Rob Riggle On Why Young Men Need Hardship
February 18, 2026
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Episode 5426 · February 18, 2026
Rob Riggle On Why Young Men Need Hardship
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<p>Rob Riggle joins Adam Carolla to talk standing up to bullies, hitting open mics in New York, and building resilience through the Marines. They discuss discipline, lessons from fathers and coaches, and why stand-up doesn’t need Hollywood to succeed. Rob shares what it felt like to finally get “the call” and Adam reflects on climbing vs. maintaining a career; including his chaotic Loveline audition story. Packed with hilarious and brutal honesty, Rob’s new book, <em>Grit, Spit, and Never Quit: A Marine's Guide to Comedy and Life</em>, dives even deeper into fear, failure, discipline, and never giving up.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>FOR MORE WITH ROB RIGGLE:</strong></p><p>BOOK: Grit, Spit, and Never Quit: A Marine’s Guide To Comedy and Life</p><p>PAT’S RUN: Rob will be official Race Starter for Pat’s Run honoring Pat Tillman - April 11, 2026 - Tempe AZ</p><ul><li>Go to pattillmanfoundation.org/pats-run</li></ul><p><br /></p><p><strong>FOR MORE WITH RUDY PAVICH:</strong></p><p>INSTAGRAM: @rudy_pavich</p><p>WEBSITE: <a href="http://www.rudypavichcomedy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.rudypavichcomedy.com</a></p><p><br /></p><p>LIVE SHOWS: </p><ul><li>February 27 - Dallas, TX (2 Shows)</li><li>February 28 - Dallas, TX (2 Shows)</li></ul><p><br /></p><p><strong>Thank you for supporting our sponsors:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>BetOnline</strong></li><li><strong>Protect your family with life insurance from Ethos. Get up to $3 million in coverage in as little as 10 minutes at</strong><a href="https://ethos.com/%7B%7BADAM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> https://ethos.com/{{ADAM</strong></a><strong>}}. Application times may vary. Rates may vary.</strong></li><li><a href="http://homes.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Homes.com</strong></a></li><li><a href="http://oreillyauto.com/adam" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>oreillyauto.com/adam</strong></a></li><li><a href="http://pluto.tv/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>pluto.tv</strong></a></li><li><strong>SHOPIFY.COM/carolla</strong></li></ul><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>
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