Interview · moment 19 of 24
Getting Fired from Chelsea Lately and Avoiding Writers' Room Jobs
from Tom Segura & Christina P. | The Tim Dillon Show #348 · #348
3 min
Guest
Christina discusses being fired as a writer from Chelsea Lately, and both compare how writers' room jobs offer safety but stand-up offers more freedom and excitement.
- Tim was fired as a writer from Chelsea Lately, which he didn't see coming.
- He never wanted to pursue TV writing jobs despite doing a few pilots.
- Writers who take TV jobs for security are like indoor cats—they lose their edge as comedians.
- Tim found writing rooms boring compared to the freedom and excitement of stand-up performance.
- His ego hated when jokes he wrote were performed by someone else on camera.
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