Quick answer: On The Joe Rogan Experience episode 2572, Irish comedian Colum Tyrrell described lying out under the stars at 2 a.m. on a camping trip with fellow comedians, in total silence. Then one comic who had gone to bed opened his phone in his tent, and Village People's "YMCA" came blasting out and "echoed through the ... mountains." Tyrrell's verdict: "We laughed for 25 minutes crying."
Source episode: "Joe Rogan Experience 2572 - Colum Tyrrell," PowerfulJRE, released Oct. 29, 2026, watch the full episode.
Who is Colum Tyrrell?
Colum Tyrrell began doing stand-up in Ireland before moving to New York City, where he performs regularly at the Comedy Cellar. He has appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and co-hosts the weekly "Cockfight" podcast with Lev Fer and Tristan Bowling (columtyrrell.com; NBC). According to the episode description, his new hour-long special premiered on YouTube on Oct. 28, and he is on tour.
What happened on the trip
Tyrrell set the scene: "We were all lying out ... looking at the stars enjoying it. And we're quiet cause it's late at night. It's 2:00 in the morning and just tents everywhere." One of the comedians said he was off to bed and got into his tent. Tyrrell was "thinking about like all of the previous humans that have looked at the same stars."
Then, he said, out of the tent came "it's fun to stay at the..." and the song "echoed through the ... mountains." There was no signal, but when his friend opened his phone, one of the last things on his timeline was the "YMCA" song. People in other tents started laughing too. "We were crying, laughing so hard because we were trying not to laugh," Tyrrell said. "We laughed for 25 minutes crying." His friend, he added, never said a word: "He was too embarrassed." Tyrrell called it "one of the most fun trips ever."
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The song that broke the silence
"Y.M.C.A." is a 1978 Village People song, from the album Cruisin'. According to the Library of Congress, lead singer Victor Willis wrote it with producers Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo. The Library of Congress added it to the National Recording Registry in 2019 (Library of Congress essay; Library of Congress blog).
Real-name note: The Library of Congress essay explains that each original member played a costumed character. Victor Willis played the police and naval officer, Alexander Briley the GI and sailor, Felipe Rose the "Indian," David Hodo the construction worker, Glenn Hughes the biker and Randy Jones the cowboy (Library of Congress). Those were characters, not stage names. Colum Tyrrell also performs under his own name.
FAQ
Which Joe Rogan episode was Colum Tyrrell on? The Joe Rogan Experience episode 2572, released Oct. 29, 2026.
What happened on Colum Tyrrell's stargazing trip? During a silent 2 a.m. stargazing session, a fellow comedian's phone started playing "YMCA" from his tent, and Tyrrell says the group laughed for 25 minutes.
Who wrote "YMCA"? Victor Willis, with producers Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo, according to the Library of Congress.
Is "YMCA" in the National Recording Registry? Yes. The Library of Congress added it in 2019.