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Am I Actually a Media Figure?
from #277 - The New American Dream | The Tim Dillon Show · #277
3 min
Tim compares his ticket sales and audience to SNL's diminishing cultural reach, arguing that podcasters and stand-ups are just as much 'media' as network writers.
- Tim questions whether he's known primarily from the podcast versus stand-up, comparing himself to Sebastian Maniscalco.
- He sells thousands of tickets around the world despite not being a household name from traditional media.
- Tim sarcastically suggests that everyone succeeding in entertainment—Doja Cat, anyone with sold-out shows—must be a Nazi or appeals only to Nazis.
- Michael Che tweeted a criticism about Tim not being what people think he is, prompted by Tim's observation that a sketch wasn't great.
- Tim speculates that Che got defensive because the sketch criticism "got under her skin," though he didn't intend it as a personal attack.
- Pointing out that a sketch was bad apparently makes Tim not what people think he is, a complaint that could apply to any critic of anyone on the show.
- Tim responded to Che by stating he sells more tickets and has built something on his own that Che never could.
- Tim's reply called Che someone who "barely reads" but acknowledged his success, saying the show "sucks" and Che knows it.