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Bob Odenkirk wrote 'A Load of Hooey,' touring including stop at NY Comedy Fest; 'Better Call Saul' music video debuting

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Best known by your dad as shady lawyer Saul Goodman on Breaking Bad, comedy fans know Bob Odenkirk as one-half of Mr Show, a writer on SNL, and all-around secret weapon character actor. Bob’s about to release his first book, titled A Load of Hooey, which is out next week (10/7) via McSweeny’s. From the back of the jacket:

This book, his first, is a spleen-bruisingly funny omnibus that ranges from absurdist monologues (“Martin Luther King, Jr’s Worst Speech Ever”) to intentionally bad theater (“Hitler Dinner Party: A Play”); from avant-garde fiction (“Obituary for the Creator of Madlibs”) to free-verse poetry that’s funnier and more powerful than the work of Calvin Trillin, Jewel, and Robert Louis Stevenson combined.

Bob will be going on the road to promote A Load of Hooey, including a show in NYC on November 9 at Gramercy Theatre. Tickets are on sale now and come with a copy of the book. That’s part of the NY Comedy Festival. Earlier that day, Bob will be signing books at McNally Jackson Books in SoHo (95 Prince St., 1 PM).

As you may know, Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul is set to premiere in February 2015. AMC will debut a Better Call Saul music video this Sunday (10/5) at 7:15 PM. The song was cowritten by series creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould with Breaking Bad composer Dave Porter and is performed by country singer Junior Brown. So set those alarms/DVRs. UPDATE: Here is the music video!

All Bob Odenkirk book tour dates are listed below…

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Bob Odenkirk – 2014 Tour Dates
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO on Saturday, September 27th at 1:00pm.
Doing a signing at Bookworks.

PORTLAND, OREGON on Saturday, October 25th at 12:30pm.
Doing a reading, signing and Q&A at Powells.

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON on Saturday, October 25th at 8:00pm
Doing a COMEDY SHOW at the Fremont Abbey

SAN FRANCISCO, CA on Sunday, October 26th at 7:00pm
Doing a Q&A and signing at the Jewish Community Center

LOS ANGELES, CA on Tuesday, October 28 at 8:00pm.
COMEDY SHOW at Largo with BRIAN POSEHN and JERRY MINOR

LOS ANGELES, CA on Thursday, October 30th at 7:30pm.
A reading and signing at Skylight Books.

PASADENA, CA on Sunday, November 2nd at 4:00pm.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA on Wednesday, November 5th at 7:30pm.
COMEDY SHOW at Brave New Workshop

CHICAGO on Thursday, November 6th at 8:00pm and Friday, November 7th at 8pm.
COMEDY SHOW at the Up Comedy Club.

NEW YORK on Sunday, November 9th at 1:00pm
Signing at McNally Jackson’s Books

NEW YORK on Sunday, November 9th at 7:00pm
Comedy show as part of NYCF