I have been a JRE fan for the past decade and think that he has a real knack for conversation and curiosity. But for the last c which is comedy, he simply is not good, at all.
He is funny on his podcast but he should hang up stand up as it is just cringe at this point.
I think he really romanticizes stand up and loves talking about his process, the art of stand up, etc. but it is a pipe dream because he is just not a good stand up. He should just really focus on his expertise which is having great conversations with interesting people.
By the way Joe, there are now 249 good comedians on the planet. You should reshuffle the album covers in your Comedy Mothership room so that you are not between Robin Williams and George Carlin as you do not belong there, your cover should just be on the floor. Sorry dude, but sometimes we have to face the truth.