Joe Rogan Experience #2110 — Fahim Anwar Transcript

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0:00 Joe Rogan Podcast, check it out! I miss you too. I was. and I see Tony, Tony Hinchcliffe's post. Just zoom by day and then do stand-up out here with like all you guys at night and they're like we don't see why not Have you been to the mothership yet? So I got to do like six shows in that beautiful big room both rooms are great. You know, I like that small one for

2:11 like they're in the middle of both of all three of those rooms. Yo, they just give you all your sets. You know what I mean? What do you can tell you know? Too big? So when it was a movie theater, it was we had to change everything right? And then Louie wanted me to lower the ceiling even more. But it's very interesting. And also Richard, the architect, who was amazing.

4:40 Oh, the tunnel's awesome. They also have to put people's phones in bags, so they pay attention. I don't have to think about other things. Are you good about clearing them? No, no. How do you keep up? You can't. of things who take so much longer. It's fun. When Ari sends me a funny thing, It does and it's like it's made it so It's not even my real signature.

7:57 And then it's your signature. We're going back to Palm Pilot. we've gone full circle a little bit Yo, I used to get fascinated by this one dude I think it's novelty. I bet went at the time. Is that me or you that just dinged? I think it's you. I'm an airplane man. I respect the format He built his own camera and it like it the whole thing is like the dark room,

10:38 Is that how they first started making photos? litter in those places brother too many people visit think about how many people big backpacking hunts where he'll go into the I'm sure there's tons of stuff out there. Hopefully you know what you're doing, You know, I'm obviously just talking out of my ass, but I have been I was like I was snorkeling in Hawaii and you get to see all that marine life down there

13:48 The turtles are residual effective evolution. It's no longer necessary, but we think they're beautiful Of course you did. That's like the most Joe Rogan pet and they were not nearly as ruthless as these fucking turtles. Yeah Tortoises are some estimated to live 100 to 150 years. I think there's sharks. They estimated up to, oh, I'm sorry. There's some fucking turtle that they think it's really old.

16:39 This wasn't happening when I when I came up. Yeah, you ever see alligator snapping turtle. that shit is so gone, you're trusting your grip? you'd be like, oh my god, you Bro, we are so weak. We have cars. A rat for sure. He just grabs it off the wall and it's like Holding onto that wild rat. Word and Applebee's, come on. They get scared, yeah. Coxidysis how do you say that first one coxid?

20:31 ...deosis. Dogs are susceptible to this one. I would imagine. Cats. He is in the liquid or why no fear of cats zero fear of cats their fear of cats completely goes away to the point Instances of toxo are connected to successful soccer teams. How do you know so much about toxo like I'm fascinated by it Enough to indicate that there's probably something going on there that maybe the toxo makes people

23:43 Like a dude I had it the whole time. those lines. Maybe that's good before you hit the stage. Toxo just makes you and they turned into... I think he broke his bones inside when he was a kid. X2. Sure. Well, that's what these companies are struggling with because when it was all just your circle, So like doing podcasts and you do the YouTube special, that's like an arm of it.

26:46 Because the hour long special is kind of for jazz heads. And he kind of, he like, birds eye viewed it for me. but anyway you I need the clips like I need the arm of the clips because And that's kind of how the machine works. I think it just scrapes for buzzwords and just blanket has these suppression on it. And I just post it on a reel because it's like 80% of the way there and I'm just feeding the algo

29:29 Yeah, yeah, so that's all I said. gets you shot a bit? So is it any joke about Hamas or just mentioning Hamas? And then it was just stuck in review forever. I think it's like that for a reason. But only because I had the might of this talent. So I mean, Facebook and Instagram are all the same company, I think it's a really big one. But then when you get people in there that are very politically biased and you get people in there that are socially biased and they only want one perspective being heard and

32:41 I don't like calling it X. It's just fucking... I mean, some of it is disturbing. You could tell your buddy has been on the road for too long like they do a video in a hotel room or something I've entered a phase of my career Make less money but have a good time. It's worth it dude It's the best. I know, but I mean, this is a platform because like I wasn't a Netflix guy.

