Joe Rogan tackled several controversial topics in the most provocative way possible during his new Netflix stand-up special Burn the Boats, which aired on Saturday.
The 56-year-old comedian and podcaster criticized COVID vaccines and took aim at transgender and gay people during his first comedy special in six years.
Rogan, who has been known to take a conservative view on such topics on his podcast, joked about how the public responded to the COVID vaccines.
“Before COVID, I would have told you that vaccines are the most important invention in human history. After COVID, I’m like, ‘I don’t think we went to the moon. I think Michelle Obama’s got a dick. I think Pizzagate is real. I think there’s direct energy weapons in Antarctica,’ ” he said.
After the audience laughed, Rogan added: “I’m just kidding — I don’t think Michelle Obama’s got a dick, but I believe all of that other sh-t.”
Rogan confessed to his audience at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, Texas, that he “might have” played a part in spreading vaccine misinformation, but it doesn’t bother him in the slightest.
“Here’s my take on that, sincerely: If you’re getting your vaccine advice from me, is that really my fault?” he said. “That’s not my job, kids. I’m a professional sh-t-talker. Some of the things I say make sense. A lot of them don’t. It’s up to you to figure out what’s what. That’s the fun part.”
Moving on to the topic of trans people, the comedian shared his thoughts that America has become too accepting.
“I just want to be real clear. I believe in trans people,” he said. “Because I think the world is strange and nature is strange, and nature can throw you a curveball and you believe you’re in the wrong body. And I fully support your right as an adult to do whatever you want that makes you happy. I believe in freedom, and I believe in love. But I also believe in crazy people.”
“I’m open-minded. I just want to know what happened,” he continued. “It’s almost like a pervert wizard waved a magic spell on the whole world. ‘With a wave of this wand, you can walk into the women’s locker room with a hard cock, and anybody who complains is a Nazi. Abracadabra!’ And it just works!’
Rogan added: “And everyone just accepts this new reality, and it’s f–king weird. I just think we need standards. You can’t just put lipstick on and now you can sh-t in the women’s room!”
The former host of Fear Factor also mocked gay men, saying, “I think about gay men the same way I think about mountain lions: I’m happy they’re real, but I don’t want to be surrounded by them. They’re a bunch of dudes who f-ck dudes. I don’t like my chances, OK? They’re not unicorns — they’re just men who f-ck men.”
Rogan said that he’s “not even remotely homophobic,” adding, “I’m the opposite. I wish I was gay.”
Aside from Burn the Boats, Rogan has two other comedy specials on Netflix, Joe Rogan: Strange Times (2018) and Joe Rogan: Triggered (2016).
In recent years, Rogan has been best known for his popular podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, which has drawn criticism and controversy for his COVID-19 misinformation and anti-vaccine statements.
Rogan has faced backlash over anti-vaccine statements, commentary on trans people, and his use of the N-word in older episodes of his podcast.
Burn the Boats is now streaming on Netflix.
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