It would’ve been easier for him to just say, “Wouldn’t it be funny if I recorded a song about the Titanic before Bob Dylan?” But to his credit, he actually did it.

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As part of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, Tim Heidecker’s ascended seemingly out of nowhere into a place in comedy where only the Mr. Show cast, Monty Python and Second City have tread in the last half century. Now, with Titanic and Other Songs, he goes after one of his biggest heroes yet: Bob Dylan. I talked to Tim Heidecker on a dissonant speaker phone about making tunes, and also (but only for a brief bit) about making TV. This interview by D.M. Collins.