Joe Rogan Experience #2472 - Jeff Ross
In a Nutshell
Joe Rogan and Jeff Ross bond over Kill Tony's comedy success, their dogs' personalities and training (like Ross's Broadway-performing German Shepherd Nipy), and comedy losses (Norm Macdonald, Gilbert Gottfried, Bob Saget, Patrice O'Neal), while sharing wild stories from Charlie Sheen tours, roasts (upcoming Kevin Hart Netflix roast), and USO trips. Ross reflects on early martial arts, colon cancer survival prompting diet changes (anti-inflammatory real foods, keto, fasting over processed junk), autoimmune alopecia, and aging fears, promoting enjoyment of comedy's grind with no finish line. Key takeaways: Dogs demand purpose like comedians; nutrient-dense ancestral diets combat inflammation/cancer better than medical dogma; roasts revive raw comedy amid cancel culture.
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Joe Rogan and Jeff Ross discuss Kill Tony, hosted by Tony Hinchcliffe. Ross plans to attend tonight. Hinchcliffe views them as early supporters. The show is a runaway train, building a community from open mics, roasts, personality, and friends. Everywhere Ross goes, people mention Kill Tony. It's a fun show with a great idea no one thought of before. Tony is the new Johnny Carson. Alumni like Adam Ray sell out giant theaters and are destroying now. This is their tribe. Good time for comedy.
Ross has a golden retriever and a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, a little tiny fella. Rogan has a German Shepherd. They need exercise and tasks. German Shepherds love to run, dig, climb, and go on adventures. Goldens are low-maintenance, chill, lay on back for belly rubs. Rogan's golden, Marshall, is on Instagram. Ross's German Shepherd, Nipy, can sit, stay, and run around frantically on command.
Ross put Nipy to work for two months on Broadway. She came out at the end of his show, howled with him to the audience. Trained by Bill Baloney, same trainer as Sandy from Annie. Nipy is a wild rescue German Shepherd from the desert. She jumped on a couch, hit her mark, turned to audience, and sang. Had her own dressing room. After the run ended, she wanted something else to do. Keeping them in apartments without activity is crazy.
Nipy is a rescue from a bummy breeder in Reno during pandemic. Ross had an old senior street dog his ex found; ex left, so Ross cared for her alone for months. Vet suggested a puppy German Shepherd; that was 5 years ago. She's his bestie; they do everything together. Hard leaving her, like having a kid. She looks for buzzwords: going, staying, eating. Gets separation anxiety, attached to one person—Ross is her daddy. Mornings: lays in bed waiting, rolls over arms up for belly rubs, holds her legs and plays her like a guitar, tongue out in euphoria. Once a week, removes collars, rubs neck, eyes water.
Ross was never into dogs, slightly allergic, sister snapped by Doberman as kids, so afraid. Pandemic forced it—all dogs needed homes. Now a doggy daddy.
Rogan always had dogs, will never not have them. Amazing creatures that love you unconditionally, especially trained from puppies with love. Always positive wake-ups. Marshall whines, whimpers; Rogan says "Good morning, sir." Wags tail, rolls on back for belly rubs and kisses. Ritual he loves. Sleeps outside room because wife allergic. Giant love sponge, excited to meet everyone. Nipy checks people out; detects chemical imbalances or if comics off meds.
Nipy remembers plane routines from New York to Broadway and back 9 months later—knows where to walk, her seat. Smart dogs like shepherds need activity; dumb dogs lay around. Leaves her alone too long, digs backyard. Like athletes, need work, not much food. Ross feeds cup and a half kibble daily per vet.
Rogan recommends raw or fresh food over kibble. His dog got cancer; kibble linked to cancer, dogs get fat easy, sits on shelf forever—not healthy. Real food like turkey great. Feeds Farmer's Dog—frozen, human-grade, right portions based on weight, breed, overweight status, calorie-specific. Dogs attack it excitedly vs. kibble.
Nipy tolerates Ross smoking joints now, used to run away; gets used to "daddy." Rogan had pit bull rescue that got paranoid from secondhand smoke. Found covered in mange, eating garbage. Friend found her; Rogan took her despite having one dog. Scabs gone in two months with food, but always raided garbage—lock cans with bungee cords, never full even when fat from street starvation.
