"Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!" (2007) TV series

Creators:

Tim Heidecker
Eric Wareheim
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

11 February 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music

Plot Keywords:

Virtual Set | Chroma Key

Cast

Eric Wareheim	...	Various / ... (38 episodes, 2007-2009)
Tim Heidecker	...	Various / ... (37 episodes, 2007-2009)
Bob Odenkirk	...	Announcer / ... (20 episodes, 2007-2009)
John C. Reilly	...	Dr. Steve Brule (19 episodes, 2007-2009)
Richard Dunn	...	Himself / ... (17 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Directed by
Jonathan Krisel		(38 episodes, 2007-2009)
Tim Heidecker		(35 episodes, 2007-2009)
Eric Wareheim		(35 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Writing credits
Tim Heidecker		(42 episodes, 2007-2009)
Doug Lussenhop		(30 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jon Mugar		(26 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jonathan Krisel		(25 episodes, 2007-2009)
Eric Fensler		(22 episodes, 2007-2009)
Eric Wareheim		(22 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Produced by
Tim Heidecker	....	executive producer (42 episodes, 2007-2009)
Eric Wareheim	....	executive producer / producer (37 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jon Mugar	....	producer / associate producer (34 episodes, 2007-2009)
Matt Harrigan	....	executive producer / executive producer: Williams Street (32 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jason Pardo	....	line producer (26 episodes, 2007-2009)
Dave Kneebone	....	supervising producer / producer (24 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jonathan Krisel	....	co-executive producer (24 episodes, 2007-2009)
Clark Reinking	....	associate producer (20 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jen Alarcon	....	supervising producer (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Benjamin Berman	....	associate producer / assistant producer (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Keith Crawford	....	executive producer: Williams Street / executive producer (9 episodes, 2008)

Series Original Music by
Davin Wood		(39 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Cinematography by
John Guleserian		(29 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jason Oldak		(10 episodes, 2007)
Brian Burgoyne		(7 episodes, 2008-2009)
Benjamin Berman		(3 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jeffrey Waldron		(2 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Film Editing by
Doug Lussenhop		(32 episodes, 2007-2009)
Benjamin Berman		(27 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jonathan Krisel		(19 episodes, 2007-2009)
Daniel Haworth		(5 episodes, 2009)
Daniel Gray Longino		(3 episodes, 2009)

Series Casting by
Sherrie Henderson		(1 episode, 2007)

Series Production Design by
Rosie Sanders		(22 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Art Direction by
Cris Shapan		(10 episodes, 2007)

Series Costume Design by
Hilary Olson		(27 episodes, 2007-2009)

Series Makeup Department
Sheila Moran	....	makeup artist / makeup designer (2 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Production Management
Jamie Mercer	....	production manager (31 episodes, 2007-2009)
Dave Kneebone	....	production manager / supervising producer (11 episodes, 2007-2008)
Daniel Haworth	....	post-production supervisor (9 episodes, 2008)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Benjamin Berman	....	associate director (1 episode, 2008)
Jon Mugar	....	associate director (1 episode, 2008)

Series Art Department
Tak Boroyan	....	graphic artist (18 episodes, 2007-2009)
Dave Foss	....	title sequence (8 episodes, 2008)

Series Sound Department
Christian Dwiggins	....	sound re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor (21 episodes, 2007-2008)
R.D. White	....	sound designer / sound effects editor (20 episodes, 2007-2008)
Daniel Haworth	....	post production sound / post-production sound (16 episodes, 2008-2009)
Margarita Mix	....	post production sound / post-production sound (16 episodes, 2008-2009)
Mike Risha	....	dialogue editor (10 episodes, 2007)
Russel White III	....	sound mixer (10 episodes, 2008-2009)
Russell White	....	sound mixer (3 episodes, 2008-2009)
Erik Nilsen	....	sound mixer (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jared Simmons	....	sound mixer (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Special Effects by
Sheila Moran	....	special effects makeup artist (3 episodes, 2008-2009)
Wayne Beauchamp	....	special effects (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Stunts
Matt Anderson	....	stunt coordinator (1 episode, 2008)
Edward Conna	....	stunt consultant (1 episode, 2008)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Benjamin Berman	....	camera operator (23 episodes, 2007-2009)
Paul Samaniego	....	first assistant camera / camera operator (23 episodes, 2007-2008)
Mike Tarango	....	camera operator (19 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jeffrey Waldron	....	gaffer / camera operator / ... (14 episodes, 2007-2008)
Matt Edwards	....	camera operator (10 episodes, 2007)
April Abarrondo	....	camera operator (8 episodes, 2008-2009)
Brian Burgoyne	....	gaffer / second camera operator (6 episodes, 2007)
Scott Uhlfelder	....	camera assistant / assistant camera (5 episodes, 2007-2008)
Colin Blake	....	gaffer (5 episodes, 2008-2009)
Armando Ballesteros	....	gaffer / second camera operator (3 episodes, 2007-2008)
James Rydings	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (3 episodes, 2007-2008)
Tim Gillis	....	gaffer (2 episodes, 2009)
Casey Goode	....	camera assistant / camera operator (2 episodes, 2009)

