Joe Rogan Experience #1184 - Roseanne Barr

1. 0:00 – 15:00

   I mean, very few…

   1. JRJoe Rogan0:00

      I mean, very few people could ever imagine. Here we go.

   2. RBRoseanne Barr0:03

      I had to start smoking.

   3. JRJoe Rogan0:04

      Four, three, two, one. Boom. And we're live.

   4. RBRoseanne Barr0:07

      (laughs)

   5. JRJoe Rogan0:07

      Saddle on up to that microphone-

   6. RBRoseanne Barr0:09

      Mm.

   7. JRJoe Rogan0:09

      ... young lady. How are you?

   8. RBRoseanne Barr0:11

      I'm good. How are you, Joe?

   9. JRJoe Rogan0:12

      Great to see you, always.

   10. RBRoseanne Barr0:13

       It's so great to see you too, and thanks for meeting with my... saying hi to my sons.

   11. JRJoe Rogan0:17

       Your sons are great.

   12. RBRoseanne Barr0:19

       Fucking A they are, man, and that's what I figure is my next step in my... in the tale, my next chapter as... What's her name? The girl that everyone loves, the girl, the singer, she's real tall and skinny. I-

   13. JRJoe Rogan0:32

       Taylor Swift?

   14. RBRoseanne Barr0:33

       Yeah. I can't remember anybody's name anymore.

   15. JRJoe Rogan0:35

       There's so many people to remember.

   16. RBRoseanne Barr0:37

       Yeah. Well, she said, uh, she's onto her next chapter, and that's how I feel too.

   17. JRJoe Rogan0:44

       Uh, w- we were-

   18. RBRoseanne Barr0:44

       And it's gonna be about how... talking to women about how to raise functional sons. This is n... This is needed in America, and I'm gonna step up and do it because all these tales, what with all the news and such, obvious... It's obvious to me, these women have not raised their sons correctly, and I'm gonna correct 'em 'cause I'm tired of them yapping and fucking bitching and moaning. I'm old. I'm gonna tell you what to do to raise decent sons, women.

   19. JRJoe Rogan1:14

       Well, your son said something when, when they were doing the little tour of the studio. They saw the picture of, uh, Rosa Parks.

   20. RBRoseanne Barr1:20

       Oh, yeah.

   21. JRJoe Rogan1:20

       And your son said, "That's Rosa Parks." And I said, "You're one of the few people that ever just pointed that out and noticed it." And he goes, "Of course." He goes, "Roseanne's my mom. She raised me right."

   22. RBRoseanne Barr1:30

       Aw, that's sweet. Isn't that sweet? That's something. That's getting the, uh... What do you call it?

   23. JRJoe Rogan1:36

       (laughs)

   24. RBRoseanne Barr1:37

       What do they call it? (laughs) I don't know. Pat on the back.

   25. JRJoe Rogan1:39

       Yeah. It is a pat on the back.

   26. RBRoseanne Barr1:40

       What's the modern vernacular?

   27. JRJoe Rogan1:42

       I don't... I don't know.

   28. RBRoseanne Barr1:42

       I don't know. There's some slang.

   29. JRJoe Rogan1:43

       Well-

   30. RBRoseanne Barr1:43

       I hear 'em.
2. 15:00 – 30:00

   My son said I'm…

   1. JRJoe Rogan15:00

      you are a person that will make fun of anything.

   2. RBRoseanne Barr15:01

      My son said I'm a misanthro- I'm a misanthrope.

   3. JRJoe Rogan15:04

      You are a misanthrope. But that's-

   4. RBRoseanne Barr15:06

      I am a respectress of no man or woman.

   5. JRJoe Rogan15:09

      But most comedians have-

   6. RBRoseanne Barr15:11

      Yeah, we're all like that, right?

   7. JRJoe Rogan15:12

      ... some misanthropic intentions or behaviors.

   8. RBRoseanne Barr15:15

      You have to hate all people the same.

   9. JRJoe Rogan15:17

      But you definitely have to mock and make... I mean, it's part of your job description.

   10. RBRoseanne Barr15:22

       Yeah. Yeah, you gotta mock.

   11. JRJoe Rogan15:22

       You know, you mock and make fun of, and you, you look for things that are irritating about everything.

   12. RBRoseanne Barr15:27

       No shit, right?

   13. JRJoe Rogan15:28

       Yeah.

   14. RBRoseanne Barr15:28

       Yeah, that's the funny stuff.

   15. JRJoe Rogan15:29

       That's part of the job. But not only that, that was part of your character on your show.

   16. RBRoseanne Barr15:32

       Yeah.

   17. JRJoe Rogan15:32

       It was part of the reason why ABC wanted you back. It's part of the reason why the show became such a giant hit in its return. I mean, it was a fucking huge hit coming right out of the gate.

