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<v Speaker 1>Callaroga Shark Media. Hello, Johnny Mack with your daily comedy news.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, normally I record the entire weekend in one shot.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been down here in this studio I recorded at

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<v Speaker 1>my guest appearance on The Letterman Podcast. If you haven't

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<v Speaker 1>heard that yet, that came out yesterday The Letterman Podcast

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<v Speaker 1>Special guest Johnny Mack. Then I did Friday's episode. Now

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<v Speaker 1>I'm doing Saturday. But this room, it's kind of small,

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<v Speaker 1>and I feel like I'm running out of oxygen. So

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna wait a day and record Sunday. I need

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<v Speaker 1>to breathe. On the interview on The Letterman Podcast, I

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned how I put the show together, and I'll put

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<v Speaker 1>a shiny name in the title and move that to

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<v Speaker 1>the first story. So I was happy when Bloomberg wrote

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<v Speaker 1>a lengthy article that I haven't read yet. I'm reading

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<v Speaker 1>it cold here to you how Joe Rogan became comedy's

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<v Speaker 1>new king maker. Okay, let's see what Bloomberg has to say.

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<v Speaker 1>One day in March, during the taping of his podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Rogan looked over at his guest comedian Kevin James,

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<v Speaker 1>and delivered a will Paula Shales pitch it was time

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin James consider a permanent change of scenery. Rogan said,

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<v Speaker 1>come to Texas. Come on, buddy, I got you. The

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<v Speaker 1>article then tells us how Austin is now being pitched

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<v Speaker 1>as the new center of the comedy universe. Rogan had

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<v Speaker 1>a podcast studio, a sauna, a bow hunting range, and

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<v Speaker 1>most importantly, a new club, the Comedy mother Ship. Rogan says,

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<v Speaker 1>the club is always available. You'll have fun, we can

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<v Speaker 1>work out together. We've got a beautiful gym. Rogan is

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<v Speaker 1>a fan of Texas, saying they're not interested in controlling

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<v Speaker 1>what you buy and where you go and what you

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<v Speaker 1>do on your land. You can own a zebra. Kevin

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<v Speaker 1>James declined, I wonder where Kevin lives these days. He

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<v Speaker 1>definitely doesn't live in Queens. Even I don't live in

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<v Speaker 1>Queens anymore. Queens is nice, but you know, sometimes you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta move to the suburbs. Get a pool. Over the

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<v Speaker 1>past two years, a glowing cadre of comedians and podcasters

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<v Speaker 1>have heated Rogan's Sirens song. They include Shane Gillis, Brian Simpson,

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<v Speaker 1>Duncan Trussell, Matt mccuster, and Tony Hinchcliff. Within the industry,

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Rogan is widely believed to be the most popular

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<v Speaker 1>podcaster on Earth. Now, Rogan is cranking up is Austin

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<v Speaker 1>comedy podcasting machine to magnify the talent, wealth, and influence

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<v Speaker 1>of his recruits and allies. The rewards of securing a

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<v Speaker 1>close spot and the Rogan Verse are significant. Is blessing,

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<v Speaker 1>guaranteeing a nice boost and audience share, and in advertisers

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<v Speaker 1>looking to sell their products to consumers. Bloomberg tells us

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<v Speaker 1>it's a good sign to be investing in comedy infrastructure.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, maybe advertised on a daily comedy podcast. That's

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<v Speaker 1>all I'm saying. Stand up comedy gross ticket sales between

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twelve and twenty twenty three nearly tripled, going from

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<v Speaker 1>a three hundred and seventy one million dollars to nine

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and nine million dollars according to Pollstar. Steve Adler,

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<v Speaker 1>the former mayor of Austin, Texas, says, our tolerance for

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<v Speaker 1>taking risks is higher than any other city than I've

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<v Speaker 1>been to in the world. The article then tells us

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<v Speaker 1>what Rogan tends to talk about on a show and

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<v Speaker 1>his bio fear factor UFC. You probably know that if

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<v Speaker 1>you're listening to me. Bran Gar, a Cap City regular, says,

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<v Speaker 1>before Rogan, Austin was a good place for smart comedy,

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<v Speaker 1>known for comedians who didn't do a lot of easy jokes.

