Before The Office became a rewatch staple and mockumentary classic, it was among the worst-testing pilots in network NBC‘s history, Steve Carell recently recalled.
In an appearance on Good Hang with Amy Poehler, the two comedy powerhouses reminisced on their respective series hits.
“There’s really only two people that I’ve been told I am a poor man’s version of, and one of them is you, which I take that as high compliment,” said Poehler, who portrayed the ever-optimistic Leslie Knope in Parks and Recreation.
“I would take that as a huge insult,” Carell replied, both of them laughing.
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The podcast host noted that the Greg Daniels and Michael Schur-created successor Parks and Recreation “had the worst launch ever” and that she “dissociated” amid the negative feedback.
Carell recalled that he was in the same boat: “Our pilot
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