rant · moment 14 of 25
The Daily Show Writer Who Accused Him of Coded Language
from #209 - Don't Curse Me | The Tim Dillon Show · #209
3 min
Tim recounts a Twitter spat with an ex-Daily Show writer who accused him of using coded antisemitic language, and argues that corporate-vetted comedians shouldn't lecture independent podcasters.
- Tim was accused by an ex-Daily Show writer of using coded language on Twitter.
- The writer suggested Tim was dancing around what he wanted to say, but her own cooking show featured three Hitler jokes in the first minute.
- Tim made a point on the show about people who claim to feel unsafe with language but seem comfortable with chaos and violence in the streets.
- He questions what the writer thought he was really trying to say—did she expect him to tweet 'Heil Hitler'?
- Tim contrasts his freely available podcasts with her career at a major corporation where everything went through legal, standards and practices, and ad sales vetting.
- The writer never responded after Tim pushed back, which he characterizes as typical—they throw the rock and keep driving away.