Joe Rogan Experience #1526 - Ali Macofsky

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

August 15, 2020

Duration

2h 32m

Channel

The Joe Rogan Experience

Watch on YouTube

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Ali Macofsky is an actress, writer, and standup comedian. Checkout her podcast "Resting Bitch" available on Apple Podcasts. @notalimac

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Joe Rogan

  host

• Ali Macofsky

  guest

• Guest 2

  guest

• Narrator

  other

• Guest 3

  guest

• Narrator

  other

• Narrator

  other

• Guest 4

  guest

• Narrator

  other

• Narrator

  other

• Guest 5

  guest

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Joe Rogan and Ali Macofsky, Joe Rogan Experience #1526 - Ali Macofsky explores Ali Macofsky Talks Comedy, COVID, Chaos, and Coming of Age Onstage Joe Rogan and comedian Ali Macofsky have a long-form, freewheeling conversation covering her rapid rise in stand-up, from teenage open mics to opening for Rogan in arenas. They dig into the psychology and craft of comedy, including procrastination, developing material in different room sizes, and the role of shows like Kill Tony and The Comedy Store in building a scene. The discussion repeatedly branches into COVID-19, economic anxiety, cancel culture, social media (especially TikTok), and speculative ideas like simulations and future tech. Throughout, Ali’s personal stories—sobriety, vaping and smoking, food stamps, learning sign language, skating, and family dynamics—ground the broader cultural talk in concrete, human detail.

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