Edgy dipshit "comedians" that wanted to violently murder Barney in the 90's then shitty dude bro family guy humor in the early aughts.

I remember first seeing Tom Goes To The Mayor on adultswim and it being like a breath of fresh air. It felt like finally someone got how absurd it is to live in small town america.

    • erik [he/him]
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      2 months ago

      The State, besides being great, gave birth to so much great absurdist and alt-comedy projects. David Wain's whole career is basically non-stop hits of incredibly funny shit.

      Plus, if you want to go further back in Odenkirk's DNA, he credits Janeane Garafalo with getting alt-comedy really going. She's fantastic in Wain's Wet Hot American Summer (the film and the first season of the TV series for sure are worth a watch).

      The Larry Sanders Show, which Garafalo was in as well, is worth a mention as a 90s pre-cursor to this type of humor as well. It's definitely still stuck in some traditional sitcom trappings, but it was way ahead of its time.

      There's a few things in the 00s that predate Tim and Eric in that same vein too. Whitest Kids U Know and Wonder Showzen immediately come to mind.

      Basically, Tim and Eric are super fucking funny, but alt comedy is a much wider world than them.

    • BobDole [none/use name]
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      2 months ago

      Dane Cook and Carlos Mencia were the biggest names in comedy

      It was a very dark time