The Tim Dillon Show

Episode 464 – They Got Greta, A.I. Hollywood, & The Battle For TikTok
Date: October 4, 2025
Host: Tim Dillon

Episode Overview

In this episode, Tim Dillon unleashes his trademark apocalyptic satire on the state of modern culture and politics, weaving through topics like the future of artificial intelligence in Hollywood, the tangled global politics around Israel and Gaza, and the weaponization of TikTok and influencers in global conflict. Along the way, he blends absurd sketches (like a competition to lead Turning Point USA) with increasingly unhinged commentary on climate activism, the influencer economy, and the societal collapse of American cities. True to form, Tim’s show oscillates between darkly comedic hypotheticals and sharp, biting critique regarding America’s priorities.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Satirical Competition for Turning Point USA Leadership (00:00–06:13)

• The episode opens with a parody talent show to pick the next Turning Point USA leader.
  • Contestant Erica Kirk is lampooned as the archetypal overstretched "influencer": "I'm going on SNL and Rogan, I have a Skims collab coming out…" (02:04)
  • Brylan Hollyhand boasts: “I’m the biggest Democrat hater in all the lands,” and, when confronted about family wealth: “My daddy got guns.” (03:13, 03:37)
• A surprise "write-in" appears: Candace, who cryptically declares, “The Fibonacci sequence will lead you to where Jimmy Hoffa is buried. And that is the holy grail.” (04:48)

2. AI in Hollywood and the Future of Acting (07:01–12:41)

• Tim dives into the controversy around Tilly Norwood, a fully AI-generated actress.
  • He sides with her against struggling human actors:
    “Tilly Norwood has more character than the pieces of shit on Twitter…she did nothing wrong other than be an actress. That’s all she did. And then these losers…are mad at Tilly Norwood just because they don’t have insulin for their sweet, sweet blood.” (07:01)
• On why AI actors are inevitable:
  • "Tilly Norwood’s not going to be a racist. She’s not going to say anything about Gaza. She’s not going to be a drug addict. She’s not going to be a liability on set. … Actors are people. People are out. They’re gone. The raping, the drugs, the racism, they got really annoying." (09:29)
• Notable rant on the demise of stardom:
  • "You open your fucking mouth. You told everyone how to live. You annoyed everybody. And now we all want AI. We all want it… You should have stopped being annoying. And everyone hates you." (12:41)

3. The Gaza Flotilla and Greta Thunberg (12:41–20:01)

• Tim’s repeated, increasingly satirical calls for Israel to "kill Greta Thunberg" for her continued activism in Gaza:
  • “Did Israel kill Greta Thunberg? Did they kill her or not? ... I'm for them killing her. I'm for Israel killing her. I'm not for a lot of what they're doing in Gaza. But if Israel kills her, like, like full on fire bombs that flotilla—I will defend it because she's starting to annoy me now with this boat.” (12:41, 14:25)
  • “Stop getting on this boat. People don't want you on this boat. It's not all about you. And the climate is fine. I don't like how annoying she is.” (16:27)
• He mocks the futility of symbolic activism and international law:
  • “Israel is not immune to international law.”
  • Tim: “They are, though. … International law is fake. Well, it shouldn't be, but it is. Shut up.” (17:28)

4. Influence Wars and the Battle for TikTok (21:22–32:11)

• Netanyahu openly discusses TikTok as a battleground:
  • "Netanyahu says TikTok is crucial weapon in winning support of young American voters for Israel's cause. Well. Well, it's a little on the nose." (21:22)
• Tim reflects on the influencer economy evolving into modern propaganda:
  • “Modern warfare is the influencer war. The battle of TikTok, where people are going to be paid to come on TikTok and make you think that it’s a good idea to keep giving money to this man and his government.” (23:48)
  • “The most shameless group of people to have ever lived… are now going to be the first line of defense for Israel.” (23:48)
• Critiques how open and transactional propaganda has become:
  • "This is the most out in the open thing I’ve ever seen. The guy’s saying, ‘We’re going to pay people to tell you that we’re doing good shit.’" (23:48)
• Doubts whether the US is truly benefiting from endless support abroad:
  • “Is that money better off in the Middle East than it is in this country? And that's my whole thing here… We need an army of influencers to convince you that any of this is a good idea.” (32:18)
• On the unbridgeable priorities for America:
  • "People need to go back to school, they need to get skills they don't have. Where's the money for this?...The infrastructure is crumbling. We don't, we don't have the money for this." (32:11–32:21)

