Interview · moment 14 of 22
Tolerance for Hell: Word Plumbers and Feet Hanging Off the Bed
from Heroism is a Solitary Thing · #85
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5 minGuest
They discuss the financial anxiety of being broke, doing soul-crushing one-nighters as a 'word plumber,' and Tim's line about asking aspiring comics what their tolerance for hell is, capped by his tour-bus full-sized-bed foot story.
- 36:21Tim compares his life to purgatory: Chase Bank calls every day, but he has friends who are okay with living hand to mouth.
- 36:42He describes his pirate scumbag lifestyle, including visits to the food stamps office in Glendale.
- 36:55Tim's friend tells him he comes from a stable middle-class family and sees no version of Tim doing this at 34.
- 37:47Pursuing something you care about at the expense of physical and emotional comfort is important and defines you as a person.
- 38:10Tim criticizes people who just have a job to afford Instagram pictures with craft beer and their boyfriend.
- 38:40It's incredibly unhealthy for your whole life to be about chasing and scheming; there needs to be balance and security.
- 39:23Tim feels like a 73-year-old woman at a slot machine for six hours, believing the odds are in his favor eventually.
- 39:48The real test is staying in the game—who can stand out in the rain the longest.
- 40:22When people ask about moving to New York or becoming comedians, Tim asks them: what's your tolerance for hell?
- 40:37Being a six-foot-four guy sleeping on a full-sized bed with feet hanging off every night has to be worth it for the jokes.