Kenny Powers Highlight Reel

This is the complete training video from episode 4 of HBO's Eastbound and Down. If you saw the show, it puts the 9/11 reference with the flag backdrop into context. If you haven't heard of it, now you have no excuse.

Danny McBride plays Kenny Powers, an ex-pro pitcher down on his luck trying to make a comeback. His character reminds me of the one he played in The Foot Fist Way, but is less self-aware and much more ignorant and narcissistic.

He has played great supporting roles in Tropic Thunder, Pineapple Express, Superbad, and Hot Rod to name a few. His independent film The Foot Fist Way really shows his comedic skill, so much so it got picked up by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay for distribution. They continued working with McBride, becoming executive producers of Eastbound & Down.

Ferrell also plays a car dealership owner with a great wig worthy of laughs in itself. I first saw the pilot about a year before it actually aired on HBO, (Thanks Mininova) so I am ecstatic that the first season is underway. You may recognize some of the EB&D cast from smaller roles they played on Reno 911, namely Principal Cutler played by Andrew Daly (I saw him today on Reno as a pervy guy in the park with a fishing hat and glasses) and Steve Little, who plays the music teach who emulates Kenny Powers. (I'm pretty sure Steve was the naked bank robber with a speech impediment on an episode of Reno 911 where he repeatedly shouts to Dangle, "I'm gonna sue you like your mother didn't know!" while being handcuffed and put in the squad car.)

The show returns for it's fifth episode Sunday, March 15th at 10:30pm on HBO.

I just noticed that HBO is playing the first 4 episodes right now as I type this. Now I can catch the jokes I missed while laughing over them the first time...