‘The Office’ writer says cringey Japanese parody on ‘SNL’ ‘rankled’ him: ‘It didn’t feel right’
Mike Schur, who wrote on “SNL” before he left the late night show to work on “The Office,” shared his thoughts about a sketch called “The Japanese Office” during an interview on a recent episode of “The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast.”
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”
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 appeared in the May 17, 2008 episode. “I worked at ...
‘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 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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‘The Office’ writer criticises ‘SNL’s’ The Japanese Office Parody with Steve Carell
Introduced by Ricky Gervais, The Japanese Office presents a fictional Japanese version of The Office as the original ...
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Fury at ads offering Brits trophy hunting trips to shoot Santa's reindeer
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