A.V.Club.com:

It starts with the voice. If you want to appreciate the brilliance of Brian Baumgartner’s performance as the slow-witted Kevin on The Office, all you need to do is look up a YouTube clip of the actor being interviewed and marvel at the difference between the actor’s rich baritone and the character’s mushy lisp. Even on a show where self-awareness is scarce, Kevin stands out for his lack of guile. His uncomplicated sweetness provides a relief from the show’s intrigues, and his obliviousness allows some of its most outrageous asides. Although he rarely commands the spotlight, he’s the cast member most likely to knock a simple line out of the park, while remaining sublimely unaware he’s said anything funny at all. Baumgartner called up The A.V. Club during The Office’s holiday hiatus to talk about the voice, his character’s subtle evolution, and the sinking-ship feeling of the show’s early days.

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Hollywoodoutbreak.com:

When the opportunity to star in the romantic-comedy It’s Complicated presented itself, John Krasinski was all over it. The fact that Director Nancy Meyers personally asked for Krasinski was an ego boost to begin with, but once he heard who the lead actors were, the deal was sealed.

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LATimes.com:

Fans who tune in for a weekly dose of Steve Carell’s portrayal as Dunder Mifflin’s loveable boob of a boss Michael Scott have Paul Rudd to thank? Well, kind of.

During a break between scenes earlier this week on the set of their new movie, “Dinner For Schmucks” — a remake the 1998 French film “Le Diner de cons” about a group of men who have a weekly dinner party and invite the most pathetic guests they can find — the two talked “The Office.”

While the funnymen filmed 2004’s laughfest “Anchorman,” Carell was about to audition for the American adaptation of the popular BBC mockumentary-style show.

“Paul’s the one who told me about the original,” Carell recalled. “I had never seen the original. He actually put the fear of God in me. He said, ‘It is one of the best television shows I have ever seen, you have to see it,’ which gave me the impetus not to watch it because I thought if it’s that good, I can’t see it. I didn’t want to measure myself against it because I’ll never measure up. I didn’t want to copy. I wanted to make it my own.”

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Brian Baumgartner stopped by Attack of the Studio who tells them about the Christmas episode of the hit NBC series and what’s in store for the holidays.

www.zoiksonline.com:

Oscar Nunez, who plays Oscar Martinez on NBC’s “The Office,” is a comedic actor. His background, in sketch comedy and improv, reflects that. So true to his work, Nunez even went to the extent of humoring up his bio. Of course, this wasn’t known going into the interview.

Nunez recently spoke to Zoiks! Online about his bio, his gay role on television, and if Steve Carell is really like his character on “The Office.”

Q – I was reading that you were adopted and fostered by Cuban parents and then later came to the states to study improv and comedy. Is that true?

A – You got your hands on a bio and it was totally comedy stuff. I am Cuban, my parents are Cuban and I was not adopted.

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A brand new Rainn Wilson interview about the Nikon 140-Second Film Contest.

gothamist.com:

Rainn Wilson, whom you know from The Office and Twitter, has been placed at the judges table for the Nikon Festival, which challenges entrants to submit videos lasting just 140 seconds. Max Silvestri just launched a totally unrelated talk show called 100 Seconds, which is just 100 seconds long. Naturally the two were destined to enjoy a forced five minute phone conversation with each other. Max, now an expert at the short-form talk show, managed to fit in a lot during that time — including tales of Rainn’s old Williamsburg digs, and his entire philosophy on life.

You’re one of the judges in this Nikon 140 second short film contest. Just to give a leg up to any contestants reading this interview, is there anything they can throw in their films you can guarantee will please you, specifically? Maybe a guest appearance by Oprah. Or the New Moon cast. Try to stay contemporary. A decapitation would be awesome.

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www.aroundphilly.com:

John Krasinski may be best known for his role on TV’s The Office, but the appealing actor makes his cinematic directorial debut with an engaging adaptation of David Foster Wallace’s Brief Interviews with Hideous Men. The comedy-drama features Sara (Julianne Nicholson) as a graduate student interviewing various guys about their bad behavior as a way of coping with her breakup with Ryan (Krasinski). The actor-director chatted with Aroundphilly.com about his film and male/female relationships.

GK: What makes a man hideous?
JK: Wow! I think there are plenty of things. The big irony of the title is that none of the guys are hideous. These guys are insecure and vulnerable. They are protective of the things they fear. One of my favorite parts is how they are cordial/charming they are at beginning of interview—putting their best foot forward—and then they come to realizations and feel embarrassed and insecure, and their undoing happens. They can say pretty outrageous stuff, but it stems from insecurity. I play the only hideous character—he knows what he is doing is wrong and he continue to do it.

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