The office was created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant and adapted for American television by Greg Daniels. Greg Daniels is known for his work as a writer in Saturday Night Live, King of the Hill, and The Simpsons. He hired the writers Michael Schur, B.J. Novak, Paul Lieberstein, and Mindy Kaling.
The writers of the sitcom TV series, The Office were inspired by the British series of the same name. The Office is sighted as one of the best comedic television shows in history. The series follows the daily workings of a paper company, Dunder Mifflin, and its employees. The show follows a mockumentary style where the employees often give one-on-one interviews directly to the camera.
B.J. Noak as Ryan Howard
B.J. Novak played the role of Ryan Howard. Ryan starts as the temp at Dunder Mifflin who Michael couldn’t get enough of. In season one, Ryan is a very reasonable person. However, as the years pass, he becomes more and more unhinged. After getting a job at Dunder Mifflin's corporate headquarters, he gets addicted to cocaine and is arrested on account of being a fraud. From that point, his character keeps going on a downward spiral.
According to Screen Rant, Novak played the role of Ryan Howard in 154 episodes. As a writer, he is credited with writing 15 episodes of the show.
Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor
Mindy Kaling played the role of Dunder Mifflin Scranton's customer service representative, Kelly Kapoor. Throughout the series, she has an on-again, off-again relationship with Ryan Howard. In the show, her character is shown immature and is always seeking attention. She was a part of the recurring cast for the first two seasons before being promoted to the main cast in season three. She left the show after season 8 but returned in the series finale for a guest appearance.
According to Screen Rant, Kaling played the role of Kelly Kapoor in 157 episodes and is credited with writing 22 episodes.
Paul Lieberstein as Toby Flenderson
Paul Lieberstein played the role of Dunder Mifflin Scranton's HR representative, Toby Flenderson. Similar to Mindy Kaling, he was also a recurring cast for the first two seasons but was promoted to the main cast in season three. Throughout the series, Flenderson tries to get Michael to act according to the company guidelines. Due to this, he and Michael often clash and he is subjected to insults and cruel pranks by Michael. During the series, his character is also shown to have romantic feelings for Pam Beesly.
According to Screen Rant, Lieberstein played the role of Toby Flenderson in 137 episodes and is credited with writing 16 episodes.
Michael Schur as Mose Schrute
Michael Schur stars as Dwight Schrute's quirky cousin, Mose Schrute. In the show, he and Dwight Schrute lived on a farm and worked as beet farmers. They also run a bed and breakfast as well.
Throughout the series, Michael Schur played the role of Mose Schrute in 13 episodes and is credited with writing 10 episodes, as per Screen Rant.
FAQs on The Office
A. As per Screen Rant, the episode titled ''Stress Relief'' of season 5 is the most watched episode. The episode was viewed by 22.9 million viewers
A. According to The Pudding, Michael Scott had the most dialogues in the series.
A. Throughout the series, the Scranton Strangler's identity was not revealed. However, there were plenty of clues that Toby Flenderson was the Scranton Strangler, as per Screen Rant.
