Bert Kreischer claims SiriusXM’s Raw Dog change ended income for ‘about 500’ comedians

What was said

"For anyone who doesn't know, this past week there was a big hubbabaloo in um on our comedy scene and SiriusXM made a transition from Raw Dog Radio to Sebastian Maniscalo radio. And in doing so, it it terminated the income of about 500 comics, all of which it seems, live in New York, that which was odd to me."

On the podcast, comedian and co-host Bert Kreischer said SiriusXM’s shift from “Raw Dog Radio” to a “Sebastian Maniscalco” branded channel “terminated the income of about 500 comics”, adding that the affected comedians appeared to be mainly New York-based. The other host, Tom Segura, is heard responding that it was a SiriusXM programming decision, and notes some online backlash wrongly framed Maniscalco as having “bought” the channel.