Ross's old dog taught young Nipy street habits: walks downstairs like broken back hip, gets in car on two paws (Ross picks her up), overprotective. Marshall same—Rogan lifts him since puppy: "One, two, three, up."
Nipy howls with Ross mornings. Marshall barks once at door to come in—not annoying. Old dog gnawed door handles when isolated—house has bite-marked chrome handles. Give chew toys; Marshall has box, picks one randomly, plays tug-of-war with little dog Charlie.
Marshall gets along with everyone. Jaime has psycho French bulldog Carl, 2.5 years, jacked meat missile. Carl throws himself at gentle Marshall; adorable play.
Nipy lets small dogs put head in her mouth to play—no instincts. Wolves turned into tiny carryable things. In 1000 years, will they get smarter like humans? Need reason; working dogs like Belgian Malinois (military, like shepherds x10) get smarter from jobs. Scan everything, know when you're weird. Used on Osama bin Laden raid—breach dogs. Nipy tame by comparison.
Rogan had Sheltie mix (asshole) and mastiff; mostly big guard dogs. These are first non-guarding dogs. They guard emotions. Always love, never bad mood, every day great. Marshall sad when alone, but ball excites him forever—even at 9. Sneakers on: Nipy stretches like Olympian. People without dogs miss love, especially living alone—always a friend. Talk to dogs; Marshall looks in eyes. Nipy knows emotions: happy, sad, nervous, sick. Baby talk: "Who's my buddy." Watches TV, head on lap, perks at animals: "What the fuck is that?"
Nipy's first night home (6-7 month puppy from desert), old dog Nata on floor. Put on House of Cards—scary music, shadowy Kevin Spacey walking hall. Nipy backflipped off bed, hid in closet. Old street-wise Nata pulled herself up on bad legs, went to get her: "It's TV."
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House of Cards great show; never should have done last season after Kevin Spacey canceled. Spacey in Israel doing song/dance in small club recently—reduced or comeback? He's bankrupt, lost everything. Old school dick grabber; no one likes that. Some gay guys might. Power issue; young fellas problem. In gay community, some think underage with older okay (Milo Yiannopoulos on show: hooked up at 14, claimed he was predator). Different from adult male/young female. Spacey unbelievable actor. Made Ross rewatch West Wing—idealistic politics, Martin Sheen as wished president (hiding medical issue like Biden, wife doctor). Spacey character more realistic: cutthroat killer instinct needed; deeply compromised to navigate, like Eyes Wide Shut parties.
Ross at Fanatics flag football tournament in LA (moved from Riott), Tom Brady, Michael Rubin, Michael Ratner (branding/jerseys). Travis Scott DJed till 3 AM. Partied with football players, then missed dog, went home. Always thinking dog alone, needs to pee.
Comics want home to chill, relax, watch TV—not stay out drunk, fucked up, drugs. Rogan regrets no dog early comedy days—would've been disciplined, home earlier, up earlier, more done, feel better. Hard to leave comedy club after set.
It's hard to leave when you're having fun. You feel like you're part of a different society of people without regular jobs, with freedom and being your own boss. Grew up losing parents as a teenager, so live every day like could die tomorrow. Never want to leave due to ultimate FOMO, never miss an event or party. Went to Super Bowl, Allstar weekend, wants to go to Grammys. Love life and make the most out of it, though it works against sometimes.
Experiencing loss young gives zest for living, relish life and enjoy it while it's here. Learned early humans were made to mourn and move on; can't mourn forever or part of you dies.
Take loss young, afraid at any second it could fall apart, hard to make long-term plans. Parents still alive, amazing blessing. Sometimes lose people young, live in constant fear everything will fall apart. Lost a lot of friends; contact list on new phone has 20 dead people, some kept in there. Old phones with Bourdain texts kept forever. Looks at Bob Saget texts, listens to Gilbert Gottfried voicemails, brings right back to them.
Norm Macdonald, Gilbert Gottfried, Bob Saget tough losses. Famous picture of Jeff Ross, Norm, Gilbert, Bob at Jones restaurant in Hollywood, shown in special with tributes. Gilbert's family big part of family now, kids great, daughter in school in Austin, Texas. Bob became grandfather. Left great legacy, made laugh until dying laughing.
Norm Macdonald legend, king, great guy, so funny. Clips everywhere in algorithm, seems like making new content daily. People share because unique perspective, unusual state of mind.
