This is an old article from the LA Times about writers acting and vice versa, as per The Office. The actos who play Toby, Ryan, and Kelly were originally hired as writers, but have since gone on to become fairly memorable characters. I have a special place in my heart for BJ Novak, who when attending Harvard, did a show with BJ Avril, last year's winner of The Amazing Race. Who knew both of them would go on to Prime Time fame?
This article is also relevant in the wake of the success of Lonely Island boys Akiva, Jorma, and Andy Samberg. I wonder a bit about SNL's choice to cast Andy as a regular player and Akiva and Jorma as writers. Is it because Andy is that much more adorable than the other two or is he really the better comedy actor of the bunch? Or maybe he's the weaker writer...?
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Good words.
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