Places/place
Italy
2018-02-06, 2 mentions2020-03-12, 1 mention2020-03-15, 3 mentions2020-03-20, 2 mentions2020-03-22, 1 mention2020-03-29, 1 mention2020-04-12, 1 mention2022-03-13, 1 mention2022-05-25, 1 mention2022-07-17, 1 mention2024-04-27, 2 mentions2024-08-24, 1 mention2025-03-22, 1 mention2026-06-06, 1 mention
Tim’s take
During the pandemic he uses Italy as the cautionary end-state — the hospital collapse and death tolls he keeps citing as the nightmare America must avoid 5:54 31:08 16:08, and later as proof the virus is real when people insist otherwise 38:34. He escalates the same story from balconies-singing solidarity to food riots as a warning about what's coming 54:26, and uses the country's suffering to shame American kids upset about lost lacrosse seasons 15:51. Once the pandemic recedes he flips to genuine affection, wanting to go and praising the food and "raw passion" as a culture that has figured life out 17:07 56:43, though he later waves it off as beautiful but boring next to London 37:31. Elsewhere it's just a punchline about incompetence — Italians can't build a yacht that doesn't sink, good only for handbags and fascism 34:00, and a running bit about mega-yachts and midnight ice cream bans 19:56 30:48.
Every Reference (19)
"how cultured they think they are because they Went to fucking Italy once no no shit about anything. They don't know I know like I You"
The Corinthian Yacht Club, Sailing, and Travel Regrets — What Does Your Brother Do In The Navy+286s into the segment"was never the good looking charismatic guy He was gonna fucking Italy and fuck some, you know you know, uh, Bella, whatever they call"
The Great Travel Debate: Backpacking Europe vs. Staying Home — What Does Your Brother Do In The Navy+279s into the segment"this week to happen break you think there's like gondola guys in Italy that were like we're not getting off the boat and they're like"
Immunity, Spirit Airlines Cruises, and Signing Off with Dr. Steve — Emergency Broadcast - Corona Call-Ins+29s into the segment"get to go to the prom but I I I say this and I say this shut up Italy's burning there are countries in the world right now when they're"
Advice to Young People: Go Get Wu Han Bat Sandwiches — #191 - Corona Cast | The Tim Dillon Show+46s into the segment"them I'm kidding the virus is not fake I mean you can't look at Italy and say this is fake you can't look at your eye and say this is"
Fake Highly-Placed Government Sources and Portland Nuke Rumors — #191 - Corona Cast | The Tim Dillon Show+121s into the segment"that seems to be outside of China I think Italy's the hardest hit Italy has I mean just this past week fourteen thousand new cases but"
Comparing Grocery Store Vibes to Early Italy — #191 - Corona Cast | The Tim Dillon Show+136s into the segment"where they do require ventilatory support at that point you know Italy is a real nightmare yeah we don't want to end up like Italy absolutely"
Airborne vs Droplet Transmission and Hospital Collapse Fears — Emergency Broadcast - Corona Call-Ins #2+170s into the segment"we need do you want to be exposed to this I mean you see what Italy and you know China and stuff they were working like super hazmat"
Long Island Mask Theft and Hazmat Suits Prove It's Not the Flu — Emergency Broadcast - Corona Call-Ins #2+95s into the segment"know that that's the case we don't know what's the death toll in Italy right now 4825 yeah a lot of dead people yesterday there was 793"
Death Toll Totals and the Coronavirus Musical — #192 - Coronavirus The Musical | The Tim Dillon Show+88s into the segment"gets so brutal so ugly and so many people end up dying that like Italy you're not going to be able to to have funerals and it is [ __"
Reading the COVID Case and Death Totals — #193 - Fun Easter Foods | The Tim Dillon Show+38s into the segment"turning engine it off Italy extends locked out despite business pressure dude Italy remember the beginning Italy was singing to each other on their balconies and now they are stealing food cuz they're desperate and hungry"
Media Fearmongering and Italy's Collapse — #195 - Take Me To The Moon | The Tim Dillon Show+1s into the segment"alastair um they are making these people flee on these yachts italy has taken two of them i believe two of these yachts and they are"
Alisher Usmanov, the Lovable Oligarch — #291 - Dear Vladimir | The Tim Dillon Show+42s into the segment"he completed a whirlwind comedy tour from france to italy to all the major cities in australia i have not ever performed comedy in france or italy"
Debunking Beverly Hills, Manhattan, and the France/Italy Tour Lies — Tim Dillon vs The New York Post+49s into the segment"italy pizza why like it it's so amazing i question italians that moved"
Planning an Italy Trip and Old Money vs New Money — Andrew Schulz | The Tim Dillon Show #307+1s into the segment"it I don't know maybe I'm wrong Italy looks to ban late night ice cream in Milan the ban is aimed at"
Italy's Late-Night Ice Cream Ban — Harvey Weinstein's Overturned Conviction & TikTok Ban | The Tim Dillon Show #390+3s into the segment"gets added to the mix people popping [ __ ] about each other and Italy's looking at all all this and this is really an exclusively American"
American Diner Brawls vs. Swedish Pancakes (and Mack Weldon Ad) — Harvey Weinstein's Overturned Conviction & TikTok Ban | The Tim Dillon Show #390+57s into the segment"the Italians have no if it's not by the way if it's not a handbag they have no idea what they're doing they a ton of things they've done have sunk"
Mike Lynch Yacht Disaster Introduced — The DNC Chick & Sunken Superyachts | The Tim Dillon Show #406+138s into the segment"it's like whatever pretentious thing. I don't give a You love Italy. I love Italy, but I also like for different reasons. Like the"
Ranking Travel Destinations: France, Italy, Turkey, and Kyoto's Fakery — Andrew Schulz | The Tim Dillon Show #436+7s into the segment"of my friend list I went to France for a few days. I love that. Italy, South of France are more beautiful. Food's better, whatever."
London's 2020 Dam Breaking and Why Britain Still Matters — Backrooms, Spencer Pratt, & The D’Amelio Family Disaster | The Tim Dillon Show #498+36s into the segment