OfficeTally

• Article: Steve Carell on How to Act Brilliant.
• Article: John Krasinski shoots his next film — Big names in town as unnamed movie holds shoot on Mountain Road | Second photo.
• Article: an interview with the woman who makes out with Dwight in ‘Night Out.’
• Article: B.J. Novak at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in DC.
• Article: Marx & Michael Scott.
• Article: Comedian Oscar Nuñez has 9-to-5 fun at ‘The Office’.
• Article: Jenna Fischer appears on FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women list.
• Photos: a member of ‘The Office’ production staff very generously shares behind the scenes photos from Safety Training, Beach Games, Survivor Man, and Dunder Mifflin Infinity. If more photos come my way, I will be sure to post them here at OfficeTally!
• Giveaway: watch tomorrow’s edition of CNBC’s “Conversations with Michael Eisner” to bid on a signed Dwight Bobble Head!
• Newsletter: a new Dunder Mifflin Scranton newsletter has been posted.
• Archive: I’ve created a new OfficeTally archive called Office Writers, which includes the writer Q&As, chats, and interviews. Lots of funny stuff in there!
• Live appearance: Mindy Kaling appears in Comedy Death-Ray at the UCB Theatre on Tuesday, April 29th.
• Live appearance: B.J. Novak appears at UCLA on Wednesday, April 30th.
• Live appearance: Kate Flannery appears in The Lampshades at iOWest on Saturday, May 3rd.
• TV appearance: rumor has it that The Office’s co-executive producer Michael Schur (aka ‘Mose’) will appear on the premiere show of HBO’s Costas Now on Tuesday, April 29th.
• TV appearance: Ed Helms appears on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ on Wednesday, April 30th.

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Here is the Tally I would have posted last weekend had I not spent so much time putting my set visit trip report together. :)

Items submitted April 14-20:

• Blog updates: Jenna — A blog mostly for the Los Angeles actor … plus some other stuff, Brian — No Parking for Chair Models, Schrute-Space — The Arrival of Spring, Creed Thoughts — Yetis and models.
• Article: Ricky Gervais will appear in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV.
• Article: John Krasinski appears in this month’s Southwest Airlines’ Spirit Magazine.
• Article: Entertainment Weekly names Oscar Nuñez an incredibly awesome accountant.
• Article: Five Families boss “Cool Guy Paul” from last week’s episode ‘Chair Model’ really is named Paul Faust and really does own a business named Disaster Kits Limited!
• Audio: speaking of ‘Chair Model,’ call up 1-800-984-3672 (formerly Dwight’s flasher hotline) for a message from another Five Families boss, W.B. Jones.
• Audio: Kate Flannery’s interview with Adam Carolla.
• Audio: Melora Hardin talks about ‘Dinner Party’ and the spin-off.
• Game: check out Mental Floss’ Office quiz.
• Merchandise: buy the Michael & Dwight bobbleheads together and save $18! That’s like getting Dwight for only a buck! Offer ends April 25.

Tipsters: Katie, Robm, cervantes240, Tara, Theresa, SarSar

The next Weekend Tally will be posted this Sunday, April 27, and include items submitted April 21-27th.

• Blog updates: Jenna — A Quick Little Blog, Kate — Nights and Daze at The Office, Creed Thoughts.
• Press release: “Heroes,” “Chuck” And “The Office” Webisodes On NBC.com Beginning July ‘08.
• Article: Greg Daniels talks about the return of webisodes.
• Article: Steve Carell: Beyond “The Office.”
• Article: Angela Kinsey’s Down-Home Baby Shower.
• Article: M&C Interview: Angela Kinsey from ‘The Office.’
• Article: John Krasinski in Entertainment Weekly — scans of printed version | online version.
• Article: John Krasinski Takes the Field.
• Article: John Patterson meets John Krasinski.
• Article: behind the scenes of OfficeTally’s April Fool’s Day prank.
• Tally update: the ‘Get Smart’ Tally has been updated with some cool goodies!
• Photos: John Krasinski on ‘The Sauce.’
• Audio: if you are a Jim Rome Show subscriber, you can listen to his interview with John Krasinski.
• Video: John Krasinski on ‘Today.’
• Video: Melora Hardin on ‘Free Radio.’ ‘Free Radio’ is very much like ‘The Office’ — no laugh track, lots of cringeworthy moments, and a big boob of a main character, played by Lance Krall (who played Dwight’s sensei, Ira, in ‘The Fight’). In this clip, Melora appears about halfway through. When Lance silently reacts to Melora singing … well, it’s one of the funniest moments of the show!
• Video: John Krasinski on ‘The Sauce.’
• Contest: winners for the ‘Dan In Real Life’ DVD giveaway have been chosen!
• Game: play GoCross The Office, a new online game being run by GoCrossCampus (GXC), which was recently featured in the New York Times.
• Live appearance: Monday, April 7 — ‘The Office’ cast hosts The Armando Show, iO West, Los Angeles, CA.
• TV appearance: Thursday, April 10 — John Krasinski on ‘The Rachael Ray Show.’

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Tipsters: Andrea M, Mui, black cat, Austtin, Lou, Rachel, Rob

• Blog update: Mindy — Sour Candies.
• Article: Hollywood panel discusses strike. The panel included The Office’s Executive Producer Greg Daniels, who said “The executives were so glad to see us … all I’m getting is a feeling of relief to be back to work. There’s a great spirit of gratitude for everyone on my show.”
• Article: Nesting With a Vengeance (and a Deadline). “Angela Kinsey, who plays Angela Martin on the television comedy “The Office,” is seven months pregnant and “trying to prioritize” all the improvements she is making on her 1950s single-story home in Los Angeles.”
• Article: Look To The Stars Asks Melora Hardin. Melora feels each person can make a difference to the world.
• Article: Sox-ing it to LA. Which Office cast members were in attendance at the exhibition game between the Red Sox and the Dodgers?
• Photos: “Joining other fellow comedians in reading excerpts from the book Comedy By The Numbers, special unannounced guest Kate Flannery showed up to lend her voice to the book reading.”
• Video: Mose is actually a teacher? Michael Schur turns up on ‘Miss Guided.’
• Spoiler updates: I’ve backfilled a few interesting spoiler tidbits, including information on the upcoming episode ‘Night Out’ and the possibility of new webisodes! Go to “Season 4 spoilers/news” in the sidebar. Over there. —–>
• Upcoming event: Craig Robinson plays a series of dates at Zanies Chicago, St. Charles, and Vernon Hills on May 8-10.
• Upcoming event: Brian Baumgartner participates in The American Century Championship golf tournament, July 8-13 at Edgewood Tahoe, NV.

For a complete listing of events, check out the OfficeTally Calendar.

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