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Amy Schumer, Show Business Luck, and Broken Comedians

from Matt Lauer of The Vatican · #75

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2 min

Tim reflects on comedy success being like a lottery, comparing Amy Schumer's rise to Goldman Sachs executives, and how seeing the industry up close changes how you view fame and talent.

In this bit5 moments
  • 49:16Tim says Pendergrass was a brilliant gift and he wants to buy ten copies immediately.
  • 49:26The gift is weird in itself, weirder still if people think it's just a recounting of events rather than a revisionist take.
  • 49:39Sandusky the Monster is the title of the first chapter, which Tim questions given that there wasn't a huge moral panic before it all happened.
  • 49:53Tim notes the case dragged forever because nobody wanted to believe anything at the time.
  • 50:21Tim finds the whole thing hilarious and amazing.
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