Joe Rogan: Burn the Boats

I've enjoyed past Rogan specials, as well as seeing him live at Massey Hall and other venues in Toronto. You expect a certain amount of meathead nonsense and conspiracy talk which may or may not be genuine. But the thing I've always found grating has now become a constant in this show: yelling everything as though he doesn't have a microphone. I know that's how the show is going to start, along with the cheap pandering to San Antonio but it just never lets up and it becomes draining. And the ratio of actual laughs to applause breaks - excluding the times he solicits it by referencing his move to Texas, Fear Factor, the podcast, is not going in the right direction.

I realize that not giving a glowing review if this will result in the usual nonsense of having labels hurled but I'm not even American, so save it.

There are some funny bits but overall, it's just a lot of energy to try and sell the bits as being funnier than they are.

Being a listener of his podcast I refused to believe he was still capable of writing and performing comedy. He's a completely and utterly humorless person whose entire concept of comedy is based on screaming, whenever a guest makes a joke in a normal tone of voice it goes over his head and he thinks they're being serious.

He has no understanding of sarcasm, irony, or absurdism except for probably the mental images of men wearing dresses that come from the all-caps Facebook memes he relies on for his source of science, news, and information.

I believed there was no way he was capable of writing and performing anything even remotely funny, therefore other people must have been writing his material for him. Turns out I was half right.

In a recent interview Joe Rogan was asked the fairly typical and predictable entertainment industry question, what inspired you to make this new special? Joe's response was.anything but typical but to anyone who has listened to Joe's view on his own comedy, it was predictable.

Joe went on to complain about the lack of real comedy in today's PC world, the lack of comics who are brave enough to stand up to Cancel Culture, Joe also lamented that if freedom of speech was to be saved the silent majority needed a voice, a strong voice to stand up against...them. Joe then said that he sees himself as the new Bill Hicks!

Big shoes to fill.

After watching Rogans new special i can honestly and confidently say that Joe is not the "new Bill Hicks". Joe is in fact the opposite of Bill, in every way possible. Without going into a detailed review of Burn The Boats it would serve you well to know, if you enjoy anything about BH, you will not enjoy Burn The Boats or Joe Rogan.

Joe Rogan is not a comic.

The show is a blend of him yelling and making different faces, combined with some "alt" subjects. I expected more since his previous material was okay. The performance relies heavily on exaggerated expressions and loud delivery, which can be entertaining at times but feels repetitive. The "alt" topics seem to lack depth and don't always land well with the audience. Overall, it felt like the show was missing the sharp wit and clever insights that characterized his earlier work. I hope he refines his approach and makes his next shows a bit sharper and more engaging.

Lets hope for better content in his future shows.

I've been a fan of Rogan for years, from FF to his UFC commentating, the podcast (less now that there are so many political characters there) and I can remember in the past thinking he was pretty funny. I dunno if I have changed or if it's more than Joe is completely out of touch. This was significantly below par for the level he professes himself to be. Or any comic rather, which is consistently funny. I didn't chuckle more than twice. Literally a squirrel is funnier just living its life. Someone needs to give Joe the same talk he gave Schuab. Stick to what you are good at, and let the pros do this.