Subjects/subject
comedy
2017-06-27, 1 mention2017-11-20, 1 mention2018-01-15, 1 mention2018-02-27, 2 mentions2018-05-16, 1 mention2018-06-27, 1 mention2018-09-13, 1 mention2019-06-02, 1 mention2019-07-28, 2 mentions2019-08-11, 1 mention2020-06-21, 3 mentions2020-07-19, 1 mention2021-06-27, 1 mention2021-12-28, 1 mention2022-02-20, 1 mention
Tim’s take
He mostly complains that the current scene is full of people calling themselves comedians without ever having been funny, from Brooklyn theater kids to the endless self-declared geniuses who claim they were robbed 1:02:10 31:59. He treats the club-and-festival model as basically finished, betting the future is digital and podcast-driven and that platforms will eventually crack down on the kind of comedy he does 1:06:57 26:05. When he's not grousing he frames it as total, life-consuming dedication to one thing, comparable to pro surfers, without guaranteeing happiness 39:14.
Every Reference (19)
"God knows what. The fuck you're celebrating, a decade of doing comedy with no comp, like nothing. They moved out of the line. You see"
"there's a toxic culture, and listen, is there a toxic culture in comedy? Yeah, is there a toxic culture in everything? Yeah, because we're"
"people? No, okay. I would like people that appreciate and enjoy comedy not necessarily mine, right but In general, yeah Just because"
"They want to police comedy, and they want to arrange the business, the world, comedy into something that makes sense where they can succeed."
The Robin Tran Joke and Comedy's Gerrymandering Problem — Heroism is a Solitary Thing+87s into the segment"it. I thought, arguably, there are comics, and I mean, I use that term loosely, but there are people out there that don't like me."
"that's not what I've seen happen. What's interesting, because comedy in the 80s, of course, everyone knows the bubble, right? Yeah."
The 80s Comedy Bubble, Montreal, and Shakespeare for the Common Man — Brighton Beach Memoirs+35s into the segment"that you look at the Spanish language? I believe in equality and comedy, whether you're a white male or a black male, I think you You"
Fandom, Creativity, and the Intellectual Dark Web Bit — The Men Behind The Boys+216s into the segment"When you look at all these articles that are like, you know, does comedy have to be funny? You know, we're in the post-comedy era, all this stuff."
"this sheds light on a lot of the Milo stuff, too When you start comedy you barely know what it is and you you know why you got into it"
Shakers Pub Open Mic: A Long Island Horror Show — Episode 150 - Your Thoughts Have No Value (with Luke Touma)+161s into the segment"and that's you know once that ended you know there's just I mean comedy now it's embarrassing it's exhausting when you're obedient it'll"
"the whole idea of comedians getting festivals and late nights right that doesn't mean like that paradigm of it yeah it's funny people yeah that is yeah that is done"
"change everything no it ain't no one ain't okay had enough British comedy is different you know they have a one-man show they want a story"
Bombing in Edinburgh and British vs. American Comedy — 160 - The Ballad of The Fat Girl With The Clean Car+46s into the segment"within five years the type of comedy that we do is just going to become it's gonna fly in the crosshairs of Google and YouTube and a lot of these big platforms"
Return the Next Day: Comedy's Five Years Left and Tour Dates — #205 - Well, LA Was Fun | The Tim Dillon Show+111s into the segment"the amount of people that call themselves comedians is hilarious like this any other group of people have such a lacks definition of who is and who is in a comedian"
Fake Comedians, Perpetual Grievance, and the Momentum Generation Documentary — #205 - Well, LA Was Fun | The Tim Dillon Show+9s into the segment"great about the documentary that's kind of where it overlaps with comedy you know not in the sense that we all respect each other's talent"
Comedy vs. Surfing: All-In Dedication and Happiness — #205 - Well, LA Was Fun | The Tim Dillon Show+61s into the segment"moved to la about a year ago permanently and i got passed at the comedy store about a year ago and then the entire world shut down and"
Considering Leaving LA for Texas or Florida — #209 - Don't Curse Me | The Tim Dillon Show+148s into the segment"about what comedy has yes I frankly think there are a million comedy movies that are going to"
Fame vs. Loving the Craft: The Difference Between Real Comics and Famous Ones — #258 - Fat Recluse | The Tim Dillon Show+318s into the segment"they make something. Everything will suck. Things will be bad. Comedy is the gray area. Comedy should live in the area that is not explicitly"
Seth Rogen, Sarah Silverman, and the Death of Comedy — #281 - Hewlett Harbor Holiday | The Tim Dillon Show+100s into the segment"not funny this isn't funny about Portland it's not funny I love comedy and he's not funny so I got it I'm like a huge fan of Comedy Providence"
Tour Dates Rundown — #288 - The Real Housewives of Cotino | The Tim Dillon Show+29s into the segment