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Japan's Version of The Office

By ian spiegelman, 12:20 PM on Sun May 18 2008, 38,011 views (Edit, to draft, un-top, Slurp)

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Last night's Saturday Night Live featured an hysterical sketch in which The Office creator Ricky Gervais explains the hit sitcom's Japanese origins. Ricky Gervais and Steve Carell all in one clip? Yes! Enjoy it after the jump.

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