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<v Speaker 1>Most stuck around and enjoyed the low key community. It's

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<v Speaker 1>always been a little bit of a sibling to the

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<v Speaker 1>music scene. Rogan decided build a club of his own. First,

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<v Speaker 1>he considered buying a ranch, constructing an amphitheater, and throwing

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<v Speaker 1>outdoor comedy shows featuring barbecue and a gun range. He

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<v Speaker 1>scrapped that idea and overhauled The Ritz, a historic theater

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<v Speaker 1>on Sixth Street. Since opening in nineteen twenty nine, the

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<v Speaker 1>Ritz had evolved several times. It was the city's first

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<v Speaker 1>integrated movie theater, a center of Austin's country music scene,

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<v Speaker 1>a rock venue, a punk hotspot, and a porn hall.

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<v Speaker 1>Most recently had been a two screen movie theater. Is

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<v Speaker 1>that different than a porn hall? Was the porn hall

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<v Speaker 1>not showing movies? I mean, we can argue about the

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<v Speaker 1>equality of the movie Is a pornhole not a movie theater?

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<v Speaker 1>What's a porn hall if it's not a movie theater?

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<v Speaker 1>Brogan spared new expense. He wanted a comedy club designed

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<v Speaker 1>by a comedian, four comedians, with state of the art lighting,

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<v Speaker 1>sound system, and camera, a place where Netflix producers would

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<v Speaker 1>be thrilled to film and from which new and influential

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<v Speaker 1>comic voices would emerge. He had the ceiling lowered in

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<v Speaker 1>the main performance room and make it feel more intimate.

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<v Speaker 1>That was a suggestion from Louis c K, which Bloomberg

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<v Speaker 1>calls the semi canceled comic Louis c. K. At the door,

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<v Speaker 1>customers must hand over their mobile phones, which are sealed

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<v Speaker 1>in pouches and made inaccessible. Rogan is set on his

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<v Speaker 1>podcast this helps improve the audience's focus. Of course, it

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<v Speaker 1>allows him to control what the public seeds from inside

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<v Speaker 1>the Mothership. Social media can cut both ways. This article

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<v Speaker 1>is long, and I'm skimming it. The Mothership takes no chances.

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<v Speaker 1>During a recent visit, a security guard not only inspected

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<v Speaker 1>a Business Week reporters perse, but also her sunglasses, explaining

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<v Speaker 1>that sunglasses can be outfitted with recording equipment. Joe Man,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're worried about me wearing like Google glasses to

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<v Speaker 1>bootleg a Tuesday night show, stop, just stop The only

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<v Speaker 1>images from inside the club that make it to social

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<v Speaker 1>media are the ones sanctioned by the Mothership's producers. This

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<v Speaker 1>article just went sideways on you, Joe. This started off

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<v Speaker 1>as a wax job, and now we're getting into the oh,

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Rogan exposed a part of this. The tight control

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<v Speaker 1>also allows Rogan and his colleagues to work on new

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<v Speaker 1>material without having to worry that'll get out into the

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<v Speaker 1>world prematurely on the wrong hands. Comedians of the Mothership

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<v Speaker 1>get paid from one hundred dollars to five hundred dollars,

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<v Speaker 1>dificly more than what they'd make at other Austin clubs.

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<v Speaker 1>According to one comic, that's not why most comics are there.

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<v Speaker 1>The money is made by hosting ads, supported podcasts, tory

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<v Speaker 1>arene is, and selling stand up specials top acts. Selling

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<v Speaker 1>such specials can get anywhere from five million dollars to

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<v Speaker 1>at the very high end, twenty million dollars. According to

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<v Speaker 1>comedy agents. Rogan typically performs three days a week at

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<v Speaker 1>the Mothership, making jokes about such things as Neanderthal jeans,

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<v Speaker 1>the pregnant man emoji, donkey sperm, and Jeffrey Epstein. Rogan says,

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<v Speaker 1>I think we need another club. It's mobbed every night.

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<v Speaker 1>We then get into kill Tony, a wonderful podcast that's

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<v Speaker 1>every Monday night of the mother Ship. Hingecliff sits at

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<v Speaker 1>a table flanked by fellow comedian Brian Redband, the original

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<v Speaker 1>producer of Rogan's podcast. They're joined by a rotating guest

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<v Speaker 1>entertainer or two, such as David Spade or Post Malone

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<v Speaker 1>or theo Von. They then explain how kill Tony works.

