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50 out of 80 people found the following comment useful :-
Short-Attention Span Sketch Comedy From the Future And Beyond!, 9 March 2007
Author: Jake Hassler from United States
"Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job!" picks up the torch that Bob Odenkirk and David Cross dropped when their cutting edge sketch comedy show "Mr. Show" was cancelled after four whirlwind seasons on HBO. Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, previously the inventive minds behind "Tom Goes to the Mayor", took that torch and set the concept of sketch comedy ablaze.
As a genre, sketch comedy has been stagnant for a number of years. MAD TV is horribly unfunny and garish. Saturday Night Live, once brilliant, is now all but completely unwatchable. Several easily forgotten sketch shows have come and gone in the meantime. Gone is the biting social satire of Monty Python and the Dave Chapelle Show.
"Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job!" attempts to shock life back into the comatose art of sketch comedy with rapid-fire edits, grotesquely memorable characters and crude animation bits all wrapped up neatly in about 11 minutes. It is as if the show's creators have taken every bad public access television cliché of the past 20 years and tossed them mumblety-peg into the editing room. The sketches seem ill-conceived and hastily thrown together, as if the show is literally produced just minutes before it airs. Many of the skits lack a clear punchline or point, which is perhaps Tim and Eric's greatest feat of all.
The show is actually well scripted and rehearsed. Characters are conceived then fleshed out. The comic timing, in most cases, is painstakingly perfected. By the time the credits roll, one might be unsure of what they've seen or if it was even funny and that seems to be Tim and Eric's point: The joke is on you, audience! Andy Kaufman pulled similar pranks in his stand-up shows. It was nearly two decades before the majority of comedy fans came to realize how brilliant a comedian Andy Kaufman was.
As taught by Mr. Kaufman, the only dangerous aspect of comedy like this is that it tends to disorient, confuse, and annoy. It is not immediately apparent that the slipshod manner of each episode's assembly is all part of the gag. "Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job!" has broken the monotony of formulaic sketch shows by using herky-jerky editing to great comedic effect. In that, Tim and Eric, like Mr. Kaufman, may be way ahead of their time. No doubt, advertisers are already taking note and will begin showing commercials in a very similar style within the next few months.
"Tom Goes To The Mayor" had the most evenly divided audience of any show in the Adult Swim line-up. "Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job" seems to be quickly following suit in avoiding viewer apathy which means Tim and Eric (and co-writer/editor DJ Dougg Pound) must be doing something right.
33 out of 52 people found the following comment useful :-
Public-access chic, 15 March 2007
Author: zook747 from United States
Don't stare too close at your TV while watching the Tim & Eric Awesome Show... You might see a part of TV you try to avoid. Worse yet, you might laugh at it, and not understand why...
This show is the first highly specific 10-minute jab at the cable/public access TV parody & relies on heavily subversive & confrontational humor. Tim & Eric's breed of improv is more thematically constructed than average, which lends it to break out & resemble sketch more often than not.
But the genius is that the show's structure is just a playhouse for the obscene dramedy that inadvertently gets put on broadcast, much like an out-of-control public access TV channel. Inspired hilarity, featuring some of today's best sub level comedians working in a very large creative space.
The natural progression of Tom Goes to the Mayor, and something very new & differently funny.
35 out of 59 people found the following comment useful :-
Greatest Show On The Planet, 28 March 2007
Author: ethan0731 from United States
When "Tom Goes to the Mayor" ended, i was sad, because the humor in that show was very unique. So when "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!" was announced, i couldn't wait to see what the duo had cooked up this time. Needless to say, it works. The show has no plot and basically parodies everything that people hate, such as infomercials and local commercials. The humor isn't for everyone, it's definitely not "mature" humor by any means. But it's great comedy with perfect timing and just the right amount of annoyance that makes the Awesome Show so great. A good example is a sketch called "Here She Comes" in which "Weird Al" walks elderly women down a wedding aisle where at the end stand Tim and Eric who consistently repeat, "Here she comes..." Guest spots pop up everywhere, mostly from underrated comedians such as Zach Galifinakis (sorry if that was misspelled) in the memorable "Gravy Robbers" sketch. As I said, the show isn't for everyone. But for those who can identify with the humor of Tim and Eric, this show will be your new reason to not smash your TV each week.
