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The State, besides being great, gave birth to so much great absurdist and alt-comedy projects. David Wain's whole career is basically non-stop hits of incredibly funny shit.
Plus, if you want to go further back in Odenkirk's DNA, he credits Janeane Garafalo with getting alt-comedy really going. She's fantastic in Wain's Wet Hot American Summer (the film and the first season of the TV series for sure are worth a watch).
The Larry Sanders Show, which Garafalo was in as well, is worth a mention as a 90s pre-cursor to this type of humor as well. It's definitely still stuck in some traditional sitcom trappings, but it was way ahead of its time.
There's a few things in the 00s that predate Tim and Eric in that same vein too. Whitest Kids U Know and Wonder Showzen immediately come to mind.
Basically, Tim and Eric are super fucking funny, but alt comedy is a much wider world than them.
Wet Hot American Summer is probably my favorite comedy movie. no plot, just bits and they all land. you can tell everyone in the cast really gelled and had a blast making that movie, which is essential to good comedy