H. Jon Benjamin at 15 years from Bob and Bob’s Burgers Legacy

When “Bob’s Burgers” was first released in 2011, few would have guessed that it would evolve into a beloved animated pillar, let alone one of the longest running comedies on TV. But for H. Jon Benjamin-de Voice behind Bob Belcher-Was the only the newest step in a decades of collaboration with maker Loren Bouchard and a continuation of his unconventional path through comedy.

“I lived in Boston and did comedy,” Benjamin recalls as he spoke with it Variety‘S Artisans presented by HBO. “This comedian, Jonathan Katz, began to do the show ‘Dr. Katz’ and I did an audition for that.” It was a voice -over role that ultimately changed everything. The show has born a creative network that would ultimately lead to ‘home films’, ‘Lucy, the daughter of the devil’ and,, Finally“ “Bob’s hamburgers.” Bouchard, then an editor of ‘Dr. Katz ‘, started to develop his own shows and continued to call Benjamin to express his characters. “I just kept working with him,” says Benjamin. “So he gave me the part [of Bob]I said yes, and it didn’t stop in 30 years. ”

Benjamin admits that he did not always sound like Bob. “I didn’t sound that way 15 years ago,” he says laughing. “Now I am talking as Bob.” It is appropriate – after so long the line between performer and character is blurred. “I became him.”

When asked about the inheritance of ‘Bob’s Burgers’, Benjamin admits his surprise in the show and makes it beyond the first season. “When you start doing a TV program, you have the feeling that it will be canceled after a season,” he explains. “You do one, and you are happy to get two, then three – then, oh my god, four – then holy shit, five. And then, no way, six. And then – false – seven!”

Performances at Comic-Con and unexpected compliments of his mother’s show resonating the show. “You don’t know if people will respond,” says Benjamin, “but people started to love the show.”

A large part of the charm of the show lies in how it was made, thanks in part to the recording style of the ensemble. “The cast is spread, some in Boston, some in LA, I am in New York with John Roberts [who plays Linda]”Says Benjamin.” But we read together, and Lauren encourages us to keep around. “The latest episodes often contain around 10-15% improvisation.” It helps the scene to grow, “he adds.

He lived in, overlapping dialogue is one of the trademarks of the show, and it all comes from a process designed to imitate real-life family conversations. “You record the actors at the same time,” says Benjamin. “It gives it a more authentic feeling.”

Benjamin’s voice was also central to other iconic roles – especially as Sterling Archer in the ‘Archer’ show. But balancing both series sometimes turned out to be difficult. “I would have an ‘Archer’ session of 10 hours and then go to ‘Bob’s’, and I would no longer have a voice. That was the day I realized that I couldn’t do both shows on the same day.”

Yet Bob Belcher remains his most sustainable character and perhaps his most revealing. “Bob is definitely not a chef – he is a cook,” Benjamin muses. “I think he wants to become a chef, but never got there.” Regarding Benjamin’s own cooking? “I don’t make hamburgers. They are made better elsewhere.”

When asked for Bob as a parent, Benjamin quickly praise his fictional counterpart. “Bob is really a good parent – very supportive, very present, pretty patient. He is a good father for what he has to go through.” Then, with typical dry delivery, he adds: “I am a terrible father. I am exactly the opposite. Fortunately Bob’s Burgers’ my upbringing helped completely. I was the meanest father. And then I slowly started to become more like Bob – but it was too late.”

While “Bob’s Burgers” goes with new episodes in his next chapter, the voice behind the grill does not show any signs of cooling.