Episode #1524
Ron Funches
Books mentioned
The Book of Five Rings
Mentioned by Ron Funches · at 00:23:41 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Brother Sam
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:27:30 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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The War of Art
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:42:12 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Comedian, actor, and writer Ron Funches joins Joe Rogan to discuss weight loss, exercise, personal growth, creativity, and maintaining balance in comedy. They also reflect on the Comedy Store, quarantine-era stand-up, parenting a child with autism, technology and business, and how friendship, racial justice, and social unrest shape their perspectives.
What they talked about
- Weight loss and maintaining fitness
- Comedy adapting to COVID-19 lockdowns
- Jealousy as motivation for comedians
- Sam Kinison's rise and fall
- COVID-19 symptoms and vitamin D
- Writing process: love, hate, fear
- Vision boards and manifesting goals
- Pro wrestling school and clown college
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