Theory: Canadians like New Jersey to New York, outsiders rooting for NY teams, listening to NY radio/TV. Comedians feel like outsiders, Canadians have that. Harland Williams Canadian. Many Canadian comedians: Jim Carrey, Caroline Rhea, Tom Green, John Candy, Martin Short (SCTV), still with us. Martin Short lost somebody close recently, still one of funniest people. Brilliant crazy characters. At Paul Rudd's 50th birthday, did karaoke first: belted Sinatra "Fly Me to the Moon", dropped mic, walked out to valet.
Weird getting older realizing how many passed: Patrice O'Neal clips in algorithm, binged Opie and Anthony. Ruthless, would be #1 podcast today. Perfect transition from Opie and Anthony. Guests wouldn't talk, he'd dress them down.
Patrice greatness at Charlie Sheen roast. Booked late, didn't want roasts, didn't know people. Called: roasting Charlie Sheen, said didn't know him but could do it. Dressed rock star leather suit. Day of, complained material not him. Advice: roast the roast, make mental notes, clock it all. Did exactly that, brilliant.
Watched Charlie Sheen Netflix documentary, great, crazy. Talks everything, first crack smoke while girl giving blowjob, best experience ever, never topped. Fascinating guest, been through so much, still okay. Tiger blood.
On tour with Sheen during Two and a Half Men firing, went kooky, Torpedo of Truth whirlwind tour. First winging it failed. Worked with comics: bounced off, entertaining flow. First in Atlantic City, called night before from LA party, caught 6am flight. Wrote jokes all night. Walked in dressing room, Chuck Zito staring down not to be too mean. Told road manager need podium for arenas, hazmat suit for bomb scare. Rolled out roasting in Jersey crowd. Added: if winning, something wrong with scoreboard.
Old pics: Jeff Ross with hair, skinny coke look. Did 8 shows, more money than ever for one-nighters. Russell Peters did some too. Russell good off cuff, crowd work. Smart: interviewer for stories, bananas. Open about crack, prostitutes, cocaine, chaos. Celebrating off rails, not hiding. Diego Sanchez said had tiger blood. New: movie star celebrating addiction, no apology tour, fuck you tour. First solo ill-advised, can't wing 15k on coke. Took questions from yelling crowd. One night gave money back onstage, 400 wanted refunds.
By 8th show, 20min Sheen material, suggested TV roast. Did Comedy Central roast with Patrice, Mike Tyson. Career: on Apocalypse Now set with father at 10, Platoon at 20. Iconic war movies 10 years apart. Superstar, off rails, rich young handsome drugs, made it through.
Sheen cool honest, sober 7 years, give shot. Good actor. Tarantino revives careers like Travolta in Pulp Fiction; dead career revived, perfect role as hitman with Samuel L. Jackson. Tarantino sees what others don't. Sheen needs role to sink teeth, now knows importance, kill it. Sean Penn back after long time in iconic unrecognizable role. Sean Penn out of mind, great actor. Ditched Oscars for Ukraine, hung with Zelensky. Met El Chapo for Rolling Stone article, led to arrest. Conor McGregor recreated pose/shirt.
Sean Penn adventurer, acting part not all. At Eddie Vedder birthday with Stormy Daniels. Diverse friends: Zelensky, Stormy. Kyle Dunigan face swaps hilarious, Trump/Stormy, revived by Kill Tony. RFK Jr., Elon Musk blew up career.
Bill Maher impression amazing, played on podcast, threatened to leave. Doesn't hang with comics, serious political, contrarian. On podcast fought everything, even Ramones great, Rock and Roll High School.
Ramones ruled, song under 2min. Admit reason people love. Argument: Taylor Swift not dumb music, great songs like No Body, No Crime. Writes/produces own. More fans than anyone, can't say all wrong. Met at Oscars party, talking Travis Kelce, introduced self, starstruck, respects musicians. Went to Eras show, watches roasts. Cool.
Fantasies: Travis/Taylor make love in helmets, shoulder pads, cleats, AstroTurf.
Public relationship pressure, world judging. Hard keep together with opinions. Taylor songs about exes, diss track if breakup.
