Tim Dillon: Why Comics Are The ONLY Ones Telling The Truth!

The Chris Cuomo Project

Chris Cuomo

News, News Commentary, Politics, Government

4.6 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Tim Dillon (comedian and podcast host, The Tim Dillon Show) joins Chris Cuomo to break down the increasingly blurry lines between politics, media, and entertainment. They discuss why comedians are often saying what journalists won’t, how audiences respond to satire in a fractured media environment, and what it means when jokes land closer to the truth than the news. Dillon reflects on public backlash, political polarization, and the pressure comedians face in a culture that demands both authenticity and outrage. Cuomo and Dillon also examine the performance of politics, the role of independent voices in shaping discourse, and whether comedy is becoming one of the last places people go to hear what they really think. Follow and subscribe to The Chris Cuomo Project on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube for new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday: https://linktr.ee/cuomoproject Join Chris Ad-Free On Substack: http://thechriscuomoproject.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You want to know who's helping to shape our understanding of politics and culture as much as anybody
0:06.1	when it comes to digital media? Good, because I got them. This is Chris Cuomo. Welcome to the
0:10.8	Chris Cuomo Project. Tim Dillon. You check out his podcast. It's growing for a reason. You check out
0:17.1	his Netflix special. I'm your mother. And you're going to laugh for good reason.
0:23.1	Look, I wanted to talk to Dylan because I believe that the comedian has a very unique place in cultural criticism.
0:32.5	One of my personal heroes when it comes to philosophy and journalism is George Carlin, famous, famous,
0:40.0	sometimes infamous, comedian. Now, also a profound student of history and economics and politics.
0:47.7	We're going to talk about what boxes you should check to be relevant on digital media, and who checks them and who doesn't?
0:55.9	And what is it really about?
0:57.7	And Tim Dillon is someone who's having a conversation with this country
1:02.0	in a way that many people in the media should envy.
1:14.8	Tim Dillon, this is a great pleasure.
1:17.1	Thank you for being part of the project.
1:18.7	Thank you for having me.
1:19.8	I appreciate you having me.
1:22.6	And I'm a big fan of the Royal Orbison homage.
1:25.2	By the way, I want you to know that I can't get a read on you.
1:27.6	You're in the Tulip Festival of the Netherlands.
1:28.8	I can't see your eyes.
1:30.2	I mean, you're a freaking enigma.
1:36.7	Whatever I say in these glasses, I have no responsibility for, but no, also it is the universal truth.
1:38.0	I get it.
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