On its surface, the book traces Odenkirk’s start in the alternative comedy scene, through his work on Mr. This makes the name of Odenkirk’s book, Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama: A Memoir (Penguin Random House, March 2022), all the more appropriate. His dramatic performances cannot help but reveal the absurdity of human suffering, while his comedies unearth the very human pain that gives humor its power. Whether he is playing a smarmy sad-sack on I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Netflix, 2019-) or an infuriatingly small-minded cop on the first season of Fargo (FX, 2014-), Odenkirk thrives when he is rupturing the conventional boundaries of genre in our post-network, post-television, “I guess it’s all just content now?” age. That Odenkirk is the heart of these shows is not only a testament to his range, but also to his unique star persona that is both Midwestern Nice (polite but with an edge) and Midwestern Happy as well (smiling to mask the misery). Show, Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul are prime artifacts of the Golden Age of Prestige Programming, populated by quality dramas that critics call “cinematic,” “literary,” and “ooh fancy.” In contrast to the wacky school play vibe (and budget) of Mr.
Show brought the underground fringe comedy scene just above ground, attracting a niche viewership to the premium channel. Show with Bob and David (HBO, 1995-1998) or as Saul Goodman/Jimmy McGill in Breaking Bad (AMC, 2008-2013) and its spin-off, Better Call Saul (AMC, 2015-). Most know him best as one of the comic visionaries of HBO’s Mr. It’s hard to precisely pin down or define a Bob Odenkirk performance.
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