 Poker Spoiler 00:22 Kevin Hart High Stakes Losses 01:28 Jim Gaffigan on Stand Up Evolution 02:25 Seinfeld and Bargatze Talk Aging 03:45 Nate Bargatze Movie Chat 04:54 Bert Kreischer Freebert Season Two 05:39 Nikki Glaser Mental Health…

People in this episode

Host: Johnny Mac

Topics covered

• Kevin Hart
• comedy news
• stand-up evolution
• aging jokes
• mental health
• AI in comedy

Keywords

• Kevin Hart
• Jim Gaffigan
• Jerry Seinfeld
• Nate Bargatze
• Bert Kreischer
• Nikki Glaser
• David Cross
• comedy news
• stand-up

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PokerGO, Goldenglobes.com, Forbes, Toronto Guardian

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