On The Funny: Recent Episodes
Chris Matheson & Jacob Balcom
Screenwriter Chris Matheson (Bill & Ted Trilogy) and host Jacob Balcom (Werewolf By Night Podcast) analyze their favorite moments in the history of comedy.
We are thrilled to talk with S.M.A.S.H. co-creator Kyle Mooney about his brilliant Netflix series and all things comedy!
We continue our discussion on S.M.A.S.H and how Kyle Mooney's stellar performance make this show unforgettable.
In this very special episode, we discuss Kyle Mooney & Ben Jones' Saturday Morning All Star Hits. We feel that this darkly comedic take on Saturday morning cartoons is one of the few things that can reach the brilliant heights of On Cinema At The Cinema!
In part two of our coverage of The Last Oscar special, Tim suffers a major defeat while Gregg is ascendant as their never-ending battle rages on. Perhaps until the end of all existence?
In this latest Oscar Special, we see Tim and Gregg find new and more depraved ways of pushing their own sick agendas to the detriment of all around them. Is this the end of the Host and the Buff?
Mark arrives with at the Manor with puppets in tow and we recognize the funeral of Gabriel Amato to be one of the funniest and deepest moments in all of On Cinema.
We're back and excited to talk about Season 16 of OCATC! What seems to be a hard reset of the show turns out to be something bigger and more meaningful than we've ever seen before.
Our Oscar Special coverage concludes with our thoughts on the triumphs of Big Mike, the majesty of Final Conclusion and the future of On Cinema.
In part one of our coverage of Oscar Special 12, we both have very different opinions on how the tale of Movie House concludes.
Tim & Gregg are in danger of being evicted from Movie House due to a police raid and a broken water main! With the Oscar Special looming, will the fellas find a way to stay in their rat infested hellscape?
Toni Newman has survived her battle with Hunter's Virus, while Tim's rat bite has left his eye in questionable shape. Orkin to the rescue? Plus, we get the incredible teaser for Zombie 2 2!
It's the 3rd anniversary of the Wendy Kerby Valentine's Day Special, but it's not all laughs and fun memories. Tim's dark side rises, while Gregg is losing his control as the Captain of Movie House.
Mark Post, handyman, joins Tim & Gregg for a hard hitting interview all about rats, rebates and gentleman callers! Also, we see the most horrifying black trash bags of all time.
Joey Patrocelli is back and he's not happy with Tim trying to reconnect with G Amato! Joe Estevez stops by Movie House to ask the one question on all of our minds: How can Gregg afford all this?
This episode of OCATC gives us the simple gift of Tim and Gregg fighting over whether Better Man stars Robbie Williams or Robin Williams. It’s glorious!
Tim & Gregg start a new media company called VHS to produce the greatest zombie movie sequel of all time! Runtime reigns supreme!
On Cinema At The Cinema is back! Gregg uses his settlement from the Amato Group to fund his new vision for the HEI Network. Movie House has arrived!
We talk with cartoonist Jake Thompson all about Marion's Wish, the incredible text thread between Tim, Gregg and Mark published in April of 2020.
We are joined by Mitch from the Admiral Gorgg YouTube Channel to discuss the post Amatocon material on the HEI website.
We were delighted to talk with Eddie Alfano about playing Joey P, filming Amatocon and successfully navigating the strange and wonderful world of On Cinema.
On Cinema super fan Riley Walund joins us to talk about Timfest, her favorite On Cinema moments and the brilliance of Norm MacDonald.
We were honored to have Terri Parks on the show to talk about her role as Toni Newman and all things Mister America and On Cinema!
Our coverage of the Eleventh On Cinema Oscar Special concludes with our examination of the explosive last hour of Amatocon! Tim and Gregg are at their lowest after a series of rejections, revelations and painful beatings. Will the Power of Mercy and the watchful eye of the Big Bird be enough to save our fellas from the clutches of the Amato Group?
We continue our coverage of the 11th On Cinema Oscar Special! Lots of hilarious stuff goes down in the second hour of the special but nothing is as beautiful and confounding than Gregg's trip to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
It's Amato-Con! In this episode we cover the first hour of the Eleventh On Cinema Oscar Special featuring Tim's keynote address, Scotch tasting with Joey P and the "all new" 2018 Dodge Charger!
