I saw this dude perform standup.
He was doing a thing where he talks with the audience. Some sort of question time or request for a topic to riff on. My friends and I are MMA fans. We were shouting out at him to comment on some shit, probably the Askren vs Masvidal shitshow. He refused to get into MMA stuff with some line like "i don't do that" or something.
I was there to see this dude because my friend is an MMA fan, and here's the guy trying to be a comedian, who did MMA, refusing to engage with us on the two things that we know him for.
Fundamentally this dude must be messed up because he doesn't understand whatever potential he has.
Beige was right, the problem is that he doesn't know what the fuck he's talking about. A good fighter would have good commentary on fighting.
A good comedian would understand their appeal, and what their angle is. This dude went on stage and complained about his wife's family.
I think it was very wise for Joe Rogan to protect his brain from getting punched repeatedly. People respect him for his skills, but he made his career off thoughts on things, and the activity of engaging with others. Whether people want to make fun of Joe for being an ape minded guy who is famous for fear factor or not, he has earned his keep. I actually look forward to seeing Joe talk about MMA stuff. Theres a level of comfort to how steady his program has been. He's consistent.
Schaub has none of that, and I would feel bad for him if he wasn't focused on unimportant things like fashion and his hair, or treating Callen poorly when Callen is the dude that Schaub wants to be. A funny dude with fight IQ.