Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama by Bob Odenkirk

His embrace of this strange new world of dramatic acting led him to working with Steven Spielberg, Alexander Payne, and Greta Gerwig, and then, in a twist that will confound you, he re-re-invented himself as a bona fide action star. In Hollywood, Bob demonstrated a bullheadedness that would shame Sisyphus himself, and when all hope was lost for the umpteenth time, the phone rang with an offer to appear on Breaking Bad-a show about how boring it is to be a high school chemistry teacher. While surviving that legendary gauntlet by the skin of his gnashing teeth, he stashed away the secrets of comedy writing-eventually employing them in the immortal 'Motivational Speaker' sketch for Chris Farley, honing them on The Ben Stiller Show, and perfecting them on Mr. And yet he will try like hell to explicate it for you.Ĭharting a 'Homeric' decades-long 'odyssey' from his origins in the seedy comedy clubs of Chicago to a dramatic career full of award nominations-with a side-trip into the action-man world that is baffling to all who know him-it's almost like there are many Bob Odenkirks! But there is just one, and one is plenty.īob embraced a life in comedy after a chance meeting with Second City's legendary Del Close, then somehow made his way to a job as a writer at Saturday Night Live.

Discover the English Audiobook at Audible. Show and Breaking Bad spin off Better Call Saul opens up about the highs and lows of showbiz, his cult status as a comedy writer, and what its like to reinvent. Show and Breaking Bad spin off Better Call Saul opens up about the highs and lows of showbiz, his cult status as a comedy writer, and what it's like to reinvent himself at age fifty as an action-film ass-kicker.īob Odenkirk's career is inexplicable. Comedy, Comedy, Comedy, Drama as its meant to be heard, narrated by Bob Odenkirk, Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick. In this hilarious, heartfelt memoir, the star of Mr. Dean Norris who plays Hank also went in to the audition thinking it was a comedy, and thats why his character has a comedic spin to his personality in the first couple seasons, however when Bob Odenkirk was introduced to the show as the main comedic character, Hank’s character became more complex and had a deeper emotional side to him rather.

Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama by Bob Odenkirk