Joe Rogan SHOCKED By Chuck Palahniuk's Stories

Taken from Joe Rogan Experience #1158:
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[@sdsumiguel5937]

He’s sitting like he is about to substitute teach in a low income neighborhood in hopes of saving some kids.

[@ILoveHam88]

How do I reach these kiiiids?

[@fredlebhart1393]

SBPS I love you

[@I.N.X.S]

So what's going on here

[@bee6377]

When you go to like a comment but it turns out you already did lol!!

[@chrishelm7754]

This is funny because of how specifically accurate this is

[@gonzo8657]

Joe has had the privileges of speaking face to face with some of the most influential, inspirational, intelligent, creative, and overall badass people in our time. Man, what a ride he’s had.

[@jordaneames8053]

And he's sharing that with all of us!

[@jonnybalz]

What? Did he die? On another network?

[@noelmalik5018]

@@jonnybalz What are you on about

[@gailford3305]

FACTZ💯💯💯

[@rayimd]

@@jonnybalz no he’s jus making an observation

[@ethancas5360]

First guest Ive seen rock the reverse chair sit. Solid move.

[@sarahlakes3515]

ethan cas lol!!

[@doctruth3335]

Powerful

[@JonnyUnderrated]

Good call rene! its true but I think people are waking up. we'll get there.

[@timboob92]

He's sitting informally like us, let's listen to what he has to say.😬

[@stivendog]

Maybe you can be like him some day lol

[@Seaprimate]

"Comedy is tragedy viewed from across the street." - somebody

[@UnFAYmoose]

Holy shet

[@BeauJames59]

Everything's funny at a distance.....something like that Carol Burnett

[@Mountain216]

Nice

[@Mountain216]

Greek tragedies.

[@Hagser]

Allright…here we go again.

[@wolfcrewe7474]

One of the funniest jokes I heard was Joann Rivers about her husband who committed suicide. It was a real life situation with her daughter at a restaurant. Her daughter had basically withdrawn and wouldn’t speak to anybody including her mum. They were out at a restaurant and they were looking at the menu, and nobody was saying anything, then Joann said’ it’s good job daddy ain’t here, otherwise with these prices he’d kill himself all over again. And they both hysterically laughed. She then started telling that joke on stage. Brilliant.

[@aegontargaryen9322]

She is definitely one of the funniest comedians I’ve ever seen . Absolutely ruthless 😂

[@annmariemccooey6731]

Good for her. She was very special.

[@stephenprevot9728]

FYI Chuck’s books are not banned in the LA DOC system because I had several of his books sent to me while I was “visiting” their lovely facilities.

[@lordmonty9421]

If Norm MacDonald had told it, that dead kid story would have destroyed.

[@bamawebdev8640]

Norm could read instructions for building a desk and it'd destroy.

[@passthebuckcanuck8574]

norm macdonald is not a Pez dispenser....NORM IS GOD...DONT MESS WITH THE ALMIGHTY , OR FACE THE WRATH...

[@MrJatinkathiriya]

Speaking ill of dead people

[@stevenfinch7086]

Sick

[@kristophergermo1793]

Thank you.

[@gowkie3940]

Chuck is an amazing storyteller, we're lucky to have authors like him and the freedom to write what we want.

[@apeman2035]

Read NAKED LUNCH By Willian S Buroughs

[@kaylemkerr6989]

APE MAN I own ‘Naked Lunch’ it’s hard to comprehend and therefore a struggle to get through. I have read ‘Junky’ by William S Burroughs which is much easier and own his novel ‘Queer’ as well.

[@williamsherman1089]

Just wait until the liberals take over, we won't have the liberty to write anything without their ok.

[@gowkie3940]

@@williamsherman1089 Fuck off

[@tonyq534]

For now. Speech is slowly being limited.

[@Mayor_Juana]

Ironically I discovered Chuck from reading one of his books in jail a few years ago.

[@mohaimenulislam8782]

Why were u in jail bro?

[@jacoblopez139]

@@mohaimenulislam8782 smacks lips. Ask yourself that question

[@mohaimenulislam8782]

@@jacoblopez139 huh

[@pm.1133]

@@mohaimenulislam8782 That was a joker (Batman) reference. I actually did that. 😂

[@church0723]

Hes a great writer. I really wish I knew what made them need to be banned. I wouldn't say I get 'stimulated' reading his books but once I start one its very hard to put down.

