I've never followed Joe Rogan, so I'm a bit ignorant here. Didn't he used to be really popular? What changed, did he become right wing or get really into conspiracies or something?
His comedy has always been edgy, and I think many comedians that are in this niche tend to be opposed to anything that tells them where the line is. When you go against "woke" you naturally gravitate towards being right-wing.
Alongside this, many of his friends are the same, particularly his boss Dana White. Surround yourself with assholes and eventually you become one, I guess.
Even pre-COVID, he was really into conspiracies, and his thoughts on TRT against most medical advice was pretty weird. He got away with it because he's a fifty-something dude that runs a podcast. It's fine when he's broing out, but a danger when he's spouting conspiracies that harm the average person.
I only know this guy as the Fear Factor guy and his podcast. I cannot imagine this guy ever being funny in any possible context. Make it stop.
I've watched one of his comedy shows. The best joke he had was a routine on how he couldn't stop Brock Lesnar from raping him. Edgy, and that's about it.
It's a similar story for many of his comedy friends also.
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