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<v Speaker 1>Since the show's relocation of the Mothership, new episodes of

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<v Speaker 1>kill Tony typically get more than two million downloads. It's

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<v Speaker 1>currently ranked number nine on Spotify. On YouTube, the show

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<v Speaker 1>has more than a million subscribers. In August, Kill Tony

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<v Speaker 1>will do two nights at Madison Square Garden in New York.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't know that, Wow, Which is not to say

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<v Speaker 1>the club is for everybody. There are plenty of established

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<v Speaker 1>comedians who will probably never perform at the Mothership, whether

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<v Speaker 1>because they belong to other less aggressive schools of comedy

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<v Speaker 1>because an association with Rogan would feel too off brand.

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<v Speaker 1>At some level, it's a club for joke tellers who

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<v Speaker 1>are already in Rogans circle or do whatever it takes

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<v Speaker 1>to work their way in Wow, there's a lot more

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<v Speaker 1>talking about with Mike on the Letterman podcast. He said,

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<v Speaker 1>This is a perfect example of I thought this was

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<v Speaker 1>just going to be story number one. As I mentioned

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<v Speaker 1>the beginning, I didn't preread it. Could I preread these things?

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<v Speaker 1>I could, but I like to react to them as

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<v Speaker 1>we go. If I pre read it, then not that

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<v Speaker 1>I'm faking it, but I don't react the same way

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<v Speaker 1>as whereas I go, oh wow. I like to hear

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<v Speaker 1>these things first try. But boy, there's a lots of

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<v Speaker 1>this article left, and as I mentioned, there's no oxygen

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<v Speaker 1>in this room. So I'm going to take a break, literally,

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<v Speaker 1>go upstairs and have a drink of water and breathe,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'll come back and we'll do more of this.

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<v Speaker 1>It is not a slow news day, I could tell you. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna bump five, six seven stories into tomorrow and Monday,

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<v Speaker 1>which is great from a creator standpoint. I like having

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<v Speaker 1>extra stuff. But yeah, this is Bloomberg's look at Joe Rogan.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be back in a second. This article we're looking

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<v Speaker 1>at is from Bloomberg. It is titled How Joe Rogan

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<v Speaker 1>Became Comedy's New King Maker. Bloomberg tells us when local

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<v Speaker 1>comedians first heard Joe Rogan was coming to town, some grumbled.

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<v Speaker 1>One local comedian, Ariel Isaac Norman was not a grumbler,

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<v Speaker 1>but says the downside to the Rogan invasion is a

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<v Speaker 1>boom and open mic nights around town that are borderline

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<v Speaker 1>unwatchable thanks to a certain strain of amateur who thinks

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<v Speaker 1>aggressively attacking wokeness, no matter how ham handedly amounts to

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<v Speaker 1>comedy gold. She says, it can be really awful to

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<v Speaker 1>listen to men making disgusting reap apology jokes, that kind

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<v Speaker 1>of stuff, saying big getting things, talking disgustingly about women.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not one of those people who's easily offended, but

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<v Speaker 1>it needs to be funny. Inside the mother Ship, on

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<v Speaker 1>the top floor is the green room and inner sanctum,

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<v Speaker 1>where the regulars of Rogan's clan can catch up with

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<v Speaker 1>visiting comics, trade gossip, chomp on cigars, shoot tequila, crush chackos,

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<v Speaker 1>or watch whoever's performing. From a balcony overlooking the main stage.

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<v Speaker 1>A private tunnel system allows comedians to arrive at the

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<v Speaker 1>back entrance and travel up to the green room. When

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<v Speaker 1>somebody like Chappelle stops by, the crew can get him

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<v Speaker 1>into the club and on stage without spoiling the surprise.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a good thing. On the main floor is the

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<v Speaker 1>bar Mitzi's, named after a comedy store owner, Mitzi Shure,

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<v Speaker 1>mother of poly Shore. The club will hold auditions from

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<v Speaker 1>time to time. The most promising comedians get jobs as

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<v Speaker 1>door guys. They get paid hourly to help around the

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<v Speaker 1>clubs several nights a week and frequent opportunities to perform

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<v Speaker 1>at cast shows. Up and comers get to work on

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<v Speaker 1>their show, grow their stature, and if they're funny enough,

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<v Speaker 1>were in a rare slot alongside Joe Rogan himself. Tucker

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<v Speaker 1>Carlson dropped by the club and said, I remember what

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<v Speaker 1>a big deal it was to fly out to burd Bank.

