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Who the heck is Ken Tremendous, you ask?

If you follow baseball, or if you just love snarky sports writing, then you may have heard of a blog called Fire Joe Morgan — “Where Bad Sports Journalism Comes To Die.” (NSFW for profanity)

It’s been called one of the best sports humor sites online. (Not by me, because I don’t know anything about baseball, but it has been said.)

One of the key contributors to FJM is a writer who goes by the name of Ken Tremendous.

Well yesterday, The Office’s own Michael Schur outted himself as that writer. How so much wicked funny can come out of one dude … well that is tremendous.

Link: Era of Anonymity Comes to an End

Tipster: Voltaire

No, they don’t have the same birthday.

Jennifer Celotta’s birthday is today; Mike’s birthday is actually October 29, but given the craziness of The Office Convention followed by the WGA strike, it completely slipped my mind. Mike, please publicly berate me at your earliest convenience.

Anyway, Happy Birthday to Jen and Happy Belated Birthday to Mike!

Thanks for staying in touch with the fans during this difficult time. You guys rock!

P.S. Wow. I didn’t even give you guys your own separate birthday posts. I’ve turned into Jim.

It was an absolute thrill to welcome The Office’s co-executive producers and writers extraordinaire Michael Schur and Jen Celotta into the OfficeTally Chat Room tonight!

Aside from Mike mistaking Parker for a guy and Jen trying to type replies on a toaster, the chat went very well. They answered questions about the strike and the future of the show.

I talked to Mike afterwards, and he sounded totally pumped about the whole experience. Another chat is a definite possibility for the near future.

A full transcript of the chat after the jump. A few tiny spoilerish tidbits included.

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Sorry for the late post — I got behind because of the Talking Head Contest …

• Movie news: check out Jenna Fischer in her film, ‘Walk Hard.’
  Short Trailer | Long Trailer (Jenna) | Photos | Entertainment Weekly article
• Movie news: here’s an Entertainment Weekly article about the film ‘Leatherheads,’ co-starring John Krasinski.
• Movie news: check out a photo and article about Rainn Wilson in his film, ‘The Rocker.’
• Movie news: John Krasinski’s film, ‘A New Wave,’ premieres at Central Connecticut State University on August 23. Admission is free! More info at Fitter Happier Films.
• Award news: Variety analyzes the Emmy Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy races.
• Baby news: congratulations to Michael Schur and his wife, Jennifer — they’re expecting their first child in February!
• Article: Vanity Fair lists Rashida Jones’ favorite stuff.
• Fan scripts: I’ve been informed there is a new script posted at Unofficial Office Scripts and Reviews.

Tipsters: Andy, Nicole, Nick, Ileana, Unshun, Jessica