Episode 174 · The Porch Era
#174 - Brendan Schaub | The Tim Dillon Show
with Brendan Schaub
Nov 17, 2019 · 1:39:17 · 141,000 views · 31 segments, 190 moments indexed
Live from Dallas, Texas, it's Brendan Schaub joining Tim today. They talk his own path in comedy, Brendan's personal life, the future of social media, the first time he did stand up, and discuss some controversial questions near the end.
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- 1 min
A jingle-style bit voiced as a talking trashcan asking patrons to throw their trash in him instead of on the floor.
2moments
- Tim introduces himself as Timmy the Trashcan, a character who loves eating trash.
- The character lists his favorite trash items and insists they taste good, asking people to throw their garbage in him instead of on the floor.
- 1 min
Dallas, JFK Assassination Site, and Drunk Texas Crowds
#Tim opens live from Dallas near Dealey Plaza, joking about staying near where JFK was killed and riffing that the drunk early-show Texas crowd would happily assassinate Kennedy again given the chance.
3moments
- Tim is broadcasting live from Dallas, Texas with Brendan Schaub, Joe Rogan, and Tony Hinchcliffe all in town for comedy shows.
- The hotel is located near the JFK assassination site, which Tim notes has an X marked on the street where Kennedy was shot.
- Tim describes the early comedy show crowds as real drunk and observes they have the vibe of people who would kill Kennedy again, suggesting nothing has fundamentally changed.
- 15 min
YouTube Is Dying for Independent Creators
#A long rant on how YouTube is squeezing out small creators in favor of corporate media, demonetizing channels, hiding videos from recommendations, and threatening to become like Netflix; he ties it to a broader theory that elites tolerated the open internet only until it got 'too real' (Trump, Brexit) and are now reining it in, leaving podcasting as the last relatively free medium.
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- Tim argues YouTube is finished as a platform for independent creators and is no longer monetizing small channels effectively.
- Corporate media dominates YouTube's algorithm while independent creators with comparable viewership get suppressed from promotion.
- Tim speculates elites at Bilderberg and Davos decided to shut down online freedom after realizing people could actually get empowered by social media.
- Large media corporations are moving into internet content creation to extract revenue the way they previously controlled television.
- YouTube can deactivate channels if they're not commercially viable, eliminating creators who get more views than traditional news outlets.
- Podcasting remains the last relatively free format because it's auditory and harder to algorithmically suppress than video.
- Complaining about being deplatformed makes you sound like a Nazi in the eyes of the general public, which discourages discussing censorship.
- The future will collapse back to live performance—people will need to buy tickets and attend shows to hear uncensored content.
- YouTube deliberately prevents notifications and suppresses Tim's videos from search and recommendations despite strong engagement metrics.
- Tim jokes he arrived late to every industry—mortgages before the collapse, comedy as it peaks—so podcasts will probably shut down within a year.
- Subscribe to both YouTube and podcasts while they exist, with podcasting likely to survive longer as radio has historically endured.
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- 4 min
Comedy Doesn't Matter, and Radio Silence from Your Mom's House
#Tim reflects on the absurdity of comedy hierarchies and hype, previews the upcoming Brendan Schaub interview, and complains good-naturedly about being ghosted by the Your Mom's House podcast/Dr. Drew after missing a scheduled appearance.
9moments
- Tim explains why people think he hates Brendan Schaub: he made a joke calling him the greatest comedian in the world, which is funny because it's not true.
- Comedy is stupid and doesn't matter; comedy snobs are dumber than the comedians themselves.
- Tim works hard on jokes for unique perspective, but the funniest thing he says is often something simple like a T-Mobile phone AIDS joke.
- People's opinions about which comedians deserve success don't matter because we're at the end of the empire and about to ration water.
- Tim spent an hour with Brendan Schaub discussing online hate, how he started in comedy, and claiming he's a better swimmer than Brendan and Joe Rogan.
- The interview covered hot-button issues including transgender athletes and kids playing football.
- Tim missed the Doctor Drew episode and lied about it, claiming he was on the beach when there was a photo of him on Instagram.
- Tim tried to reschedule Doctor Drew for another time since he was flying in that day, but hasn't heard from them since.
- Tim jokes that Doctor Drew would tell people heroin is good for them if a heroin lobby paid him enough money.
- 1 min
Tim and Brendan Schaub discuss touring the JFK assassination site every year, mocking the sanitized 'government' tour and describing an alternate tour given by local homeless men who tell a different story.
