Bert Kreischer's wonderful New Year's Eve Technical Disaster

January 5, 2026

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What you'll learn

1 `(01:42)` **Daily Comedy News Intro**
2 `(02:05)` **Bert Kreischer's New Year's Eve Special Fails**
3 `(05:15)` **Stephen Colbert on CNN New Year's Eve**
4 `(05:47)` **Personal New Year's Eve Reflections**
5 `(07:38)` **Trivia Night Shoutout to Podcast**
6 `(08:56)` **Amy Schumer's New Year's Instagram Post**
7 `(09:37)` **Comedy Survivor Launch**

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Show Notes

Johnny Mac ighlights the technical debacles at various New Year's Eve shows, including Bert Reiser’s special and CBS's 12-minute broadcast outage during 'Nashville's Big Bash,' which hilariously defaulted to 'Matlock.'

Gianmarco Soresi has a new crowdwork special.

Amy Schumer wants us to talk about her, so we shall.

Johnny also recounts personal anecdotes, touches on comedian Jim Breuer's advice to aspiring entertainers, and introduces a new segment called 'Comedy Survivor.' He concludes with upcoming comedy festivals featuring known comedians like Matt Rife and Nikki Glaser.

00:48 Technical Difficulties on CBS
04:15 Personal Anecdotes and Trivia Night
08:06 Comedy Survivor Announcement
09:45 Upcoming Comedy Events
12:18 Jim Breuer's Advice to Aspiring Entertainers

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