The Office
After The Office, actor B.J. Novak found his voice in short stories
B.J. Novak was not long out of college when he landed a dream job: a major role on The Office, as well as the opportunity to write and produce for the program. But Novak left the show a year before it ended and in the time since, he’s turned his attention to writing again. This time, he’s writing fictional short stories — that have a bit of reality tucked in.
Web Extra: Mindy Hearts Ricky
Mindy Kaling ? writer, producer, and star of The Office ? grew up thinking that I Love Lucy was ?square ? one of the many black and white things that people keep telling you is so great and then you watch it and you’re just sort of bored and annoyed by it.? Then her Office […]
I Love Lucy
It set the model for the hit family sitcom. Lucy was a bad girl trapped in the life of a ?50s housewife; her slapstick quest for fame and fortune ended in abject failure weekly. Both the antics and the humiliation entered the DNA of TV comedy, from Desperate Housewives to 30 Rock ? writers can’t […]
Ricky Gervais
He’s the British comic who created the original version of “The Office” and captured hilariously the alienation of 9-to-5ers everywhere. Now he’s podcasting and performing stand-up, and no matter what he touches, he makes us laugh. Gervais tells Kurt how his early failure as a pop star helped strengthen his desire to pour everything into […]