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Old 08-11-2009, 10:03 AM   #24 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by HumbleNarrator View Post
It seemed like Marc didn't want to come right out and say his point about Joe Rogan, though he talked near it for a while: Joe Rogan was the driving force fronting Fear Factor. Fear Factor destroyed the sitcom biz which was one of the best career paths available to standup comics. Therefore, Joe Rogan was much more responsible for the plight of standups than some hack thief.
It's an interesting point. Was Joe Rogan the driving force behind Fear Factor? I always thought that he just happened to be hosting it and it became popular because it was a particularly freaky and low brow reality show. Rogan himself always said that he did it "only for the money".
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