Joe Rogan Experience #1524 — Ron Funches Transcript

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0:00 hello ron hello joe how are you i'm good man you're good you got double water bottles one That's the harder. he's maintained and looks fucking amazing and took it to the next level fella yeah at one point in That is crazy. Shredded with inspiration. Yeah, yeah. yeah i like how i feel i like the compliments you Yeah. I like how I feel. I like the compliments.

2:51 Yeah, that helps, helps right it really does yeah the positive feedback and positive energy that's one thing that i like about what you do you are very positive like you're you're very warm and But like, I think I choose to support my friends. Oh, I mean, cause we all like, you know, I do so many wonderful things. Well, we're all stalled right now, unfortunately, because we can't work.

4:57 So 14, man, you're cooking. And she was just eating it, just eating shit up there. Yeah. You've got to promote something when we introduce you. the best out of so far i've seen is andrew schultz andrew schultz has adapted the best because he's really figured out a whole new kind of a format. Yeah. But if you're forced to compete in that internet realm,

8:04 you're like, ugh, I want that, that's fuel man that's the key is like how you harness When I was a very young comic, I would read Patton Oswalt's The Spew. I didn't like other people's comedy I've stopped enjoying comedy Well, you see, a lot of people people once you see them start succeeding a bit the way they put that together but that was or trying to that but i'm going like oh fuck i gotta raise my game yeah well that was one of

10:58 and taking deep breaths. on these main room shows you know like oh they're putting me on here because they also think i'm They have now figured out I'm good. or something It's like the camaraderie of the store. Yeah, just have some fun. Yeah. Yeah, someone who's not getting their fill and hurt thinking like you know what man i'm just gonna buckle down work out a lot right you know come

14:31 They just can't stay open. Become a lawyer. but after that I was like, you know, I just kind of have to adapt and I'm like, for people to come and when all this stuff happened, you know just like in business it is good to diversify because voice acting is saving my fucking life He loves it. I'm like, what? He has his own big-ass production studio, They'll be wearing masks, and they'll be socially distanced.

18:24 Good ventilation. Every other fucking state in the entire union, you can go to a barbershop. to flee. That's part of what's going on And when things go south, when natural disasters or what we're dealing with with COVID, things along those lines, it's just a bad place to be, man. I love the energy of the city everything happening moving man. Yeah, I don't need that. I got a lot of energy

19:52 why I like where I live in the Valley. going into a thing doing my job and then leaving that there yeah coming back home yeah that's how i always felt about hollywood like i lived in north hollywood when i first got here and i just or hanging out at all. I don't give a fuck about, Nobody gives a fuck. You don't have to be one of the, you know, one of the people that parties and drinks.

22:07 you do you just accept it it's just how it is it's a beautiful thing really it's like that the the art form of comedy we all know how hard it is to get to that 14 year spot like you're at and you oh man i gotta do this set at midnight and then i got a meeting at noon how am i gonna do and i'll You get a chance to come down and not have anybody talk to you.

23:41 You can't just be all about it. He was an artist. general way and they're lying to you it just starts falling apart and it starts showing in Look, there's a lot of examples of that, even successful ones. He's still got to do that weird sort of thing that he did when he was 20. can't just be yourself yes yeah which is one point when you know that's why i'm learning as you get

26:52 and then was so bad afterwards. Like, this is marriage. drunk drive and he's like we're gonna drink and we're gonna drive and we're gonna pull it off you Really interesting. And, like, we're excited to see you. and the comedy store and my shows on the road. And you do it at the house? In the yard or something, or inside? Well, that's okay. Do you take CBD at all?

30:14 Mm-hmm. But I took CBD. Yeah, my trainer hates that but yeah All came out of Holland. here in california for sure but it's just the vibe it's just the lack of anyone ever being like oh Well, where I'm going in Texas, you still mean Austin. I think people should be able to do whatever they want. I miss I used to go to my wrestling shows with my friends and my buddies.

34:14 New Zealand had over 100 days with zero cases, and then they just got a, I think it was four or something like that? Sneaky fucks. people and so many of them have different symptoms i know people that got it and they just got a mild He was wrecked. Do you take vitamin D? Oh, one of those things. It helps build muscle. What kind of protein drink are you drinking in that thing?

36:54 I have zero problems with it digestion-wise. form of protein in terms of plant protein the two best um i find plant proteins or pea proteins And then I have a shake and I go, ooh, I'm having shake and cake for breakfast. Yeah. Nice. goes off and i just want to eat that whole thing that abstain do you miss traveling i do yeah for their significant others.

