Quo Vadimus


Wednesday, July 09, 2003

 

Book of the Moment, first in a series. #001: Mr. Show - What Happened? - Naomi Odenkirk (2002, GloboChem®/Westcan Printing Group).



So I've been reading this Mr. Show book that Bob Odenkirk's wife, Naomi, wrote. The bulk of the book is a great, thorough Mr. Show episode guide. That's what I expected. The first 90 pages, however, turn out to be this wonderful history of like everything that has been good about U.S. comedy in the last 15 years. It also makes it pretty clear that the two main forces in this comedic goodness were the two Bob's: Odenkirk and Smigel. And it's very fun to see all these names pop up (Jeff Garlin was Janeane Garofalo's roommate!) and realize how all these people were somehow linked up in Chicago, Boston, San Fran, etc. Essential reading for fans of this stuff.

posted by Linus | 10:54 AM

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