In this whirlwind of comedy news, we dive into various topics, including Ricky Gervais' response to backlash over his upcoming Netflix special. Gervais found himself under scrutiny for a controversial joke about terminally ill children. Despite the petition calling for its removal, Gervais stands by his humor, highlighting the divide between edgy comedy and offense.Joe Biden tells Conan that he likes his hair.Gary Gulman and Brad Williams have specials out todayThe Manning brothers seem annoyed at Kevin HartNate Bargatze is Consequence of Sound's comedian of the year.We also touch on other news, including Bill Maher's forthcoming book, Mark Muldoon's review of Liza Shlesinger's show, tonight's Dick Van Dyke's 98th birthday celebration and the end of the vampire comedy series, "What We Do in the Shadows."Support the show! Join the $2 Club! at Buy Me A Coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/dailycomedynews www.linktr.ee/dailycomedynews Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/dcnpod - join us to to discuss comedy and your favorite comedians. YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@dailycomedynews?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram is @dailycomedynews https://www.instagram.com/dailycomedynews/?hl=en Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/dailycomedynews/ Web version at www.dailycomedynews.com Twitter X is @dcnpod because the person with what I want tweeted once Email: john at thesharkdeck dot com Daily Comedy News commentary includes satire and parody. Daily Comedy News is a production of Caloroga Shark Media, the leading company in short form daily podcastsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/daily-comedy-news-with-johnny-mac--4522158/support.Daily Comedy News is the number one comedy news podcast, delivering daily coverage of standup comedy, late night television, comedy specials, tours, and the business of comedy.COMEDY SURVIVOR in the facebook group.Contact John at John@thesharkdeck dot com Thanks to our sponsors!Underdog Fantasy Promo Code DCNFor Uninterrupted Listening, use the Apple Podcast App and click the banner that says Uninterrupted Listening.  $4.99/month John's Substack about media is free.