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Beth Grant: Dwight’s ‘Dinner Party’ date

The Onion’s A.V. Club interviews actress Beth Grant, who talks at length about her role as Dwight’s babysitter/date in The Office’s Season 4 episode, Dinner Party.

Here’s a snippet:

Greg Daniels, I worked with on King Of The Hill … He had seen No Country For Old Men and really liked it, and as soon as they went back to work, he called me to do the “Dinner Party” episode. The director won an Emmy; it was this great, great, dark episode … Their fight is so embarrassing to everyone concerned — and with Dwight bringing me as his date, who’s also his babysitter, it’s just sick!

She goes on to talk about what it was like working with Steve Carell and Rainn Wilson.

Link: The A.V. Club interview with Beth Grant (scroll down to The Office section)

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The birth and transformation of Kevin Malone

The Onion’s A.V. Club has an in-depth interview with The Office’s Brian Baumgartner.

Here’s a little bit of what Brian says about his character, Kevin Malone:

The costume designer was like, “Okay, this guy would wear a really tight shirt and have stains all over him, and it would be untucked, and he would be slovenly,” and it was like, “Well, let’s wait a second. Let’s look at him as something else, someone who may wear Dockers, but he’s really trying his best.” And we began to find out other things about him. That he won a World Series Of Poker bracelet, that he was really good at basketball …

The character began to transform, quite frankly, as he got more to do, and there became this child-like impishness, this playfulness, a sense that he did have something going on outside … Nobody hates him or dismisses him. There’s evidence that he and Jim play fantasy football or whatever. He and Dwight enjoy fireworks together. He and Michael get along fine. He has become, I think, in a way, that maybe not overly intelligent everyman that exists, and you get the feeling will always exist, exactly in this place.

Link: The A.V. Club interview with Brian Baumgartner

One of my recent favorite recent Kevin moments is in Scott’s Tots — when he interrupts Dwight as he says “Hey, so Jim thought it would be ideal if we all pitched in … ” So hysterical!

What are your favorite Kevin moments?

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Bid on SAG Award bleacher seats

Want a chance to see ‘The Office’ cast up close and personal?

SAG Awards red carpet bleacher seats are up for bid, proceeds benefiting the charitable SAG Foundation.

‘The Office’ is up for two awards this year, including Best Comedy Ensemble.

Of course, there is no guarantee you’ll see ‘The Office’ folks, but this is one awards show that The Office cast tends to attend en masse every year.

Check out Laura’s fan report (and photos) from the 2008 SAG Awards — the cast is always awesome in stopping to pose for pictures and sign autographs. Continue reading “Bid on SAG Award bleacher seats”

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The Office nominated for two NAACP Image Awards

The Office has been nominated for two NAACP Image Awards:

  • Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
    Reggie Hudlin: Koi Pond
  • Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
    Halsted Sullivan with Warren Lieberstein: Café Disco

Congratulations!

The 41st NAACP Image Awards show airs Friday, February 26 on FOX.