The Office Archives

Rashida Jones, aka Karen Filippelli from The Office, makes the list of TV’s 40 hottest stars who steam up the screen in TV Guide’s “Sexy Issue.”

Co-star Ed Helms (Andy Bernard) sounds off on 31-year-old Rashida Jones:

Rashida Jones and I first met on The Office set. We were in the same situation at the same time — the new kids — and she was an ally right off the bat. I think her character’s appeal stems from being straightforward and honest, but also up for a good joke. In real life, Rashida is like that. She’s very present, quick with a joke and makes people feel comfortable. For someone with her background — being Peggy Lipton and Quincy Jones‘ daughter — she’s so accessible and down-to-earth. There’s an inherent graciousness in that; it’s refreshing. One of the things that Rashida and I have in common is that we’re both closet dorks. We both sang in a cappella groups in college. Occasionally, we’ll just sort of break into a cappella renditions of stupid songs just to keep each other amused. To me, anybody who doesn’t mind acting like an ass is admirable.”

Bigger scans of Rashida Jones in TV Guide’s “Sexiest Issue” after the jump…

Femme not-so-fatale Rashida Jones, who plays Karen Filippelli on NBC’s hit-show The Office, has a “Paper Doll” feature in this week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly. Rashida on her making the show: “I kept saying to Ed Helms, [who plays the dim-witted rageaholic Andy], I felt like like I had won some radio contest and they had thrown me into my favorite show.”

GMMR reports that Rainn Wilson is scheduled to host Saturday Night Live on Feb. 24! HOW. VERY. EXCITING!

New promo pics for The Office episode “Phyllis’s Wedding.” How happy does Phyllis look?! (Yes, that’s Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration.)

Here’s a brief synopsis from NBC: Phyllis regrets giving Michael an important job at her wedding after several embarrassing moments. (It looks like he’s walking her dad down the aisle.) Pam has flashbacks of her own wedding planning when she sees Phyllis’s decorations. Meanwhile, Dwight is determined to catch wedding crashers (after Jim convinces him that they exist).

Pictured: Phyllis Smith as Phyllis Lapin, Bobby Ray Shafer as Bob Vance, Hansford Rowe as Elbert Lapin, B. J. Novak as Ryan Howard, Mindy Kaling as Kelly Kapoor, Kate Flannery as Meredith Palmer, John Krasinski as Jim Halpert, Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly, Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute, Angela Kinsey as Angela Martin, and ) Steve Carell as Michael Scott.

The Office episode “Phyllis’s Wedding” airs Thursday, Feb. 8 @ 8:30PM ET/PT on NBC. More pictures after the jump!

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Check out this fantastic clip of The Office’s John Krasinski and Jenna Fischer on the The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Ellen was doing a taping of her own show during the Golden Globes last night, so she sent a life size cardboard cut-out of herself and interviewed celebs on the red carpet over the air. Here’s the video of John and Jenna:

Pictured: Jenna Fischer, John Krasinski, Rainn Wilson, and B.J. Novak

Some of our favorite women from The Office checked out the 2007 World Talent Style lounge held before the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton yesterday. Pictured left to right: Kate Flannery (Meredith), Angela Kinsey (Angela), and Melora Hardin (Jan Levinson) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

And good news! The Office received the highest ratings of the season with 10.2 million viewers during last Thursday’s episode, “Traveling Salesmen.” WOOHOO! This is simply beyond words. It’s incalculable…

And yes, that’s Brenda Strong (Mary Alice Young, the recently departed narrator of Desperate Housewives). She looks like a giant at almost six feet! Also pictured: marketing manager of Radisson Plaza, Aman Bhandari and a representative from the Scandihoovians display (standing next to Angela).

Jenna Fischer, Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, B.J. Novak, Brian Raumgartner, Angela Kinsey, Leslie David Baker, Phyllis Smith, Kate Flannery and Mindy Kaling along with the rest of the the Dunder-Mifflin sales force celebrated yesterday for their nomination as “Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.”

The cast of The Office also helped Steve celebrate his nomination award for “Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series” for his work in The Office and “Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Motion Picture” for Little Miss Sunshine.

Cutest picture ever.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! I could not stop laughing for the rest of the episode after this scene.

Pictured: Karen (Rashida Jones) and Phyllis (Phyllis Smith) after their trip to the beauty salon after teaming up for sales calls on The Office episode “Traveling Salesmen.”