‘The Office’ star is playing the sentient scarecrow Worzel Gummidge again this Christmas. He talks Alexandra Pollard about social anxiety, his love of nature, and why ‘The Office’ wouldn’t work these days
The show transformed comedy, which back then was full of glossy stars and canned laughter, and its influence has only become more apparent in the years since it ended in 2003. But seen through contemporary eyes, the extent of the ironic racism, misogyny and ableism is quite shocking. Ricky Gervais recently claimed that the show would be “cancelled” – in the modern use of the term – if it aired now, though he later said he was joking.
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