TMC
07-15-2025, 07:57 PM
https://variety.com/2025/artisans/news/h-jon-benjamin-on-15-years-of-bobs-burgers-1236420269/
”I didn’t sound like this at all 15 years ago. Now I talk like Bob. I’ve become him.”
“Whenever you start doing a television show, you feel like it’s gonna get canceled after a season. You do one, and you’re happy to get two, then three—then, oh my God, four—then holy ****, five. And then, no way, six. And then—****—seven! You don’t know whether people are gonna respond to it, But people started loving the show.”
“The cast is spread out, some in Boston, some in L.A., I’m in New York with John Roberts [who plays Linda], But we do read-throughs together, and Lauren encourages us to fool around.” The final episodes often include around 10–15% improvisation. “It helps ground the scene. You’re recording with the actors at the same time. It gives it a more authentic feel.”
”Bob is a really good parent—very supportive, very present, pretty patient. He’s a good dad for what he has to go through. I’m a terrible dad. I’m like the exact opposite. Thankfully, ‘Bob’s Burgers’ totally helped my parenting. I was the meanest dad. And then I slowly started getting more like Bob—but it was too late.”
”I didn’t sound like this at all 15 years ago. Now I talk like Bob. I’ve become him.”
“Whenever you start doing a television show, you feel like it’s gonna get canceled after a season. You do one, and you’re happy to get two, then three—then, oh my God, four—then holy ****, five. And then, no way, six. And then—****—seven! You don’t know whether people are gonna respond to it, But people started loving the show.”
“The cast is spread out, some in Boston, some in L.A., I’m in New York with John Roberts [who plays Linda], But we do read-throughs together, and Lauren encourages us to fool around.” The final episodes often include around 10–15% improvisation. “It helps ground the scene. You’re recording with the actors at the same time. It gives it a more authentic feel.”
”Bob is a really good parent—very supportive, very present, pretty patient. He’s a good dad for what he has to go through. I’m a terrible dad. I’m like the exact opposite. Thankfully, ‘Bob’s Burgers’ totally helped my parenting. I was the meanest dad. And then I slowly started getting more like Bob—but it was too late.”