The pilot for David's Situation, the new sitcom from Bob Odenkirk and David Cross, taped last Friday, and The Onion AV Club's Josh Modell was in attendance. He's got a full write-up with some minor spoilers, but the gist of it is the show is funny and original and HBO really ought to give it a chance. Here's some of the review that you shouldn't read if you want to be completely surprised if and when the show airs:

Not to get sappy, but there was pretty palpable positive energy coming both from Odenkirk and the audience. After a few minutes of warm-up by comedian Mark Cohen (and a sound system playing what must’ve been Cross’ iPod), Odenkirk introduced Cross, who came out and began to deliver a monologue out in front of the set. (The set, they claimed, was from Everybody Loves Raymond.) At first it seemed like Cross was just warming up the crowd, but it turned out his stand-up bit was actually the show’s beginning, and he used it to explain the premise. (He’d go on to break the fourth wall several times in the show, too.)

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After the jump, you can watch Bob and David on The Daily Show in 2002.

I'm white and I'm 30, so that means my two favorite bands are Built to Spill and The Shins and my favorite sketch-comedy show is Mr. Show. That's just how it is; look it up. So you can imagine how excited I was when I read this about the just-released album Tim & Eric: Awesome Record, Great Songs, Volume One:

Packed in together with such timeless Tim and Eric fare as "Wipe My Butt", "I Sit Down to Pee", and "Doo Dah Doo Doo" are guest turns from funny people David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, and Maria Bamford, an appearance by Aimee Mann, a Flying Lotus remix, and a pair of unlikely indie rock covers: the Shins' version of "Wipe My Butt", which turned up in a "Tim and Eric" episode earlier this year, and a Built to Spill take on kooky karaoke come-on track "Come Over".

The only way this album could be more aimed directly toward me is if it came with naked pictures of my eighth-grade Spanish teacher. Oh well, maybe in Volume Two.

Andy Kindler is about to go on tour with Eugene Mirman and Marc Maron, so The Bob and Davider posted tour-dates and a short Q&A Bob did with Andy. Here's one of the five Q's and A's:

2.   Do you notice a growth in your audience from your steady Letterman gigs?  (an emotional growth)
More people show up wearing ascots and sunglasses, if that helps, and I assume it doesn't. Does that mean my audience is affected? Or are they addicted.....to my comedy! I notice my audience is getting taller. Or maybe I'm slumping more.

For the tour dates and to read about Andy Kindler's career as a singer/songwriter, head over to BobandDavid.com.

Meanwhile, in other Bob and David news, they were in an AHA video.

Two David Cross interviews, one with someone who hates him, the other with someone who loves him. [The Believer]

Backstage at The Colbert Report. [HuffPo]

Interview with Ben Bailey, stand-up and host of Cash Cab. [Punchline]

If they make Anchorman 2, will they also make Wake Up, Ron Burgundy 2? [Cinematical]

Wisconsin museum to host Chris Farley exhibit. [The Capital Times]

Tom Farley, Jr. interview. [Journal Sentinel]

Positive review of The Chris Farley Show, which is out tomorrow. [EW]

A history of Brawndo: The Thirst Mutilator. [NYT via Pajiba]

Kevin MacDonald interview. [The Morning Call]

Tina Fey profile. [Guardian]

Recap of Matt Stone's recent discussion at UT. [Caught Out]

Sidekicks are the new leads. [LA Times]

Interview with Stephen Colbert's mom. [The State]

The Sarah Silverman Program nominated for LOGO award. [Sarah Silverman Online]

Chelsea Handler interview. [Mercury News]

Seth McFarlane to get really fucking rich. [Vulture]

This one seems to have slipped under the radar last week, but Alia Shawkat pretty much confirmed that an Arrested Development movie is in the works for release next year. You can watch the full interview after the jump, but here's the good part:

"I think it's gonna happen. They're writing the script right now, supposedly. But, you know, Mitch talked to all the actors and they are all in; Everyone wants to be a part of it."

She shared a few more details in this Teen Flare interview:

"With the publicity of Juno, Jason Bateman started spewing rumours that there was going to be a movie. When we wrapped, [Jason] said, ‘watch I’m going to make sure a movie happens’. He’s just like the best advocate for Arrested – as everyone is. But he really just created a rumour, which now may be starting the actual production of it. Mitch [Hurwitz, the creator] spoke to everyone to make sure they were all on board and everyone is, so I think they’re going forward with it. Ron Howard is down to [direct] it, so I think Mitch just has to write the script…"

Meanwhile, if the movie happens, I imagine there'll be a little onset tension after this bit in today's Daily News:

Former "Arrested Development" star Alia Shawkat has admitted she had a thing for her TV dad, David Cross. "I had the biggest crush on him when we were doing the show," she told us, laughing, at the Tribeca premiere of her flick "Bart Got a Room." "He's so attractive in many ways, but mostly in the chest area."

There's a pretty thorough history of the talk surrounding a potential AD movie on the show's Wikipedia page.

This is pretty exciting and all, but I can't help but be a little nervous that it'll somehow end up sucking. I guess if anyone can translate an awesome show into an awesome movie, it's these geniuses though. I will say this: If they can get the band Arrested Development to do a new-millennium remix of "Mr. Wendal" for the movie, it can't possibly suck.