An Evening with Tim Heidecker (2020) Poster

(2020 TV Special)

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9/10
The one other review for this special perfectly sums up why Tim Heidecker is a genius.
Joarthus8 February 2021
The one review aside from mine written on here by Mr. scott-spinner proclaims "just not funny....I wouldn't call him a comedian," while assigning the special one star.

And therein lies the brilliance of Tim and this entire special.

Without a nod or wink to the audience, Tim delivers an hour of perfectly crafted anti-humor in the persona of a bombing stand-up comic. It is so flawlessly executed that those not familiar with Tim, like the aforementioned reviewer, will fully believe he is an awful comedian. Tim and Eric has been pushing the boundaries of comedy in a Kaufman-esque way for a long time, and it is amazing and refreshing to see a comedian with the skill and the balls to intentionally suck for an hour, and that is the joke.
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7/10
I think many of the other reviewers did not get this
Agent1024 May 2021
Tim Heidecker. Oh you little genius.

A friend of mine told me to check this little "special" out and see if it belongs within the strange pantheon of Heidecker's previous work. For those of you familiar with Tim and Eric, Steve Brule and Tom Goes to the Mayor, then you will know what you are in for. Unfortunately, I'm sure the crowd was not ready for the performance, but hey, they might have had an inkling into what was happening.

Heidecker basically pulled a big meta commentary on washed up comics. The jokes were bland, he complained about PC culture and did all the things that some whiney conservative man babies like Jerry Seinfeld and Todd Phillips have been complaining about. He proves once again that talent and inventiveness is necessary for comedy. If anything, Heidecker is an OG of this type of comedy, even though Sacha Baron Cohen and Eric Andre have surpassed him. But rather than complain about the state of "woke" society Heidecker keeps doing stuff to compete and stay relevant, such as doing a hackneyed comedy "special" like this or doing a series of commercials for Purple mattresses or heck, playing a courtroom series as perfectly straight.

I doubt few will get this special, but for those that found this bizarre take on comedy refreshing, then check this weird show out.
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10/10
Hysterical.
cameronreilly-17 March 2021
Funniest thing I've seen in ages. Fans of Tim and Eric know what's going on and will appreciate the genius of this special. Tim takes his standard narcissistic bully character and makes him a hapless stand-up, full of self-loathing that manifests as anger towards those around him, including the audience, the stage crew and his ex-wife.
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1/10
Just not funny
scott-spinner1 February 2021
An hour you will never get back.can't believe this bloke got a special. I wouldn't call him a comedian
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2/10
Absolutely horrible and by his fans standards, genius
jackmeat8 May 2021
My quick rating - 1,9/10. I have learned that no matter what this dude does, his fans thinks he is a genius. Well, then enjoy it because this guy is the epitome of unfunny. His sheer lack of anything amusing is wild to watch in stand up. The audience really had no idea what to do because they didn't expect to be bored to death at someone purposely not being funny. But they weren't in t=on the joke that he actually in all true sense, is NOT funny at all. So you see him not acting out a thing, but being himself (a boring clod) and then try to jedi mind trick his delusional fans into thinking that is part of the act. It is sad to think so many people fall for it. Avoid this unless you are having trouble sleeping. Then again, this may flare up any hidden anger management issues you have, so tread lightly. This has to be one of the worst hour long specials you will ever find. And I think his obsession with urine is treatable, so go see a doctor. Do I have to mark it as a spoiler to tell people this guy sucks????
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3/10
Kaufman-esque satire of stand-up that falls flat in almost every conceivable way
Remingtontr12 June 2022
Anti-comedy can be some of the funniest stuff out there (a la Norm Macdonald), but it takes a special comedic voice, delivery and material to pull it off. Unfortunately, Tim fell very short of meeting the threshold to make the unfunny "funny". I got what he was going for in the first 5 minutes and adjusted my expectations accordingly. Even after doing so, I thought I was unironically watching a Brendan Schaub special.

There's a reason no one picked this up and he released it on his own YT channel. If you're already a fan, you'll get a few chuckles but I could never recommend this to anyone.
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1/10
It's funny because it's not funny......................NOT!
dudenothin26 April 2021
If you thought that title was funny then you love this awkward on purpose waste of time. Fans will say "you just don't get it" but like he's said about his other shows "it's all in the edit" and well this was not edited.
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1/10
Just skip it this time
vzenzerovic10 December 2021
As a Tim fan this was very hard to watch.

Literally nothing funny was said in one hour of stand up.

"I like Lady Gaga, but whats next? Lord GooGoo?" This is the quality of jokes through out the show

Also lets not forget the comedy gem "Do you remember the band U2" repeated 20 times

Just horrible.
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