Interview · moment 23 of 32
Pivoting to Social Media and the Anxiety of What Comes After the Show
from #179 - Sal Vulcano | The Tim Dillon Show · #179
5 min
Guest
Sal explains how the group shifted focus to online video and social media after failed pilots, and discusses ongoing anxiety about life and career after Impractical Jokers eventually ends.
- Tim pivoted to social media after realizing he was losing prospective fans while working with industry suits on scripted development.
- Sitting in his producer's garage in Los Angeles after the pilot didn't go, Tim decided to make funny sketches online instead.
- Tim admits he experiences anxiety about what comes after the show, despite current success.
- Even when the show got picked up for season one, Tim didn't know how to make television and had to learn while doing it.
- Tim worries that venturing outside the show's format means relearning everything from scratch.
- Tim won't do a comedy special until the show ends so he can dedicate full capacity to it.
- Tim is nervous about not knowing what he'll do after the show and questions whether money has diminished his sense of urgency.
- Financial security makes it less stressful but doesn't kill motivation when you still have unfulfilled goals you're passionate about.
- If you're getting into acting or comedy primarily to be famous and rich, you won't succeed; the hunger has to come from wanting to do something exciting.
- Tim would bet his hard-earned money that someone motivated only by fame and wealth will never actually be successful in entertainment.