“That’s what stuck with me. Hawley is honest to that experience, but he was careful not to overindulge in scenes featuring racially motivated brutality. I know I’ve been lucky. In 2003, Odenkirk directed Melvin Goes to Dinner and played the role of Keith. [27], It was reported in April 2015 that Odenkirk was teaming with former co-star David Cross to produce a new sketch comedy series based on their previous production, Mr. Show, called W/ Bob and David. “I wasn’t going to go out of my way to say, ‘Oh yeah, cops are racist here.'”. I’m not intimidated by it; I’m thankful for it. Key factors included Season 4’s time period (1950), main characters (African Americans and recent immigrants), and considering how the show’s standard “moral bar graph” might be altered to better reflect a new perspective. 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You’re an accomplished writer yourself. [29], Odenkirk's first roles were very minor parts in films such as Wayne's World 2, The Cable Guy, Can't Stop Dancing and Monkeybone. I think that’s kind of neat. Of course, I sound like a Chicagoan, so that probably forces his hand. It’s not just like the day they show up. It was later self-released in five cities, then distributed on DVD by Sundance. He completed the credits while living in Chicago, and received his bachelor's degree from SIU in 1984. 'The Third Day' Live Episode: Everything You Need to Know About the 12-Hour Event, 'Utopia': Gillian Flynn on the Finale, Pandemic Comparisons, and a Season 2 Pivot -- Spoilers, Emmy Predictions 2020: Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie. [13], During his final year at SNL, he worked alongside Adam Sandler, David Spade, Chris Rock and Chris Farley, but eventually he decided to leave the show in order to pursue performing. Bob Odenkirk: I have some scenes that in the latter half of the season that took some concentration and effort, but that’s incredibly rewarding. [12], He acted in several small roles on the show, most visibly during a 1990 parody commercial for Bad Idea Jeans. In 2009, Odenkirk joined the cast of AMC's Breaking Bad as corrupt lawyer Saul Goodman. I always, by the way, I always feel like I don’t know what Vince [Gilligan] is going to decide, but on this new show, I always felt “Saul” was from Chicago originally. And so I think the signal is sent to the viewer that this is a performance, this is a story that you’re being told and you’re not forced to wallow in sort of up close darkness and it’s allowed to be a story point and oftentimes I think a darkly funny one and that comes from the Coen Bros., that tone. But the question of whether it bums me out that I’m more well-known or people don’t know, actually I’m excited about, I like the idea of keeping these things a little bit separate. There was room in movies for the kind of thing he’s doing in Louie, but no room on TV for it. No matter the big bad, every version of “Fargo” employed a cop as its moral compass. Just the preparation and specifically working on the accent, which everybody is just fascinated with. Robert John Odenkirk was born in Berwyn, Illinois, to Barbara (Baier) and Walter Odenkirk, who worked in printing. Bob Odenkirk, Actor: Better Call Saul. After three years of college, Odenkirk was three credits short of graduating when he decided to try writing and improv in Chicago. So that’s the inherently good part. “That might depend on your race as the viewer,” Hawley said, “because it’s not like these stories are new.”. It really can be a trip into another person’s experience and it’s really rewarding. New episodes will air each week at 10 p.m. Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! This Article is related to: Television and tagged Fargo, FX, Noah Hawley, TV Interviews. Do you know what I mean? Bob Odenkirk: Yes, there is a challenge and it is a conscious effort that you have to make or I have to make to try to get it to the right place, so that it belongs in the world that I’m playing in and isn’t outsized too big. That seemed like a dramatic place to put a character.”