You Can Miss "Miss March" - But If You Go - Craig Robinson Is Worth It

Nearly every review of "Miss March", an attempt at an Apatow-like sex comedy, has been horrible.

However, nearly every review also says that Craig Robinson steals the movie! No big surprise to us Office fans!

One such example comes from Examiner.com:

"Now, even though Miss March was largely disappointing, there were a few highlights. Like I said, most of the jokes fell flat, but there were a few occasions where I laughed out loud at jokes that were legitimately funny. The one character that was consistently hilarious throughout the flick was Horsed**k.MPEG, played perfectly by Craig Robinson, better known as Darryl on The Office. On The Office, Robinson steals almost every scene he's in and that's exactly the case here, as was also the case in Pineapple Express and Zack and Miri Make a Porno. It's easy to see why Robinson is quickly becoming a go-to actor for a supporting character role."

Have you seen "Miss March"? Do you agree Craig was the only bright spot?

Craig Robinson Comedy Interview

Craig Robinson sat down for an interview about how to stay laughing during the recession.

Check out the answers to how he got into comedy and his best and worst gigs, here.

Also find times and ticket info for his upcoming comedy shows at The Stress Factory in New Brunswick here!

Craig's New MySpace Bulletin Post

Craig Robinson posted a bulletin on MySpace with thanks for the support he's been getting from his fans. The post, shown below, also has dates of some upcoming comedy club shows! Hooray! Thanks for the heads-up Katie!

Subject: Good good good good good people!!

I hear you!! Thank you for shouting me out to come to your cities and townships and countries and homes. Working on all of em. If you know people where I'm currently heading by all means send them to me!

1-14-09: Pipeline cafe-Honolulu
1-16/17-09: Comedyworks-Denver
1-23-09: Colony Theater-South Beach
1-30/31-09: Stress Factory-New Brunswick, NJ

ILY,
C

"Prop 8 - The Musical"

See what Dunderheads you can spot in this star-studded musical protest of Prop 8!

See more videos at Funny or Die

A Love Note from Craig

This just in from Craig Robinson's MySpace bulletin post (Thanks for the heads-up, Katie!):

Hello,
Please join me as I bring my comedic/ musical self to Philly Nov 19-22 at Helium Comedy Club and New York the 26-29 at Caroline's on Broadway. The band will be with me the 28 and 29th!
Thank you,
Ily,
Craig

Warehouse Men in Fan Boys

Craig Robinson and David Denman both appear in the upcoming comedy entitled "Fan Boys". It's a movie about some Star Wars uber fans attempting to break into George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch and looks quite funny from the trailer which has finally showed up online.

David doesn't show up in the trailer, but Craig does. You can watch it HERE.

Craig Robinson on Jimmy Kimmel Live - 10-31-08

Craig Robinson - Live

Hello my fellow Dundermaniacs!

Last night I took in Craig Robinson's stand-up act at Southern Connecticut State University and it was a riot!

Upon taking my seat you could already see the perfect setup for Craig on the stage. A single chair, a microphone and an electric keyboard for him to play.

After a lukewarm reaction to the opening comedian, Craig was introduced and the audience met him with a roar of applause and cheers. He walked right to his chair, cleared his throat and began to play a very powerful classical sounding piece of music, which then segued into the music of "If You're Happy And You Know It" - without Craig singing, and the audience instinctively clapped our hands at the appropriate part. Then came verse two, and the audience again clapped their hands - that's when Craig BANGED on the keyboard and yelled "It's stomp your feet mother#&*#^#s"!

THAT was the opening of the show that lasted about 45 minutes and had the audience laughing throughout. Craig played songs and had the audience singing along all night. Songs included Eye of the Tiger, Summer Loving, All My Life, Here Comes the Bride, and many many others - each one interspersed with Craig's own words and hilarity.

