Get your VCRs and DVRs ready: Steve Carell appears on ‘The Interview with Ryan Seacrest’ on E! tonight — check your local listings. Jaime Pressly of ‘My Name is Earl’ will also be interviewed.
Steve Carell appearances today
A reminder that Steve Carell will appear on CBS’ ‘The Early Show’ and ‘The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson’ today, August 7.
Update: Here is an accompanying article to Steve’s ‘The Early Show’ appearance.
The Friday Tally
- New cast member blogs have been updated by Jenna, Angela, Brian, Kate, and Karly (“Madge”). Lots of good reading! Siblings separated at birth, indeed.
- Movies Online talks to Steve Carell. There’s hardly any Office-related stuff in this interview, but it’s still a thoughtful and poignant read, especially when Steve talks about finding the comedy in tragedy.
- Los Angeles Times talks to Rainn Wilson. An article from last week about bad haircuts and the origin of Schrute-Space.
- You guys do know that TVGuide.com has its own Office blog, right? The latest entry recaps yesterday’s webisode. Funny stuff!
- And lastly, a reminder that the deadline to bid on Jenna’s dress at the Clothes Off Our Back auction is this Monday, August 7. Since I probably can’t even fit my head, much less my whole body, into a size 2 dress, I respectfully take myself out of the running.
Happy reading!
More about Steve
- A reminder that Steve Carell guest hosts on ‘Saturday Night Live’ tonight — this is a repeat of his October 1, 2005 appearance.
- Steve is also scheduled to appear on ‘The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson’ on Monday, August 7th.
- New York Magazine has a nice little story on Steve and his past year of success in TV and film.
See the OfficeTally Calendar for more events.
Why Steve Carell is a nice guy
Check out this article posted at the Cerritos College website about a surprise visit Steve Carell made there last spring at his former teacher’s improvisation class. Some nice photos are included. Wish I could have been there to watch the students go crazy …
Thanks to Crystal for sending this in!
P.S. Although I updated the TCA Awards post with a link, you might have missed it: here is an audio clip of Steve’s hilarious acceptance speech at the TCA Awards this past weekend. Thanks to GMMR for spotting this one!
The Friday Tally
- Steve Carell responds to the Emmy announcement from yesterday: “I am honored and overwhelmed that ‘The Office’ has received a nomination. This is a very exciting moment for everyone involved with the show. We are all extremely honored. I’m also additionally overjoyed by being personally recognized as well.” (Source: Access Hollywood)
- Rainn Wilson appears next week on ‘Late Night with Conan O’Brien’ (Wednesday night, still trying to confirm) and ‘Live with Regis and Kelly’ (Thursday morning). Both are listed in the calendar. Thanks, Jill, for the Regis tip! (See video clips of Rainn’s most recent late night visits on Leno, Conan, and Carson Daly.)
- Lastly, Amazon.com has reduced its price for the Season 2 DVD to $32.49 with free Super Saver shipping. Don’t know how long this new price will last …
The Office gets five Emmy nominations!
Congratulations to The Office for being nominated for the following Emmys:
- Outstanding Comedy Series: The Office
- Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series: Steve Carell
- Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series: Michael Schur, Christmas Party
- Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series:
– Dean Holland, Booze Cruise
– David Rogers, Christmas Party
Sorry, no nominations in the Supporting Actor/Actress categories … :(
For more information
Steve Carell: The Tao of Steve
Susie over at the LiveJournal Office community has posted scans of a Premiere Magazine article entitled “The Tao of Steve.”
It includes a funny quote from Rainn Wilson:
“Maybe many years from now they’ll discover Steve has a room in his house where he’s bitten the heads off of dolls,” jokes Rainn Wilson, Carell’s costar on The Office. “They’ll find, like, eight thousand dolls with their heads chewed off. But that would be it. There wouldn’t be any drugs, he never cheated on his wife, no alcohol in the equation — just one really weird thing that is ultimately discovered about Steve Carell.”
Check out the full article (and a skin-crawling bee picture!) here.