The Life and Times of Tim | The Most Underrated Show of All Time
Why Are You Laughing?
Blind Mike Project
4.9 • 782 Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Is "The Life & Times of Tim" HBO’s most overlooked comedy? We dive into Steve Dildarian’s animated gem, comparing its style to "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Seinfeld," as well as other underrated series like "Arrested Development" and "Community." With Nick Kroll and guest stars like Bob Saget, Bob Odenkirk, and Aziz Ansari, we uncover why this series deserves a second look and where it fits in comedy history.TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro5:07 Creating The Life & Times of Tim16:44 HBO bidding war21:04 The Boss27:00 Nick Kroll & other voices39:20 Bob Odenkirk & other guest stars45:27 Is this the most underrated shows ever?FOR ALL THINGS BLIND MIKEhttp://blindmike.netFOR ALL THINGS CRAIGGERShttp://www.verygoodshow.org
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| 0:00.0 | You know, I'm gonna give you a history lesson. |
| 0:02.0 | We got some dumb-ass motherfuckers floating around his country. |
| 0:05.0 | Stop laughing! |
| 0:09.0 | And when I do, start fucking. |
| 0:12.0 | Also, y'all did some nasty-ass jokes on my ass, too. |
| 0:15.0 | Funny jokes and unfunny jokes come out of the same birth. |
| 0:20.0 | You fucking guys are unbelievable. |
| 0:23.1 | Why are you laughing? |
| 0:25.1 | Evening, everybody. Welcome to another episode of Why Are You Laughing, a History of Comedy |
| 0:28.4 | podcast. And today, I am pleased to introduce to you the life in times of Tim, |
| 0:33.3 | and a rare instance where I think I literally mean introduced to you because almost no one knows about this show. |
| 0:40.5 | It's a complete hidden gem. |
| 0:43.1 | It's not one, often people say, well, what's the most underrated comedy ever? |
| 0:48.2 | You know, rest development community shows like that come up a lot. |
| 0:51.8 | Even shows like 30 Rock that won a lot of awards but you know |
| 0:56.3 | underrated as far as like in comparison to other things in the ratings at that time um but this is a show |
| 1:03.9 | i think literally no one watched i've never heard anyone talk about it i was introduced to it by the |
| 1:08.7 | great hoops cotter uh a buddy of mine as a boy. And the only, |
| 1:14.0 | I've heard Big J. O'Kerson mention it because I think he's friends with Brian Scolaro, who's in the cast. |
| 1:20.1 | But aside from that, it's very rare you hear the Life in Times of Timmer referenced. And there's |
| 1:26.7 | so much so that there's not even a lot |
| 1:28.2 | about it. We have a few interview clips from Steve Dilderan, the creator. But aside from that, |
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