#2001 - Gabriel Iglesias

SPEAKER_2 (0:04)

The Joe Rogan Experience.

Joe Rogan (0:13)

Finally, you're here, finally.

Gabriel Iglesias (0:14)

Finally.

Joe Rogan (0:15)

You're one of the most requested guys ever. I was like, I got to see him somewhere, I got to run into him.

We'll make it happen. So we made it happen. I'm excited to see you, brother.

Gabriel Iglesias (0:24)

It's a pleasure, finally. I mean, we've ran in so many similar circles for so many years.

Joe Rogan (0:28)

Well, we ran into each other at the Canelo fight. Yeah.

Gabriel Iglesias (0:31)

But I mean, God, I've been seeing you for 20 years.

Joe Rogan (0:35)

Well, you were always the hero of the Ice House. We'd go down to the Ice House. Well, how the fuck does he sell out so many shows?

Gabriel's doing like a two in the afternoon show, four PM show. How many shows did you do in a day at one point in time?

Gabriel Iglesias (0:47)

The most I ever did in one day, like full sets, not just like a 10 minute spot, four shows, four full one hour shows. But yeah, we were doing matinee shows at the Ice House.

Joe Rogan (0:57)

It's wild, it was wild. Like, you know, we would go down there and see the signs and all the, it was like, this is crazy. Like, who the fuck is doing that?

Gabriel Iglesias (1:05)

You know, cause I was doing, they were calling them kid shows because I was allowing all ages. Bob Fischer was bending the rules to let me have, you know.

Joe Rogan (1:13)

That's great, cause your act is perfect for that.

Gabriel Iglesias (1:16)

But you know, I mean, I tailored it. I tailored it.

Joe Rogan (1:19)

Sure.

Gabriel Iglesias (1:19)

So of course, you take a cuss word to certain topics, but for the most part, it was a friendly show.

Joe Rogan (1:23)

Well, you can do that is what I'm saying. Like, you could float in and out of that world.

You know, you could be clean and then you can fuck around.

Gabriel Iglesias (1:30)

A little bit, yeah. A little cut loose. So the set that you would hear at 2 o'clock probably isn't the set you'd hear at, you know, the 1030 show.

Joe Rogan (1:37)

Yeah. So you go from that to doing Dodger Stadium.

Gabriel Iglesias (1:41)

Well, there was a couple of shows in between.

Joe Rogan (1:43)

I know, but what the fuck, dude? What is that? That had to be a trip.

What the fuck was that like?

Gabriel Iglesias (1:50)

You know what? I thought that I was gonna be super nervous doing that show, but it was probably one of the most calm experiences for me as far as like not feeling pressure because it felt more like a celebration versus me having to perform. Like all these people are already here because they know what I've done over the years. And it's not like, oh, I gotta make sure, I hope I have a good set. There's, I forget how many people total, but there were so many people there that all they want is for you to do good. They want to see you succeed.

They want this to go well for you.

Joe Rogan (2:26)

Bro, that's so crazy.

Gabriel Iglesias (2:28)

And to feel that energy of people wanting you to succeed, wanting you to do good. People that were there for the ride back at the ice house, 20 some odd years ago.

Look at all those people.

Joe Rogan (2:40)

That is insane. That's insane.

Gabriel Iglesias (2:44)

It was a beautiful moment. I was choked up in the first 30 seconds walking out there because they just kept cheering. And then I said, we did it. And it was over after that. So it was a big emotional show for me.

On Netflix, it was an hour and almost two hours, but the actual night, I was on stage for over three.

And they could not get me off that stage because then I broke out a bottle of tequila and then I turned it into a big quinceanera is what I did at the end. And I got fined by Dodger Stadium for going over the time. That's hilarious. If you run the light of the club, it's all right, come on, maybe you messed up.

Joe Rogan (3:20)

How much did they fine you? Well, you don't have to say.

Gabriel Iglesias (3:22)

It was over 100

Joe Rogan (3:23)

Oh, Jesus Christ, Dodger Stadium. Come on, guys, stop being cunts.

Is that like operating costs? Like, what is that?

Gabriel Iglesias (3:28)

Well, you gotta figure all the costs that go into like the union, the staff. I mean, there's so many people that work there.