[@Jordell91]

"I would never throw that story back in his face" *Tells the story on the world's biggest podcast*

[@jonathanbrooks2989]

Jre isnt the worlds biggest podcast. I think it should be and most people who listen to the politically orientated “top” podcasts are sad people who are dead inside, but irreguardless its not the biggest. Sheesh, apparently i have to say this is a joke, relax ppl

[@rattlin9194]

@@jonathanbrooks2989 who cares, surely you get the point

[@Xorthane]

@@jonathanbrooks2989 pretty sure it was top of charts around the time

[@jonathanbrooks2989]

@@Xorthane i dont think so, but i could b wrong, im no podcast expert

[@ftoluciano4580]

@@jonathanbrooks2989 could just say joe beat you up in high school

[@DennisMoore664]

The disassociation he describes in the story about the kid being autopsied is part of what people in that profession have to be able to do in order to survive. Humans, at least some of us, have a fascinating ability to compartmentalize.

[@mikuspalmis]

Almost seems like compensating for an insecurity. I think I could just do the job without any mental disturbance or comment or emotional disturbance, from what I know of myself. But then again I haven't been there on a daily basis.

[@Limpass610]

@@mikuspalmis whatever it is, its being able to do it that count imo. On one of his talk, jordan peterson was talking about how human are creative about hurting people because they know what would hurt them. I forgot the complete context, but at some point he was saying that(paraphrasing) how some people will say that they dont have it in them to hurt others horribly or that you have to be insane to do it, when actually its not, there is only a few mental acrobatics you need to go through to reach that point. Which shows that, no matter the action, you can actually rationalise the idea behind it, and its easier than you think

[@dreviscerator]

I work in an autopsy lab setting as a doc. It's true... we are desensitized.

[@mikebeesley5458]

@@dreviscerator it's still pretty damn disgusting.

[@CAVlogs121]

You nailed this perfectly. I work in the operating room and see things daily that would make other people throw up. How do we do it? We have to compartmentalize.

[@garestpro]

When isn't Joe Rogan stunned?

[@MrAlecksTv]

When amy schumer denies stealing jokes...

[@apeman2035]

@@MrAlecksTv Perfect timing, Mexican !

[@garestpro]

Uncle Mike hey bud. Any good suggestions for people to interview? My picks would be Karl Denninger, Dennis Murray and beth hart.

[@apeman2035]

Nietzsche would be a good interview

[@hotwheel6663]

More like when is He not stoned.

[@mikegee4922]

Sarah Jessica Parker walks into a bar, the bartender says “why the long face?”

[@Supernaut413]

She is soo ugly cant understands why people call her beautiful and hot

[@linnymaemullins3319]

😂😂😂

[@kaylamckearin4584]

Fuck lmao

[@quintuplebanned4267]

Benjamin Jenssen what do you look like? She’s not ugly. You are just a piece of shit, so the steaming stench coming off you, you may mistaken as someone else’s stench.

[@phredphlintstone6455]

@NoPain NoGain don't you love when people white knight?

[@stancexpunks]

All the men disturbed that he described the dead boy’s body as perfect (to mean undamaged) is a little suspect... my mind didn’t even think of it as sexual.. y’all projecting much?

[@JamieMarksify]

I no exactly what he meant brother just like he didn't look as if he should be dead he was perfect and unscathed doesn't mean he likes naked boys people are just fucked up as u say nothing we can do about that brother 🙏

[@gamehog231]

@Lich 9 l kz b lp lplh l ip p

[@gamehog231]

@Lich 9 u l 9k 0 pq ol o h pl0 9

[@MrMate8869]

It's a strange way to describe it.

[@frankdatank2304]

No its just most people don't hear the word "perfect" used in that context. Like you'd say the woman you married is perfect, thanks for making that more clear.

[@italiaravenriley2531]

He's truly correct. His form of literature is restricted in prison. I've had literature from Robert Greene and Sun Tzu confiscated but they allowed books that portrayed drugs, prostitution, violence as apart of an acceptable culture, to be read and ordered into the prison.

[@gaebitch3200]

that’s so fuckin stupid bro, like why not have the prisoners become educated and then actually reflect upon themselves and the actions they committed.

