The amount of variety in this show has always been something I liked about it, but who would’ve guessed one week would only be two skits? They really threw us a curveball on that one, and yes, that was a sports reference in a comedy program review. Obviously I understand the people who read these kind of things.

Designated Driver was finally back after taking two weeks like Grizzly Bear. After leaving the donut shop, they’re in the car trying to figure out what to do next, which leads to some of the funniest conversation to happen in this short. I especially loved Riggle’s bit about being an American man and not having enough leg room in the Japanese car, pretty hilarious coming out of an ex-Marine. Riggle then decides he’s going to hit up a booty call, and of course the chick he’s banging is married to the guy he knocked out in the donut store. My skepticism from how convenient of all this was quickly put to rest by Riggle knocking the guy out again, by swinging a fucking clothing iron around his head. Which is easily the funniest way to injure someone, ever. I just hope we won’t have to wait as long for the next part.

If you asked me if I wanted to watch Tim Heidecker play Eric Wareheim’s dad, I’d ask where to sign up. Turns out it’s an HBO contract. Even though they have a lot of freedom on their show, being on Cartoon Network makes it so they really have to watch their language, something I’m glad they took full advantage of in this short. “Father and Son” tells a structured story, so it feels more like Tom Goes to the Mayor than Awesome Show, but Awesome Show-esque moments do manage to pop in. There’s a commercial at the end for Mama Noodles that would fit right on that show if not for all the “fucks,” and they even manage to fit in some of their utterly strange sound effects sometimes. Most of the short film kept me laughing, but the absolute best part has to be the song they play toward the end. Hilarious songs are really getting to be one of Tim & Eric’s specialties; no one else could’ve done that good of a comedy guitar solo if they tried.

Even though Ed Haligan took up a little too much of my time again this week, the actual skits were really close to perfect. I’ve watched all of the Funny or Die Presents episodes at least twice now, and upon second viewing I can safely say that this one is my favorite so far. Although with the few sketches I know about still coming up on the show my opinion very well may change. Honestly it would just be nice if next week didn’t disappoint me like the quality gap between episode one and episode two.