39:53 But they're at the airport a lot, and I would go, oh, that's PDX. play some instrumental music and i'll just write about what i'm scared about what i'm writing about my son or i'm scared about covid or i'm scared about this or you know the more specific i can get about what exactly i'm scared completely joke some other other left field joke will just pop in it'll be fully formed set up

42:38 like especially comics. And whether or not the muse is real, if you do the work, it acts as if it's real. So just don't break your fucking rules. I lead, even if I don't know where I'm fucking going. I, She's my name's Melanie. You know? and just like her belief in me and and drive for me have always been there like i never ever feel like she's ever sold me short

46:05 You almost have comics have faith in you this commercial that reached out to me and they wanted me to play a roach bad I'd rather just give you the money talking head shows like you're doing your part and I don't you're fucking back and then my manager chandra she took over 10 plus years ago or more might be more than 10 years ago now and uh they're just the best in terms of

49:01 this is unrelatable to some people that are listening to this but i think that way with everything and maybe you don't have a manager for whatever your goal is in life dope ass comedy I could use a buddy. That would be fun. Bobby Lee's so wild. I just and I was like And he halfway does. he's just a prankster an excuse I mean he is is criminal his pants down and his dick tucked in between his legs it's like the like that's bobby lee

52:52 Just sit around doing 10 minute little meditation. And when I get up in the morning, you know, That was like part of his rules. what are you doing like i want a hundred lives i want to live a hundred separate lives so i could games with people and but it took me a long time to decide to do it because i was like oh once i do It's pretty nice. Yeah. you start your day this way do you go to a place like quiet place in your house where no one's

56:08 oh no yeah they're not doing well there's a trap that some people get in that fight She got dressed with her friend. Oh, wow. Well, let me show you a picture of her. Oh, way. we got married we got engaged And obviously that didn't work out too well. We'd go to fucking wherever. even you know when he was with his mom i would be worried you know but with her i know she's got him

59:21 gonna be one of the first in line for a vaccine? Are you going to wait it out? I got to wait in the middle. But I just remember the day that we got my son his first vaccine vaccinations and he had been developing normally and just been chill and been talking and doing all the things pretty normally. I know how adamant the people that make vaccines are that vaccines don't cause autism,

1:01:19 never say that but i will just tell you that story yeah the the thing is if that story if that was Absolutely. before we didn't understand it before I mean the first I even heard of autism actually sit there and they go like okay you know he's getting a certificate but you know this isn't a even if it's just life classes or whatever. I mean, just the constant therapies that he's been in.

1:04:48 take them on different outings. Fuck Hollywood. song and just say their line them be exposed to different things just to put it into perspective just how fortunate we are and Yeah. apart the the love that you have for your family and your friends that's what's important yeah eating each other. So there's all this chaos It's fucking nuts, but then it's overwhelming

1:08:38 turn why like i've seen what we see in that social media of us eating each other and going at each I'm an old school Quake guy. But I'm saying for a lot of people that waste, I like streaming and I like playing games, that to me i was um when when the whole ge Floyd thing was happening and Breonna Taylor was happening. you know, You give a shit about me.

1:11:21 you know you're a person who talks so you should be discussing these things yeah you're a public figure so you should you should lend your voice because they think you And like that shows his character, like through all this, he's maintained his sense of humor and his perspective. not have a good time tonight but i will yeah sometimes you have to right you have to go

1:13:24 We see bits of it all the time right yeah in business And he's like, click, and he just disconnects. That's bananas. So many businesses have a vested interest in China and keeping relationships with China. I think they own Fortnite now. in a way it is it is it is, right? It is. I'm a little busy. be a comedian basically, though. That's the lady There's many things that are viral that I understand.

1:16:52 what i saw that that's why i was like because i looked her up and i go oh i don't know who that First book, A Hundred Tricks to Appear, Smart and Meetings, was published in 2016. Somebody told me Seth Meyers' Netflix special was very good. So there you go. I just want to see Sam Jay's. Yeah, she's a writer for SNL. Oh, there she is. getting people to watch the streaming online comedy central specials it's just not the same

1:18:55 So your special that you did for Comedy Central, they geo-blocked that? Yeah. and more shenanigans. And I'd be like, she's just saying the words with her lips while he talks. They love it. then they went up to like 1200 real quick yeah so i was like that's that's out of my covid price Oh, Jesus. Put those on this comedy store stage. Right, but I'll care.

1:22:06 Want to do it now? He is a clandestine chemist, an audio engineering clandestine chemist. Only in two years, he produced no less than 500 grams of LSD, accounting to a little more than 5 million doses. Yeah, that's what they say. The Phil Spector case is one of the creepiest Hollywood cases ever. kind of hide those people right they don't i've always hung out with as long as i've done comedy

1:24:47 No, never. It never felt at home at all. You just sit down someplace and you just start playing the piano? They think you're cool. It's a little... You could tell I was blanking. Yeah. Bam. It's a classic. I was like, this is a rape movie. You ever seen The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel? That's just funny hearing that you watch that show, because I don't think anybody would think that you would watch that show why is that

1:28:13 fucking show though right She's such an amazing actor. Yeah. Well, it's a Tina Fey show to that too that lady she figures shit out she sure does so um of getting the house and then we end up i have had my house for two years now i fucking love it I wasn't trusting anyone Many people talk about this. You know, what, I was chasing things just for money, you know?