Justin Timberlake 2-3yo DUI video released, pissed off. Why release arrest video for public figure? Nothing outrageous, calm relaxed, few drinks, shouldn't drove, got caught. Happens to many. Not acting asshole. Tooling Hamptons, thought fine. Rich people drink/drive there. Why torture releasing? Public info, but why unless court. Cruel world, enjoy cruelty. Perfect life: famous, Jessica Biel, rich, dances/sings, tall handsome. Fuck that guy, been drunk too.
Shut the fuck up. If you haven't been drunk, fuck you. Unless your dad was an alcoholic, understanding circumstances. Saw something on news feed about people outraged. Alan Ritchson, who plays Reacher, beat the shit out of some guy in front of kids. He's a giant dude. Show Reacher. He's fucking huge and jacked, riding dirt bikes, altercation with neighbor, someone filmed it. Hulking guy beating this guy up, tank of a man, 250 lbs, then gets back on motorcycle. Doing it in front of kids. TMZ article: guy pushed him off the bike. Guy pushed him off, lucky that's all he did. Video shows after he already beat the guy's ass, punching the dude. Other guy's big too, dicky neighbor. Neighbors and homeowners associations are some fuck fucks. Little kids there with tricycles, yelling and pointing. If guy pushed him off bike, piece of shit, lucky, still getting in face talking shit.
Fuck that guy. Don't push someone off a bike. Dirt bikes loud in neighborhood, turn your TV up, shut the fuck up. People into everybody's business. Videos of homeowners associations yelling at people for parking old car in driveway, telling people what they can and can't do.
Had homeowners associations, fucking nightmare. Sit down with dorks telling what to do with fence, how high hedges. Situation: repaired wrought iron fence, replaced with different wrought iron fence, they said can't have wrought iron, new rule, equestrian fence. No consistency, entire neighborhood has wrought iron. Doesn't matter. Threatened to sue, have money, not taking fence down. Looks great, not blight, house beautiful, shut the fuck up. Eventually won by threatening to sue, they backed off afraid of lawsuits using HOA funds. Lawyer said no sense, precedent in neighborhood, every third house wrought iron, beautiful, new, reputable company, replacing broken rusty wrought iron.
Neighbor across street said trim trees, thin out for view. Trees here 50 years. Guy who sold house said same shit to him, tell him to fuck himself. Neighbor built observation deck on hill for city lights view, wanted trees cut. House obstructs my view of hill. Take house down, I'll trim trees. Fuck you. He said going to be like that. Not on edge of hill, setback, this is view from there, house before yours. Go eat shit.
Could have asked nice, wouldn't have done shit. People want to tell people what to do. Article: HOA hired tow company to tow cars with expired tags. Imagine tags expired, busy, get to it next week, suddenly towed. Fuck you. People love to tell others what to do, HOAs become hall monitors. Grass unruly, supposed to be two inches.
Neighbor runs block, email chain, leads with love, looks out for everybody. As long as not bad nonsense. Guy wanted thin trees, chop leaves for distant lights, dumbest conversation, he realized, never talked again.
Safety issue trimming trees, thinning, fire. Real issue brush on ground. Evacuated three times from fires in California. 2018 big fire, lost three houses in front, neighbor's house caught fire. Crazy friend Bud wouldn't leave, stayed to save houses, saved his, neighbor's, checked mine, roof on fire, got water, called fire department. Embers fly and land. Had to evacuate LA one day. Fires in California no joke, nature in control, storm of flames over hills, wild, cannot be controlled, contain it, houses go depending on wind.
Still on HOA email group. Guy poisoned HOA person's dogs over dispute. Evil fuck. Should be shot, killing family member, eat what he gave dogs, go to jail. Don't know if caught, no video evidence, bad security cameras. Weird, mad at house design. Neighbor: what think of his house? Don't care. Ugly, lowers property values. What? Your house great, people pay less because boring? Doesn't make sense. Nitpick, no control over own sloppy life, control others. Hater with power. Decided never buy home with HOA, someone not cool moves in, nightmare. Fuck you telling what to do with lawn.
Young comic, lived with grandfather in house grew up in, never mowed lawn, no money, didn't care. Neighborhood hated, heckled, yelled. Eyesore. Now other side. Grandfather bought house 1940s, all Italian neighborhood Newark, New Jersey. Learned karate from detectives in Newark. Black belt in Taekwondo. Starting at six, bullied, mom dragged to House of Empty Hands, Ronnie Rosselli Newark detective taught karate, father figure. Gave confidence, self-respect, respect for others, hard work pays off. Black belt at 10.5, maybe good at something else.
