When is the actor and comedian Jon Lovitz He collaborated with Joe Rogan on the 1990s sitcom, he could say that the current Podcast Div had the potential to be massive one day.
In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Lovitz recalled working with Rogan on the NBC’s “Newsradio” set, saying that he could then tell a young UFC and actor for small screens had a serious talent and drive one day Make it the upper subcaster.
“I knew him 20 years ago. He’s like a genius, you know, it’s really, really smart. And he’s also very, very complacent. But his opinions, you know, are very informed.” Lovitz praised Rogan as “very articulated and … very honest.”
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Former article “SNL” acting member Jon Lovitz and host Podcasta Joe Rogan used to be Castmattes at the NBC sitcom “Newsradio” in the late 1990s. (Chris Unger / associate | Sean Zanni / associate)
A decade before “Joe Rogan Experience” was Number one podcast In the world and one of the most influential platforms in the media, Rogan was an upcoming actor who played Joe Garrelli on “Newsradio”, which aired five seasons between 1995 and 1999.
The character is a master/electrician who often comes with his own domestic gadgets and see how to throw out conspiracy theories with his fictional associates at Wnyx Radio Station, Sitcom settings.
The legendary comedian and actor, Phil Hartman, also starred in the show, which was his first big TV role after his stay at “Saturday Night Live”. Hartman played an anchor of fictional cells, Bill McNeal, for the first four seasons of the show to the actor was killed in 1998.
Hartman’s colleague “SNL”, Lovitz, joined the cast of “Newsradio” after the actor’s death, replacing McNeal character as a new anchor of fictional show, Max Lewis. During the fifth and last season of the show, Lovitz met Rogan, saying Fox News Digital that the actor had talent and interests that inserted him on behalf of the household today.
Joe Rogan and Jon Lovitz along with other members of the NBC sitcom “Newsradio” in 1998. (Nbc / associate)
Lovitz, co -organizer of his own podcast comedy, along with actress Charlotte McKinney, under the title “What do they know?“, he admitted that Rogan today has a” biggest “podcast and explained why he believes he earned him.
“He reads a lot and watches everything, and he’s a very interesting guy,” the comedian said, also mentioning that he noticed Rogan’s fascination with the UFC.
The host of Podcasta began UFC work As a backstage survey in 1997, while acting in “Newsradio”. Over the years, he has become a teammate and remains that today.
“And so he started doing his podcast, and I think at about the same time he started doing a UFC. And I ran into him, I say,” It was so smart from you to make UFC, “Lovitz said, remembering he praised himself is Rogan what the comedian did to think was a smart business venture.
However, Rogan told him that it was not so much to calculate the business move, how much he simply leaned in one of his favorite parties.
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“And he goes,” No, just ” – Ufc was not huge when he started doing his subcastation – he goes,” I just did it, and then it somehow happened. “
“And I think that’s one of the reasons why his thing is doing So good. Don’t refrain, you know? He says what he really thinks, “Lovitz added.
The comedian, who began to do Standup in the late 80s after being on “SNL”, said that kind of honesty was the key to the relationship between the audience and the Standup comic book.
“And so, even in Standup Comedy, it happens. If you say how you really feel about something, all of a sudden the audience is dying laughing, and you understand,” Oh, they feel that way. It’s not just me. “