[@bioemiliano]

Sun tzu is banned? Do they think prisoners will become more effective at mutinies with it?

[@jasmineparker253]

Clearly it's NOT at all about reform and all about penalizing

[@TheDirector_]

@@jasmineparker253 No, it’s ALL ABOUT the $$$

[@jasmineparker253]

@@TheDirector_ of course. And pray and control and creating the biggest divide possible between the have and the have nots, the gap keeps getting wider and wider.... It's all that matters throughout this whole stupid world. It's why I give up..... I'm a loving caring person but the world has beaten me down so bad

[@TheRealMEEDABEE]

14:02 I died laughing at Joe's face holy shit

[@agentgray369]

Straight Patrick meme 🤣

[@mrknarf4438]

Chuck is an awesome writer. It's been years since I read it, but some lines from Fight Club still make me reevaluate what I'm doing from time to time.

[@GhostDiZ]

Best comment yo. Because fucks didn't know who this was...

[@RamnaViaz]

Chuck Palahniuk's nightmares must be interesting, a buddy of mine works as a mortician and he tells me his nightmares are super bizarre, like he once told me he dreamt himself walking a path where he knew he would be killed at the end destination but he couldn't stop himself from getting there because there was nowhere else to go, but he wasn't even scared, in the dream he was all meh about it, it's not until he woke up that he got scared, like, he has seen so many dead bodies and so much fucked up shit his subconscious doesn't even bother with being symbolic anymore.

[@richardbolger5140]

Uh.... that seems like a pretty symbolic dream, the path being life itself, you can not do anything but progress down the path and death is the end of it.

[@atozproductions9660]

The people that are looking at the girl in the wheelchair are not concerned at whatsoever about the girl in the wheelchair, it's much more selfish than that. They're concerned about what everybody else would think about them if they laughed at the joke. It's about how they can say that they're morally Superior to someone that did laugh.

[@nonsequestered7705]

I saw Fight Club before I discovered Chuck's books and now every book of his I read is in Edward Norton's voice

[@DrGreerIsRight]

You saw what

[@olong9710]

@@DrGreerIsRight he violated an oath

[@justingarcia7722]

He’s a writer, he’s describing the scene of the dead boy in the room as an aesthetic phenomenon; if you develop fucked up thoughts from it that’s on you, a writers job is to paint a scene for us and as far as I’m concerned he did it really elegantly. As someone in the comments said, the world is fucked up, not the lens

[@wadewilson8011]

That's not always true. The lens is always Fked up when trying to film Bigfoot. 🤣

[@WendiWelch-zq6yn]

Distorted. Perception foo I need a eye exam

[@nebulousisgod]

He lives for freaking people out. You can tell he had a couple ideas before coming on here. Hilarious, awesome author. My fave for sure

[@salvarez7671]

I have a few thoughts here. First, to the people criticizing the content of his writing, that’s ridiculous to me. People who write for shows like CSI, Law & Order, X-Files etc. write scripts like this with the same type of content and people eat it like candy. What’s the difference? Also in regard to him describing the boy as “perfect,” I didn’t interpret it as perverted. By “perfect” I thought he meant undamaged because he had only hit his head and their was no visible wounds which makes it surreal. Funny how other people read into things so differently. Just my thoughts. He’s a great author and keeps it real. Loved that he referenced Tropic Of Cancer- same wavelength.

[@sydneyduck9226]

sick is sick bra ,,, not everyone agrees with your murder porn

[@grannybemx6729]

Perception is everything and we All perceive based on personal experience... Tends to be convoluted at times.

[@igotthemagic7510]

Sick bastard and so are you

[@lankylan1027]

Totally bra

[@rdc7622]

It wasn't perverted at all. I agree.

[@Bexks]

Sarah Jessica Parker walks into a barn and a horse asks her"why the long face?" 🐴😂😂

[@Psilocybin77]

omg I'm writing this down, my dad is gonna love this lmao.

[@irishcountrygirl78]

They used to make that joke about Celine Dion, did you ever meet SJP? she's really really sweet.

[@firestorm7104]

they used to say this about Andie MacDowelk...who I think is stunning.

[@firestorm7104]

@@irishcountrygirl78 SJP dated Robert Downey JR.

