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Bob And David Remind Us Again Of How Uncool TV Executives Are

The Onion's Decider has a good interview with Bob Odenkirk and David Cross today about some shows they're doing together in Chicago. There are all of the usual questions everyone asks of Bob Odenkirk and David Cross, and also there's...  CONTINUE READING BOB AND DAVID REMIND US AGAIN OF HOW UNCOOL TV EXECUTIVES ARE»

Posted on June 18, 2009 in , (29 comments)
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Bob Odenkirk Single-Handedly Gets Thousands Of Comedy Nerds Into Breaking Bad

Last night Bob Odenkirk made his long-awaited first appearance as sleazy lawyer Saul Goodman on Breaking Bad, to rave reviews. Having seen only the first episode of Breaking Bad, I don't know what's going on with the show, but this...  CONTINUE READING BOB ODENKIRK SINGLE-HANDEDLY GETS THOUSANDS OF COMEDY NERDS INTO BREAKING BAD»

Posted on April 27, 2009 in (19 comments)
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Operation Watch This: Bob Odenkirk's American Contestant

American Idol is stupid. Bob Odenkirk and Natasha Leggero's Funny Or Die series, American Contestant, is not. The point of American Contestant is to impress the judges with your ability to ask to go to Hollywood, because life is just...  CONTINUE READING OPERATION WATCH THIS: BOB ODENKIRK'S AMERICAN CONTESTANT»

Posted on March 19, 2009 in , (5 comments)
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Life Imitates Mr. Show: The Toilet Restaurant

Hey, look, there's a restaurant in Taiwan where you sit on toilets while you eat! That sounds much more suited to a really funny mid-90's sketch on HBO than real life, and it was! Remember (or see for the first...  CONTINUE READING LIFE IMITATES MR. SHOW: THE TOILET RESTAURANT»

Posted on February 19, 2009 in (2 comments)
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Bob Odenkirk: Craig's List Penis Photographer

Do you ever wonder how the horny guys on the Craig's List's "Casual Encounters" section capture their own wangs on film with such apparent authenticity? Wonder no more, because it's Bob Odenkirk and his team, whose spare, Dogme-like vision is...  CONTINUE READING BOB ODENKIRK: CRAIG'S LIST PENIS PHOTOGRAPHER»

Posted on January 5, 2009 in (4 comments)
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Bob Odenkirk Will Guest Star On Breaking Bad

Bob Odenkirk, who is the best, will play a "slippery, ambulance-chasing lawyer" on AMC's critically-praised Breaking Bad. We predict an Emmy!...  CONTINUE READING BOB ODENKIRK WILL GUEST STAR ON BREAKING BAD»

Posted on December 17, 2008 in (4 comments)
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Negative Ads Got You Down? Relax With Some Mr. Show

If you're a fan of the television program Mr. Show With Bob And David, and everyone should be, you probably can't watch a negative campaign advertisement on the television without thinking of this classic Mr. Show sketch: McHutchence versus Greeley....  CONTINUE READING NEGATIVE ADS GOT YOU DOWN? RELAX WITH SOME MR. SHOW»

Posted on November 3, 2008 in , , (3 comments)
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HIMYM: Hey, Remember That Great Mr. Show Intervention Sketch?

There were a lot of interventions on last night's How I Met Your Mother. There were interventions for alcohol abuse, the wearing of a funny hat, the performing of too many magic tricks, speaking with an English accent, the improper...  CONTINUE READING HIMYM: HEY, REMEMBER THAT GREAT MR. SHOW INTERVENTION SKETCH?»

Posted on October 14, 2008 in , (4 comments)
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Say It Isn't So, Bob Odenkirk And David Cross!

Last night in a post titled "Will There Be A Bob And David Show Ever Again?" Bob Odenkirk took to his blog on BobandDavid.com to deliver a blow to his legion of comedy nerd fans who were hoping against hope...  CONTINUE READING SAY IT ISN'T SO, BOB ODENKIRK AND DAVID CROSS!»

Posted on August 7, 2008 in (4 comments)
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Paul F. Tompkins Would Like To Not Sell You This Stupid Computer

If you have a high-powered business job that demands you're constantly closing deals, like this freelance firefighter, then you don't want the 3G iPhone. You want a 10 pound device about the size of a meatloaf that runs on DDD...  CONTINUE READING PAUL F. TOMPKINS WOULD LIKE TO NOT SELL YOU THIS STUPID COMPUTER»

Posted on August 5, 2008 in (5 comments)
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Bob Odenkirk Tries To Ruin Rogue Wave's New Video By Directing It

It's a fake comedy/indie rock feud! Via EW's Popwatch, in this "director's cut" of the new Rogue Wave video for "Chicago x 12", director Bob Odenkirk (The Great) pitches the band on his failed vision for the video based on...  CONTINUE READING BOB ODENKIRK TRIES TO RUIN ROGUE WAVE'S NEW VIDEO BY DIRECTING IT»

Posted on June 11, 2008 in , (1 comments)
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David Cross And Bob Odenkirk's HBO Sitcom Is Supposed To Be Good, Commercially Viable

The AV Club's Josh Modell saw the taping of David's Situation, the new pilot Mr. Show With Bob And David's David Cross and Bob Odenkirk are doing for HBO. Mr. Show fans have been waiting with bated breath to hear...  CONTINUE READING DAVID CROSS AND BOB ODENKIRK'S HBO SITCOM IS SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD, COMMERCIALLY VIABLE»

Posted on May 12, 2008 in , (3 comments)
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The Ultimate Argument Settler: The 10 Best SuperDeluxe Videos Of All Time

SuperDeluxe.com, an offshoot of Turner networks and a source for some funny videos, is e-shuttering its iDoors, and being folded into Adult Swim, reports the Washington Post: Yet another comedy site fails to deliver its overpromise ... paidContent has learned...  CONTINUE READING THE ULTIMATE ARGUMENT SETTLER: THE 10 BEST SUPERDELUXE VIDEOS OF ALL TIME»

Posted on May 8, 2008 in (9 comments)
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New Sketch Video From The State: Sex For Money

Nineties sketch comedy is so back! Between recent new videos from The Kids In The Hall and The State, and the upcoming re-pairing of Mr. Show's David Cross and Bob Odenkirk for HBO, there's an embarrassment of riches for people...  CONTINUE READING NEW SKETCH VIDEO FROM THE STATE: SEX FOR MONEY»

Posted on April 23, 2008 in (0 comments)
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Human Giant's Gift To Mr. Show Fans

I hope that everyone is watching Human Giant, because the best sketch comedy show on TV is even better this season than last. Fans of the revered '90s HBO show Mr. Show with Bob and David got a treat if...  CONTINUE READING HUMAN GIANT'S GIFT TO MR. SHOW FANS»

Posted on April 14, 2008 in (1 comments)
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