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Dec 2024
58m 24s

Japanese Office

The Lonely Island & Seth Meyers
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The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers talk about the digital short, The Japanese Office! Plus, they talk about memories with Steve Carell hosting, what it was like having Ricky Gervais on as part of The Japanese Office, Usher performing, and other fun anecdotes from sketches like Bless this Child, Yankee Stadium, Paul and Gene, and more!

 

The Japanese Office - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmTfxyoEqAc
Monologue: Rainn Wilson on the Differences Between SNL and The Office - https://youtu.be/QC0acqbjizI?si=4mZB0npxIoh96jf9
Weekend Update: Sen McCain - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoRkXVsni1I
CPR Class - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtmlCJ25lGg
Commencement Open - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WPwGGoR5S0
Bless this Child - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDKCKWdBbj0

(Not all the clips we mention are available online; some never even aired.) 

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Produced by Rabbit Grin Productions
Executive Producers Jeph Porter and Rob Holysz
Lead Producer Kevin Miller
Creative Producer Samantha Skelton
Coordinating Producer Derek Johnson
Cover Art by Olney Atwell
Music by Greg Chun and Brent Asbury
Edit by Cheyenne Jones

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