Belt system good, rewarded for work, tangible result, ceremony, reached new level. Cherished memories parents watching get brown belt, blue belt, black belt, competing tournaments east coast. Gary Alexander threw tournaments, competed, has half dozen karate trophies. Best time of life. Has medals from day in drawer by bed, seem unreal, another life. Hit bag, remember, still got it. Likes blocks, kicks: front snap kick, barely roundhouse, belly.
Thought about taking classes again. Good for health, couple times week. Black belt in Taekwondo, take Taekwondo for exercise, not UFC. Muscle memory kicks in, watch diet, drink water, vitamins, four-five months waist thinner, kicks snappier, three classes week, feel better. People say looking great, started Taekwondo. Wouldn't wear black belt, disrespect art, reearn. Take new style white belt, Kyokushin, George St-Pierre shirt, Krav Maga, anything.
Manager Amy publicist when on Black Belt magazine cover. Never stopped working out, mind doesn't operate if days off, feel squirly, unbalanced. Stands in mirror throwing blocks, meditative. Used to bong hits hit bag in California. Hated forms young, pointless, not fighting. Now understand body control, sidekick snap hold turn block, like yoga, control body. Does slow kicks in air for control balance. Used to think waste, important hit hard fast. Now value for technique, hit hard: do slowly full control.
Likes yoga, akin to martial arts, makes high, best. Take shoes off, phone gone, relaxed, body control, calm, good for brain. Mondays go Tony high yoga, Tony raves, off lately. Tony focused Kill Tony, momentum extraordinary, rare moment things well, foot on gas, new special filmed editing release. Proud, earned. Different path normal entertainer, odd trajectory, odd guy. Swear gay, not, awesome person, great friend. Checks on each other. First text coming down, saw workshop show Austin, opening night Broadway New York, there for friends.
Kill Tony supports people, gives careers. Cornerstone of club, Mothership Monday nights, upcoming comedians one minute polished kills, YouTube 11 million views, Netflix millions worldwide, clubs see you selling out weekends, golden ticket regular new minute weekly.
Show tonight 90 minutes, longest Netflix standup special history. One-man show. About comedy community. Emboldened community, detractors haters shit in it, but supportive. Comics meet clubs hugs laughing watching sets giving tags, new bit amazing.
At club last night comics say hi, extra chicken wings, Jamar there, Moses roast battle, sat in, outside hi people, upstairs spot. Family, no wife kids, comedians kids cousins uncles aunts. Has wife kids, still other family. Band of brothers and sisters, only they know, 10 years before good, headlining road grind, no shortcuts.
Learned like process. Roast May 10th. Can't wait writer room, figure who's coming, seating, who make fun front, what wear. Grind exciting. No finish line. Little finish lines like special, stop get water. Did Broadway show, shot, edit, still talking, month two airport someone say kid sick hospital watched made laugh five minutes. No finish lines.
No finish line in Hollywood success; Tom Cruise jealous of George Clooney, Clooney jealous of Brad Pitt. Jeff Ross has neon sign in house: enjoy the process. Trust the process after releasing a special. After last special, took over a month off standup, no pressure, just thinking about interesting topics instead of rushing new hour. Occasionally visited club to watch sets but didn't perform.
Joe Rogan currently in that zone post-special: years of material with throughline and story, felt lost afterward at Comedy Cellar in New York, couldn't let go of old material, felt no purpose. Buddy Kai said, > "Dude, relax. You're between albums." Like musician between albums: absorb new things, see movies, go on trips, new life experiences. After years of same material, body and brain need break to absorb new influences. Then Kevin Hart roast delayed standup another two months, wrote for that. Like dog needing a job; retirement and relaxing would drive crazy.
Roasting Kevin Hart May 10th, Mother's Day, live on Netflix at the Forum, hosted by Shane Gillis. Officially announced. Kevin pumped up. Netflix roasts like Tom Brady one revived comedy: wild, raw jokes after cancel culture period.