3moments
- Tim broadcasts live from Dealey Plaza in Dallas with Brendan Schaub
- Tim takes the government JFK tour every year he's in town
- Tim knows the discrepancies between the official story and other accounts of the shooting
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- 2 min
They riff on Venice Beach's aging bodybuilders who seem to have lifted their way out of AIDS, then Brendan recounts growing up there and running a childhood business selling fake Rolexes to other kids.
3moments
- Venice's Muscle Beach is full of gay guys who've cured themselves of AIDS by lifting weights, many of whom should have died in 1993.
- Brendan grew up in Venice during summers when his uncle lived there and he'd work out at Gold's Gym.
- His dad gave him weekly allowance to buy fake Rolexes on the Venice Boardwalk, then he'd sell them to kids back home for way more money.
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- 3 min
Brendan talks about growing up in Aurora, Colorado, his rivalry-turned-connection with Dan Soder, other comics from Denver, and why Denver Comedy Works audiences are so good.
9moments
- Laura grew up in Aurora, Colorado, same hometown as Dan Soder—rival high schools playing football against each other.
- Denver produces major comedians: TJ Miller, Dan Soder, Roseanne Barr, and Sinbad all from the area.
- Denver Comedy Works is considered one of the best clubs in the country; Denver audiences are unusually receptive, maybe due to altitude or lack of oxygen.
- Tim compares performing in Denver to the Icehouse effect—crowds are so good you feel like Chappelle, then bomb at a real club and realize you're not actually that funny.
- Tim was the third-fastest butterfly swimmer on Long Island as a nine-year-old and would still beat Brendan in a race today.
- Tim argues that children's sports contributions matter and move the economy, pivoting to concerns about hormone treatment and gender transitions affecting boys and girls.
- A French-named competitor consistently destroyed Tim in swimming; the kid never even acknowledged Tim as competition, just looked through him.
- Tim wonders what happened to that Long Island Tiger Shark swimmer from childhood who always beat him.
- Tap dancing is a real athletic skill, exemplified by Riverdance—something Tim acknowledges he cannot do.
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- 2 min
Tim brags about his childhood competitive swimming (third-fastest butterfly on Long Island) while Brendan reveals he was a child actor who had to learn tap dancing, and they discuss the discipline of childhood athletics.
4moments
- Tim's best feeling ever was being thrown in a freezing pool Saturday mornings as a kid, swimming for two hours, then eating McDonald's breakfast afterward.
- Those pool sessions gave him discipline and the knowledge that no matter what, his parents would scoop him out of bed and throw him in—four times a week.
- Brendan compares Tim's current stand-up and podcasting schedule to that childhood athletic discipline, suggesting the structure isn't quite the same.
- Athletics has a clear blueprint—football, MMA, swimming—with specific steps to follow, unlike comedy and podcasting.
- 5 min
They discuss the online hate Brendan receives, comparing it to hatred toward Logan Paul and Justin Bieber, concluding it stems from jealousy and comedians' insecurity about their own careers rather than anything real.
10moments
- Stand-up has no algorithm—success depends on writing, crafting jokes, handling bombs, doing road shows, and understanding the marketing side.
- Comics are animals; they lack the discipline that comes from athletic backgrounds like Taekwondo or martial arts.
- Tim rejects the 'athletes' work ethic' framing—it's just work ethic, and comedians work just as hard as fighters.
- Logan Paul fight against Cassie Tyson—Tim watched it and thinks Logan is a good dude.
- People hate Logan Paul for the same reason they hate Justin Bieber: insane success, regardless of merit.
- Tim observes that many comedians resent successful people, thinking they don't deserve it or didn't pay the right dues.
- The market decides your value, not groups of haters online—those people don't matter.
- The people upset with Tim are dissatisfied with their own careers and lives, jealous that he's selling out arenas while they're not.
- People find it weird that Tim transitioned from football to fighting to stand-up—they resent watching him figure things out across multiple careers.
- Tim's point: some people spend their entire lives not figuring things out, so they resent others who keep learning and succeeding in new fields.
- 3 min
Brendan explains the joke about being called the 'greatest comedian in the world,' discusses his path into comedy via Brian Callen and Fight and the Kid, and they contrast LA's collaborative comedy scene with New York's more territorial, purist culture.
10moments
- People don't understand jokes or kidding around online.