[@irishcountrygirl78]

@@firestorm7104 and?

[@tomking7080]

When I was in college,pre-med,UofA (Bear Down Cats) we went to go watch a autopsy. The corpse was laying on the stainless steel table and suddenly it raised its body up from his waist about 25-30 degrees and let out a huge burp. Man people flipped the fuck out. 2 chicks fainted,I mean turned white after screaming and were out. Dudes next to them caught them and they came to pretty quickly but wanted out of there. The corpse also farted and that was the worst thing I have ever smelled in my life. They later told us that this happens more than you think. Gases built up and they get released. I will never forget that for as long as I live.

[@jonathanfanning9558]

You should do a podcast.

[@saveit4last]

This was easily one of the most interesting things i have ever read in a KZbin comment section.

[@jaroslavcech225]

@@saveit4last right!!?

[@warfighterbravo7716]

An actual whoopy cushion.

[@jennfischer959]

It must have smelled like something died.

[@ZemarRed]

Roe Jogan's head is low key about to take over the planet

[@TruthfullySpeaking500]

That dude just don't eat Dbol, he's taking shit that makes your fuckin head grow!!

[@jonmichaelburgess2654]

Zemar Rednaksi he is on that Lesnar cycle

[@CorbCorbin]

He will become a small moon.

[@TruthfullySpeaking500]

@JCmasters100, You aren't a true JRE fan if you don't know that quote.

[@taylorhoss2633]

I'm ready for this whole thing to crack wide open!!

[@nostaligicLust]

Survivor is one of the most underrated of palahniuk's novels. It is brilliant, as much of his work is

[@Dvdfco]

I’d say it’s his best. Or choke

[@kevindube7096]

Ohh so that is what the tv show is based on

[@patdaly2600]

Survivor is his best work imo

[@deebo8924]

Yes Survivor was a book that I wish I could read as first time read all over again.

[@psamocybincubensis3897]

dave chappelle please.

[@nickiteutonius9516]

Hell yeah...it would be a smokey session! ;-)

[@Blakhawk1703]

Dave is dead.

[@yourmomsfavoritebbc4845]

Blakhawk1703 Just like your dad

[@Gonzo4Ever]

Not gonna happen. Neal Brennen have talked to much on jre for dave to come on.

[@10jellys73]

Yeh Dave's dead. Any and all famous black ppl are now clones. Look into it

[@teilaivins4868]

He's sitting like he's about to rap with some youths lol

[@bal20]

I don't know where I've been all this time, but starting to realise that Joe is an actual legend

[@toddbradley9162]

That's no bullshit!

[@ZZEUS]

“Perfect naked 12 year old boy” ha well worded mate

[@leo8049]

lazy coconut exact same thought. Seems to use lots of detail while staring at Joe looking at his reaction. WTF..

[@christiannoonan8097]

I'm pretty sure by perfect he means unharmed as in it was a trauma that left no Mark's on the child, and his body was left perfectly healthy despite a head injury killing him

[@mattemery4081]

Pretty sure he means perfect as in wasnt damaged by the accident. Also you can tell hes told this story before, when hes responding to Joe after he asks a question, hes slightly less composed in the way he speaks. His use of the word perfect is probably to illustrate the idea of a wholesome and pure child, which makes the listener feel even worse when he describes the act of peeling the face off of the child in the autopsy.

[@Conda17]

Just another guy who enjoys trying to make people uncomfortable....pretty common.

[@Conda17]

Austin King - 🥱

[@sneychev]

Joe should invite Clive Barker. He's got some amazing stories!

[@Dwendele]

What makes really great comedy is the raw, naked, visceral TRUTH of life. Laughing at reality is the most healthy way do deal with the dark, oppressive realities of every day life. Things that everyone (whether they admit it out loud) has experienced. It's a release. A way to realize, "hey, I'm not the only one", and to let it go...

[@zicwic]

4:31 I was just drawing until I hear that and immediatly stopped what I was doing; not by frustration, not by grief, but just freezing... and that's why I love that story. It's so goddamned powerful!

[@cleborp4453]

Not really you’re just cringe I think

[@sgransar]

My father was a practicing pathologist. My aunt wanted to see an autopsy. According to her, he was talking about real estate the whole time. Handling and weighting the deceased body parts.

