Interview: Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim of 'Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie'

RedEye's Matt Pais sits down with the cult fave comedians.

[@GourmetPez]

"so when 17% popped up on the, computer model... I freaked!"

[@theceohq]

3:59 "Aaahhaaaaa".. that's when I lost it. Tim is fantastic.

[@Mablak200]

Man I love how spontaneous their BS sessions can be, they've practically turned it into an art form

[@distantandvague]

Tim's Goldlbum is pretty great.

[@p12psicop]

Stop stating the obvious. You're just trying to get Tim to be your friend with obsequious admiration.

[@bboooobbyy]

That was a spot-on Goldblum. Impressive!

[@azalea1919]

"Can you IMAGINE me calling Tim Heidecker?"

[@LadySpace_888]

just don't call him uncle

[@vrdub610]

I love how they make everything a joke! They're being interviewed for a movie that's sure to be a hit, they finally have a chance to explain their creative mental process to the world, and they turn it into another chance to do comedy. These guys are flat out brilliant!

[@mondoraptor]

here we go!... best interviews ever ,hilarious! 17%

[@rrbrown813]

The Goldblum impression is spot on! I love these guys....lol.

[@thisisyourgrandma]

"If you take it in the context of the body of our work you'll see that there's a reverence and respect for diarrhea" - Tim Heidecker

[@dailydrivers2196]

Congratulations, you've got pools of blood in your stomach.

[@Stbuster31]

This is one of the greater interviews on this tour of Tim and Eric's you got to be kidding me responses

[@anom3778]

These guys are amazing

[@Mattyfbinks]

Believe it or not, this is the best interview. Some of the questions they actually answer. For example the impression one, the deleted scene one, the story about Will Ferell... Watch a couple other interviews and you will agree this one is the best.

[@BIGMONEYPLAYER1]

I have no clue what questions i would ask these guys if i had to interview them

[@IronMonkee]

Awesome question, great job

[@thebee18]

This guy is probably the best interviewer they've had haha

[@NaiNoskcaj]

lol great interview.

[@TheDonniecoloma2]

this is awesome

[@nebulousisgod]

I love how he says he won’t do the impression then in the middle of the next question he just starts doing the impression anyway.

[@thx1974eb]

In high school from 91 to 93 when I was doing a bunch of shrooms and LSD on fridays these guys would have been awesome to trip out on.

[@TerryLDaniels]

Yeah.

[@NineLegend]

Gosh these guys have the most virulent sarcasm. It's insane.

[@Mmxxaamm]

There was actually some good questions in the interview, but the interviewer was scared af thru the whole thing (I would be too tbh)

[@LaserGunsLG]

BEST INTERVIEW

[@shemyhaza3987]

Interviewer got owned

[@senselessmerger7153]

Inspector trist series!??? If only...

[@XSeveredManX]

Tim has been focusing on comedy. You should see how good Eric is directing. He's done a lot of music videos in the mean time.

[@ShadeNinja2990]

Yo when he immediately said 17%, no thinking, I passed out from laughing

[@rrbrown813]

That start-up is great! Tim are Eric are awesome...lol. This guy played right along beautifully...considering most interviewers don't get it.

[@Officialhelpkenet]

I don't know why but I find it funny that they look so normal.

[@zuck9090]

Leave it to them to make normality blazingly absurd

[@iLSWx]

Still waiting on the Inspector Trendst Series from Tim Heidecker

[@toastman3456]

That's probably the greatest Goldblum impression of all time.

[@kitkatrobertson]

cant wait to get my hands on the new Inspector Trisst

[@jasonoberuc9326]

Be provocative. Ok, I get that. Be organized. What?

[@id658dif7oyguipb]

That's a great Will Ferrell impression

[@GourmetPez]

I find myself coming back here for the goldblum impression "a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ar-ar-ar-a-ara rooock?"

[@hoppus222]

They have such strong improv skills goddamn

[@bobbycoons158]

It was a nice Goldblum impression.

[@MajicFreeman]

yeah, all those damn noises almost popped my sub.

[@Aivottaja]

I agree (although I beliebe they themselves have said that being stoned while watching might improve the viewing experience).

[@SubconsciousGatherer]

That music at the end is tre bien. Artist and title?

[@biohead66]

so when the 17% popped up in the computer model I FREAKED lolololpololllol!

[@NecrocityProduction]

Tim and Eric don't turn off their humor. It's Tim and Eric. They're true comedians.

[@Durrpadil]

Would be pretty epic if Matt started taking notes with pictures.

[@sammosammy]

Bonus of the sensibility dip test - you can also test for pools of blood in your stomach.

[@oddysee3030]

Actually a really good Goldblum impression.

[@anserineKalopsia]

tim and eric are so cute... ugh

[@patio87]

After many years of being t&e fans, I can confidently say that Tim is more talented.

[@docstrange2k]

Matt Pais, the voice of his generation.

[@luciferjones8103]

You got a nice set of pearls there.

[@MrBubbaloo]

closest thing i could find is a Marc Maron interview on his podcast wtf, it is only with heidecker, and not specifically about the movie, but still pretty good.

[@captainwre]

His Jeff Goldblum impression almost made me pee my pants.

[@plethora330]

ahaha....gets me every time.

[@walker0119]

there's a ghost int he back room! 5:41!! ahhhhh

[@ElkoeWise]

ya blew it.

