Better call y’all: To write memoir, Bob Odenkirk phoned friends for details he was too busy to remember

An avid reader, Bob Odenkirk says he recognizes bad writing and worked hard to keep it out of his memoir. | Jesse Grant/Getty Images

The arc of Bob Odenkirk’s showbiz career has been more like a squiggle.

Over the years, the Naperville North grad has veered from standup comic to sketch writer to comic actor to director, with a recent unexpected swerve into dramatic acting.