21 out of 32 people found the following comment useful :-
Funniest Show on TV, 17 April 2008
Author: reverendtom from Santa Cruz, CA
This show is completely hilarious. A totally absurd, insane, bizarre style of humor that is sadly missing from most of TV. There hasn't been anything as gleefully wacked out as this since "Stella", which, in my opinion was the funniest thing on TV when it was on. Luckily, this show is garnering a huge cult following and not tanking in the ratings department. This show is alternately disorienting, disturbing, brilliant, hilarious to the point of near pants peeing and sometimes its all these things at once. There humor is polarizing, but I'd say most of the people I've introduced it to love it, with a small minority being not into it. I can't praise it enough. In this age of lame, extremely predictable comedy, Tim And Eric are twin harbingers of fresh air. Am I at 10 lines yet? Yep. Anyway, best comedy on TV and please keep it up!
34 out of 62 people found the following comment useful :-
hilarious if you're a fan of tim and eric's style of comedy, 9 February 2007
Author: skrbf from United States
being a huge tom goes to the mayor fan, i had extremely high hopes for this show since it was coming from the dudes who were responsible for putting out in my opinion the best show on adult swim. like tom goes to the mayor, this show will probably be extremely polarizing. that's just how tim and eric's humor goes. OK, on to the awesome show (which is appropriately titled) the premiere episode did not fail to make me almost die of laughter. its a 15 minute sketch comedy show. thats really the only way i can describe the show. it definitely has a mr.show feel to it, obviously with the odenkirk connection. one of the good things about a 15 minute sketch comedy show, is the sketches have to be fairly short (so if there's one you don't like, that's OK.) that said, i pretty much liked every sketch the show had to offer. no pop culture referrenced humor, which is very refreshing for a sketch comedy show. (see mad TV, robot chicken, snl) so yeah, very very impressed and i will continue to watch it
30 out of 55 people found the following comment useful :-
Why?, 28 March 2007
Author: benji4766 from Las Vegas
*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
In 2004, I went to Anime Weekend Atlanta. At the convention, Cartoon Network was having a panel on some of the new shows coming out, like IGPX and Tom Goes to the Mayor. To quote mc chris (who was a programming director for Adult Swim) "This is one of the funniest things we've ever seen." So when the show premiered, I watched it. I gave it 3 episodes to not completely suck...and wanted to drive to Williams St. to beat up the entire comedy staff at Adult Swim. Then came this flaming pile.
Look, maybe I don't get it. Maybe it's so funny that it isn't funny. Or maybe not.
It's terrible. How they get people like David Cross, Tenacious D, and various other celebs to do the shows is beyond me. Check the AS message boards and you'll see what I mean. This show is not "avante-garde", it's not "Kaufman-esqe", it's just a joke. It's Tim and Eric's joke on anyone who watches it, and they're laughing. The only good part of this show is the cute busty girl in the episode "Abstinence", and as soon as the faux-porn set-up ends, the shows goes back to a huge vacuous waste of time.
31 out of 58 people found the following comment useful :-
Great Job, Indeed!, 7 May 2007
Author: Andy Wright from United States
There's no accounting for taste, and this show you'll either love to bits, or be stuck forever in "WTF" mode. I do sympathize with the WTF crowd, truly, but honestly I don't understand the level of vitriol. Let's all just admit to differences in taste, eh? The fact is, this show is exactly the way the creators want it. I don't in general like to condescend to non-fans by saying "you just don't get it". But truly, this is the one thing you should "get" before you criticize the show: It is what it is, and it's not too complicated. It's all right there in front of you.
