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The Fabricated N-Word Accusation and Philly's Comedy Fracture

from #173 - Shane Gillis | The Tim Dillon Show · #173

4 min

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Shane describes a comic falsely claiming he called her the n-word and being told 'just because she wasn't telling the truth doesn't mean she was lying,' then discusses how Trump's win fractured the Philly comedy scene.

In this bit6 moments
  • Someone tweeted Tim's name with the n-word in it.
  • Tim admits he wasn't nice to people either, getting drunk and telling other comics they should quit.
  • McDonald, a Last Comic Standing judge, told Tim five years ago it takes ten years to be a comedian, but now thinks his material is funny.
  • On election night at Helium, Tim went on stage joking about Trump winning while other comics were crying.
  • Tim made a joke saying "we're allowed to say f-word now that Trump won," which upset some comedians in the room.
  • Most comedians overestimate their own importance; even legends like Carlin, Hicks, and Pryor weren't as significant as they believed in the larger scheme.
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