Comments on: Tim and Eric: Father and Son (from HBO's "Funny or Die Presents")

By: cycle23

cycle23 — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

In all the web’s Tim and Eric threads, I see a lot of Monty Python and Kids in the Hall references. Both the negative and positive side. Easy to see how people would hate Tim and Eric, but thank god I don’t… for my health!

Speaking of which, Steve Brule fans should be on the lookout for his new show.

I admire that they even post the really crappy but fun early stuff they made.

I too had a horrible experience with the Puss Whip Bang Gang show. Not only at the FYF, but later at what was otherwise a great benefit comedy act (featuring Posehn and Odenkirk), I was once again subjected to that act. I say to myself that there some pure sadism. I applaud them for pulling it off. Reminds me of that Ween interview in Mondo 2000.

Look, these guys are the real deal, and they’re going to have people scratching their heads well into season Cinco Deux.

By: Weightloss Dog

Weightloss Dog — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

5 stars for Mama Noodles :)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

WOW what a bunch of sour puss prunes… I’m not sorry, there are some great parts in there. I haven’t laughed that hard in a while at the awkwardness and shitty drum rolls. Yea it’s not perfect throughout, but come on, are you kidding me. Never thought I’d disagree w/ the BB crowd so much. I mean seriously, what in that video is not irreverent or awkward. THANK VARIOUS GODS that none of you dissenters are posting on here or this site would be full of posts of seen-it-a-thousand-times Monty Python clips… Thank You for the post, Xeni.

By: aelfscine

aelfscine — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

God, I try like hell to like these guys, but my favorite bits of theirs continue to be when they’re not on screen. Mama Noodles at the end is funnier than the whole rest of the film, and Steve Brule is far more hilarious than the main characters of the show!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

funniest thing evar, in history

By: johnhazard

johnhazard — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Real question: what exactly do you like about this? I wonder what kind of person enjoys this kind of humor- poking fun at real life awfulness and ugliness? Yes, there’s some exaggeration (nothing too imaginative, noodles on pizza?) but really? I think maybe it’s people who have grown up without any real ugliness in their lives who think this kind of awfulness is just pretend, just fun exaggeration, just a harmless, random, spoof on the trashy lives of people who aren’t really real to you.
I’m not naive or damaged or closed minded, I love truly imaginative, innovative comedians like Kids in the Hall or Monty Python, and I know Tim and Eric are popular and I’d like to like them, but really- what exactly about this do you like?

By: Salvatron

Salvatron — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I didn’t like episode 2, but I did dig this last episode with the above skit and the second chapter of Designated Driver.

By: Koocheekoo

Koocheekoo — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I love the playground politics skits, and would love more drunken history. Enjoying the show so far – hit and miss for sure.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Are you trying to say they are ugly? That’s not very nice…

By: dunkalunk

dunkalunk — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

It’s scary how much tim looks like Glenn Beck.

By: japroach

japroach — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Attacking a cheap rag-doll and using poor sound effects is something I expect to see on mad TV. Which can be funny, but I fail to see how these guys are doing it so much better.

Not being able to “break it down” makes this sound like a religion, and not a comedy. Which is cool, just don’t tell me I don’t get the purity and brilliance of T&E without explaining it. I may get it, and not care for it.

btw check out the movies Gentlemen Broncos and Eagle vs Shark :).

By: Bitgod

Bitgod — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Yeah, I don’t get T&E. I actually like the FOD series, and not the T&E so much. Donut mind if I do.

By: gregsugarfingers

gregsugarfingers — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The majority of commenter here seem to be really boring people. This is the greatest thing I have seen in 2010. I keep rewatching certain parts (THE SPIT!!!) with my friends and my sister, and we always laugh so much. I love Tim and Eric and they are geniuses.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

“I wonder what kind of person enjoys this kind of humor- poking fun at real life awfulness and ugliness?” -Johnhazard

What kind of statement is that? If you listen to pretty much EVERY COMEDIAN in HISTORY, this is what they state comedy is all about: Making light or fun of the sad, sad state of the world. You’re right! Instead of making fun of sad things, let’s all just hold hands and cry and live terrible sad lives with no laughter.

“I think maybe it’s people who have grown up without any real ugliness in their lives who think this kind of awfulness is just pretend, just fun exaggeration, just a harmless–”

Let me stop you there.
My dad went to prison for a murder he didn’t commit. (no JOKE) The judge even admitted making a mistake, saying he deserved a retrial. But then acted like she NEVER SAID IT, even though it’s in the transcripts. Now he’s in prison, and there’s nothing we can do. No retrial. I make dad in prison jokes in my stand up routine all the time. It’s the only way to cope. And people laugh and I love it. Johnhazard, you are officialy the dunce of this comment section.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Far too many people are looking for the “LAFFS” in T&E. It’s the subtleties and points that are not overtly humourous that are the funniest. The little looks; awkwardly timed moves; the word selection. These all make it a more textured brand of funny.

