Joe Rogan Experience #1811 - Brendan Schaub
Narrator, Brendan Schaub (guest), Joe Rogan (host), Narrator, Narrator, Narrator, Narrator
In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Narrator and Brendan Schaub, Joe Rogan Experience #1811 - Brendan Schaub explores joe Rogan and Brendan Schaub Dive Into Comedy, Fame, Danger, Legacy Joe Rogan and Brendan Schaub have a sprawling, informal conversation that bounces from whiskey, wine snobbery, and Yellowstone-fueled drinking habits to outdoor adventures, wildlife encounters, and the hidden dangers of nature. They spend substantial time on pop culture—breaking down Yellowstone, The Batman, Joker, Marvel, and celebrity trials like Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard—using them as springboards to talk about chaos, personality, and public perception.
Joe Rogan and Brendan Schaub Dive Into Comedy, Fame, Danger, Legacy
Joe Rogan and Brendan Schaub have a sprawling, informal conversation that bounces from whiskey, wine snobbery, and Yellowstone-fueled drinking habits to outdoor adventures, wildlife encounters, and the hidden dangers of nature. They spend substantial time on pop culture—breaking down Yellowstone, The Batman, Joker, Marvel, and celebrity trials like Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard—using them as springboards to talk about chaos, personality, and public perception.
A major thread is stand-up comedy as a craft and career: navigating specials, the power of YouTube versus networks, bombing, following legends like Louis C.K. and Chappelle, building scenes in LA and Austin, and Rogan’s vision for his new club as an incubator and ‘North Star’ for comics. They also cover the emotional highs and lows of pro fighting, the impact of online hate, and why Schaub feels oddly ‘armored’ for comedy because of MMA.
Throughout, they question media narratives, celebrity myth-making, and social media outrage, contrasting that with how real people behave in person. The episode ends up being as much about resilience, work ethic, and helping the next generation as it is about jokes, cars, nicotine pouches, and insane Tough Mudder races.
Key Takeaways
Owning distribution is now more powerful than selling a special to a network.
Schaub explains why he bypassed offers from major platforms to release his special ‘The Gringo Papi’ on YouTube: he wants maximum reach, control over his material (especially vaccine and political bits networks wanted cut), and the long-term career value of exposure over an upfront payday.
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Stand-up comedy is an art form that lacks structured documentation and pedagogy.
Rogan argues that unlike music or classical arts, comedy has no formal schools and little recorded discussion of process (e. ...
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Following truly great comics is painful but accelerates growth.
Stories of Schaub following Joey Diaz or Louis C. ...
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Professional fighting creates emotional ‘armor’ that can blunt the sting of criticism.
Schaub contrasts the devastating valleys of MMA losses—like being knocked out in Brazil with family there—with online hate and bad sets in comedy. ...
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Media outrage cycles and social media pile-ons don’t match real-world sentiment.
Using Rogan’s own controversies, they note that headlines can be vicious, but actual fans at coffee shops, shows, and meet-and-greets are mostly supportive or skeptical of the media narrative, highlighting a disconnect between online discourse and lived reality.
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Helping other comics is both morally right and strategically smart.
Rogan emphasizes that boosting younger comics (Lucas, Lacey, Gillis, Normand, etc. ...
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Physical and mental routines are critical for managing anxiety under scrutiny.
Rogan relies on intense workouts, sauna, cold plunges, yoga, and even mushrooms to stay grounded, while Schaub leans on training, carnivore dieting, nicotine, and Tough Mudders. ...
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Notable Quotes
“Getting famous when you’re really young and then trying to be a fully grown adult is like making cement but you don’t use all the material and then it doesn’t cure right.”
— Joe Rogan
“Dude, there’s no rush, man. It’s a marathon, not a sprint.”
— Brendan Schaub
“Comedy is a kind of mass hypnosis that most people love, and we’ve barely studied how it’s actually created.”
