Bob Odenkirk Would Like to Remind You That Life Is a Meaningless Farce

Alexa Weibel0:00

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David Marchese· Host0:29

[gentle music] From The New York Times, this is The Interview. I'm David Marchese. Bob Odenkirk has had one of show business' most wonderfully improbable careers. After decades as a cult hero in the comedy world, thanks mostly to his '90s sketch series Mr. Show with Bob and David, he became a mainstream success as, of all things, a serious dramatic actor, first in a supporting part as the shifty lawyer Saul Goodman on Breaking Bad, and then, to further acclaim, as the star of that show's spinoff, Better Call Saul. Lately, his career has taken another turn that few could have seen coming, to action movie star. The latest example is called Normal. In it, Odenkirk plays a small-town Minnesota sheriff facing off against, among other villains, the Yakuza. You might think that at 63 years old, Odenkirk would be pretty pleased with the way his career and life have