Interview · moment 32 of 32
The Guy Who Ambushed Sal at the Comedy Cellar
from #179 - Sal Vulcano | The Tim Dillon Show · #179
3 min
Guest
Sal recounts an aggressive fan at the Comedy Cellar who cornered him demanding to get on the show and handed over contact info uninvited, contrasting it with the value of making natural, organic friendships in comedy.
- Tim warns against breaking into green rooms to pitch yourself for shows.
- His advice: go to comedy clubs, plant yourself there, build genuine friendships with like-minded people.
- You have to surround yourself with people thinking the same way you are to accelerate your comedy career.
- Tim emphasizes knowing who your audience is and what they want from you.
- Sal clarifies he's still young in comedy, still doubts himself, and doesn't claim to have all the answers.
- Tim jokes that he's basically Jerry Seinfeld now, doling out TV advice like an authority.
- Tim notes Sal was more successful than anyone else at the Cellar compared to people like Seinfeld.