[@Nikki-cm2dp]

I'd imagine you would have to excell in the art of detachment.

[@patrickcannon7839]

Anyone else hear that weird clicking sound? It sounds like someone eating in the background. Gives me the heeby-jeebies 0.o

[@dereckllacuna7495]

Damn it now I hear it too!

[@myotherusername9224]

'misophonia' I have it too,

[@illiadmcswain3956]

It's the autopsy tech munching his tuna sandwhich

[@killergoose7643]

It’s the ghost of Mel Gibson and his pen

[@fhowland]

Sounds almost like he has dentures

[@toms3142]

Please don't make a jre toon of this clip

[@cheeesonator]

Lmao!!

[@Harley_VT]

Do it!!!!! No balls

[@liammaxcampbell]

that kinison bit IS one of the greatest of all time.

[@larcm3]

That story of the 12 year old boy was disturbing. I wish I could get it out of my head

[@irishcountrygirl78]

Yeah.... I shouldn't have listened to that. That was effed up.

[@blackcatsarenopussies]

Read Pet Cemetery if you want something really disturbing. Stephen king

[@RampinUp46]

First time hearing Palahniuk talk about stories he's been told? You think that one's bad, try Guts; several people outright fainted hearing it being spoken live.

[@Raiden6277]

@4:31 I am so dark humored, I genuinely laughed when I heard it. Anything can be funny, it’s just a matter of delivery and perspective. The perfect shade of red.

[@wyguy1212]

Listening to this before bed was a bad idea

[@buddahlovaz7206]

He’s just a weird guy man 😂, he’s that kid you had in class who told you some weird ass stories.

[@nedisahonkey]

Chuck is great by himself but him and Joe together are perfect! Can't believe I missed that they had a podcast but at least I have a good excuse considering the day it aired.

[@andrewpeto9842]

His books are amazing. It helped get me into reading. His first few novels also really focused on identity, imo, and I really enjoyed that.

[@machomunkey482]

I’m mad at whoever pointed out the reverse chair sit... can’t take this guy serious now

[@willami2957]

What does someones comfort have to do with the knowledge they are passing on, be it relevant or irrelevant ?

[@bullets1085]

shan Matama calm down there, Shawn.

[@willami2957]

@@bullets1085 hahaha, i was and am still calm. But I doubt you also think it's right to judge someone by the way they sit. More over that's a laid back talk show, it's not a presidential debate. It's not fair🙂

[@williamgill5286]

@@willami2957 all good, proves the ignorance of some people goodjob

[@jessea4438]

That face at 14:01 already had me dead like "Oh shit! I know where this is going!"

[@MAUROtele]

to be fair probably like 90% of books that have a criminal theme are banned in prison

[@rdcr1719]

MAUROtele hell no murder mysteries

[@johnnykowalskiandthesexywe1973]

i've heard stories of UK musicians going into prison and being told they can't play songs like folsom prison blues, i fought the law, etc.

[@magistrumartium]

"Recreational outrage"--that's it! (9:51) The popular, miserable new game on campuses.

[@styx85]

And there's plenty of it in this comments section as well. Count all the people who are outraged by him calling a 12 year old boy perfect.

[@FippyDarkpaw]

This phrase is perfect.

[@jefftappan381]

Not just campuses ( campi?) . It's the world in general. Too many people have unbelievably thin skins, and have to be offended about something. It's the only thing that gives their lives any meaning.

[@magistrumartium]

@@jefftappan381 I agree, Jeff, and I think "campae" ("camp-eye") would be correct--but I'm not a Latin scholar. (Any Latin scholars out there who can help?) Seems like the majority have lost their sense of humor.

[@Hagser]

mhm

[@dingoog1]

Couple powerful stories here. 12 year old kid and Woopie Goldberg’s stories bring to light that we take the small things these days to serious.

[@conorobrien1025]

Whoopi story is interesting. I guess she's talking about our capability to experience/commit/witness horrible disgusting acts if doing so allows us to maintain our own comfort. Pretty fuckin gnarly

[@trumpgottagoitmfa9216]

People aren’t censoring it because it offends THEM... they censor it because it’ll offend someone they KNOW! Thats perfect

[@doeyjiaz4798]

I cant hear the title "Tropic of Cancer" without thinking of George Costanza getting wedgied by the gym teacher, Mr Belavoqua

[@toddlehman928]

It was Mr. Heyman that was involved in Georgia's wedgie. Mr. Belavoqua was involved in Jerry's big race

[@doeyjiaz4798]

@@toddlehman928 ahh youre right! With the the baked bean teeth!

