rant · moment 6 of 22
Bombing Comics and Long Island Bar Shows
from #189 - Welcome To The Show, Hillary | The Tim Dillon Show · #189
2 min
He describes doing open mics in Long Island dive bars full of people trying to drink their lives away, and mocks comedians who say bombing doesn't matter because they're 'living their dream.'
- Tim describes performing in Long Island bars where drunk regulars were trying to throw their lives away, creating a tug of war between his desire to ruin his life and theirs.
- Bar owners built their business model around open mic comedy nights while their regular customers just wanted to drink and disassociate.
- Tim condemns comedians bombing in bars who claim they're living their dream, saying if nobody's listening to you, your dream is shitty and doesn't deserve respect.
- Aspiring comics at pool tables performing to seven people based on encouragement from a coworker in a cubicle have nothing to say until the pandemic forces them to livestream for money.