Bob and David Climb Machu Picchu
Dir. Michael LaHaie
80 min
Imagine a cracked version of "My Dinner with Andre" set in the world's thinnest air and you'll have an idea of what "Bob and David Climb Machu Picchu" is all about. Bob is Bob Odenkirk and David is David Cross, comedy performers who notably created the legendary '90s sketch comedy series "Mr. Show with Bob and David." Their weeks-long Andean trek, powered by coca leaves and raw candor, peels back the layers of showbiz and shtick to reveal the personal truths beneath it all. Cross, who receives the 2026 Golden Key Award, will join a conversation about his work after the screening.
2026 Golden Key Honoree
David Cross
The Golden Key Award · the festival’s highest honor
Emmy Award® winner and two-time Grammy Award® nominee David Cross is an inventive performer, writer, and producer on stage and screen. Cross is best known for his stand-up performances, the HBO sketch comedy series "Mr. Show with Bob and David" (1995–1998) and his role as Tobias Fünke in the Fox/Netflix sitcom "Arrested Development."
On the big screen, Cross has appeared in the independent features "Kill Your Darlings" alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Michael C. Hall, and the dramedy "It's a Disaster," opposite Julia Stiles and America Ferrera. Other film credits include "Year One," Christopher Guest’s "Waiting for Guffman," "Men in Black" and "Men in Black II," "Ghost World," Michel Gondry’s "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," "Pitch Perfect 2" and "I’m Not There," and he has provided his vocal talents for several animated films, including "Megamind," the "Kung Fu Panda" franchise and "Curious George."
Cross’s introduction to the TV scene came with “The Ben Stiller Show,” where Cross honed his comedy writing skills and shared a 1993 Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program.