Rhys Darby for The Office?

August 12th, 2010 at 11:00 am by David Farrar

Is Murray getting a promotion?

Rhys Darby is reportedly being lined up for a role on The Office after comedian Steve Carell’s dodgy manager Michael Scott leaves the hit sitcom later this year.

Darby, famous for his role as the incompetent manager of Flight of the Conchords, is one of two heavyweights vying for a spot on the US adaptation of the British classic, according to reports.

Entertainment Weekly reported Darby had been approached to “gauge his interest” in joining the cast of The Office near the end of the seventh season.

I think Darby would be brilliant in The Office. The US version is every bit as good as the UK version (despite the first few episodes), and Darby would be a great fit for it.

Tags: Rhys Darby, The Office

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20 Responses to “Rhys Darby for The Office?”

Fletch (4,305) Says:
August 12th, 2010 at 11:08 am
I think he’d be good for the role as well. I’ve only watched the US series as I can’t stand Gervais.
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RRM (7,218) Says:
August 12th, 2010 at 11:08 am
The US version is every bit as good as the UK version

No it isn’t. (You’re not supposed to be able to stand Ricky Gervais, that’s the brilliance of it.)

Mad props for Rhys Darby if he gets the role though.
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pollywog (1,123) Says:
August 12th, 2010 at 11:09 am
Dude is seriously overexposed on our screens, so if it gets him off shore and less airtime here then i’m all for it…

also cos i dont watch the office so yeah…go hard bro !!!
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scrubone (2,304) Says:
August 12th, 2010 at 11:17 am
He’d be perfect. What are they waiting for?
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James Stephenson (1,462) Says:
August 12th, 2010 at 11:20 am
You’re not supposed to be able to stand Ricky Gervais, that’s the brilliance of it.

Is that the brilliance of everything he ever does then? Oh, and thanks Fletch, I thought I was all alone in my feelings towards RG.

I have a completely pristine and un-watched copy of “Extras” on DVD if anyone wants it….
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Tom B (54) Says:
August 12th, 2010 at 11:27 am
Agree on RD over-exposure.

Also – at what point did he become “a heavyweight”? I’m not knocking what he has achieved but if I was asked to name, on the international level, who were comedy heavyweights he really wouldn’t be up there.

@James – I would love that DVD! I’ve only managed to see one snippet of the show which was the David Bowie ‘fatty’ song which was just painfully funny.
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Fot (252) Says:
August 12th, 2010 at 11:50 am
How can anybody think that Gervais and Darby are funny?

I suspect that many people who “claim” to be a fan of the office (UK version) and Darby do so because it is terribly trendy to follow the show.
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Lance (1,930) Says:
August 12th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
@Fot
Oh go and pull the wings off a fly or something
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RRM (7,218) Says:
August 12th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
It’s always good when the humourless pronounce their judgement on comedy. Tonight’s entertainment brought to you by: Stephenson, Tom B and Fot.
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Tom B (54) Says:
August 12th, 2010 at 1:24 pm
And tonight’s poor reading skills brought to you by RRM. I made no comment on whether Darby was funny or not, just whether he was over exposed and whether he could be properly labelled an international heavyweight.

Nice work with the name calling too – looks good on you.
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Sam (488) Says:
August 12th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
“I made no comment on whether Darby was funny or not, just whether he was over exposed and whether he could be properly labelled an international heavyweight”

Ummm, forgive me if I’m mistaken, but that would be a judgement on comedy, wouldn’t it…?
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Fletch (4,305) Says:
August 12th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
The US version is not quite as much a must-watch now that Pam and Jim are together, although Carrel is always good for a chuckle (as is the guy who plays Dwight).
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Murray (8,832) Says:
August 12th, 2010 at 3:16 pm
UI think hed be perfect for the roll. It would streamline things I don’t watch.

I could not watch Darby and the office at the same time saving myself 30 minutes of not watching something time each week!
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Murray (8,832) Says:
August 12th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
And Oi! do not use my name like that thanks.

Its my actual name not a made up one by someone with a welsh name.
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malcolm (2,000) Says:
August 12th, 2010 at 4:08 pm
I’ve only watched the US series as I can’t stand Gervais.

What, not even this?

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Tom B (54) Says:
August 12th, 2010 at 5:53 pm
“Ummm, forgive me if I’m mistaken, but that would be a judgement on comedy, wouldn’t it…?”

I don’t reckon so – if I said Richie McCaw was mediocre that would be a judgement on a rugby player and not a judgement on Rugby.
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mikeysmokes (269) Says:
August 12th, 2010 at 6:05 pm
I think Ricky Gervais’s earlier stuff is pretty funny. The Office, Extras and his stand up series politics, animals etc are hilarious, its the movies and stuff hes done since becoming popular in the U.S that I dont get into.
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John Ansell (857) Says:
August 12th, 2010 at 6:31 pm
Americans don’t do things by halves. That’s why they don’t understand understatement.
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Anthony (622) Says:
August 12th, 2010 at 7:00 pm
That’s so right John! A former flatmate of mine reckoned the American motto was “If it’s worth doing, it’s worth overdoing!”

That’s why the Flight of the Concords was so different to other American comedy.
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Haiku Dave (273) Says:
August 12th, 2010 at 8:50 pm
the american
office seems to’ve been on as
long as fuckin M*A*S*H
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