rant · moment 24 of 28
Why Some Funny People Never Make It
from #283 - Joe Rogan | The Tim Dillon Show · #283
3 min
They discuss why some clearly talented comedians never break through, attributing it to psychological cracking under uncertainty and fame, versus mediocre people who succeed through sheer delusional confidence and longevity.
- Brian Simpson killed his Netflix special and is building a real career through podcasts and traditional comedy work.
- Tim notes that Dr. Disrespect now has a book and Mr. Beast has a burger chain — the new stars are building empires outside traditional entertainment.
- Mr. Beast operates as his own boss on YouTube, which is why his model succeeds where traditional executive-backed shows might fail.
- Tim jokingly says the only executives he can think of who'd fund a podcast are disgraced financial criminals like Angelo Mozilo and Dick Fuld.
- Comedy fundamentally requires ability to get on stage and kill — that remains the core requirement despite new avenues emerging.
- Stand-up is awesome and will always matter because people want to see comics live, not just know them from the internet.
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