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    Bob Odenkirk Defends Blackface Sketch After Netflix Pulls His Show

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    The former ‘Breaking Bad’ actor insists his comedy is ‘always about the human element, never about making a political point’ in response to controversy surrounding blackface sketch.
    Jun 18, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Bob Odenkirk and David Cross took to Twitter to respond on Tuesday night, June 16, 2020 after Netflix pulled an episode of their show “W/ Bob & David” over a blackface sketch.
    The streaming giant opted to remove the episode, which showed Cross in blackface during an interaction between a police officer and someone at a DUI checkpoint, from their service due to the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement and protests taking place around the world.
    Following their decision, both stars had their say on their social media pages, with Cross writing, “Hey all, Netflix is going to pull this sketch from With Bob & David because the ridiculous, foolish character I play puts on ‘black face’ at one point. The point of this was to underscore the absurdity… well, here’s your last chance to figure it out.”
    And Bob added on his Twitter page, “We considered every choice we made doing our show, and always aimed to make you laugh and think, and never make an obvious or easy point… that very much includes this sketch. Our comedy is always about the human element, never about making a political point.”
    The show is the latest to be removed from streaming services amid the ongoing conversations about racial injustice – with Matt Lucas and David Walliams issuing a public apology over the blackface sketches in their show “Little Britain”, which was also pulled from BBC iPlayer and Netflix.

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      Bob Odenkirk Pushing His Body to the Limit for 'Nobody'

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      For his role as Hutch Mansell in the upcoming movie, the actor has been training for two years with 87Eleven, who previously worked on ‘Hobbs and Shaw’ and ‘Deadpool’ among others.
      Mar 22, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Actor Bob Odenkirk pushed his body to the limit for two years to train for his forthcoming action thriller.
      The star is well known for his comedy and drama work, but he wanted to try something different after wrapping the sixth and final season of “Breaking Bad” spin-off “Better Call Saul”.
      “I was a comedy writer for 25 years… and the good thing about being a comedy writer is I didn’t use my body,” the 57 year old quipped. “My knees were fine, my back was OK, and so… I put it out there that I would like to do an action movie.”
      “I thought that my character in Saul is a serious guy and he’s really earnest… he’s earnestly trying to get what he needs, and he fails and he fights back, he keeps trying, sans (without) fighting, actual fighting. He’s kind of the person you follow in an action movie.”
      Odenkirk was subsequently offered the lead in the movie “Nobody”, and he jumped at the opportunity: “It’s the craziest thing,” he marvelled at his latest gig.
      “I had to train for two years for it… I trained with a group of stunt people called 87eleven. They do all the big movies, ‘Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw’, ‘Deadpool’, and ‘John Wick’…”
      And Odenkirk’s role as Hutch Mansell required him to work out like never before.
      “I never spent so much time in a gym! It was like, five, six hours in a day,” he smiled.
      “Nobody”, written by “John Wick” Derek Kolstad, stars Odenkirk as a man who becomes the target of a vengeful drug lord after intervening to help a woman being harassed on the street.

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