This is Bob Odenkirk

Hey guys! I love Mr Show, and Bob Odenkirk in general, and whenever I post something with him in it theres always a sea of "wait, is that Saul Goodman?!" comments. Its weird to me, cuz I've always known Bob for all the groundbreaking comedy he was responsible from the late 80s to today. So heres a little Bob Odenkirk history for people who may not know!

In his early career, he was a writer on SNL...

...and as a writer/ star of the Ben Stiller Show from 1989-1993 (which won him two emmys for his work)...

...as well as writing for Late Night with Conan O'Brien (with another bunch of hilarious (and one future creep) people)...

..He also had a minor role in The Larry Sanders Show..

From 1995-1999, he and David Cross (as well as, to me, the most outrageously talented bunch of writers/ actors in any sketch comedy group: Sarah Silverman, Paul F. Tompkins, Jack Black, Tom Kenny (the voice of Spongebob Squarepants, Ice King from Adventure Time, and many others), Mary Lynn Rajskub, Brian Posehn, Jill Talley, Scott Aukerman, and Dino Stamatopoulos all began their careers with Bob and Mr. Show) created and starred in Mr. Show with Bob and David. It is an incredible, important milestone in sketch comedy; the stream of conscious blend of live and recorded sketches was unlike anything that had come before it. Unfortunately, HBO didn't have much success with it, and after it had been placed in the Monday nights at 11:30pm timeslot, its 4th season was its last. Thats a picture from one of their Mr Show parties from 1998, hanging with Matt and Trey.

After Mr. Show ended, Bob ended up directing a few comedies in the early 2000s (Melvin Goes to Dinner, Lets Go to Prison, and The Brothers Solomon), and he kept popping up in random small roles in tv shows. Heres him in Seinfeld...

... and later, in Season 1 of the Fargo tv series...

...then, in 2001, he discovered Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim after they sent him a compilation of their short films. He went on to produce their shows Tom Goes to the Mayor and Awesome Show, Great Job, as well as mentoring them through the beginning of their careers in comedy.

Then, while Breaking Bad was happening, Bob was offered the role of Saul Goodman by Vince Gilligan himself, which took Bob completely by surprise, but as we all know, he killed it; Saul was only supposed to be a minor character in 4 episodes of season 2, but Bob created such a great character that he was made integral to the story of Breaking Bad, and was later given his own prequel show which he seems to be doing a pretty good job at.

He has said how weird and surreal it is, to go from almost 30 years of working as a comedian/ comedy writer/ producer and director, and suddenly being handed this amazing, dramatic role with a very dynamic character. I've been a huge fan of his for a long time, and he had made some incredible contributions to the world of comedy even before he struck it big with Vince Gilligan and Saul Goodman. I've always been happy seeing him pop up in random roles over the years, and having him in such a big, well known role really makes me so happy for the guy.

Most recently, hes landed a role in Steven Spielbergs new film The Post, and will be appearing as a mystery character in The Incredibles Two.

Great Job, Bob! Keep up the good work.

https://youtu.be/mk_9qBhuXt0