#2276 - Felipe Esparza
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How did Felipe Esparza start in comedy?
Just get a refresh.
Yeah, and you pass by and you see, oh, that's, man.
Arsenio Hall. That's Elaine Boosler. Right.
OG right there. Right, right, right. You're like, what? Right. I used to see her at Dodger Stadium when I was working at Dodger Stadium. And I would ask her for advice. And she was just, you know, like, every comeback back then, just keep writing. She was a funny comic, man.
She was a funny comic. Who's that lady that was on Curb Your Enthusiasm? She's very funny, too. Old school comic. God damn it. I'm very embarrassed that I forgot her name. She hasn't done comedy in a long time. Look that up. Susie? Yes, Suzy Essman. Oh, Suzy Essman did a stand-up? Yes. Oh, she was great. She was really funny. I middled for her once in, like, fucking 1989 or some shit. Way back in the day, my friend.
William Middleford, that lady? Wow.
What is the impact of cocaine on comedy and culture?
Yeah. Yeah. Someplace on Long Island. It might have been like Governors or something like that. I do not remember, but I remember she was very nice. She was very funny, very nice, very encouraging, which is the best, man. When you get to work with someone that you see on television and you're just like starting out and they're nice to you, that's so valuable.
I can't believe it. There she is.
Suzy Espin.
There she is. Whoa. She looks like Elaine from Seinfeld.
Yeah, similar.
But that's the haircut back then, huh?
Yeah, well, they all had crazy hair. Everybody lost their mind in the 80s.
Ali Lieberman?
Yeah, they all lost their mind back then. Because from the 70s to the 80s, nobody knew how to dress. They did crazy shit with their hair.
She's going over her set.
Yeah, they would all tease their hair out. It was crazy. It was like a big hair thing. I think it was when people started doing cocaine. That's what I think. I think it was the 80s. It was Miami Vice and cocaine. Everybody lost their mind. They lost their fashion sense. People started to wear wacky clothes. Cars started looking like shit. Yeah, man. The Saab. Pinto. Bro, cars just started looking like shit. I mean, if you want an objective analysis of what happens to a society when they remove marijuana and mushrooms and then they bring in cocaine, it's like, hey, you know what?
It's called a Ford Fiesta. Yeah.
Because we were Fiesta yesterday. But cocaine brought us Sam Kinison, too, though. Cocaine's done some good. You think he did a lot, a lot, a lot? No, no. I think it's terrible for everybody who does it. But I do think that there's moments of inspired creativity from all kinds of substances, especially that rock and roll cocaine that they used to get, where it was just real, pure cocaine. It wasn't stepped on. It didn't have amphetamines and fentanyl in it and all kinds of other shit.
Good shit. None of the stuff you buy like in Grand Rapids, Iowa.
And I should say this as a person who's never tried cocaine. Never? Never. Don't be lying. No, I would not lie. Never? No, never. No, I got real lucky. When I was in high school, I had a buddy of mine and his cousin started selling it. And he was a great guy. And I watched this dude kind of like shrink into himself and lost a ton of weight.
Which comedians have made a lasting impact on Joe Rogan?
And him and his girlfriend, they had this attic apartment. And they would just hang out and do coke and sell coke. And they would just watch TV and do coke. Wow. It was like they got bit by a vampire, man.
It scared the shit out of me. I was afraid of cocaine, man. Because when I started stand-up, I started stand-up in 94, 93, at an open mic. And I was clean. I was sober. I was in rehab. and I wanted to be a comedian. So I went to a library to learn about writing, Jean Perrette, comedy writing, step-by-step. Another book called How to Write Funny, Be Funny, and Make Money Being Funny.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How did Felipe Esparza start in comedy?
0:45–1:38
2
What is the impact of cocaine on comedy and culture?
1:38–3:57
3
Which comedians have made a lasting impact on Joe Rogan?
3:57–9:51
4
How did Joe Rogan and Felipe Esparza discuss iconic comedy shows?
9:51–17:47
5
How do comedians deal with strange advice from managers?
17:47–28:55
6
What roles do nostalgia and history play in Felipe Esparza's comedy?
28:55–40:28
7
What are Joe Rogan's thoughts on the evolution of media and entertainment?
40:28–55:23
8
How does Joe Rogan address the issue of pollution and health hazards?
55:23–2:43:51