Comedian and podcaster Joe Rogan made a bold return to stand-up comedy with his latest Netflix special, “Burn the Boats,” which aired live on Saturday night.
The special, recorded at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, marks Rogan’s first stand-up performance in six years, following his last special, “Strange Times.”
Rogan’s routine was as provocative as ever, touching on familiar topics from his popular podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience.”
He jokingly suggested that Michelle Obama might be hiding something between her legs allegedly a third leg, stating, “I think Michelle Obama’s got a d—k.” While he later clarified that he was joking about Michelle Obama’s gender identity, he said he believes “all of that other sh-t.”
He wasted no time diving into the contentious topic of COVID vaccines, expressing skepticism that resonates with many Americans who feel disillusioned by the pandemic narrative pushed by mainstream media and health authorities.
“COVID was just so strange,” Rogan said. “And we lost a lot of people during COVID, and most of them are still alive. There’s a lot of people that I don’t fuck with anymore.”
“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,’” he added.
Rogan didn’t stop there. He controversially asserted that “Pizzagate is real” — a term used to describe an alleged child trafficking ring involving high-profile Democrats.
During the live special, Rogan also made a humorous comment about the possibility of dying from COVID-19.
In 2021, Rogan announced he had to move his comedy tour schedule around because he came down with COVID. He said he was “feeling weary” and developed a fever and headache overnight.
“So we threw the kitchen sink at it, all kinds of meds,” Rogan said in a video post to his Instagram page.
Rogan said he recovered in three days after taking monoclonal antibodies, Ivermectin, Z-pak, prednisone, and an IV vitamin drip.
“The funniest way for me to die is if I die from COVID,” he said during the live comedy. “Don’t think I didn’t think it. When I got COVID, the first thought I had was like, ‘Oh, my God, you better not die. I talk so much shit. I talk so much shit.’ If I die from COVID, the memes would never end.”
According to Evie Magazine, Rogan made a series of jokes about “pregnant men” and critiqued the rapid acceptance of trans ideologies in the U.S. “I’m open-minded,” he said, “I just want to know what happened. 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! And everyone accepts this is the new reality, and it’s f*cking weird.”
The magazine added, “Rogan then addressed the gay community, stating, ‘I don’t hate anybody. I love everyone. And I love gay men. But 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 fck dudes. I don’t like my chances, OK? They’re not unicorns — they’re just men who fck men. And every man who’s ever lived is a shifty cum salesman, OK? 100%. Especially the ones who say they’re not.’”