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Bob Odenkirk's "highly entertaining and heartfelt memoir" has been signed by Hodder Studio.
Publisher Myfanwy Moore bought British Commonwealth print and audio rights for Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama from James Munro at WME.
It will be published in hardback, e-book and audiobook on 1st March 2022, alongside Random House in the US, with Odenkirk narrating the audiobook himself.
Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama sees the actor write "honestly and hilariously about the highs and lows of showbiz", the publisher said. “Embracing a life in comedy after a chance meeting with Second City's legendary Del Close, Bob honed his writer’s skills on ‘Saturday Night Live’ and ‘The Ben Stiller Show’ until he hit his stride writing and performing in cult hit ‘Mr Show with Bob and David’. In Hollywood, when all hope was lost for the umpteenth time, the phone rang with an offer to appear on AMC’s ‘Breaking Bad’ which led to his own spin-off ‘Better Call Saul’.
"His embrace of this strange new world of dramatic acting led him to working with Steven Spielberg, Alexander Payne, and Greta Gerwig, and then, in a twist that will confound you, he re-re-invented himself as a bona fide action star in ‘Nobody’.”
Hodder Studio added: “Featuring humorous tangents, never-before-seen photos, wild characters, and Bob's trademark unflinching drive, Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama is a classic showbiz tale told by a determined idiot.”
The Emmy-winning writer and Golden Globe-nominated actor, comedian, director and producer said: "While 'Breaking Bad' and 'Better Call Saul' are known around the world, I am thrilled that comedy aficionados in the greatest of Britain and its various isles know and approve of 'Mr Show with Bob and David' and my fringe-only comedy work — the bulk of my efforts in showbusiness, and the stuff I'm proudest of. I am thrilled to share stories of how all this happened, at least the part of it that I can remember."
Moore commented: “This is an absolute rip-roaring hoot of a book to press into the hands of everyone you know. Bob Odenkirk has brought us all joy, laughter, pain, and more recently, kick-ass action. He changed the face of comedy, and then did the same for drama.”