‘The Office' Writer Says ‘SNL's' Japanese Office Parody With Steve Carell ‘Didn't Feel Right' and Left Him ‘Rankled': ‘All the Actors Are White People'
Before Mike Schur helped create beloved comedy series like “The Good Place,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “Parks and Recreation,” he won Emmys as a writer on “Saturday Night Live” and “The Office.” The two series collided in May 2008 when “The Office” star Steve Carell hosted “SNL” and participated in a viral digital short titled “The
The Office writer says SNL parody sketch rankled him: ‘All actors are white people’
The fictional Japanese show starred white SNL cast members like Jason Sudeikis playing Jim, Kristen Wiig playing Pam, Bill Hader as Dwight, and episode host Steve Carell reprising his role as Michael — but everyone spoke Japanese, and the sketch included no subtitles.
Michael Schur Recalls ‘SNL's ‘The Japanese Office' Sketch "Didn't Feel Right"
Despite his time writing on Saturday Night Live, Michael Schur wasn’t a fan of one sketch parodying his work. After leaving the NBC sketch comedy show to write for The Office in 2005, he said the SNL sketch ‘The Japanese Office’ “didn’t feel right to me in some way” when Steve Carell and Ricky Gervais
‘SNL’ and ‘The Office’ Alum Talks Regret Over ‘Japanese Office’ Sketch: It ‘Didn’t Feel Right’
It’s been 16 years since Saturday Night Live did a Japanese take on The Office, and Michael Schur, who is a former writer on both shows, wasn’t much of a fan of it. The Office star Steve Carell and Ricky Gervais,
“The Office” Writer Michael Schur Explains Why “SNL”’s 2008 ‘Japanese Office’ Parody ‘Didn't Track to Me'
Live has always touched the zeitgeist — but did this parody of The Office miss the mark? One of the show’s writers, Michael Schur, thinks so. On the Dec. 23 episode of The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast,
The Office writer Mike Schur says SNL parody 'didn't feel right'
Mike Schur successfully transitioned from writing at Saturday Night Live to working on some of the best sitcoms of all-time. So when Schur gave his thoughts on SNL's attempt to parody his show The Office,
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“I think that’s why he cast me”: Steve Carell’s Most Disturbing Role Had to be Played by Him After Fooling Everyone as Michael Scott for Years
Steve Carell seemed to have something in common with his character in Foxcatcher, who was a real-life murderer.
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“No, I don’t. Watch me”: Steve Carell Faced Threats Like a Real Man After Filming the Darkest Episode in ‘The Office’ to Stand With Writers
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‘The Office’ writer criticises ‘SNL’s’ The Japanese Office Parody with Steve Carell
The short, which has garnered 17 million views on YouTube, featured Office star Steve Carell during his SNL hosting gig.
Steve Carell’s New HBO Comedy Series With ‘Ted Lasso’ Creator Gets Major Filming Update
Bill Lawrence gives an update on his upcoming HBO comedy series with Steve Carell, revealing the filming start date.
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“Steve Carell spanked me. Hard”: The Cringest Scene in ‘The Office’ Launched 1 Marvel Star to Stardom That He Absolutely Loved Filming
Steve Carell's infamous spanking scene in The Office launched a Marvel star’s career, and he loved every cringeworthy second ...