Joe Rogan Experience Review podcast - JRE Review of 1278 with Kevin Hart

Episode Date: April 13, 2019

Kevin is a super successful actor and stand-up comedian. He has a huge social media following and seems to have his hands in every kind of project and business imaginable. His conversation with Joe is super inspiring. Check it out!   Enjoy my review folks!   Please email me with any suggestions and questions for future shows :   [e-mail]

Hello folks and welcome to another episode of the JRE review. The episode that I'm going over today is podcast 1278 with Kevin Hart. This is a cool one. Joe came in, I think on a Saturday to do this, maybe it was like a scheduling issue that usually doesn't do podcasts on a Saturday from when I can remember or at least that's when they posted the podcast up. But you know, you can imagine Kevin Hart's schedule if you follow him on Instagram or you check out any of his social media.

You know that just like the rock, he's one of the busiest fucking guys in show business. And it was really cool to have him sit down with Joe and kind of really go through like what his routine is like, how he stays positive, how he sends his message out there, really what he's trying to get to with his comedy and his other programs, and I'm telling you this is a really inspiring podcast. He's a super, super positive guy. And not in the woo-woo- woo weird way either of like believing in manifest destiny and all the rest of it. He's just he's just putting out a good message and surrounding himself by really good people and again really pushes that positive message. He says don't let negative people into your life. He's huge

on that and I think when you get to the point where you are the rock or, you know, Kevin Hart or people of that kind of level of fame and success, you really can't have people around that are going to complain about everything that that are just going to moan. They're types of people leaving one star of use on everything and helping and being like, there's rest around sucks. It's just like okay, you know Maybe it does but focus on the ones that you like don't go back and That's really fascinating because it not only says a lot about Kevin right and Joe Really resonates with it too. He feels the same way and obviously Joe Rogan's very

Successful is well really resonates with it too, he feels the same way and obviously Joe Rogan's very successful as well. So to see that as kind of a standard for that level of success is really important to pay attention to. So what does that mean? What's the question there? Well, I think that what it asks is, you know, one, what are the negative people that you have in your life? How do you identify them and how do you get rid of them? And getting rid of them is such a harsh word because it's like, okay, these are you good friends and you've got to get rid of them. Well, you know, maybe at least point out that there are a lot of times pretty negative, pretty down on themselves. You know, Kevin even says it on the podcast.

He says you're your own worst enemy You're the only thing getting in your way and a lot of that is true though. It seems like it's always external Forces that are getting in our way, right? It's it's like the world is out to get us rather than we're the ones slowing ourselves down But it certainly doesn't help to have people in your life that are gonna be negative So identify them, but then also the bigger question, and maybe a harder one to ask is, are you the negative person? And that's a tricky one. But what I would say to that is if you want to find out if you are and you're the type of person that leaves reviews of like restaurants,

on Yelp, on Google, or whatever. Have a look at your reviews. Give them a read. And if the majority of them are negative, then maybe you're a negative person in some aspects. And it's not going to serve you, right, from the message that these very successful people are saying, I'm not preaching to it. Listen, I don't know. But from what they're saying, they're saying, you know, Kevin and Joe, it's not going to serve you. So think about it, you know, think about those sorts of things. Think about the things that you focus on and see if you can make a change and make these things more positive just in yourself. That was the big takeaway I got from this

podcast and why I really liked this conversation in a big way. They covered the Oscar stuff, right? So for those that aren't familiar, Kevin Hart was given the position of hosting the Oscars. And then something came up in his Twitter feed that like 10 years ago he made like a homophobic reference. So he pulled out of the Oscars and they ended up not having a host. And he pulled out because of the controversy, he wanted to step away, you know, but he wanted to make it clear, listen, I'm not a homophobic guy. And I wasn't understanding the current situation to step in and, and you know, he apologized and did his thing and then just went quiet on the subject.

Because that was the best way for him to handle it. It wasn't like keep pushing and he said he wasn't educated on the plight of what people are going through today. When it comes to the, maybe the homosexual community and the struggles that they have and these different things. And he needed to be educated on it before he had a voice and before he spoke about it. And it was just like a stupid off-the-cuff comment that he made. And it was 10 years ago, not to say that you're instantly forgiven over time, but it wasn't a crime. It was just something that he said.

And people are paying the price for all sorts these days. You know, he, he, talking about when Kevin says that he's like giving back, right, he's really big on this and he gets into it, talking about financial help and helping people with credit in areas, poor areas where like he grew up or the types of communities that he was surrounded by when he was younger and when he struggled with with money and finance. And he once did like get this message out there. And I really like that because I mean he's a he's a comedian and entertainer, but he's also hitting home to a fundamental aspect of our society, which is making money and being able to pay your bills. I mean, it's probably

the single biggest concern for almost everybody, all of the time. And I think that it's really fucking cool that he's spending that time to kind of turn around and get people together and put a message out there and being a voice to say, hey, save some money or invest it or whatever his message is. Because he was saying that, look, if some, you know, a couple of like big wig, white guys from Wall Street are preaching something to like, in a city areas, you know, of ethnic diversity, they're not listening. They can't relate. It doesn't make any sense. But someone like Kevin Hart, people are going to pay attention to, and they're going to be like, what is this message?