- Luis advised against Keto, but Tim says he shouldn't take fitness advice from someone who was never fat.
- Tim clarifies that saying any of them is the greatest comedian ever lived is a joke, not literal.
- People online are heavily invested in the idea of drama and conflict between comedians.
- Chris was at Tim's house recently and Tim doesn't see the supposed hatred people invent.
- Tim came up differently than some peers, doing shows and road gigs with his best friend Brian Collins.
- Criticizing a special that opens with a comedian in a mansion, framing that lifestyle as how comics actually live.
- Tim rejects the claim that someone only sells tickets because of a UFC background.
- Tim dismisses the idea that Joe Rogan appearances are the only reason someone can sell tickets.
- Tim says he sells out everywhere he goes, contradicting claims about his success being artificial.
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- 2 min
Brendan talks about his son's fancy school, running into celebrity parents (including a Batman actor), and his worries about raising a kid with money who could turn into a spoiled 'Melrose scooter kid' or SoundCloud rapper.
7moments
- Tim asks about raising a three-and-a-half-year-old son and whether he attends a fancy school in LA.
- Meeting other celebrity parents at the school and whether they recognize each other.
- Tim mentions playing Batman and his girlfriend's reaction to him being let into an exclusive school.
- Tim pivots to the real problem: preventing a wealthy kid from becoming an LA monster kid.
- Description of the type: kids on scooters on Melrose with YouTube channels, soundcloud rappers, little Uzi Vert types.
- Tim got in trouble recently for naming a dead rapper—Little Bo Peep—and apologizes.
- The solution: the kid needs passion and interest rather than just floating around doing drugs and driving dad's Aston Martin.
- 1 min
Brendan describes secretly monitoring a new nanny with cameras for weeks, and reveals his girlfriend is pregnant with their second child.
3moments
- Tim describes fatherhood as both great and anxiety-producing, especially worrying about the world.
- Tim spied on his new nanny for four weeks, watching her on cameras and reviewing footage.
- Another child is coming next Tuesday—a second boy on the way.
- 2 min
They joke about naming the new baby something Mexican like 'Coco Schaub,' then dig into where the name Schaub comes from (German) and Brendan's mixed English/German/Italian heritage.
7moments
- Tim asks if Shaab is a Mexican name, then gets excited thinking it might be something cool like a character from Coco.
- Brendan says Shaab sounds Jewish, but Tim notes it actually sounds like the investment bank Charles Schwab.
- Brendan reveals Shaab is German and mentions it was the name of Hitler's right-hand man, then clarifies he doesn't think they're related.
- Brendan explains his ethnic background: German, Italian, and his mom was born and raised in England.
- Tim pivots to criticizing wallets as a sign of being a loser, citing a Kill Tony audience member who used a manila envelope.
- Tim describes his Boomer father's wallet stuffed with dollar bills and business cards from people he couldn't sell things to and never needed.
- A huge wad of cash, maxed-out credit cards, and debit cards are the real problem with wallets—they reveal who you are immediately.
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- 5 min
Tim riffs extensively on how a fat, overstuffed wallet full of useless business cards is a sign of being a loser or a boomer before pitching the Ridge Wallet as the sleek alternative, with a discount code.
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- Having a fat wallet used to signal success, but now it means you're either poor or in the Mafia.
- Pulling out a broken-down wallet at a bar tells people you haven't made good decisions and will ruin their life.
- Ridge Wallet is a small front-pocket metal wallet with two plates bound by elastic, sleek and indestructible.
- Older people shuffle through bulbous wallets at bars, revealing they've accomplished nothing with their lives.
- Getting a business card from a furniture salesman and keeping it is pointless—he's just trying to rip you off on an ottoman.
- Tim's boomer dad kept cards from people who'd tried to scam him, maintaining a rotating wallet of grifters.
- Ridge Wallet offers 10% off at ridgecomm.com/tim for a compact, sleek, futuristic wallet that signals you've made good decisions.
- 5 min
Brendan and Tim continue comparing LA's entrepreneurial, collaborative comedy scene (merch, podcasts, crossover with YouTubers) to New York's status-obsessed purism, crediting LA innovation for bigger podcast success.
8moments
- Tim describes a talented comic stuck in a self-sabotaging loop, refusing to take risks or put in the work despite potential for major success.
- New York comics get trapped in purity mentality about the one correct way to do stand-up, limiting their audience growth.
