Bob Odenkirk learned a thing or two from his years as a writer for Saturday Night Live, including “what not to do” when he got his own show. “At SNL, it was very easy, especially for young writers, to get their ideas shot down very quickly by older writers,

Bob Odenkirk’s HBO show ran for four seasons in the 1990s and became a cult hit for its edgy, alternative sketch comedy. It featured early roles from Tom Kenny, Paul F. Tompkins, and Sarah Silverman, earned several Emmy nominations, and stood out thanks to Odenkirk’s focus on creative freedom for writers.

Bob Odenkirk took on his action-packed role in 2021's Nobody in part to show his former Saturday Night Live colleagues a new side of him. Stopping by the Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend podcast, Odenkirk told his longtime pal O'Brien some of the reasons why he decided to delve into the action world.