Tim And Eric Had A Hilarious Method For Convincing Bob Odenkirk To Work With Them

Since assembly in School, Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim had been making sketches collectively for a while, even compiling them on self-made DVDs. It was a type of DVDs that the pair determined to mail to Bob Odenkirk, who on the time was all the way in which in Los Angeles. As Odenkirk informed Pedestrian, he obtained the DVD within the mail and whereas he would often “throw it within the rubbish,” he really opened it. But it surely wasn’t simply the DVD that caught his consideration. Because the actor recalled: “there is a video, a DVD, and together with it they’d an itemized invoice for the DVD and mailing [it] and every little thing.”

The bill sealed the deal for Odenkirk, who flew the boys out to Los Angeles, starting their journey in direction of turning into comedy legends and beginning their very own manufacturing firm: Abso Lutely Productions. The story of the bill has gained a type of legendary standing in Tim and Eric lore, and Odenkirk himself included the entire episode in his biography “Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama: A Memoir.”

HUGE FIND: One of many unique DVDs that we despatched to @mrbobodenkirk 10 yrs in the past. Why would he watch this??@timheidecker pic.twitter.com/vLR1bHVx

— eric wareheim (@ericwareheim) December 27, 2012

Lately you’ll be able to nonetheless discover Odenkirk dipping his toes again into the comedy pool with appearances on Tim Robinson’s exceptionally humorous “I Think You Should Leave” — a present that has additionally seen Heidecker present up a few occasions. Odenkirk has additionally appeared in innumerable Tim and Eric sketches, reveals, and even their 2012 film “Tim and Eric’s Billion Greenback Film.” Who’d have thought that if it weren’t for the boys billing their hero for the privilege of receiving their DVD, none of that might ever have come to fruition? Nice Job!