DCN LIve: Tom Segura Addresses His Divorce, Rory Scovel is #2 comedy special of the year

August 12, 2026

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Johnny Mac is recording poolside today, and the ambient noise—skateboards, trucks, dogs, and a smell he thinks might be something dead in the woods—matches the loose, off-the-cuff energy of this episode. He leads with a strong recommendation for Rory Scovel's new Netflix special, which he says made him laugh out loud for a full minute on a single bit, and then works through his evolving top nine comedy specials of the year so far. The other major development is Tom Segura addressing his divorce from Christina P on Your Mom's House, pushing back against criticism that he left her to address it alone. Johnny also throws in a random cultural mystery: the origin of Peter Brady's "pork chops and apples" impression from The Brady Bunch.

Rory Scovel's Special Lands at #2

Johnny Mac is updating his running list of the year's best comedy specials, and he has Rory Scovel's new Netflix special at number two. He calls it "fantastic" and singles out a "head fake joke" that got him for a full minute. He warns viewers not to read Voltra's "spoiler laden" review before watching. Nothing has knocked Chris Fleming's Live at the Palace (HBO) out of the top spot. "I don't see how anything's gonna top that," Johnny says. "That is just that special on another level."

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1 (00:00) **Poolside Setup & Context** - Johnny Mac describes the noisy outdoor recording environment and acknowledges a dead animal smell in the woods.
2 (00:13) **Rory Scovel's New Special** - Johnny Mac opens the substantive content by praising Rory Scovel's new Netflix special as fantastic.
3 (00:24) **Top Nine Comedy Specials of the Year** - Johnny Mac runs through his personal top-tier specials list, with Chris Fleming's HBO special still holding the top spot.
4 (01:22) **Tom Segura Addresses His Divorce from Christina P.** - Segura responds on his "Your Mom's House" podcast to public criticism about making Christina P. address the divorce alone.
5 (02:08) **"Pork Chops and Apples" Rabbit Hole** - Johnny Mac shifts to a random internet mystery about Peter Brady's famous impression from "The Brady Bunch."
6 (02:52) **Sign-Off** - Johnny Mac wraps up the poolside episode and directs listeners to the long-form audio podcast.

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Show Notes

Johnny Mac praises Rory Scovel’s new Netflix special as fantastic and slots it at #2 for the year, behind Chris Fleming’s HBO “Live at the Palace” at #1, also recommending viewers avoid Vulture’s spoiler review. He runs through his top nine specials so far: Ryan Hamilton’s Netflix “Then It Hit Me,” Trevor Noah’s Netflix “Joy,” Katt Williams’ Netflix special, Pete Holmes’ 800 Pound Gorilla special, Derek Streep’s “Nostalgic,” Ramy Youssef’s “In Love,” and Jackie Kashian’s “After Kashian,” with others in a lower tier to discuss on the full audio podcast. He reads Tom Segura’s comments on recording separate “Your Mom’s House” episodes amid a long, private, emotionally difficult divorce from Christina P. He also asks who Peter Brady’s “pork chops and applesauce” impression was of.

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