Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! is an American sketch comedy television series created by Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim for Cartoon Network's nighttime programming block Adult Swim. It premiered on February 11, 2007 and originally ran until May 2, 2010. The show features surreal, dark and often satirical humor (at points anti-humor and cringe comedy), public-access television-style musical acts, bizarre faux-commercials with a unique editing and special effects style by Doug Lussenhop to make the show appear off-kilter.
| Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sketch comedy Surreal humor Cringe comedy Anti-humor Comedy horror Satire Black comedy Parody |
| Created by | Tim & Eric |
| Starring | Tim Heidecker Eric Wareheim |
| Opening theme | "Awesome Show Theme" by Davin Wood and DJ Douggpound |
| Composer | Davin Wood |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 50 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Tim Heidecker Eric Wareheim |
| Producers | Jon Mugar Dave Kneebone |
| Running time | 11-22 minutes |
| Production companies | Abso Lutely Productions Naked Faces Williams Street |
| Original release | |
| Network | Adult Swim |
| Release | February 11, 2007 – May 2, 2010 |
| Related | |
| Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule Tom Goes to the Mayor Tim and Eric Nite Live! | |
The program features a wide range of performers, including regular guests Zach Galifianakis, John C. Reilly, Ray Wise, Bob Odenkirk, Will Forte, Maria Bamford, Jeff Goldblum, and "Weird Al" Yankovic, as well as an ensemble of alternative performers like Neil Hamburger, Tommy Wiseau, and David Liebe Hart, once popular stars like Karen Black, Frank Stallone, and Alan Thicke, porn stars, celebrity look-alikes, impressionists, and amateur actors found through Craigslist. The show also attracted a wide range of popular Hollywood talent for brief appearances, including Will Ferrell, Elisha Cuthbert, Andy Samberg, Jonah Hill, Ben Stiller, Paul Rudd, Ted Danson, and Josh Groban, among others. The creators of the show have described it as "the nightmare version of television".