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Don't Mom Alone Podcast

Live Your Life, Take Notes, Tell Strangers: Tim Hawkins on Comedy and Parenting [Ep 569]

Don't Mom Alone Podcast

Don't Mom Alone Podcast

Education, Leisure, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.92.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Today on the podcast, I’m joined by comedian Tim Hawkins, who has been making people laugh for over three decades. With years of life, family, and stage experience behind him, Tim brings humor and perspective to everything from parenting to personal growth.

We dive into his family life, including the story of how he met his wife, and reflect on the journey of raising kids, including the rewarding moment of watching them grow into adults. Tim shares his thoughts on parenting, emphasizing that there’s no perfect formula. While many feel pressure to follow methods and systems, he and his wife chose not to get bogged down in outcomes, trusting that God is big enough to guide the process.

We also get into the realities of raising kids, like what to do when they’re constantly wrestling. For Tim, one of the biggest factors in raising kids well is simple but powerful: proximity. Being present matters.

Tim opens up about his own creative journey, including a season where he hit a wall, struggled to write, and had to step back and reset. He shares how his comedy process has evolved over the years and how life itself fuels his material.

His approach to comedy is simple and honest: live your life, take notes, and tell strangers. The more you can relate to people, the more successful your message becomes. Whether it’s disappointment, joy, or frustration, the best material comes from real passion and lived experience. Join us today for a great (and hilarious) conversation. 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, y'all, welcome back to the Don't Mom Alone podcast.

0:10.5

I'm your host, Heather McFaddean, and this is the place where I get to walk alongside you

0:14.5

and connect you with people and resources so you know that you don't mom alone.

0:19.9

And in this episode, number 569,

0:22.6

and welcoming to the show, comedian Tim Hawkins.

0:27.5

If we're talking about parental wisdom, we weren't bogged down in results.

0:32.2

Yeah, we cared about whether they make the decisions,

0:34.1

but so many parents around us, they were raised and following some of this

0:39.2

philosophy that was very results driven. And if it doesn't, then by goodness, we're going to make

0:45.4

sure they turn into this. And that is just a recipe for disaster. So we didn't give them much

0:51.4

to rebel against. We didn't freak out when they started to have doubts.

0:55.2

God is big enough to answer our questions.

0:57.9

And I think find it.

1:00.1

Ask questions until you're blue in the face.

1:02.6

And I think that's part of it.

1:04.6

Tim Hawkins has been doing clean comedy for over 30 years.

1:14.6

He started off in youth groups and open mic nights and is now performing 90 minutes sets in front of huge audiences. He's a committed family man. And in this

1:21.8

episode, he chats more about his journey and shares really vulnerably, which I appreciate some of the

1:27.2

harder parts of

1:28.1

this whole career choice. And when he had to kind of step back and the timing of that,

1:34.1

you've got to hear all of that. He's a dad to four and a granddad and you'll want to hear

1:38.8

a conversation about his granddad names. If you still are like, I know Tim Hawkins,

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