It’s rough."
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Bob Odenkirkenjoyed his time atSaturday Night Live, but it took alotout of him.
“It’s hard to write that show,” theNobodystar said.
Bob Odenkirk at the opening night of ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ in New York City on March 31, 2025.Credit:Bruce Glikas/WireImage
It’s rough."
“I wish I wasn’t such a stuck up young man.
I wish I was a sweeter fellow because I had a great opportunity there.
Keavin Nealon, Bob Odenkirk, and Nora Dunn on ‘Saturday Night Live’ on Feb. 10, 1990.Raymond Bonar/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
I made the most of it.
The actor laterexpressed similar sentimentson a 2023 episode ofTig Notaro’s podcastDon’t Ask Tig.
“I was too young when I got hired atSNL,” he said.
“That was not a good thing.
That could’ve gone wrong.
That could’ve gone so wrong.
Keavin Nealon, Bob Odenkirk, and Nora Dunn on ‘Saturday Night Live’ on Feb. 10, 1990.Raymond Bonar/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
It came this close so many times to going so wrong.
You gotta believe me.
“I wrote it forJon Lovitz, you know, a very funny guy,” the actor said.
And he says, ‘Okay, you take the next guy.’
That’s not how it’s done!'”
Odenkirk explained why he thought the sketch was so funny.
“He’s insisting that it’s harder than it is,” he said.
“He can’t admit that you’re free to learn it in 2 seconds.
And Jon loved it and I loved it, and it killed at read-through.”
Odenkirk said that Lovitz still brings the sketch up when they see each other.
“He wants to do it.
Maybe someday, who knows?”
Watch the full conversation between Odenkirk and Clarkson above.
