Joe Rogan Experience #1431 - Owen Smith

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

February 25, 2020

Duration

2h 33m

Channel

The Joe Rogan Experience

Watch on YouTube

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Owen Smith is a comedian, writer, actor and television producer. https://textowen.com/

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Joe Rogan

  host

• Owen Smith

  guest

• Guest

  guest

• Narrator

  other

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Joe Rogan and Owen Smith, Joe Rogan Experience #1431 - Owen Smith explores from Comedy Rejection To Arena Dreams: Owen Smith With Rogan Joe Rogan and comedian-writer Owen Smith dive deep into standup craft, career setbacks, and the long road from raw talent to polished headliner. Owen recounts pivotal experiences with Russell Simmons, Dave Chappelle, Damon Wayans, Mitch Hedberg, and others, showing how early rejection and industry politics shaped his voice. They contrast pure standup with Hollywood’s executive culture, arguing that TV development, notes, and fear of controversy often dilute comedy’s edge. The conversation also touches on yoga, athletic greatness, drugs, and how podcasts and independent projects now offer comics more control than traditional gatekeepers.

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