Amy Poehler (played Leslie Knope)Mike Schur and I worked together at Saturday Night Live; he wrote Leslie with me in mind. I’d auditioned for the American version of The Office, specifically for Mike Schur who, unbeknownst to me, wrote my name on a Post-it and stuck it to his computer. Mike is an incredible brain with a compassionate heart – and being on a team with Amy Poehler as its co-captain, it was Christmas every week. Mike Schur, co-creatorGreg Daniels had adapted The Office for US TV and NBC wanted him to create a new show – whatever he wanted. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The team … from left, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Pratt, Adam Scott, Nick Offerman, Amy Poehler, Rob Lowe, Aziz Ansari, Retta, Jim O’Heir and Rashida Jones.

Source: The Guardian May 14, 2019 08:58 UTC