We've reached the end of another fantasic season of On Cinema and all the pieces are in place for an incredible Oscar Special! In this episode, Joey is filling in as host while Tim single handedly sets up Amato-Con.
T. Amato finally reveals the mysteries of The Hei Way while Gregg unveils his greatest idea ever VFA Jr: the first day camp that teaches movies!
Toni Newman is back and Terri Parks delivers yet another amazing performance! Matt Newman is in the hospital clinging to life but all Gregg wants to know is what movie Toni was watching when she heard the gunshots.
Joey P is missing while an "accident" at the Newman household casts a pall over the five bag reviews of Madame Web and One Love. Bags are back!
Tim reveals that Gregg has blown the entire budget of Baboon: A Pep Boys Story on suspiciously expensive movie memorabilia! Thankfully we do see some test footage that shows us a glimpse of what could have been the greatest film of all time.
Emergency episode!! A new Dekkar video drops without Tim's participation and Larue is on the case! Joey's Take goes live and Gregg munches popcorn while finally accepting Dekkar's music as "Not that bad."
Judge Joe Estevez has returned and inadvertently drops some disturbing legal news on Tim! Joey and Gregg have their fist real tiff and dad announces Amato-Con.
Mark Proksch is back and he's started a new venture called Magic Mark Entertainment where you can request impressions of all of his greatest hits! Gregg debuts a new segment called Popcorn Spotlight while Tim wisely remarks that "no one has seen Sully seven times".
G. Amato has arrived and he has big plans for the Pep Boys & Baboon franchises. Gregg and Kaili find common ground as Potterheads and Joey P reminds us, "I.P. is what it's all about!"
The new OCATC season begins! The show is now called On Cinema On Demand and big changes have arrived. A new co-host & ratings system enrage Gregg while G. Amato's invisible hand adds an omnious tone to the proceedings.
On Cinema is back and so is On The Funny! We have united once again to talk about the Summer Movie Recap, Breach Of Trust and the Our Cinema Movie Birthdays. We will be covering every episode of the upcoming 14th season of OCATC, so stay tuned!
We've arrived at a good natured impasse on the direction of the show and decided to share our conversation about it. Thanks so much to all our listeners and we'll see you again when On Cinema returns!
We quickly dive back into On Cinema waters to discuss the delightful Animated Adventures of Jack Decker and also discuss the non animated comedic writings of Geoffrey Chaucer and François Rabelais.
Oscar winning film composer Michael Giacchino joins us to talk about composing for comedy and the genius of Laurel & Hardy
We are delighted to have Writer/Director Vera Drew on the show to talk about The People's Joker, directing On Cinema At The Cinema and the transgressive beauty of the films of John Waters!
Legendary writer/director Shane Black joins us to talk about the difficulties of making bitterwsweet comedy and how growing old might be the cruelest joke of all.
We've reached the end of the tale of Job and reflect on what it means that this piece of hilarious satire has remained in the Bible for so long and how we can use it's lessons to move beyond God and start caring for each other.
Our examination of the Book of Job as a work of satire continues! Elihu, the annoying teenager at a cocktail party, shows up and holds forth until God arrives in a whirlwind and throws the greatest temper tantrum the world has ever seen.
This week we continue our comedic dissection of the Book of Job and focus on the three "comforters" who win the grand prize for the worst friends of all time.
For years we have talked about how the Book of Job is a staggering piece of satire and the first work of dark, comedic literature. Join us for the first of our multi episode examination of the greatest comedic character of all time: The Old Testament God.
Screenwriter (and funniest man Jacob has ever had the pleasure of meeting) Ryan Rowe joins us to talk about cleverness in comedy and why Chris considers clever to be the sworn enemy of The Funny.
In this week's episode we are joined by Greg Brooker to discuss the tragicomedies of Max Jacob, Nathaneal West and Samuel Beckett.
New On Cinema content is here with The VFA Expert Hollywood Tour! We break down Gregg Turkington's own version of the magical mystery tour and also discuss the comedic plays of Aristophanes.
From the Birdman of Lascoux cave painting to the first jokebook of ancient Greece, we discuss the origins of the funny and why we've need comedy since the dawn of humankind.
We start our second season off right with a great conversation all about Luis Buñuel's L'Age d'Or and Land Without Bread with Director Alex Winter!
We've reached the end of our On Cinema coverage and take a look back at some of our favorite moments.
For our penultimate episode of the season, we were beyond excited to talk all things comedy with On Cinema creator Tim Heidecker!