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<v Speaker 1>Can do Jay Leno? Who'd bother doing that for a

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<v Speaker 1>linear TV show? Now we're in a Rogan moment. Wow,

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<v Speaker 1>What an article. Langston Kerman has announced his next comedy special,

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<v Speaker 1>Bad Poetry, on Netflix August twentieth. Langston Kerman hawks parenting

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<v Speaker 1>a top tier baby teaching mean teens and managing his

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<v Speaker 1>mother in law's dating apps. Directed by John Mullaney, The

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<v Speaker 1>new hour was taped at The Green Meal in Chicago.

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<v Speaker 1>Mullaney said Langston is a champion, said is ridiculously funny.

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<v Speaker 1>The Guardian profiled some shows you might want to say

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<v Speaker 1>the Edinburgh Fringe. These are six of the funniest comedians.

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<v Speaker 1>Number one Joe Kent Walters, who grew up on a

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<v Speaker 1>diet of the Mighty Boosh and Vic and Bob, started

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<v Speaker 1>out running an alternative comedy night in the basement of

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<v Speaker 1>his Leads student house. His show immerses Us in Frankie's

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<v Speaker 1>Mad Place as he stalks the stage, playing with the

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<v Speaker 1>audience and singing catchy tunes. Number two Andrew Dherty, the

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<v Speaker 1>man behind this year's most striking show title Gay Witch

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<v Speaker 1>Sex Cults Love It. He's making his solo debut with

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<v Speaker 1>this queer folk horror comedy. The already hopes he leave

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<v Speaker 1>thinking anything like that before. Number three Kate Chica. Her

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<v Speaker 1>style is chatty, sarcastic, like you would tell stories to

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<v Speaker 1>your mates, A bit gossipy, expect top tier sexual anecdotes,

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<v Speaker 1>dissections of race and gender, and insights from her travels.

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<v Speaker 1>Basically sex and colonialism. Number four Marjoralina robertson I'm putting

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<v Speaker 1>the numbers here. They didn't rank them. I'm just trying

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<v Speaker 1>to keep track of if I've gotten them all. Folk

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<v Speaker 1>tales have always influenced her work. She spent lockdown nights

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<v Speaker 1>telling stories on Twitch and weaves them throughout her stand up.

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<v Speaker 1>She's a compelling narrator. Every show has a folk tale

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<v Speaker 1>to illuminate the story, but there are moments where it's

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<v Speaker 1>brutally real. I want to make people laugh but also

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<v Speaker 1>potentially help people. Number five Sarah Roberts who five years

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<v Speaker 1>ago is a scriptwriter and arts journalist. After her first

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<v Speaker 1>successive stand up, she says, I was so delusional, I

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<v Speaker 1>quit my job the next day. She's crafted a compelling persona,

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<v Speaker 1>a deadpan delivery, and knowing girlishness that give her punchlines

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<v Speaker 1>a sharp but chrimming edge. She admires Catherine Coen and

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<v Speaker 1>Kate Blant and says there's an element. I think it's amazing,

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<v Speaker 1>but nothing's going right. And Number six gin hal Lee

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<v Speaker 1>Jin how Lee was inspired by Eddie Murphy's delirious He

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<v Speaker 1>honed his craft in the clubs of Singapore and Scotland.

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<v Speaker 1>His stand up is sweet, calm and reflective, just like

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<v Speaker 1>Eddie Murphy with tail spanning army conscription at Singapore, Scottish seagulls,

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<v Speaker 1>recurring nightmares and childhood dreams. Jin how Lee says it's

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<v Speaker 1>like a violent children's story book. There are moments when

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<v Speaker 1>animals come alive, but moments when it's grotesque and scary.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh and today up at the Zombie just for laughs,

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<v Speaker 1>Montreal Comedy Festival, Dane Cook. I continue to speculate that

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<v Speaker 1>that was booked when they were going to have a

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<v Speaker 1>traditional festival I'll call it, but here at the zombie

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<v Speaker 1>version of it, Dane Cook. Tonight it just for laughs

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<v Speaker 1>in Montreal. I missed going this year. Hopefully they could

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<v Speaker 1>do a traditional festival next year. With the way it was,

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<v Speaker 1>I understand what happened this year, and I want to

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<v Speaker 1>put down their efforts this year. But you know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>not the same as say the fortieth aniversary just for

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<v Speaker 1>laps where they showed off trying not to be vulgar.

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<v Speaker 1>What I was gonna say, showed off, you know what

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<v Speaker 1>I meant, trying not to use that phrase. It's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of crass, isn't it. Yes, sir, and that's your comedy

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<v Speaker 1>news for today' see tomorrow