On The Funny

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 needed 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 are waiting in the wings 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.