rant · moment 16 of 24
Losing the Concept of a Joke: Bits, OJ Simpson, and Cancel Culture
from #205 - Well, LA Was Fun | The Tim Dillon Show · #205
4 min
Tim riffs that society has lost the ability to recognize a 'bit,' sarcastically defending Chris D'Elia, Kevin Spacey, and Harvey Weinstein as misunderstood performance artists, and calling OJ Simpson's murder and acquittal the greatest 'bit' of the century.
- Tim warns that future audiences will clip out-of-context moments from his podcast as evidence of him calling his parents pedophiles and saying kids need to get beaten.
- Society is losing the concept of what a joke actually is.
- Tim frames D'Elia's behavior as performance art in the tradition of Andy Kaufman, testing the limits of what art can be.
- The country has lost the ability to take a joke and understand what a bit actually is.
- Kevin Spacey was just kidding, and Harvey Weinstein's rape was an attempt to make actresses comfortable before their first big movie.
- OJ Simpson did the funniest bit of the last century by decapitating his ex-wife and a waiter, then getting acquitted as the ultimate punchline.
- Tim's worry is that the FBI is getting involved in what should be treated as comedy material and a laugh fest.
O.J. SimpsonChris D'EliaHarvey WeinsteinAndy KaufmanKevin Spacey