rant · moment 25 of 31
The Eras Tour and Not Getting Taylor Swift's Appeal
from Bastard Radio | The Tim Dillon Show #372 · #372
2 min
The group considers going to the Eras Tour together, discusses Taylor Swift being mad at the Adam Friedland Show over the Matty Healy controversy, and Tim admits her appeal is lost on him, comparing her to Kelly Ripa and Mario Lopez as people everyone default-loves.
- Tim calls Taylor Swift a mediocre talent, doubts she's even aware of his opinion.
- Nobody is actually a Mario Lopez fan, yet he's welcomed into every American home anyway.
- Tim preferred Kathie Lee Gifford when she was miserable on air with a cheating husband rather than performing niceness.
- He's suspicious of celebrities whose entire pitch is 'I'm nice and everyone loves me'—those are the most sinister people.
- Ellen DeGeneres proved this point; she built her brand on being America's nice person and it blew up.
- Taylor Swift issued a statement after a fan died from heat stroke at her Brazil concert with the line 'with a shattered heart.'
- Her full statement: 'It is with a shattered heart that I say we lost a fan,' followed by 'I don't know much about her but I knew she was beautiful'—exemplifying the performative sympathy he distrusts.
Taylor SwiftEllen DeGeneresMario LopezKathie Lee GiffordKelly RipaAdam Friedland ShowRegis Philbin