Hey, everybody, it's Bob and David! In 1995, comics Bob Odenkirk and David Cross were simply "two people you've never seen before." Since then, each has insidiously entered the mainstream with appearances on TV (
Just Shoot Me,
The Drew Carey Show) and movies (
Scary Movie 2,
Dr. Dolittle 2,
Men in Black 2). But to quote Odenkirk himself,
Mr. Show is the thing you should see if you want to check them out. Like the late, lamented
The Ben Stiller Show, on which both toiled, and Monty Python before that, this series gives a subversive twist to the traditional sketch comedy series. Punch lines? Mr. Show doesn't need no stinking punch lines, as one sketch flows into another.
Bob and David are ably supported by, among others, Second City veteran Jill Talley, Tom Kenny (the voice of Spongebob Squarepants!), Brian Posehn (the creepy guy on
Just Shoot Me), Mary-Lynn Rajskub (from
The Larry Sanders Show), Sarah Silverman (
Greg the Bunny), and a pre-
Saturday Night Live Jerry Minor.