INTERVIEW: Comedian Tim Hawkins Talks About Faith, Funny Things and ‘Fist Bump’

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Tim Hawkins is a funny guy—so funny, in fact, that he’s been making a living at it for more than 20 years.

As he says in his new comedy special Fist Bump (which’ll be released on streaming services everywhere March 17), he doesn’t have a plan B. That said, his pre-comedy resume is packed with everything from college baseball to customer support to substitute teaching. His favorite non-comedy job? He tells me that it was his gig as a waiter at Olive Garden.

But don’t take my word for it: Hawkins says so himself in the YouTube video embedded in this blog. And rest assured, we talk about more things than breadsticks. We discuss comedy, Christianity and the intersection between the two. And I tell Tim what he taught me about Mickey Mouse watch faces.

It was a fun conversation, even if I’m as awkward as all get-out during it. (I had a serious echo of myself in my earbuds, which forced me to talk over myself.) But Tim’s part? Great. Listen and watch, won’t you?

Paul Asay

Paul Asay has been part of the Plugged In staff since 2007, watching and reviewing roughly 15 quintillion movies and television shows. He’s written for a number of other publications, too, including Time, The Washington Post and Christianity Today. The author of several books, Paul loves to find spirituality in unexpected places, including popular entertainment, and he loves all things superhero. His vices include James Bond films, Mountain Dew and terrible B-grade movies. He’s married, has two children and a neurotic dog, runs marathons on occasion and hopes to someday own his own tuxedo. Feel free to follow him on Twitter @AsayPaul.

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