Interview · moment 21 of 25
Kardashians, Paul Brothers as a Product of Their Time, and the State of Comedy TV
from #258 - Fat Recluse | The Tim Dillon Show · #258
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They continue debating whether Kardashian/Paul Brothers-style fame will be looked back on nostalgically, and Jeff laments the lack of great comedy movies and shows, citing South Park and Barry as exceptions.
- Tim asks whether this era of Kardashians and Paul Brothers will eventually give way to a different time.
- The Kardashians and Paul Brothers represent nothing uniquely individual — they're entirely products of this moment in culture.
- People passionately invested in the Kardashians now will still be invested at sixty, and it will feel like they never grew.
- There's no comedy on television or in movies anymore — Tim watches three shows, one of which isn't even funny for laughs.
- South Park is the best comedy because it lasts forever, unlike shows built around current events.
- South Park's pandemic episode was well written but unenjoyable because people are exhausted by pandemic content.
- Tim hasn't done stand-up in a year and a half, the longest break since taking only two weeks off before.
- Tim is touring fourteen weekends in the fall, performing for free at clubs to help them recover from pandemic losses while paying for his own travel and opener.
- He's running a separate tour where he demands higher payment from clubs as a financial stress test of their strength.
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