Don’t usually like their gross out humor but ep 2 had me dying
Let’s just say I blew two loads that night
― frogbs, Sunday, 3 May 2020 16:15 (four years ago) link
This show is the funniest thing on TV right now.
― A White, White Gay (cryptosicko), Sunday, 3 May 2020 17:06 (four years ago) link
Looks like this was the season finale. What a cliffhanger!
― A White, White Gay (cryptosicko), Monday, 4 May 2020 17:21 (four years ago) link
I like how it's not spoofing sitcoms in general but rather the late seasons of sitcoms where it's not clear any more what the premises of the show is, half the punchlines are weird inside jokes, and all the characters are just one or two grossly exaggerated traits
― frogbs, Tuesday, 5 May 2020 20:35 (four years ago) link
quite ironical that the man famous for his song-and-dance cautioning about the gastrointestinal dangers of consuming spoiled meat would use a diarrhea pipe for his mayonnaise pipe
― the burrito that defined a generation, Tuesday, 5 May 2020 21:09 (four years ago) link
this song from the new Tim Heidecker solo album is uh...really good?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvDssCCJT5c
― frogbs, Wednesday, 23 September 2020 19:42 (three years ago) link
Yeah that's really nice.
But I generally have a hard time responding to Tim's music.
― error prone wolf syndicate (Hadrian VIII), Saturday, 26 September 2020 19:20 (three years ago) link
Didn't know he had a new album out. That's a great track. Is that Weyes Blood on vocals (from a quick google)? He definitely writes some great songs. I absolutely adore 'When I Get Up' from the previous album.
― brain (krakow), Saturday, 26 September 2020 21:50 (three years ago) link
"Fear of Death is a Serious Album about Serious Topics..."
On the basis of that one track, I'll take this statement at face value (perhaps not wise) and I'm keen to hear more.
― brain (krakow), Saturday, 26 September 2020 22:02 (three years ago) link
I think most of his music is pretty serious. the Heidecker & Wood stuff seemed to lean into its AOR campiness sometimes but I think his three solo albums are all pretty genuine. and based off one listen on Bandcamp I think this is clearly the best of the three
certainly he's not the first comedian to have a go at "serious" music but he might be the first one whose brand of comedy is particularly dry, where you kind of have to look for the jokes, which I think has led a lot of people to listen to his music for the wrong reasons.
― frogbs, Sunday, 27 September 2020 00:14 (three years ago) link
'What The Broken-Hearted Do' is the album I know, so commenting in terms of that, I take it as both serious/genuine and playful at the same time. I think there is definitely some of that dry humour you mention at work and a deliberate ambiguity to it, which I enjoy. Mainly when I listen to it though I just enjoy it at pretty much face value - I like the tunes etc.
― brain (krakow), Sunday, 27 September 2020 11:18 (three years ago) link
yeah agreed with that
listened to it a few more times, definitely made the leap from "pretty good for a comedian" to "actually good" on this one
― frogbs, Monday, 28 September 2020 16:02 (three years ago) link
dare I say it is as good as the Yellow River Boys album
― frogbs, Monday, 28 September 2020 16:03 (three years ago) link
Even going way back to the music on Awesome Show - Great Job, Tim's music has always been decent to great. He can make a throwaway song like Decker's "Our Values Are Under Attack" an earworm for the ages.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 28 September 2020 16:29 (three years ago) link
you wave a flag on christmas day, they'll throw you in jail!
ah na na na na na naaaa
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 28 September 2020 16:32 (three years ago) link
Decker's gonna get laid mon
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 28 September 2020 16:46 (three years ago) link
listened to some of these songs and can't help wondering if ppl would be digging it if it weren't Tim
Really the vocals are so up front in the mix, which can be cool I guess with a good singer...but...I don't get it. His phrasing and emphases seem just kind of sloppy and rote. I appreciate some of the flourishes and other aspects of the production but I'm just not sure where the hooks are here that it's meriting so much high praise?
Anyway also not big into Warren Zevon or Randy Newman, and those seem to be his touchstones, so probably just me
― error prone wolf syndicate (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 9 October 2020 15:16 (three years ago) link
he kinda went all out on this new video, even got himself a snazzy vintage non-Padres San Diego ballcap
song is completely forgettable imo but video is fun to look at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR6tpI1_ASE
― the burrito that defined a generation, Friday, 9 October 2020 15:19 (three years ago) link
Yeah that song, I don't mind earnest Tim, but as <trenchant> lyrics go...oof
This guy has given me countless hours of joy over the years so I feel weird slagging him off, and he should do whatever he feels like doing...I just hope he doesn't become convinced that *this* is where his talent lies at the expense of so much genius elsewhere
― error prone wolf syndicate (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 9 October 2020 15:24 (three years ago) link
Still haven't heard a note from the album that betters "Brick By Brick"
― error prone wolf syndicate (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 9 October 2020 15:25 (three years ago) link
I'm gonna take a stab in the dark and say this guy is a big fan of Harry Nilsson
― frogbs, Friday, 9 October 2020 15:26 (three years ago) link
Nilsson is his favoritev artist after the Beatles I think
― error prone wolf syndicate (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 9 October 2020 15:28 (three years ago) link
lyrics are very DO YOU SEE? like, can someone really even ever *own* land, maaaan?