5. American Society—Cracks, Decline, and AI Futures (34:00–55:19)

• Calls out the political focus on foreign wars while domestic needs are left unmet:
  • "The money to build the educational institutions and the infrastructure in America… that gets shipped to Israel. The Marines and the National Guard get sent into the cities where that money could have been used to better the lives of the people." (35:05)
  • On the Pentagon’s priorities: "Pete Hegseth calls a meeting of 800 generals and go, I don't want fatties and I don't want anyone with a beard because we're a tough country." (36:58)
• American urban decay and the end of ‘stardom’:
  • "There are no more stars. I'm a star. You're a star. ... Everyone's a star now. There's no such thing as a star. Why would you go to LA? What would you see? Urban decay?" (41:52)
  • "LA follows Las Vegas footsteps as visitors to city plummet 50%...What is there to do? … People need to feel good about their lives to go to Vegas. … That's not the calculation." (43:40, 45:43)
• Frustration with living standards:
  • "Nothing's good anymore. There's a few things that are good...But mostly everything is shit. And it costs so much goddamn money. A bottle of water is $9." (47:07)

6. The Coming AI Society & Population Reduction Satire (49:53–55:19)

• Tim spins a wild prediction:
  • "Tilly Norwood is the actress that's coming first. Pretty soon it's going to be the government…the congress…the senate…All they have to do in this country is figure out how to kill a large number of people. … Once you've eliminated half the population, once you've eliminated half to three quarters of the population on planet Earth, all of this gets a lot more fun." (50:00)
• Imagines a sterilized, chip-implant future:
  • “We have these chips in us now… and the chip tells you when you’re gonna die. … It’s kind of nice.” (53:48)
  • “After the Great War, … we all decided that the idea of nation states was actually too crazy… So what we basically decided to do is just have this governing council largely of AI people…” (54:57)
• On nostalgia for past corruption versus future sterility:
  • “It’ll be boring, and it’ll be sterile, and it’ll be corporate, and it’ll be nothing. … There won’t be as much danger, and there won’t be as much fighting, and there won’t be a guy with wacky sunglasses on the internet screaming…” (55:19)

7. Closing—Dark Satire Revisited (57:05–58:20)

• Tim circles back to his Greta Thunberg bit:
  • "We're done killing. We have one more person to kill. It's this bitch." (57:05)
  • "I'd start to like Bibi if he did that. He goes, yeah, we killed her. We burn her alive. I like Burger King. We burn her alive." (57:13)
• Plugs his upcoming shows and wraps with, "Go to Vegas." (58:11–58:20)

Notable Quotes & Moments

• On AI actors replacing human stars:
  "You shouldn't have been like the most annoying cunts on earth. You became the most annoying on earth. America was like, be hot. Be interesting as an actor…You open your fucking mouth. You told everyone how to live. You annoyed everybody. And now we all want AI."
  (11:35–12:41, Tim Dillon)

• On influencer propaganda:
  "Modern warfare is the influencer war. The battle of TikTok, where people are going to be paid to come on TikTok and make you think…that’s the war. The news is fake. … This is the most out in the open thing I’ve ever seen. The guy’s saying, ‘We’re going to pay people to tell you that we’re doing good shit.’"
  (23:48, Tim Dillon)

• On American priorities:
  "The money to build the educational institutions and the infrastructure in America… that gets shipped to Israel. The Marines and the National Guard get sent into the cities where that money could have been used to better the lives of the people. That seems to make no sense."
  (35:05, Tim Dillon)

• On Greta Thunberg:
  "If Israel kills Greta Thunberg…burn her alive. I don't want any half measures…If Israel kills her… I will defend it because she's starting to annoy me now with this boat."
  (14:25, Tim Dillon)

• On collapse of ‘real’ stardom:
  "There are no more stars…Urban decay? Couple of palm trees, maybe? Maybe ICE come in and throw a busboy in a trunk. That’s not a nice trip, is it?"
  (41:52, Tim Dillon)

• On AI ruling society:
  "All they have to do in this country is figure out how to kill a large number of people … and then things ain’t so bad. You get an AI governor, couple of AI movies…Once you’ve eliminated half to three quarters of the population…all of this gets a lot more fun. … You sit in your pod, you watch two AI people debate, and you go, this is fun because everyone’s dead."
  (50:00–51:34, Tim Dillon)

Important Timestamps

• 00:00–06:13: Satirical Turning Point USA leadership contest
• 07:01–12:41: AI in Hollywood & the Tilly Norwood controversy
• 12:41–20:01: Greta Thunberg, Gaza, and performative activism
• 21:22–32:11: TikTok, Influencers, and the new propaganda
• 34:00–37:49: American decline, militarization, and misplaced priorities
• 41:52–49:53: Societal malaise, LA/Vegas as metaphors, and end of stardom
• 49:53–55:19: Satirizing future AI rule and population reduction
• 57:05–58:20: Outro, Vegas joke, and show plugs

Tone & Style

Tim Dillon delivers all with relentless sarcasm, dark humor, and a freely profane edge. He blends reality with absurdist hypotheticals, often pushing social commentary to the point of discomfort, especially as he explores hot button issues like Gaza, AI, and the influencer-ification of politics. It's both a biting critique and a nihilistic satire of late-stage American culture.

For those who haven’t listened, this episode provides a darkly comedic yet sharp commentary on the absurdity, decay, and surreal realities of American and global politics—filtered through Tim Dillon’s uniquely acerbic lens.