Joe Rogan Experience #2188 - Adam Ray

Adam Ray recaps the Kill Tony arena shows at Madison Square Garden, including surprise appearances and his Dr. Phil bit that has become a fan favorite. He and Rogan dig into the modern comedy boom, Andrew Dice Clay's underrated artistry, and the terror and reward of doing live specials. The conversation wanders through pool obsession, Earl Strickland impressions, Adam's documentary about a paralyzed athlete named Doug, and a long riff on fur versus leather. They close with tangents on video games, hurricanes, Florida swingers, Legionnaires' disease, school bullying, and AI parody.

• Adam pitched Tony Hinchcliffe on bringing the Dr. Phil advice character to Kill Tony, and Tony immediately agreed.
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• Adam brought both Post Malone and Tucker Carlson onto Kill Tony totally impromptu, with no advance plan.
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• Adam initially said no to a Netflix live special before talking himself into it because it scared him.
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• Adam directed his first documentary, 'Doug,' about a paralyzed lifeguard turned Paralympic world champion, posted free on his YouTube channel.
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• Adam plugs Dr. Phil's book on every Kill Tony episode and fans now bring copies to his club dates to be signed.
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• Joe describes how working on the TV show News Radio dampened his enthusiasm for stand-up until Dice told him to go on the road.
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• The Kill Tony Garden episode reached 16 million views, dwarfing late-night shows.
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• Stephen Colbert leads late-night with about 2.5 million viewers, ahead of Kimmel and Fallon.
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• Andrew Dice Clay's 'The Day the Laughter Died' was a two-hour album of him deliberately bombing, produced by Rick Rubin.
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• Earl Strickland, a legendary pool player, wears ankle weights on his wrists and shooting goggles while playing.
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• Grand Theft Auto has generated over 8.5 billion dollars.
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• A 2023 California spa, Zen Day Spa in Contra Costa, was the source of a Legionnaires' disease outbreak that killed two people.
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• Legionnaires' disease is named after a 1976 pneumonia outbreak at an American Legion convention in Philadelphia.
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• During Hurricane Irma it took up to 56 hours on the road for some Floridians to evacuate.
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• Texas Highway 146 dumped 600,000 people into a county of only 70,000 residents during a hurricane evacuation.
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