Interview · moment 2 of 28
The Madison Square Garden Show and Career Milestones
from Louis CK | The Tim Dillon Show #317 · #317
3 min
Guest
Louis discusses his upcoming Madison Square Garden show, calling it his 'last show' as a marketing gimmick, how he wrote a new hour of material quickly after the pandemic, and reflects on the history and meaning of playing the Garden.
- Tim considers what opportunities might open up after performing at Madison Square Garden, maybe the Boston Garden calling next.
- He had to dump all his material into the last special and write a completely new act in three weeks for shows scheduled after it dropped.
- Writing under deadline pressure actually worked better for this hour—he just made it happen instead of letting it flow naturally.
- Tim confirms he's going back to Madison Square Garden and is really excited about it.
- He doesn't view MSG as the pinnacle of stand-up venues; any great show is the pinnacle, whether it's the Garden or the Columbus Funny Bone.
- Some of his best shows happened at smaller clubs like the Funny Bone, where he'd look out the plane window the next day and feel it was perfect.