PORTLANDIA WAS ANTI WOKE w/ Fred Armisen

[@VoiceUnder]

Tim is as liberal as it gets. He was against the Iraq war.

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

Was Bill Maher?

[@jaypee389]

Tim was in the Iraq War. 3/75.

[@mondegreenmatt849]

Our values are under attack.

[@jaypee389]

@mondegreenmatt849 Ah nuh nuh nuh. Nuh, nuh nah. -Decker. -Oahu.

[@davidnoble8748]

he's a lefty from way back

[@lau_dhondt]

The awful camera angles… the suggestive atmosphere of raging alcoholism.. I’m in awe 👏😂

[@dengueberries]

the Lamp is the moderator of their debate

[@oger927]

Lmao

[@jaypee389]

An atmosphere of intellectual and functional drinking. Poured out 450 MLS in 20 mins. 😂

[@nathanreiber6819]

its the insistence on directing Fred to adopt Tim's opinion is what does it for me lol.

[@lau_dhondt]

@@nathanreiber6819 yes, that’s exactly right! 👌 abrasively seeking agreement 😄

[@metalboxman99]

Tim's relentless talking over & cutting off of Fred this whole show is spot on... Its infuriating

[@TNJX]

isn't that a bad thing?

[@metalboxman99]

@@TNJX It's hilarious.

[@jenkemuser4636]

He’s making fun of Bill Maher’s interviews

[@1480-b5g]

Are you a bot? This seems 100% like a bot comment..

[@southrules]

@henrynooney8881 he’s doing rogan mixed with Maher mixed with Ted Bundy

[@FreddieElsom]

Tim can do an impression without changing his voice, it's incredible.

[@southrules]

Yeah he’s doing Ahhhnold here

[@jbeng001]

@@southrules’im back’

[@FromThe36thChamber]

@@jbeng001ok now that was pretty good

[@elbowjuice2627]

Lmaooo oo o

[@steviebrule]

Love that Fred doesn't crack a smile

[@dctaylor480]

Why would he? Our country is at steak.

[@eyespy3001]

Tim almost cracked when he said “I was against the Iraq war.”

[@themanbrodude]

@@eyespy3001 Fill me in, it's been a while. Is Tim doing semi-satire? Never know when he's being 100% serious but it seems like never

[@eyespy3001]

@@themanbrodude I’m in the same boat as you. Knowing this guy’s humor, though, I think it would be a safe bet to say this is 100% satire.

[@wisewolftony]

@@eyespy3001 Yea pretty sure he's doing a Bill Maher satire and how he does his after hour podcast or whatever you would call that show. Where Bill is terrible at it will have people on and will try and preach about something a lot of times acting like he knows more about the project than the person who created it and getting angry at his guests when they try and counter his points.

[@RandalBauer11]

I appreciate Tim's commitment to a bit that only his audience will get is very admirable lol

[@billyconnelly3568]

Yes it takes artistic courage to keep in character for a bit that most Americans won't understand

[@arclight2012]

Exactly.

[@begshallots]

Yeah, that’s what got to be annoying about him. It’s fan service. It’s for his audience to feel smart. I never want to be part of a club…

[@portlandgoose4727]

@@begshallots bad news: now you’re in the club of people who think they’re too cool or smart to be in a club

[@begshallots]

@@portlandgoose4727 it’s not at all the point. It’s that I don’t find this self-congratulatory attitude funny. He’s been doing this kind of humor for a while. It’s wink-humor. No one is really laughing. Everyone is saying to themselves, “isn’t it funny and aren’t we clever because we get the joke?”

[@wuhaninstituteofvirology]

perfect satire of bill maher's podcast

[@billysurr4918]

Tim is almost a performance artist in the way he embodies those he’s parodying. I love the guy. Bill maher on the other hand…

[@redvelvetunderground]

"almost"?

[@user-gn5wv2lx5t]

@@redvelvetunderground hard agree, im not sure how you can call that a performance or artistic at all.

[@JasperThompson-v8z]

Totally spot on he is satirical in how Maher always thinks he’s the smartest guy in the room. “I’m the most liberal person here”

[@illuminotmereloaded6896]

Amen to that. Maher is a hack. I'll bet he hasn't written a joke for real time anyway in years.

