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Bob Odenkirk
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David Cross
by Jeff Lyons
PROFESSION:
Bob: Actor, Writer, Producer, Director
David: Actor, Writer, Producer
WHERE YOU'VE SEEN THEM:
Bob: "Mr. Show," "The Larry Sanders Show," "SNL," "The Ben Stiller Show"
David: "Mr. Show," "Just Shoot Me," "Men in Black," "Ghost World"
WHAT'S NEXT FOR THEM:
Bob: "Melvin Goes to Dinner"
David: "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
FIND OUT MORE: www.BobandDavid.com
Who is the coolest actor you've had the pleasure to work with?
Bob: I liked Wendy Rae Fowler. She played a part on my pilot for HBO called "The Near Future."
David: Coolest actress — Ann Magnuson. Coolest actor — Jim Belushi
If you have to name-drop, whose name do you drop and why?
David: Jim Belushi - Need I say more?
Bob: Probably Garry Shandling. Because I actually know him and he is worthy of his press. Second name I drop might be Robert Smigel, which says something about the tiny world I maneuver through.
Name one thing people can do to better the world.
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"Greet the Mayor first, then have lunch with the city council and pass new zoning laws."
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David: Give themselves over to Mohammed.
Bob: Pay attention.
When touring with "Hooray For America" (the live "Mr. Show" tour) what’s the first thing you like to do when you're in a new town?
Bob: Go to a bookstore.
David: Greet the Mayor first, then have lunch with the city council and pass new zoning laws.
How do you think "Hooray For America" would play overseas right now?
David: It would do very well in Gottenburg, Sweden and Cambodia, outside of that though, I don't know.
Bob: No. Not now or ever.
Instead of waging war on the people of Iraq and North Korea, what is a constructive way Bush can work off his Texas-sized aggression?
David: Take an industrial-sized "Chill Pill"!!!
Gotta ask, LA or New York? Which has better prostitutes?
David: Do you mean in the state of Louisiana and the State of New York? I haven't been to Buffalo, so I'll say Louisiana.
Who is the better athlete?
Bob: Me.
David: Bob is a better mathlete. I can run faster.
You were dubbed the Martin and Lewis of our generation. Do you feel any competition from those Will and Grace guys?
Bob: They seem nice. Not Martin and Lewis, they seem like dicks.
David: Who were Martin and Lewis? The American explorers? Why would I feel any competition from some sitcom characters. Who said that?
What is the worst idea you ever heard for a sitcom?
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"Uh.a robotic peanut and a talking tongue become casual acquaintances."
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Bob: Uh…a robotic peanut and a talking tongue become casual acquaintances.
David: This thing with Gene Wilder where he plays a guy at an ad agency that is haunted by the ghost of an animated sheep. (This is for real).
Who will be first to play a dad in a sitcom?
David: I'm afraid I just lost out to Bob on that one.
Bob, you won an Emmy for writing on SNL a few years back. What is a good practical use for an Emmy award?
Bob: Impressing idiots
David, I saw your excellent solo show in Philly last year. Squagels—the square bagels—really seemed to piss you off. Any other products out there boiling your blood?
David: The garden hose wrap-around thing they advertise on late night TV. The one where people can't seem to be able to gather their hose in a circle and they get upset until they find out about the wrap-around facilitator thing...that one.
Bob, what can you tell us about your new movie Melvin Goes to Dinner?
Bob: It’s totally unlike Mr. Show. Very quiet, subtle. A lot closer to reality. I’m proud of it and I hope people get a chance to see it.
David, TINKLE is the hottest comedy show in NYC of late. What is the competition like between the comics?
David: It's pretty severe. The winner at the end of the night gets a coupon for a free steak dinner at Tad's so it gets pretty cut-throat.
Bob, give us a couple good reasons to read the new tell-all book Mr. Show Book - What Happened?
Bob: It’s full of fun lies and half-truths.
David, you starred in a Superchunk video a few years back. Have either of you been in any other videos we might not be aware of?
David: You can look for me in Patti Smythes' "I am the Warrior." I'm not in it, but you can look for me.
David, I read that Sweet's Desolation Boulevard was one of the first albums you ever bought. Me too. What impact did it have on your life?
David: It turned me gay.
Jack Black got his start on Mr. Show and now he is a big star. Does he return your calls anymore?
David: He does, but it's always in this slightly affected voice, like Mr. Mooney on the Lucille Ball show.
What do you buy over the Internet?
Bob: Porn.
David: Porn, lamps, and baseball cards.
What are your favorite Web sites?
Bob: Salon.com, IntellectualGenius.com and AnalBeautieswithBrains.com.
David: I like (am addicted to) Buzzflash.com, MediaWhoresOnline, TalkingPoints, TheDailyHowler, and just for fun the FreeRepublic forums.
Lastly, our readers would love for one of you to marry Janeane Garofalo and create a race of atomic supercomics. What are the chances?
Bob: Stinky.
David: Why do we have to get married? Can't we just clone the shit out of us?
Thanks guys!
For more information on all things Bob and David go to their super fun website at www.BobandDavid.com.
Photos in collage on the homepage by Adam Timrud.
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