Bob Odenkirk Says It’s ‘Very Easy’ For Young Writers on ‘SNL’ to Get Their Ideas ‘Shot Down’ By Senior Staffers: ‘It Was a Good Thing To Learn What Not to Do’

Bob Odenkirk learned a valuable lesson for “Mr. Show” during his days writing on “Saturday Night Live.”

During a recent episode of Variety‘s “Know Their Lines,” Odenkirk said he and co-host David Cross created an environment of “incredible freedom” for the writers on “Mr. Show.” This was because while working on “SNL,” Odenkirk said it was “very easy” for new writers to get their ideas quickly “shot down” by veteran staffers before they had a chance to explain themselves fully.

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