[@kimberleecatena]

5:48 😂😂

[@stabber63]

haha that's SO Jeff Goldblum

[@AngryGreen]

such a great goldblum

[@TheNoCoincidence]

the guy walking out at 4.29 couldnt hold it anymore

[@southrules]

The age old question: Logs vs Diahrea

[@charlesgriffingibson]

dip test haha

[@raytaychasez]

Tim really does do a good Jeff Goldblum

[@whatsuphotdog]

goldblum impression... now THAT'S focused

[@backhandsmack1358]

If you eat soft meats all l day

[@Sirjamesalot11]

How'd you get Chef Goldblum??!!?

[@Conntick]

5:34. I think this is the only moment caught on film where Eric is serious.

[@PopCultureMadeSimple]

tim heidecker is the smartest person alive

[@schellenberg1]

I've noticed! I think Eric doesn't come up with much of their stuff, though I think he's probably essential to the process of Tim being creative.

[@Toosii2times]

Yeah as an avid T&E fan it’s been known that Tim is the genius behind it all. That’s not to say Eric isn’t hilarious- he is. Or to say that Eric isn’t responsible for anything- he certainly is. But Tim is definitely the more creative one. On this particular clip you could see Eric totally improvised the 17% answer and Tim was not expecting it... but he was highly amused (look at his face) and went right along with it by adding the absurd bit about the survey population size and the dip stick.

[@Toosii2times]

And I just noticed your comment is 8 years old lol

[@victorf8301]

@@Toosii2times When giving these interviews, having somebody like Eric who can keep a straight face and tone is priceless. Though you're right, Tim is just a one of a kind actual genius

[@evanhasablog]

dude what?? he was laughing throughout the whole thing! this is like the only T&E interview I've seen where the interviewer GETS it

[@RootbeerAndBeans]

17% of the population...we actually tested that..

[@seamusland]

5:42 oh god that man in the background must've been a ghost...

[@WishinIwasFishin1]

I love the fact that fart and burp jokes get Eric every time.

[@rrbrown813]

This interviewer guy looks like Carson Daly.

[@Dusty-Zafu]

WHAT IS THE SOUND AT 7:05 HAHA

[@defcon00000]

I think they were bleeping out Tim saying "retarded" but instead of a beep they used some guy saying "euh" in a high pitched voice.

[@poopteep51]

I think the interviewer does recognize that he is being messed with, I mean you would have to be pretty dense to actually believe a lot of the things they are saying, he is just going along with it.

[@N0rmad]

everyone knows this show is better when you smoke some marijuano

[@skulleton]

Oh, he's doing a Jeff Goldblum impression...

[@sublime88sublime]

A reverence and respect for diarrhea.

[@JFVisuals]

ur checking us out on called set right call set right RED EYE

[@DanyloZ]

What was that noise when TIm said "retarded" at 7:02?

[@illuminatioracle]

popcorn's hot! join the movies!

[@danmayerson7934]

pause at 00:32 tims eyes lol

[@rrbrown813]

Tim looks so blown out..lol....

[@tbopne]

rangoed

[@parsoniareigns]

How do Tim and Eric get any work done?😂

[@dedpxl]

no wonder they were so crazy in the /watch?v=d6OwEUIXhi4 interview after this.

[@Bnswiss]

I think saying that someone has an intellectual​ disability or is mentally challenged sounds just as bad if not worse than saying they are retarded​. it still means the exact same thing and shows that you know in your heart that the person has something wrong with them but don't want to make them feel bad. the problem is it still hurts exactly the same and might feel worse to have someone saying "oh you don't want to hurt their feelings because they are mentally challenged and can't understand that you are joking." people started saying retarded because mongoloid became offensive and once the meaning of intellectual disability is understood people will decide that it is also offensive. all this really shows is that you are beating around the book and are unwilling to have a difficult conversation so just create Band-Aids instead.

[@Bnswiss]

the thing is when people say retarded they are rarely talking about someone with an actual intellectual disability. the word idiot means the exact same thing as retarded and actually has a worse history but no one seems to care about it because they understand that it's never used to describe actual mental disabilities but is just used as a way to characterize someone who makes bad decsions or is slow.

[@killthephonies]

a a a a a a a a rOOCK?

[@JBades6310]

I took the simple dip test and my string came out purple, what the fuck does that mean?! please help!!

[@tapangasoul6928]

Jeremy Bader yea hilarious. Everyone needs to stfu enjoy the video it would have been worse if the interview tried to become the third member of the duo u fckin quizno bitchass btches

[@FabisPlaysGames]

Eric, don't listen to Tim, you definitely should go and get that lobotomy

[@low72]

No, actually it kind of irritates them that people think it's a stoner show, when really it's just a straight up comedy poking fun at the mainstream.

[@Tapepusher]

the guy who says that looks real agitated..

[@mth1710]

Matt Pais looks like a small Aaron Hernandez... ... ... from this angle/perspective.

[@Seahorsesfoever]

Im the 17%

[@kly45]

congratulations you've got pools of blood in your stomach

[@iconoclast137]

i thought this had something to do with poppedcorn.com

[@SoftTacoProductions]

That guy had to leave to the room because i'm sure he was on the verge of busting his gut!

[@donkeypire37]

I sincerely believe that Tim & Eric despise seeing their interviewer comfortable. I would be disappointed if they actually took one of these seriously.

[@scamperooniespanker8736]

ppl who think tim and eric are stoner humor can't level up beyond the low brow facade