Jeff Ross big game hunted Tom Brady for years; Brady retired, unretired, but finally reeled in. During promos with heavy hitters signing on, Brady said not for money: > "I want to bring comedy back. I'm sick of the woke shit and cancel. I want to make comedy like fun again." Caught him Super Bowl Sunday looking at roast jokes on Instagram to relax. Roast harsher than expected, vicious bloodbath. Tom later said harsh on family; Ross replied he wanted to bring comedy back, did that: 1.6 billion viewing minutes, Emmy-nominated against Oscars and Super Bowl halftime, most watched thing in Netflix history. Funny enough people told others; will last forever like Charlie Sheen roast with Patrice.
Kevin Hart/Shane Gillis roast will top it, greatest ever. Netflix ideal: no Comedy Central restrictions on language/content, no editing/commercials, buck wild.
Kevin Hart does everything: arenas, tequila brand, vegan restaurant chain, businessman. Keeps foot on gas from growing up poor. Roast back to Philly roots talking shit; Shane Gillis from Philly, oldest buddies on. Joe Rogan doesn't understand his time management, feels lazy; saw him out with wife having drinks.
Jeff Ross carved path as roastmaster, old school skill like Friars Club roasts (some not even on TV). Bought Leroy Neiman painting from Friars auction: Henny Youngman surrounded by his one-liners holding violin; Henny sat under it in wheelchair in NY Friars dining room. Miss old timers like Buddy Hackett (has Buddy Hackett t-shirt). Catskills era: no TV, did each other's acts for laughs, road assassins. Few famous then: Shecky, Buddy, Nipsey. All gone now.
Don't want to get old and incapacitated if avoidable; keep body moving. Jeff Ross stage 3 colon tumor found during routine colonoscopy (waited too long, buddy Jordan pushed). Busy on road, ignored; hour later on phone with surgeon, specialist. Never felt doomed, survived.
Changed diet: less red meat (only best), turkey/chicken/fish, cut processed (pastrami/prime rib from NJ catering hall upbringing linked to colon cancer). Never big drinker. Chemo port in during Broadway show, human experience on stage; removed two weeks ago, keeps it as war prize on desk. James Van Der Beek had colon cancer, younger, nice guy who visited club looking thin.
Felt invincible pre-cancer (grandfather's world beater energy), never sick. Colonoscopies/endoscopies save lives (one-day inconvenience); guys fear butt procedure but it's doctor checking while sedated.
At Cat's Deli ~10 years ago with Tony, Joe Rogan asked about eyebrows (bushy then patchy): > "What's with your eyebrows? Is it for a role?" Lied yes, shaved for role; embarrassed, had alopecia (autoimmune, hair fell out rapidly: head in clumps at Z's Nashville, leg hair gone on plane, then eyebrows/eyelashes). Went to Melrose barbershop with Adam Eget/Tony. Looked different, lost recognition perks.
Dr. Drew connected to Dr. Brett King (Yale then), meds restored some eyelashes/eyebrows but scary side effects lowered immunity; stopped during cancer, chemo took them again. Now hairless, channels inner rockstar.
Joe understood embarrassment; learned later from others. Autoimmune from inflammation (food-related?); doctors disagree.
Body built/reconstructed from what you consume; new cells from food/drink only. Processed foods, preservatives, excess sugar, alcohol, allergies cause inflammation. Standard American diet riddled with sugar/corn syrup. Reverse autoimmune with whole foods: chicken, meat, vegetables, water.
Blood work for nutrients recommended; Joe suggests Ways to Well for comprehensive panels (cancer scan too). Jeff now does regularly post-cancer.
Body takes from tissue if no nutrients (e.g., osteoporosis from calcium pulled from bones). Nutrient-dense diet, exercise, water/electrolytes vs. not: giant difference for repair/recreation. Doctors wrong on nutrition (e.g., told family member with cancer food doesn't matter).
Ketogenic diet for cancer (cancer uses glucose); autophagy from fasting burns fat, uses ketones, clears dead/errant cells. Intermittent fasting (16-hour no-food window) avoids crankiness once off carbs (no crashes). Joe Italian, past carb crashes from pasta/pizza.
Love Italian subs as cheat food. Body gets big insulin spike from carbs, leading to crash and exhaustion. Avoid by getting body to use fats for fuel. Body adjusts via gluconeogenesis, turning meat and protein into glucose. Initial process shaky with keto flu: tired, no energy, workouts suffer. Eventually adapts to using fats (fat adapted): brain works better, extra gear for thinking and communicating, more energy, no naps, no post-meal crashes.
