On The Funny

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! Theme music by Jacob Balcom & Felix Mercer

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.     Theme music by Jacob Balcom and Felix Mercer  

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. Theme Music by Jacob Balcom & Felix Mercer 

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. Theme Music by Jacob Balcom & Felix Mercer

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. Theme Music by Jacob Balcom & Felix Mercer