Beloved actor and writer Ricky Gervais, creator and star of the original
British offering The Office, will write an episode of the American version starring Steve Carell. The episode
will be co-written by Stephen Merchant. While Gervais and Merchant have each served as an executive producer
on the show, they have not yet written an episode. The news comes from Gervais' spokesman, and there's no
word on what the episode will be about or when it will air just yet.Gervais to pen episode of The Office (US version)
Beloved actor and writer Ricky Gervais, creator and star of the original
British offering The Office, will write an episode of the American version starring Steve Carell. The episode
will be co-written by Stephen Merchant. While Gervais and Merchant have each served as an executive producer
on the show, they have not yet written an episode. The news comes from Gervais' spokesman, and there's no
word on what the episode will be about or when it will air just yet.
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2-07-2006 @ 5:07PM
nancyofthepants said...
yay, it'll be interesting to see how their humor adapts to the new characters and the ones their originated. will david brent ever make a cameo?
i hope not, actually. it's too much of a stunt, most people wouldn't get it, and if michael and david shake hands the whole universe may implode.
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2-07-2006 @ 6:40PM
R-Bro said...
What about the episode of The Simpsons he was said to be writing? Anyone know the ETA on that?
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2-07-2006 @ 7:39PM
w00gy said...
The Simpson's episode should air sometime around the end of March.
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2-07-2006 @ 8:08PM
Gazzoo said...
Well actually Gervais and Merchant are credited as writers of the U.S. "Office" pilot, which was just an remake of a British "Office" episode.
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2-07-2006 @ 9:09PM
nancyofthepants said...
i think the episode of simpsons that he wrote and is guest starring in is airing on March 26th -- it's called "Homer Simpson, This is Your Wife"
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