Series Animation Department
Ken McIntyre	....	animator (10 episodes, 2007)
Tak Boroyan	....	graphic artist (3 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Editorial Department
Daniel Gray Longino	....	post-production assistant / post production assistant (22 episodes, 2007-2009)
Jonathan Krisel	....	senior editor (11 episodes, 2008-2009)
Daniel Haworth	....	post production supervisor / post-production coordinator (6 episodes, 2008-2009)
Adam Lisagor	....	additional editor (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Music Department
Doug Lussenhop	....	music editor (1 episode, 2008)
James Mercer	....	composer: additional music (1 episode, 2008)

Series Other crew
Mike Tarango	....	technical coordinator / intern (30 episodes, 2007-2009)
Adam Church	....	intern / production assistant (18 episodes, 2008-2009)
Josh Cheney	....	intern (16 episodes, 2007-2009)
April Abarrondo	....	intern (15 episodes, 2007-2008)
Kerry Figel	....	intern (14 episodes, 2007-2008)
Clark Baker	....	intern / production assistant (14 episodes, 2008-2009)
Matt Scottoline	....	intern (11 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jamie Mercer	....	assistant to executive producer (10 episodes, 2007)
Jamie Fletcher	....	intern (10 episodes, 2008)
Kennedy Schofield	....	intern (10 episodes, 2008)
Melissa Stetten	....	intern (10 episodes, 2008)
Zack Wolk	....	intern (10 episodes, 2008)
Will Herndon	....	intern (10 episodes, 2009)
Matt Edwards	....	technical coordinator (9 episodes, 2007)
Justin Ladd	....	production assistant / intern (9 episodes, 2007)
Clark Reinking	....	production assistant / intern (9 episodes, 2007)
Josh Opitz	....	intern (7 episodes, 2007)
Sadie Strangio	....	intern (7 episodes, 2007)
Max Sweeney	....	intern (7 episodes, 2008-2009)
Daniel Scheinert	....	intern (6 episodes, 2008-2009)
Bill Benz	....	intern (6 episodes, 2009)
Michael Wasmund	....	intern (5 episodes, 2007-2008)
Anne Backenstose	....	intern (5 episodes, 2008-2009)
Carl Fieler	....	intern (5 episodes, 2009)
Michael Giambra	....	intern (5 episodes, 2009)
Bridie Johnson	....	intern (4 episodes, 2007-2008)
Adam Papagan	....	intern (4 episodes, 2007-2008)
Daniel Gray Longino	....	intern (4 episodes, 2007)
Brittany Yoak	....	intern (4 episodes, 2007)
Annelise Hewitt	....	intern (4 episodes, 2008-2009)
Jacob Alves	....	intern (3 episodes, 2007)
Rebekah Brown	....	intern (3 episodes, 2007)
Stephanie Giles	....	intern (3 episodes, 2007)
Eric Gladstone	....	intern (3 episodes, 2007)
Thomas Kolsrud	....	intern (3 episodes, 2007)
Brad Muller	....	intern (3 episodes, 2007)
Jenna Roadman	....	intern (3 episodes, 2007)
Jonathan Clark	....	intern (3 episodes, 2009)
Param Purewall	....	intern (2 episodes, 2007)
Elizabeth Wahl	....	intern (2 episodes, 2007)
Michaelanne Petrella	....	intern (2 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Thanks
Richard Dunn	....	sincere thanks (1 episode, 2007)

Production Companies

• Tim and Eric
• Absolutely
• Williams Street

Distributors

• Cartoon Network (2007) (USA) (TV)
• Adult Swim (2007) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• LCW Props  set equipment

Runtime:

12 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14 (some episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes) | New Zealand:M | Canada:14+ (TV rating) | UK:15 | USA:TV-MA (some episodes) | Australia:MA (some episodes)

Company:

Tim and Eric

Trivia:

Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim won the 2008 Webby Awards for best actor as part of the comedy team of "Tim and Eric". Film & Video awards winners are selected for recognition based on excellence in the following criteria: Concept & Writing, Quality of Craft, Integration, Overall Experience.

Quotes:

Dr. Steve Brule: You have smelly body parts, smelly under your arms, in the armpits, just put some vinegar on it... why didn't you think of that.

Movie Connections:

Followed by "Tim and Eric Nite Live" (2007)

Short-Attention Span Sketch Comedy From the Future And Beyond!

"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.