Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- February 12, 2019
- Duration
- 2h 7m
- Channel
- The Joe Rogan Experience
- Watch on YouTube
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Rafinha Bastos is a Brazilian comedian, actor, journalist and television personality.
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EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Rafinha Bastos and Joe Rogan, Joe Rogan Experience #1243 - Rafinha Bastos explores brazilian Comedy Pioneer Rafinha Bastos on Censorship, Culture, Freedom Joe Rogan interviews Brazilian comedian Rafinha Bastos about pioneering stand-up comedy in Brazil, where comedy was historically based on loud characters and impersonations rather than personal, observational material. Bastos explains how he helped build a stand-up scene from BDSM clubs to 5,000-seat theaters and a 300-seat comedy club, only to be hit by lawsuits, media attacks, and public outrage over controversial jokes. They compare U.S. free speech protections with Brazil and Canada, discussing how weak legal protections plus click-driven media made him a target and eventually pushed him to start over in America in English. The conversation also dives into race and language taboos, social media toxicity, cult-like influence, MMA, and how stand-up functions as a cultural pressure valve and a test lab for ideas.
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