Joe Rogan: Comedians Are NARCISSISTS! 

Thanks for the shout out Louis! I always loved getting the chance to work with you. Love the new stuff.

So good to see Louis back in the limelight. He is a true talent.

Louis is back and it's the best we all need his input and advice could spend hours listening

Louis C.K. is truly a maestro of his craft

What makes Louis C.K. stand out is that he has this unmatched level of empathy for everyone around him. He's very aware of how everyone feels and the subtle nuances of their reactions to his bits.

I love Louis the comedian. But Louis the philosopher is even more fascinating to me. Such a brilliant guy, who figured out proper parenting even with all his success. I have mad respect for that!

I haven't seen Joe laugh so much, so often with a guest. Seems like he really has a connection with CK. They are in a groove...

That "pungent" comment from CK flew completely under the radar. Given the context, that was excellent word smithing. Kudos!

Joe is talking about the _Theory of the Limited Good_ -- what he calls the famine mentality. I remember thinking kind of like that when I was in my teens. It leads to resentment of anyone's and everyone's success. I knew a guy years ago -- a real black pit of a human being, a dark narcissist -- and I could tell he was one of those. He hated me because _he_ wanted to be "the intelligent one', and thought I was robbing him by being smart. I think eventually he started to work out his psychological issues, but for several years he created havoc in the lives of everyone he came across.

brian regan is one of the funniest comics, and clean. i think his brother is a comic too, also clean and very funny. brian's stuff is all over youtube

I loved seeing Louis in Melbourne a few months ago. He was brilliant and the comics he brought with him were fantastic as well. I’d definitely go and see him perform live any chance I got.

A well placed fart is often hilarious.

Louis CK is one of the true Legends of Comedy

0:40. I believe Joey Diaz finds it extremely easy to talk about that stuff!

Love the depth in these conversations, shows how much more is underneath the surface and I appreciate this side of people way more than some external persona!

I'm a professional comedian. I needed to hear that. Thanks for posting this video!!!

Relative to the profession vulgar comedy is much easier than clean comedy.

Just the idea that there is enough for everyone if you do it right is so basic and so important ❤

Whats funnier, the guys bit or Louis recounting the story 😂

I love Joe's impression of joey Diaz especially doing some weird shyte

These two have good chemistry

This was late to my feed. Anyhoo, I wonder how many comedians were either nominated for placement OR placed in the 'Gifted and Talented Program' in their school district? Skill levels such as verbal language usage, reading and creative writing aptitude are tested at an extremely early age. That's when they find out how gifted they truly are in creative writing. If it's not creative writing, then it's more like sales, acting, public relations, communication skills, etc.

Loved the insights into comedy audiences. Made me feel really good that I love going to someday shows! They nailed it: basically I'm there to have fun and laugh; so in that setting it's going to be fairly easy to make me laugh- especially a couple drinks in.

I never get tired of the mechanics behind comedy! 👍😎

I’m going to MSG to see him on Saturday and can’t wait!

I think great comics like these guys have one trait in common, their ability to tell a story right off the tops of their heads perfectly like they have practiced a thousand times.

this is the most fun ive sen jre in a while . louis is such a good story teller

That dueling banjos bit he described sounds like the dumbest, most glorious thing ever. I imagine aliens getting here, and seeing that, and then just turning around and going home.

What a HARD ass job, sheesh. Hats off to all comedians.

I've been an actor for 10 years, but I have a different respect for comedians and their art. It takes a different kind of stones to get up there by yourself in such a raw way and do what they do, which I most certainly couldn't! That's likely why they're mostly narcissists, like most artists, because that's the kind of people who can actually do what's required.

I've always found that the best sets contain a mix of clean and vulgar so that the vulgar is timed to make a big impact.

“Comedians are NARCISSISTS” As soon as I read that my first thought was Joe Piscopo.

*Thumbnail* of *David A. Arnold* was an American stand-up comedian, sitcom writer, producer, and actor. But no mention of him??? This man passed away… HES USED IN A THUMBNAIL & NO MENTION OF HIM?!? Did I misss something

Love the fact that Rogan is so chill he lets Louie talk. He’s a great interviewer and Louie C. K. Is the GOAT. Please do a show in Austin Louie!

LCK is impressively articulate.

Nice, Tom!!!

Its hard not to become narcissistic when you are a guy like Rogan

I wrote jokes, speeches, for other people for a while. Did OK. I could never do standup myself even though I loved acting. Never got a handle on that other than being lost in a character...

“I’m 38 years into it [comedy] the way he said it like it’s nothing 😮

That scientology metaphor was the fucking funniest analogy I've heard in a long time. Brilliant!

Comedians allow people to laugh at all the social taboos in society. They are the only one's who can get away with saying things that would get a regular person fired from their job.

100% Louie is talking about Jerry Seinfeld and his genre of "clean" comedy. He talked about it in 'talking funny' where they egged Jerry on his reluctance on using swears in the joke and he just blandly said "I just haven't found the comedy of it" Well Jerry, you might wanna come see Louie live.

Bong hit transplant

Since when did narcissism become confidence?

Damn I love these conversations

About those timing laughs, it can be reversed as well. Way back when I was starting out, I came up with what I thought was a "clever" premise for a joke, but not a particularly funny one. It was about how the Catholic Church honors saints on the days they died, instead of their birthdays (because martyrdom) and call it a "feast" of that saint ("feast" here meaning "festival"), and my idea was that the only ones who "feast" when a Christian becomes a martyr are the lions. The trouble was, even though I thought the concept was clever, I couldn't figure out a way to make it funny. Then it hit me. If I tell the joke in a way that I know is going to bomb, and then have a much better follow-up joke about the fact that my joke bombed, I can get a laugh and still have used the clever premise. So I deliberately changed up my speech rhythm so that it WOULDN'T trigger a laugh response, but with just enough of a pause that the audience would realize a split second later that there was supposed to be a laugh, and then, hit them with the REAL punch line. And it worked like a charm! Me: "The Catholic Church celebrates something called 'feast days,' honoring the day that a Catholic saint died. A Catholic dies and they call it a 'feast?' Yeah, for the lions!" (Audience is awkwardly silent.) Me: "Too soon?" (HUGE laugh from the audience!)

