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The Daily Show Satirizes Joe Rogan’s Career in ‘The Path to Roganlightenment’

A seven-minute mockumentary format traces Rogan’s evolution from martial artist to podcast luminary

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Overview

  • The Daily Show premiered its newest Daily Showography installment, “The Path to Roganlightenment,” on Wednesday night, July 30, at 11 p.m. ET on Comedy Central.
  • Hosted by Desi Lydic, the seven-minute mockumentary portrays Rogan as a modern philosopher and satirizes his media platform through a booming narrator.
  • The segment chronicles his rise from martial artist and stand-up comedian to Fear Factor host and ultimately the world’s most famous podcaster.
  • It weaves together clips of Rogan’s most contentious remarks, including questions about menthol cigarettes and claims that inanimate objects possess consciousness.
  • The Emmy-nominated series has previously produced mini biofilms on figures such as Jeff Bezos, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Marco Rubio and Vladimir Putin.