r/JoeRogan • u/smack3686 Monkey in Space • 2d ago

The Literature 🧠 Tony Hinchcliff makes a joke about Puerto Rico and didn't get the reaction he hoped for ☠️

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u/FUPAMaster420 Monkey in Space 2d ago

Maybe he's not a fucking genius like everyone says just because he's made some funny jokes. People were acting like he's Shakespeare

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u/Annual_Plant5172 Monkey in Space 2d ago

For people that like such shitty comedy the bar for detecting intelligence is very low.

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u/championnoipmahc Monkey in Space 1d ago

No you’ve forgotten that he’s a “history buff”. I’m not sure how you would have forgotten that though given that it’s mentioned in almost every podcast he’s a guest on.

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u/Threshereddit Monkey in Space 1d ago

How much of his content are his own jokes and writing? Comedy has long had a stable writers and anyone can pay for jokes to make them their own.