I'm glad he's having fun but frankly I have more fun when his songs are about drinking your own piss
― the burrito that defined a generation, Friday, 9 October 2020 15:31 (three years ago) link
His lyrics are so unwaveringly matter of fact that when he started making non-comedy music I think almost everyone was looking for his trademark drydecker parody underneath it somewhere. And part of it is the production as Hadrian said. The upfront vocals somewhat resemble how his comedy songs are mixed in Awesome show etc. So combined with the commonplace lyrics there's nothing transcendent. Just straightforward song arrangements and subject matter with a plain-speaking approach.
― Evan, Friday, 9 October 2020 15:54 (three years ago) link
yeah I remember watching the video for "Work From Home" on youtube and it seemed like all the comments at that time were from adult swim fans who didnt quite get it, like "lololol this is hilarious, tim is the master of fucked up surreal satire, this is perfect!"
― turn the jawhatthefuckever on (One Eye Open), Friday, 9 October 2020 16:07 (three years ago) link
Yes, everyone wanted to feel like they were in on it with him; as fans they totally "get it".
― Evan, Friday, 9 October 2020 16:13 (three years ago) link
as a fan I'm ready to be disappointed by Moonbase 8 next month. between that, Space Force, and that new netflix doc series about the Challenger explosion, I feel like America is poised to be burnt out on astronaut comedy
― the burrito that defined a generation, Friday, 9 October 2020 16:19 (three years ago) link
Didn't expect the Challenger doc to be hilarious, but I haven't watched it yet.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 9 October 2020 16:22 (three years ago) link
lol
I'm jusice for Moonbase 8!
― error prone wolf syndicate (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 9 October 2020 16:24 (three years ago) link
juiced!
xxp oh it's not! but for those willing to seek it out there are savory comedy undertones to the early-eighties fashion choices and NASA contractor office technology
― the burrito that defined a generation, Friday, 9 October 2020 16:25 (three years ago) link
I'm confident it will be funnier than Space Force.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 9 October 2020 16:26 (three years ago) link
hopefully space force was funnier than the challenger doc though
― Evan, Friday, 9 October 2020 16:27 (three years ago) link
first episode is on YouTube. it's pretty good though it clearly seems like one of those pilot episodes that gives you no real clue what the show is gonna be like. reminded me a bit of Bedtime Stories actually
― frogbs, Thursday, 12 November 2020 18:06 (three years ago) link
i watched the first four episodes of Moonbase and I think it's terrible.
― Four Seasons Total Manscaping (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 12 November 2020 18:11 (three years ago) link
first two and same tbh
― it bangs for thee (Simon H.), Thursday, 12 November 2020 18:12 (three years ago) link
only saw the first and it seemed they were all playing it a bit too straight
― Evan, Thursday, 12 November 2020 18:13 (three years ago) link
it's more of a slow-burn low-key character-driven thing like Baskets, but the characters just aren't there. Tim's xian father-of-12 guy was decent, and I think the only time I laughed was when he had his face stomped on by the interim 4th crew member after he tried to consummate their unspoken relationship after praying on it, but John was just John and Fred kinda bugs. I finished it last night and was mostly bored, but ymmv depending on how much you like dehydrated food jokes. It was nice to see Alia Shawkat get some work.
― the burrito that defined a generation, Thursday, 12 November 2020 18:47 (three years ago) link
btw not sure if this or the On Cinema thread is the designated thread for Office Hours talk, but replacing Doug "smoke drugs first thing in the morning" Pound with Megan Koester was a solid move for that enterprise
― the burrito that defined a generation, Thursday, 12 November 2020 18:52 (three years ago) link
Huh? Isn't Doug on Office Hours right now?
― Evan, Thursday, 12 November 2020 18:58 (three years ago) link
oh I dunno! he was semi-replaced with Megan the other week. I don't ever watch it live
― the burrito that defined a generation, Thursday, 12 November 2020 18:59 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L19yFfoDhYw
Tim playing harmonica on the first song during this "band got big but still plays a show at a local bar at the end of their tour - there's hardly room for the musicians after they've put all their pedals down" type thing
― StanM, Monday, 23 November 2020 01:36 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fKn0jR6ekc
― Evan, Saturday, 30 January 2021 20:39 (three years ago) link
His Joe Rogan parody was a mere 12 hours long
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6Iyg9fznvM
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Monday, 29 November 2021 03:29 (two years ago) link
Larry texted me this and said “Hearing tim pitch ‘now tayne I can get into’ is like watching Paul McCartney riff get back into existence” https://t.co/YwFfAQsTfv— marge (@mags_mclaugh) May 2, 2022
for some reason a few BTS clips of this sketch have been making the rounds and they're all amazing
― frogbs, Monday, 2 May 2022 19:29 (two years ago) link
That one sketch needs its own limited run prestige tv series about its making. Timotheee Cahalamet as Paul Rudd.
― DAMAGED by Black Flat (Boring, Maryland), Monday, 2 May 2022 19:41 (two years ago) link
Crossover show with Matt & Will from Chapo on Office Hours Live today, and damn has Tim dropped a lot of weight in the last few years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBRM2WouW78
― Glower, Disruption & Pies (kingfish), Thursday, 6 October 2022 18:47 (one year ago) link