What Chuck Lorre has said about Scientology

3 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 13, 2026

Chuck Lorre, Producer of The Big Bang Theory and other sitcoms, has been quoted on Scientology 3 times in 1 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, most recently on October 13, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Lorre says Hubbard built the Celebrity Centre as a PR strategy to attract followers through celebrities.

    “Hubbard understood that early on, that celebrities position Scientology in a way that will draw people in”

    The Joe Rogan Experience: #2564 - Chuck Lorre (Oct 13, 2026) · Listen from 1:08:55

  • Lorre recounts that Scientology's first training routine was essentially meditation and gave him an out-of-body experience.

    “What I didn't know was it's just meditation. It was just meditation. It was just learning to be still, which is meditation”

    The Joe Rogan Experience: #2564 - Chuck Lorre (Oct 13, 2026) · Listen from 1:12:33

  • Lorre says it took ten years to leave Scientology and he lost his friends but was not pursued because he had no money.

    “And we bailed out. And we lost all our friends. We were excommunicated. Did they fuck with you at all? No, because I had no money”

    The Joe Rogan Experience: #2564 - Chuck Lorre (Oct 13, 2026) · Listen from 1:20:25

Episodes

  • #2564 - Chuck Lorre

    The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 13, 2026 · 2 h 8 min

    Joe Rogan talks with sitcom creator Chuck Lorre about his memoir, multicam sitcoms, difficult stars, his decade in Scientology, sobriety, spirituality and collaboration.

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