Interview · moment 1 of 45
Shooting the Special at the Comedy Store Mothership
from The Joe Rogan Experience | The Tim Dillon Show #422 · #422
4 min
Guest
Tim thanks Joe for shaving the special and they discuss how an executive's decision to brightly light the room made the crowd tense and self-conscious, hurting the early shows before they dimmed the lights and the later shows became great.
- Tim thanks Joe for letting him shoot the special at the Comedy Store mothership.
- Lamps on every table lit up the room so brightly you could see everyone's complexion and blemishes.
- Wednesday's early show was tough—the audience felt tense even though Tim was doing well and his opening acts struggled.
- Shooting a special creates a different energy than regular comedy shows, even though Tim has done it a million times.
- Tim felt embarrassed performing with Joe in the room watching, worried the set wasn't landing while the audience stared.
- The production crew made adjustments after Joe explained that bright lighting makes audiences self-conscious and kills laughter on edgy material.
- Tim had shot six shows at the Store a month earlier and was told they were the best ever, so filming there seemed logical.
- The Store's LA location has a weird vibe with people in ironic cowboy hats and influencer girlfriends, making it hit-or-miss for recordings.
- Out of four LA shows, only one really great take emerged—the one where Gabby Reese sat in the front row.