SNL’s Japanese Office: “It’s Funny, Because It’s Racist”

Posted on May 19, 2008 by John


This past Saturday, Steve Carell was the guest host on Saturday Night Live. Ricky Gervais, the star of the original British sitcom presents the “actual” inspiration for The Office in SNL’s “digital short,” which takes place in Japan with some of the typical stereotypes of a Japanese office, done with the best of intentions with humor – which I found hilarious, especially since I am a fan of NBC’s The Office. At the end of the digital short, Ricky Gervais says “It’s funny because it’s racist.” Do you think the video is racist?

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I'm a Taiwanese-American and was born & raised in Western Massachusetts, went to college in upstate New York, worked in Connecticut, went to grad school in North Carolina and then moved out to the Bay Area in 1999 and have been living here ever since - love the weather and almost everything about the area (except the high cost of housing...)
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