Joe Rogan has beef with the Golden Globes.
For over 80 years, the Golden Globes has been one of the biggest media award shows in the world, recognizing achievements in film and television, and this year, the Globes added a new award, Best Podcast. Six podcasts were up for this inaugural award, which was won by Amy Poehler’s “Good Hang,” but noticeably absent from the list was Rogan. The UFC commentator’s podcast has been one of the biggest, if not the biggest, podcasts in the world for over a decade, and his snub from the nominees raised questions, which Rogan answered on his Joe Rogan Experience podcast on Thursday.
“A lot of people say, ‘Why wasn’t Joe Rogan nominated for the Golden Globes? Why did Amy Poehler win?’ I didn’t submit,” Rogan said. “They asked me to submit to be nominated for the Golden Globes, and you had to pay $500. And the $500 is like for paperwork or whatever. I said, ‘No.’
“I don’t care. I already won. You can’t tell me I didn’t win. I’ve been number one for six years in a row. All of a sudden, you’re going to have a contest in front of all these people wearing tuxedos, and you’re going to say now I’m not number one? F*ck off — I don’t care that I’m number one, but I am, in fact, number one. So, if all of a sudden you have a contest to decide whose really No. 1 ‘amongst us’, that’s amongst you! You’re allowed to have your opinion. You like Amy Poehler better than me, that’s great. I don’t care.”
Rogan went on to clarify that he was asked to submit by the committee, but chose not to, detailing why he wasn’t interested.
“They asked me to. I was one of like six candidates,” Rogan said about submitting. “They basically just took the top people on the charts. Which is fine. …
“I just know that I didn’t submit. I don’t want to be a part of that. I don’t care. You’re just a group of people that just decide, all of a sudden, that you’re going to give an award out? ‘I get a trophy.’ Fuck off!”
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On the one hand, award shows are, by definition, self-aggrandizing, which can always be a little lame. On the other hand, award shows are not charts. The Avengers is not the greatest movie of all time because it made the most money, so Rogan’s contention that he’s the best podcaster is also a bit specious. He’s the most successful one. That’s inarguable. But that’s not the same thing. Maybe he would have won, but now we’ll never know.
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