Steve Carrell and Zach Galifianakis took shots at each other!
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Steve Carrell once starred in an interview with Zach Galifianakis in ‘Between Two Ferns’.
The duo of comedians insulted and took digs at one another until Galifianakis fell off his chair!
Steve Carrell talked about how he couldn’t watch more than 5 minutes of Ricky Gervais’ ‘The Office’!
Zach Galifianakis and Steve Carrell are both famous actors and comedians known for various franchises. Steve Carrell, known for The Office, and Zack Galifianakis for The Hangover franchise, sat down for a chat once.
During the chat, both comedians couldn’t help but take a dig at each other. Galifianakis got the worst of it as Steve Carrell made jokes about his weight while The Hangover star joked about Carrell’s nose which ended with Zach Galifianakis falling from his chair!
Zach Galifianakis in The Hangover
Zach Galifianakis And Steve Carrell Ended Up In a Face Off!
Galifianakis is relatively known for his deadpan comedy. With his own talk show titled Between Two Ferns With Zach Galifianakis, the comedian interviews celebrities while… sitting between two ferns. Well, in an interview, The Office star Steve Carrell sat down for a chat but it turned into a face-off!
Steve Carrell as Michael Scott holding the Dundie Award
With Carrell taking digs at Galifianakis’ body and the comedian firing shots at Steve Carrell’s nose, the duo of comedians continued to insult each other.
“When you go to the beach and someone yells ‘Shark Shark’ and they just realize that it’s Steve Carrell doing a backstroke.” said Galifianakis while Carrell replied, “When you go to the beach and you swim out past the booes, do people think that there’s an island there?”
The Hangover star aggressively replied, “I’m not that fat, man!”. “You are!” replied Carrell. Zach Galifianakis further continued,
“If you were to do my percentage of body fat vs your percentage of how much your nose weighs, I guarantee that your nose per capita weighs more than what I…” while Steve Carrell cut him off and simply said “Alright, f*ck you fatso!”
Galifianakis stood up and pointed a finger at Steve Carrell by stating, “Point is, I’m not that fat, okay?” as he sat down on the chair, the chair broke and Zach Galifianakis fell on her back on the ground!
The face-off was indeed good with people commenting about how the chair was a paid actor and how Steve Carrell channeled his inner Michael Scott. Speaking of The Office, Steve Carrell once said that although people liked Ricky Gervais’ The Office, Carrell couldn’t watch 5 minutes of it to prepare for his role!
Steve Carrell Couldn’t Watch Ricky Gervais For 5 Minutes!
Ricky Gervais in The Office (British version)
Steve Carrell’s The Office was actually an American adaptation of the British series The Office starring Ricky Gervais as the main boss. For his role as Michael Scott, Carrell had to watch Gervais’ version so that he could understand the character better. In an interview with The Talks, however, Carrell revealed that he couldn’t watch for more than 5 minutes!
“You know, before I auditioned for The Office, I watched about five minutes of the British version just to get a sense of tone but when I saw what Ricky was doing and how specific and great his character was… People love him, people think he’s hilarious,”
He further continued,
“I knew that if I watched any more I would just be prone to doing an impersonation, I would just try to steal more and I thought that wouldn’t serve me in an audition.”
Well, both series found fame on different levels but the US version of The Office is more renowned all over the world. All 9 seasons of the iconic sitcom are available to stream on Peacock Premium in the U.S.