Amy Poehler The Office Spinoff
July 17, 2008
Amy Poehler has joined the cast of the spinoff of NBC’s “The Office”.Poehler said:
“I can kind of confirm that I will be working in some capacity on that show.”"I don’t really have any other details yet.”It’s been quite a week.” “I’m very excited about all the good stuff that’s coming down the pike.”
Poehler who has been a member of “Saturday Night Live” since 2001 is currently pregnant and the baby is due this October. “The Office” spinoff is scheduled to debut on the network’s Thursday night lineup in February.
Office Spin-Off Casting News
June 17, 2008
The Office Spin-Off Makes First Hire
The details are still blurry about NBC’s “Office” spinoff the producers have signed their first actor “Human Giant” co-creator/star Aziz Ansari. He’s also signed a talent holding deal with NBC sibling Universal Media Studios as part of his deal to join the show’s ensemble.Executive producer Greg Daniels “Office” spinoff tells Variety:
“We met him pretty early on and thought he was very funny,” “We loved his work in ‘Human Giant,’ which I’m a huge fan of, as is [fellow exec producer Mike Schur], and we have a good character for him.”