Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama: A Memoir - Hardcover
Author: Odenkirk, Bob
Publication Date: 03/01/2022
Format: Hardcover
Bob Odenkirkās career is inexplicable. And yet he will try like hell to explicate it for you. Charting a āHomericā decades-long āodysseyā 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 - itās almost like there are many Bob Odenkirks! But there is just one and one is plenty.
Bob embraced a life in comedy after a chance meeting with Second Cityās legendary Del Close. He somehow made his way to a job as a writer atĀ Saturday Night Live. 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 āMotivational Speakerā sketch for Chris Farley, honing them onĀ The Ben Stiller Show, and perfecting them onĀ Mr. Show with Bob and David.
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 onĀ Breaking BadĀ - a show about how boring it is to be a high school chemistry teacher. 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. Why?Ā ReadĀ this and do your own psychoanalysis - itās fun!
Featuring humorous tangents, never-before-seen photos, wild characters, and Bob's trademark unflinching drive and humour,Ā Comedy Comedy Comedy DramaĀ is a classic showbiz tale told by a determined idiot.
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Author: Odenkirk, Bob
Publication Date: 03/01/2022
Format: Hardcover
Bob Odenkirkās career is inexplicable. And yet he will try like hell to explicate it for you. Charting a āHomericā decades-long āodysseyā 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 - itās almost like there are many Bob Odenkirks! But there is just one and one is plenty.
Bob embraced a life in comedy after a chance meeting with Second Cityās legendary Del Close. He somehow made his way to a job as a writer atĀ Saturday Night Live. 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 āMotivational Speakerā sketch for Chris Farley, honing them onĀ The Ben Stiller Show, and perfecting them onĀ Mr. Show with Bob and David.
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 onĀ Breaking BadĀ - a show about how boring it is to be a high school chemistry teacher. 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. Why?Ā ReadĀ this and do your own psychoanalysis - itās fun!
Featuring humorous tangents, never-before-seen photos, wild characters, and Bob's trademark unflinching drive and humour,Ā Comedy Comedy Comedy DramaĀ is a classic showbiz tale told by a determined idiot.