I grew up in Rockland County, but had moved to Jersey by then. Wish I had checked out the comedy scene in Rockland. I actually thought about opening a comedy club/comic book store as I owned a comic book store at the time in Nyack but the deal didn’t go through to buy the corner building with the bar on the first floor. I also missed out on the chance to see Twisted Sister perform at a dive on route 59 in Nanuet, because I only knew them from their posters and they were a little too weird looking for me. My loss. Always great when the two of you, Joe and Louis are together on this podcast. I always learn a lot. This is like taking college classes in Comedy. Comedy 101 and beyond. Thank you. No one should be judged by past mistakes if they are willing to move past them and strive to be better people. Much respect for both of you.

This video alone should be a guiding light for any comedian of any level.

This makes sense because I fancy myself a comedian and my therapist fancies me a narcissist.

A high tide raises all boats. And yet we never do it. All of society is about competition and only one winner. Everyone can win

RED FOXX is the GOAT.

I really want to see that Tom (I didn't get his last name, Erris?) performer. That sounds amazing. Nothing beats a crazy live performance like that.

Louis is a comedic genius... time to be uncanceled.

Ok. Why the all caps? I know why, I’m watching this clip along with everyone and it’s brilliant, but you made choosing this video way harder than it needed to be man lol

As a comic, I've never understood the "can't follow" thing. In my experience the worst thing to follow has always been a comic leaving the audience cold, when a great comic kills on the other hand, it would always be a great set for me.

Narcissism is human nature. We are all narcissist. It’s a spectrum

Joe looks high as fuck 🤣 especially when he's like "yeah.. yeah..." 😂

and all this time I thought it was narc assist...

Louis should go down as one of the best comics ever. He's fuckin hilarious on stage. They tried to destroy him because he made a mistake and people judged him like they're perfect but I'm glad he's back and comedy is better off for it.

Where can I find the entire episode? Is it on RU-vid?

Pretty tasteless to use David A Arnold's pic in the thumbnail.

Comedians need to understand that 9 times out of 10 people are laughing to be nice. We aren't dying to laugh, and they are pulling it out of us. We are laughing to be nice, like when someone does a lame magic trick and you say oooh ahhhh.

I think most ppl dont realize the level of social intelligence required to be a good comic

shiaaaat....Louie was with Blanche Gardin? Awesome!

the title is never more evident than watching 2 bears 1 cave

Anthony Jeselnik

Why is there a picture of David Arnold? I thought they were referencing him.

I'm always thinking... "Humm this next guy probably ain't as good" after a funny guy leaves the stage.

Seinfeld did a whole episode about exactly this 30 years ago

Joes laugh in this clip is soooo good.

Dirty jokes are hilarious. If people are offended then don’t go.

CONNECTICUT NO JOEEEE

Anybody else regret not pursuing Stand-Up in thier 20s because of this interview?

I've been doing open mics. It's super fun. I havent figured it out yet. Ill gave a session where I feel like the funniest guy. Others, (same jokes) bomb like a bitch. I dont take it personal. Just part of me tries to understand

They didn't say THEY could do it. People are saying "dirty" sets are easier because there are almost nothing off limits. Working clean makes you work with a lot of restrictions. It's like an MMA fight and you can only use boxing. You can make a clean joke as a dirty comic but not vice versa.

There's a lot of comedians where they kind of awkwardly force the audience into laughing... Even though it was a bit of a cheap shot... Louis does sometimes go down that route... But there's enough good stuff in his material that you kind of give him it...

It is not hypnosis it is mimesis

I feel like a bull in a china shop. I can watch from the wings, but I feel cooped up anyplace people would notice me move around. I am really good at Invisible Exits at all functions, lol.

Most people much prefer comics that work cleaner as opposed to the people that are very filthy. Brian Regan, Seinfeld, Anjelah Johnson, Nate Bargatze (sp), Louis Anderson, Ryan Hamilton, Jim Breuer, etc. The cleaner guys have more skill than the filthy ones.

Dirty comedy is definitely easy comedy

FR! so many wanna be comedians and they have no idea. Pretty much all of us youtube commenters

Jim gaffiigan enters the chat

Way to cut off on the most interesting part.

The Irony, or Audacity.....

Joes high af 😂 but so am I watching this right now 🫠

people be throwing around the word "narcissist" so frivolously. it scares me, because it makes me feel nervous as to how my actions are perceived, i could just be living my life, and someone could look at me and be like "you're displaying narcissistic behavior." and im like what?!

Louie's fascinating to listen to.

Tennis players are too!

Scarcity mindset

shoutouts to redbar!

It is an easy laugh. Smart edgy comedy is much harder and a really good comedian wouldn't go for the "easy laugh" because the only thing that is difficult is the lowering of the bar and the risk all will be lost.

Pretty tasteless to use David A Arnold's picture in the thumbnail.

Louie said that the United States should not have a border. Yup, a real genius.

Please tell me there’s footage of the animal hat guy on the internet.

And water is wet.

38 years of doing comedy is remarkable

He’s the “jack” of all trades

R.I.P. David Arnold

I hate hypnosis

joe Rogan has the best laugh