[@PirateZ1]

I love that Tim keeps insisting that its "pot shots at the woke mindset" and Fred keep insisting that its not that deep

[@Kevin_TN]

Not pot shots. Shots

[@wyguy1212]

Would have been even better if he woulda said the “woke mind virus”

[@emeraldcrus8r]

Best satire of Bill Maher's podcast. Down to the interviewer drunkenly talking at the guest 😂👏

[@TheGrayGuardian]

So grateful to Fred for finally taking aim at high and mighty Portland all those years ago or just yesterday in TV time.

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

The whole concept of time is yesterday in TV. 🤪

[@java4653]

LOL. Taking aim? High and mighty? About... Portland? What a strange view to have. This is a parody of Bill Maher, dude. The world must be so scary to you. How weak.

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

@java4653 so many questions Java. Do you think that time, like time itself, is just yesterday, in TV terms?

[@TheGrayGuardian]

@@java4653 I’m not familiar with Bill Maher, I don’t have HBO. And the world is scary! You can’t say anything these days without the woke mob coming for you. I’m just proud of Tim for finally having a guest on that’s brave enough to stand up to the coastal elites.

[@1480-b5g]

Are you a bot? This seems 100% like a bot comment..

[@CraftyArts]

I love the low key mockery of Bill Maher is great

[@HenryMiller17]

not that low key

[@clntmagee]

​@@HenryMiller17agreed 😂

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

I find Maher impossible to watch.

[@ninsanity8184]

Pot shots.

[@ChrisB...]

Has the real Bill gotten this faux bad? I haven't watched in years as don't respect the guy at all.

[@erdnasiul87]

This Tim Maher guy is great

[@AZ-ty7ub]

Man Tim is so good I almost thought it was real lmao jesus christ

[@sumez4369]

Sad to admit I had to dive into this comment section just to be sure

[@Hakiimthedream]

i was getting upset 😭

[@garrettgravley]

Bill Maher would unironically blank on the name of Portlandia, Fred's most noteworthy achievement, if he ever interviewed him, so that was a nice touch.

[@illuminotmereloaded6896]

And the co-star who he certainly must know.

[@hoilst265]

"So, Harrison, you were in that movie, with the hat and the whip, which I'm blanking on right now." "Indiana Jones?"

[@johnhouseman3546]

I had to go watch a full Club Random episode after watching this episode. Major appreciation for this incredibly understated but somehow also over-the-top parody

[@ITX-EcoClass]

Nah, isn't that over the top

[@clarkflavor]

@@ITX-EcoClassmore like under the bottom, am i right? .... guys

[@andreasvedeler80]

Are you a bot? This seems 100% like a bot comment..

[@crankysconga]

@@andreasvedeler80 i agree that nothing feels real anymore

[@markh.9822]

@@andreasvedeler80 🤖🤖🤖

[@TNJX]

Tim just literally not listening to Fred and pushing his narrative whether Fred agrees or not

[@g0nk_droid]

LMFAO Im regrettably not a regular watcher but he's doing an extended Maher thing here, no? This is so good

[@bernlin2000]

Yep, definitely 😂 the show intro is a direct parody of Maher's lousy podcast

[@termsofusepolice]

No. Sadly, Heidecker went down the alt-right, IDW rabbit hole shortly after the election of Trump. This is the real Tim expressing the feelings and opinions of the real Tim.

[@somethingelse4424]

​@@termsofusepoliceTim has really disappointed me since 2016. He has always been edgy, but I didn't think he would turn out to be an actual scumbag.

[@mckernan603]

@@somethingelse4424 Use complete sentences because you've merely embarrassed yourself with that kind of talk.

[@pinklemonegg]

​@@somethingelse4424ugh look hyde was gonna blow that deal anyway get over it already

[@MannyTheSaxCat]

Forgetting the name of their guests' most popular show followed by saying how much he loved the show, thats Bill Maher alright

[@singlesideman]

This is really, really clever. Such a subtle yet savage burn of Bill Maher and Club Random that Bill might never even notice. This is so Tim, and his subtle and nuanced trolling makes Steven Colbert's former character look ham fisted and painfully obvious by comparison.

