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When thereAs a new comedy special to promote, youAve gotta make the media rounds. This was the backdrop for standup comedian Tim DillonAs recent
run-in with CNN.

(His new comedy special is now available on Netflix, by the way.)

For the uninitiated, Tim Dillon is a gay comedian who lives in Los
Angeles, yet loves to tweak the left on the nose. (And, occasionally,
other body parts.) HeAs an independent thinker with a soft spot for
absurdity. As Vulture described him:

Tim Dillon doesnAt really fall into any particular comedic niche. He is simultaneously a boisterous, conservative-leaning Long Island native and a thoughtful, homosexual foodie with a soft spot for frozen yogurt. His confrontational style puts audiences on the edge of their seats, but with
no loss of enjoyment or laughter. Tim Dillon is a comic you really
remember.

HeAs also an F.O.J. u Friend Of Joe (Rogan). TheyAve been guests on each otherAs podcasts and support each otherAs careers. Before the 2024
election, one of DillonAs guests was none other than JD Vance.

It was while appearing on the Joe Rogan Experience, in an episode released today, that Dillon recounted the behind-the-scenes drama of his much- ballyhooed CNN feature story: oComics like Tim Dillon helped Trump reach
young men. Democrats want in on the joke.o

HereAs how CNN framed the political comedy scene:

Digital creators like Dillon u irreverent, predominately male and
previously politically unclassifiable u emerged as a key force behind
TrumpAs victory. Democrats and Republicans alike have credited these podcasters, YouTubers and self-styled contrarians for driving support for Trump among men, particularly those under 40.

ItAs not yet clear if the dynamic will hold. Democrats say theyAre already adapting to address corners of the Internet they have long overlooked, and Republicans concede TrumpAs singular celebrity may prove challenging to replicate. Within the entertainment industry, opinions are mixed on how
this new wave of influencers will wield their clout going forward.

And itAs put guys such as Tim Dillon in the mediaAs crosshairs, because u
in a roundabout way u theyAre blaming him for TrumpAs victory:

A post-election review of the digital landscape by the progressive media watchdog Media Matters found right-leaning online content has five times
as many followers as programs on the left. Former Daily Show Host Trevor
Noah is the only left-of-center voice among the top 10 most popular
internet shows, the analysis said.

oThe Democratic Party lost control of the cultural zeitgeist and the ways
in which culture is formed,o said Rob Flaherty, the deputy campaign
manager and digital chief for former Vice President Harris. oWhat you
ended up with is an online environment where all the fervor is on the
right, and all the people in the middle are seeing is that fervor.o

Keep this in mind, because it explains why CNN behaved as it did. You can watch the entire segment below (queued for your convenience), and follow
along with the transcript:


DILLON: I did a CNN interview for an hour because IAm promoting my special

ROGAN: Who did you talk to?

DILLON: This girl L. Reeves [Note: The CNN article is credited to Steve Contorno.] She was cool. You know when you see the Vice documentaries
where she talks to the Nazis and the Incels?

ROGAN: Oh, Jesus!

DILLON: It was that chick! They sent her in.

ROGAN: ThatAs a good move for them.

DILLON: This is hilarious. So IAm sitting there, and sheAs sits down and
is like, oAre there any leftwing comedians?o And I named 10 of them that
are all in arenas. And sheAs like, [disappointed] oOh.o Cuz their whole
thing now is that podcasters are the most powerful people in the world.
And she goes, oDo you think your friends are the new establishment?o I
said, oWell, thereAs 22 intelligence agencies and an entire legacy media. ThereAs lots of Ivy League schools, thereAs this, thereAs that. Do I think [podcaster and comedian] Theo Von is the new establishment?!o No. I donAt think so.

ROGAN: [laughter]

DILLON: oI think you ran a really unpopular candidate. I donAt think
Americans like child sex-changes. And I donAt think they want an open
border and I think, yAknow, if you co-opted some of those issues, you
mightAve won.o They said to me at CNN, theyAre like, oWeAre editing the interview.o I said, oPut the hour out.o I sat there for an hour and we had
a nice conversationa And then she goes like this, she goes, oUm, I canAt believe youAd show up. People have said they canAt come on [CNN] because
Joe Rogan would get mad at them.o And I said, oThatAs absolutely
ridiculous.o

ROGAN: Why would I care?

DILLON: I said, oHe doesnAt care, he would never care.o

ROGAN: Oh, thatAs so silly.

DILLON: ItAs the silliest thing ever.

ROGAN: They think weAre at war.

[More Conversation]

DILLON: She goes, oWhat do you think of the Joe Rogan show? Why is it so popular?o I go, oWell, one of the reasons is he doesnAt edit people.
TheyAre not edited. They come on and say what they want to say and thereAs
no editinga

[More Conversation]

DILLON: She goes, oComedyAs right-wing.o She goes, oName left of center comedians.o I named literally eight of them and I said, oThey are all in arenas. What are you talking about?o

ROGAN: ItAs so dumba By the way, I used to be left of center, according to
the metrics of 2015.

[More Conversation]

ROGAN: They also want me to be an enemy of CNN. I donAt give a f*** about
CNNa I hope CNN corrects course and does real news, and just concentrates
on the news and all this f***inga I donAt want editorial comments from
morons. Right? When youAre force-feeding me Don LemonAs opinion on how the world should be, and how everyone should be shamed if they donAt get vaccinateda youAre force-feeding me morons. Of course your ratings
plummeted! Of course! And you guys lied about so many f***ing things and
never corrected yourself.

DILLON: TheyAre an arm of the Democratic National Committee. And theyAre
an arm of that party.

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