— Joe Rogan
“The lows in fighting are so low, man… I don’t know if there’s anything like losing a big fight.”
— Brendan Schaub
“You build it, they will come. We’re just trying to help comedians get out there and give them a place where it feels like art again.”
— Joe Rogan
Questions Answered in This Episode
How would the stand-up comedy world change if there were formal, widely respected schools or ‘academies’ for comics, similar to Juilliard for musicians?
Joe Rogan and Brendan Schaub have a sprawling, informal conversation that bounces from whiskey, wine snobbery, and Yellowstone-fueled drinking habits to outdoor adventures, wildlife encounters, and the hidden dangers of nature. ...
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What are the long-term career trade-offs between taking a major network deal for a special versus self-releasing on YouTube in terms of audience, money, and creative freedom?
A major thread is stand-up comedy as a craft and career: navigating specials, the power of YouTube versus networks, bombing, following legends like Louis C. ...
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To what extent does coming from a high-adversity background (like pro fighting) make someone more resilient in the hyper-critical, online-driven world of modern entertainment?
Throughout, they question media narratives, celebrity myth-making, and social media outrage, contrasting that with how real people behave in person. ...
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How can fans better distinguish between media narratives about a public figure and that person’s actual character and behavior over time?
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If Austin’s comedy scene grows into a major hub around Rogan’s club, how might that reshape the balance of power between traditional entertainment centers like LA/NY and decentralized, creator-driven models?
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(drum roll) Joe Rogan podcast, check it out. The Joe Rogan Experience. Train by day, Joe Rogan podcast by night, all day. (energetic music)
It's tough to keep up that NFT shit. Yeah. I bet Jai-
Are we up?
I bet Jamie's into it.
We're up and running.
Jamie's into it.
Jamie, uh, is aware, but you're not investing. You've got like a few weird ones.
Mm-hmm.
You got more?
I have one of the big ones.
What you got?
I have a mutant ape.
(laughs)
(laughs)
Not the biggest.
Like he says-
I'm not gonna lie, I'm not gonna, like, put out there it's the biggest, but.
... one of the big ones. Okay, how is that a big one? Oh, by the way, this vodka, or excuse me, this whiskey you have, this, uh, tig- what is it?
Tiger Thick.
Tiger Thick. It's very good.
Thank you, brother.
I was surprised.
Thank you.
I was ready for some bullshit last night.
(laughs)
(laughs)
When you busted it out, I was like... Because I got offered... There was a thing that was going on with me. Salud, brother.
Cheers, brother.
Very good to see you.
Love you, man.
I love you too.
Yeah. Thank you.
Great to see you. Mm. But, uh, I- I've been... You know, people have, like, sent me stuff.
For sure.
Like, "Try this out. Would you like to get involved?" I'm like, "Whoa, I don't know. It's... I don't think this is good enough." This is good. This is legit. It's like it tastes aged. It tastes like what-
Which it is.
Yeah.
Yeah. 10 years, Japanese aged whiskey. It's the first blend of Japanese whiskey, American bourbon.
Whis-
It took three years. Just to get the licenses from the, the alcohol companies in the United States was such a beast.
Mm.
And then you're talking about years of trial and error, trying what I like, what I don't.
It-
It was fun though, man.
You nailed it though.
Thanks, brother.
It's very good. It's-
Smooth.
It's d- it's smooth, but it's different.
Yes, sir.
It's like, uh, it's a d- it's a different taste.
Yep.
If you're... I mean, I'm not a... I'm not like a whiskey wizard. I don't really under... Like, Barnett is. Barnett knows a lot about whiskey.
Dude, he took a sip of it, and I was like, "Jesus Christ." He's like, "There's caramel."
Ah! (laughs) It's one of those guys.
There's... And you can taste it. I'm like, "What?"
(laughs)
"What? Excuse me? Caramel?"
Uh, did I ever tell you the time I went on a fucking wine tasting dinner with my, uh, my friend Matt?
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