[@kacperrobertpycior647]

To many referances. Wtf is going on?🤣

[@Hagser]

One thing of selfeducation: read books.

[@derekrogers1668]

Chuck trying his material on joe rogan is just classic.

[@johncoleman6607]

Sam Kinison bit about starving kids in Africa is the greatest bit of all time

[@zfour814]

He explained college campuses so well. If you're in college listen and understand this is the truth for a lot of people.

[@williamwhitten7820]

Chuck Palahniuk is an amazing author with such and incredible and imaginitive writer. Director David Fincher was so prescient to pick up Fight Club. Even the stories Chuck tells here in the interview are astonishing, horrific. Wow.

[@IzzyBizzyBooBoo]

Not just Fight Club, Invisible Monsters and Choke....plus all the Tinglers.

[@TheEdMonix]

What the fuck does your first sentence mean? You say the same thing twice. To follow that up using prescient like you’re some academic writing a review is fucking hilarious e

[@williamwhitten7820]

@@TheEdMonix *It means you are an unintelligent jejune tumbler pigeon with clipped wings*

[@TheEdMonix]

@@williamwhitten7820 it’s cute that you let your pet bird type your youtube comments 😂

[@williamwhitten7820]

@@TheEdMonix *It is not cute that there are wiseguys like you commenting on KZbin.*

[@S8250503]

Maybe he’s not reverse sitting but his chair has a front and a back for health and safety reasons.

[@Bluecollarkiel]

No mike. Bad mike.

[@evanabbott2737]

Looks kinda comfortable...🤷‍♂️

[@kevindube7096]

😂 I like the idea that he’s a habitual chair escaper

[@waifuwigi3162]

fantastic author and incredible mind, Chuck is the man. Can't believe I haven't watched this episode.

[@kurtschmidhamer4301]

I read several of his books while incarcerated. The libraries won’t carry them but you can order them from an approved vendor. He’s a good writer to pass the time with. I traded his books throughout the block.

[@scottbirrell341]

That story brought tears to my eyes. Poor kid.

[@thorsnightmare1123]

Shouldn’t laugh at that sort of thing

[@thorsnightmare1123]

Unless you mean tears of sadness and not laughter

[@Yourmothersmuff]

I laughed, says a lot about me.

[@BrianFolchetti]

Loved Rant and Survivor, this guy is a great storyteller

[@richiedollabillz]

when did the jre fan base turn into a bunch of pearl clutchers

[@apeman2035]

Globalists are putting toxic chemicals In the water that turn them into Gay Frogs

[@kindaphoenix1842]

Hahaha this is just perfect

[@itsolivier]

the greatest piper of rod

[@Odd_Combo]

@Richie Najar Is that just a gay name for fucking?

[@kodykindhart5644]

Idk what your talking bout soros paid me to watch

[@nf4866]

"that joke would bomb, but that's because most people are good people" no, it's because people don't understand the difference between not laughing at a joke and actually fighting against real injustice. People seem to think sharing a Doug Stanhope clip online has the same effect as trying to get someone elected who will stop the drug war.

[@patrickp8302]

i love that david sedaris and chuck palahniuk (my two favorite authors, add Arthur C Clarke) speak with each other

[@mikemerone3823]

So True good people save everyone...

[@craigbain1645]

I read his books in prison. Invisible monsters

[@19edmurillo]

Lmao as he said u can’t get it there 😂😂😂

[@seangannon6081]

So glad no one took “ perfect naked 12 yo boy “ out of context.

[@damon2772nomad]

I read all of chucks books in prison

[@joshuagreen542]

damon2772nomad me too

[@norgepalm7315]

I read them all twice

[@rohypnotist6263]

You're not allowed to hang out if you're on parole ;)

[@robotrobot4430]

Are they good books? Edit: whats the best one

[@damon2772nomad]

@@robotrobot4430 each one is its own delight...rant, choke,...all of them really. They will put you in a forced perspective of uncomfortable self awareness.

