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Tim Dillon
Born
Tim J. Dillon

(1985-01-22) January 22, 1985 (age 39)[1]
Island Park, New York, U.S.
Alma materNassau Community College
Years active2010–present
Comedy career
Medium
Genres
Subject(s)
YouTube information
Years active2016–present
Subscribers626,000
(February 1, 2024)
Total views124 million
(February 1, 2024)
NetworkYoutube.com
100,000 subscribers
WebsiteOfficial website

Tim J. Dillon (born January 22, 1985) is an American comedian, podcaster, and actor. He is host of the Tim Dillon Show podcast.

Early life

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Dillon was born and raised in Island Park, New York. He is of Irish Catholic descent.[2] 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.[3][third-party source needed]

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."[4][5]

Dillon attended Nassau Community College and won a Bronze Award in Impromptu Speaking in 2005.[6]

Career

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Before becoming a comedian, Dillon worked as a New York City tour guide.[7] He entered the stand-up scene around 2010. After a 2016 appearance at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal,[8] Rolling Stone named Dillon as one of the "10 Comedians You Need to Know" in 2017.[9][10] 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.[11][third-party source needed]

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."[12] Rolling Stone in 2017 described him as "capable of formulating an articulate (and often contrarian) opinion about anything at a moment's notice."[9]

In August 2022, Dillon released his first standup special: Tim Dillon: A Real Hero.[third-party source needed]

The Tim Dillon Show podcast

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The Tim Dillon Show
Presentation
Hosted byTim Dillon
GenreComedy
Talk
Entertainment
Culture
FormatAudio & video
Created byTim Dillon
LanguageEnglish
Length60 – 120 min.
Production
No. of episodes372 (as of December 4th, 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.[13][third-party source needed] The Tim Dillon Show was originally named Tim Dillon Is Going to Hell,[14][15] when the podcast was first launched on the GaS Digital Network and featured co-host and fellow Long Island-based comedian Ray Kump.

Personal life

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As of March 2021, he resides in Los Angeles, after briefly living in Austin, Texas.[16][third-party source needed]

Dillon is gay[9] and came out at the age of 25.[17][third-party source needed]

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.[18]

Politics

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Dillon said in 2016, "I'm politically all over the map, though I lean conservative",[3] and "I don't think politically I line up with anything. I think it's all fake."[12] He said he did not vote in the 2020 US general election, disapproving of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden.[19][third-party source needed]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 Boston Psychiatric Bruce the Bartender
2018 Anything Boys Can Do Co-Worker
2020 Timing Tim
2023 Thanksgiving Manny [20]

Television

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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

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  1. ^ "Tim Dillon Birthday". National Today. January 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Are You Garbage Comedy Podcast: Tim Dillon - Long Island Trash, February 6, 2022, retrieved February 22, 2024, talks about in 8:55
  3. ^ a b "Chris Gethard & Tim Dillon". Death, Sex & Money, WNYC Studios. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Joe Rogan Experience, Episode 1544". The Joe Rogan Experience. October 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "Before Tim Dillon Was A Comedian, He Was A Child Actor….On Sesame Street!". Dark Comedy News. October 5, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "2005 IE & Theatre Results - Philadelphia" (PDF). Phi Ro Pi National Forensic Organization. May 2005. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  7. ^ Hankinson, Andrew (October 31, 2022). "Tim Dillon tells us about his unfiltered bus tour". timeout.com. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ a b c Love, Matthew (June 6, 2017). "10 Comedians You Need to Know". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  10. ^ Petski, Denise (July 24, 2018). "Comedy Central Orders Tour Guide Comedy Pilot From Tim Dillon". Deadline. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  11. ^ "Bastard Radio Youtube Playlist". YouTube. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  12. ^ a b Stamato, Philip (October 25, 2016). "Tim Dillon Just Wants the Truth". Vulture. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Goldberg, David (October 17, 2017). "The best NYC comedy podcasts". Time Out Group. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  15. ^ Simons, Seth (September 26, 2019). "Shane Gillis Is Just the Beginning". Slate. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  16. ^ "The Joe Rogan Experience, Episode 1610". The Joe Rogan Experience. February 20, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  17. ^ "Chris Gethard & Tim Dillon | Death, Sex & Money".
  18. ^ "Tim Dillon Thinks Stand-Up Comics are Mentally Ill". June 27, 2019.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ 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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