Episode Details
EPISODE INFO
- Released
- June 27, 2024
- Duration
- 3h 3m
- Channel
- The Joe Rogan Experience
- Watch on YouTube
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Paul Virzi is a stand-up comedian, host of "The Virzi Effect" podcast, and co-host of the "Anything Better?" podcast with Bill Burr. His latest special, "Nocturnal Admissions" is now available on Netflix. www.paulvirzi.com
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Narrator
otherJoe Rogan
hostPaul Virzi
guest
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Narrator and Joe Rogan, Joe Rogan Experience #1843 - Paul VIrzi explores uFOs, comedy grind, mental health, parenting, and cancel culture collide Joe Rogan and comedian Paul Verzi range widely from Verzi’s father’s detailed 1973 UFO sighting to modern UFO theories and Bob Lazar’s claims about antigravity propulsion. They dive deep into stand-up comedy as a craft and business: bombing, bad gigs, the end of gatekeepers, special releases, and how podcasting and social media reshaped the ‘industry.’ The conversation also tackles parenting philosophies, drugs and performance enhancement in sports, cancel culture and free speech in comedy, plus Verzi’s own severe bout with anxiety and depression and how he rebuilt. Throughout, they weave in stories about fame, aging comics, culture-war politics, and the importance of personal growth, exercise, and perspective.
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