Fran Solomita
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This film or show by Fran Solomita has come up 6 times on Joe Rogan. 6 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Greg Fitzsimmons, Joe Rogan. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2024-06-27 and the most recent from 2026-01-31. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“That France Alamita documentary when standup stood out is great for anybody's interested. It was a very unusual time.”— Greg Fitzsimmons
The guest here is Greg Fitzsimmons: Veteran stand-up comedian, writer, and longtime Rogan friend (this is his 25th appearance). Hosts the Sunday Papers and Fitzdog Radio podcasts and came up in the 1980s-90s Boston/New York comedy scene. Joe Rogan and comedian Greg Fitzsimmons roam from censorship and Epstein to the moon-landing conspiracy, AI dangers, and decades of stand-up war stories.
“there's a great documentary on comedy in Boston called When Standup Stod Out... created it and it's all about Boston”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Billy Bob Thornton: Oscar-winning actor, writer and director (Sling Blade, Fargo, Bad Santa, Land Man) and frontman of the rock band The Box Masters. A poor kid from Arkansas who became an overnight movie star in his 40s. Billy Bob Thornton tells Joe Rogan how self-loathing in a mirror birthed Sling Blade, and why fame, critics, and the internet wreck people.
“there's a great documentary called when standup stood out you had that guy on the show here”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Felipe Esparza: Stand-up comedian, Last Comic Standing winner, and host of the 'What's Up Fool?' podcast. His Netflix special 'Raging Fool' is out now. Felipe Esparza and Joe Rogan trade comedy-club war stories and spiral through history's grossest, weirdest, and most disturbing rabbit holes.
“when stand-up stood out documentary have you ever seen that amazing it was really good that was all about those guys”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Adrienne Iapalucci: Bronx-born stand-up comedian known for dark humor who came up through 2000s NYC open mics; she filmed a comedy special at Rogan's Austin club. Comedian Adrienne Iapalucci joins Joe Rogan for a wild, dark-humored chat on Ari Shaffir, dangerous dogs, drug policy, and NYC comedy.
“did a great job of capturing it in that documentary when standup stood out yeah brilliant great great documentary”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Steven Wright: Deadpan absurdist comedian who started in Boston in 1979, became a standup icon known for surreal one-liners, and author of the novel Harold. Comedy legend Steven Wright joins Joe Rogan to dissect the craft of standup, the legendary 1980s Boston scene, and the creative power of doing nothing.
“it's a great documentary about it when you stand up stood out that's right because he was so the opposite of those guys”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Ari Shaffir, Mark Norman & Shane Gillis: Stand-up comedians on Joe Rogan's recurring 'Protect Our Parks' panel, joined by producer Jamie Vernon. Joe Rogan and comedians Ari Shaffir, Mark Norman and Shane Gillis eat psilocybin mushrooms and ramble for over four hours.