Tim Dillon (comedian)

Tim J. Dillon (born January 22, 1985)[1] is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster and actor. He is the host of The Tim Dillon Show podcast.

Tim Dillon
Birth nameTim J. Dillon
Born (1985-01-22) January 22, 1985
Long Island, New York, U.S.
MediumTelevision, stand-up, podcasting
Years active2010–present
GenresObservational comedy, black comedy, dark comedy, off-color humor, shock humor, insult comedy, satire
Subject(s)Current events, conspiracy theories, human behavior, politics, political correctness, racism, religion
Websitetimdilloncomedy.com

Life and career

Dillon entered the stand-up scene in around 2010, and has also worked as a New York City tour guide. After a 2016 appearance at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal,[2] Rolling Stone named Dillon as one of the "10 Comedians You Need to Know" in 2017.[3][4] He currently hosts his own podcast The Tim Dillon Show, having previously hosted another podcast, Tim Dillon is Going to Hell on GaS Digital Network.[5][6] Dillon has also made numerous guest appearances on podcasts such as The Joe Rogan Experience,[7] The Fighter and the Kid, This Past Weekend, Legion of Skanks, The Real Ass Podcast, Cum Town, Your Mom's House and H3 Podcast.[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. He also appeared as a guest on Whitney Cumming's podcast Good For You. [9]

A native of Long Island, New York, Dillon has spoken of being raised by a schizophrenic mother.[10] He is openly gay.[3]

Politically, having regarded himself as leaning conservative at one point,[1] in 2016, Dillon stated "I don't think politically I line up with anything. I think it's all fake."[11] By the 2020 US election, Dillon repeatedly expressed support for Bernie Sanders in the 2020 Democratic primary.[12] He has said he did not vote in the general election due to disapproval at both Donald Trump and Joe Biden.[13]

References
  1. "Chris Gethard & Tim Dillon". WNYC Studios. September 21, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  2. 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.
  3. Love, Matthew (June 6, 2017). "10 Comedians You Need to Know". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  4. Petski, Denise (July 24, 2018). "Comedy Central Orders Tour Guide Comedy Pilot From Tim Dillon". Deadline. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  5. Goldberg, David (October 17, 2017). "The best NYC comedy podcasts". Time Out Group. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  6. Simons, Seth (September 26, 2019). "Shane Gillis Is Just the Beginning". Slate. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  7. Sanyal, Pathikrit (October 27, 2020). "Joe Rogan puts Alex Jones, Tim Dillon on his podcast, Internet angry he featured anti-vaxxer during pandemic". MEAWW. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  8. "Tim Dillon". Podchaser. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  9. "Good For You - Tim Dillon". Sticher.
  10. "Chris Gethard & Tim Dillon | Death, Sex & Money". WNYC Studios. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  11. Stamato, Philip (October 25, 2016). "Tim Dillon Just Wants the Truth". Vulture. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  12. "Adversarial Design as Inquiry and Practice", Adversarial Design, The MIT Press, 2012, ISBN 978-0-262-30135-0, retrieved January 10, 2021
  13. "Tim Dillon Didn't Vote, Used to Sell Subprime Mortgages | JRE Election Special - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.


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