Tim Dillon (comedian)

Tim J. Dillon (born January 22, 1985) is an American comedian, podcaster, and actor. He is host of the Tim Dillon Show podcast.

Early life
Dillon was born and raised in Island Park, New York. He is of Irish Catholic descent. His parents divorced when he was young. As a result, he was mostly raised by his mother, who he said was eventually diagnosed with schizophrenia.

As a child in 1994, he landed a small role on the PBS children's show Sesame Street. 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 polka with Snuffleupagus."

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

Career
Before becoming a 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 Montreal, Rolling Stone 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.

Personal life
As of March 2021, he resides in Los Angeles, after briefly living in Austin, Texas.

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

He struggled with substance abuse in his past. According to Dillon, he started using drugs and alcohol at the age of 13, and had become a cocaine addict by 18. He has been sober for over a decade.

Politics
Dillon said in 2016, "I'm politically all over the map, though I lean conservative", and "I don't think politically I line up with anything. I think it's all fake." He said he did not vote in the 2020 US general election, disapproving of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden.