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Tim's Impression Haters and the Rules of Comedy
from The Montauk Project · #95
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3 minTim talks about people getting angry at his impressions and voices, defends the logic of why an exaggerated gay voice combined with shocking material is funny, and jokes about past interviews including John Kiriakou.
- 4:04Tim warns listeners not to show up unannounced at places they heard about on the podcast.
- 4:30Tim jokes about a wedding photographer justifying morgue work as photographing dead people dancing to Sweet Caroline.
- 4:45People get angry when Tim does someone's accent, and a stranger messaged him years later demanding he stop ripping on someone named Red.
- 5:14Tim explains the guy doesn't understand the bit and insists the comedy works because the subject is intelligent but speaks in a funny voice.
- 5:52Tim compares the humor to himself being gay and using a voice while saying crude things—the contradiction between intelligence and the voice creates the joke.
- 6:15Tim notes that nobody expects a tortured CIA counter-terrorism official to suddenly say crude things, which is why it lands comedically.
- 6:38If you don't understand comedy, the show may not be for you.
- 6:52The morgue job at Montauk plays into the voice bit because of the location's specific identity.