Craig then did some Q&A from the crowd after his set. We learned that he believes Steve Carell is one of the funniest people he's ever met, and Will Farrell is hilarious at every moment. Craig had no idea if Daryl will stay with Kelly in the long run, he doesn't know what Daryl is doing every week until he gets to the table read for each episode. He is not going to put out a music album anytime soon - at least not until he gets a bit "older and wiser" and he loves working with Judd Apatow.

The closing number? His song from the "Local Ad" episode of "The Office" and then right into The Office theme. Brilliant!

After the show, Craig stayed around and did a meet and greet with fans and as I made it out of the auditorium, the line was already wrapped around the hallway and back to meet him.

If you ever see Craig is coming anywhere near you for his act, you need to get there. You won't be disappointed. Excuse the blur of the photo - cameras were not allowed, so I snuck that one. Yeah, I'm all about breaking the rules for our readers!

Craig Robinson is there Just For Laughs

The site, Hollywood Today, filed this report about Craig Ferguson and Craig Robinson's performances at the comedy festival.

"Elvira Kurt never slept with Ferguson, despite his buoyant assertion, as he brought her on stage. She came out dressed, as she put it as “a tiny gay businessman.” She gave a scathing dissection of relationships when they reach that point when neither party knows enough to leave one alone.

Craig Robinson of ‘The Office” fame, on keyboard and on cue, seems to exemplify this tendency, by parlaying a single line “take your panties off, into a riotous session of audience participation. As Robinson told Hollywood Today, “The Office made all of this possible. I was here ten years ago and now, I’m playing to sold out crowd. TV does wonders,” he concludes."

Read the whole article HERE.

NEW WEBISODES!!

I've seen the Webisodes and will do a full review of them closer to the release date. They are HILARIOUS!

In "Kevin’s Loan," the second series of "The Office" webisodes, Kevin (Brian Baumgartner) pursues a unique solution in an effort to pay back his looming gambling debts. This installment also stars Oscar Nunez, Leslie David Baker and Craig Robinson.

NBC.com, the Emmy Award-winning broadcast network website, is a leading online and mobile destination for television and interactive entertainment. With both derivative and web-exclusive programming, NBC.com pioneered the "360" experience with "Heroes 360," which gave viewers a way to extend their entertainment experience beyond the broadcast, and the first weekly social networking experience attached to a primetime entertainment program with "Dunder Mifflin Infinity." The site offers full episode streaming of many NBC Entertainment shows as well as short clips, interactive games and social networking, including user-generated content. NBC.com continually develops new ways for consumers to experience entertainment content on both existing and emerging platforms. The site is the recipient of multiple Emmy and Webby awards for its content and applications. Please log on to www.nbc.com to learn more.

Darryl is a Stand-up Guy

Craig Robinson will be performing stand-up at the Brea Improv (120 S. Brea Blvd in Brea, CA) on June 4th at 8:30 p.m. For tickets and information, call (714) 482-0700. If you live in the area, go out and support everybody's favorite warehouse worker!

New Webisodes Info!

NBC Digital Entertainment today announced plans to premiere fan-favorite webisodes in July, vastly increased mobile streaming video offerings, the well-timed "SNL" Political Site and more community based features. The announcements were made by Vivi Zigler, Executive Vice President, NBC Digital Entertainment.

"We've learned a lot in the past few seasons about what the fans enjoy and we are building on that base," said Zigler. "Our experimentation with ground-breaking storytelling, new functionality and platform offerings will really pay off for the fans of our shows in the months and season to come. We are rolling out more original content from the shows they love, more community around those shows and more top of mind content in the case of the 'SNL' political site."

In the second series of "The Office" webisodes, which premieres on NBC.com, Kevin (Brian Baumgartner) pursues a unique solution in an effort to pay back his looming gambling debts. This installment also stars Oscar Nunez, Leslie David Baker and Craig Robinson.

Craig Robinson's Crib

The Chicago Tribune recently ran an article with Craig Robinson where he discusses his living situation, movies and of course "The Office"!