35:29 Comedy policing itself and just promoting guys who are in the trenches and know what's up not some guy Amazing. He would write a monologue Well, it gets so distilled when that's here, cause like we can talk at length and approximate it. I think comedy has always been popular, And when a comedy fan likes me, But now there's all these ways to circumvent the traditional like Schultz was saying something. It was like

38:49 There's never been more of it. You know because there's all these different levels this guy's like a son Derek It starts with the people that are inspired until now been documented as to how to go about doing the I love when people love things. Just Gaffigan, you would, Louie, you know? I'm like what what do you guys pine for now? like, there's really nothing. That was weird to me that they had no touchstone. He goes, maybe like a clip goes viral or a podcast.

42:02 Yes. Because he didn't become the guy who did the movies. that maybe wouldn't have got a show at NBC or ABC. It was like, what else do you do? Yeah, there's a lot of that. I'll get that after shows some like young comics. Yeah, I do. I've been writing stuff I think that's better. then yeah, sure. Oh, I also got to thank you because, And they wanted me to quit. And it was just very disgraceful me doing this.

45:43 because that was so bad right that So I think after I spoke it into existence on your pod, you know? So then I flew my parents out to New York But in the grand scheme of like entertainment But this was just to give my parents a night out So it was everything I would, I could ever dream of it being and, and I, that's, that Just this format. Because you're a very dedicated and disciplined writer.

48:42 Over time I look at my notes and I just have a bunch of stuff. like the jam in the van was the only venue doing shows. I'm just kind of like reading. So I do like 10 minutes in between acts, just trying stuff out. And then I bring up people doing great sets, you know? Yes, yes. So I do like 10 minutes in between acts, So after the great act goes, I do 10 more minutes

50:15 Yeah, and it mitigates expectations. It took forever. But when- Genuinely sweet guy always has been yeah, he's always good at other comics to hilarious so far hilarious to hang out with the red cloth isn't enough not enough you're now this is the next evolution The bullfighter. Yeah Well, it's just the whole bullfighting thing. I believe you. You know, I'm not doing on concrete. Soft enough, but you're 18.

54:05 It takes a lot of the rotation out. Did I still see your stuff? Well, I'm in jail. So I just like... So how banned were you? Did I still see your stuff? But everybody follows you could see you? but what's funny is like did you used to do this for talent shows and stuff? And I'm like, I did it for the high just call Travolta gay or whatever. that women like?

56:42 It has to be like Michael Jackson or Prince. Lance, yeah, I don't know. for him it's like that movie was it the dark half was that book the Stephen is just pure id and it's dancing and it's candy. And it's so fun. Also as an artist I know, I know. Went up earlier in the night in the OR as me and And then my set's done and Whitney's running late. But I'm as Lance this time and I dance and shit and then I sit on the stool and I'm like

1:00:04 Yeah. I can see that because it's so much fun to do. And then the It's hydromatic. I was a caterpillar. You are lands. That's pretty great. What is what is dude so like to party? Tommy was big for me growing up and then a polo sport was was a hot fragrance I've been doing it more at the store. Would you do that though that that my idea for special? I would. I'll produce it

1:03:17 Well, you can do both though. He wants me in action movies. And how I came up with this song, You can get shit on so like luckily Lance happened after I was really established in the comedy store Is it Dark half? harder sell than if you have no history as a traditional comic yet like it I will feed Lance for sure. Lance is going to go on i think it's gonna go on this is gonna be sort of

1:06:06 we don't put that same scrutiny on someone try and stand up for the first So this kid McCone, he directed it. dismay. So Lance closes up so it'd be me to close this guy. Oh, he opens. He opens with his corny songs, right? You're like, you know what I don't fucking think like get my Eddie Murphy on yeah my party all the time Now the whole world's gonna know, yes.

1:08:58 I don't want people to know when it's coming. You were like one of the first comics and took a chance moved out here. Thanks man I always say that this is my girl wants to party all the time. Rick James, remember? Give me some vaunt, give me some vaunt. Yes, but we can't play music anymore. and just cut out the music chunks I don't know the rulings on stuff.

1:11:00 He did one or how many specials? But he doesn't want to, so whatever. and is great at sketch like that too. It's one of the few times that it's been appointment viewing for SNL, you know? My favorite from there when he was on is that limu-imu sketch. or something. you could never do any of what they were doing. Oh man, I loved in Living Color. where they had in Living Color on during halftime.

