Norm Macdonald Netflix Doc Leads October Comedy Documentary Lineup

Johnny Mac reports poolside on Netflix’s four Friday comedy documentaries in October: “Who Is Martin Mull?” (Oct 7, produced by Bob Saget and Neil Berkeley), “Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald” (Oct 16, built from archival material and backed by Judd Apatow), “Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story” (Oct 23, also from Apatow), and “SCTV: The Greatest Show You’ve Never Heard Of” (Oct 30, with Jimmy Kimmel as executive producer; SCTV episodes arrive Sept 1). He also covers NASCAR’s Theo Von promo for the playoffs, Sam Morril saying a great Knicks run hurt his comedy writing, Jimmy Kimmel discussing retirement doubts, Great Outdoors Comedy Festival Mississauga lineup changes tied to Mike Birbiglia’s new film, Michael Ian Black’s new special, and Edinburgh Fringe items including Sasha Nazlobin’s exile story and discussions on risk and experimentation in comedy.

00:00 Netflix Comedy Docs
01:52 SCTV and Kimmel Credit
02:49 Theo Von NASCAR Promo
03:59 Sam Morril Knicks Bit
04:15 Nate Bargatze Backlash
05:52 Kimmel Retirement Talk
07:47 Festival Lineup Updates
08:48 Birbiglia New Movie
09:16 Michael Ian Black Special
11:41 Comedy Stock Market
13:06 Pablo Pledgecobar Skit
14:20 Exiled Russian Comic
17:21 Fringe Risk and B-Sides
 
 

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