[@joshuawilburn2535]

I couldn't buy your books in Prison order order them through the library. Your mind is amazing thank you for your ability to see beyond the grey

[@1rickopotamus]

Reversed the chair. The ultimate act of dominace

[@Polack21]

"That's the color of red I want to paint our rec room"... I burst out laughing. Genuinely surprised Rogan didnt

[@Futureacquiescence]

lavenderson I worked in hospitals and that’s exactly the kind of shit that docs and nurses say. Gallows humor is very popular

[@graeme3023]

MrKillingvenom - im a paramedic and we do it too.. its kind of a way of dealing with the stress of the job... like if you took everything too seriously you'd be a wreck as you see such awful tragic things sometimes.

[@southmountain8878]

If u think thats funny your broken inside bro

[@KrisVic91]

@@southmountain8878 it's how humor works dude, unexpected line, tension tension punch line.

[@jimmartin8579]

@@southmountain8878 it comes out of nowhere, it's struck my funny bone. Not because I need help, but such a serious scene was painted and then this casual comment is made for the punch line. Fkn hilarious

[@ewiem4351]

I picked up one of his books (Diary) at a library sale (fill a bag with books for 3 bucks). I was 20 pages into it when I realized it was about a guy who slowly tortures his wife to death. Really sick stuff. I threw the book away.

[@takeu4adinner474]

You should’ve kept reading because that’s not what it’s about at all. Not even close.

[@JakleIsMe]

Didn't Fight Club have a formula for making some kind of explosive in it? I could see why you'd want to keep that out of a prison.

[@skullpoker69]

Joe's response to the Sarah Jessica Parker story reminds me of watching Van Wilder. Being the only one laughing until Taj explains the joke...

[@DallasGunther]

I read Choke while locked up in the county jail........ Laughed my ass off.

[@DonaldHoneywill]

My Welsh Grandfather when I had returned to Wales for the first time since we emigrated to Canada some 14 years or so prior. He could see I liked making fun of things and joked a lot ...he said ...Donald, remember this ...it's only a joke if everyone's laughing...om almost 70 now and I've tried to adhere to that good bit of advice but I admit, it's almost impossible to follow.

[@thegillmanedits]

Did time in Texas and had Invisible Monsters, Snuff, and Damned BUT wasn't allowed Fight Club, Lullaby, and Survivor.

[@emmyb7383]

Choke was he first book of his I read and i LOVED it and i just wanted to read all of them

[@barajas_3]

Manliest laugh I’ve ever heard 0:04

[@derigel9783]

I have to download this episode! It is amazingly good!

[@SeriouslyAwesome]

I get the feeling he is the Dexter of writers and may or may not be a serial killer

[@retrorenaissance9497]

I was reading some Bukowski this afternoon...That shit would not fly today.

[@apeman2035]

Maybe you would love TROPIC of CANCER and LAKED LUNCH

[@retrorenaissance9497]

APE MAN i probably would, thanks. ill keep that in mind

[@doctruth3335]

Bukowski was a genius.

[@HowiBecameSentient]

Niche markets have more value now that they're more oppressed. Supply and demand, you just need to source the forum.

[@aaronsutich-ursell47]

Post office is still funny

[@kevinhunt1202]

one of my favorite authors. i live in PA and i know the book Snuff wasnt allowed in certain jails....im an avid JRE listener and never thought about Chuck being on. good choice Joe!!! for those of you that like his stories i recommend reading his non fiction work Stranger than Fiction...

[@jaylacue5992]

I spent 18 months in cambria county prison and read some of his stuff

[@TheRoope97]

There is not many people who would use term "perfect 12y/o naked boy dead" and not go to jail

[@daveberswick5372]

I was banned from Facebook for suggesting Russia get out of the Ukraine and leave the people alone.

[@hermajesty52]

Much much worse censorship now Dave 😩

[@kyleross5019]

Thumbnail: When your friend says he’s got that killer DMT

[@oB_Session]

7:33 He really looked into the mouth of Rogan and was waiting so patiently for the laugh to come as though he knew Rogan had to laugh after he dropped the punch line. Look how is mouth widens as the time goes on and Rogan begins to laugh. Would have been interesting to see his next expression if Rogan didn't laugh though.

