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The History of the Tim Dillon Show
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4 min
Tim recounts the show's origin story from early podcasts like Legion of Skanks and the Unbelievable Podcast through Riot Cast, the move to LA, and going independent, crediting Ben and Joe Rogan for the show's growth.
- Started The Tim Dillon Show in 2016 after doing earlier podcasts including one about aliens and a 2011 version with guys from Queens Network.
- Broadcast out of Ralph Sutton's apartment with Legion of Skanks and Louis, then moved to doing Bastard Radio with Meet him and Nick on YouTube.
- Left Casteel, moved to LA in June, went independent by August or September, and the show has grown massively since.
- Bill Gates and Melinda Gates are celebrity listeners, with Bill planning to hire a team of killers to descend on his apartment.
- Tim thought podcasting would be a side thing while getting a show on Comedy Central, which no longer exists as of a few weeks ago.
- The only reason he's been successful is getting bored easily—he bored of stand-up, then podcasting, so he started making content videos for YouTube and social media.
- The show became stronger when Ben and Tim made it into something they both enjoy making, adding videos they want to grow as big as possible.
- Joe Rogan has been a huge part of the show's growth by having him on repeatedly and promoting their videos.