1:13:47 It's crazy. This is your mocking a bird victim. I know on TV I did like a small guest star on Gerard's show when it was on NBC, that Carmichael show. What? I forget who he's talking to when he's explaining this. okay, this is almost hack at this point. I don't want to do this. I'm kind of like that when it comes to like terrorist shit, you know? So if I was trying to be an actor, right then sometimes you're stuck doing

1:16:55 It's a weird one. Yeah, he's all in. He's got Robert Alford. OK. Yeah, I love Wesley Snipes. He's in that. Is that the latest one? No, he's he was in the first one Yeah, and then she's like no, I don't want to watch it like a puppy gets hurt To that part right I'd be like no the puppy lives in this version just past the puppy part You're like, babe, wake up, come on.

1:20:00 and we had a fitness challenge and I just stayed on the elliptical machine watching Brain take me away brainless for two hours. Oh, there's a place for that. Yeah, Oppenheimer Yeah. of being a great scientist is that you had like groupies, Hmm like guys who are really good pool players I would. with a certain thing. and so it delays your life a few years.

1:22:53 Only in the last couple of years have I felt kind of comfortable in this as a profession Yeah. It's so good Ethan Hawke. That's yeah, Uma Thurman. I think yes? It's one of my favorite movies. I watched a little bit of it. It's so good. Ethan Hawke. Wait, that's, yes. No, I watched all of that. So good, man. They're like janitors and stuff. Because he's doing what's not supposed to be happening. You know Jesus

1:25:34 and then he said bitches ain't shit I never said that I never fucking say that really said that, that's so insane. He was insanely good seen so many great heavyweights. Can you please show me some of the Cleveland Big Cat Williams Muhammad Ali highlights? They don't exist, man. with a jab pops him with a hook and now Cleveland's befuddled right because now

1:29:16 but none of them fight like this fucking guy. He's not hitting me with one knockout punch, but he's hitting me 150 times in the face. And he's hitting me in a way that I can't hit him back. Look This guy that you see here in 67 he stopped training when he came back and and fought after that And then you got Tyson in the 80s. Yeah, well, then he was out of his prime two for a bit, right? Yep

1:31:27 Okay. So a lot of people said that it was a phantom punch, There it is. Is that it? Here it is, here it is right here. So they're not deciding yet whether or not the fight is stopped and now Ali is fucking tea and off on him He was so scary and he was so scary, Are they legit nutty like that, or is this partly PR for the fight? he just put it in his in his coat pocket. Oh, I

1:35:16 he would constantly talk shit at every press conference Oh, I'm sure. He goes, no, Viet Cong ever did shit to me. And he was right. These are just wars, right? we, at the time, I think I think collectively there was a lot of but It's a great song and it's so, it's right. on a like pop scale for rap, do you know Russ at all? There's and now there's emo rap, there's-

1:39:43 So that's just kind of interesting, I was like, oh, yeah, it's not a third base What's interesting is that dude eventually went on That's impressive though, that's an impressive flat top. It's a the flat top? I believe he kept the flat top, even when he hosted the show. Oh yeah, yeah. He needed the vouch. He needed to have the skill set that he has right because before him

1:41:42 Dude jump around to this day. Oh, oh, just hearing, just hearing you know it immediately. Shut up. Yeah. Amazon and YouTube as well as on Spotify. That's pretty great. That's awesome these different YouTube pages. And it's wider distribution is good and it's just like, look, people get attached to certain So I get if they didn't wanna switch over I mean, the amount of audiobooks available

1:44:33 And that was really eye-opening to me too. I fucked up a couple of times. So if you dedicate yourself to it and try to figure out It's free. And also I think just in the standup space, Cause then they feel closer to use a performer, you know? Like no one's telling Daniel DeLuis to live tweet. Well, there's certain actors that are on the fringes, right?

1:47:03 How crazy. I look great. I'm oiled up. What are the odds? Yeah, you know some shit like that. Oh, you guys are here? How crazy. I look great. I get it. are you funny and are you fun? You don't have to be chosen and also like who better than other comedians to know what's what in the field. Right. We don't have any agenda. We're in the It's crumbling.

