“I Thought He Was a Weather Guy”: Joey Diaz Was Left Shocked Knowing Joe Rogan’s Occupations During the Early Days

Joe Rogan, a man of many talents and boundless energy, constantly immerses himself in a diverse and multifaceted career. From his early days as a stand-up comedian to now owning his very own comedy club, he has truly carved out a niche for himself. With a podcast worth a staggering $200 million and his role as a commentator for the UFC, the 55-year-old seems to have his hands full at all times.

Starting off by doing everything that paved the way for his big break, Rogan has tried his hands in various avenues. However, his diverse range of professions had once left his friend and fellow comedian, Joey Diaz, scratching his head, wondering what exactly Rogan’s true calling was.

Joey Diaz couldn’t figure out Joe Rogan

The 60-year-old comedian recently appeared on Andrew Schulz‘s Flagrant podcast. The episode featured Joey Diaz talking about anything and everything about himself and other trending topics. During the conversation, Diaz talked about being a novice in LA and not being aware of many things around. Describing his first time meeting Joe Rogan, Diaz said, “When I met Joe Rogan, he was on News Radio. I didn’t f**king know what NewsRadio was… I didn’t watch TV for years. I didn’t know what NYPD was till I got to LA.”

He continued, “I didn’t know d*ck. So when I met Joe, they kept saying NewsRadio. I thought he was a weather guy or f**king anchorman or something.”

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Having said that, Joey Diaz even talked about the early days of Joe Rogan and appreciated the commitment he had for stand-up.

‘NewsRadio’ was an America Sitcom and Rogan appeared in it from 1995 to 1999. He played the character of Joe Garrelli, an electrician and handyman at the show’s fictional news radio station.

Rogan has been devoted to comedy and inspired Diaz

Later in the discussion on Flagrant, ‘CoCo’ Diaz talked about how the UFC commentator was back in the day. “Back then he was still a gorilla on all fours… Joe was rough, tough and inspiring,” said the Cuban-American comedian.

He added, “Because Joe- I always loved stand-up but Joe put the love into me… Because he’s on NewsRadio. He’s making $30,000 a week, and he’s still coming to the sore after a 15-hour day to do a 15-minute set. A 15 dollar set.”

That dedication has certainly paid off now. Joe Rogan is arguably the biggest media personality, with the biggest platform in the world. It’s been a remarkable journey, to say the least.

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