Tim Dillon (comedian)

Tim J. Dillon is an American comedian, podcaster, and actor. He is host of the Tim Dillon Show podcast.

Tim Dillon
Born
Tim J. Dillon

Island Park, New York, U.S.
Alma materNassau Community College
Years active2010–present
Comedy career
Medium
Genres
Subject(s)
YouTube information
Years active2016–present
Subscribers541,000
(June 1, 2023)
Total views102 million
(June 1, 2023)
NetworkYoutube.com
100,000 subscribers
WebsiteOfficial website

Early life

Dillon was born in Island Park, New York, and grew up there. He is of Irish Catholic descent. His parents divorced when he was young. As a result, he was mostly raised by his mother, who he said was eventually diagnosed with schizophrenia.[1]

As a child in 1994, he landed a small role on the PBS children's show Sesame Street. Dillon said on The Joe Rogan Experience, "I was a child actor as a kid and I failed. I was on Sesame Street twice. I did the polka with Snuffleupagus."[2][3]

Career

Before becoming a comedian, Dillon worked as an office printer salesman and a mortgage broker[4] during the subprime mortgage crisis. When the market crashed, he became a New York City tour guide.[5] He entered the stand-up scene around 2010. After a 2016 appearance at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal,[6] Rolling Stone named Dillon as one of the "10 Comedians You Need to Know" in 2017.[7][8] Along with Luis J. Gomez and Nick Mullen, Dillon was also a co-host of the Real Ass Podcast spin-off podcast Bastard Radio in 2020.[9]

Vulture described Dillon in 2016 as "simultaneously a boisterous, conservative-leaning Long Island native and a thoughtful, homosexual foodie with a soft spot for frozen yogurt".[10] Rolling Stone in 2017 described him as "capable of formulating an articulate (and often contrarian) opinion about anything at a moment's notice".[7]

In August 2022, Dillon released his first standup special: Tim Dillon: A Real Hero.

The Tim Dillon Show podcast
The Tim Dillon Show
Presentation
Hosted byTim Dillon
GenreComedy
Talk
Entertainment
Culture
FormatAudio & video
Created byTim Dillon
LanguageEnglish
Length60 – 120 min.
Production
No. of episodes358 (as of August 26th, 2023)
Related
WebsiteYouTube (video version)
Spotify (audio version)

The Tim Dillon Show is a comedic video podcast hosted by Dillon that discusses events from his life and news topics that often revolve around American cultural issues, the entertainment industry, and politics.[11] The Tim Dillon Show was originally named Tim Dillon Is Going to Hell,[12][13] when the podcast was first launched on the GaS Digital Network and featured co-host and fellow Long Island-based comedian Ray Kump. Dillon would leave GaS Digital, adding producer and friend Ben Avery, off whom Dillon often bounced questions and ideas.[14] In September 2022, Avery parted ways with Dillon and the show — as of November 2022, Avery works with comedian Kyle Dunnigan.[15][16]

Personal life

As of March 2021, he resides in Los Angeles, after briefly living in Austin, Texas.[17]

Dillon is gay and came out at the age of 25.[7][18]

He struggled with substance abuse in his past. According to Dillon, he started using drugs and alcohol at the age of 13, and had become a cocaine addict by 18. He has been sober for over a decade.[19]

He is also a real estate investor, owning a home in Austin, Texas, and a $4 million estate in the Hamptons, New York.[20] However, he has since released a response on his YouTube channel contesting the alleged value of the deal, claiming that it was in fact around $2.4 million.[21]

Politics

Dillon said in 2016, "I'm politically all over the map, though I lean conservative",[1] and "I don't think politically I line up with anything. I think it's all fake."[10] He said he did not vote in the 2020 US general election, disapproving of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden.[22] In 2016, Dillon praised Bernie Sanders, saying, "I think people should have health care, and I know a lot of people are angry at me about that."[23][24]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Boston Psychiatric Bruce the Bartender
2018 Anything Boys Can Do Co-Worker
2020 Timing Tim
2023 Thanksgiving TBA Filming[25]

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1994 Sesame Street Himself/uncredited child
2016 Above Average Presents Fan Episode: "Fans Who Booed Porzingis: Where are they Now?"
2016 Thanksgiving Himself Episode: "Politics"
2016 Hardest Jobs in Sports Super Bowl Party Chicken Wing Butcher
2018 Resolutions Boss
2018 You Didn't Want to Know Himself Episode: "Baby Tossing"
2018 Dollar Store Therapist Tim Episode: "Insults"
2022 Tim Dillon: A Real Hero Himself Netflix standup special

References
  1. "Chris Gethard & Tim Dillon | Death, Sex & Money". WNYC Studios. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  2. "The Joe Rogan Experience, Episode 1544". The Joe Rogan Experience. October 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  3. "Before Tim Dillon Was A Comedian, He Was A Child Actor….On Sesame Street!". Dark Comedy News. October 5, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  4. Dillon, Tim (January 1, 2016). "The Big Short Is Liberal Garbage". Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  5. Hankinson, Andrew (October 31, 2022). "Tim Dillon tells us about his unfiltered bus tour". timeout.com. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  6. Taylor, Mick (July 24, 2018). "Tim Dillon Gets a Few Things Off of His Chest: Like the Best Way to See Comedy, 2018's Special of the Year, and Who Decides What is Too Far". The Interrobang. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  7. Love, Matthew (June 6, 2017). "10 Comedians You Need to Know". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  8. Petski, Denise (July 24, 2018). "Comedy Central Orders Tour Guide Comedy Pilot From Tim Dillon". Deadline. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  9. "Bastard Radio Youtube Playlist". YouTube. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  10. Stamato, Philip (October 25, 2016). "Tim Dillon Just Wants the Truth". Vulture. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  11. How Americans Can Keep Schools Safe. Tim Dillon Show Clips. May 29, 2022. Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2023 – via YouTube.
  12. Goldberg, David (October 17, 2017). "The best NYC comedy podcasts". Time Out Group. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  13. Simons, Seth (September 26, 2019). "Shane Gillis Is Just the Beginning". Slate. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  14. 161 - The Los Angeles Liars. The Tim Dillon Show. August 18, 2019. Archived from the original on October 21, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2023 – via YouTube.
  15. Avery, Ben [@benaveryisgood] (October 3, 2022). "t.co/E9bkRQpK9g" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 12, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2023 – via Twitter.
  16. "Interview with Kyle Dunnigan". Interviews with Max Raskin. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  17. "The Joe Rogan Experience, Episode 1610". The Joe Rogan Experience. February 20, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  18. "Chris Gethard & Tim Dillon | Death, Sex & Money".
  19. "Tim Dillon Thinks Stand-Up Comics are Mentally Ill". June 27, 2019.
  20. "Comedian Tim Dillon slaps down $4M for Hamptons spread". New York Post. May 24, 2022.
  21. Tim Dillon vs The New York Post. The Tim Dillon Show. May 25, 2022. Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2023 – via YouTube.
  22. Tim Dillon Didn't Vote, Used to Sell Subprime Mortgages | JRE Election Special. JRE Clips. November 3, 2020. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via YouTube.
  23. "High Mud Comedy Fest Presents Tim Dillon | MASS MoCA". September 22, 2016.
  24. "The Joe Rogan Experience, Episode 1525". The Joe Rogan Experience. August 14, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  25. Kroll, Justin (March 16, 2023). "Gina Gershon, Rick Hoffman And Tim Dillon Round Out Cast Of Eli Roth's Thanksgiving At TriStar And Spyglass". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
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