Danny McBride talks the second and final season of 'Vice Principals'
Danny McBride is back in the role of Neal Gamby on HBO's dark comedy
— -- Danny McBride is back in the role of Neal Gamby on HBO's dark comedy "Vice Principals" and his character is just as annoying and lovable as ever.
The series has just kicked off it's second and final season. McBride, who writes and plays Gamby, told ABC News he's enjoyed creating his character.
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"As a writer, writing good guys is just boring. It’s more fun to present the audience with somebody that’s flawed and has issues and then figure out a way to make people sort of understand what they’re all about," McBride said in an appearance on "Popcorn With Peter Travers."
It's been a year-long wait for fans of the series, even though McBride revealed that the entire season was completed long ago.
"When the first season aired, we had just turned in the last episode of the whole thing," McBride, 40, told Peter Travers. "So even when it was done, I remember I emailed HBO. I was like, 'Come on, can’t you just give it to them next week and just put it back out there?' They were like, 'No, we’re waiting a year.'"
For those who haven't seen the show, it centers on two school administrators who together will stop at nothing in an effort to become the school principal.
"I think people are more comfortable watching this sort of stuff in their house as opposed to being in a theater. Because I think you feel self conscious if you laugh at things that are terrible," McBride said. "And I think when you’re in your house you have a little bit more freedom to let yourself go and watch things. And you don’t feel like you're being judged or reacting to things in a way you shouldn’t."
McBride, who was once a substitute teacher, said that some parts of the show stem from his own real-life experiences.
"Before I did 'Eastbound,' I was a substitute teacher and I was just fascinated with the idea of stories that took place in a school because I had obviously been a student and had no idea, no concept that there was all this other stuff happening in the teacher's lounge," McBride said.
"It’s very rare to have these places where so many people that are different have to be under one roof," he continued. "There’s all these things that are happening that are like one whole section of the people have no idea that the teachers are going through it. And the teachers have no idea that the students are going through it. And it just seemed like an atmosphere to go and create something and bring different types of people together. And it also kind feels that it could be looked at as a kingdom ... what these guys are battling over is ultimately a throne."
Be sure to watch the full interview with Peter Travers and Danny McBride in the video above.
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