At his “Seth Rogen Smokes the Bowl” present on Tuesday evening, Rogen remodeled the Hollywood Bowl right into a stoner’s paradise.
The music and comedy present, which was a part of the Netflix is a Joke pageant, featured a star-studded lineup of performances from Snoop Dogg, Put up Malone, Lil Dicky, Invoice Burr, Ramy Youssef, Ronny Chieng and Abbott Elementary‘s Janelle James. The event benefited his and spouse Lauren Miller’s non-profit Hilarity For Charity, which advocates for people and households impacted by Alzheimer’s illness.
Rogen kicked off the evening by lighting a large bong that was planted on the Bowl stage, channeling an Olympic opening ceremony because the Hollywood Chamber Orchestra performed alongside him. Lil Dicky sang the nationwide anthem (in addition to just a few of his hits), as Rogen returned to inform the orchestra, “I can’t think about as you have been working towards your complete lives to be superb musicians you imagined you’d be taking part in to a middle-aged man lighting a 35-foot bong in the course of the stage. I’m so sorry; I owe you a proper apology for that.”
He teased of the centerpiece, “If I’m being sincere, even I feel this can be a little bit a lot. Weed’s authorized, what am I attempting to show? However everybody’s actual thrilled they get to carry out in entrance of this, I’m positive.”
Performing a quick monologue on the high of the present, Rogen referred to as out the “loopy shit occurring proper now” within the rap world between Kendrick Lamar and Drake, noting that for diss tracks like Alanis Morissette’s “You Oughta Know” there was no less than an charisma to who it was about.
“Now Kendrick is like, ‘Fuck you Drake, you’re a pedophile.’ And these are hits, individuals are dancing to those songs,” Rogen teased, earlier than admitting, “I ought to most likely cease there, to be completely sincere. I see these individuals in my private life, I don’t know what I’m doing up right here proper now.”
Rogen introduced out Chieng, who joked, “It’s nice to carry out in legendary American venues like this, the place Dave Chappelle nearly received murdered” — referencing Chappelle’s Hollywood Bowl attack in 2022 — after which launched Ike Barinholtz, D’Arcy Carden, Lisa Gilroy and Drew Tarver for a stay improv set with a twist, because the 4 took joint hits in between skits.
Put up Malone, Ronny Chieng, Seth Rogen, Janelle James, Lil Dicky, Invoice Burr and Snoop Dogg
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Youssef was up subsequent, as he advised the group, “I don’t suppose anybody right here understands how a lot weed is being smoked backstage.” He added that, “Seth requested me to be on the present and and I stated, ‘ I don’t smoke weed’ and he stated, ‘Dude no drawback,’ nevertheless it’s an issue. I stated, ‘What’s the present for?’ and he stated, ‘It’s for my charity’ and I stated, ‘Superb, what’s it for?’ and he stated, ‘Alzheimer’s.’ OK so why the weed for the Alzheimer’s with the forgetting and the smoke and when will we remedy it? ‘Is it being cured?’ was a query I requested backstage.”
Rogen then introduced Put up Malone as a shock visitor, because the musician carried out five-song set, and Rogen reminded the viewers, “This can be a charity occasion. I consider all of the reveals on the Hollywood Bowl, that is the one one the place the cash goes to charity — Jerry Seinfeld stored the cash, simply know that.” He introduced out second shock visitor Burr, who teased, “I like the entire outlaw vibe of this. You guys know weed is authorized, proper?”
Snoop Dogg closed out the evening with a efficiency — as many individuals within the crowd lit up at his request — adopted by a fireworks present overhead.
Daz Dillinger, Snoop Dogg and Kurupt
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