The film centers around a tubby loser whose dismal existence essentially consists of roaming the streets of New York and just being a dick. He hangs out with his crew of equally pitiful buddies who sit around, drink and exchange fruitlessly snide modicums of empty cynicism. Their miscreant lifestyles include harassing/annoying cab drivers, engaging in horseplay in a church, discussing the cleanliness of hobo cocks, porno-laced slideshows and prolapsed anuses... The kind of shit I can't help but think Tim and Eric might do in their day-to-day lives.
I'm not really sure what this film was trying to get across - perhaps some kind of anti-counterculture harangue seeing as how the characters it features are all aging, urban hipster douchebags, struggling to outdo each other with their dry, mean-spirited sarcasm. Whatever this movie was suppose to be 'saying', I found it somewhat entertaining as a strange, slice-of-life character study. Tim Heidecker - co-star of the reasonably popular Adult Swim 'public access-on-acid' satire show, "Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job" - actually pulled off his dramatic role as a irritating buffoon here surprisingly well. I'd call it a commendable performance, for sure. Overall, I don't think many people would like "The Comedy", especially those who can't stand Tim & Eric - which, I'd say makes up the majority, but I found it to be a pretty enjoyable, reasonably dark little flick.
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