Interview · moment 5 of 23
Billions, Finance Bros, and Jocko Willink Small Talk
from The Return Of Shame with Dan Soder | The Tim Dillon Show #363 · #363
4 min
Guest
Dan talks about filming Billions, meeting real finance figures like the guy who shorted Enron, and bombing a small-talk attempt with Jocko Willink about American Comedy Company; they discuss the show ending its run.
- Tim discusses Billions as a quintessentially New York show and how young finance guys constantly confuse him with his character on set.
- Finance types approach him thinking he's mafia, unable to separate the actor from the role—similar to how wrestling fans would treat meeting Kane.
- He's known a few people who worked in finance but got out; none who are currently in the industry and actual friends.
- The show brought in real finance figures as cameos, including the guy who shorted Enron, whom Tim didn't recognize while making awkward small talk.
- Tim attempted small talk with Jocko Willink on the Billions set and got completely shut down by the Navy SEAL's demeanor.
- He tried opening the conversation with Jocko by asking about American Comedy Company in San Diego, a conversational dead end.
- Jocko's response to Tim mentioning American Comedy Company was to reveal he'd killed and seriously injured people there, delivered as harsh fact rather than joke.
- Jocko trained the character on set as part of a fake training scene alongside Stipe Miocic, Tim Ferriss, Deontay Wilder, and other notable figures.
- The final four episodes of Billions are currently airing and that's the end—no movie, no spinoff planned.
BillionsJocko WillinkBrian KoppelmanTim FerrissStipe MiocicDeontay WilderKelly O'CoyneRich Eisen