Jamar Neighbors Trained to be a Clown

But my friend was like, yo, how you gonna start doing stand-up? I was like, I don't know, man. Maybe I'll start doing like some clown stuff or something like that. I was like, maybe like 15. I was like, maybe I'll start doing like some clown stuff or something. Oh yeah, and I heard about like a clown school in San Francisco. And I was like, oh yeah, maybe I'll do that. And then that didn't happen. And the friend was like, why don't you just go to like an open mic or something like that? I was like, oh, is that how you get started? And I was like, all right, then maybe I'll do that. But like fast forward, I had a lot of time on my hands back in 2018. I wasn't doing shit. And I was at the like, man, I was like, nigga, you should take a class. I was like, you're already in the way. We already does. Like just go take a class, whatever. So I took a clown class and it's called the clown school. I'm like on their website and shit. I'm like the only nigga. I'm like the only black nigga on their website and shit. And I just started doing it in 2018. And you know what's so fun about that? Is that like, if you didn't know what made you funny as a person or whatever, like they help you find like your inner clown. You know what I'm saying? Everybody has an inner clown and stuff like that. Like what's first day of clown school like? So, so I remember, I remember this, I remember this assignment. First of all, I walked in there with some Doc Martens on, right? They were, they were maroon Doc Martens. They look like, they look like clown shoes, but they were maroon Doc Martens. And the clown teachers that they're like, hey, take those off. And I was like, why? It was like, just take them off. And then it dawned on me. I was like, oh, it's probably disrespecting clown. Cause he probably thought that that's what I thought a clown was, whatever people who wear shoes like this and because Doc Martens do kind of look like, you know, clown shoes, if you, whatever. And then so, so- Did he explain? No, but I, I, I, I dawned on me. I was like, hmm, that's probably why. You really think you thought it was disrespectful? To clown, to the whole art of clown or whatever. He was like, oh, you think clowns just wear big shoes and get out of small cars? That'd be a funny sketch, dude. A guy who teaches clown classes, but he's like really sensitive about the art of being a clown. And he's a purist, is a clown purist? Yeah. What do you got a rubber nose on? Get that fucking nose off. So it's so fucking funny, right? It's like, I remember the first assignment though, was a, hey, come through this door, 10 funny ways. And I was like, I was like, oh, that sounds funny. So I mean, so that sounds fun. So I was just coming out, do like a physical act or whatever, but I would do it 10 funny ways. I would come in as a robot and I would come in as a- Did you ever come through naked? Huh? Oh no. You should have finished with that. You should take that glass and then you should do that. What? Up now. But you know what? They don't limit shit like that though. Like if you wanted to do some shit like that, because they want you to be free. Oh. Got it. Yeah. So I remember that assignment, come through this door 10 funny ways. What did you do? So I came in like, I came in like crawling and shit like that and then I came in like retarded and shit like that. I came in, I came in spinning like this or whatever. And I remember I like hopped backward, like a kangaroo and shit like that. And it was a, it was a bunch of shit like that. What did other people, what were they like? What were the other people in the class like? The motherfuckers in there were good. Like, because the thing about clown is like, is that they say like the wrong answers are what's funny. So, you know, like if you come in, if you come in, if you come in or whatever and then you accidentally trip and shit like that, like it was an accident. That's what the clown is. The clowns are the mistakes and stuff like that. And you know, the red nose is actually, is actually just puts you in the spirit of being a clown and being silly. But the maroon Doc Martens don't. Exactly. Exactly. You know what that's like? That's like a bad standup coach giving you advice on standup. Like that has happened to a lot of people. Catch new episodes of the Joe Rogan experience for free. Only on Spotify. Watch back catalog JRE videos on Spotify, including clips easily, seamlessly switch between video and audio experience. On Spotify, you can listen to the JRE in the background by using other apps and can download episodes to save on data costs all for free. Spotify is absolutely free. You don't have to have a premium account to watch new JRE episodes. You just need to search for the JRE on your Spotify app. Go to Spotify now to get this full episode of the Joe Rogan experience.