Stars: Beck Bennett, Joel McHale, Alyson Hannigan, Tywayne Wheatt, Geoffrey Arend, Katlyn Carlson, Kelsey Grammer, J.B. Smoove, Kylie Bunbury | Written by Jared Lapidus, James McCarthy | Directed by Jared Lapidus
In a slight change of pace from my recent viewing pleasures I decided to check out Office Race. A movie that by all accounts was to be a laugh-out-loud comedy about a work-shy losers quest to train for a marathon and beat his asshole boss.
I think we have all gone through this particular event in our lives, right? No? Just me then? To be completely honest, I needed to close my brain off for a little while and have a bit of a laugh so this was as good a time as any to check Office Race out.
Pat (Beck Bennett) is stuck in his dead-end job, but to be fair he actually kind of likes things that way because...
In a slight change of pace from my recent viewing pleasures I decided to check out Office Race. A movie that by all accounts was to be a laugh-out-loud comedy about a work-shy losers quest to train for a marathon and beat his asshole boss.
I think we have all gone through this particular event in our lives, right? No? Just me then? To be completely honest, I needed to close my brain off for a little while and have a bit of a laugh so this was as good a time as any to check Office Race out.
Pat (Beck Bennett) is stuck in his dead-end job, but to be fair he actually kind of likes things that way because...
- 9/14/2023
- by Kevin Haldon
- Nerdly
If you’ve ever been around a runner or went to high school pretty much anywhere, you’ve probably seen the cross country shirts with the message, “Your team’s punishment is our team’s sport.” It’s not untrue that runners are usually not shy to talk about running, whether they’re asking you to make a donation in support of them running a marathon or trying to get you to come on a run with them in a snow storm because the texture is just better that way.
Yet, aside from films like 2007’s “Run Fatboy Run” starring David Schwimmer, there are no comedies that punch up at runners the way “Caddyshack” did for golfers or “Slap Shot” did for hockey players. So, when producers Brian Hunt of Believe Entertainment Group and Marc Lieberman from Above Average teamed up to make an ensemble comedy with a very specific kind of audience,...
Yet, aside from films like 2007’s “Run Fatboy Run” starring David Schwimmer, there are no comedies that punch up at runners the way “Caddyshack” did for golfers or “Slap Shot” did for hockey players. So, when producers Brian Hunt of Believe Entertainment Group and Marc Lieberman from Above Average teamed up to make an ensemble comedy with a very specific kind of audience,...
- 9/4/2023
- by Sophia Scorziello
- Variety Film + TV
Life isn’t a sprint but an actual marathon as Beck Bennett’s Pat finds out in the new Comedy Central movie Office Race. The film, which premieres September 4, sees the Saturday Night Live alum play an unmotivated slacker who works for a financial app company called Aardvark. Pat’s fitness fanatic boss Spencer, played by Joel McHale, tasks him to secure an investor Rita (Erinn Hayes), or risk losing his job. To get in her good graces, Pat joins Rita’s band of characters that make up her running group and trains for an upcoming marathon. A rivalry builds with Spencer to the point Pat challenges him to beat him in the 26.2-mile trek. Adding to the hilarity is a cast that also includes Kelsey Grammer (Frasier), J.B. Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm), and Alyson Hannigan (How I Met Your Mother). Here director Jared Lapidus, who co-wrote the movie with...
- 9/3/2023
- TV Insider
Office Race is a comedy film directed by Jared Lapidus, who also worked on the screenplay with James McCarthy. The Comedy Central TV film follows the story of an unmotivated office worker who refuses to put any effort into anything he is doing until his so-called friend is promoted over him and in order to one-up his new boss he takes part in a marathon. Office Race stars Beck Bennett, Joel McHale, Kelsey Grammer, Alyson Hannigan, and Erinn Hayes. So, if you loved the comedy film here are some similar flicks you could check out next.
Run, Fatboy, Run (Not Streaming in the US) Credit – New Line Cinema
Synopsis: Five years ago Dennis was at the altar about to marry his pregnant fiancee, Libby, but he got cold feet and ran for the hills—and he’s been going in circles ever since. Now, when Dennis (Simon Pegg) discovers Libby...
Run, Fatboy, Run (Not Streaming in the US) Credit – New Line Cinema
Synopsis: Five years ago Dennis was at the altar about to marry his pregnant fiancee, Libby, but he got cold feet and ran for the hills—and he’s been going in circles ever since. Now, when Dennis (Simon Pegg) discovers Libby...
- 9/3/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Exclusive: Joel McHale and Beck Bennett are starring in a new TV movie that is set to debut on Comedy Central.
The pair are fronting Office Race, which also stars Kelsey Grammer, Alyson Hannigan and J.B. Smoove.
Office Race centers around an unambitious office worker (Bennett) who goes to great lengths—specifically 26.2 miles—to one up his exercise-obsessed, micromanaging boss (McHale).
The film, which debuts on September 4 at 8pm, is directed by newcomer Jared Lapidus, who wrote it with Impractical Jokers writer James Kilmoon. It marks their feature film debut.
Kylie Bunbury (Big Sky), Erinn Hayes (A Christmas Story Christmas), Geoffrey Arend (500 Days of Summer), Katlyn Carlson (iCarly), Matt Richards (That Damn Michael Che) and Karolena Theresa (You Hurt My Feelings) also star.
SNL star Bennett will play Pat, a passionless pushover who coasts aimlessly through life until he’s goaded into running a marathon and soon discovers his love for the sport.
The pair are fronting Office Race, which also stars Kelsey Grammer, Alyson Hannigan and J.B. Smoove.
Office Race centers around an unambitious office worker (Bennett) who goes to great lengths—specifically 26.2 miles—to one up his exercise-obsessed, micromanaging boss (McHale).
The film, which debuts on September 4 at 8pm, is directed by newcomer Jared Lapidus, who wrote it with Impractical Jokers writer James Kilmoon. It marks their feature film debut.
Kylie Bunbury (Big Sky), Erinn Hayes (A Christmas Story Christmas), Geoffrey Arend (500 Days of Summer), Katlyn Carlson (iCarly), Matt Richards (That Damn Michael Che) and Karolena Theresa (You Hurt My Feelings) also star.
SNL star Bennett will play Pat, a passionless pushover who coasts aimlessly through life until he’s goaded into running a marathon and soon discovers his love for the sport.
- 8/3/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Comedy Central is developing three new scripted projects — How to be a Couple, an interracial couple comedy from former Broad City writer Naomi Ekperigin, who also stars, and Andy Beckermam; The Chameleon created by and starring The Comedy Jam‘s Matteo Lane, and an untitled comedy from Samantha Irby, based on her successful book of essays, Meaty, along with Inside Amy Schumer head writer Jessi Klein and former Broad City co-creator/star Abbi Jacobson. The projects were announced today as part of Comedy Central’s presentation at TCA.
Co-created and executive produced by Ekperigin and Beckerman, based on their real lives, How To Be A Couple follows an interracial couple in a wild polyamorous affair with their careers. Ekperigin stars, in addition to writing the pilot with Beckerman. Annie Mebane is showrunner and an executive producer. The project was originally developed by CBS TV Studios.
The Chameleon, co-created and written by Lane and Jared Lapidus,...
Co-created and executive produced by Ekperigin and Beckerman, based on their real lives, How To Be A Couple follows an interracial couple in a wild polyamorous affair with their careers. Ekperigin stars, in addition to writing the pilot with Beckerman. Annie Mebane is showrunner and an executive producer. The project was originally developed by CBS TV Studios.
The Chameleon, co-created and written by Lane and Jared Lapidus,...
- 2/12/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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