“I think I bring with me a little bit too much earnest seriousness, he said.
And its just kinda there.
And theres nothing I can do about it except play other roles where its helpful to have that.
Steve Carell and Bob Odenkirk in ‘The Office’.Mitchell Haaseth/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty; Peacock/YouTube
Thats a plus, you know?
But in comedy, its not a plus.
Four years afterThe Officepremiered, Odenkirk would land the gig as Saul Goodman inBreaking Bad.
Jenna Fischer, Bob Odenkirk in ‘The Office’.Peacock/YouTube
And her boss is basically Michael Scott.
Pam realizes this for herself after several uncomfortable jokes and guitar solos and ultimately passes on the job.
you could hear Odenkirk discuss the episode in the podcast episode above.
