Comedian Exposes Gary Owen, $400 Dates & Comedy's Dark Side

He opened for Gary Owen for years — until he got fired for sleeping with one of Owen's side pieces.

South Florida comedian Gene Harding returns to The Black Sheep Perspective for a raw, unfiltered conversation about comedy's dark side, modern dating, and accountability. He names Gary Owen as a clown and fraud, says Owen claimed Harding caused his divorce, breaks down the Rogan sphere debate, the Clancy case fallout, and why his $400 date with an ex made him switch to gym first dates.

This episode covers: returning guest intro, the Clancy case and pink protests, bringing kids to protests, men leaving wives over Clancy support, dating as a focused comedian, Facebook dating vs marketplace, the car analogy for relationships, the $400 ex date in Doral, pool hall to second spot, drinking when you don't drink, losing two work days, meet me at the gym first-date filter, Rogan sphere and Mothership backlash, green room beef and opener vs closer politics, naming Gary Owen, divorce lie debunked, sleeping with a side piece and getting fired, road manager and girl-getter stories, advice for young comics, you are the common denominator, hitting rock bottom, biggest bully is yourself, and Hey Doc relaunch with his therapist.

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⏱️ CHAPTERS:

00:00 Cold Open — The Biggest Bully Is Yourself

01:11 Meet Gene Harding — Returning Guest

06:10 The Clancy Case — Medication Defense & Pink Protests

13:57 Bringing Kids to Support — What Are You Teaching Them?

17:10 Men Leaving Partners Over Clancy Support

23:35 Dating Today — Car Analogy & Not Pulling Over