CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Variety reports:

Comedian and podcaster Joe Rogan aimed at targets like COVID vaccines and trans people during his newest comedy special. Rogan’s latest, named “Burn the Boats,” debuted live on Netflix on Saturday night and amplified some of the controversial views he has discussed on his podcast before.

“COVID was just so strange,” he said. “And we lost a lot of people during COVID, and most of them are still alive. Before COVID, I would have told you that vaccines are the most important invention in human history.”

“After COVID, I’m like, ‘I don’t think we went to the moon. I think Michelle Obama’s got a dick. I think Pizzagate is real. I think there’s direct energy weapons in Antarctica.’ I’m just kidding — I don’t think Michelle Obama’s got a dick, but I believe all of that other shit.”

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Joe Rogan’s ‘Burn the Boats’: A Self-Styled Provocateur’s Jokes Feel Decades Too Late https://t.co/Vlt6WvaxEE

— Variety (@Variety) August 4, 2024