. I think sometimes I do feel constrained and I want to be funny. Interviews with leading film and TV creators about their process and craft. Which brings us back to how “Fargo” Season 4 will be received in 2020. He has written and produced many TV pilots, including The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke and David's Situation, but none have made it to air or been picked up as a series. I’m supposed to talk about Fargo, though. Bob Odenkirk: My God, that’s going to take me a second to think about. One of the things, you notice if you watch videos on YouTube of Minnesotans and the Minnesota accent is that it fluctuates; it comes and goes. There’s a stage for people like us. Copyright © 2020 Penske Business Media, LLC. Odenkirk also appeared in and directed a number of the sketches on the show as well. [11] Other influences included radio personality Steve Dahl, SCTV, Steve Martin's Let's Get Small, Woody Allen, The Credibility Gap, and Bob and Ray. Do you approach the roles differently when you’re preparing for roles in a show like Fargo than in your comedy work and if so, how? [citation needed], In 2006, Odenkirk directed Let's Go to Prison, which was written by Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant, and starred Will Arnett, Dax Shepard and Chi McBride. “I did not want to create moments of racism to make a point or to create any artificial drama. Bob Odenkirk: The similarities were these are amazing casts of people who are completely professional and grateful to be working in this area. Originally scheduled to premiere in April, the pandemic held up the last days of production until August and caused the release date to be pushed until September. Odenkirk co-wrote, produced, and starred in the Netflix original film Girlfriend's Day which was released in 2017. For all things Fargo, click here. The first season consists of 10, 47 minute-long episodes, with a second and third season of 10 episodes following in early 2016 and 2017 respectively. In 2015, he and David Cross reunited, along with the rest of the Mr. Show cast, for W/ Bob & David on Netflix. Everyone in the whole cast from the get go was extremely thoughtful about trying to do a good job with our accents. Fargo airs Tuesday nights at 10 p.m. on FX. Did I answer your question? In that particular show, he wrote the character "Matt Foley, Motivational Speaker", for Chris Farley, which would later be reprised on SNL. Can you speak to some of the preparation you did for the role and specifically working on the accent and to what extent all of this was refreshing considering you’re in between playing “Saul.”. So, yes, just having played “Saul,” I was eager to play something like this and this is a great part for that reason. She submitted a tape from her home in New Orleans, and then flew out to Los Angeles for an audition with Hawley. ", "One Last Cringe for 'The Office' Finale", "Watch the First Episode of Bob Odenkirk's New Adult Swim Series, Let's Do This", "IFC's New Sketch Comedy, 'The Birthday Boys' to Premiere Friday, October 18", "Bob Odenkirk Prepares To Cut Off Gillian Jacobs' Toes on 'Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories, "Bob Odenkirk Launches Production Company, Signs First-Look Deal With Sony TV", "Bob Odenkirk & David Cross Are Reuniting For A Netflix Series", "How Bob Odenkirk Brought a Comic Sweetness to His New Noir Film 'Girlfriend's Day, "2013 Sundance Film Festival Announces Feature Film Awards". I had radio shows. Each episode of his award-winning anthology starts with the title card, “This is a true story” — even though what follows is not. Is there anything about those specifically that drives you to them, or is it just a matter of the writing? [11] He visited Chicago's Second City Theater at the age of fourteen. Do you know what I mean? The series was commissioned by Netflix with the first season having been released in November 2015, featuring four, 30 minute-long episodes along with an hour-long behind the scenes special. Wish me luck, will you? What do you think brought upon this Renaissance in your career in recent years; yours and Louis C.K., for instance? This is everything good. [14] He wrote for The Dennis Miller Show. If you haven’t been watching – and why haven’t you because it’s terrific – Fargo is an original adaptation of the Academy Award®-winning film and features an all-new story and new characters. [29], Odenkirk co-wrote, produced and starred in Girlfriend's Day, a Netflix original film. It’s sort of like—I don’t know. [4] He also performed at the Improv Olympic alongside notable comedians Chris Farley and Tim Meadows. Bob Odenkirk: Yes, absolutely. And then with my skin color, I have to be extra polite.”. I remember seeing you on Conan O’Brien a few months ago and you brought up like a photo of you guys 20 years ago with all the writing staff of the beginning of Late Night, [indiscernible]and yourself. It’s really a great vibe to have around you and find these funny little moments, so I think I’ll be making it funny. Because as much as we use drama to show what the past was like, you also have to be aware that, by creating new situations of violence or racism or xenophobia, you’re, in some ways, creating it yourself.”.

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