[@michellegarant4660]

I loved the book "Damned", guess I could relate to the dead girl and the end was so weird I went searching for more of Chuck's work. His writing is really good, so different from of other authors.

[@Rochesteradventures4870]

David was only dealing with his emotions the best he could. Ive done dead body clean up and we only cracked jokes to help us get through it. People need to understand what it's really like, dealing with a dead body. Let alone a small child dead.

[@cmvamerica9011]

No one can hurt me by hating me; for no one can hate me more than I hate myself.

[@mcnells18]

Should have brought up Bill Hicks when discussing comedy "needing to" punch up. That guy went after everybody and was often very dark in his humor.

[@derekfletcher8934]

Yea I agree. Much of Bill's material was more than comedy. And yet he was funny. Don't know exactly what joe was trying to say there. Comedy isn't just one dimensional, it can be more than just funny.

[@bepatientIhaveautism]

Kinison & Hicks are pretty much in the same boat

[@Jamesmax22]

There's a Bill Hicks movie coming out!!!

[@jesselackey5333]

I have read quite a few of his books in prison in Indiana. They were library books. I had read Lullaby, Choke, and Rant at one prison, then at a higher security prison I read Damned, Doomed, Pygmy maybe few more. I am certain If administration knew the content they would not be allowed there. There.was a bunch of Richard Laymon books too. Those are..I don't even know how to describe Laymons books..

[@SonOfaGun999]

I really felt the story about the kid who died from falling off his bike and hitting his head on the curb. I had a bike accident once too when I was kid, i was going down a steep hill when my handle bars turned inward on me while going too fast downhill, I flipped and I hit my head on the street just barely missing the curb. I got up with just scratches and a huge bump on my head, it could have easily gone worse. Helmets are key

[@DamonTrader]

I fell off the roof onto the driveway when i was 8.Broken arm.I shouldve been that boy.Something to think about.I hadnt thought about that in 40 years.

[@lowkey213]

Pain is funny. Your pain makes you laugh. And if it’s someone you really care about, it’s even more funny

[@bud389]

That line about what Truman Capote said couldn't be less accurate towards the wider scope of America, highlighting the liberal bubble Capote lived in, and nearly all other liberals live in. Rural and suburban America admires and loves natural beauty. It's what my parents helped instill in me as a kid. They hated egalitarianism because egalitarianism is unnatural, when you're out in the rural or suburban parts, you're distanced from a lot of the social welfare programs and businesses, and you learn to use what you have. It's why the prom queen and the jock are staples of American stereotypes, people with natural beauty and raw talent, who are then critiqued and deconstructed by liberal America because they aren't "egalitarian". I mean, Capote may have been a good writer, but if he can't see what's obviously right in front of him like I just explained, he doesn't seem like too smart of a pup.

[@A_name_is_a_name]

Dark comedy is what Gen Z thrives on lmao

[@someonesomething9282]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@A_name_is_a_name]

@@someonesomething9282 thanks I try.

[@spych0367]

I dont like how he says perfect 12 year old boy

[@cadevaughn7596]

Me neither, butt... ^^^^

[@mr.anonymous5501]

@@fuckyoutube3434 It doesn't matter, adults putting some kids on a pedestal as angelic, pure, perfect, innocent ect in a objectivistic way is a red flag.

[@moctrof2451]

@@mr.anonymous5501 One of the sensitive college guy they are talking about...

[@mr.anonymous5501]

@@fuckyoutube3434 I think him being a writer is important there. If he'd meant comparatively undamaged, or completely undamaged corpse, I'm sure he could have found the words. If I'm ever out with my kid and someone stares dreamily at him and calls him any of those things, it will be an issue.

[@mr.anonymous5501]

@@moctrof2451 What?

[@MrTbob418]

Great podcast but I am developing a disdain for CAPS like SHOCKED in these titles.

[@mcgregorli2166]

MrTbob418 just ignore it

[@evanabbott2737]

Yeah that’s what KZbin has become nowadays.....”OH MY GOOOOODDDDDDD!!!!! YOU WONT BELIEVE THIS!!!!!!”😁

[@wildmn1095]

I'm developing a disdain for myself because I always click on this caps lock shit

[@appallokelley3207]

Seeing a child die like that ruined me , and I saw it many many times.

[@jaankuus3063]

I think comedy is about being point-blank about how ridiculous life is.