Joe Rogan Warns ‘Crazy’ Conservatives Celebrating Kimmel Suspension: ‘This Will Be Used On You’

Joe Rogan can’t believe people were celebrating the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel, if only because the late-night host won’t be the government’s only target. “If people on the right are like, ‘Yeah, go get ’em’ — oh my God, you’re crazy,” he said on the latest Joe Rogan Experience podcast. “You’re crazy for supporting this. Because this will be used on you.”

Rogan took guest comic Andrew Santino, who has had his own censorship battles with Disney, on a simplified but more or less accurate history of television and the FCC, recognizing that licenses were required in the early days of broadcasting because the networks’ reach was so extensive. Rogan’s view was that the FCC was mostly around to make sure there was no swearing on TV — true as far as it goes, though it enforced other rules and restrictions as well. 

HBO and cable loosened the reins on swearing and risque content, then the internet blew things wide open, leaving Rogan unprepared for what the FCC is attempting now. “I definitely don’t think that the government should be involved ever in dictating what a comedian can or cannot say in a monologue,” he said. “That’s fucking crazy.”

Anyone celebrating those power grabs is playing right into the hands of the globalist lizard people who are secretly running the world from their underground lairs, Rogan warned. The reptilian rulers would love government suppression of speech to become the new normal. “Let these dumb asses think it’s a good idea,” they’re probably saying. 

Despite the government overreach, don’t cry for Kimmel, Rogan explained. “All this does is help. It makes his show bigger. There’s much more support.”

Rogan’s podcast was taped before the news that Kimmel was returning, but his predictions about how the situation would play out were prescient. First, Rogan suspected Kimmel would be back — and soon. And his forecast for last night’s return was spot-on: “He comes back to a standing ovation. Donald Trump tweets mean shit about him, and then the world moves on.”

Speaking of Trump, Rogan couldn’t figure out how the President finds time to tweet about talk-show hosts while he’s allegedly running the country. “I think that is fucking insane,” he said. “I don’t have time to do that.”

Given the potential for government meddling, why would anyone even want a network talk show these days, Rogan wondered. He’d turn down any AM radio job, even if it offered him a great salary, health benefits and a 401(k). “I’d be like, ‘What? Why would I do that? Like, this is 2025. Why would I do that?’”

Rogan will stick to podcasting, where he can speak his mind on topics like this one. “You can’t support in any way, shape, or form the government censoring speech,” he cautioned, “because once they start…”