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If there's a break-out character on NBC's surging Thursday night hit Community, it's Danny Pudi as the TV loving Abed Nadir. His rapid fire delivery, stoic look, and perfect handle on inhabiting pretty much any genre of TV and movies have made Pudi's Abed the most quotable character on a show full of quotable characters. In advance of the show's upcoming episode focused on the Holodeck-like Dreamatorium, we chatted with Pudi about his roots in sketch comedy, the show's upcoming Law & Order and video game themed episodes, and whether he or Christian Bale make a better Batman:

MTV Geek: I’m curious, as you have a background in sketch comedy… Do you think that at all feeds into what you do on Community, or is the show its own animal?

Danny Pudi: There's an element of it… Donald and I get to do these end tags, and there’s definitely an element of sketch, where we’re almost doing these blackouts. There’s a timing element to it, too, where we know they have to be about thirty seconds long. It’s very much, find the joke, hit the joke, look for the out. Which to me feels very much like a quick improv game, or a sketch, within a sketch show. Read More...