I was in a lift with Bob once, back in the 90s - little did I know how high he was going' Harry Hill-In this hilarious, heartfelt memoir, the star of Mr. I devoured it in one sitting' David Walliams'I loved this book. This book is a love letter to all his comedy heroes, full of warmth, heart and wit' Georgia Pritchett 'Bob is one of the sharpest comedy writers and actors working today. honest, irreverent and fascinating' Matt Lucas'Bob Odenkirk is not only a brilliant comedy writer and performer, he is also a comedy fan. Neuware -\*THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES & NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\*'A real gem of a book for comedy fans. Seller Inventory # 9781529399349īook Description Taschenbuch. Why Read this and do your own psychoanalysis-it's fun! Featuring humorous tangents, never-before-seen photos, wild characters, and Bob's trademark unflinching drive, Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama is a classic showbiz tale-and a moving story about what it's like to risk everything you think you know. 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-invents 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. He somehow made his way to a job as a writer at SNL. Bob embraced a life in comedy after a chance meeting with Second City's legendary Del Close.
Charting a 'Homeric' decades-long 'Odyssey' from his origins in the seedy comedy clubs of Chicago to a dramatic career full of award nominations and including a side-trip that is baffling to all who know him, into the action-man world, it's almost like there are many Bob Odenkirks! But there is just one and one is plenty. And yet he will try like hell to explicate it for you. Show, Breaking Bad, and 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 as an action film ass-kicker at fifty. Neuware -In this hilarious, heartfelt memoir, the star of Mr.
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