This is the comedy version of #metoo. He was allowed to say whatever just like actresses could fuck themselves to the top, but now they want to ban others from doing the same. It's them limiting the competition.
Comedy is an art where there is no instruction manual. Like Patrice O'Neal said, good jokes and bad jokes come from the same place. The comedian is just trying to be funny through trial and error. The attempt has to be defended. Rogen wants to raise the bar to impossible standards where, not only do all your jokes have to be funny, they have to remain funny, at least until your retirement. Of course, he's hoping that this gives his own work exemption from these standards.
I binge watched about literally 2.5 weeks worth of terrestrial audio on YouTube many years back. Patrice was insanely gifted, possibly the most naturally funny man I've heard, and knew never to give into the audience...to the extent of actively driving them out if a show bombed.
Hacks like Rogen in comparison have absolutely zero authority on comedy.
This is the comedy version of #metoo. He was allowed to say whatever just like actresses could fuck themselves to the top, but now they want to ban others from doing the same. It's them limiting the competition.
Comedy is an art where there is no instruction manual. Like Patrice O'Neal said, good jokes and bad jokes come from the same place. The comedian is just trying to be funny through trial and error. The attempt has to be defended. Rogen wants to raise the bar to impossible standards where, not only do all your jokes have to be funny, they have to remain funny, at least until your retirement. Of course, he's hoping that this gives his own work exemption from these standards.
I binge watched about literally 2.5 weeks worth of terrestrial audio on YouTube many years back. Patrice was insanely gifted, possibly the most naturally funny man I've heard, and knew never to give into the audience...to the extent of actively driving them out if a show bombed.
Hacks like Rogen in comparison have absolutely zero authority on comedy.
I originally read your last sentence as Joe Rogan has absolutely zero authority on comedy because of your typo.
The ironic thing is that the quote actually works with either Joe Rogan or Seth Rogen
I despise Rogan too (though to a far lesser extent), so I concur that it works out well either way.