Being a Voice Actor on ‘Bob’s Burgers’

Creator Loren Bouchard says your best bet is to start in standup or improv. “The people we look for are people who have usually done a ton of standup”. Bouchard tells Backstage of his casting process. “Standup is a crucible in which you bake your voice. You need to spend time in front of a live audience living and dying by your voice. What you’re really doing is getting instant feedback on whether or not you can turn a phrase that captures people’s attention. I would say if you’re interested in doing ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ be a standup comedian for 15 years.” READ: “How Improv Makes a Better Voiceover Actor”.

Such a timeline may not sound immediately promising for those looking to book a voiceover gig on the Fox series. But there’s hope—“Bob’s Burgers,” after all, has garnered the kind of cultural relevance and staying power previously seen only on “The Simpsons” and “Family Guy”. Its seventh season premieres Sunday, Sept. 25. For the unfamiliar, the premise is simple. “Bob’s Burgers” follows the work and home life of Bob Belcher and his family as they run a mom-and-pop burger joint. Sidestepping into a series of misadventures along the way. Less a spoof of the traditional family sitcom and more a reinterpretation of it. The Belchers’ story is grounded in family values and a love for one another. Over the last six seasons and 107 episodes, audiences have fallen for their quirkiness as the series mastered a balance between high jinks and heartstrings.