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Screaming Match with the Girl from Maryland
from Bribes and Bruschetta · #19
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4 minTim distinguishes real mental illness (his schizophrenic mother) from Twitter anxiety culture, then describes escalating into a flat-out screaming match with an audience member who called him a straight white man, while Ray tried to reason with the room.
- 3:43Tim distinguishes between regular depression and family-destroying mental illness, noting he won't diminish anyone's struggles but thinks there's a spectrum.
- 4:18If someone's Twitter handle is 'I'm anxiety man 1987,' Tim says you have to own it rather than broadcast it as your identity.
- 4:34The setup: Tim and Ray were brought on as comedians and heels to the liberal panel, expected to yell about the Federal Reserve while the girl dominated.
- 5:18Within minutes of being introduced, Tim gets into a screaming match with the girl next to him over something involving her being afraid and him being a straight white man.
- 5:45Tim and Ray's bit involves going to Brooklyn asking liberal people what they do, then revealing they work for Goldman Sachs or defense contractors—so they joked her dad might be the head of Raytheon.
- 6:23When someone calls Tim a straight white man, his response is to say thank you, but this particular girl's reaction got aggressive and ugly.
- 6:47Ray thought this appearance would be his moment with Gethard and launch a national tour, but these people like Ray more than Tim because he's more their style.
- 7:18Tim watched the girl's face drain of confidence within a minute as the screaming match exploded between him and her, while Ray tried making smart points.
- 7:32As the argument escalated, Tim told Ray to shut up and called the girl a cunt.