The Office writer says SNL parody sketch rankled him: ‘All actors are white people’
The fictional Japanese show starred white SNL cast members like Jason Sudeikis playing Jim, Kristen Wiig playing Pam, Bill Hader as Dwight, and episode host Steve Carell reprising his role as Michael — but everyone spoke Japanese, and the sketch included no subtitles.
Mike Schur Remembers Being “Rankled” By ‘SNL’ Japanese Parody of ‘The Office’
“It was a very big deal that he hosted, a big deal that Rainn [Wilson, who plays Dwight Schute in the comedy] hosted,” Schur said. “I loved the first time when Rainn hosted, and you did the like parody of The Office with his monologue. I was like, they’re nailing this. Everyone’s nailing it.”
‘The Office' Writer Says ‘SNL's' Japanese Office Parody With Steve Carell ‘Didn't Feel Right' and Left Him ‘Rankled': ‘All the Actors Are White People'
Before Mike Schur helped create beloved comedy series like “The Good Place,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “Parks and Recreation,” he won Emmys as a writer on “Saturday Night Live” and “The Office.” The two series collided in May 2008 when “The Office” star Steve Carell hosted “SNL” and participated in a viral digital short titled “The
“The Office ”writer Mike Schur admits “SNL”'s Japanese parody 'rankled' him: 'It didn't feel right to me in some way'
"All the actors in the Japanese version are white people. It sort of didn't track to me somehow," the Emmy-winning former "Saturday Night Live" writer explained.
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‘The Office’ writer says cringey Japanese parody on ‘SNL’ ‘rankled’ him: ‘It didn’t feel right’
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