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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Hatch, a sleep wellness brand specializing in sunrise alarm clocks, haspartnered with Peacockfor the 20th anniversary ofThe Officeby making its theme song a selectable wake-up alarm so you …

When the U.S. version of The Office premiered on NBC 20 years ago, the reaction was rather muted, to put it charitably. The shadow of the original U.K. series created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant loomed very large, and the NBC pilot was almost a shot-for-shot remake of their …

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. This year’s Dundie Award for “cutest merch” goes to the Polly Pocket’s latest collectible release, amug-shaped playset featuring the set of The Office (along with mini versions of …

Jenna Fischer spoke about her decision to keep doing the Office Ladies podcast while keeping her breast cancer diagnosis private, as well as the advice she got from fellow survivor Christina Applegate, in a new interview on Today. The conversation with Hoda Kotb (also a breast cancer survivor) marks Fischer’s …

Jenna Fischershared on social media Tuesday that she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. The Officestardetailed her experience undergoing treatment and credited her friends, family, and healthcare professionals for supporting her. She said that after “completing surgery, chemotherapy and radiation” she is now “cancer free.” In her Instagram post, …

W hen Covid hit a little over four years, Creed Bratton‘s entire life shut down. He couldn’t play gigs, book any TV or film work, appear at fan conventions for The Office (he played Dunder Mifflin’s resident weirdo across all nine seasons of the show) or even see his granddaughters. …

Ewen MacIntosh, the British comedian who played the accountant “Big Keith” on the original U.K. version of The Office, has died at the age of 50. The BBC reports that MacIntosh died at Willow Green Care Home in Darlington, England; no cause of death was provided. The Office co-creators Ricky …

When Lee Eisenberg first read Lessons in Chemistry, he found himself immediately captivated by the world of Bonnie Garmus’ bestselling novel. Upon finishing the book, he immediately cold-called representatives at Apple, who held the rights to the novel, and asked for a job. “I said, ‘I don’t know what’s happening …

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. You’re probably well aware that we’ve been living through a TV golden age — it seems almost impossible to keep up with the glut of television coming out …

The last time the Writers Guild of America went on strike against the Hollywood studios was in November 2007, which feels like a million generations ago. George W. Bush was still president; the broadcast networks still had an enormous footprint on the pop-culture landscape; and House of Cards, the first …