The Office Spinoff Snags Aziz Ansari
Good news for the world! Human Giant's Aziz Ansari has been hired to star in the new spinoff of The Office. Says Aziz on his blog: "I haven't been this excited since Lisa lost Top Chef!" Variety also has some speculative details about the spinoff:
Despite early speculation that at least one "Office" character will segue to the new show, that's unlikely at this point.Instead, the show could potentially be a "planted spinoff," in which characters are first introduced on "The Office" before moving on to the new series (think "Mork & Mindy," which morphed from one episode of "Happy Days"). It's just as possible that the show won't be a spinoff at all (which could impact who's involved with the show), but a wholly separate series in the same comedic vein as "The Office."
Either way, the addition of Aziz is a really good choice, especially if, like many Office actors, he also does some writing for the show. Here's one of Aziz's best Human Giant sketches, Rollerblading:
Posted by Lindsay at 11:14 AM in Sitcoms
Tags: Aziz Ansari | Human Giant | The Office
You don't understand how freakin' happy you made me videogum. I love Aziz! I just hope he still does "Human Giant" as well, as that wouldn't be the same without him.
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Yeah! I'm all about cute, funny Indian boys (see also: Kal Penn)
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