Rainn Wilson admitted on “The Last Laugh” podcast that “ The Office ” could be “jaw-droppingly” offensive at times, which is why it would have to be a “very, very different” show if it were to return in 2025. Wilson played Dwight Schrute on all 9 seasons of the NBC sitcom, which ran for 201 episodes between 2005 and 2013.
“Listen you know, the Benihana Christmas episode where Michael and Andy draw with a sharpie on one of the Asian women that they’ve brought back to the Christmas party is jaw droppingly kind of horrific,” Wilson said. “And it’s a tricky conversation, you know? They’re clueless and in their cluelessness they’re racist and insensitive, and they’re always saying the wrong thing. And that’s Michael, Dwight and Andy—and Kevin for that matter. So it’s a show based around c