And it's going to be really interesting to see how far that goes. He also has a college program where he's putting kids in college and helping them with their tuition and those sorts of things and getting a lot of money for that. And I guess he's, I think he said Tony Robbins is also going to match his donations, which are like well over a million dollars So that's that's really cool stuff You know that these people are doing that and giving these people this opportunity and and then he also pays his respects You know, he's like humble in his own right which I liked he gave a lot of credit to Joe and said that he's really inspired by Joe's podcast Then I guess Kevin has like a radio show He gave a lot of credit to Joe and said that he's really inspired by Joe's podcast. I guess Kevin has like a radio show and he wants to improve his radio show because he

saw what Joe's doing. And it's about being inspired by other people doing well rather than being a hater. And I think a lot of it is just that they focus on it. There's only so much energy that you have, so much energy in the day, and you have to ask yourself, how much of it am I wasting being mad or jealous or pissed off with other people? Can I just say, all right, if I don't like something, maybe I can do it better.

And if I'm jealous of something, then I should just be inspired by it and go try something like that myself. And I think that's really cool because we've all been there, we've all been haters, we've all been frustrated, we've all been jealous, we've all been like this sucks, you're an idiot, this is dumb, you know, it kind of sometimes feels good to get that out, but it serves very little purpose in the long run and it's not going to get you to that kind of level of success.

Not that we all want to be there, but if you want any more success than you have, then a good way of going about it is that being positive, being inspired. Kevin talks a little bit about his New York City comedy group. It was like Patrice O'Neill, Bill Burr, some of those great guys. And, you know, honestly, I'm super jealous of what it must have been like coming up with them. And not to say that, like, they're talking about, you shouldn't have any haters, but of course, comedians share on each other all the time.

But they do it to kind of toughen each other's skin and to laugh and to have fun and they would constantly give in each other's shit. And he tells a story about how Patrice or Neo threw a phone book at him and you know, you listen to their conversation and the podcast, I won't do the bit, but it's very, very funny. And it's brutal too. I can imagine as a comedian having your set interrupted midstream by somebody that just crushes you and then has a way better joke than you. It must be very

difficult to survive from that. And if anything, it really makes you tie it up. I mean, that's going to make you want to have much better material. So that shit doesn't happen to you at all. And then it talks a little bit, I mean, Kevin doesn't really have comedy that's insulting, you know, really, but some people do, some people have dark humor. And the point that Joe and Kevin make is the comedians don't write jokes to make hate, right? They do it to make you laugh, for sure.

And if it doesn't make you laugh, then they change it, the joke or work on it over time, all they drop it. And that's a very important thing to think about when you watch comedy or they change it, the joke or work on it over time, all they drop it. And that's a very important thing to think about when you watch comedy or think about it, or you are offended, because it's not their goal, it's the creator reaction, but mostly they want laughter, right? They're trying to get laughter, they're trying to work it so that it's at its funniest, they're not just trying to be an asshole and insult people.

And it's a very difficult crowd, especially when someone is working on a bit. If they're working through a bit, they haven't quite got it complete yet. And then someone from the audience just shouts out something like, I'm offended. I mean, they're fucking it up for everyone to there. And they're not giving these guys a chance to practice that. You know, I mean, look look comedians are always gonna be Responsible for being up there and having the potential people just like yell out to them. That's tough Tough you got to deal with it, but given the chance, you know to like figure out that bit and it's just how

Comedy is One big compliment that Joe gives Kevin at the end and it's it's a a Goggin's quote is that Joe says Kevin is uncommon amongst uncommon men and I really like that and it's just that he's so super successful and still crushes and still pushes that when Kevin talks about writing a book, right, or doing a podcast or having this message and like being as active as he is on social media, he's just trying to push what he's learnt about all of this. Like, how did he make your work for himself? Was there something magical? Is it just luck?

Or is there a bit of a process? And it seems like with a lot of these guys there is. And being very positive, not being a hater, you know, being super hardworking, but doing it for the right reasons, helping, giving back all these things seem to resonate and I think that's beautiful. I really do. I was super impressed by this podcast and this conversation. And it was really inspiring. I didn't know a great deal about Kevin Hart's

philosophies and things. And it's really cool to hear it. I'm a bigger fan than I was, for sure. So I'm so glad that he was on. And I really hope that he comes on again. I was talking about doing it again. And I think it was a great conversation. And they certainly should because

someone as big as he is, you know, it's like getting the rock on. It's like, let's get these guys on and that's here their message and just enjoy that hour. But anyway, thanks guys for listening. I really appreciate it. Peace.