"Bob Odenkirk’s career is inexplicable. And yet he will try like hell to explain it here, because that is what memoirs are for. Charting a "Homeric" decades-long "Odyssey" from his origins in the seedy comedy clubs of Chicago all the way to a dramatic career that is baffling to his friends, it’s almost like there are two or three Bob Odenkirks…but there is just one and one is enough, frankly. Bob embraced a life in comedy after a chance meeting with Second City’s legendary Del Close, which eventually led to a job as a writer at SNL. As he weathered the beast that is live comedy, he stashed away the secrets of sketch writing-employing them in the immortal "Motivational Speaker" sketch for his friend Chris Farley, honing them on The Ben Stiller Show, and perfecting them on Mr. Show With Bob and David, which inspired an entire generation of comedy writers and stars. Then his career met the hope-dashing machine that is Hollywood development. But when all hope was lost for the umpteenth time, Bob was more astonished than anyone to find himself on Breaking Bad. His embrace of this strange new world of dramatic acting led him to working with Steven Spielberg, Alexander Payne, and Greta Gerwig, until finally re-re-inventing himself as a bona-fide worldwide action star for reasons that even he does not fully grasp! Read this and do your own psychoanalysis-it’s fun!"– NEW YORK TIMES <\/i>BESTSELLER – In this "essential" (Entertainment Weekly<\/i>), "hilarious" (AV Club<\/i>) memoir, the star of Mr. Show, Breaking Bad<\/i>, and Better Call Saul<\/i> opens up about the highs and lows of showbiz, his cult status as a comedy writer, and what it’s like to reinvent himself as an action film ass-kicker at fifty.<\/b> <\/p>\n
"I can’t think of another entertainer who has improbably morphed so many times, and all through real genius and determination."–Conan O’Brien <\/p>\n
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker<\/i><\/b> <\/p>\n
Bob Odenkirk’s career is inexplicable. And yet he will try like hell to explicate it for you. Charting 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. <\/p>\n
Bob embraced a life in comedy after a chance meeting with Second City’s legendary Del Close. He somehow made his way to a job as a writer at Saturday Night Live<\/i>. 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<\/i>, and perfecting them on Mr. Show with Bob and David<\/i>. <\/p>\n
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<\/i>–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? Read this and do your own psychoanalysis–it’s fun! <\/p>\n
Featuring humorous tangents, never-before-seen photos, wild characters, and Bob’s trademark unflinching drive, Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama<\/i> is a classic showbiz tale told by a determined idiot.NEW YORK TIMES <\/i>BESTSELLER \u2022 In this \u201cessential\u201d (Entertainment Weekly<\/i>), \u201chilarious\u201d (AV Club<\/i>) memoir, the star of Mr. Show, Breaking Bad<\/i>, and Better Call Saul<\/i> opens up about the highs and lows of showbiz, his cult status as a comedy writer, and what it\u2019s like to reinvent himself as an action film ass-kicker at fifty.<\/b> <\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t think of another entertainer who has improbably morphed so many times, and all through real genius and determination.\u201d\u2014Conan O\u2019Brien<\/p>\n
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker<\/i><\/b> <\/p>\n
Bob Odenkirk\u2019s career is inexplicable. And yet he will try like hell to explicate it for you. Charting a \u201cHomeric\u201d decades-long \u201codyssey\u201d from his origins in the seedy comedy clubs of Chicago to a dramatic career full of award nominations\u2014with a side-trip into the action-man world that is baffling to all who know him\u2014it\u2019s almost like there are many Bob Odenkirks! But there is just one and one is plenty. <\/p>\n
Bob embraced a life in comedy after a chance meeting with Second City\u2019s legendary Del Close. He somehow made his way to a job as a writer at Saturday Night Live<\/i>. While surviving that legendary gauntlet by the skin of his gnashing teeth, he stashed away the secrets of comedy writing\u2014eventually employing them in the immortal \u201cMotivational Speaker\u201d sketch for Chris Farley, honing them on The Ben Stiller Show<\/i>, and perfecting them on Mr. Show with Bob and David<\/i>. <\/p>\n
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<\/i>\u2014a 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? Read this and do your own psychoanalysis\u2014it\u2019s fun! <\/p>\n
Featuring humorous tangents, never-before-seen photos, wild characters, and Bob\u2019s trademark unflinching drive, Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama<\/i> is a classic showbiz tale told by a determined idiot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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