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Comedians as Kids: David Cross, Sarah Silverman, Bob Odenkirk, Louis CK, Zach Galifianakis in Their Early Days
Posted in Comedy with tags alternative comedy, Bob Odenkirk, Comedy, David Cross, Louis CK, Sarah Silverman, Zach Galifianakis on 08/23/2026 by Kurt OrzeckJan. 6 Rioter Jay Johnston Played a KKK Member in Failed Fox Sketch Show From 2002
Posted in Comedy, News with tags Bob Odenkirk, Bob's Burgers, Jay Johnston, Mr. Show on 10/30/2024 by Kurt Orzeck
The media is extensively covering sketch-comedy and voice actor Jay Johnston’s recent sentencing to a year in prison due to his unapologetic participation in the January 6 insurrection. But, as usual, news outlets aren’t doing enough research when reporting on the shocking news about the Mr. Show and Bob’s Burgers alum.
Check out this eerie clip from the first episode of Bob Odenkirk’s Next!, a riotous but failed 2002 sketch-comedy pilot for Fox, in which Johnston played a KKK member in one of its segments.
Bob Odenkirk: 20 Must-See YouTube Videos With the Better Call Saul and Mr. Show Star
Posted in Comedy, Lists, Videos with tags Bob Odenkirk, Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama, David Cross, Mr. Show, W/Bob and David on 05/05/2022 by Kurt Orzeck
On Tuesday, we presented you, dear reader, with an exceptionally (and probably unnecessarily) long examination of Bob Odenkirk’s recently released Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama: A Memoir. The post included a list of facts and details likely unbeknownst to even the most devout fans of the actor/writer/director/sketch-comedy icon.
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Posted in Comedy, Lists, Reviews, What You Readin' For? with tags Bob Odenkirk, Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama, David Cross on 05/03/2022 by Kurt Orzeck
Thanks to his breakthrough role as Saul Goodman a.k.a Jimmy McGill in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, Bob Odenkirk finally got his due in mainstream culture starting in 2009. Landing the part was a game-changer for the actor/writer/director/sketch-comedy icon who had spent more than a decade toiling on dozens of projects that never saw the light of day.
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