[@abramfedorov4483]

It's not that he won't notice it's that he wouldn't be able to understand

[@ColAlbSmi]

Stephen Colbert’s character was ham fisted and incredibly obvious though

[@fhornet3123]

It's not subtle at all you mong

[@granudisimo]

​@@ColAlbSmiStephen Colbert is the archetype of liberal coastal elites that conservatives/conservative band wagon jumping morons such as Maher, like to build their liberal coastal elite strawmen off of. I mean, Maher has made a career as a snarky coastal elite liberal himself, which reminds us that hypocrisy isn't a conservative bug, it's a feature.

[@pricerowland]

​@@ColAlbSmiI enjoyed the ham-fisted portrayal but comedy these days needs a lighter touch like Tim's

[@jeremytucker99]

Fred is not sunken far enough down in his chair.....

[@cozyflannel]

Tim is telling it raw, uncut, uncensored, and people can’t handle it

[@eyespy3001]

The joke flew so far over your head it’s classified as a UFO… Dude, this is satire. It’s fake. How can you think that anything that comes out of Tim Heidecker’s mouth isn’t done as a bit???

[@sleve_mcdichael]

@@eyespy3001 unless you're trolling, cozyflannel's joke has in fact flown miles above your head

[@cozyflannel]

@@sleve_mcdichael that was sad to see lol

[@cozyflannel]

@@eyespy3001 we are all in on the bit here

[@SuperYOmrYO]

​@@eyespy3001the irony...

[@the_local_bigamist]

'C'moon man!'. Tim is one of the greatest actors of our time, which of course is only a few minutes in TV time.

[@KaninTuzi]

Lol, I was so annoyed until I saw the comments saying that this was parodying Bill Maher and it all started making sense

[@woof9408]

This is so funny. Knowing these two I still forgot this was a parody. The talent on display.

[@Peter]

Maybe Tim would disagree, but I like that this took aim at Bill Maher. Really good shots at Bill Maher, or possibly not at Bill Maher at all. We would need Tim's word on that, but I don't know how we would get it.

[@granudisimo]

Trust me Peter, it is a jab at Maher, you can bet your rapping career on it.

[@lau_dhondt]

I just watched poor Lisa Kudrow being very polite and creeped out on Maher’s show … This is perfect. 😄👌

[@chah80]

That is one creepy looking set he's created I can't get thru 2 minutes of a single Maher interview 😂

[@lau_dhondt]

@@chah80 haha, it's very uncomfortable, it's not a good show

[@GlitzPixie]

What woman wouldn't want to spend an hour with a whiny entitled alcoholic in a dimly lit basement

[@pCeLobster]

Nothing will ever top when he had Richard Dreyfuss on there. Most absurd thing ever and funnier than any parody.

[@BrendanTronconi]

@@pCeLobster it makes me vomit

[@johnb2476]

how do you get fred armisen to play the straight man? jesus. amazing.

[@DROG.]

Just took my crab salts, ready to watch the full episode!

[@mrwhirly0358]

He really nailed the “nah because look”

[@jessejordache1869]

Brought here by Emma Vigland saying "I can't watch Club Random anymore without thinking of Time Heidecker's parody", and I'm like "whu?". Verdict: PAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@dazedandconfusd]

For someone who says they are pro gun control , he should be careful using phrases like “take aim” .

[@headman844]

The real thing that did it for me was when they started cutting to the shitty overhead camera angles. This is brilliant work from the OHL team.

[@patrickdoyle2124]

Very brave of Fred to finally admit he was taking aim at the ultra libral 'keep portlandia weird' crowd of Prortland under the disguise of 'humor jokes'.

[@HDIII]

Hahahaha doing a parody on Club Random is amazing. Tim nails Maher too perfectly.

[@avisco01]

I know it’s a parody but I’d love to see Tim do long podcast type interviews. I think Tim was a guest on Maron’s one time.

[@ubahfly5409]

"Parody". 😂 Cope. Tim's finally awoken to the woke insanity on the left. Blue haired globalists are in full meltdown !

