Between the resounding reception of
Knocked Up and the anticipation of
Superbad (NSFW), this is looking to be the summer of Judd Apatow. So in celebration, I present to you
Ms. Allison Jones, the casting genius behind not just those two movies, but
Arrested Development,
Freaks and Geeks, and
The Office as well. (Also, Family Ties, the Golden Girls...) We thank you, Allison, for
Pam-and-Jim (Spoiler alert), for
George-Michael Bluth, and for
Bill Haverchuck. Oh yeah, and she cast
Borat, too.
posted by Navelgazer
on Jun 10, 2007 -
37 comments
Fans of the BBC version of The Office take note: in 2006, Microsoft hired Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant to make a pair of faux training videos for the UK Microsoft headquarters, with Gervais reprising his David Brent role.
Both videos are
now up on iFilm, and are pretty damn funny (if you're amused by the Brent schtick, which I am).
posted by lilbrudder
on Aug 12, 2006 -
15 comments
Will this comedy ever cross the atlantic? The Office, now half way through its second series, must be the sharpest, funniest and most tragic t.v. comedy the BBC have made in a long time. A spoof documentary set in the office of a paper wholesaler whose manager, David Brent, is obsessed with his motivational bon homie and oblivious to the fact the rest of the world thinks he is a bumptious idiot.
The clips give some idea of the style but maybe the humour is too British to travel far.
posted by rolo
on Oct 20, 2002 -
22 comments
