Rainn Wilson Claims ‘The Office’ Was too ‘Inappropriate’ to Be Made Today, Seemingly Forgetting About Peacock Sequel ‘The Paper’
“I do feel like you couldn’t make ‘The Office’ today,” said Wilson. “I think that would be too hard to be as politically incorrect as the show was. And I do kind of miss that.” He added that there was a lot of “really inappropriate” humor in “The Office,” especially from his character, Dwight Schrute, and Steve Carell’s lead, Michael Scott.
- ▪“I do feel like you couldn’t make ‘The Office’ today,” said Wilson.
- ▪“I think that would be too hard to be as politically incorrect as the show was.
- ▪And I do kind of miss that.” He added that there was a lot of “really inappropriate” humor in “The Office,” especially from his character, Dwight Schrute, and Steve Carell’s lead, Michael Scott.
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Home TV News Jun 14, 2026 4:28pm PT Rainn Wilson Claims ‘The Office’ Was too ‘Inappropriate’ to Be Made Today, Seemingly Forgetting About Peacock Sequel ‘The Paper’ By Jack Dunn Plus Icon Jack Dunn Latest Timothée Chalamet Says He’d ‘Way Rather’ Have a Knicks Championship Than an Oscar 2 hours ago Jimmy Kimmel Wishes Donald Trump Happy Birthday With Jeffrey Epstein-Inspired Birthday Card 3 hours ago Oliver Tree, ‘Alien Boy’ and ‘Life Goes On’ Musician, Dies at 32 in Helicopter Crash 5 hours ago See All Courtesy of NBC/ Everett Collection “The Office” star Rainn Wilson recently told Fox News Digital that the beloved NBC sitcom could’ve never been made in today’s cultural climate. “I do feel like you couldn’t make ‘The Office’ today,” said Wilson.
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