We were so honored and excited to interview On Cinema director Eric Notarnicola! We had a blast talking about The Trial, The Tenth Oscar Special and the joys of directing in character.
Justin Gaynor, architect of the On Cinema Timeline and The HEI Network website, joins us to talk about the incredible On Cinema fanbase!
We've reached the end of the road of On Cinema At The Cinema with our breakdown of the wonderfully strange and powerful Tenth Oscar Special! Dashcam footage is leaked, G Amato tightens his grip and we are gifted with a Pinocchio Through The Years montage that has become one of our all time favorite On Cinema moments.
In the second part of our discussion on Season 13 of OCATC we find out that Tim has unlocked immortality while Gregg mysteriously reveals that he has the dashcom footage from the VFA tour van wreck, all while G Amato pulls the strings!
A tour van crash, Grain Water and the specter of G Amato make for a groundbreaking season with a deeper yet different look into the abyss.
Gregg reveals his Magnum Opus only to have it hijacked by Tim! Chris and Jacob discuss the pros and cons of the wonderfully strange Deck Of Cards.
Chris and Jacob are joined by special guest William Matheson to discuss the grandiose spectacle that is the Ninth Oscar Special! Tim and Gregg broadcast live from the HEI Ranch but angry locals, a lack of water and the gathering darkness could mean certain doom for our favorite duo.
Chris and Jacob spend some time in the darkened corner of the On Cinema universe that is the Wendy Kerby Valentine's Day Special! This celebration and corruption of innocence is yet another bold move by Tim & Gregg.
Chris and Jacob discuss the OCATC switch over from Adult Swim to the HEI network and how Season 12 has a profound blend of sadness and comedy that raises the bar yet again.
Chris and Jacob dive into Heilot Season and find lots of comedic gold to discuss while also celebrating the return of Mark Proksch in Mark’s Cavalcade Of Characters!
Our coverage of The On Cinema Eighth Oscar Special confusingly continues with our analysis of Gregg Turkington's Ninth Annual Our Cinema Oscar Special! We see Gregg's unique vision of Oscar Night where he takes a car, a camera and no budget and delivers a 3 hour avant garde art film that is both confounding and captivating.
Tim & Gregg are back with two unique and competing Oscar Specials! This week we focus on Tim and Toni's On Cinema special complete with business desk and burning face masks.
We continue our discussion about the On Cinema Seventh Oscar Special! Listeners of the show know how we struggle to compare On Cinema to other pieces of comedy and most of the time end up comparing it to great works of art or music. Along with Goya, The Marx Brothers and The Beatles, On Cinema fits perfectly on the highest peak of artistic acheivment.
In this seventh and greatest Oscar Special Tim has a surprise for Toni Newman while Gregg wreaks havoc as the Arthur loving Joker. Unsurprisingly and true to form, Chris & Jacob compare this perfect special to The Beatles masterpiece A Day In The Life.
Tim is back in control of On Cinema thanks to MoneyZap but massive debt and heartbreak is waiting in the wings in as Chris and Jacob discuss this transformative and hilarious eleventh season.
A new era of Oscar Special is ushered in by Gregg Turkington but Tim just can't stay away! Yet amidst all the noise and bluster, Mark as The Living Oscar stuns as an astoundingly complex and horrific joke that Chris and Jacob can't look away from.
It's Gregg's time to shine as the Delgados promote Mr. Turkington to host of the show to exact revenge on Tim Heidecker! Chris and Jacob have an indepth discussion all about this incredible season and how the last three epsiodes contain some of the greatest moments of the series.
Chris and Jacob dive into On Cinema's Fifth Oscar special featuring betrayals, Billy Graham and Mark promising to "Catch all the Jaws's".
The Trial is over but the fallout continues as Tim attempts to unseat Vincent Rosetti as District Attorney of San Bernadino! Chris and Jacob have a blast discussing the 2019 documentary Mister America.
We've reached the last day of the Trial and it's time to share our final thoughts on this monumental achievement of filmed comedy.
The end is near as Chris and Jacob discuss day five of The Trial! Nicholas Meyer takes the stand to put an end to the Star Trek debate, Gregg gets thrown out of the courtroom and Tim's closing arguments might be Heidecker's greatest comedic performance ever.