- In LA, there's no line between stand-up comedians and content creators like Logan Paul—appearing on YouTube or social media shows feels natural.
- LA has more collaborative energy within the comedy group, while New York comics fight with each other due to perceived scarcity.
- Innovation in LA was born from necessity—fewer comedy spots forced creators to explore podcasting and other formats instead of relying on nightly shows.
- New York maintains a strict status hierarchy about who's a 'real comic,' while LA has more diverse opportunities in Hollywood, TV, and movies.
- New York comics who cross over—Mark Normand, Schultz, the Rogan crowd—bring a work ethic and intensity that impresses the LA scene.
- Getting into comedy later gave Tim the perspective he wouldn't have had starting younger, though he regrets missing out on stage time in his youth.
- 3 min
Brendan contrasts his individual-sport (swimming) mindset with Theo Von's team-sport background, discusses starting to work out more, and jokes about their friend's grandmother swimming daily at 96.
4moments
- Brendan compares his swimming mentality to Theo's: as a championship swimmer, everything is on you alone on the starting block, unlike team sports where you hide with other people.
- Tim asks what workout Brendan does—weights, cardio, or everything—and Brendan says you have to do it all.
- Tim mentions his grandma turned 96 and swam every day, and she's 300 pounds—offering both that and the swimming as the move.
- Brendan jokes that everyone argues about what makes the best exercise, and compares it to someone saying whales are fit because they work out all the time.
- 1 min
Joey Diaz's Insane Discipline (and Snickers Bars)
#They riff on a mutual friend's (implied Joey Diaz) extreme discipline mixed with eating king-size Snickers bars, comparing it to Rogan's superhuman regimen that's impossible for normal people to replicate.
3moments
- Tim says Joe Rogan's discipline is insane and at an inhuman level, but hard to apply to regular life.
- He doesn't want to work out for two hours a day or never eat sugar, dismissing the extreme protocols.
- Tim pivots to the country's obesity crisis, noting that in middle America and places like Disneyland, people are massive.
- 2 min
Discussion of America's obesity crisis, how fast food is cheaper and more accessible than healthy food, and how that structurally sabotages people trying to eat well.
6moments
- Tim says people are lazy and it's easier to stop at Burger King than eat healthy when fast food is everywhere and healthier options are more expensive.
- Fat shaming versus celebrating fat people—Tim clarifies he doesn't want fat models and notes the fashion industry doesn't actually do that.
- Lizzo wearing diabetic boots prompts Tim's concern that she needs to lose weight before her health becomes critical.
- Lizzo called out a Postmates driver on Twitter, which Tim sees as problematic behavior from a multi-millionaire addicted to food.
- Tim gets angry at Postmates drivers too, but notes the difference between being frustrated and publicly shaming them on social media.
- Salt & Straw ice cream in Larchmont Village is Tim's particular weakness—he orders the salted malted chocolate cookie dough with fudge on top.
- 1 min
They debate the body positivity movement, singling out Lizzo's health and public postmates complaints, questioning whether celebrating obesity is actually healthy or honest.
5moments
- Tim describes stopping at steakhouses after shows in New York instead of getting stuck in traffic back to Fort Worth.
- He mentions how a waiter might suggest lobster bisque, forcing him to indulge despite his plans.
- Tim explains his uncle was in the restaurant business in New York, giving him access to fine dining as a kid.
- His palate was shaped by high-end food early—he was eating salmon tartare with caviar at eight years old.
- Tim jokes about questioning whether the caviar was Iranian, revealing his snobbish food background.
- 2 min
Brendan describes his uncle's restaurant business giving him an expensive childhood palate (caviar, tuna tartare), then transitions into starting cocaine at 13-14 and later becoming addicted while selling subprime mortgages on Long Island.
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- Tim got addicted to cocaine at 20 while selling subprime mortgages on Long Island, using it to cope with unhappiness and fuel his sales pitch energy.
- His rock bottom wasn't typical—he bought a $600,000 house at 23 that he couldn't afford, which set off a chain of events.
- By 2009, the mortgage industry collapsed just as Tim was drowning in debt, drinking every night at a bar near his house and using drugs.
- Starting stand-up comedy in 2010 gave him an outlet and he stopped drinking and using drugs, redirecting his addictive energy into the craft.
- The food addiction persisted through it all and stayed with him even as he shifted his compulsive drive toward stand-up.
