10 Shows Like The Office to Watch If You Miss The Office
The Office
- Metascore97
- 2001-2003
- 3 seasons
- Adult Swim
- Comedy, Drama
- TV-MA
Award-winning sitcom set in the offices of a Slough paper merchant, with Ricky Gervais
- Metascore97
- 2001-2003
- 3 seasons
- Adult Swim
- Comedy, Drama
- TV-MA
Award-winning sitcom set in the offices of a Slough paper merchant, with Ricky Gervais
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This week, Pippa Middleton gave her first televised interview on theToday show, and Funny or Die threw a surprise birthday party for America in honor of the Fourth of July. Jimmy Kimmel exposed bandwagon fans who were rooting for the U.S. in the World Cup, and also rewrote the lyrics to Trey Songz' "Na Na" so that old people could understand them. Chris Rock hosted the BET Awards, where he showed a video of himself interviewing white people at a monster truck rally about the show. Also, Showtime debuted the trailer for Season 2 of Masters of Sex, and Hulu geared up for the premiere of its original series The Hotwives of Orlando.
Why Everyone Needs to Watch Hulu's The Wrong Mans
Russian gangsters, car chases, government conspiracies — these aren't things you often see in comedy. At least not on TV. Action-comedy films have been around forever, but no one has attempted to blend the genres within a half-hour comedy slot. Until now. On Monday, Hulu debuts The Wrong Mans, an ambitious comedy-thriller from Gavin & Stacey's James Corden and Mathew Baynton co-produced with the BBC. The duo star as Phil (Corden) and Sam (Baynton), two below-average Joes who unwittingly get sucked into a high-stakes crime caper after answering a cell phone found on the road.
Stephen Merchant Goes Solo With the New Comedy Hello Ladies
It's 8am, and Stephen Merchant is in pain. The 6-foot-7 Englishman strained his back the night before while lip-synching to DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince's "Boom! Shake the Room" on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon in a clip that's about to go viral.
Exclusive: TV Writers Choose the 101 Best-Written Shows Ever; What Was No. 1?
Bada bing! The Writers Guild of America has named HBO's The Sopranos, created by David Chase, the best-written TV series of all time. Members of the WGA's West and East coast chapters — folks who obviously know a thing or two about writing TV shows — evaluated hundreds of dramas, comedies, miniseries (six hours or more), daytime serials, animation, variety series, talk shows and kids' programs to come up with an unprecedented, exhaustive list of TV's top 101.
10 Things You Didn't Know About NBC's The Office
Bob Odenkirk as Michael Scott? An African-American Pam Beesly? A spinoff starring Ed Helms as suburban dad Andy Bernard?
VIDEO: David Brent's Back! Ricky Gervais Reprises Office Role for New Special
While many are still mourning Steve Carell's decision not to return to The Office as Michael Scott, there is a silver lining: We still have Ricky Gervais. The Office creator has decided to bring back David Brent for a "mini episode" called The Office Revisited, Entertainment Weekly reports.
Ricky Gervais' New Netflix Sitcom Derek About the Elderly Is Sweet, Not Cruel
Ricky Gervais may have enjoyed being the "most feared man in Hollywood" when he notoriously offended many as a the host of the Golden Globes, but he insists that his new sitcom Derek, set in a nursing home, is "sweeter" than his usual fare. Derek, an original series to premiere on Netflix sometime this year, won't target the elderly with Gervais' sardonic wit. The show's humor doesn't lie in mocking them, but rather in taking jabs at the callous outside world and its marginalization of the elderly. It's certainly not an obvious topic for humor, but Gervais hopes that viewers will give the show a chance. "I think there's risk of people not watching it because of assumptions that it was cruel," he said at Netflix's winter TV previews on Wednesday. "There's risk that they don't get it. Or that they get it and don't like it. ... I haven't felt this excited and proud of a project since The Office. That's the truth of it."
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Ricky Gervais: I'm Never Hosting the Golden Globes Again
"Phew! Thank f--- that's over." That's how Ricky Gervais described completing his third stint as host of the Golden Globes... and his last. The British comedian and creator of The Office insists he will not be making it a four-peat. "I've...
Ricky Gervais on Returning to the Golden Globes: "What's the Worst That Could Happen?"
