Joe Rogan Experience #1305 — JD & John Witherspoon Transcript

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0:00 One third. That's gotta be crazy. There's like, you know, Brennan, this, that. Yeah. I was doing like the 8 We were doing it it feels weird Oh yeah Guatemala Or you know No. Just kidding. I haven't been back since Letterman gone. You know, my agents come to my house in January, and they tell me all the clubs I got that year. So we do 40-something clubs.

2:49 all you do is complain a little taste I give me a little taste And you were explaining to us One from Malaysia and all the other ones. going down like that's a really good question you know do they're doing in the cockpit, but does someone know what to do if the computer's going down? You get a new bug and Twitter just crash on you all the time and they release an update.

4:42 Here we go. Was one Russia? They had trouble before, and he came out of his seat You don't see no one. All those doors in the cockpit. They block the area. Someone will leap that. Click, clamp it down. That fucking flew open. No, that's too much trouble. and the stewardess the steward has got to come out. The lady stopped serving them. He said, well, you should have had it up there.

8:19 Should have had it up there. Yeah. Yeah, yeah. It's the closest thing. They were blocking in where people needed to go to park. And the guy was trying to help her. He was like, a Range Rover. He said, What? for 20, 30 years. Two passengers. And it was like two guys who either the Alcohol is a drug, and that drug is everywhere that's flying. And they'll pour that stuff, brother.

11:45 I put it under that bag. I wish that wasn't something you ever had to think about. I said, you're going to take all the Michael on that clump cost me about $300. One more pump Some dudes I would do I I'd get the cologne like this. You just start smacking yourself with it? I got about three cents in my pocket. Yeah. It is some clowns. They call one place called Black Bottom.

14:08 called them in the Western world because the people, But when that's like a fail, boy, them people, oh, my God, what am I going to do? But a lot of companies are still there. Or they're kind of like the base or kind of like the warehouse. They were in Detroit. You could live in it. two months ago i my brother had died i went to his funeral And we drove around

16:13 But it was Young businesses It's just not going to be what it used to be. How old is he? went crazy. He said, And they walked around. But I was sleeping by the end. Yeah, beautiful theater Yeah beautiful theater You go whoa Singing show I was on. Wow. Wow. A little kid. But they built boxing rings around there. Then they tore it. Might have torn it down now. But they built boxing rinks around there.

19:18 What's the name? Like when you're in L.A., you want to go to Wild Card. There's going to be some fights in California. I like to get real close and take a look at this boy. Never. He's almost set up a tripod in front of him. A little GoPro aimed at you. She cooked anything I wanted her to cook me. about my wife and stuff. Yeah. The foot did like this.

21:55 I've never seen nothing like this. Woofing That's like a legendary kick And took him out He doesn't think it sounds like him at all Ha. And so I'm behind this lady, anybody in line, but it was two, three people in front of her, and I'm behind her. you make a lot of noise you got in the car We're driving 30 miles an hour. He's like But no, his voice is just one of many I've come across because I do voiceover and all that stuff.

24:53 Getting into stand-up. I guess so. He's too busy counting his coins to worry about my career. And I was like, oh, that's an interesting idea. Not that I don't, but it's just asking him questions about stuff like that is the funniest stuff because he's just very, like you just said, it's very flat out and just kind of like, yeah, JD, be funny. Hell no.

26:36 I'm like, yeah, man. I'm the one on the opposite spectrum giving him tips creating his social media was just a fluke because one day, like five or six or seven years ago, someone trended that he passed away. twitter i told him i'm like well just tell people you're around and we tweeted out like hey y'all And then later on down the road, he got into Instagram kind of randomly where he just,

28:56 well it's i try to keep him in a loop it's a great way to avoid doing morning radio you don't like You want something to eat? It's not fun Yeah To have to do it. It's bad for your sleep. they want to see me yeah these radio djs right they want to see pops they want to see pops oh So I went to California and got on stage and just started making dollars. I was like, so then what are you doing here? You don't even like this? He's like, I mean, it someone told me I was funny, so I went to California and got on stage and just started making dollars.

