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Public disputes and platform bans between comedians serve as strategic tools to generate interest and increase career success.
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Michael Che's public feud with Tim Dillon serves as a smart marketing strategy to promote his upcoming comedy special.
“I think that this is Che promoting a special I thought you know what there's there's no chance that he gives a [ __ ] you don't care yeah yeah this is Trey promoting the special”
Flagrant · Nov 2021 · 5 episodes · 3.6M views on this topicComedians should attempt to get one another banned from platforms to create excitement and authentic comedy.
“what i should do is when they're arguing about peanut butter and jelly i should go do you think black people have different skull shapes than white people until they're taken off youtube that's the only way we can win now is get each other kicked off”
The Tim Dillon Show · Jul 2022 · 5 episodes · 3.2M views on this topicThe public dispute between Michael Che and Tim Dillon is mutually beneficial for both comedians' careers.
“I think they both benefit in the beef because like Tim's fans would be like yo we went up against you know the head writer of SNL like the old institution and like we won yeah so like we're the best like it validates their fan base and then Shea is going to get all streams”
Flagrant · Nov 2021 · 3 episodes · 1.2M views on this topicComedy success is determined by authentic audience reaction and individual talent rather than artificial quotas or structures.
2 people · 1 episode
Joe Rogan argues that comedy is an authentic meritocracy because the live audience's reaction cannot be faked.
“Comedy is one of the only things where it's a genuine meritocracy. >> when it comes to the crowd, you can't cheat you can't cheat. >> You can't cheat. No.”
Joe Rogan Experience · Nov 2025 · 1 episode · 414K views on this topicBrian Simpson believes that comedy clubs should prioritize meritocracy rather than demographic quotas when booking talent.
“Instead of going and finding the funniest people, they'll just pick anyone, you know? Mhm. And I don't I don't know if that always This is almost never the best way to to do >> It's never the best way.”
Joe Rogan Experience · Nov 2025 · 1 episode · 414K views on this topicPositions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
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