"Robinson is the antithesis of Hollywood when it comes to his one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment just outside of Culver City in Los Angeles. "I'm keeping it very simple at this time," he said. "It's so not swanked-out. You know what it is? It's like, OK, I'm not at home a lot, I don't chill at my apartment a lot, and one of these days I'm gonna clean it up and get out of there. That's pretty much what it is."

Click HERE to read the article.

Craig Robinson Working Just For Laughs

The Hollywood Reporter had this story today:

"OTTAWA -- Comedy producer-director Judd Apatow, "Juno" helmer Jason Reitman and his father, Ivan, will headline Just for Laughs' inaugural Just Comedy conference, running in conjunction with the upcoming 16th annual Just for Laughs festival in Montreal.

Just for Laughs organizers also announced Tuesday a lineup of Hollywood heavyweights lined up for the annual fete that includes Seth Rogen ("Knocked Up"), "South Park" creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker, "The Late Late Show" host Craig Ferguson, actor-comedian Larry Miller, Jimmy Fallon, Russell Brand ("Forgetting Sarah Marshall") and "The Office's" Craig Robinson.

In addition, improv legend Ryan Stiles will be at the festival for the first time, joining Greg Proops in "Stiles & Proops: Unplanned"; actor Danny Hoch will present Taking Over, a one-man play about characters in a Brooklyn neighborhood; and author-comedian Greg Behrendt will host the Relationship Show.

The two-day Just Comedy conference will take place at the Hyatt Hotel in Montreal from July 17-18. Apatow, who wrote, directed and produced "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," will receive the conference's first Comedy Person of the Year award, while the Reitmans will participate in an "In Conversation" segment with conference participants.

The conference was the brainchild of Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon, who has teamed with Achilles Media, which runs the annual Banff World Television Festival, to make the idea a reality.

Just for Laughs runs June 27-July 20 at venues in Montreal."

Click HERE for the article.

Angela's Baby Advice from Craig Robinson and Mindy Kaling

How Did Craig Robinson Stay Busy During the Strike?

Press-Enterprise knows! They have a great interview with Craig Robinson, the man behind Darryl. He talks about his new Kevin Smith movie as well as some other new projects he has coming up. And of course everyone wants to know what's in store for Darryl...

"Darryl will keep showing up, doing his thing and getting out of the way," he said. The fans "sometimes say we need to see more Darryl. I'm like, 'Darryl is happy just to be part of the team, in whatever role he's playing.' "

Read the whole interview by clicking HERE.

And I just HAD to use this old headshot of Craig's... hehe.

Scrantones Concert

Ok,

So, I never really got around to writing about the Scrantones concert that went on during last year's Office Convention. Maybe I still will someday, it was one of the coolest things I've ever been to.

However, I just found this video on YouTube that shows MANY of the cast performances from the show. It's GREAT! Check it out!

Craig Robinson LIVE!

Everyone's favorite Office Warehouse Foreman, Craig Robinson, is going to be doing his stand-up thing at Centenary College in Lousianna this weekend.

"Fans of "The Office" may be accustomed to watching Craig Robinson bully Steve Carell's character, Michael Scott, as warehouse worker Darryl Philbin. However, comedy fans will see a different side of Robinson on Saturday when he performs stand up at the Centenary Gold Dome."

More info HERE.

Craig Robinson in Kevin Smith's New Movie

No, Craig Robinson isn't in Clerks III.

Craig has just signed on to be in Kevin Smith's "Zack & Miri Make a Porno."

The Hollywood Reporter states:
""The Office's" Craig Robinson and former porn star Traci Lords have joined Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks and Jason Mewes in Kevin Smith's "Zack & Miri Make a Porno.""

Read the article HERE.

Craig Robinson Blogs - "Christmas Show Love"

Craig Robinson is inviting everyone, through his MySpace blog, to see his show at the Hollywood Improv on Sunday night at 10pm.

Click HERE to read it.

Note: I believe you have to be "friends" with Craig on MySpace in order to read his blogs.