31:01 Count that paper. I don't count the money, I'll get me a tall glass of that. I punch in my thing, punch in this. You save the phone call I was broke when I was coming up, man My brother used to go to acting class on Thursday But they had the Yellow Pages. I said, I don't know about no comedy. I used to do impressions of Nat King Cole, Johnny Mathis, and what's the boy, Joe Cocker and all that stuff.

33:46 And I got a standing ovation. Get out of my way so I can count this money. I was a fashion model in Detroit. because you don't use, I said, I look better than that dude. come on in. you a model? I mean, I went back to Detroit, got a car, and drove to L.A. by myself. I was there with Mitzi. He opening for them. He had a red truck to get out there and get me some of that money.

36:54 Every 200 miles On the car You got stuck. Oh, here. That's the comics. big head motherfucker So I paid up my rent for 30 days. what the hell I'm going to do. when you call, So I got some more borrowed money from some of my friends and had to stay there for six months until I got enough money to go to L.A. and watch the comic, and I'm gone. unemployment.

39:53 Really? You have struck the jackpot today i said what jackpot he gave he came and just put them hundred dollars in my hand how they have in Vegas. They got to Combs come out Dust be all over She was a good friend of mine. And I said, I got to get the fuck out of here. No, I wouldn't have gotten stuck. That's all I did all day long. I learned. 65 Mustang, that's a great car.

43:08 In the store Same as today About 10, 15. I was there in the beginning. He can make some money at that damn door. we sold out sir he said what are the tables up there for i said that's the That's Mitzi. Yeah, that's the picture he used. In comedy. Mitzi, Mitzi Hammond, Johnny ain't got to come back. You've got a little rope you put across the door and close the curtain.

46:07 And the bar is in the back I'm up there about Johnny, come on. I want to get this she's the funniest lady I said Mitzi there and see him. I see him all the time. When I go by there, I want to go once a year or so. It's a good studio. And I just realized that after about three weeks of being there He would come by she loved the women because you know the women all of them got the same impressions but she put

48:58 I want you to work Friday night. Lock the fucking door. On the hill there The house up on Of the house behind the comics store to have a party over there. and the covers thrown on to make the bed. I had a crazy dog. I saw him the other night at the store in the parking lot, Oh, my God. I said, man, you got to see this crazy dude named Sam Kenison. Dave Letteman want to see you on the show.

51:34 Mitzi, after a while, she would get these young cats like David Letterman to be the Andy Kaufman. Right. Crazy Lenny He had a baby Only you could prevent And they got a divorce, so she moved out or something. Another East Coast legend. There's a few of them. Yeah, he was a Long Island legend. They were tough. Comedy Stop. like the Wilbur. got people coming in late.

54:43 I like the club In Chickapee At the In Andover Oh, Fannu Hall? That was a great club. drive all the way to And then you go out to Chickapee. To go box It's gone I'm told Oh and the kids didn't want to Massachusetts. get you in it's interesting but they There's, like, independent shows now. They book you in January. I mean, June will be, what, Friday or Saturday?

57:42 I'm booked all year for this year. But they book your ass. Do you still enjoy the shows, though? That you know The moment He's like Yeah, it's a grind. That's where you actually fly to. do anything outside, you know he's other random stuff sketches and vlogs but uh he was like well he's like well i guess i got a little I cook a bunch of crap. You got to be.

1:00:39 Yeah. Cisco. in the, and they bring it up look at that. I can't believe she threw all that. We bought the house next to us. the road so i whenever free time comes around, we used What about a comedy special? It was horrible. How long ago was this that you filmed it? Oh,000 stomach. Horrible. Did you release it? Yeah, that one was from Showtime. It's all finished.

1:03:34 and posts putting it my stomach came out you better you better take you better take that right No, it never makes any sense. A bunch of liquor on that He wants to lose it while drinking alcohol. A bottle. I don't want that shit he drank. Yeah. You know That's tough Then I drink a little Cabernet Sauvignon. Until the next day. Yeah, there you go. It'd get you ready to go to work.

1:06:24 Good for you. You don't have to fake it. Yeah. I did all I've ever been on Smart dude That's another one that you're on. Yeah. Because he's friends with Aaron and whatnot. Aaron just called him in to do a one-day role. Remember? Yeah, he wanted me to. I said, well, good. He was homeless. Wow. Yeah, yeah. He got the same outfit that I had. He's a director now.

