{"id":24747,"date":"2026-03-23T03:15:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T03:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=24747"},"modified":"2026-03-23T03:15:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T03:15:34","slug":"steve-carell-shares-the-moment-in-rooster-that-reminds-him-of-the-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=24747","title":{"rendered":"Steve Carell Shares The Moment In Rooster That Reminds Him Of The Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">Credit: Photograph by Katrina Marcinowski\/HBO and NBC<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Minor spoilers for <\/strong><em><strong>Rooster<\/strong><\/em><strong> Season 1, Episode 3 are ahead! Read with caution, and stream the show with an <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/hbo-max-subscription-know-price-130351204.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:HBO Max subscription;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;HBO Max subscription&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><strong>HBO Max subscription<\/strong><\/a><strong>. Then, catch new episodes every Sunday at 10 p.m. ET. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When I watched <em>Rooster<\/em>, I was immediately struck by how brilliant Steve Carell is as a physical comedian. That specifically came to mind because he hilariously falls a lot in the new comedy on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/television\/2026-tv-premiere-date-schedule-network-streaming-series\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:2026 TV schedule;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;2026 TV schedule&quot;}\" class=\"link \">2026 TV schedule<\/a>, and it reminded me of some of the funniest gags in <em>The Office<\/em>. So, I asked the comedic actor what he learned from his work on that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/television\/100-best-tv-sitcoms-of-all-time-ranked\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:great sitcom;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;great sitcom&quot;}\" class=\"link \">great sitcom<\/a> that applied to his new HBO series. In response, he compared one scene in <em>Rooster <\/em>to a fantastic moment from <em>The Office<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This conversation all started because I had asked Carell about which moment of physical comedy in <em>Rooster <\/em>made him laugh the most. I had mentioned to the actor that his character Greg falls a lot, too, which led him to recall the following moment from Episode 3:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There&#8217;s a whole storyline that he wears shoes \u2013 and he&#8217;s not a dress shoe guy, but he figures, \u2018Well, I&#8217;m sort of a professor now, so I have to look like one.\u2019 So he puts on these shoes, but they&#8217;re slick on the bottom. So that was sort of fun to play and to kind of foreshadow what was going to happen later in my just walking like stuff that wasn&#8217;t pointed to or talked about, knowing that there was going to be something \u2013 like a big splash \u2013 later on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/76f7c3ac8375699a8945d6bc47000040.jpeg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.max.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:HBO Max: Save Up To $41 On Annual Plans;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;HBO Max&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong>HBO Max: Save Up To $41 On Annual Plans<\/strong><\/a><br \/>With an annual HBO Max Plan, you can save up to $41. Then, you&#8217;ll also have access to shows that are currently airing weekly, like <em>The Pitt <\/em>and <em>Rooster<\/em>, as well as upcoming shows, like <em>House of the Dragon<\/em>. <a class=\"link  rapid-with-clickid etailiffa-link\" href=\"https:\/\/shopping.yahoo.com\/rdlw?merchantId=c7892fca-8328-4299-9c5b-59b5f841f383&amp;siteId=us-y4p&amp;pageId=1p-autolink&amp;contentUuid=893876a9-ac5b-3a80-b5a9-7a0ed3fc9068&amp;featureId=text-link&amp;merchantName=HBO+Max&amp;linkText=View+Deal&amp;custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsImxhbmRpbmdVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5oYm9tYXguY29tLyIsImNvbnRlbnRVdWlkIjoiODkzODc2YTktYWM1Yi0zYTgwLWI1YTktN2EwZWQzZmM5MDY4Iiwib3JpZ2luYWxVcmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5oYm9tYXguY29tLyJ9&amp;signature=AQAAAbR-Ql9p6RDBc6SmPGjWXU2oFk3jgZQ9dAys0xxN946W&amp;gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbomax.com%2F&amp;refurl=entertainment-supernovaRecircNews_ssr&amp;spaceId=1197800334\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" data-i13n=\"elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:HBO Max;elmt:\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:View Deal;elm:affiliate_link;sellerN:HBO Max;elmt:;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;affiliate_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;ySellerName&quot;:&quot;HBO Max&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;View Deal&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:true}\">View Deal<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the episode, when Greg takes heads to the first class he\u2019s teaching, he slips with his new dress shoes on. That\u2019s amusing; however, the real laugh-out-loud moment comes later when he\u2019s trying to walk up a shortcut on campus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Traversing the path that is a little bit steep, Greg totally loses his balance and slips uphill first. Then, he eats it and tumbles down to the bottom of the incline. After that, he simply gets up and says, \u201cThat was a dangerous shortcut,\u201d before going to class. However, the second he walks into his classroom, his students immediately clock that he got injured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It\u2019s both a comedic moment and, as Carell said, it kind of foreshadows bigger things that happen with Greg, his work, and his relationships.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">So, after we spoke about that moment, I asked the <em>Crazy, Stupid, Love<\/em> actor if there was anything he learned during his time as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/television\/2493700\/what-the-office-cast-is-doing-now\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Office cast;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;The Office cast&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>The Office <\/em>cast<\/a> that helped him on <em>Rooster<\/em> when it came to physical comedy. In response, he said that the experiences were \u201cvery similar\u201d in terms of the tone of the set and the \u201cfreedom to try anything.\u201d He also literally compared Greg&#8217;s accident to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/32-times-michael-scott-wasnt-213500497.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:moment where Michael Scott;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;moment where Michael Scott&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">moment where Michael Scott<\/a> fell, too, telling me:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The one that comes to mind was when Michael Scott falls into the koi pond. And I think the trick there is to act like it wasn&#8217;t premeditated, and this is all like happening in real time. People fall down. It&#8217;s never elegant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Well, if you want to learn about the art of falling down in a very funny way, look no further than Season 6, Episode 8 of <em>The Office<\/em> (which you can stream with a <a href=\"https:\/\/tech.yahoo.com\/streaming\/articles\/peacock-subscription-plans-price-included-140420036.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Peacock subscription;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Peacock subscription&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Peacock subscription<\/a>). Michael falling into (and getting out of) the koi pond is so over the top and hilarious, and it\u2019s a prime example of Carell\u2019s comedic genius. He knows how to commit to a bit, and he knows how to make it look like it was unintentional.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And guess what? He did just that on <em>Rooster, <\/em>too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Overall, I can totally see why the koi pond came to mind when I asked Steve Carell about <em>The Office <\/em>and <em>Rooster<\/em>. While the two shows are very different, his comedic sensibilities transferred over beautifully, and now we get to see the actor falling down and committing to the bit in new and humorous ways. So, let\u2019s all thank the koi pond and the actor who fell in it for giving us even more really, truly funny television moments like the two described in this story.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/steve-carell-shares-moment-rooster-023000772.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Photograph by Katrina Marcinowski\/HBO and NBC Minor spoilers for Rooster Season 1, Episode 3 are ahead! Read with caution, and stream the show with an HBO Max subscription. 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