Beyond that, it's all up to personal aesthetics. You don't like it? Fine! Me? I love it! I can't get enough of it! It makes me laugh my ass off every single time. I don't always know how to articulate what it is about it, but it just dovetails perfectly with my (and my friends') sense of humor. There's a through-line of sarcasm from beginning to end. Sarcasm not just with individual comments or ideas, but with the structure of "sketch" comedy shows in general, and a vast array of kitschy cultural threads.
Shoot, I crack up just seeing the faces Tim and Eric pull when they're grinning idiotically into the camera for long awkward stretches. That's another good word: awkward. There's a lot of awkward stuff in this show, and that's part of its bread and butter! For that reason, it rings more truthful than most shows on TV, despite its flagrant surreality.
Also, in my opinion, its vibe is a perfect complement to a lot of existing Adult Swim shows: Sealab 2021, Space Ghost, Venture Brothers, Morel Orel, Futurama, Family Guy, Frisky Dingo, Squidbillies, 12 oz mouse, etc etc etc. It more than fits the bill in that great pantheon, no matter how "animated" it is in the conventional sense. Another way I like to look at this particular show is: internet photo-shopped / you-tubed / flash-animated humor brought to your living room! In summary: Pure heroine! I'll be first in line when the inevitable (I hope) DVD box set comes out!
5 out of 8 people found the following comment useful :-
Addictive, fresh comedy, 2 March 2009
Author: gin_n_juice_1275 from Australia
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! The title tells you a fair bit about what you're getting into. Strange, outrageous, but above all very refreshing in a world of mainstream sitcom cliché. After your first watch you will laugh and may not understand the weirdness and general lack of plot, but I guarantee you come back for more. Ridiculous gags and takes on infomercials, everyday nonsense consumer products that will make you feel extremely embarrassed about our capitalist/consumer lifestyles at the same time as make you laugh so hard you'll be gasping for air. You simply must see this show, even if it doesn't seem your thing at first, give it a shot, you will not regret.
17 out of 34 people found the following comment useful :-
Great if you're into this genre of comedy, 17 February 2007
Author: simbabe16 from United States
*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
If your a fan of Adult Swim, then you are probably a fan of alternative sorts of comedy or cartoons. "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job" is probably one of the oddest, most-out there comedy shows on this network. But saying that doesn't mean it's bad at all, it's just different. I'd say that most people wouldn't understand or find it amusing, but for the few that do, this show hits the spot. Some skits include extreme hacky-sack, the "Only Married News Team," "Uncle Muscle's Hour," and several miscellaneous skits. From the random to the just bazaar, "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job" is a comedic, extra -terrestrial trip. I believe everyone should at least try to watch it sometime, if you're awake on Sunday night, that is...
20 out of 41 people found the following comment useful :-
Goodbye Forever, Adult Swim, 6 May 2007
Author: underboss_3 (underboss_3@yahoo.com) from Louisiana
OK, I have officially given up on Adult Swim! If the execs over there are idiotic enough to run this, then they obviously hate their viewers. When Tom Goes To The Mayor (the first Tim and Eric project) first aired, I gave it chance. Really I did. I kept thinking, "hey maybe they just need to hit their stride." They never did. The show was so universally hated, that it's gone from the Adult Swim schedule.
Then came this show. New show, new premise. Maybe they'll be funny this time. Right? Apparently not! This show is nothing but these two talentless nitwits trying to be funny by not being funny. Memo to Tim and Eric (and to the cast of SNL as well): Not being funny doesn't make you funny! This is a show for teenage boys who think it's cool to like a show that everyone else hates, so that they can go around pretending to be "in" on the "joke" (ever notice how these fans can never point out what exactly makes these two talentless hacks funny? They just ridicule you for not "getting it.") Then they run around and act like there's something wrong with normal people who see this crap for what it is: crap.
Lots of fans of this program like to say that us haters can just change the channel. So I've done just that. I'm not watching Adult Swim ever again. It's become nothing more than a shell of its former self. This program (and other similar programs) is the reason that scripted comedy is dying and people are being sucked into the vast reality TV wasteland.
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