{"product_id":"book-eua8","title":"Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e“essential” (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e), “hilarious” (\u003ci\u003eAV Club\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ememoir, the star of \u003ci\u003eMr. Show\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBreaking Bad\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBetter Call Saul\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“I’ve known Bob Odenkirk for more than thirty years, and yet I had to read this book to believe his stunning career arc.”—Conan O’Brien\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2022—\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly, USA Today, Parade, The AV Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBob 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBob 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 \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/i\u003e. 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Ben Stiller Show\u003c\/i\u003e, and perfecting them on \u003ci\u003eMr. Show with Bob and David\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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 \u003ci\u003eBreaking Bad\u003c\/i\u003e—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!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing humorous tangents, wild characters, and Bob’s trademark unflinching drive, \u003ci\u003eComedy Comedy Comedy Drama\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic showbiz tale told by a determined idiot.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49324622774576,"sku":"BDeua8","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/536930-eua8-Square.jpg?v=1733553358","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-eua8","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}