#2354 - Joe DeRosa

Joe Rogan (0:01)

Joe Rogan Podcast, checking out The Joe Rogan Experience. Trained by day, Joe Rogan Podcast by night, all day.

Joe Rogan (0:14)

Joe DeRosa taking notes. Look at you, scholarly young man.

Joe DeRosa (0:18)

There's so many things I want to talk to you about. Yeah, this is like a really, this is really interesting, like to sit with you one on one like this. It really is, because, and I say that outside of who you are to the world, which is obviously impressive. I say it to you just as a comic that knows you and has been friendly with you for many years. We don't get a, you know, usually when I see you, it's at the mothership.

Joe Rogan (0:46)

Green room, 50 people around.

Joe DeRosa (0:48)

50 people, it's your place. There's a lot going on. And I was like, man, it's going to be interesting to get to sit like across from Joe and just talk to him, like, and have a conversation with him.

Joe Rogan (0:59)

What did you write down?

Joe DeRosa (1:00)

I wrote sober.

Joe Rogan (1:02)

Sober?

Joe DeRosa (1:03)

Which I'll explain. But family was the first thing I wrote, which were the second thing I wrote. But the first thing I wanted to say was, it's incredible, man, because I was in there last night. My special came out yesterday. And I was in the club last night. I just dropped in real quick to say hi to Tony and, and Ari was around for his last night before he...

Joe Rogan (1:23)

Yeah, what is he doing? He's going on the walkabout?

Joe DeRosa (1:25)

Some secret.

Joe Rogan (1:26)

He just sent me some text message. He said this weekend was perfect for my send-off from Stand Up Comedy. And I go, what does that mean, my send-off? What are you doing? Fucking weirdo.

Joe DeRosa (1:38)

He's going...

Joe Rogan (1:41)

He always has to fucking throw his life into a turmoil every couple of years.

Joe DeRosa (1:46)

He's the weirdest man I've ever met.

Joe Rogan (1:48)

Oh, he's so weird. He's awesome, though.

Joe DeRosa (1:49)

I love him.

Joe Rogan (1:50)

He's amazing.

Joe DeRosa (1:51)

He's one of my best friends.

Joe Rogan (1:52)

He's a unique, very unique individual. That's one of one.

Joe DeRosa (1:55)

Yes. And he's done some stuff. He's a polarizing individual.

Joe Rogan (2:00)

Oh, without a doubt. Without a doubt. He took his shit on stage with a note inside of it during a Skankfest show. He shit on the plastic and then pulled out the note and read it.

Joe DeRosa (2:10)

Yeah, I remember that happening.

Joe Rogan (2:11)

Yeah, don't do that.

Joe DeRosa (2:14)

I talked to him about it. And he goes, I go, I go, Ari, I love you. Why do you make it so hard for yourself? And he goes, he got mad. We were sitting in the green room, mother's room. It was just me and him and he got mad. He's sitting there, he goes, he goes, oh yeah, oh yeah.

And censor jokes. And then I go, no, no, no, I'm not into censoring jokes. I'm saying you shouldn't bloody shit on a stage. And he kept going and I look him in the eye, I go, Brian, you did the only thing I've ever seen shake Brian Holtzman, or Ari, sorry. I go, Ari, you've done the only thing I've seen shake Brian Holtzman. I saw Brian after you did that and Holtzman was like, I don't know, I was just.

SPEAKER_5 (2:53)

But that's what he wants.

Joe Rogan (2:55)

That's what Ari wants, mission accomplished.

Joe DeRosa (2:57)

Oh my God.

Joe Rogan (2:57)

Yeah, he's like, you know, he's the real deal. He really fucking throws it all into the fire. He runs right into the wood chipper. Let's see.

SPEAKER_5 (3:05)

Yes, yeah.

Joe DeRosa (3:07)

He.

Joe Rogan (3:08)

But I like it, like he thinks, he's thinking about like creatively, you hit like dips and you don't know what to talk about anymore. And sometimes you need to go on a walkabout.

Joe DeRosa (3:20)

Yeah, I think, I see him and I admire it greatly because it's so opposite of how I'm wired, but.

Joe Rogan (3:27)

Yeah, it's not me either. I don't dig it, but he goes like months at a time with nothing but like a burner phone.

Joe DeRosa (3:33)

Yeah.

Joe Rogan (3:34)

No text message, no emails, no nothing.

Joe DeRosa (3:37)

I said to him yesterday, I go, I'm gonna miss you, dude. He's like, I'm gonna miss you too. And I go, I go, please stay in touch. He goes, I go, please stay in touch. He goes, he goes, I'll hit you up in a couple months with a number from another.