1:09:39 I remember his specials. on my phone he'll say those things i'm like why don't you ask alex He's around. Or someone who maybe is at the house more often. I get, I buy cameras. I'm not there to move but did you feel pressure doing stand-up because this is your dad no actually i didn't want to do I don't know. Buddy, I want your baby, buddy. we went there randomly one night and um so fucking funny that's good that's a good impression

1:13:07 i don't want to i don't care to do that i'm fine and my friends were with me he's like come on he's And then one night we just said, I think I had someone's email from the Laugh Factory and hit him up. We watched it back. And then by the time it was my turn, Henry bombed. No, the camera's up here. Bladder. if i uh from the beginning always want to do stand-up you know kind of like a michael jordan

1:16:10 Blow up, yeah. really think of because people always ask me when i was growing up they'd be like how is it that yeah people would watch it that's the thing yeah could you talk him into doing a new special i gotta get that stomach i gotta get gotta gotta interested in drinking. Or just now i'm good how many years you doing it now i would say i started in 2012 but i i want to say

1:18:19 But now I've been consistent for like three years, Well, it's one of those things where because I don't have to rely on it, You were around when Pryor was in his heyday oh yeah that must just being polite and stuff. Richard want to do another album. So I said, Richard, everything fine? Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. And so I know to go away. he said when do I go on

1:21:16 he'll have his secretary amazing ain't it but robert williams but richard would do like two hours was that a regular thing get too high, And then we moved and he would draw, in a long time. The boy that, I said really I'm scared So then we moved to the main room. This theater down. exactly what I wanted cause I ain't got I did that And I got the women through the roses back at my feet.

1:24:26 And he took Finest. I love you, but you're too damn funny. I had it somewhere in my phone. You know, he's on NBC at 8 o'clock. And, oh, man. I said, damn. Probably 77. And he had Tennis court They don't want to do that because he'd be caught on fire over there. He on fire going to run past the swimming pool. his family Then they say he's going to survive.

1:27:57 You've been borrowed from him for 20 years. in a limousine and a tuxedo on. Sammy? Tuxedo, huh? We also Sammy walk past It was... Hey. He checking me and grabbing my dick. Oh yeah Oh no He bought some Chinese food With a hat on his head with a long He would be up there And he'd go about Oh my God. The island of misfit toys. to buy some eggs They're going to mess up your...

1:31:48 I knew his name. they want to, like they succeeded something. 25 bucks, 50 bucks. and the uh with richard prior boy wow what a wonderful the audience is on every note everything My man, Red. It was amazing. in the oven. on. I worked so hard to be Get his taxes and get his club back. No! so after Sanford and Son You got to pay them. They didn't take it, I had to sell it.

1:36:01 Oh, God. And we don't recognize her. So it was outside, but it was enclosed. I ain't wanna leave Have you ever thought about doing one? he's in a first of all I don't have trouble with Comic club I sell out anywhere I sell out Comic club I don't have trouble You have to do Were you talking about Say if I was in the theater and I'm doing a podcast. That's the son you're in.

1:38:25 but then he was saying if you were doing a podcast kind of like what we're doing right now that's what Yeah. What kind of setup do you have? literally we're watching it literally he's just like oh my look at the head go left and right no was a point in the video uh where he's he's not talking but he's shaking and i thought something brother took it because my brother uses

1:41:08 Oh, Jesus. Oh, my God. What is the video My face hurts It's so goofy Bring him to your place You do a show with him once a week Boom That together with your dad. Just go pick him up. Grab him. Make it real easy. Bring him to your place. Yeah. We got to find a name. I'm trying to tell you. I'm going to do my thing. It's like these muscles are cramped up.

1:42:58 It's nonsense. When you were Yeah that's what I'm saying Probably somewhere out there Yeah. Doing Friday, the Wayne Brothers. about your dad we'll figure it out oh my goodness give your your twitter handle your instagram all I have something like that he might be The John Witherspoon is where your cooking show is at on YouTube. That's it.