rant · moment 11 of 13
Amy Schumer, Show Business Luck, and Broken Comedians
from Matt Lauer of The Vatican · #75
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2 minTim 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.
- 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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