rant · moment 16 of 21
Judd Apatow's Hypocrisy and Paul Feig's 'Stolen' Book
from Integrity Belongs In East Timor · #130
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3 minHe criticizes Judd Apatow for attacking Louis CK's comeback set while himself having built a career off surrounding himself with talented people (with a jab at Paul Feig compiling other people's jokes into a book), calling it a lack of integrity.
- 59:05Tim argues he respects people who try honestly, even if they're not very good—a two-year open miker doing their best isn't the problem.
- 1:00:03Not being a bad comic isn't a sin if you're not stealing material and you're genuinely trying your hardest.
- 1:00:34Publicly shaming someone who's honestly doing their best is an issue; private criticism is fine, but public dunking on effort is wrong.
- 1:00:44Calling out someone's work when they lack integrity is different—you can tell them to their face without anger behind it.
- 1:01:09Dane Cook tried to bump Ari Shaffir from the Laugh Factory because he thought this younger physical comic was taking his thunder and the roles he wanted.
- 1:01:23Tim credits Dane Cook as hugely influential on a generation of comics, even though other comics mimicked his style without stealing his material.
- 1:01:41D'Amelio at the Laugh Factory eventually sided against Dane Cook, saying you can't try to bump one guy just because you're the biggest comic in the world.
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