Stuff like that cannot be forced- it happens organically or not at all.
Rogan is learning some lessons, though.
I enjoyed some of his 3 hour you tube videos. He’s a great interviewer.
But it’s infuriating to hear some one who thinks he’s a liberal (and probably votes that way) talking about conservative values sometimes. (As Rogan does) You want to scream and reach in to the TV and say “THAT’S WHAT WE’VE BEEN SAYING!!!”
Who are all these people and how can nobodies afford $5100/month rent in Venice, CA?
Dave Chapelle has popped into Houston comedy clubs with little or no fanfare.
Has this happened in Austin?
What is Austin comedy these days?
Bill Hicks (and Sam Kineson and other “Outlaw Comics”) were an 80s Houston fixture.
One of the “old outlaws” is still around and mentoring the new comics.
But do any of these cities really have “strong” comedy scenes? Seems to me that Austin has too many people walking softly on eggshells to really go for broke.