Steve Carell On Paul Rudd Advising Him Not To Audition For The Office

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Steve Carell On Paul Rudd Advising Him Not To Audition For The Office

Before The Office became a rewatch staple and mockumentary classic, it was among the worst-testing pilots in network NBC’s history, Steve Carell recently recalled. In an appearance on Good Hang with Amy Poehler, the two comedy powerhouses reminisced on their respective series hits. “There’s really only two people that I’ve been told I am a poor man’s version of, and one of them is you, which I take that as high compliment,” said Poehler, who…

Steve Carell Recalls ‘The Office’ Pilot Being Among The “Lowest Testing” In NBC History & Why Paul Rudd Advised Him Not To Audition For It

Before The Office became a rewatch staple and mockumentary classic, it was among the worst-testing pilots in network NBC‘s history, Steve Carell recently recalled. In an appearance on Good Hang with Amy Poehler, the two comedy powerhouses reminisced on their respective series hits. “There’s really only two people that I’ve been told I am a…

Steve Carrell says "people really hated" The Office pilot

The Office US remains one of the country's biggest and most successful sitcoms, but from the pilot reactions, star Steve Carrell thought it would go down about as well as rat droppings on a birthday cake. In fact, he said that it went down so badly in test screenings that people "actively hated" the first episode of The Office. Speaking on Amy Poehler's Good Hang podcast, Carrell recalled making the first episode and hearing the responses to it…