Danny McBride on creating ridiculous male characters: ‘There’s nothing funnier than somebody who’s full of hot air’

A note from Wild Card host Rachel Martin: Actor and writer Danny McBride has built a career exploring the hilarious extremes of the male psyche. He creates characters with an almost delusional sense of confidence who are flying high on their own supply, only to come crashing down when the inevitable weight of self-doubt shows up.

But no matter where these characters are on their journey through American masculinity, be it Jesse from “The Righteous Gemstones” or Kenny Powers from “Eastbound & Down,” their fragility makes them all the more endearing. Danny McBride has a new book out on these same themes. It’s called “Thrilling Tales of Modern Men.”