{"product_id":"comedy-comedy-comedy-drama-a-memoir-9780399180538","title":"Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - In this \"essential\" (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e), \"hilarious\" (\u003ci\u003eAV Club\u003c\/i\u003e) memoir, the star of \u003ci\u003eMr. Show, Breaking 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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I can't think of another entertainer who has improbably morphed so many times, and all through real genius and determination.\"--Conan O'Brien \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, Vulture, Newsweek\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing humorous tangents, never-before-seen photos, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBob Odenkirk\u003c\/b\u003e is an actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer. Odenkirk got his start in improv comedy in the motley Chicago comedy scene of the mid-eighties and went on to write for \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/i\u003e. He has starred in AMC's \u003ci\u003eBreaking Bad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBetter Call Saul\u003c\/i\u003e and written and starred in the sketch comedy cult hit \u003ci\u003eMr. Show\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written and produced a number of television shows and directed three films.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Trade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50620339749138,"sku":"9780399180538","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3e821ead-ce43-45cc-8a69-d3eaaca32435.jpg?v=1732563592","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/comedy-comedy-comedy-drama-a-memoir-9780399180538","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}