I listed You Only Move Twice. I have been rewatching seasons 4-6 so there is some bias towards those seasons in my list. Also I didn't want to list 25 episodes.

Yeah, I edited that out after re-reading your post. Still, Homer the Great and Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment probably both top five episodes of all time. (Obviously quibbling over which episodes are his best is my way of saying I like the pick.)

Homer vs The 18th is probably my favorite Simpsons ep ever, and clearly served as the inspiration for Boardwalk Empire, a show that would be better if Nucky was eventually shot somewhere by a catapult. Just on that alone I like this pick.

Ian MacNaughton (I don't think anyone's drafting him) directed the show.

Joe Rogan is 100x smarter than you are
Not to mention he's a badass

Anyway, still like Assani's pick. Joe Rogan is definitely smarter than the average nutjob conspiracy theorist, although he's pretty off the wall and ridiculous about some things. His standup is also surprisingly sharp, seen him in ATL twice and he killed both times. Saw him within a month of Louis CK at same venue Rogan actually got the better reception between the two even though CK wasn't really on that night.

He's building a team full of guys who get ridiculously angry, but don't stop being funny while they do it, which I find entertaining.

joe rogan is a ****** conspiracy theorist. he could beat me up though.

edit: if you're sorting by audience reaction you should have already drafted dane cook and jeff dunham

Seen Louis CK multiple times. He generally gets the best reaction of any stand-up comic that I've seen at a comedy venue which is why I mentioned it.

Rogan's stand-up is funny. Definitely not a ******. Say this doubting you've ever actually listened to any Rogan stuff

For people who aren't aware what we're talking about regarding Rogan's political and societal stuff:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRB4dVk4kK0

I think it makes Rogan kinda insane, but certainly not ******ed. A lot of smart people have really wild opinions and paranoia

Swartzwelder is pretty amazing, although being a recluse might hamper him a bit in this format.

lol of course i have listened to rogan's stand up. how the **** would i know he is conspiracy tard otherwise?

i think you're confusing charisma for intelligence btw

They usually aren't mutually exclusive. Same with humor and intelligence.

But regardless, no need to devolve further in to politarding

well you haven't met very many smart people then. the smartest people in the world tend to be complete social ******s.

PICK 59, RD 5

Rogan is right. There are a lot of stupid sheep who don't think for themselves and follow ******** nonsensical propaganda.

"You shaved your head for V for Vendetta. Did you also shave your V for vagina?"

Ya he's definitely a weirdo. My favorite Swartzwelder story.

Also, Rogan gets tons of points for publicly humiliating Carlos Mencia

I'd rather Foley than Gilliam, if you want to talk trade. I wasn't dead-set on Gilliam-- Mike Judge is the guy I wanted doing my animation-- but director/animator types are rare and I had to lock one down.

Thoughts on other picks:

Idle, Aykroyd, Galifianakis obv all funny as performers. Love the "Bass-O-Matic".

I think the people panning the Rogan pick are being a little too harsh on it. He's not brilliant, but he's not a buffoon, either. He's the kind of guy whose fans will overrate his insightfulness and his detractors will underrate his intelligence.

I do have one name in mind that I think would have been the "right-leaning" comic fit there, but I think he sucks so I wouldn't have personally drafted him.

also i don't even agree that Assani necessarily needs to add right-wing loudmouths too. i mean he's almost kind of building a Daily Show type thing, which would work, and i'd probably watch it. i'd far rather watch something like that than one of the stupid Crossfire type yelling match shows which are totally unproductive and annoying.

This is true probably. He's no brain surgeon admittedly but he's sharper than most.

I'm just a major fan of those who have a career in the public spotlight and still call people on their **** and say what's on their mind. Everyone in comedy was talking about Mencia's antics. Rogan got up on stage with him and called him on it.

no thanks; we went foley before gilliam because we determined we wanted him more

You mean when Rogan, as an act of self-promotion ambushed Mencia? Look I hate Mencia, but it's not like Rogan was just "telling it like it is" his move was motivated out of self-interest.

Do you know the backstory here or are you just assuming this was the case?

Trick question