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His Manager Brian: 'It's Great' and 'No Crying in Comedy'

from Nice Means Nothing · #4

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3 min

Tim describes his oddly detached manager Brian, who responds to everything with 'it's great,' gives bizarre parenting advice about only seeing his kids once a month, tells devastated comics 'there's no crying in comedy,' and gives Tim pre-show advice of 'see the ball, hit the ball.'

In this bit6 moments
  • 8:11Tim's manager responds to everything with "It's great" — pitch rejected, meeting cancelled, doesn't matter.
  • 9:03At a showcase where young comedians are bombing in front of shrinking crowds, the manager remains unaffected.
  • 9:32When Tim says watching the carnage is tough, his manager responds: "What do you care? You got a meeting with HBO tomorrow."
  • 10:03A nine-hour drive to New York with comedians in the car creates a weird vibe despite Tim's cynicism about group dynamics.
  • 10:17Tim doesn't do sing-alongs and doesn't understand how they work unless everyone is drunk.
  • 10:32Even when people are drunk singing, Tim goes along with it mechanically rather than genuinely participating.
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