Bob Odenkirk is stuck under a cat holding someone’s wine and a stinky old pipe.
Inspired by Monty Python, Bob and Ray, and shows he’d seen at Chicago’s Second City Theatre, Bob started writing sketches for his classes in junior high. He went on to write for Saturday Night Live (where he wrote the “Motivational Speaker” sketch), and The Ben Stiller Show (where he wrote the infamous “Manson Lassie” sketch). Bob went on to create (and star in) Mr. Show with Bob and David, which has been called “the American Monty Python.” He goosed along the creation of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! on Adult Swim and was a key element in the birth of The Birthday Boys on IFC.
As an actor, Bob has had memorable roles as the agent Stevie Grant on The Larry Sanders Show, the character of Saul Goodman on AMC’s Breaking Bad, as well as in Alexander Payne’s Oscar-nominated film Nebraska. He will reprise his Breaking Bad role in Better Call Saul, a new spin-off series on AMC.
Bob’s comedy scripts and short essays have appeared in the New Yorker, VICE, Filter, and elsewhere.