Interview · moment 28 of 28
Escaping Hollywood's Influence and Building an Autonomous Comedy Club
from #283 - Joe Rogan | The Tim Dillon Show · #283
3 min
Guest
Joe explains his move to Austin as removing himself from Hollywood's contaminating influence on comedy, describing his vision for a comedy club that lets comics stay independent, before Tim closes the interview thanking him.
- Comedy needs its own autonomous center where it's the 100% of the thing, not a stepping stone to sitcom stardom.
- Tim wants to tell young comics they don't need to be hired by Hollywood—they can just do comedy and be completely autonomous.
- Being on NewsRadio and Fear Factor, Tim was jealous of comics killing it in theaters and traveling constantly.
- The experience cemented that Tim really loves stand-up, even though he was trapped doing a TV show and couldn't travel.
- Money's nice because once you have it, you don't have to worry about money and can do what you want instead of playing it safe for Hollywood.
- The podcast came out of that freedom completely organically, with zero thought about it being profitable.
- Tim's goal for the new club is to be as supportive as possible to stand-up comedy and create a safe, fun place for comics and audiences.
- The club will require everyone to get a booster shot before going on stage every time.