1:32:24 So you just realized, was it like you were sitting at home? Like some people still don't have their shit together, no matter how much money they have. of gives me the motivation for it. You know know like my whole life has been motivation for every other step i take you know like i came from just i've talked to about this who's just done it through diet and exercise so you have a and she's

1:35:00 You know, where a lot of times people would throw up and they'd be like, okay, well, that was enough for today. but what I said the beginning of this podcast you've done one of the most You got to get it done. do than to not eat. were a guy who didn't exercise and now you're a guy that exercises. comedy because i just mostly because i'm used to i go i know where it comes from and i had that in

1:37:36 and I'm glad everything I wouldn't that my brain has this requirement to burn off this energy. But if I work out every day, I'm the nicest person. hours whereas what I consider real work is getting yourself better exercising reading meditating to I could do that. If you just started just left foot, right foot, left foot, right foot, just do whatever you know it you it doesn't matter where you start did you go all in right from the jump

1:41:13 You know, I thought, oh, I'm paying you. I went to like and then came back and got it you know i just don't want to do that i don't want to i can't physically go scuba diving they clown college? Like, what do you do? Like, was this because you want to go full David Arquette? Getting hit in the head with light bulbs and shit. I would still be pushing myself up off of things, and my trainer would be like,

1:44:17 It would be like, okay, let me throw my body around. so they made us do like 375 squats. Anybody tells me they need like a gym to work out, I'm like, listen to me. No. And then you push up and come back up to here. Yeah, especially when I was on the road and couldn't find I need to get some kettlebells I don't know. But I need to get some bigger weights for sure.

1:47:01 Well, yeah, see. What could I get him? The longevity. You know? I love the energy that you put out. You know, and you have a big smile. and now that i do what i literally do what I want to do for my life, I know my passions. me too yes yes it's it's It's just about maintaining that positive mentality. It's like a little seed you give them and it grows inside of their body.

1:50:18 place i started from scratch i started doing jujitsu. I lost weight. I got a way better job. Now I have a family, You see someone like Kevin Hart and you go, that guy's an alien. You will find your fucking groove. it's just putting in the work and then I had somehow Look, you can tell, text message the other day from my ex-wife sister just being I don't know what that's like.

1:53:46 I know I won you can learn a lot from other statement that they made 10 15 20 years ago and if someone's an asshole today, that's fine. I've seen it in my friends and they pulled their shit together bitterness and the anger i understand it all i get it i mean this is a fucked up time it's a fucked up time where be like we'll be better because we'll recognize like hey man this could all go away now we know it can all go away yeah just learning to um myself to respect the

1:57:32 the houston improv but i was like man i can't catch covid i gotta get out of here i did you i'm healthy and that's fine but i give it to someone and they give it to their grandma and their grandma dies because they went There is no cure. to develop enough hospital beds We're going to have to get back to work and get back to life. Well, if they don't have a disease prevention, if there's no way other than keeping your

2:00:18 It's interesting. When you went to Japan for two weeks, was it COVID or no COVID? But especially if you because people consider the size of Japan that it's not like super populated Sent me this article explaining all the things Japan did. patterns of like they're just the what they accept or what they expect rather from society from I want to go to a lot of places I've never been that I've just seen in videos.

2:02:48 Everybody that I'm friends with that went there, they're like, bro, they're like, this civilization that's so far more sophisticated in their structures like How are they doing this? Over here in America, we do a lot of wild shit, That's why jazz is created here. You've got to kind of have chaos, but you've also kind of got to have some discipline too that's why i think that's

2:05:16 Thousands of people march down the street saying, Such a conundrum. I love the concept of, you know, I'm the grandchild of immigrants. Yeah. but it's also um there's a beauty that people don't see i think that a lot of there's a lot of just want to continue to be a part of this lifestyle and we want to succeed and have our own freedoms like you we're not trying to then take over and now white people are slaves it's

2:08:11 many musicians so many so many artists so so i mean that's the crazy thing about art right like for growth. a unique moment to make things better this is a unique moment to take a stand I choose to look at those positives because police brutality is not a new subject. And I love that. That's true progress. She's pretty safe. Even the name, Getting Better.

2:11:21 Great guests. Chris Sides' company called Hoops Oh, you have a game show on Quibi? Thank you.