Comedian/singer-songwriter Tim Heidecker will perform at the Palace of Fine Arts on July 13 in a 'very simple, Clark Kent versus Superman situation.'
During his relentlessly rewarding career, Tim Heidecker has become one of the most influential figures in comedy because he's rejected every convention.
“When I first started releasing music, I knew it was going to be a challenge and a struggle, and I probably deserved it, because I built a career out of being confusing and kind of embracing what might be called troll-like behavior and just f**cking around with what’s real,” said Heidecker, who grew up playing music before finding a career in comedy.
Among other topics, the album explores Heidecker’s development from a young conservative into the progressive figure he is today. That evolution is captured in “Sirens of Titan,” which is about him booing the famous liberal counterculture icon Kurt Vonnegut during a live reading. “When conservatives freak out about college being this indoctrination process, they’re kind of right,” said Heidecker. “It was a slippery slope for me, but in a benign and benevolent way.”
“I’ve been working on that character for like 15 years now, and it kind of started by being here in LA but not being part of the comedic community,” said Heidecker. “I would just see these people onstage and they would just bomb so badly. At first, my version of that character was kind of nervous, but I decided to give him this kind of asshole confidence and really have him peacock around, so you have no sympathy at all for him.
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