Making a living by telling jokes, takes making it through a life that’s no joke.

Tim Dillon is a comedian, actor, and host of the Tim Dillon Show podcast. In 2017, Rolling Stone magazine named him as one of the top 10 comics you need to know, and in 2022, he released his first Netflix standup special, 'Tim Dillon: A Real Hero’.

In this conversation Tim and Steven discuss topics such as, how his mother’s illness inspired him to become funny, his addiction, how Generation Z has exposed society’s scams, and the mental health struggles that pushed him into becoming a comedian.

00:00 Intro02:01 I Was a Closeted Gay Addict03:23 Which One of Your Parents Were Depressed?07:03 The Impact of Your Parent's Mental Illnesses on You09:05 Your Parents Divorce12:32 Childhood Trauma & Taking Drugs15:51 Hitting Rock Bottom 19:40 AA Meetings23:15 Trying to Get Sober24:27 Being a Juror on a Murder Crime27:41 His First Open Mic Comedy Show29:25 The Taboos in Comedy33:20 Why You Don't Get Cancelled36:09 The Podcasting World39:42 What’s Up With The Different Generations? 48:09 What Are His Goals in Comedy49:18 Have You Processed Your Trauma?55:38 His Experience with Therapy58:24 Coming Out as Gay & Dating 01:01:50 What Do You Love About Yourself?01:05:00 Mental Health Coping Mechanisms01:07:27 Elon Musk Buying Twitter01:08:35 Social Media Criticism01:09:46 Touring The World01:15:03 What Happens in Hollywood?01:17:40 Rising to the Top: The American Dream01:20:51 New Generations Don't Work Hard01:21:49 Remote Working01:25:05 The Future of AI01:30:26 Men's Mental Health01:33:53 Andrew Tate's Influence01:34:49 Who Should You Have Apologized to and You Didn't?

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