   18. RBRoseanne Barr15:41

       Yeah, 28 million people.

   19. JRJoe Rogan15:43

       That's a lot of fucking people today.

   20. RBRoseanne Barr15:44

       I know it's number one every episode.

   21. JRJoe Rogan15:47

       Yeah, that's a lot of people.

   22. RBRoseanne Barr15:49

       Yeah.

   23. JRJoe Rogan15:49

       And a lot of that was because people love this aspect of you. But as soon as you get labeled a racist, everybody throws their hands up and goes, "Whoa, I didn't know she was racist."

   24. RBRoseanne Barr15:59

       Yeah.

   25. JRJoe Rogan15:59

       "She's racist?"

   26. RBRoseanne Barr16:00

       Uh-huh.

   27. JRJoe Rogan16:00

       And they don't care about nuance. They don't care about the details. They don't care about Ambien. They don't care about alcohol. When I called you on the phone, it was the first thing that I asked you-

   28. RBRoseanne Barr16:10

       One thing I've learned, Joe, if you're gonna take an Ambien, do not, do not drink a beer. Always only drink a wine-

   29. JRJoe Rogan16:19

       Yes.

   30. RBRoseanne Barr16:20

       ... with Ambien.
3. 30:00 – 45:00

   Mm. …

   1. RBRoseanne Barr30:00

      into the ethers. (laughs)

   2. JRJoe Rogan30:03

      Mm.

   3. RBRoseanne Barr30:03

      I went way out there.

   4. JRJoe Rogan30:04

      Like how so?

   5. RBRoseanne Barr30:05

      Way out. You know how you go way out? Do you ever go way out?

   6. JRJoe Rogan30:09

      Not really.

   7. RBRoseanne Barr30:10

      Oh.

   8. JRJoe Rogan30:10

      I mean, I've had a lot of head injuries.

   9. RBRoseanne Barr30:12

      Oh, yeah. I bet.

   10. JRJoe Rogan30:13

       But not terrible.

   11. RBRoseanne Barr30:15

       Mm-hmm.

   12. JRJoe Rogan30:15

       Mostly just punches and kicks. Nothing like car accidents-

   13. RBRoseanne Barr30:20

       Yeah, yeah.

   14. JRJoe Rogan30:20

       ... or... Never played football.

   15. RBRoseanne Barr30:22

       Yeah.

   16. JRJoe Rogan30:23

       But my head injuries have... You know, they were just more accumulative when I was young, till I was about 21, 22 when I stopped, stopped fighting, stopped sparring.

   17. RBRoseanne Barr30:31

       Mm-hmm.

   18. JRJoe Rogan30:34

       ... but nothing... But I, I definitely... I'm subject to impulsive behavior.

   19. RBRoseanne Barr30:39

       Still?

   20. JRJoe Rogan30:39

       Yeah. But I, I ki- keep it under wraps. I keep it-

   21. RBRoseanne Barr30:41

       Oh.

   22. JRJoe Rogan30:41

       ... under control because I'm aware of it. But when I was younger, I didn't understand-

   23. RBRoseanne Barr30:44

       Mm-hmm.

   24. JRJoe Rogan30:44

       ... what was going on. I would just, uh, be subject to whims, very addictive behavior. But I tried to keep it positive, but I would be addicted to things.

   25. RBRoseanne Barr30:53

       Mm-hmm.

   26. JRJoe Rogan30:53

       Addicted to doing things, addicted to, um, games, addicted to like... well, ridiculously addictive. Like spend 10, 12, 14 hours a day playing video games, that kind of shit.

   27. RBRoseanne Barr31:03

       That sounds like my kid. (laughs)

   28. JRJoe Rogan31:04

       Yeah. Well, some of it's just normal-

   29. RBRoseanne Barr31:07

       (laughs)

   30. JRJoe Rogan31:07

       ... because video games are awesome. But-
4. 45:00 – 1:00:00

   Yeah, don't battle with…

   1. RBRoseanne Barr45:01

      you're like, well, the thing is you gotta, you gotta become a pacifist. That's, that's your only...

   2. JRJoe Rogan45:13

      Yeah, don't battle with people.

   3. RBRoseanne Barr45:14

      No, don't battle.

   4. JRJoe Rogan45:14

      No. You can't battle with people back and forth online. You know, I mean, um, there's too many people. There's not enough time, and you'll go crazy. You'll get wrapped up in conflict, and you'll just be involved in it every minute of every day.

   5. RBRoseanne Barr45:28

      Yeah. I call it feeding the beast.

   6. JRJoe Rogan45:30

      Yeah.

   7. RBRoseanne Barr45:31

      Because that really is Tower of Babel, Twitter.

