rant · moment 3 of 22
Comedy Specials Are Boring Compared to a Real Bomb
from #184 - Skid Ray | The Tim Dillon Show · #184
2 min
Tim argues that watching a comedian actually bomb live is more entertaining than nearly any modern comedy special, contrasting Chappelle and Carlin with today's milquetoast hour specials.
- Tim describes Rage doing a bit about feminism that progressive people don't want him saying anything about.
- The bit's premise: you can't just say rights work, you have to explain how rights actually work.
- Tim recounts the aggressive punchline about stopping fisting on the subway that made the drunk crowd stop listening.
- The audience's response was so loud and chaotic Tim had never heard anything like it at a comedy show — they were just yelling "get off" over him.
- That bombing was more entertaining than most comedy specials being released now, which is the real problem with the medium.