1:48:45 Because like the blueprint is different now. Like these Hollywood opportunities don't help me as a Yes. Exactly. Also you have to- I'm deep. When I know that it's inevitable Like, all right, I'll do shoes now. I don't have talk so anymore. I'm afraid I'm gonna be sitting in my office watching movies instead of doing shit that I should be doing I mean not anymore for you, but like you're next to the laboratory. You're like, oh, yeah

1:52:46 what if the plane was see-through or something? have been hit by shit bricks. and it landed on some people? That Dave Matthews it remember that story when they dropped a bunch of shit like from the tour bus and it landed on some people Drenching passengers on a boat tour with 800 pounds of human poop no one died that day, but many wish they had Well, just bad timing.

1:55:19 better when you find out it's a Dave Matthews though because you just think Will never drove a bus for the band again He's great in every other regard. Reading the thing about the planes, I've never even thought of this and this is disgusting. It's a mini Fukushima. They recycle it. You wanna hear something crazy. They took cargo boats and for the UN

1:58:19 Whoops we had a theory which is what's a lot of this like climate change speculation is all about whoops Yeah, when these crazy fuckers are talking about spraying things in the sky to cool That is the fucking last thing you want. This is not bad if he gets a little warmer. It's not as good, but we're gonna be okay The Apple Watch is kind of like the Prius of watches. Like people can't tell if you're rich or poor.

2:00:56 It's a little bit more like I'm a robot. I should have waited. does it last, and what if it breaks, and what if Russia it last? What if it breaks and what if Russia hacks it? Neurological electronic toxo. What what is the promise of Neurolink? They're fast. Jamie Oseka? Because the only way that this has been announced that it works is just Elon's tweet.

2:03:40 Does he come by the club a lot? It's like that was when there was nothing to do. Well I got to You know because like It smells like a boat that thinks America. Yeah, and then Chappelle you showed him the car You know, the show is amazing. It's fun. I was just going to be forgotten, you know, but you're like, Paheem, get in. And I just thought like, man, if I died in this car,

2:06:39 But that was such a fun experience. when I was doing stand-up out here is the thirst like how many guys had COVID? Unless you're insane a terrible disease. that people get infected. And I almost look at those as like 15 I hope it's 14 Good for him. What was the advice? I always feel like it's like mining. Over 50 holy shit dude, I don't know how they classify them. Bro. That's crazy. There's 50 variants

2:11:51 and you engineer it to make it so that it works on humans. For those unfamiliar with gain and function research, it essentially means juicing up naturally The practice is nothing new. Is this a thing where because you can do it you do it because you can get funding because that's what you studied in school I am science and that's what we went Right like guys. It's not the batwing soup and now he's vindicated like yes. I told you I can continue eating this soup

2:14:23 fucking thatch huts that tongue is slicing you and just ripping people's legs apart in front of their I ate a few different things. Alive. Oh, ha. Two worms. I love that show by the way. It takes the actors have to be in line They would come stumbling in like barely awake at like nine in the morning when we're all there. They had just finished, you know, and some

2:17:30 You're great at it. Like you're sick and dogs on people on television and making them eat animal dicks. Well they didn't know who was going to host it. So they chose me so that I think it works better. It worked out That's a giant fucking angry animal that doesn't want you on its back I guess I have a fucking mind too, but he's Real athlete like he held his breath underwater while swimming for like two fucking minutes or three minutes

2:20:31 which really freaks you out when you get in there. was the grand prize for these things depend on the show I mean in some shows Yeah, they ate zero dick and they get 16. we came back and did it six more I think it might have been actually mule jizz. I was that was the cheapest stuff. That's the budget mule juice. And they're like, NBC signed off on it.

2:23:23 I was like, let's go. What's jizz? I think in other countries they did play it. That's why it's still available on YouTube We do that a lot. You but the UFC thing was that that was the craziest because I was into the UFC when it was in So I started working for them in 97 UFC 12 and Dothan, Alabama What was their venture? at the peak of condition just warriors the best in the world and we see them

2:27:32 I'm not interested fighting anyone can wrap their head around what's going on It's just universal. It's so simple fighting, you know? It's also such a dangerous game, man. George S. Pierre. and fit, still constantly trains martial arts, comes to Austin all the He figured it out. But for every one of George St. Pierre there's guys that leave and you can tell they're slow

2:30:12 It's just such a brutal, brutal way to make a living. You'll see in a few years, you'll see. These could go back you really love it. You really love stealing cars though. Yeah, some people do remember that movie with The whole movie is just like a love affair. I love this poster. Yeah, it's great. Who's the other dude? Is that ice man? The toothpick come on

2:32:34 Do you know what you're doing man? Yeah, bro. I must steal his Porsche. Oh shit. Is he gonna use it? So Charlie Sheen's going to cut that. Oh, shit. Tempton Carly Charlie Sheen car movie how many you got another one came up It was the year before. You know he was in a one good movie that people sleep on. It was a science It's like it doesn't get the credit it deserves.

