rant · moment 5 of 21
The Ace Hotel Garbage Bag Story in New Orleans
from 2017, A Year Of Love And Peace · #76
Audio-only archive episode — no video to seek.
4 minTim tells a long story about taping his comedy special in New Orleans, avoiding the trendy Ace Hotel in favor of a normal Embassy Suites, and ending up looking homeless while carrying his clothes in a grocery bag, running into a cool, terrified LA comedy writer, plus a tangent about eating a biscuit in the rain and discovering good grits.
- 9:15Tim was taping a half-hour special in New Orleans at the Ace Hotel, which he found dark and dreary.
- 9:25An LA writer for Kimmel was there taping his own special, walking around in sunglasses looking cool.
- 9:47Tim checked out of the Ace Hotel and booked an Embassy Suites nearby because he hated the hipster vibe.
- 10:14He didn't tell Comedy Central about switching hotels, so he left clothes and wardrobe at the Ace and had to keep going back for meetings.
- 10:41Tim stuffed his clothes into a grocery bag and walked around New Orleans in freezing rain wearing a t-shirt and hoodie.
- 11:04When he tried to say hello to the LA guy, the writer looked terrified, apparently concerned Tim was about to attack him.
- 11:48The LA writer barely acknowledged Tim, saying he hadn't seen the special and quickly walking away on his cell phone.
- 12:07Tim stood outside the Ace Hotel in the freezing rain eating a biscuit from his other hotel, holding a garbage bag.
- 12:23Comedy Central executives were walking into the Ace while Tim's agent told him he looked homeless despite having just taped a special.
- 12:41Tim's Embassy Suites had an exceptional breakfast with flaky biscuits and excellent cheesy grits that surprised him.