Watch H. Jon Benjamin play HAL 9000 in ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’

H. Jon Benjamin does a lot of voice work, though these days his time is largely spent deadpanning on Archer and Bob’s Burgers. However, the comedian did recently manage to record his voice for one of the most iconic scenes in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Here, as a jerkier, more playful HAL 9000, he sentences Dave to death in the airlock. There’s nothing sinister here at all. Instead, Benjamin’s delivery makes the whole thing hilarious. We only wish Jessica Walter was around to add to it.