The Vasectomy Day He Got Fired

• 15:02Tim was scheduled for a vasectomy on the same day his house was being demolished and he had a Funny or Die tour lined up.
• 15:23Travel Channel called to drop him, going a different direction without explanation.
• 15:46After calling his wife to cancel the vasectomy, he learned Funny or Die cancelled all his booked dates without refunding the travel costs he'd already paid.
• 16:06Tim cancelled his entire tour from August to December because he'd been counting on the Funny or Die dates instead.
• 16:20At his lowest point ever—Showtime special premiering in November to no audience, house being demolished, out thousands on cancelled travel—Tim started therapy.
• 16:39His only reprieve came when he discovered Ben Brown's vlog in Philadelphia and decided he wanted that kind of life.
• 17:13Joe Rogan's example: at the top of his game with Fear Factor and the Comedy Store, he called out Carlos Mencia and lost everything the next day.
• 17:38After being banned from the Comedy Store and dropped from Fear Factor, Rogan started the JRE podcast just to create something for himself.
• 18:12Bill Burr did three Comedy Central specials and asked Tim at the Improv whether that was it—just unwatched specials forever.
• 18:24Tim identifies hitting rock bottom as the moment comedians stop chasing the industry and start creating for themselves.

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