   8. JRJoe Rogan45:35

      Well, it's, it's definitely a strange, strange environment where all these people are just... They don't even know you. They have no contact with you other than y- you're this person they could reach and get to react to certain lines. And the more e- explosive and the, the, the more derogatory and insulting the lines they say to you, the more impact it's gonna have on you. So that flavors the way they communicate with you.

   9. RBRoseanne Barr46:01

      Yeah. It w- it was tough working with a lot of social justice warriors in remaking Roseanne. It was tough on me mentally.

   10. JRJoe Rogan46:10

       So when... You mean like the staff that you were working with?

   11. RBRoseanne Barr46:13

       Look, I was the only one saying, "I'm not a Republican, nor am I a fucking Democrat. I'm an Independent, and I'm just anti-corruption. I'm just anti-corruption. Don't, don't make me into w- your idea of who I am, 'cause you're wrong."

   12. JRJoe Rogan46:33

       What was their idea of who you were?

   13. RBRoseanne Barr46:35

       Well, they thought that since I supported President Trump, uh, that I was a, you know, a racist and a scumbag and, you know, anti-everything just 'cause I voted for him.

   14. JRJoe Rogan46:45

       Why did you support Trump?

   15. RBRoseanne Barr46:50

       I love what Norm MacDonald said. If I can quote him. Can I quote Norm?

   16. JRJoe Rogan46:58

       Please do. I love Norm.

   17. RBRoseanne Barr46:59

       I think this says it better than anything. He said, "The American people hated Hillary so bad that they voted for a guy they hated even worse-

   18. JRJoe Rogan47:09

       (laughs)

   19. RBRoseanne Barr47:09

       ... just to rub it in." (laughs)

   20. JRJoe Rogan47:16

       (laughs) (claps) That is Norm MacDonald. That's brilliant.

   21. RBRoseanne Barr47:20

       But, you know-

   22. JRJoe Rogan47:21

       That is so true.

   23. RBRoseanne Barr47:21

       ... I wasn't, I wa- I wasn't for Hillary and I was a woman, and that was like a big no-no.

   24. JRJoe Rogan47:26

       Right.

   25. RBRoseanne Barr47:27

       That's b- all it basically comes down to.

   26. JRJoe Rogan47:30

       Yeah.

   27. RBRoseanne Barr47:30

       'Cause it was a woman's turn. But, you know, I'm anti... I, I just want a government that works for the American people. The ta- I pay taxes, and I expect something for my taxes. And, you know, here's news to all of them out there, including POTUS. Uh, I think at some time, the American people need to audit what happened to their tax monies, and I think we should all have a say in what this country does with our hard-earned dollars. And, uh, don't just ass- assume you speak for us because obviously you don't, or we wouldn't (laughs) have a trade deficit of $20 trillion. So STFU and, uh, let the American people handle what they should handle in this country. It's a republic, and it's, uh, it runs on the, uh, uh, uh, on the consent of the governed. And it's really, really time to talk about that.

   28. JRJoe Rogan48:25

       Now, when you say social justice warriors that you had to work with, like specifically, what were the issues that you were dealing with?

   29. RBRoseanne Barr48:33

       Well, Trump was the big elephant in the room. My support for Trump, and their, just their patronizing shite, can I call it?

   30. JRJoe Rogan48:42

       Yeah.
5. 1:00:00 – 1:15:00

   What do you think…

   1. RBRoseanne Barr1:00:00

      an- and I don't want that to be forgotten. I don't want the ninth season to disappear, I mean the 10th season to disappear.

   2. JRJoe Rogan1:00:06

      What do you think about them doing it without you?

   3. RBRoseanne Barr1:00:11

      Um-

   4. JRJoe Rogan1:00:11

      I mean, how fucking weird is that?

   5. RBRoseanne Barr1:00:13

      It is weird. I'm like, "Oh, I get it. They're sending me a subtle message to OD on opioids."

   6. JRJoe Rogan1:00:20

      (laughs)

   7. RBRoseanne Barr1:00:21

      You know, that's how it is.

   8. JRJoe Rogan1:00:22

      Is that what you think?

   9. RBRoseanne Barr1:00:23

      Yeah, that's some of it, mind control stuff. Yeah.

   10. JRJoe Rogan1:00:27

       D- so you think that they want you to kill yourself?

   11. RBRoseanne Barr1:00:30

       Well, I don't know why they would do what they did. Let's just put it that way. It doesn't make any sense, and-

   12. JRJoe Rogan1:00:34

       I just, I just think they're being completely inconsiderate, and they don't care about you.

   13. RBRoseanne Barr1:00:38

       No, they don't, and they, they so, uh, belittled my contribution to the show, too. It just, you know, was shocking. That was the most painful part of the whole thing.

   14. JRJoe Rogan1:00:49

       Well, one of the things that I read was that you hadn't considered...... the more than 100 people that work on the show when you did what you did, and I'm like, "That is ... That's a ridiculous statement."

