Interview · moment 20 of 42
No Gatekeepers Left in Comedy
from An American Royal with Bert Kreischer | The Tim Dillon Show #341 · #341
2 min
Guest
They discuss how comics can now build their own careers and audiences directly with no gatekeepers standing in the way, unlike the old club mailing-list era.
- Tim credits Joe Rogan and other established comedians for sharing their audiences and allowing him to develop his podcasting and stand-up career.
- He loved radio as a kid, listening to everything from psychologists to preachers to political talk.
- Tim describes how listening to Rush Limbaugh in a Ford Taurus on Long Island being driven to dance class is how gay Republicans are created.
- The podcast platform has allowed him to build an audience that comes out to see him do stand-up.
- Tim argues there's a gene in comedy that you either have or don't have, and he's no longer on the fence about whether he has it.