Is Ricky Gervais nervous about hosting the Golden Globes again? Not after last year. "What's the worst that could happen?" Gervais told reporters Friday about his upcoming third turn as emcee at HBO's winter TV previews. "I end my career once a week, if you read the press. I only do things that end my career now. That's my fun. That's my extreme sport." Who will he offend this year? Ricky Gervais to host Golden Globes again Gervais, 50, came under fire last year for his offensive jokes that skewered Hugh Hefner, Charlie Sheen, the cast of Sex and the City 2 and Scientologists, among others. The three-time Golden Globe winner said he thought he wasn't going to host the show again, but told reporters Friday that he changed his mind after he started reading articles saying he would never be invited back. "I did it to annoy them...
Cheers & Jeers: And the Winner is….
Cheers to Saturday Night Live for earning the most Cheers this year!Want more Cheers & Jeers? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!The venerable NBC skitcom received nine Cheers in 2011, for breakouts ...
Who Will He Offend This Year? Ricky Gervais to Host Golden Globes Again
He's baaack. Ricky Gervais will host the Golden Globe Awards for a third time, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Wednesday. Ricky Gervais doesn't think he went too far at Golden Globes The announcement comes as somewhat of a surprise after The Office creator and UK series star delivered a hard-hitting monologue last year that included zingers aimed at...
Should Ricky Gervais Host the Golden Globes Again? NBC Has Made Him an Offer!
If NBC has their way, Ricky Gervais will be hosting the Golden Globes once again. Speaking at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival Friday, Gervais told the crowd that NBC has offered the gig to him for a third time, despite some backlash over his stinging jokes at last year's ceremony. "I love...
Ricky Gervais Teams With Dexter's Clyde Phillips in the Afterlife
Ricky Gervais is hoping to bring another television series to life — or rather, the Afterlife. The creator of The Office has joined forces with Clyde Phillips, previously the showrunner on Dexter, to write a pilot about...
HBO to Air New Ricky Gervais Series Life's Too Short in 2012
HBO has picked up its third Ricky Gervais series, Life's Too Short, to air in 2012, the cable network announced Wednesday. Check out photos of Ricky Gervais Described as a cross between the original version of The Office and Gervais' critically acclaimed Hollywood comedy series Extras, Life's Too Short is a faux documentary following...
Matt's Picks: May 16-19
Castle (Monday, 10/9c, ABC)This week is a smorgasbord of season (and in some cases, possibly series) finales, and Monday is overstuffed with them, including CBS's comedies, a Chuck wedding on NBC, a 90210 graduation on the CW, and a showdown with the legendary villain Wo Fat capping the first season of Hawaii Five-0. But the nicest surprise of this spring has been the resurgence of ABC's comedic crime procedural Castle, which wraps its season by returning to the ongoing mystery surrounding the murder of Kate Beckett's mother. When hitman Hal Lockwood (Max Martini) escapes from...
Ricky Gervais, Will Arnett Booked for The Office Season Finale
Ask and ye shall receive -- at least if your name is Ricky Gervais. Two months after he suggested that Will Arnett should join The Office, both Gervais and Arnett have signed on to appear in the NBC comedy's season finale, Entertainment Weekly reports. Ricky Gervais wants Will Arnett to join The Office The hour-long episode, airing on May 19, is...
Ricky Gervais Wants Will Arnett to Join The Office
Is Will Arnett joining The Office? He will if Ricky Gervais has his way. The creator and star of the original Office says he wants Arnett to join the U.S. cast. "Had a little meeting with NBC about...
VIDEO: Watch a Sneak Peek of Ricky Gervais' Office Cameo
What happens when David Brent and Michael Scott come face to face on The Office Thursday? In this clip, filmed back in September, Ricky Gervais' Brent and Steve Carell's Scott briefly meet at an elevator outside Dunder Mifflin. The two become fast friends thanks to their common love for...
Ricky Gervais to Make a Cameo on The Office
Office managers Michael Scott and David Brent are finally going to cross paths. Ricky Gervais — who created the original British series and is an executive producer on the American adaptation — is slated to reprise his role from the British version of The Office on NBC's show, reports Vulture. Steve Carell to leave The Office before season finale "It's a little more than if you blink, you'll miss it, but if you don't set your TiVo right, you'll miss it," says show-runner Paul Lieberstein (who also plays Toby). The scene was shot in September when ...
