W/ Bob & David

After being dishonorably discharged from the Navy Seals, Bob and David are back serving our country the way they do best, making sketch comedy. Four half-hours of brand new comedy featuring all new characters, all new scenes, and most importantly, all new wigs.

W/ Bob & David (2015) is a American sketch comedy series created by Bob Odenkirk and David Cross for Netflix. Across five short episodes of roughly half an hour each, the pair perform nearly every role themselves, with Odenkirk and Cross swapping in new characters, scenes, and wigs in every sketch so no recurring cast carries the show. The engine is the escalation of ordinary premises into bizarre, uncomfortable territory: a mundane setup turns cynical, then absurd, and the comedy lands on the jolt of that turn. Supporting performers such as John Ennis, Jay Johnston, Brian Posehn, and Paul F. Tompkins fill out the sketches alongside them. The show is a single limited run rather than a continuing story, so each episode stands on its own as a compact burst of dark, irreverent humor. Its tone is sardonic, deadpan, and sometimes harsh, with a self-mocking streak that plays against the fictional premise of two former Navy Seals now making comedy. Fans of Key & Peele, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, and The Ben Stiller Show will find kindred absurdist energy and the same willingness to let a sketch go somewhere uncomfortable.

Audiences rate the sketch series positively, valuing its absurd, sharp-edged comedy and the sustained performances of its creators.

• Important Things with Demetri Martinshared absurdist sketch comedy, dark comedy tones, rapid character swaps
• Key & Peeleshared sketch format, cringe and absurd character comedy, dark comedy edge
• Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!shared sketch comedy structure, self-contained absurd vignettes, alternative comedy sensibility
• The Ben Stiller Showshared performers' alternative comedy lineage, cynical absurdist sketch tone

Created by

Bob Odenkirk, David Cross

Release Date

2015-11-13

Episode runtime

31 min

Rating

7.3 / 10 (78)

What is W/ Bob & David about?

Bob Odenkirk and David Cross return with four half-hours of dark, absurd sketch comedy built from brand new characters and wigs.

What is W/ Bob & David like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of W/ Bob & David as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is W/ Bob & David violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in W/ Bob & David as mild.

What did critics think of W/ Bob & David?

Audiences rate the sketch series positively, valuing its absurd, sharp-edged comedy and the sustained performances of its creators.

Which shows are like W/ Bob & David?

Shows with a similar feel include Important Things with Demetri Martin, Key & Peele, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, and The Ben Stiller Show.

How long is W/ Bob & David?

W/ Bob & David: 1 season, 5 episodes.

Is W/ Bob & David still running?

No, W/ Bob & David has ended.

Where can I watch W/ Bob & David?

In United States, W/ Bob & David streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.