Interview · moment 18 of 26
Being the First Friend Who Truly Loved Comedy
from #261 - Please, Die Alone | The Tim Dillon Show · #261
5 min
Guest
Tim and Canal reflect on their early friendship, Canal's mom's cooking, being long-island outsiders looked down on in the city, and how differently immigrant families react to their kids choosing comedy as a career.
- Tim recalls the guest being the first friend he had in comedy who genuinely loved it.
- Memories of the guest's mother making Indian food at her house during their early comedy days.
- Tim and the guest were Long Island guys who looked down upon by New York City comedians in their mid-20s.
- The guest chose comedy as his life in his mid-20s and has now moved beyond that era.
- The guest explains he's never loved anything except comedy.
- Guest describes watching Kevin Nealon on SNL and initially thinking he was trying to get fired from his news job before realizing it was a comedy show.
- Tim asks why the immigrant story doesn't usually involve comedy, since parents would oppose it.
- White parents don't care about their children's careers the way immigrant parents do, allowing comedians to pursue the path.
- Tim's theory: immigrant parents either beat their kids hard enough to discourage comedy or didn't beat them enough, which explains whether they pursue it or not.
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