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‘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’

"The Office" writer Mike Schur was left "rankled" by the famous "SNL" digital short "The Japanese Office."

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 Japanese Office,” which has earned 17 million views on YouTube. Schur, however, recently said on “The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast”(via Entertainment Weekly) that the parody left him “a little bit rankled.” Schur said “SNL” was much more successful in parodying “The Office” when Rainn Wilson hosted, as his monologue humorously spoke about the differences between the two comedy series.

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