TH: We both despise advertising and marketing. We shot a video called Humpers which consisted of the two of us running around downtown Philly in skimpy outfits, humping trees, light poles, and other objects. Everyone is so desperate to be a star. It’s when we’re doing the New Zealand Herald, that’s when 99 percent of that’s going to be a goof. I love all that shit. Hart, full name David Nkrumah Liebe Unger Hartmann) is an actor/puppeteer on Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! We had no idea how the system worked. THE BELIEVER: I watched your early videos on TimAndEric.com, and what really struck me is that no matter how bizarre you acted in public, the locals never seemed to take much notice. I’ve seen it on Saturday Night Live. He also told us that creative control was vital. But the secret to Tim and Eric’s comedy is in the details. So we generally sometimes hear from that fringe category that can be very obsessive, and then also very negative, because that’s the type of person they are. I always thought that was the case with Larry “Bud” Melman on Late Night with David Letterman, in the ’80s and early ’90s. ACRN interviews Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, and John C. Reilly from the shows "Tom Goes to the Mayor," "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!" Nowadays, we actually spend a lot of time going out of our way to make these videos look really awful—sort of like the local Philly TV and cable-access we loved growing up. I’m sure it’s available online, that information. We have to guard against that all the time. Both: Right, yeah. Do you feel specifically you have a lot in common with Christopher Guest, or identify with him as far as artists and filmmakers who blur the line between what’s real and what’s sort of an act? We tell them to just act normal. And, in a creative sense, they usually bite off more than they can chew. Describing Eric André's comedy ends up being a lot like watching the opening credits for his show: a confused jumble of comedy snippets cobbled together into a crazy quilt. Tim and Eric Shortened Interview. And that was just great to see. It didn’t occur to us that we could ever do anything like that, but I think it set us on a course for doing the kind of stuff we do now. The Believer spoke with Tim and Eric by phone, in their Absolutely Productions office in Los Angeles. Tim and Eric Shortened Interview. In one of the most interesting and visually bizarre interviews we've ever had on our show, the two stars of "Tim & Eric Awesome Show Great Job" stop by to talk a little bit about skiing, their groundbreaking new film at Sundance, and the trick to turning Hollywood's biggest stars into putty in … Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! TH: Oh yeah. It’s only seven steps. EW: And on the Internet. Sometimes you get nice feedback and considerate feedback. We were also allowed to do anything we wanted. 15 Snaps. An Interview with Tim and Eric [AWESOME SHOW, GREAT JOB!] Interview: Tim and Eric Are Not Making Comedy For Their Moms Charles Webb 05/09/2012 "All the moments in the movie are made for us, and we didn't make this movie for our moms." People would come to an interview with us like, “Uh, boy I’m a little nervous about this, ’cause I don’t know if you guys are gonna bite my head off or what.” [laughs] But I think we’ve mellowed there a little bit with age. EW: It really is all about freedom. We set everything up, shot it, but it just wasn’t complete. What you’re trying to find is the Ritz 5, I think. And Robert Altman and Kubrick and Scorsese. By Joey McGarry. We stick them in front of the camera and just experiment. An interview with comedians Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim about their new Adult Swim series, ‘Beef House,’ why they wanted to make a sitcom, and how they’re handling quarantine. What can you expect from a typical episode? You never run any sketch just because you have to fill time. with Steve Brule." Eric: ’96. A show filled with hair snacks and too-tight shorts may not sound all that hilarious on the page. It definitely felt like a more artistic film, because of the documentary style. Eric: 12 years and 23 years, respectively. Why are they performing this? I … Even if we tried to do that, it would be impossible. The reason? The musicians felt a freedom to let loose. And we hope you get it and buy a couple for your friends, too. I find most of what’s on television to be very odd. Tim & Eric are sunburned from all the nude skiing they were doing at Sundance in Utah. I don’t know. That’s the main reason we haven’t hired a professional sketch troupe for the Awesome Show. TH: Terrible. But it’s not just advertising. What's the story behind the Tim & Eric creative partnership? Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim Photo: Chris Ragazzo, courtesy of IFC Salvaging Ideas By Changing Them Collaboratively, 2007 After Tom Goes to the … “REAL PEOPLE, FOR BETTER OR WORSE—MOSTLY WORSE—WILL ALWAYS BE PREFERABLE.”. I grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Eric André Proudly Defends Dumb Comedy. But that was made in 1977. In my 15-minute chat with Tim and Eric, we discussed the influence of Guest and other filmmakers, the duo's reputation as pranksters and more. These guys are amazing, and I would love there was an interview somewhere, ideally free and accessible, where they talk, out-of-character, about their origins and their process for creating the show. TIM HEIDECKER: The Awesome Show is one of the few shows on television where you can really just go for it—you don’t have to worry about failing. Eric: Well, I think when we’re doing something like this, kind of a straightforward thing about something we respect and love, you’re not going to get a goof. Always. In fact, a lot of ideas need to look bad to work. These vignettes were also included on the DVD/Blu-ray releases of Keenan's 2010 wine-making documentary Blood into Wine. Howard Stern sometimes does this, and we don’t like how he treats his gang of crazy people. They explained that they’d just returned from an audition for a Steven Soderbergh thriller called The Informant, starring Matt Damon and set for release in 2009. There’s a real person up on that stage; it’s not an actor in front of the camera. To buy it. and Tim and Eric Nite Live. It was about a hot-air balloon company run by one woman [played by Kristen Wiig]. All you have to do is watch one commercial, or any game show, to see what we’re doing is not such a stretch from what’s out there. BLVR: How bad, or good, was local Philly-area cable TV when you were growing up? It had to develop from something else—which was building the set and having a basic idea and then just hitting it harder and harder until the joke emerged intact. BLVR: Has that changed over the years? II. That could be a very dramatic, serious situation. We think, Let’s try this idea here and see where it goes. It’s too brutal. BLVR: Why was this amateurish style riveting for you? EW: What I really liked, maybe even more than cable TV, were these old videotapes of high-school performances from the ’70s and ’80s. And I think a shorter bit is better in the long run anyway—especially in this fast-paced world. Do you spend much time here? The difference is we didn’t come up through an established comedy group, such as Second City or the Groundlings or the Upright Citizens Brigade. We couldn’t afford HBO during our starving-artist days in college, which was when Mr. Show was on the air. BLVR: How closely do you follow the script? I think we really identified with some of the really weirder, smaller elements of it. Bob was the only one who ever got back to us.[1]. There was an awkwardness I always found fascinating. Is there much you can tell me about that? It was about a British guy answering questions in a really strange voice. We loved Late Night with David Letterman; we loved Steve Martin; we loved many things. This was also an idea you couldn’t just stumble upon by sitting in front of your computer and writing. But I have to buy the book to know what the seven steps are? how long have you been on planet earth? It was this ultimate, pure art form.

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