Bert Kreischer is starting a comedians union
SiriusXM swapping Raw Dog for a Sebastian Maniscalco channel cut off about 500 comics, and the week ended with Bert Kreischer trying to unionize stand-up.
Who is fighting
Dan Levy calls Shane Gillis misogynistic, Jeff Dye goes after Eugene Levy
Dan Levy ripped Shane Gillis's SNL monologue as misogynistic, and Jeff Dye answered by going at Dan's father instead. Dye wrote that Eugene Levy pretended to be a stereotype of a different race and then objectified an indigenous woman, all of it sarcastic. His first post on the Levy clip was four words long.
His son must be so outraged.
What they said on the pods
Bert Kreischer says the SiriusXM fallout turned into a comedians union
The SiriusXM story ended the week with Bert Kreischer telling Tom Segura on 2 Bears, 1 Cave that he is starting a comedians union, and that Leanne has taken it over. Kreischer says the switch from Raw Dog Radio to a Sebastian Maniscalco channel terminated the income of about 500 comics, and that Matthew Broussard and Greg Fitzsimmons reached out to join.
Sirius XM was a great platform for a lot of voices for a long time to discover comedy and then we as comics kind of killed it.
Fyre Festival's Billy McFarland did his first stand-up set on Kill Tony
Billy McFarland made his first ever stand-up appearance on Kill Tony episode 788, alongside guests Wheeler Walker Jr. and Sam Tripoli. He did jail material, told Tony Hinchcliffe he is one cheese sandwich away from a cell, and brought up going back to Utila, Honduras to run another festival. Hinchcliffe said he has watched every documentary about Fyre.
I only had to serve four, so I guess I'm doing something right
Specials, tours and cancellations
Sam Morril walks through the real texts behind Incorrect
Sam Morril and Mark Normand used this week's We Might Be Drunk to go through the real texts behind Morril's Netflix hour Incorrect, plus road burnout and awkward fan run-ins. Jeremiah Watkins drops in with his Mark Normand impression and his own special, Crazy Pizza, which is on his YouTube channel. There is also a surprise package from Kevin Spacey.
Quick hits
Nate Bargatze adds five Vegas shows in January
Five nights at the Encore Theater at the Wynn, January 21 to 24, 2027. Presale is Wednesday October 14 at 10 AM PT with code NATE, public Friday.
Theo Von special lands on Netflix October 20
Fans on r/TheoVon spotted the date, with the new hour listed for October 20. No announcement from Von himself yet.
Frequently asked questions
What happened between Dan Levy and Shane Gillis?
Dan Levy criticized Shane Gillis's SNL monologue as misogynistic. Jeff Dye then defended Gillis by attacking Dan's father Eugene Levy instead, referencing past comedy material.
Why are comedians starting a union?
Bert Kreischer says that SiriusXM ended a show called Raw Dog Radio and switched to a Sebastian Maniscalco channel, which cut off income for about 500 comics. This led to Kreischer announcing he is starting a comedians union with Leanne taking it over.
Did Billy McFarland do stand-up comedy?
Yes, Billy McFarland from Fyre Festival made his first stand-up appearance on the podcast Kill Tony, where he performed jokes about jail and referenced potentially running another festival in Honduras.
When is Theo Von's special coming out?
Theo Von has a new comedy special coming to Netflix on October 20, though Von himself has not announced it yet.
Where can I see Nate Bargatze perform in Vegas?
Nate Bargatze is doing five shows at the Encore Theater at the Wynn from January 21 to 24, 2027, with a presale starting October 14 at 10 AM PT.