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Thank you, Steve Carell

Thank you Steve Carell

(Originally posted March 4, 2011, but thought y’all would like to add more messages today…)

We knew this was coming for quite some time, but it really hit home for me when I saw Brian Baumgartner’s tweets on Tuesday:

“This is Steve’s last week on set. About to film his final scene in Accounting area with Oscar, Angela, and I,” followed by “Long day at work today. Happy. Sad. Laughs. Tears.”

Rainn Wilson just tweeted “Steve Carell’s last day on ‘The Office.’ And the angels of comedy wept… #saddestdayever”

*Sniff*.

Thank you, Steve, for portraying Michael Scott with exuberant incorrectness, with shimmering shades and subtleties, and most importantly, with heart.

Michael may not be the World’s Best Boss, but you are, indubitably, the World’s Best Michael Scott.

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Playboy’s 20 Questions with Ed Helms

Ed Helms Playboy 20 QuestionsPlayboy Magazine plays 20 questions with The Office’s Ed Helms. Here’s an excerpt (printed with permission by Playboy):

“She’s so cool and such a seasoned pro. I was the anxious one,” says Ed Helms in Playboy’s May 20Q when asked about Sigourney Weaver taking his on-screen virginity in Cedar Rapids (issue on newsstands and at playboydigital.com Friday, April 15). [from tanster: NSFW] The funnyman goes on to say, “In any situation like that, there is a fear that—how can I put this delicately?—body parts might act on their own accord. But she just completely put me at ease. In the movie, my character is looking for a mother figure, and that’s kind of how I felt about Sigourney. I really felt nurtured and taken care of by her.”

Helms—best known for his roles as Andy Bernard in The Office and Stu from The Hangover—began his career in NYC comedy sketch shows before becoming a regular on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and starring in a hit TV show and numerous films. The comedic actor sat down with Playboy Contributor Eric Spitznagel to discuss sex on film, tattoos and The Hangover Part II. Following are selected quotes from the interview.

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Shrute or Schrute?

Did y’all catch this Twittersation between The Office’s Mindy Kaling and Mike Schur last week?

mindykaling Mar 23, 8:53am:
After last nights game, Dwight Shrute will forever know who Steve Nash is.

mindykaling Mar 23, 10:50am:
I’ve spelled it Shrute in every single script I’ve written since Hot Girl. Have I been wrong this whole time? @KenTremendous?

KenTremendous Mar 23, 10:53am:
@mindykaling Yes. S-c-h-r-u-t-e. Don’t worry — it’s not like you’ve been writing lines for that character since 2004.

mindykaling Mar 23, 10:59am:
@KenTremendous this is legit mortifying. I guess you have a leg up on its spelling cuz you’re in the S(c)hrute clan. #mose

KenTremendous Mar 23, 11:49am:
@mindykaling I also have a “leg up” on it because I saw the way it was spelled in the pilot, and then continued to spell it that way. #burn

I love them.