Overtime Work

Are Rainn Wilson and Jenna Fischer moonlighting? Seems so.

The pair have their little fingers in a number of projects outside the Office. Rainn is workning on "Hump Tulips" with Zack Braff's brother Adam, and Jenna is Executive Producer on an as-yet-untitled hour-long private eye dramedy.

Jeeze, guys! Take a break why don't ya?

To read the Variety article, go here...

Jenna has the Perfect Gift for You!

Still searching for the perfect holiday gift?

Jenna Fischer has compiled her "Favorite Things List 2008" to give you some suggestions! See it on her MySpace blog here...

As always, thanks to Katie for the info!

SAG Award Nominations

The nominees for the Screen Actors Guild Awards are up, and The Office garnered two:


Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
a. 30 ROCK (NBC)
b. DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (ABC)
c. ENTOURAGE (HBO)
d. THE OFFICE (NBC)
e. WEEDS (Showtime)

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
a. ALEC BALDWIN - Jack Donaghy 30 ROCK (NBC)
b. STEVE CARELL - Michael Scott THE OFFICE (NBC)
c. DAVID DUCHOVNY - Hank Moody CALIFORNICATION (Showtime)
d. JEREMY PIVEN - Ari Gold ENTOURAGE (HBO)
e. TONY SHALHOUB - Adrian Monk MONK ( USA )

To read the entire television nomination list, visit our SAG Post over at TheTwoCents!

Amy is on Top

USA Today's Pop Candy's top 100 people of 2008 has claimed another Dunder Mifflin Employee.

Amy Ryan breaks the top 25!

To see the list as it unfolds, go here...

Happy Holidays From Madge!

(Thanks to Karly Rothenberg for sending this in to the fans!)

Meredith's Blog

Sex and the Electric City has been updated!
Well, Christmas is here again. Not my favorite holiday, but it has its good side: the church 'round the corner drops off food at my door, I like singin’ my dirty rendition of Santa Baby, and I get paid time off.

Read all of her thoughts on Christmas over here at NBC.com!

First Jack Black, Now This!

It's official: Jessica Alba will join Jack Black as a guest star on the Super Bowl episode of The Office. For proof, go here...

In one plot of the special post Super Bowl episode of The Office,... (click HERE if you want to know).

The special hour-long episode titled "Stress Relief" will premiere immediately following "Super Bowl XLIII," Sunday, February 1 (10:30-11:30 p.m. ET; simultaneously to all time zones) on NBC. Season five of the Emmy-Award winning series will continue airing in its regular time slot; Thursdays (9-9:30 p.m. ET/PT) on NBC.

Ed Helms is Officially Cool

USA Today's Pop Candy's top 100 people of 2008 includes everyone's favorite Cornell alum.

20 names will be revealed each day this week... what other Office employees will make the cut? Last year's list included the likes of Jenna Fischer, Aniz Ansari, and one-time Office director Joss Whedon.

To see the list as it unfolds, go here...

Cool Guy Paul Pays it Forward

Cool Guy Paul has a MySpace page.... so go friend him right now!

And also, he has posted a new MySpace blog all about paying things forward and a very charity and a very special dog named Dunder. To read the entire story, go here...

Way to go, Cool Guy Paul!

17 Best Pranks

Entertainment Weekly loves their gallery lists. The latest incarnation? A gallery list of the top 17 Jim pranks. Why 17? Who knows.

To see the entire gallery, go here...

09 to Watch in 09

Aziz Ansari, who will star alongside Amy Poehler in The Office non-spinoff, has been named to Entertain Weekly's list of nine starts to watch in 2009.

To see the entire list, go here...

Happy Holidays From Staple's Own Paris!

(Thanks to Yvette-Nicole Brown for sending this in for the fans!)

Jenna and the SPCA-LA

We knew Pam was artsy, but Jenna Fischer has some things in common with her character! Jenna has dedicated her time and creative talents to helping out the SPCA-LA - the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles.

A few celebrities, including Jenna, have painted pet dishes and donated them for auction to support this great cause. Place a bid for the signed Jenna Fischer original here...

To read the rest of Jenna's MySpace blog about the whole thing, go here

And to read another article about the fundraiser itself, go here...

Thanks, Katie, for the info!

[photo: eBay.com]

Happy Holidays From Cool Guy Paul

(Thanks to Paul Faust for sending this in for the fans!)

AFI Honors The Office

The American Film Institute has named the 10 Outstanding Television Programs of 2008, and The Office has made the list!

The AFI Awards selections were made by a 13-person jury composed of scholars, industry professionals, critics and AFI trustees.

For a complete list of the honorees, and a list of the 10 Outstanding Films of 2008, go here...

Jack Black To Guest Star

Jack Black is going to be on The Office! He will guest star on the hour-long post-Superbowl episode on February 1st.

NBC's Official Release: "Multitalented actor Jack Black ("Kung Fu Panda," "Tropic Thunder,") is set to guest-star in the upcoming post Super Bowl episode of "The Office." The announcement was made by Angela Bromstad, President, Primetime Entertainment, NBC and Universal Media Studios.

In one plot of the special post Super Bowl episode of "The Office,"... (click HERE if you want to know).

The special hour-long episode titled "Stress Relief" will premiere immediately following "Super Bowl XLIII," Sunday, February 1 (10:30-11:30 p.m. ET; simultaneously to all time zones) on NBC. Season five of the Emmy-Award winning series will continue airing in its regular time slot; Thursdays (9-9:30 p.m. ET/PT) on NBC."

More details of his role on the show are hush-hush at this point, so we don't know what he'll be doing. Feel free to speculate in the comments!

First reported on EW.com HERE.

[photo: EW.com]