TV Guide reports that Angela Kinsey and Oscar Nuñez will serve as judges on NBC’s show ‘Last Comic Standing.’ Casting for the next season is now in progress.
Link: Last Comic Hires Office Workers
Tipster: Jenny
John Krasinski at ‘Cloverfield’ premiere
A few photos of John Krasinski from tonight’s world premiere of the JJ Abrams’ movie ‘Cloverfield.’
Click either photo to go to its larger version.
Tipster: Stephanie
Angela at the Boom Boom Room
A brief but sweet article about Angela Kinsey at the Boom Boom Room baby event this past weekend.
Link: Angela Kinsey attends Boom Boom Room
Chile to remake ‘The Office’
From Variety:
BBC Worldwide Americas has licensed “The Office” for a local remake in Chile.
It’s the first format deal in Latin America for Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s comedy and the first Spanish-language version.
“We stopped making ‘The Office’ in 2003, but the rest of the world didn’t,” Gervais said. “I won’t be happy until I see an Inuit doing the dance.”
The Weekend Tally
- Article: Steve Carell goes where the action is in ‘Get Smart.’
- Article: John Krasinski plays the field in George Clooney’s ‘Leatherheads.’
- Article: Office Politics.
- Article: Rashida Jones’ studio home gets a makeover.
- Article: The GPS is not right all the time.
- Article: Dwight’s sinus remedy from ‘Christmas Party’ is real.
- Photo: John Krasinski + Bachelor Party = Madness!
- Audio: Scranton Mayor Christopher Doherty talks about ‘The Office’ (scroll down the page).
- Live appearances: B.J. Novak has added more appearances to his MySpace calendar, starting with tomorrow’s guest spot in “Patton Oswalt and Friends” at Largo in Los Angeles (sorry, B.J. says the show is already sold out). See the OfficeTally Calendar for a complete listing.
- Merchandise: Tallyhead Denise reports “One of my MySpace friends sent me a message saying she got some Office stuff for 99 cents at Kmart that sounds a lot like the stuff they had at Target.“
Tipsters: Amanda, Denise, Meg, vielgluck, Meghan, love it
MySpace Q&A with Jenna Fischer
SPOILER WARNING! Just a tiny little spoiler-like tidbit …
MySpace chats with Jenna Fischer as part of its Celebrity channel debut.
Link: Q&A with Jenna Fischer
Tipster: Rana
Rainn Wilson: My Life During the Strike
Entertainment Weekly talks to Rainn Wilson about what he’s been up to lately:
The Office’s assistant to the regional manager Rainn Wilson is finally getting a promotion to big boss man as this year’s host of Film Independent’s Spirit Awards (airing Feb. 23 on AMC and IFC channels). In the, er, spirit of things, Wilson spoke with EW last week about the new gig, his role opposite Ellen Page in Juno, and what he and his Dunder Mifflinites are up to during the strike.
‘The Office’ picks up two NAACP Image Award noms
‘The Office’ has been nominated for two 2008 NAACP Image Awards:
- Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series:
Mindy Kaling, The Office, ‘Branch Wars’ - Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series:
Ken Whittingham, The Office, ‘Phyllis’ Wedding’
Congratulations, Mindy and Ken!
The awards presentation is scheduled for February 14th on FOX.