Interview · moment 17 of 23
Career Motivation, Addiction, and 'Alternative' Comedy's Mainstream Trap
from Rich Cunt with Hailey Sacks · #119
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5 minGuest
Tim explains his success is driven by addiction rather than ambition, and the group discusses how 'alternative' comedy and culture (Broad City, Echo Park) have actually become mainstream and safe.
- 45:28Financial success has never motivated Tim in life, or any type of it.
- 45:45Tim attributes his drive to addiction rather than moral choice—he gets addicted to things like drugs and comedy.
- 46:16Tim's brand of comedy is genuinely alternative, but that's why it's not marketable.
- 46:30What people call alternative comedy is actually relatively mainstream now.
- 47:11Urban Outfitters co-opts supposedly alternative things to seem cool and edgy without actually being cool and edgy.
- 47:33Being pro-gay and pro-women are not controversial positions and shouldn't be.
- 47:48Tim and Ray discuss political assassinations, human trafficking, and blackmail—topics nobody really engages with in a meaningful way.
- 48:01To be marketable, Tim would have to dumb down the material and remove nuance.
- 48:21Tim advertises gambling websites and dick pills on his show.
- 48:43Proposal for a conspiracy book marketed for the holidays with Tim's illustration integrated into the design.