- 5 min
Brendan details his 2009 rock bottom (an unaffordable house, the mortgage industry collapsing, heavy drinking) and how discovering stand-up in 2010 redirected his addictive energy, plus discussion of lingering food addiction and friends' sex addiction issues.
10moments
- Tim traces his compulsive eating and reward-seeking to childhood, relating it to his past drug use.
- El-P avoids all substances; Henry Rollins drinks only carrot juice and has never touched alcohol or drugs.
- People assume Tim is high all the time, but he performs sober; D'Elia is the same way—everyone thinks he's drugged out but he's never touched anything.
- Tim discusses sex addiction as something that destroys lives like drug addiction does, noting friends who can't stay faithful.
- Tim's ambition to become a successful stand-up comic matters more to him than any compulsion; comedy channels his destructive impulses into something productive.
- Comedy keeps comics and athletes on track; without a place to put their energy when things fall apart, people get into serious trouble.
- Blue Chew is a chewable erectile dysfunction pill that works twice as fast as Viagra and Cialis.
- Blue Chew isn't just for men who can't perform; it's for anyone wanting extra sexual function, including sex addicts who derive all pleasure from intercourse.
- Tim disagrees with the copy's claim that most guys talk a good game; the guys he knows can't say anything and just show people photos.
- Tim questions why he's selling dick pills, noting that you either need them or you don't, but Blue Chew is cheaper and easier than pharmacy Viagra or Cialis.
- 2 min
Tim pitches BlueChew as a discreet chewable ED/performance pill, then spins into an elaborate dark bit imagining a loser using it to hook up with an old high school flame, leading to a bleak marriage and possibly-autistic child.
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- Tim pitches BlueChew dick pills with promo code, first order free except five dollars shipping.
- Tim describes the fantasy: reconnect with an overweight girl from high school at Thanksgiving, get drunk, sleep together.
- She calls the next day amazed, you start dating, both move back to the same town with nothing else going on.
- You get married at a VFW in what you call fun and quirky but is actually sad, then have loveless sex.
- Years later you're at Disney World in 110-degree heat with your fat wife and your weird non-blinking son destined for violence.
- Sitting at an overpriced resort for the only two days you can afford, you realize BlueChew gave you this entire life.
- 4 min
They discuss the controversy over football brain trauma (referencing Myles Garrett's helmet-swinging incident), CTE risk, and at what age kids should be allowed to play tackle football.
10moments
- Tim argues that with football, the real issue is the culture where consequences are extreme—hitting a quarterback with his own helmet gets you suspended for a season.
- He doesn't think kids should play tackle football, noting he started at six, which was too early.
- Tim says no tackle football until middle school, when kids can better evaluate the implications.
- Brain trauma from football is a problem, but the majority of players don't experience it—most end up with fucked-up knees, ankles, and necks instead.
- Brendan Schaub brings up transgender children playing football, asking where Tim stands on the issue.
- Tim sees a real problem when men identifying as women beat up women in sports, especially mixed martial arts.
- He breaks with Rogan and other commentators by saying he doesn't care about trans athletes in most sports.
- Example of a cyclist who had hormone replacement therapy but still has testosterone through the roof, dominating despite medical transition.
- Tim's position: everybody's a freak of nature with unusual advantages, so the trans athlete issue is rarely the deciding factor in competition.
- When asked if the trans issue affects him personally, Tim says it doesn't—he doesn't care.
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- 1 min
Brendan says he doesn't care about trans athletes in most sports but finds it strange specifically in MMA due to physical advantages, discussing testosterone and fairness.
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- Wrestling is dicey, cycling doesn't matter, track doesn't matter — most people know this about you.
- Tim on Trump as a two-term president: he's funny, probably shouldn't be president, a celebrity who surprised everyone by winning.
- Majority of Americans are sick of traditional politicians trying to preserve the system.
- Tim: Logan Paul could be made president; they've discussed it on the show and it will happen.
- 1 min
Brief political riff on Trump as an entertaining but perhaps unqualified president, floating the joke of Kanye or Logan Paul running for president in 2024.
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- Tim asks how it feels to be called part of the problem when you're wealthy but not billionaire-level rich.
- The guest agrees that wealthy politicians like Bernie Sanders criticize the rich while being millionaires themselves.
- Tim notes the inconsistency in targeting self-made entrepreneurs versus generational wealth.
- Discussion of the American dream and who deserves protection from wealth taxation.