2:35:41 Right, right, right. What's in contention, you think? That's not like... it's a fun movie but as far as movies you'd say you have to see this movie like the original alien Ridley Scott And we're back. No, that was after her. a really good one was it was the last one there was Prometheus and then the Almost. I'm sold. The thing about it is though Tom skirt. Yeah, he played the captain. That's it's a crazy-ass fucking movie man. That's a good movie

2:40:05 That's what's that movie, The Last of Us, is based on? and they could never get it right. Like The Last of Us is phenomenal. It'd be hard to do anywhere else. There was Mortal Kombat. Mario Brothers, Dragon's Lair was a game Like you've made the right choices, it would do the right thing and the character would do the right thing do it you'd this little video would play out. is it kind of Prince of Persia II that's like you know dragons and knights and

2:42:57 You controlled it a lot like Dragon Slayer. That's how it worked. Got paid by for tonight. They used my dancing in a emote really and they paid me they paid me like five grand It will give you five grand. Yeah, that's me. You needed me as the source. Remember that- The little kid? Mm-hmm, yeah. and they stole it well they probably patched it up and played nice and

2:45:53 Yeah. cute girl dancing on tiktok and that's used to have to be able to sing and because like when I got into comedy and like fame was a byproduct but I think with younger people Yeah. You're better off just concentrating on what you love to do and just try to get good at it. Yeah. They're just being alive. And if you edit it correctly, we do a nice fast, fast keep my attention span moving you can suck me in for years. Yeah, you forget editing is such a strong

2:49:23 You have to use a certain type of But in the the these Instagram videos sideways videos But find a way. There's another pathway. There's got to be something else that a lot of people with people swiping their thumb and watching something else. I love it. I'm just very happy, especially after doing that last special. It's hard to get over here. Yeah, but I love them and I know what it was rooted in it was just rooted in their offspring wanting of course

2:52:41 Right, they didn't work as hard as everybody else did. They just didn't try as hard. Because indulging is fun. It was a means to an end. Yeah, and when you pursue something and It's such a weird feeling. I always learn the most you got so much sharper. It sucks, but you either get better or you quit Just bad comedians when he's out of his fucking mind clearly

2:55:40 so you don't let them drift off. And then you try to do a joke and they go no you're a monster dude Yeah, it's basically like having road rage like you're in the car. Shut the fuck up Right. But then there's some people that you just have to address. You have to get rid like, oh, they've been perceiving the whole situation wrong. Yeah, it's fun to educate sometimes well some people just they're drunk

2:58:00 people out that are disrupting the show. Does it happen still? Yeah, it's happened. It happens. What's that like? But either way, the lady went into a cajole. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Experiences where they're interacting with interdimensional beings. They're in empty apartment buildings and space and shit weird stuff just like, interacting with space beings, shit. Yeah. I remember when he was going through a phase

3:00:57 Like control right you had a bad mushroom trip. Yeah, cuz you like control well in dude you okay bro do you have an eagle feather in your hair cuz I'll kill The what that's the active ingredient. I saw a guy take a hit from a DMT pen at a party Like it's a hit off of a vape pen. Why why would that be something your brain makes? I've never done it that way, but I have done what they call holotropic breathing.

3:03:55 interacting with beings and interacting with angels and interacting with devils and But your brain makes the most potent psychedelic drug known to man It's but, yeah. I'm bad at remembering dreams. I'm so jealous some people just have super memories like that. They definitely do with some things lines very easily, I'm so jealous of. Oh yeah. You know, because what a leg up you

3:06:33 This trait drives her to advocate for more funding for brain research. It's it's a complicated little thing to remember. What's process is different to how to retain that, just going over it. No. And I heard he runs while he does his lines But I mean the guy who invented the fucking bomb Thank you so much. and always the comedy store. Vishnu is trying to persuade the prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form

3:09:50 Yeah, it probably is already in a song.