By: fishpaws

fishpaws — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

tim and eric have carved out a niche in modern comedy that derives substantially from the strange and awkward, yet genuine and un-coreographed, detritus of public access tv and corny tv advertisements and jingles. the fact that there may be a generational disconnect with their humour probably has a lot to do with the fact that so much of the fodder that they ironically skewer is more recognizable to americans under 30, due to having grown up more submerged in media culture – think the cheesy obscure music videos that get more exposure on youtube today than they ever did in mainstream formats when they were made in the 80s – than any generation before them. I am a fan of tim and eric and see them as comically reflecting the media-saturated gestalt of the times. for instance laying the dead black boy on the squishing pizza – i just love the way they pervert the mindless sitcom stereotypes. they robin williams “gift” vignettes of the tim and eric show are also worth looking into for the same reason. however i will agree with many here that in longer formats – opposed to the short segments and premises from their tv show – the gag wears thin pretty fast.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

the father from The Wonder Years is immortal!

By: dculberson

dculberson — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

TL;DW

But I had to say that Drunk History is one of my favorite things, like, ever. The best comedy skit of all time. OF ALL TIME!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The opening credits should cue you to the fact that to really enjoy Tim & Eric, you need to be tripping balls.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

this is pure tim and eric glory. i love the longer format, the season cinco finale was 22 min and they fill up the space with so much. this is just such a great extension of what theyve been doing, dad humor, stepson humor, stepfather humor, pizzia/spaghetti humor, have all been running themes since tom goes to the mayor days, this is their bread and butter. my fav moment was when they were setting up the stage(am i good? you gotta check the audio wires) classic shit. i also love that they can swear, just adds to the absurdity.

By: agitprop

agitprop — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I laughed against my better judgment.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Tim and Eric RULE!!!

By: nutate

nutate — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Heh… my post definitely disappeared… I’ve played a show with David Liebe Hart who’s occasionally on “blah blah blah great job” and… at least he’s honest to gosh. I feel like these guys just have board meetings on how wacked out they can be in detail and then go about creating sleep inducing sketches like this. Sometimes they do really really really funny things though, so I can’t hate on them. There is one really funny line in this. One.

But whoever deleted my inoffensive original comment:
I HATE YOU!

By: dnafrequency

dnafrequency — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

@johnhazard Coming from someone who also does not understand why people like Tim & Eric — my thought on it is that wanting to like their humor is like liking to be in love. One can like to be in love all they want but until they are actually in love they just won’t feel it.

You either get it or you don’t. We (and apparently most other folks) don’t.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Okay, I’m obviously in the minority here, because I actually found this skit touching. I laughed, and I felt awkward, and I felt warmth (and not from peeing myself–I checked). I know–weird, right? But maybe it’s because they mix in what I feel is a big ol’ life salad: equal parts ridiculousness, ugliness, and love. At least that’s what my life keeps bringing to the table. And like a dummy I keep diggin’ in!

Xeni, if you were clapping your hands and laughing kind of ecstatically during the songs, you’re not the only one.

By: marksgelter

marksgelter — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Um . . . yeah . . . Tim and Eric normally are at best marginally funny, and can be VERY hit and miss. Like a previous poster said, I watch and TRY to see the “humor”, however thin, but 95% of the time it’s just . . . not there. And I’m not a humor snob; there are a lot of really weird, strange, unusual, black, even morbid things that can make me laugh. This ain’t one of ‘em.

And in deference to johnhazard, you CAN find great humor in the awfulness and ugliness of everyday life. If you’re skilled. And nothing I’ve ever seen of Tim and Eric indicates skill. Just outrageousness that occasionally catches the viewer by surprise enough to elicit stunned chuckles.

As far as this film goes, the bit about the mother getting bitten by a bird hit a possible 3 on the funny scale. And that was it. Other than that, it was mostly just mean-spirited. So, in SUPPORT of johnhazard, I also ask – Xeni, exactly what made this piece “amazing”?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I can totally see how people would like this show, but it hits way too close to home for me to enjoy watching it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

lighten up man. its supposed to be funny. not a sociological commentary. they are a comedy team. they can make fun of white trash all they want. it isn’t gonna change a thing. there will always be white trash whether they make jokes about it or not so we might as well laugh

By: nutate

nutate — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I think seeing their mock band at FYF Fest permanently soured me to their magic.

PS funny part is 14:00 in.

By: dculberson

dculberson — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

BB’s been having some comment troubles.. a few were lost this morning and it was not (as far as I can tell) on purpose. It certainly had nothing to do with the content.