Arsenio Hall
American comedian, actor and former late-night host of The Arsenio Hall Show
Arsenio Hall (American comedian, actor and former late-night host of The Arsenio Hall Show) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include The Arsenio Hall Show, O. J. Simpson freeway chase, Prince.
In their words
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The Arsenio Hall Show
Hall says network executives told him to make his show less black and to cut musical acts in favor of cheaper talk segments.
“They wanted it less black. And now I got 14 brothers doing choreography”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2480 - Arsenio Hall (Apr 8, 2026) · Listen from 1:10:20
Hall claims Bill Clinton's saxophone appearance on his show changed how candidates campaign for president.
“I think what my show did that night was changed how you run for the highest office in the land”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2480 - Arsenio Hall (Apr 8, 2026) · Listen from 37:00
Hall says his executive producer Marla Kell Brown pushed him to drop the desk so he could be as free with guests as he was doing stand-up.
“I don't think we can have it with that desk between you and the guest. So I want you to just try without the desk. And I tried it without the desk and never went back”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2480 - Arsenio Hall (Apr 8, 2026) · Listen from 41:08
O. J. Simpson freeway chase
Hall recounts O. J. Simpson telling him, before the murders, that he still loved Nicole and could not give her up.
“he said something that night that blew me away. We talked about her. And he said, I still love her. I've tried to give her up. And I can't”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2480 - Arsenio Hall (Apr 8, 2026) · Listen from 2:49:42
Prince
Hall says Prince anticipated file-sharing and artist ownership issues long before the industry took them seriously.
“he predicted a lot of the things that we're dealing with now and going through i remember the first time he talked about what became napster”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2480 - Arsenio Hall (Apr 8, 2026) · Listen from 1:19:35
Late-night television hosting
Hall argues that network executives were pushing him toward the cheap conversational format that Rogan's podcast now embodies.
“they wanted me to do Joe Rogan before. There was a Joe Rogan. They just want you to talk to people and stuff”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2480 - Arsenio Hall (Apr 8, 2026) · Listen from 1:12:45
Stand-up comedy craft
Hall says he creates material at home while smoking but never performs high because it damages his memory on stage.
“I never drink or smoke before going on stage. but I love to create at home”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2480 - Arsenio Hall (Apr 8, 2026) · Listen from 5:09
Appearances
#2480 - Arsenio HallThe Joe Rogan Experience · Apr 8, 2026 · 2 h 59 min
Arsenio Hall joins Joe Rogan to discuss stand-up craft, late-night TV history, Prince, the Comedy Store, parenting, politics and his new memoir.
Often appears with
- Joe Rogan · 1 shared episode