[@philforrence]

Love that he's clipping this. So funny

[@bernmahan1162]

Portlandia took the piss out of crazily woke people yes, but in an affectionate way. Just watch the title sequence - Carrie and Fred loved all that mad stuff.

[@mikehemens9359]

Come on! They depicted DEPLORABLE behavior on that show. The grocery clerk and the godamn manager, "what seems to be the problem". "no I'll tell her" They were making fun of assholes constantly. They are both genius's.

[@TheCardanoArmy]

This is perfect Bill Maher. Really well done as always Tim.

[@zackpew]

it’s like doing an interview with that uncle who says “I don’t want to be racist, but..” like every time you see him

[@_ar8410]

Love this Tim Maher guy

[@henrym7990]

I’ll admit I watch most of the Bill Maher podcasts. This is a brilliant copy. Tim should’ve just acted a little more high and confused

[@grimcity]

The fact that they can do this with a straight face makes me laugh even harder... just amazing.

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

I'm a Brit and find Bill Maher as hard to watch as this. 🇬🇧👍

[@simfimpim]

Tim made good, pointed commentary about how Portlandia confronted wokeness, but it would have been nice if he had let Fred actually respond. The interrupting was annoying.

[@khiner]

Amazing, totally nailed it 😂

[@jonathanturkmusic]

What a funny idea that “Tim” thinks the whole point of Portlandia was to take shots at the woke culture of Portland. He just fundamentally misses it and is so confident.

[@jonathanturkmusic]

@@anotherland2462 you can’t tell if the performance is sarcastic or my comment? The skit is satire so it’s all sarcasm buddy.

[@granudisimo]

You know he's making fun of Bill Maher, don't you?

[@jonathanturkmusic]

@@granudisimo yes I am aware that it’s a parody of Bill Mahers basement podcast. I’m referring to the fictional Tim that he’s playing in the sketch.

[@granudisimo]

@@jonathanturkmusic Lol My bad, so many layers of irony it's easy to get lost.

[@jonathanturkmusic]

@@granudisimo 😆honestly I’m glad he’s going so hard at Maher’s new bullshit basement thing, because Bill has made himself look ridiculous lately! Check out that clip with Marianne Williamson where he comes of as an out of touch rich prick lol so bad.

[@grigorismath3852]

-Dude you were taking aim at punk rockers and feminists and all that stuff... Who did you do it with? -Carrie Brownstein... 💀😂

[@thomasfox8730]

I love how all of Tim's dimwitted characters are conservative.

[@joshnoble2743]

I like the poster behind Tim.. “aren’t all numbers the same?” 😂

[@matthewJay88]

Tim will not be deterred in telling Fred what his show is about! BRAVO! 👏

[@ryansiath]

haha ripping on bill mahr! nice work tim

[@9arett]

It’s crazy how I know Tim Heidecker, I know his schtick(s), and I watch something with him, if even for just a second, I fuckin fall for it!! Lol

[@freem8son86]

Genuinely thought this was club random for a second when I saw the thumbnail

[@hazeyfan]

Love the new format big dog

[@Heyoka86]

Kudos for taking shots at awful Club Randumb

[@InstantOnyx]

I feel so stupid. Somehow, I didn't immediately know it's satire. "Huh. That's... Tim Heidecker? Interviewing...Fred Armisen? Could be ok. So, this is like a rip off of Bill Maher's show, like The Talk did with The View? Wow, Tim seems a lot different than last I saw him. He's a lot more serious and angry, guess he finally grew up. Hey... waaaaaait a minute..."

[@King_Sirocco]

All I can say is.. Fred Armisen... Brave

[@RobSomeone]

Put a Bird On It! is one of my favorite sketches ever.

[@mkc1rrc]

Hilarious shot at Club Random. Nearly interrupted the guest as much as Bill does!

[@xamesm]

I wish Fred would just shut up and let Tim talk.

[@marysilvergirl6025]

Portlandia was appreciative and affectionate towards Portland-and hilarious...it wasn't trying to promote a political "message" either way

[@vernontk]

I was against the Iraq War

[@seanc2061]

Easy there, Trotsky!

[@douglasferguson2964]

I'd love to see more of these style of interviews

[@CureOptimismForHumanity]

Everything about this is so great. The bricks, the booze. The way everything is set up is perfect. All that's missing is a cigar.

