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Michael Schur Recalls ‘SNL’s ‘The Japanese Office’ Sketch “Didn’t Feel Right”

Despite his time writing on Saturday Night Live, Michael Schur wasn’t a fan of one sketch parodying his work. The sketch was introduced by Gervais, who created and starred in the original BBC series ...
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‘The Office’ writer says cringey Japanese parody on ‘SNL’ ‘rankled’ him: ‘It didn’t feel right’

"The Japanese Office" was a digital short featured on a May 2008 episode of "SNL." YouTube/Saturday Night Live A former writer on the US version of “The Office ...
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“The Office ”writer Mike Schur admits “SNL”'s Japanese parody 'rankled' him: 'It didn't feel right to me in some way'

Writer-producer Mike Schur won Emmys for his work on both Saturday Night Live and The Office, but when the legendary sketch show took on a parody version of the workplace sitcom, it left him a "bit ...
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The Office writer says SNL parody sketch rankled him: ‘All actors are white people’

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Michael Schur Recalls ‘SNL's ‘The Japanese Office' Sketch "Didn't Feel Right"

Despite his time writing on Saturday Night Live, Michael Schur wasn’t a fan of one sketch parodying his work. After leaving the NBC sketch comedy show to write for The Office in 2005, he said the SNL ...
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‘The Office’ writer says cringey Japanese parody on ‘SNL’ ‘rankled’ him: ‘It didn’t feel right’

A former writer on the US version of “The Office” says a “Saturday Night Live” parody of the workplace sitcom left him “a bit rankled.” Mike Schur, who wrote on “SNL” before he left the late night ...