Here's Who Almost Played Michael Scott on 'The Office' & Why He Lost the Part to Steve Carell

Jennifer Aniston has had some good news to celebrate during lockdown! The Morning Show, which the actress both starred in and helped produce, has been nominated for a TCA Award for Outstanding Programme. The Apple TV programme also stars Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carell, and follows the life of Alex Levy (Jennifer) after her co-host Mitch Kessier is fired.

Ted Johnson MGM claims that Starz is turning a “routine licensing dispute” into “an overblown federal copyright case,” as it seeks to dismiss almost of the pay TV network’s allegations that the studio’s television division violated exclusivity provisions on more than 300 movies and TV titles.In a motion to dismiss filed in U.S.

Billie Eilish will taking part in a new podcast about The Office, entitled An Oral History of the Office.The 12-part series will cover every aspect of the show chronologically, from its inception to various favourite storylines and moments from the show.According to Entertainment Weekly, the podcast will be hosted by actor Brian Baumgartner, who plays Kevin Malone in the US versiom.

Rose Byrne has revealed the real-life people who inspired her character in new political satire Irresistible.

Jon Stewart takes both sides of the politicalspectrum to task in his second feature filmIrresistiblestarring Steve Carell, Rose Byrne, MackenzieDavis and Chris Cooper. The Focus Features film sees Carell play Gary Zimmer, a Democratic strategist who worked on the Clinton campaign in 2016.

J. Kim Murphy editorThis weekend sees a trio of new comedies arriving to streaming and video-on-demand platforms, taking viewers to the disparate worlds of European songwriting competitions to the campaign trail to tactical espionage.Six years after his debut feature “Rosewater” released, Jon Stewart has re-emerged with his second film, “Irresistible,” and reunited with his “The Daily Show” correspondent Steve Carell.

The news reports from Variety state that the makers of the popular show, The Office have edited a scene where a character is seen with a blackface. The creator of the highly appreciated show, The Office, Greg Daniels has reportedly issued an official statement about the episode Dwight Christmas, where a character is seen with a blackface.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterIn what has been one hell of an election year, Jon Stewart is cutting through all of it with his biting political comedy Irresistible starring Steve Carell, Rose Byrne and Chris Cooper.

Also Read: Steve Carell Tries to Save the Democrats in Jon Stewart's 'Irresistible' Trailer (Video)Stewart’s “Irresistible” is about a political strategist played by Steve Carell who comes into a small town in Wisconsin to run a campaign for a blue-collar war veteran (Chris Cooper) as a Democrat against a Republican mayor.

The Jon Stewart who popularized the political news satire format that dominates TV today? The same Jon Stewart who won so many Emmys, they should have called them Jonnys? Are we sure this lame movie wasn’t made by Martha Stewart’s nephew?Nope.

Judd Apatow has been the guiding force behind the big-screen success of numerous comedy stars, ranging from Seth Rogen to Amy Schumer to Steve Carell to Kristin Wiig and more.

election in small-town Wisconsin that draws big-time strategists of each party (Steve Carell, Rose Byrne) along with enormous amounts of money and a media circus. A satire in the mold of Preston Sturges, it's American politics in microcosm.

Wisconsin is a strange place. Take it from me, an actual resident of the Midwestern state.

RESISTIBLE,” appears on the screen at the end of the movie, that’s not enough for this comedy starring Steve Carell to feel current, or even to feel as vital as an average weeknight on “The Daily Show.”Also Read: Jon Stewart on Black Lives Matter Protests: 'Every Advancement Toward Equality Has Come With the Spilling of Blood'Stewart’s second film after his debut with the dark Iranian-set drama “Rosewater,” “Irresistible” is a more familiar turn for a man known for comedy.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorWhen Apple TV+ launched its flagship series The Morning Show starring Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, and Steve Carell, it didn’t exactly knock critics off its feet with a 61% Rotten Tomatoes score.Compare that to the first season of HBO’s Big Little Lies, another Witherspoon-produced zeitgeist series about #MeToo or even Netflix’s binge-pioneering DC takedown show House of Cards at 86% fresh.

“Irresistible” ends in laughter, a series of chuckles laced with a twinge of despair. That a satire of our current political landscape might conclude in such resigned hysterics is hardly surprising.

Antonia Blyth Deputy Editor, AwardsLineLoosely based on Brian Stelter’s nonfiction book Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV, The Morning Show proved a big hit for the newly launched Apple TV +, with a stellar cast including Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carell.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterSpace Force creator Greg Daniels is known for workplace comedies like The Office and Parks and Recreation, but the new Netflix series presents a different kind of comedy that stems from the real-life, newly formed branch of the military. During Deadline’s Contenders Television virtual event, Daniels said the idea surfaced when Steve Carell met with Netflix’s Blair Fetter, who had just heard government’s announcement about Space Force.