NFL legend Tom Brady’s Netflix roast may have delivered big laughs and even bigger viewership numbers, but it left the former quarterback feeling less amused—especially when it came to the impact on his family. Following the show, Brady reportedly vowed never to participate in anything like that again. However, UFC commentator Joe Rogan has a different take.

Rogan’s comedian friend, Tony Hinchcliffe, was the talk of the town when Brady’s roast dropped on Netflix for his jokes on the show. Rogan thoroughly enjoyed it, and while hailing his friend as the best roster on the planet, the 57-year-old also claimed that roasts are the only means to inject steam into the comedy industry, which he believes has gone stale.

“Listen, man, roasts are one of the things that’s going to save comedy because they’re so funny that it’s undeniable to Netflix,” Joe Rogan stated on ‘JRE Protect Our Parks 13’. Let’s talk about the numbers now, which the podcast later laid a strong emphasis on. Tom Brady’s roast was reportedly streamed over 2 million times the day it was released on Netflix. The show also recorded a staggering 1.67 billion minutes in viewing time between May 6-12, 2024 in the United States alone, which added to the worldwide total of 42.2 million hours.

“Netflix gets the highest ratings they’ve ever had, ever, on the Tom Brady roast. It’s completely non-PC, it’s some of the wildest jokes,” Joe Rogan added. “It’s so funny and people love it and they keep sharing it… sending it to their friends and clips are made out of it [and] it’s huge for Netflix.”

Rogan giving Netflix some advice seems a bit surprising because he didn’t want to align with the $373 billion OTT platform when they wanted to join hands for his recent comedy special, ‘Burn the Boats’.

Joe Rogan was hesitant to do a special on Netflix

Joe Rogan had been waiting to do a comedy special for a long time, or since before the COVID-19 pandemic. However, when the world shut down for a considerable amount of time, the need to do a comedy special died down for the longtime UFC commentator. And when Netflix approached him recently, Rogan rejected it instantly.

“When Netflix said they wanted to do a live special with me, at first I was like, ‘Fu*k that,” Joe Rogan stated on JRE when actor Adam Sandler was on as the guest. “I was like, ‘You know what? I just feel like just working on my material now. [So], I just feel like just working on stand-up, not even thinking about the special.” Rogan would spend most of his time doing comedy at his ‘Comedy Mothership’ club in Austin, Texas.

The reason behind his reluctance to take Netflix’s offer was his fear of live-streaming shows. But he got past that fear and finally decided to take the shot. “The next day I said, ‘All right, I’m going to do it.’ And she’s like, ‘You sure?’ I go, ‘Yeah, yeah. I’m gonna do it because I’m scared of it.” Everything worked out just right for Joe Rogan in the end.

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