TIM HEIDECKER on cancel culture, Dave Chappelle, Elon Musk, writing music, Neil Young and more!

An in-depth interview with comedian/musician Tim Heidecker. We discuss his brash stand-up comedy, the debate around cancel culture, transgenderism, his critiques of Dave Chappelle/Ricky Gervais/Elon Musk/Joe Rogan, and delve into his musical inspirations and songwriting.

For a transcript & more go to: www.whatiwannaknow.com/tim-heidecker/

Timecodes:
0:40 - Peter Arnett
1:50 - Unpacking Tim’s stand-up persona
5:13 - Does Tim’s comedy need a preamble?
8:36 - The misunderstood Opera bit
10:19 - The catharsis in playing a brash comedian
11:40 - Does Tim enjoy being equally beloved and misunderstood?
14:05 - Could Tim craft more conventional stand-up if he wanted?
15:04 - Cancel culture and comedy
18:22 - Why Tim is outspoken about transgenderism
23:33 - Can we joke about transgenderism right now?
27:59 - Tim’s critique of “truth telling” comedy
30:27 - Dave Chappelle
32:03 - Ricky Gervais and The Office
34:19 - The Joe Rogan parody
38:14 - Discerning Grifters
40:32 - Elon Musk and driving a Tesla
43:36 - MeToo Movement
46:30 - Nathan Fielder
47:32 - Writing/producing music
50:12 - Does Tim get nervous to release music?
51:52 - Simplicity in songwriting
54:08 - Neil Young
55:54 - Randy Newman
56:58 - Artificial Intelligence in music