From the New York Times, this is the interview.

I'm David Markezy.

Danny McBride's great HBO shows.

I'm talking about eastbound and down, vice principles, and the righteous gemstones,

all of which he co-starred in and helped to create,

weren't just satirically sharp, hilariously profane, and sneakily heart-tugging.

They also worked as almost anthropologically detailed studies of a certain type of modern American manhood.

McBride's anti-heroes in all of those shows were arrogant, insecure, unapologetic,

vulgar, status-obsessed, and nursed all kinds of petty grievances. They were also widely beloved.

Now he's applying his gift for satire and character studies to short stories, with his first book,

The Forthcoming Collection, Thrilling Tales

of Modern Men.

Some of the stories fit pretty neatly into the McBride canon of Wounded Men Who Lash Out,

a canon that also includes his work co-writing the rebooted Halloween horror films.

Other stories tip toward a quieter emotional depth, albeit a depth still laced with obscenity and the occasional violent outburst.

But they're all undeniably the work of a storyteller,

interested in entertaining,

while also poking at what makes men tick and then go boom.

Here's my conversation with Danny McBride.

Danny, thank you for taking the time to speak with me today. I appreciate it.

Oh, thanks for having me on. I appreciate it.

You know, reading the stories in the book, thrilling tales of modern men,

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