Comedian Ari Shaffir recently appeared on the Flagrant podcast, where he opened up about the falling out he had with Comedy Central after independently selling a stand-up special to Netflix. Allegedly, the network responded with threats and punitive measures against him and the crew of his storytelling show, “This Is Not Happening.” Shaffir explained that … Read more
Bert Kreischer rose to fame through an unusual path that began with a 1997 Rolling Stone article dubbing him “the number one partier in the country” during his college days. This notorious reputation caught the attention of Hollywood, with Oliver Stone’s production company initially optioning the rights to Kreischer’s wild life story. In a twist … Read more
During Joe Rogan Experience #2499 with guest Marcus King, the conversation turned to antidepressants after King revealed he was taking Cymbalta and wanted to find a way off it. Rogan connected King’s situation to his close friend and fellow comedian Theo Von, sharing his genuine concern about Von’s mental state. “Theo Von’s going through the … Read more
Joe Rogan has never been shy about weighing in on politicians, but his recent dismissal of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s repeated public requests to appear on The Joe Rogan Experience has drawn attention for a different reason: it exposes a contradiction Rogan himself seems unwilling to fully acknowledge. When Newsom went public with his frustration … Read more
On a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, comedian Ari Shaffir joined Joe Rogan for a conversation that eventually turned to a troubling online trend: the growing number of people attempting to minimize how many Jewish people were k*lled during the Holocaust. The topic came up after Rogan suggested inviting Shaffir’s father, a Holocaust … Read more
During episode #2492 of The Joe Rogan Experience, Joe Rogan sat down with comedian Ari Shaffir to revisit a controversy Shaffir faced. The two spoke about how Comedy Central handled Shaffir’s decision to take his comedy special to Netflix. Rogan laid out the situation bluntly, explaining what unfolded behind the scenes. “Comedy Central was trying … Read more
Three months of not drinking has done wonders for Bert Kreischer. His liver is healthier, his blood pressure is down, and his doctors are taking him off treatments. But rather than appreciate any of it, the comedian has a date circled on his calendar: July 12th, the day he plans to start drinking again. Kreischer’s … Read more
When Mark Normand and Sam Morril sat down to record a new episode of their comedy podcast, the guest list looked very different from what audiences eventually saw. Famous restaurateur and television presenter Guy Fieri had been booked to appear. He never showed up. The reason, as Normand and Morril explained at the top of the … Read more