80% of diet is red meat. Most nutrient-dense food. Problem is processed red meat with preservatives. Grilled ribeye steak healthy: vitamins, fat, everything body processes naturally. Humans have eaten it since beginning of time. Doctors claim balanced diet provides everything; minimal nutrition education in med school (hour or day?). Researchers spend decades on nutrient-dense foods, vitamin supplementation, synergies (e.g., vitamin D3 with K2 and magnesium for immune system). Doctors speak with uneducated authority, often unhealthy themselves (e.g., have gut).
Doctors prioritize quick visits for insurance money, push pharmaceuticals for compensation. Standard American health system leaves people sicker. US spends most on healthcare globally yet sicker than ever. RFK Jr. addressing this. Healthy eaters have less problems, more energy, mental acuity. Ancestral diet: fruit, vegetables, meat, chicken, fish, eggs—real food. Shelf-stable processed foods not for consumption. Dogs thrive on raw/human-grade food (e.g., Farmer's Dog), go crazy eating it vs. kibble.
Dogs salivate and attack real food like turkey/chicken. People tricked by shelf-stable supermarket foods for profit. Milk homogenized/pasteurized; raw milk fine from good farm (like good meat/sushi). Ice cream not bad dessert: fats from cream, protein from milk, some sugar absorbed with fat—better than soda. Soda alien sugar; natural sugar from fruit with fiber, slow digestion. Orange juice pure sugar water without fiber, not healthy despite vitamin C. Eat whole orange/apple. Daughter noted apple juice has 30g sugar, like Coca-Cola.
Recent paper/studies (e.g., Nurses Health Study, Health Professionals Follow-up Study) show ice cream linked to lower cardiovascular risks in type 2 diabetes patients. Epidemiological studies flawed: self-reported diets (e.g., red meat eaters often pair with burgers, Coke, fries—not grass-fed steak/salad). Craig from Craig's makes great steak; joke about colon cancer not stopping steak eating. Steak not problem—preservatives and processed food wreck gut bacteria (preservatives kill life, nuke healthy bacteria).
USO tour had shakes, burgers, pizza—processed junk. Military feeds soldiers poorly before combat. RFK Jr. trying to fix. Diet everything: body builds from nutrients or starves.
Drink lots of water. Less coffee now, first cup at noon or days without to avoid reliance. Caffeine addictive. Use nootropics like theanine, acetylcholine, Alpha Brain for brain boost if sluggish.
Airport coffee frustrations: kiosks, self-fill. Black coffee at Starbucks burnt/tastes bad. French press Black Rifle coffee good.
Starbucks paper cups lined with plastic (like condom); hot liquid leaches forever chemicals/microplastics—endocrine disruptors, harm hormones, immune/endocrine systems. Use stainless steel mug/Yeti to avoid.
Charlie Sheen resilient despite crack, HIV. Now clean/sober, looks healthy. HIV weird: modern meds make you not test positive but still diagnosed as dormant. Peter Duesberg (UC Berkeley prof, cancer work) claimed HIV doesn't cause AIDS—compromised immune system allows HIV to show up. Ostracized. During AIDS crisis, Anthony Fauci led medical establishment, pushed AZT (chemotherapy drug killing faster than AIDS; repurposed without new FDA process). Stopped using AZT, deaths dropped. Dallas Buyers Club about alternative meds. Fauci claimed AZT only safe/effective drug in 80s. Same with COVID origins/gain-of-function. RFK Jr.'s The Real Anthony Fauci details testing HIV vaccines on foster kids in NY, killing them—dark, terrifying book.
Doesn't miss acting. Enjoyed NewsRadio: fortunate cast (Phil Hartman, Dave Foley, Steven Root, Maura Tierney, Lewis Black, Andy Dick, Khandi Alexander). Lightning in a bottle by Paul Simes (Larry Sanders, Boardwalk Empire). Long sitcom days (12-16 hours). Took Fear Factor thinking it'd cancel for material; ran 148 episodes. New versions: Johnny Knoxville (hopes well, no injuries), Ludacris on MTV. 2011 NBC revival only 6 episodes—too dangerous. Cancelled after twins played horseshoes, drank donkey piss/donkey cum (never aired in US, TMZ leaked).
