In this March 12, 2016 file photo, actor Bob Odenkirk attends the 33rd Annual Paleyfest: "Better Call Saul" in Los Angeles.(Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
NEW YORK (AP) --
"Better Call Saul" star Bob Odenkirk has nabbed a book deal to write essays about his life and comic journey.
Random House announced Wednesday that the still-untitled book will explore Odenkirk's career working at Chicago's Second City to writing and acting on "Saturday Night Live," ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien," ''Mr. Show," ''Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul."
Random House Executive Editor Ben Greenberg said in a statement that the book will give Odenkirk's TV fans who might not know the comedian's past "a look at the remarkable writer and comedic mind hiding just beneath that character." No publication date was announced.
Odenkirk arrived at "Breaking Bad" in its second season as welcome comic relief, then grew Saul into a full-fledged scene stealer and has become the star in the quirky prequel "Better Call Saul."
Odenkirk is also represented by production house Bob Industries as a director for special projects, including branded entertainment and spots.
Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show performer Kendrick Lamar smiles during a news conference, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in New Orleans ahead of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Kendrick Lamar aims to infuse his Los Angeles hip-hop flavor into New Orleans while staying true to his storytelling roots during Sunday's Super Bowl halftime performance.
"Being in the now and being just locked-in to how I feel and the energy I have now, that's the L.A. energy for me," he said Thursday at a press conference hosted by Apple Music. "That's something I wanted to carry over to New Orleans and for the world to see. This is me. This is Kendrick Lamar, 37 years old, and I still feel like I'm elevating, I'm still on a journey."
The rap megastar will take the Super Bowl stage fresh off a Grammy triumph, where he claimed two of the night's biggest awards — song and record of the year — for his diss track "Not Like Us."
When asked what viewers can expect, Lamar answered: "Storytelling. I think I've always been very open about storytelling through all my catalog and my history of music. And I've always had a passion about bringing that on whatever stage I'm on."
Lamar will be bringing hip-hop back to the NFL's championship game, where he performed as a guest artist with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent and Eminem in 2022. On Sunday, he becomes the first solo hip-hop artist to headline the halftime show.
"It reminds me of the essence and the core response of rap and hip-hop and how far it can go," he said. "It puts the culture at the forefront, where it needs to be and not minimized to just a catchy song or verse. This is a true art form, so to represent it on this type of stage is like everything that I've worked for and everything that I believe in as far as the culture."
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