#2488 - James McCann
4/23/20262 hr 52 min
James Donald Forbes McCann is a comedian, author, and host of “The James Donald Forbes McCann Catamaran Plan.” His latest special, “Island of Strangers,” is streaming on YouTube.
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www.youtube.com/@JamesDonaldForbesMcCann
www.jamesdonaldforbesmccanntour.com
www.jdfmccann.com
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First 90 secondsJoe Rogan· Host0:02
Joe Rogan Podcast, check it out The Joe Rogan Experience [upbeat music] Train by day, Joe Rogan Podcast by night. All day.
James Donald Forbes McCann· Guest0:09
Everything's good. Thank you for having me back.
Joe Rogan· Host0:14
Good to see you- Yeah ... my brother.
James Donald Forbes McCann· Guest0:15
How are you?
Joe Rogan· Host0:16
Always great to see you. I'm good. It was, uh, fun having you at the clubhouse last night.
James Donald Forbes McCann· Guest0:21
I was ter- I was fucking terrified.
Joe Rogan· Host0:22
You just looked like you were back.
James Donald Forbes McCann· Guest0:24
No, I thought- You were like at home ... I thought that's it. I've been away for too long. I'm gonna suck. None of the new stuff's gonna work. [laughs] They'll see me. They'll go, "He was wrong to come back. Fuck him off. He won't work here."
Joe Rogan· Host0:32
No.
James Donald Forbes McCann· Guest0:32
It was so nice. It was so nice.
Joe Rogan· Host0:34
You were telling this story. I, I said, "Hold these thoughts."
James Donald Forbes McCann· Guest0:38
Yeah.
Joe Rogan· Host0:38
Well- I didn't know you didn't...
James Donald Forbes McCann· Guest0:39
I didn't know we'd never spoken about it.
Joe Rogan· Host0:40
No. Tell me the story.
James Donald Forbes McCann· Guest0:41
I... Well, that's why I came to America to start, is, uh, I got offered a job hosting a Catholic podcast, and they fired me as... I had packed up everything in Adelaide. This is, like, two and a bit years ago. I had the kids and the wife, and on the way to America, I got fired. [laughs] And they said, "We'll still pay your rent. It's in Steubenville, Ohio." Beautiful Appalachian town just outside of Pittsburgh. And, uh, yeah, it's where we w- Three months I was there.
Joe Rogan· Host1:06
So what did they see that they fired you for?
James Donald Forbes McCann· Guest1:10
Oh, a lot. [laughs] They made a compilation video. [laughs] No, the guy, the guy who showed... They were right to fire me. They, they were right to- No.
Joe Rogan· Host1:16
No, they weren't ...
James Donald Forbes McCann· Guest1:17
no, 'cause it was a good, clean Catholic podcast, and then the, the business manager was like, "You've..." There was a sketch about stabbing someone in the throat with an AIDS needle. They're, they're like, "He uses the word cunt all the time." They're like, "This is a sponsorship nightmare. Get him