Daily Comedy News WrestleMania Roast, Nate Bargatze's Success, and Tim Dillon's Political Hot Take
Apr 22, 2025
15:42
Notes from the Roast of WrestleMania hosted by Tony Hinchcliffe where Paul Heyman and Triple H made notable appearances. Nate Bargatze's growing prominence in the comedy world is discussed, particularly his feature in the New York Times and his thoughts on authenticity in comedy. Tim Dillon shares his views on political shifts in comedy with Fox News Digital, and Johnny mentions Michael Costa's insights from The Last Laugh podcast about celebrity guest hosts on The Daily Show. Other topics include Canadian comedian James Mullenger's decision to avoid performing in the U.S. and Big Jay Oakerson's new crowd work special on YouTube. The episode also covers John Oliver's excitement about the Mets, Tina Fey's possible succession of Lorne Michaels on SNL, Brett Goldstein’s anecdotes about Ted Lasso, and updates on comedy festivals and shows worldwide.
00:12 Roast of WrestleMania Highlights
00:50 Nate Brize's Rise to Fame
03:12 Tim Dillon's Political Comedy
04:57 Celebrity Guest Hosting on The Daily Show
05:22 Canadian Comedians and US Tours
06:33 Big J Oakerson's New Special
07:35 John Oliver at the Mets Game
08:34 Upcoming Comedy Specials and Festivals
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00:12 Roast of WrestleMania Highlights
00:50 Nate Brize's Rise to Fame
03:12 Tim Dillon's Political Comedy
04:57 Celebrity Guest Hosting on The Daily Show
05:22 Canadian Comedians and US Tours
06:33 Big J Oakerson's New Special
07:35 John Oliver at the Mets Game
08:34 Upcoming Comedy Specials and Festivals
Unlock an ad-free podcast experience with Caloroga Shark Media! Get all our shows on any player you love, hassle free! For Apple users, hit the banner on your Apple podcasts app which says UNITERRUPTED LISTENING. For Spotify or other players, visit caloroga.com/plus. No plug-ins needed! You also get 20+ other shows on the network ad-free!
This podcast supports Podcasting 2.0 if you’d like to support the show via value for value and stream some sats!
https://linktr.ee/dailycomedynews
Contact John at john@thesharkdeck dot com
John’s free substack about the media: Media Thoughts is mcdpod.substack.com
DCN on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@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--4522158/support.