Will Joe Rogan ever IPO?

Editor's Letter: The next Joe Rogan will IPO

MTV almost got Joe Rogan for $500.

It's 1994, and the former martial arts teacher and limousine driver has just had his first break. Initially performing at bachelor parties and strip clips, squeezing in sets at some NYC clubs, the comedian scores a TV spot: the Half Hour Comedy Hour in LA.

It's a typically gr…