“It’s So Important To Laugh,” Life Altering Advice From John Cleese
On Wednesday September 27th, The Preston & Steve Show embarked on an international journey welcoming the iconic John Cleese to the show, connecting all the way from London.
Preston and Steve playfully extended their condolences to John, alluding to his “passing.” However, Cleese promptly stated that he resurrected on the third day, a trick he learned from his Christian aunt.
John Cleese is coming to Philadelphia next month. His headlining show, “An Evening with the Late John Cleese.” hits the Kimmel Cultural Campus on October 25th.
Now, you might wonder why death seems to be a recurring theme in his conversations. Cleese’s interest with the subject of death we found out is traced back to Gray’s Elegy poem, which begs the question of that we chase money and importance throughout our entire lives, but what do you do when you die? This concept carries great weight with John, which helps him keep a light and humoristic perspective on death. If you couldn’t tell by the name of his tour.
Cleese reminisced about Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and how the film is still enjoyed generations after its initial debut in 1975. Cleese emphasized how it touched him that people are still laughing and enjoying the film, as laughter is one of the most important things to him. He discusses how laughter moves people to a less anxious, better version of themselves.
It’s so important to laugh. I think it moves us to a better part of ourselves. I think it moves us to a better part of ourselves when we laugh.
Speaking of laughter, there was plenty of it all throughout the interview, which you can watch below.
– Lauren Beachy, The Preston & Steve Show Staff
What Every 'The Office' Characters' Spin-off Would Look Like
Jim & Pam Halper
In the series finale, Pam secretly sells their house so she and Jim can move to Texas for his dream job. This seems like an unlikely spin-off due to the couple being so far away from the rest of the show’s characters.Although it would be interesting to see how successful Jim’s company is now and how their two daughters are doing.
Dwight and Angela Shrute
There’s no doubt that Dwight and Angela had more children after their baby boy. They most likely live and work on Shrute Farms full time, hopefully, cousin Mose has moved out by now. Maybe their spin-off will be called, “The Farm.” Oscar Martinez is their firstborn’s Godfather, so I hope that he still keeps in touch with the Shrute’s.*Correction: NBC planned for Dwight to have a spin-off called “The Farm.” It did not get picked up by the network.
Andy Bernard
The Nard-dog did not have a happy ending like everyone else in the show. He went on to become an unsuccessful actor and was publicly embarrassed on the internet for crying at an audition. However, he did get hired in the Admissions Office at Cornell. It’s possible that he’s married with children, and living a happy life, but I don’t see his character receiving an entire sitcom.
Oscar Martinez
It was revealed that Oscar ran for State Senator in the series finale. There’s a possibility that his spin-off would be another workplace comedy centered around politics. I wouldn’t be too thrilled to see this as the spin-off, but I hope that Oscar is happy and makes a return.Meredith Palmer
I’d like to imagine that Meredith has not changed at all because her character was hilarious. Although every other character grows and evolves by the end of the series, there is no way that Meredith Palmer has transformed. The character reveals in the series finale that she received her Ph.D. in Psychology. A possible storyline for a spin-off?Phyllis and Bob Vance
Unpopular opinion: Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration and Phyllis were couple goals. Bob protected and cared for Phyllis during times when Michael took away her Santa privileges, when she was flashed, or anytime the “doofuses” (Michael, Dwight, or Andy) annoyed her.
Maybe their spin-off would consist of the same office sitcom as Dunder Mifflin, but this time it takes place at Vance Refrigeration.
Michael and Holly Scott
This is the dream spin-off, right? What are Michael and Holly up to in Colorado? In the series finale, it was revealed that they had children. Maybe their spin-off would take place in their home, revolving around Michael finally being a dad.With Steve Carrell’s success in TV dramas such as The Morning Show and The Patient, this seems like an unlikely spin-off. Fingers crossed for a guest appearance!
Erin Hannon
Erin, played by actress Ellie Kemper, starred in her own series right after The Office ended – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Her character in that was very similar to Erin Hannon’s personality. I do not see her character having their own spin-off, but I would like to know if she is still the receptionist at Dunder Mifflin.
Ryan and Kelly
This spin-off would be complete chaos. Despite Ryan and Kelly running off together at Dwight and Angela’s wedding, I do not believe that they have matured enough to be in a healthy relationship with each other, or anyone for that. Ryan would probably be lying, working a dead-end job, somewhere outside of Scranton.
Even though the spin-off might not be centered around these characters, B.J. Novak and Mindy Kaling were writers on the original series, so there’s a chance they would make a guest appearance in the spin-off.
Creed Bratton
I have very high hopes that the spin-off is about Creed’s life before we meet him at Dunder Mifflin. Throughout the series, Creed reveals the craziest, unhinged facts about himself. It would be incredible to see his origin story. I’m really rooting for this one.
Stanley
I have to admit, Stanley’s spin-off wouldn’t have enough meat to it. In the series finale, it’s revealed that Stanley has retired from Dunder Mifflin. He moved to Florida and now carves out wooden birds. He seems happy, but it’s a mundane life. I wonder if he makes the trip up to Dunder Mifflin every year for Pretzel Day.
Toby
Michael Scott and I both agreed that this cannot happen. Viewers would die of boredom.