[@stevenrhoads6837]

This is brilliant. He has Bill Maher down perfectly.

[@granudisimo]

The smugness of pretending he knows better than the very people who made the show, and if you contradict him you're a bad person and a blue haired wokescold, even if it's your goddamned show he's talking about. And he does it orders of magnitude better without even changing his voice, than most stereotypical impersonators would.

[@anthonycloskey]

The lamp camera angle was the cherry on top

[@pierogiesAndKielbasa]

This is real late night shit - I like this raw shit like this. Love it Tim! Don’t let anyone talk over you.

[@mateus_o_oficial]

This is a comedic peak for oo live. This makes me giggle more than the rogan parody

[@ST-xg3gy]

Tim's Bill Maher is absolutely spot on.

[@aries8910]

The issue is it presented portland as JUST those people, which brought a ton of those types of people to the city. -An Ex-Portlander

[@dreamsinthree]

Excellent camera work, gentlemen.

[@theCommentDevil]

Tim's best impression yet.

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

Where did Decker stand on the Iraq war?

[@AliceYobby]

HAHAHA IM SO GLAD THEY DID THIS AND WITH FRED ITS SUCH A PERFECT PARODY

[@reneekuhl7614]

Yeah what I loved about Portlandia was it’s anti woke stance it was very libertarian. At it’s core it was actually about libertarianism.

[@numskul]

Mmm, like that old quote; "sometimes the things we consume end up consuming us". I totally read fight club. I didn't just watch the movie.

[@JCShannon]

I hope this series continues 😂

[@rich77rich77]

Where's the full interview?

[@puertoriconnect4611]

Tim is so brilliant at deadpan delivery.

[@davidh2550]

I like Tim, but Fred is a loveable person. Their two personalities could not be more starkly different though 😂

[@overtsc]

When Fred Armisen played that feminist character in Portlandia he said all the things I want to say about woke. Glad that Tim had a true patriot on the show to talk about how threatening woke is to us Americans.

[@Fake_Robot]

Before woke, you could get any book, now they are CENSORING Cat in the Hat a book about a brave patriot who fights radical left grooming

[@MrMeattball]

Shame Fred can’t even take pride in his anti-woke comedy. Guess the mind virus comes for us all!

[@frankbonarrigo6086]

How does Tim feel about marriage?

[@egreene]

Great to see you at Rams Head Live!

[@kingcharlie4]

The fact that the thumbnail had me convinced it was Bill for about 3 seconds…perfect

[@BeefyGoddessApothecary]

People always be thinking Comedians are just out to hurt people... Fred was clarifying again and again... "they were silly sketches".

[@matthewbeat]

I wish Bill Maher would actually watch this

[@madmartigan1634]

Wow Tim is really funny, this was very funny video.

[@ubahfly5409]

Man, what the hell happened to Tim? Hard to believe this is the same guy who used to be a few lbs overweight. Gotta be the crab salts, right? Guy's crushin' it r/n.

[@ericshell1195]

I love bill but this is hilarious. Fred Armisen and Tim Heidecker are two of my favorite comedians.

[@cartercartercartercar]

the best part of this is him not knowing who carrie brownstein is and just dismissing her whole existence as basically half the show by going “…yeah, you and her..”

[@olo9512]

Portlandia was amazing! Feminists Books store was classic

[@jaypee389]

Just discovered Portlandia 48 hours ago. Unreal. Unnnnnreal. So funny.

[@SeeStuDo]

Tim is the best satire today

[@centerpointselfcare]

Tim is always playing to the inside crowd, his commitment is astounding. He knows the absurdity he wants to portray and stays fully in, he really created a unique and now required persona.

[@Coby_Got]

I love how Tim is always in character.

[@michaelh42]

The masterclass of improv, No and...

[@sheridan7475]

Wait I missed a few chapters… what’s with the setup I love how darkly lit it is… no hospital lights like most podcasts

[@darkwraithcovenantindustries]

Poe's Law hahahahah JFC Tim almost had me.

[@tommy123333]

The Dream of the 90's is Alive in Portland

[@hobochangba7638]

The Bill Maher impression is spot on, even down to his hand movements