- 1 min
They discuss reactions to wealth-inequality rhetoric from politicians like Bernie Sanders, then pivot into jokes about Brendan's Mexican girlfriend's immigration status and family dynamic.
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- Brendan jokes about threatening his Mexican girlfriend by calling immigration if she gets wise, doing it every Thursday.
- She doesn't hate Trump specifically, but dislikes American culture in general and can read and write English.
- Tim asks what Brendan's girlfriend does for work; Brendan says she kills it making enchiladas.
- The dynamic in their relationship: she reminds him he's just a white guy and doesn't belong, given where he came from.
- 2 min
They discuss the evolution of social media platforms (Instagram hiding likes, TikTok's rise, Twitter's political usefulness) and predict backlash against social media's addictive, bullying-enabling design.
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- 31% of kids want to be YouTubers, which makes sense given how much money is in it now.
- Social media is addictive and causes bullying, suicide, and cancel culture among young people.
- Instagram removing visible likes is an experiment, but Facebook started doing this and became a boomer haven.
- TikTok is the app where people dance and do crazy things in 15-second videos, a longer version of Vine.
- Twitter stuck around because Trump energized it and made it political, and he likes using it to share content.
- 3 min
A satirical bit about 'building a wall' to keep angry, mentally ill basement-dwellers off social media, followed by advice to just stop watching/reading hate comments.
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- Tim argues not everyone should be able to communicate on social media, only certain people.
- A lot of people angry and mentally ill are in their dad's basements posting online.
- Tim's advice to people who hate him: stop watching and accept it in five minutes.
- He doesn't know anyone successful who sends hate comments online.
- Tim suggests a test: tell a girl you're interested in that you spend time sending hateful comments to comics.
- Rogan talks about leaving California all the time, though the state is currently on fire.
- New York as a city gives him anxiety, everything's moving and the buildings are loud.
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- 3 min
Brendan discusses his California/New York preferences, favorite tour cities, going overseas with the 50 Shades of Brown tour, and getting an unusually fast Showtime special only three years into stand-up.
9moments
- Wilbur and Boston's pretty good, New York's dope — his favorite venues to perform at.
- On advantages in drawing crowds: doesn't think he has one, just an earned fanbase, compares himself unfavorably to Bert Kreischer and Gracie Allen on marketing.
- Been working with Brian for six years after meeting him before starting stand-up.
- Met Rogan through UFC commentary when he was fighting, they got close when he moved to LA and Rogan encouraged his stand-up.
- First live stand-up was opening for Fight of the Kid at the Bray Improv in front of 550 people with huge pressure.
- Didn't have to do open mic scene with just comics — his open mic was already in front of fifty people.
- First Showtime special came three years after starting stand-up, which he calls crazy insane fast.
- Won't do another special tomorrow, probably needs two years before the next one.
- Hates his special like everyone hates what they do, but proud of what he accomplished in a short amount of time.
- 4 min
Brendan names Bill Burr, Andrew Schulz, and Mark Normand as top comics, discusses his favorite podcasts (Armchair Expert), and he and Tim mock adult comedians who are still obsessed with pro wrestling and Hulk Hogan.
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- Tim names Bill Burr as a comedian he genuinely respects and watches.
- Armchair Expert is his favorite podcast—appreciates Monica Padman as a smart copilot and finds the therapy discussions informative.
- Tim doesn't do regular therapy despite knowing he should, says he doesn't have time.
- Asked if he could beat up most comics, he says yes to almost every one.
- Tim isn't worried about fighting other comedians—he's more insecure about being perceived as bad at comedy than about getting physically beaten.
- His signature fighting move was the Darce choke, which he was very effective with from multiple positions.
- Tim watched WWE as a kid but got over it by age ten; finds it depressing that grown comedians still go to wrestling events in their thirties.
- Tim dragged someone into wrestling and paid for it; watched WWE and found it terrible and not good.
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- 3 min
Brendan talks about wanting to do a buddy comedy series with his comic friends, the network potential of the LA podcast crew, and closes by plugging his upcoming tour dates in Salt Lake City, Kansas City, and New Jersey.
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- Tim's pitch for a buddy comedy series with his friend group including Brian, Leo Segura, and Joey Diaz
- He's offered movie and audition work all the time but isn't interested outside of specific projects
- The comedy podcast crew has a built-in audience and network power that TV networks would want to tap into
- Tim wants to make a show based on his mortgage industry experience, casting comics like Coco Diaz or Santino
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