Comic Tells Joe Rogan Jimmy Fallon's Show Blocked His 'Pro-Trans' Joke
The Tonight Show told him he wasn't allowed to "acknowledge" trans people with "pro-trans" jokes.Morril said this during his appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast on Wednesday, listing a number of topics and words he wasn't allowed to say during his stand-up comedy set on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.Rogan, also a stand-up comedian, reacted with shock as Morril explained what he wasn't allowed to say on-air.
Morril performed a five-minute set on The Tonight Show on September 11, 2018, and he recalled the notes he received before appearing to the nation."The set was approved by the booker so it wasn't his fault.
It's Standards and Practices where it was. First I had a trans joke, and they were like, 'You can't do a trans joke.' And I said, 'Well, it's pro-trans.
It's a very pro-trans joke.' And they were like, 'You can't acknowledge them.' I was like, 'That's more offensive than what I'm doing.