A comedy special aired overseas in Europe, possibly the Netherlands or Denmark. Jeff Ross recalls knowing Joe Rogan since he was Jeff Lipshits, referencing an early joke: "I went to college for three years. You know what I learned? Don't trust a hooker with a walkie-talkie." He still uses Jeff Lifolds on his ID and passport. He changed his name to Ross after appearing on Star Search in Orlando, Florida, hosted by Ed McMahon, who repeatedly mispronounced it as "Jeff Lipshits" or "Life Shots," disrupting his performances. John Stewart (originally John Liebowitz) changed his name for similar reasons. Ross chose his middle name, Ross, as it's easy to spell and pronounce.
Ross only shook Ed McMahon's hand. Rogan heard McMahon drank a lot. Ross made a joke about him recently during the Star Search reboot, drawing online criticism: "Don't disrespect Ed McMahon." He advises ignoring online haters, unlike Bob Saget, who blocked them to show they were blocked and prevent mean people from seeing his content. Ross follows a "post and ghost" strategy on social media—post interesting things and leave. Seth Green, his neighbor, FaceTimes for real connections instead of texting. Benji Alalo sends positive check-in emojis, quoting Brody Stevens.
Ross misses Brody Stevens, nearly wore his t-shirt. Brody had a unique, memorable cadence like Dangerfield. At the Comedy Store, his arrival made everyone smile. Ross initially hated Brody in mid-90s New York when developing a one-man show about his grandfather's death at alternative spaces. Brody sat front row, over-laughed, and distracted him. Ross asked him not to attend an HBO scout show, but Brody came anyway due to no other seats. They became close friends in LA; Brody was warm-up for Ross's Comedy Central show. Brody made Ross feel safer. Famous Brody bits: "I was a model in Pakistan, cover of Camel Beat magazine," "I dated an amputee. We met on StubHub," "I was at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I saw the Nickelback tour jacket. It was in the Lost and Found."
Ross heard about Brody's friendship with Zach Galifianakis. At Brody's Comedy Store memorial, speakers including his college and high school baseball coaches talked for an hour; Ross joked, "After hearing all Brody's friends talk for an hour, I'm starting to understand why he killed himself." He prefers mourning solo. Podcasts help the world understand comedians better, despite criticism. Rogan had Gilbert Gottfried on; Ross loved the interview, noting Gilbert's style suited Stern's fast pace but adapted to conversational format.
Ross wore a Gilbert Gottfried shirt in his special as tribute. Gilbert was a sweetheart and hilarious, especially in 90s New York sets. At a Florida improv, Gilbert surprised as guest, told a long joke about skull-fucking his dead grandma. At Gilbert's funeral, Ross said, "Gilbert's comedy was fearless and ruthless and subversive, yet he was so lovable that he could get us to laugh at a joke about skull-fucking a dead person." Then to the coffin: "Not so funny now, huh, Gilbert?"
Producing Joan Rivers roast, Ross booked Gilbert. On the phone while smoking a joint, Ross shared a joke he couldn't do: Joan Rivers has a worse plastic surgeon than Kanye West's mom (who died in surgery). Gilbert said he'd do it, pushing Ross to perform it himself, teaching him not to hold back.
Being a comedian is a backstage pass to the world. Ross recently performed in Djibouti, Africa for troops with Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, saw Patriot missiles, visited bases hit months ago, FOBs near Iranian border in Kuwait, Qatar, or Jordan. He's done USO since 2003 first trip to Iraq with Drew Carey (Saddam still alive), back in 2005, about 100 shows worldwide. Best crowds—no drinking, pure appreciation. "Thank you for coming," but he thanks them; invigorates him.
Special "Take a Banana for the Ride" out tonight, Netflix's longest ever. Multimedia about family, resilience, bouncing back. Features screens, dogs, Bobby Brown microphone (he sings). Jokes about guy who lost hands in explosion: "I asked him why his wife never got fingerbanged." As open-mic'er, grandfather gave bus/toll money and a banana: "Take a banana for the ride." Mom wrote notes on bananas in lunches; he tattooed one with her handwriting saying I love you/I miss you. Eddie Vetters tattoo: banana saying "born to roast."
Love you, Rogan.
Bye, everybody.
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