Tim J. Dillon (born January 22, 1985) is an American stand-up comedian and podcaster. He is host of the ''Tim Dillon Show''

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Early life

Dillon was born and raised in Island Park, New York. He is of Irish Catholic descent. As a child in 1994, he landed a small role on the PBS children's show ''

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''. 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

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with Snuffleupagus." Dillon attended Nassau Community College and won a Bronze Award in Impromptu Speaking in 2005.

Career

Before becoming a professional comedian, Dillon worked as a New York City tour guide. He entered the stand-up scene around 2010. After a 2016 appearance at the '' Just for Laughs'' comedy festival in

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, ''

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'' named Dillon as one of the "10 Comedians You Need to Know" in 2017. 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. '' 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." ''Rolling Stone'' in 2017 described him as "capable of formulating an articulate (and often contrarian) opinion about anything at a moment's notice." In August 2022, Dillon released his first standup special: ''Tim Dillon: A Real Hero''.

''The Tim Dillon Show'' podcast

''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. ''The Tim Dillon Show'' was originally named ''Tim Dillon Is Going to Hell'', when the podcast was first launched on the GaS Digital Network and featured co-host and fellow Long Island-based comedian Ray Kump.

Politics

Dillon said in 2016, "I'm politically all over the map, though I lean

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", and "I don't think politically I line up with anything." He said he did not vote in the 2020 U.S. elections, disapproving of both

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and

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. He interviewed Republican vice presidential nominee,

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, on his podcast, the week before the

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Personal life

As of March 2021, he resides in

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, after briefly living in

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. Dillon is gay and came out at the age of 25.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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