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‘I have a lot of rage inside me’: Bob Odenkirk on Saul, satire and his heart attack

He made his name as a conman, but now Bob Odenkirk is on the right side of the law in Normal. He answers your questions about Henry Winkler, Bruce Dern and Shakespeare You recently agreed in an interview that “ life is a meaningless farce ”. How come? benpendrey Oh, I don’t know. You need to talk to God about that. I don’t know why he made it so ridiculous, but it is. I’m not done asking questions and trying to figure things out, but I do think we’re going to end up where Douglas Adams did. Is biting satire more powerful than political hogwash? Twist27 I sure wish it was, but no. I do think political satire is helpful, but it is not as important as we all wished it was. I’m afraid political satire pales in comparison to political hogwash, as we’re witnessing in my country. Continue reading...

‘I have a lot of rage inside me’: Bob Odenkirk on Saul, satire and his heart attack
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According to The Guardian’s source item, ‘I have a lot of rage inside me’: Bob Odenkirk on Saul, satire and his heart attack, He made his name as a conman, but now Bob Odenkirk is on the right side of the law in Normal. He answers your questions about Henry Winkler, Bruce Dern and Shakespeare You recently agreed in an interview that “ life is a meaningless farce ”. How come? benpendrey Oh, I don’t know. You need to talk to God about that. I don’t know why he made it so ridiculous, but it is. I’m not done asking questions and trying to figure things out, but I do think we’re going to end up where Douglas Adams did. Is biting satire more powerful than political hogwash? Twist27 I sure wish it was, but no. I do think political satire is helpful, but it is not as important as we all wished it was. I’m afraid political satire pales in comparison to political hogwash, as we’re witnessing in my country. Continue reading…

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