Creators of one of the great sketch comedy shows of the ’90s, Mr. Show with Bob and David, Bob Odenkirk and David Cross are finally working together again (let’s not count their first reunion, the awful Mr. Show movie, Run Ronnie Run). In a new interview with Vanity Fair, Bob and David talk about the new show, David’s Situation. According to the article, it isn’t quite what you might expect:
It’s taken 10 years, but Bob and David are finally have a new show of their own. They’re returning to HBO this fall with David’s Situation, a sitcom about a standup comic named David Cross (played by—wait for it—David Cross) who leaves Hollywood to live in the suburbs, where he writes for in-flight airline magazines and argues with his roommates, one of whom is a bleeding-heart liberal and the other a fire-breathing conservative.
Co-written with Odenkirk, who also directs, the show is a big departure from the sketch-based madness that made them cult-comedy gods. Still, in a sign that they haven’t completely abandoned their Mr. Show roots, every episode will be interrupted by parodies of commercials. “There could be ads for scissors or a new fictional movie or a public service announcement,� Cross said. “It could be anything.�
While the premise sounds a little too hipster-Odd Couple, which could become really annoying, and Odenkirk’s post-Mr. Show directorial efforts have been pretty mediocre, hopefully they can recapture some of the Mr. Show magic.
