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| Born | Tim J. Dillon January 22, 1985 [1] Island Park, New York, U.S. | ||||||
| Alma mater | Nassau Community College | ||||||
| Years active | 2010–present | ||||||
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| Years active | 2016–present | ||||||
| Subscribers | 626,000 (February 1, 2024) | ||||||
| Total views | 124 million (February 1, 2024) | ||||||
| Network | Youtube.com | ||||||
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| Website | Official website | ||||||
Tim J. Dillon (born January 22, 1985) is an American stand-up comedian. He is host of the Tim Dillon Show podcast.
Dillon was born and raised in Island Park, New York. He is of Irish Catholic descent. [2]
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." [3] [4]
Dillon attended Nassau Community College and won a Bronze Award in Impromptu Speaking in 2005. [5]
Before becoming a professional comedian, Dillon worked as a New York City tour guide. [6] He entered the stand-up scene around 2010. After a 2016 appearance at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal, [7] Rolling Stone named Dillon as one of the "10 Comedians You Need to Know" in 2017. [8] [9] 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. [10] [ independent 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." [11] Rolling Stone in 2017 described him as "capable of formulating an articulate (and often contrarian) opinion about anything at a moment's notice." [8]
In August 2022, Dillon released his first standup special: Tim Dillon: A Real Hero.[ independent source needed ]
| The Tim Dillon Show | |
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| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | Tim Dillon |
| Genre | Comedy Talk Entertainment Culture |
| Format | Audio & video |
| Created by | Tim Dillon |
| Language | English |
| Length | 60 – 120 min. |
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| No. of episodes | 412 (as of October 13th, 2024) |
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| Website | YouTube (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. [12] [ independent source needed ]The Tim Dillon Show was originally named Tim Dillon Is Going to Hell, [13] [14] when the podcast was first launched on the GaS Digital Network and featured co-host and fellow Long Island-based comedian Ray Kump.
As of March 2021, he resides in Los Angeles, after briefly living in Austin, Texas. [15] [ independent source needed ]
Dillon is gay [8] and came out at the age of 25. [16] [ independent 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.
Dillon said in 2016, "I'm politically all over the map, though I lean conservative", [17] and "I don't think politically I line up with anything. I think it's all fake." [11]
He said he did not vote in the 2020 U.S. elections, disapproving of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden. [18] [ independent source needed ]
He interviewed Republican vice presidential nominee, JD Vance, on his podcast, the week before the 2024 United States presidential election. [19] [20]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2009 | Boston Psychiatric | Bruce the Bartender | |
| 2018 | Anything Boys Can Do | Co-Worker | |
| 2020 | Timing | Tim | |
| 2023 | Thanksgiving | Manny | [21] |
| 2024 | Joker: Folie à Deux | Arkham Guard |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 |
| 2024 | "Tim Dillon: This Is Your Country" | ||
