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About Joe Rogan

Joseph James Rogan Jr. (born August 11, 1967) is an American podcaster, UFC color commentator, comedian, actor, and former television host. He hosts The Joe Rogan Experience, which is one of the most popular podcasts in the world and has been the most streamed podcast on Spotify since 2020.

Rogan was born in Newark, New Jersey, and began his career in comedy in 1988 in the Boston area. After relocating to Los Angeles in 1994, he signed an exclusive developmental deal with Disney and appeared as an actor on several television shows, including Hardball and NewsRadio. In 1997, he started working for the UFC as an interviewer and color commentator. He released his first comedy special, I'm Gonna Be Dead Someday..., in 2000 and hosted the game show Fear Factor from 2001 to 2006. He launched The Joe Rogan Experience in 2009, and Spotify obtained exclusive distribution rights in 2020 for $200 million; in 2024 he renewed his deal with Spotify for an estimated $250 million.

Rogan developed an interest in martial arts in his early teens; at age 14 he took up karate and started taekwondo a year later, and when he was 19 he won the US Open Championship taekwondo tournament as a lightweight. He performed his first stand-up routine on August 27, 1988, at an open-mic night at a Stitches comedy club in Boston. He later cited Richard Jeni, Lenny Bruce, Sam Kinison and Bill Hicks as comedy influences. Rogan has been criticized for promoting conspiracy theories and COVID-19 misinformation.

Guest appearances (744)

Videos on other comedians' channels featuring Joe Rogan.

Guest appearances 385 to 408 of 744.

Skunk’s are for 2nd Amendment | Yannis Pappas on Joe Rogan Experience0:57

Skunk’s are for 2nd Amendment | Yannis Pappas on Joe Rogan Experience

Yannis Pappas

98.9K views
Moment Joe Rogan Drops BOMBSHELL Musk Tweet Live on Air21:49

Moment Joe Rogan Drops BOMBSHELL Musk Tweet Live on Air

Russell Brand

98.2K views
Guest Makes Joe Rogan Go Quiet with What’s It’s Really Like to Be a Black Republican2:04

Guest Makes Joe Rogan Go Quiet with What’s It’s Really Like to Be a Black Republican

Dave Rubin

97.8K views
Sam Harris Just ATTACKED Elon Musk & Joe Rogan8:54

Sam Harris Just ATTACKED Elon Musk & Joe Rogan

Russell Brand

96.7K views
Joe Rogan & Tulsi Gabbard Are Pissed Off0:58

Joe Rogan & Tulsi Gabbard Are Pissed Off

Dave Rubin

96.3K views
Media, Desperate to Stop Joe Rogan, Now Spreading This Lie | Direct Message | Rubin Report48:27

Media, Desperate to Stop Joe Rogan, Now Spreading This Lie | Direct Message | Rubin Report

Dave Rubin

95K views
Joe Rogan Has MIND BLOWN On Government Mind Control14:33

Joe Rogan Has MIND BLOWN On Government Mind Control

Russell Brand

94.8K views
Joe Rogan Still Holds a Major Grudge Against This Person Who He Thinks Should Be in Jail6:56

Joe Rogan Still Holds a Major Grudge Against This Person Who He Thinks Should Be in Jail

Dave Rubin

94.3K views
Why AWFUL Leaders Rise To Power - Joe Rogan & TRIGGERnometry6:12

Why AWFUL Leaders Rise To Power - Joe Rogan & TRIGGERnometry

Konstantin Vadimovich Kisin

92.4K views
RFK Jr. Stuns Joe Rogan w/ His Planned Executive Order | DM CLIPS | Rubin Report1:56

RFK Jr. Stuns Joe Rogan w/ His Planned Executive Order | DM CLIPS | Rubin Report

Dave Rubin

92.1K views
Mark Normand Remembers His Trans Nanny on The Joe Rogan Experience0:47