   15. RBRoseanne Barr1:00:58

       I didn't cancel the show.

   16. JRJoe Rogan1:00:59

       Well n- not only did you not cancel the show, you were on Ambien drunk-tweeting. The idea that you did this, this was some sort of a deliberate ploy to get the show canceled, or the idea that there was any justification that this show c- should be canceled at all. Like, what? You can't just say something that you, y- you didn't want to come out that way and apologize for it? They don't know who you are.

   17. RBRoseanne Barr1:01:19

       And I did apologize. I apologized.

   18. JRJoe Rogan1:01:21

       You did apologize, but they don't know who you are?

   19. RBRoseanne Barr1:01:22

       I apologized for three months. No.

   20. JRJoe Rogan1:01:25

       Yeah. They don't know who you are. They worked with you-

   21. RBRoseanne Barr1:01:26

       No. They tried to wipe me off the, uh, off the, uh, map of the culture.

   22. JRJoe Rogan1:01:32

       Because people are scared to be connected with anybody who's a target.

   23. RBRoseanne Barr1:01:35

       Yeah.

   24. JRJoe Rogan1:01:35

       And they acted like cowards.

   25. RBRoseanne Barr1:01:37

       I, I wouldn't have d- I mean, if it were my friend, definitely I would've ... o- of years, of two decades or more, I would've said something.

   26. JRJoe Rogan1:01:46

       I never-

   27. RBRoseanne Barr1:01:46

       But that's just me. And I definitely ... One thing I would never have done is, um, stab somebody in the ... rush to condemn somebody who, you know, was my biggest, uh, advocate.

   28. JRJoe Rogan1:02:03

       Well, there was a lot of that.

   29. RBRoseanne Barr1:02:03

       And, and sometimes and only advocate.

   30. JRJoe Rogan1:02:05

       There was a lot of that. I saw a lot of that.
6. 1:15:00 – 1:19:04

   Uh, they're gonna... uh,…

   1. JRJoe Rogan1:15:00

      what are they gonna do to your character on the show?

   2. RBRoseanne Barr1:15:03

      Uh, they're gonna... uh, well-

   3. JRJoe Rogan1:15:04

      They gonna kill you off?

   4. RBRoseanne Barr1:15:05

      Yeah, I think they did.

   5. JRJoe Rogan1:15:07

      They didn't tell you?

   6. RBRoseanne Barr1:15:07

      Some- some of my... no, they didn't tell me, but-

   7. JRJoe Rogan1:15:09

      How weird is it-

   8. RBRoseanne Barr1:15:10

      ... some of my spies told me.

   9. JRJoe Rogan1:15:11

      How weird is it they're taking you out of Roseanne, they're calling it The Conners, it's all going on without you being there? What does that feel like?

   10. RBRoseanne Barr1:15:24

       Um, it's a mind warp and a mind fuck. You know, so I'm just trying to deal with it.

   11. JRJoe Rogan1:15:30

       All from a tweet?

   12. RBRoseanne Barr1:15:31

       Yeah.

   13. JRJoe Rogan1:15:33

       (laughs)

   14. RBRoseanne Barr1:15:33

       A misunderstood tweet.

   15. JRJoe Rogan1:15:35

       A misunderstood tweet while you're on Ambien, while you're drunk, dealing with-

   16. RBRoseanne Barr1:15:39

       I wasn't drunk. I only had, like, one or two beers.

   17. JRJoe Rogan1:15:43

       Well, when you have one or two beers with Ambien.

   18. RBRoseanne Barr1:15:45

       Yeah, I guess you're drunk.

   19. JRJoe Rogan1:15:47

       You're fucked up.

   20. RBRoseanne Barr1:15:48

       I was, yeah. I wasn't in-

   21. JRJoe Rogan1:15:50

       And smoking pot too, right?

   22. RBRoseanne Barr1:15:51

       ... I wasn't... no, I don't think I had smoked pot then.

   23. JRJoe Rogan1:15:54

       Hmm.

   24. RBRoseanne Barr1:15:55

       No, I didn't smoke pot then. I was at my mom's house.

   25. JRJoe Rogan1:15:59

       (laughs)

   26. RBRoseanne Barr1:16:00

       I was puffing on the cigs.

   27. JRJoe Rogan1:16:02

       (laughs)

   28. RBRoseanne Barr1:16:02

       I went down in the basement. I was hiding down there in the basement 'cause they were surrounding my mom's house, paparazzis and such. And so, I was down in the basement and, uh, that's where I always used to go when I was, like, 13. And I found this stuff in chalk on the, on the walls of the basement there that I remembered writing when I was 13.

   29. JRJoe Rogan1:16:21

       Wow.

   30. RBRoseanne Barr1:16:22

       And then I found an old butt...

Episode duration: 2:13:06