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“The Office,” revealed that she was excluded from a spinoff show about Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson), which was in the works before NBC pulled the plug.Kinsey, 53, explained what happened on the most recent episode of her podcast with fellow “The Office” co-star Jenna Fisher, “Office Ladies,” released on Aug. 14.Fisher explained that the Season 9 episode “The Farm” was filmed in 2012 and was supposed to be a backdoor pilot to a spinoff about Dwight.

Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson once had a “hooky day” during their time on the iconic TV show to get high on mushrooms.On the Tuesday, Aug. 13, episode of Danson and Harrelson’s “Cheers” podcast titled “Where Everybody Knows Your Name,” the duo brought on George Wendt, 75, who played Norm Peterson on the show, and shared their trippy tale. “John had just bought a boat,” Wendt recalled of his “Cheers” co-star John Ratzenberger, who portrayed the beloved character Cliff Clavin on the series.

“Pod Meets World” podcast, the 43-year-old recalled how her and her co-star Will Friedle’s weight gain was written into an episode of the ’90s coming-of-age sitcom.“I remember when they called me into the office to tell me they were going to [do it]. It wasn’t really like they asked,” Fishel told her podcast co-host and “Boy Meets World” co-star Rider Strong and “Full House” alum Candace Cameron Bure.“They just said, ‘We just want you to know, obviously, you guys have gained a little bit of weight, so we’re going to write an episode about it, and we just wanted you to know, and here’s what it’s going to be.

“How Rude, Tanneritos” podcast and claimed that she was nearly cast as a recurring character on Netflix’s “Full House” reboot series — until she was unexpectedly let go before she could even participate in the table read.Lakin recalled that she had a “great” meeting with creator Jeff Franklin and “was stoked” about appearing on the show, which aired from 2016 to 2020.“And then about two days before the table read, I got a call from my manager saying, ‘Yes, something happened. They’re pushing the table read.

“The Spotlight with Jessica Shaw” released Monday. “They asked me to come back and do another one and I was just kind of done doing guest spots at that time, and it was sort of time to move on, and I just, you know, I said I had a conflict, all right?” he explained.

the ABC comedy series will crossover with another show during Season 4.“I’m not gonna tell you with who, or with what, or where, or when, but it’s really exciting and I think it’ll change television as we know it,” said Brunson, 34, as the crowd cheered over the weekend. The actress was joined by co-stars Tyler James Williams, Janelle James, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Chris Perfetti, Lisa Ann Walter and William Stanford Davis when she shared the exciting news at the show’s panel.Walter, 60, joked that the crossover is with “House of the Dragon.”Brunson told Variety that she loved watching the 2006 crossover episode between “That’s So Raven,” “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody,” and “Hannah Montana” on Disney Channel, called “That’s So Suite Life of Hannah Montana.” “Those things are what reinvigorate TV viewers, TV watchers, and I think it’s always fun to find ways to reinvigorate our audiences,” she said.

SiriusXM’s “Jeff Lewis Live” that one of her main co-stars from “The Facts of Life” ruined their chances to make a revival of the show.Cohn, 58, didn’t say whether it was Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields or Nancy McKeon — but she did refer to the alleged culprit as a “greedy bitch.”“One of the girls … went behind our backs and tried to make a separate deal for a spinoff just for herself and devastated the rest of us,” the actress said.Cohn said the cast didn’t speak to that co-star “for a while,” but “now we do-ish.”When pressed to reveal the mystery co-star’s identity, Cohn said that anyone can figure it out by going on her Instagram and seeing who from the cast she doesn’t post.Cohn follows all three of the other “Facts of Life” ladies on the social media platform.McKeon, 58, was the most recent cast member to show up on Cohn’s main Instagram feed. Cohn wished McKeon a happy birthday on April 4 with a photo of the pair.“Wishing you everything and more for your new trip around the sun my friend.

SiriusXM’s “Jeff Lewis Live” in a clip released Wednesday that TV legend Norman Lear approached the foursome about a revival after the success of the 2021 “Live in Front of a Studio Audience” special, where stars like Jennifer Aniston, Gabrielle Union and Kathryn Hahn acted out scenes from “The Facts of Life.”Cohn, Whelchel, 61, and Fields, 55, made cameos in the special. McKeon, 58, did not participate.“He called all of us and said, ‘I knew you guys were still popular, but holy hell,’ ” Cohn recalled Lear — who died at 101 this past December — saying of the special.“We had never really talked about it, but we all started to consider it a little bit,” Cohn said of a reboot.

“Roseanne” in the 1990s.“It’s one of my biggest regrets that I wasn’t nicer to her,” Bernhard, 69, said to Andy Cohen on “Watch What Happens Live” last week, adding, “I was a little dismissive of Morgan.”Bernhard played Roseanne (Roseanne Barr) and Jackie’s (Laurie Metcalfe) business partner, Nancy Bartlett, on the ABC sitcom. Fairchild, 74, joined the show in the fifth season as Nancy’s girlfriend, Marla.On “WWHL,” Bernhard looked directly at the camera and apologized for how she treated Fairchild when they were co-stars. “To this day, I would like to say to Morgan, you were incredible to work with,” said Bernhard.

“Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” with former co-star Ted Danson, who revealed that the cast of the beloved sitcom series, most of whom were in their 30s at the time, were hard on then-24-year-old Harrelson when he joined the show.“Thirty-seven is when you realize you’re no longer 25 or 24,” said Danson, 76, in a clip from the interview released June 13.“So it was more not like hazing him, we just wanted to kick his ass in anything we could find,” the actor added. “We started with basketball and as you later found out in life, he’s a really good basketball player, so he kicked our asses there.”Danson was referencing how Harrelson showed off his basketball skills in the 1992 movie “White Men Can’t Jump.”The “Damages” actor continued: “I have a vision of Johnny Ratzenberger, who played Cliff, out on the lawn by the stage doing, you know, the leg wrestling where you’re both on your back, and you try to flip the other guy with just your leg.”“Johnny’s strong,” Harrelson interjected. “John’s strong and got some thighs on him,” Danson said, adding, “Woody kicked his ass.

Kirk Cameron revealed how divine intervention on the set of “Growing Pains” — in the form of a pretty actress with a bit part on the popular ’80s sitcom — led to his conversion from atheist to devout Christian when he was 17. “What ruined my atheism was a pretty girl.

“The Office” spinoff series coming to Peacock.“I will be watching but I will not be showing up,” Carell, 61, told The Hollywood Reporter at the premiere of his new animated/live-action movie “IF” on Monday. “It’s just a new thing and there’s really no reason for my character to show up in something like that,” added Carell, who played the incompetent but lovable Michael Scott in the original mockumentary sitcom series. The actor said he’s “excited” for the spinoff and thinks it “sounds like a great conceit.”“I love the idea — I guess it’s set in a family newspaper company, and I worked with Domhnall Gleeson, who is one of the leads.

“Community” movie will see the light of day.“It’s happening but I don’t know when. I swear, it’s happening,” Glover, 40, told Deadline last week.The actor, producer and rapper also promised that he’s not to blame for the film’s production taking longer than anticipated. “Everybody is hating on me on the internet and it’s not me!” he said.

Larry David’s HBO show “Curb Your Enthusiasm” recently paid homage to in its own series finale). “Friends” aired for 10 seasons on NBC from 1994 to 2004, and although it also followed friends’ daily lives, it had more plot threads and a more upbeat rom-com style ending that gave Chandler (the late Matthew Perry) the last word.

“Malcolm in the Middle” star Frankie Muniz has finally revealed why he was missing for two entire episodes of the dysfunctional-family Fox sitcom.Muniz, 38 — who’s currently a contestant on the reality show “I’m A Celebrity Australia” — told his fellow campers why he left “Malcolm in the Middle” for several weeks during its long run, according to News.com.au.“There were two episodes I’m not in. I walked off that set,” he said of his time on the show, which aired from 2000 to 2006.Muniz explained he couldn’t take the tensions caused by “certain people” on the set — although he did not name names.“Everyone was so afraid to stand up when certain people were controlling or rude or disrespectful,” he said.

‘Crime Scene Kitchen,’ and at some point, [the ‘Community,’ movie]. So I’m very lucky. and a workaholic,” McHale, 52, told The Post.

three days after the beloved comedian’s death at the age of 76.“This is Joyce, Richard’s wife,” she wrote on his X page. “Thank you for your loving tributes.

Ricky Gervais honored his former co-star via X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday.“Extremely sad news. The very funny and very lovely Ewen Macintosh, known to many as ‘Big Keith’ from The Office, has passed away,” Gervais, 62 wrote. “An absolute original.

George (Lance Barber) and Mary (Zoe Perry), twin sister Missy (Raegan Revord), older brother Georgie (Montana Jordan) and grandmother Connie (Annie Potts), aka “Meemaw.”It’s a prequel to “The Big Bang Theory” (2007-2019), which followed the adult Sheldon, played by Jim Parsons, who also narrates “Young Sheldon” — co-created by Chuck Lorre, who also co-created “The Big Bang Theory.” (Zoe Perry’s mother, Laurie Metcalf, played the adult Sheldon’s mom in “TBBT.”)“We’re aware that ‘Big Bang Theory’ fans like those little Easter Egg moments, so there’s definitely going to be some of those coming up,” said Holland. “There are some ‘Big Bang’ references I think people will be excited to see and we’re excited to put them in.“Knowing this was our last season, we each had a personal list of things we wanted to acknowledge or make reference to or hide in the background — and I think ‘Big Bang’ fans will have a lot to look forward to.”Primarily, these last 14 episodes of “Young Sheldon” — the series finale airs in May — will focus on the Cooper family in the show’s late ’80s/early ’90s universe, with an occasional nod to its CBS predecessor.“Knowing this was the final season there were definitely some big events we knew we wanted to hit and characters we wanted to see again,” Holland said.“It’s tricky,” he said.

girls had a relationship that was less than golden.Bea Arthur and Betty White’s contentious relationship has been the subject of speculation for decades.The “Golden Girls” co-stars allegedly had issues when working together on the classic 1980s sitcom. According to TV screenwriter Stan Zimmerman’s new book “The Girls: From Golden to Gilmore,” Arthur — who died in 2009 — believed White was two-faced.“During our time on set, I never felt tension between the two,” Zimmerman wrote.

The US Sun on Friday. “I would certainly show up,” the actress enthused about a possible reboot.