Mark Normand Remembers His Trans Nanny on The Joe Rogan Experience

Mark Normand

91.5K views
The ABCs of what Joe Rogan puts in his body1:54

The ABCs of what Joe Rogan puts in his body

Jon Stewart

91.1K views
Joe Rogan & Trump Rant About Why This Industry Is Almost Dead54:05

Joe Rogan & Trump Rant About Why This Industry Is Almost Dead

Dave Rubin

91K views
Joe Rogan Gets Gina Carano to Cry w/ His Klaus Schwab Impression | DM CLIPS | Rubin Report4:42

Joe Rogan Gets Gina Carano to Cry w/ His Klaus Schwab Impression | DM CLIPS | Rubin Report

Dave Rubin

90.4K views
Joe Rogan Exposes the Sick Truth Behind Democrats Plan1:20

Joe Rogan Exposes the Sick Truth Behind Democrats Plan

Dave Rubin

89.8K views
Joe Rogan Has Blistering Reaction to COVID Vaccine Push for Babies9:09

Joe Rogan Has Blistering Reaction to COVID Vaccine Push for Babies

Russell Brand

89.7K views
Neuralink Patient Makes Joe Rogan Go Quiet with Never-Before-Told Experiment Details1:04:36

Neuralink Patient Makes Joe Rogan Go Quiet with Never-Before-Told Experiment Details

Dave Rubin

89.6K views
Scientist Answers Joe Rogan's Question Honestly & Regrets It | DM CLIPS | Rubin Report0:52

Scientist Answers Joe Rogan's Question Honestly & Regrets It | DM CLIPS | Rubin Report

Dave Rubin

89.4K views
Joe Rogan can afford a crossbow | Bruce Robbins0:47

Joe Rogan can afford a crossbow | Bruce Robbins

Adam Ray

88K views
Jake Tapper’s Mind BLOWN Over Joe Rogan’s Popularity!6:40

Jake Tapper’s Mind BLOWN Over Joe Rogan’s Popularity!

Jimmy Dore

87.2K views
WOKE Media Calls Out JOE ROGAN11:24

WOKE Media Calls Out JOE ROGAN

Isaac Butterfield

87K views
RFK Jr. Explains Why Boomers Are Clueless on Joe Rogan3:05

RFK Jr. Explains Why Boomers Are Clueless on Joe Rogan

Dave Rubin

86.3K views
Joe Rogan Can’t Stop Laughing at LGBT vs. Pro-Palestine Standoff at Pride Parade1:00

Joe Rogan Can’t Stop Laughing at LGBT vs. Pro-Palestine Standoff at Pride Parade

Dave Rubin

85.9K views
Discussing How Social Media Makes Us Hate Each Other With Joe Rogan2:25

Discussing How Social Media Makes Us Hate Each Other With Joe Rogan

Konstantin Vadimovich Kisin

85.7K views

Channels on this page: Yannis Pappas, Russell Brand, Dave Rubin, Konstantin Vadimovich Kisin, Mark Normand, Jon Stewart, Adam Ray, Jimmy Dore, Isaac Butterfield

Frequently asked questions

Who is Joe Rogan?

Joseph James Rogan Jr. (born August 11, 1967) is an American podcaster, UFC color commentator, comedian, actor, and former television host. He hosts The Joe Rogan Experience, one of the most popular podcasts in the world.

When did Joe Rogan begin his comedy career?

He began his career in comedy in 1988 in the Boston area, performing his first stand-up routine on August 27, 1988, at an open-mic night at a Stitches comedy club in Boston.

How much did Spotify pay for The Joe Rogan Experience?

Spotify obtained exclusive distribution rights to The Joe Rogan Experience in 2020 for $200 million, and in 2024 Rogan renewed his deal with Spotify for an estimated $250 million, but will no longer be exclusive to them.

What is Joe Rogan's background in martial arts?

He developed an interest in martial arts in his early teens, took up karate at age 14 and taekwondo a year later, and at age 19 won the US Open Championship taekwondo tournament as a lightweight. He was a Massachusetts full-contact state champion for four consecutive years.

What television work did Joe Rogan do before podcasting?

He appeared as an actor on shows including Hardball and NewsRadio, started working for the UFC as an interviewer and color commentator in 1997, and hosted the game show Fear Factor from 2001 to 2006.

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