About this episode

The episode features a discussion about the 'Casual Friday' episode of The Office with guest Brian Baumgartner, who played Kevin Malone.

This week we’re breaking down “Casual Friday”, and the ladies talk with the actor behind the famous chili cold open, Brain Baumgartner! Brian, who played Kevin Malone, shares how he got his role and what it was like to play this oddball accountant. Afterwards the ladies discuss the. episode. Michael is back as the Dunder Mifflin manager of the Scranton branch and he reinstates Casual Friday. He also seems to be giving preferential treatment to Pam and Ryan causing resentment among some of the other employees. Kate Flannery sends in a clip about her famous wardrobe malfunction, Angela shares a deleted scene where Creed reveals what he calls the breakroom, and Jenna does an amazing deep dive on invisible ink. This is a great episode, the trick is to undercook the onions. Check out Brian Baumgartner’s new book “Welcome to Dunder Mifflin: The Ultimate Oral History of the Office”: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/welcome-to-dunder-mifflin-brian-baumgartnerben-silverman?variant=33080663080994 Take writing classes with Brent Forrester: https://www.brentforrester.com Check out “Baking with Josh and Ange”: https://www.bakingwithjoshandange.com Office Ladies Website - Submit a fan…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey

Guest: Brian Baumgartner

Topics covered

• Casual Friday
• The Office
• character analysis
• interviews
• behind the scenes
• comedy

Keywords

• Casual Friday
• The Office
• Brian Baumgartner
• Kevin Malone
• chili cold open
• Dunder Mifflin
• comedy podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Office Ladies, Baking with Josh and Ange

Products: Welcome to Dunder Mifflin: The Ultimate Oral History of the Office

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