Chris and Jacob breakdown Day Four of The Trial where Tim mistakenly expects the character witnesses he calls to actually say good things about him! He then sets up his master stroke by getting Gregg to state his opinions on a certain Star Trek movie under oath. The showdown of the century begins!
Chris and Jacob continue their deep dive into The Trial and discuss the high wire act that is Day Three! Comedy and tragedy make equally important courtroom apperances in the form of Mark Proksch and Ayaka Ohwaki. This day of The Trial is a perfect example of the beautiful complexities of the On Cinema Universe.
Our coverage of The Trial Of Tim Heidecker continues with a in depth discussion of Day Two. Tim fires his lawyer and starts to hilariously represent himself (Which is his right!). The prosecution comes out swinging with damning testimony, incriminating clips and a star witness, Gregg Turkington!
As far as filmed comedy goes, The Trial is unquestionably Mt Everest. Chris and Jacob begin their indepth analysis with Day One and marvel at what Tim, Gregg & Eric have accomplished.
After the shocking events of season nine, Chris and Jacob take a fun detour to discuss Decker: Unsealed & Mindwipe. They even disagree on Decker's importance in the On Cinema universe!
The era of SIx Bag Cinemas is upon us and events in Tim's life reach a disturbing climax! Chris and Jacob discuss the return of Dr San and The Electric Sun Desert Music Festival as well as Gregg and Mark's wine soaked celebration of Tim's Incarceration.
While Tim is playing a concert in Dubai, Gregg and Mark take over the annual Oscar Special resulting in one the most uncomfortably riveting chapters in On Cinema history!
Tim and Gregg make the move to Victorville and everything goes to hell! Nutritional Vape addiction, painful interventions, devastating fires..is this still comedy? Absolutely!
Classic Jack Decker is back! The action franchise gets back to basics after a Transylvanian detour and we have mixed feelings about it (for once!).
In this fourth Oscar Special we see Tim terrorize Mark, TCH makes a frightening (but healthy) return and Gregg reveals his greatest Oscar Finale yet...The Living Painting!
In this very special episode we discuss what might be our favorite part of the On Cinema universe, Decker Vs Dracula! This supremely silly third season of Decker and auteur vison of Gregg Turkington is a delight to watch and talk about.
We've reached season seven of OCATC and it is a doozy! In this episode we break down the impact of the shocking death of a beloved character and what a true feat it is to make comedy out of something so dark. Jonathan Swift and Lewis Carroll are discussed as peers to Tim and Gregg who joins the ranks of the very few comedians who can successfully navigate the darkest of hallways.
We finish up talking about season six of OCATC and revel in the majesty that is Decker: Port Of Call Hawaii.
We’ve reached the third Oscar Special and it’s another huge leap forward in the On Cinema universe!
Mark debuts his Three Stooges impressions and Gregg reveals that James Dean faked his death and is using this Oscar Special to announce his glorious return to Hollywood!
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In this episode we see that Gregg’s full on take over of On Cinema is, of course, foiled by the return of a jealous Tim and Chris talks about why he chose a deeply funny cave painting as the On The Funny logo.
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Tim relocates to Jackson Hole to spend more time with his Kawasaki while simultaneously unleashing the character of Jack Decker on an unsuspecting world. This can only mean that Chris and Jacob are talking about Season Five of OCATC and Season One of Decker!
We've reached the fourth season and are introduced to the true villain of the On Cinema world, Dr Luther San. Also, Mark Proksch dominates the Second Oscar Special with his celebrity impressions.
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Chris & Jacob are joined by Matt Howell from the Werewolf By Night Podcast to discuss the dizzying heights of season 3 of On Cinema At The Cinema. Tim is recovering from brain surgery and Gregg starts his journey to see 500 Movies In 500 Days!
The On Cinema Universe is rapidly expanding which means more characters, blood clots and Bond hate!
Join us as we discuss season two of On Cinema At The Cinema.
Chris and Jacob talk about On Cinema's transition from podcast to web series and the debut of the On Cinema Oscar Special. We finally get to see Gregg's famous smirk and Tim begins the annual tradition of getting wasted at the Oscars!
The deep dive into the On Cinema universe begins with Chris and Jacob discussing the humble origins of the original podcast series and how the Tim and Gregg characters grew into the giants we know today.
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Chris and Jacob talk about how they met, their mutual love of comedy, why Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey is the greatest of the trilogy and why On Cinema may be one of the most important pieces of comedy ever.
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