Tickets Still Available For Bob Odenkirk's Naperville Homecoming

NAPERVILLE, IL — Tickets still remain for an event next week when comedian and "Better Call Saul" star Bob Odenkirk returns to his hometown of Naperville for a book tour promoting his new memoir, "Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama,"

The book will be released by Random House on March 1, but Odenkirk will stop in Chicago this week for two appearances before making his way to Naperville to discuss the book at a March 3 event hosted by Anderson's Bookshop at Community Christian Church.

Tickets for the event are $40, which includes admission and a pre-signed copy of the memoir.

Visitors must pre-register to snag a seat for Odenkirk's Naperville appearance, and just 500 tickets have been made available. Click the link to purchase a ticket to see Bob Odenkirk at Community Christian Church's Yellow Box Auditorium.

Here's where else you can catch Odenkirk while he's in the Chicago area:

• March 2 at 7 p.m.: Bob Odenkirk with Tim Meadows for Chicago Humanities Festival at Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave.
• March 3 at 12 p.m.: Luncheon conversation with Bob Odenkirk and Mark Caro at University Club of Chicago, 76 E. Monroe St. Email events@ucco.com for more information.

Odenkirk, 59, graduated from Naperville North High School and moved to Chicago in the early 1980s to pursue a career in comedy, according to Chicago Magazine. He honed his craft at Second City before getting hired to write for Saturday Night Live.

Odenkirk recently told The Daily Herald that he loved growing up in Naperville, a city where he continues to visit on a semi-regular basis, he said. But, he admits that age 15, the city of his youth didn't seem very appealing.

"It's a great town. It's a great town," Odenkirk told the Daily Herald of Naperville. "It's just if you're 15 years old and you want to discover the world, you potentially might find it claustrophobic or a little quiet."

The comedian gained popularity performing sketch comedy with David Cross on "Mr. Show."
Just over a decade after filming his last Mr. Show episode, Odenkirk was cast as attorney Saul Goodman in the AMC series "Breaking Bad." The somewhat dramatic turn gained Odenkirk newfound recognition, and he was cast in the spinoff series "Better Call Saul."

In 2021, Odenkirk played the lead role in the action film "Nobody."

"Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama" is the third book from Odenkirk, who previously co-wrote "Hollywood Said No!" and penned "A Load of Hooey!" Odenkirk's upcoming memoir is likely to have nods to Naperville and Chicago therein. According to "Publisher's Weekly," Odenkirk writes that Chicago's wind is "cold enough to hurt your face and your feelings."