rant · moment 2 of 20
Defending Blown-Off LA Comedy Spots
from #253 - Jenner's Joyride | The Tim Dillon Show · #253
5 min
Tim explains why he skips or leaves comedy club spots in LA, distinguishing between his own headlining shows and quick 10-minute guest sets, using the "Haha Comedy" parking lot gig as an example, and telling fans to support comedy generally, not just him.
- Tim apologizes for canceling LA comedy spots because he's no longer in the city; the Instagram beach and sushi photos are from years ago.
- When doing a spot on someone else's show, Tim performs 10-15 minutes without control over timing or the overall event; LA traffic and other obstacles sometimes make it impossible to reach multiple bookings.
- Tim walked into the HaHa Comedy Club—an outdoor alley venue with about ten people—and walked back out because he didn't want to be there.
- At the HaHa, a white girl in a Bob Marley hat was on stage talking about aliens landing and going on Rogan to do DMT; Tim had no involvement in booking her.
- Tim usually headlines his own road shows, which he attends and performs well at; he tries to do spots at other venues but faces obstacles.
- Tim was on the way to a spot, fell into a sushi restaurant for three hours after avoiding a gang of Palestinians, and couldn't make it to the gig.
- The distinction matters: a headlining show is different from a spot where he's doing ten minutes on someone else's lineup without knowing what's happening.
- Tim recommends watching Barbie Starlet instead of attending his spots; the movie has no plot or jokes but is brightly colored and serene with SNL alumni.
- If people bought lots of tickets to the HaHa parking lot expecting to see Tim's full set, he apologizes and offers to get them into headlining shows instead.
- Doing spots is something Tim's done for twelve years, but it's not as fun anymore.
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