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Comedian Tim Heidecker on pushing boundaries and people’s buttons
Tim Heidecker has made a career blurring the lines between fantasy and reality.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readTim Heidecker has made a career blurring the lines between fantasy and reality. His television shows on Adult Swim include “Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!” and “Check it out! With Doctor Steve Brule.” The shows have created a different kind of comedy: subversive, cringe-worthy, surreal, and not always funny. He’s also a musician who's released several comedy albums.
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The full episode
3 of 4Memorial Day music special- 0:00Bruce Springsteen’s appeal to LGBTQ women
- 14:58‘Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool’ tells the musician’s life story
- 29:19Comedian Tim Heidecker on pushing boundaries and people’s buttonsYou’re reading this
- 41:00As ‘Celebration’ turns 40, a chat with ‘Kool and the Gang’ band leader Robert ‘Kool’ Bell