Ricky Gervais Doesn't Think He Went Too Far at Golden Globes
Think Ricky Gervais went too far while hosting the Golden Globes? He doesn't. "I think last year I didn't go far enough," he said afterward. "This year, I went about right. If anyone was offended, then I don't care." Top Moments: Globes host Ricky Gervais bites Hollywood's hand He zinged Hugh Hefner, Scientologists, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Charlie Sheen's recent hotel debacle, the age of the Sex and the City 2 stars and The Tourist for even being among the nominees. The 49-year-old British comic then seemingly disappeared for nearly an hour of the telecast, sending the Twitter world into a frenzy of conspiracy theories. Glee, The Social Network top Golden Globe Awards At the HBO afterparty Sunday, The Office creator told TVGuide.com that he...
Martin Freeman Heads Hobbit Cast
British actor Martin Freeman will star as Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's two-part adaptation of The Hobbit, according to The Hollywood Reporter.The Hobbit finally gets the green-lightFreeman, who starred on the U.K. version of The Office, is "exactly like Bilbo and I feel ...
VIDEO: First Look at Ricky Gervais' New Series
As if Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant don't have enough fun at the expense of co-star Karl Pilkington on The Ricky Gervais Show, the duo are taking their teasing to the next step for their new show. An Idiot Abroad will showcase Pilkington traveling...
Ricky Gervais Wishes The Office's Steve Carell "All the Luck in the World"
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NBC Schedules Medium, Large Apprentice, Super-sized Office and ER Finale
Just days after unveiling "Phase 1" of its plan — which in part brought back Friday Night Lights and set a start date for Nigel Lythgoe's Superstars of Dance — NBC has followed through with the continuation of its midseason tweaking. Of most immediate important to many of you, I imagine, is the return date — Feb. 2 — for Medium, which will air Mondays at 10 pm/ET. There, it will cap a night featuring fresh episodes of Chuck (which returns with a 3-D episode) and Heroes (which will be launching its new "Fugitives" volume). The other headline here is ...
Office Star: Convention Is a "Fan-omenal" Success!
Just as fans of the original version of The Office learned about the existence of the industrial town of Slough, where the U.K. series was set, now everyone knows about Scranton, Pennsylvania, where employees of the U.S. version report to work. In fact, thousands of fans of NBC's hit half-hour comedy ventured to northern Pennsylvania this weekend for the first Office convention, which runs through Oct. 28.The event began Friday morning on the Today show, with Al Roker introducing the University of Scranton cheerleaders. Throughout the town, local businesses, including but not limited to those that have been featured or referenced on the series, made the most of the influx of visitors, setting up special booths, hawking souvenirs and inviting fans to revisit memorable scenes from the show.While cast members such as Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson and Jenna Fischer could not make it to the convention, Dunder-Mifflin is being well represented by Kate Flannery (aka Meredith), Creed Bratton (...
The Office, Mario Lopez and More Short Cuts
The original U.K. version of The Office is now and for the first time being offered through Netflix and Vuze.com.... Extra's Mario Lopez will host the Miss Teen USA 2007 pageant, airing live on NBC Aug. 24.... Melanie "Scary Spice" Brown, who birthed Eddie Murphy's daughter in April, secretly wed beau Steven Belafonte in June, it has been uncovered.... Bruce Willis' new mystery honey has been ID'd by Page Six as 1998 Playmate of the Year Karen McDougal. Oh, how the ladies love the chrome dome!
"Very Funny" Business: Office, Earl Land on TBS
NBC's Emmy-winning comedy series The Office will join the TBS lineup this fall — with repeats, people, repeats — it was announced on Thursday. "The Office is not only a top-notch sitcom, but also one of the most relatable comedies on television," says Ken Schwab, senior vice president of programming for TBS and TNT. "It's a wonderful addition to our lineup, and we’re thrilled to bring it to our audience of comedy lovers."That's what she said![Crickets] OK, the joke doesn't really work in this instance.UPDATE: NBC's My Name Is Earl is also TBS-bound, though not until fall 2009. As for The Office, to those fearing "burnout," the cabler will only air two episodes a week (back-to-back) for the first two years of the deal.
The Office Video Game: Because You Asked for It...?
"Casual" game publisher (what does that mean, sleeveless shirts are OK?) MumboJumbo has licensed the rights to NBC's The Office and the likenesses of its "employees," for the purpose of a humorous, low-tech game in which players steer bobblehead versions of the Dunder-Mifflin gang through assorted tasks and pranks. According to Variety, the Office game isn't bound for next-gen systems (e.g., Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) but rather Nintendo DS, Sony PSP and PCs. Yes, nothing screams "Turn me into a video game!" like a documentary-style comedy about a small-town paper company.
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