Johnny Mac’s Daily Comedy News reports Jim Gaffigan will play President Grover Cleveland in Season 4 of HBO’s The Gilded Age. Billboard’s January comedy boxscore has Nate Bargatze back at No. 1 with $5.1M and 64,100 tickets across seven shows; other mentions include John Mulaney, Jim Gaffigan, Matt Rife, and Bert Kreischer with their grosses, ticket counts, and show totals. Jimmy Kimmel argues he should host the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, joking that a mentalist (Oz Pearlman) is hosting instead. Chelsea Handler tells cleveland.com comedy should address the uncomfortable and says she won’t make fun of children. Chris Fleming discusses Mike Birbiglia on Caleb Hearon’s podcast. Jim Breuer describes finding local material, keeping his shows PG-13, and shifting toward writing dramedy. The episode also previews the 2026 Sydney and Perth Comedy Festivals and critiques a Vanity Fair piece on online talk shows.

00:18 Jim Gaffigan Cast Reveal for those who read this part but not the epsidoe title
01:08 Billboard Comedy Box Score
02:02 Kimmel Wants WHCD Gig
02:59 Chelsea Handler On Purpose
04:00 Chris Fleming Birbiglia Talk
05:03 Jim Breuer Local Material
06:48 Breuer On Career Control
07:37 Australia And Festival Plans
08:32 Sydney And Perth Lineups
10:20 Vanity Fair Talk Show Rant
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