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Playing the Bobby Lee Clip and Analyzing the Threats

from #297 - The Lodge From Hell | The Tim Dillon Show · #297

4 min

Tim plays and reacts to an actual Bobby Lee interview clip describing threatening phone calls he says he received, then muses on whether Brendan Schaub really has a "goon squad" and whether the allegations are fair given Tim's own positive experiences with Schaub.

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  • Tim explains this is news he has to cover because of potential fallout from a situation with Bobby Lee.
  • The issue was supposedly resolved after a promise Bobby wouldn't discuss it again, but he went on Flagrant 2 and talked about it anyway.
  • There was a text from Bobby's team alluding to possibly suing people over the misunderstanding.
  • Bobby received a call from a comedian people assumed was him, trying to pick up women at his podcast.
  • It wasn't just one person — a group of podcasters called Bobby threatening to expose him and ruin his career.
  • Bobby was alone at dinner in Oklahoma when he got the calls, and describes the experience as very traumatic.
  • Tim notes Brendan Schaub has always been nice to him and his experiences have been overwhelmingly positive.
  • Brendan Schaub is not the heir to Richard Pryor and probably never will be.
  • Tim has never seen Brendan's standup and describes him as a very controversial figure.
  • Brendan is very new to standup, and it takes years to become good at it, sometimes it never happens at all.
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