Though Steve Carell might be gone from NBC’s adaptation of The Office for good, that doesn’t mean the original British boss of The Office across the pond isn’t still kicking around.
After making a cameo a few seasons on the American version of The Office, comedian Ricky Gervais will reprise the character of former Wernham Hogg boss David Brent for The Office Revisited, a short mini-episode that will catch up with the obnoxious supervisor ten years after the conclusion of the UK series.
Presumably, Brent hasn’t had much success after being fired from his company in the UK. After all, he was looking for a job at Dunder-Mifflin just a few years ago. EW says that The Office Revisited is part of the annual Comic Relief fundraiser happening on Red Nose Day, March 15th, on BBC One.
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