When you hear the name ‘Joe Rogan’, the top three things that come to your mind are – MMA, fitness, and intellectual podcasting. Shockingly, Rogan also has another passion that is strikingly different from his other ventures. Before being a commentator for UFC or a podcast host, Joe Rogan was a standup comedian.

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The 55 years old podcaster has been a comedian since 1988. He performed his first gig in Boston at the age of 21. Ever since then, Rogan has never abandoned this passion. Recently, a video from the 1990s of Rogan doing comedy has resurfaced on the internet, reminding the world of his comedic roots.

Decades-old clip of Joe Rogan goes viral

YouTube is an interesting platform for viewers. A random age-old video can pop up from any channel and go viral within days. This is exactly what happened here. A YouTube channel called PeakSet uploaded the age-old clip of Rogan cracking a joke in front of the audience, and the video went viral, gaining more than 1.8 million views and more than 3,000 comments.

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In the video, Joe Rogan makes a joke about marriage. The joke revolves around his girlfriend talking about marriage a bit too much.

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“I have been hearing the M word too much from my girlfriend. She brings up marriage a little bit too much,” Rogan says in the clip.

Rogan, on the other hand, according to the joke’s narrative, does not like the idea of marriage. “I can’t even hear the word. I hear the word marriage and my brain shuts off. Its like…(proceeds to blabber). I’m like that’s like a contract. If I sign this, I can’t have s*x with other girls for the rest of my life. And I gotta buy you a ring. That deal sucks.”

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Fan reactions to the video

The resurfaced video has garnered mixed reactions from his fans. While some are in awe of how different he looked back then, others have criticized his comedic timing. Here are some of the many reactions this video got –

One said – “Joe Rogan is the first human being in history to go through puberty twice.

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Another commented – “My boy went from Handsome Shrek to regular Shrek over the course of his life.

Another said – “Dude transformed into a TRT bullfrog.

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One fan pointed out – “His stand up has improved at least 2 percent.

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Another one sarcastically said – “1990 Joe looks like he could run into a phone booth and put his cape on at any second.”

One was left shocked by Rogan’s appearance and said – “Holy f*ck he’s like a completely different person.

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Another one said – “Joe Rogan went from a latin soap opera actor to a mini Dwayne Johnson.

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One pointed out – “This is no funnier then a regular conversation with any person in the street.”

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Another one had a bold opinion – “Can’t believe he’s been doing comedy since the 90s and still bombs til this day. couldn’t be a worse comedian than Joe and Brendan.”

What did you think about Rogan’s stand-up comedy skills? Let us know in the comments.

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