Interview · moment 15 of 19
Why Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll Couldn't Have Existed on Network TV
from Bully Queen (With Robert Kelly) · #22
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3 minGuest
Bobby explains how his manager made him build a resume first, and why his show could only work now on FX rather than as old-fashioned network sitcom hokum, keeping the comedy grounded in real moments rather than broad gags.
- 46:01Tim's manager advised building his resume through other shows before developing his own, rather than risk a premature pilot that could end his career.
- 46:22Louis C.K. gave him the break of his life.
- 46:57On FX, he can tell his story authentically instead of adapting it to network television conventions.
- 47:15Tim describes the absurdity of network comedy props—a clock that shoots ejaculate when it hits three—as the kind of forced joke he wanted to avoid.
- 47:32Every laugh in his show comes from a real moment; the actor has to find that genuine beat and make it funny through authenticity rather than broad comedic mechanics.
Louis C.K.FXPatrice O'NealSex and Drugs