Next week on the hit TV comedy, The Office, Will Ferrell will begin his role as the replacement of the character Michael Scott, played by Steve Carell. To many people out there who don’t pay attention to the show and it’s developments will just look over this change in the show as nothing, but to the devoted fans of the show this is a major change in direction. Steve Carell has been known for the past couple of years as one of the funniest people on television. His ability to be funny by playing the incompetent boss on The Office gave the show it’s name. Now at this point you might be wondering what this post has to do with rhetoric, so let me explain.
Will Ferrell is known for his over the top theatrics and ridiculous use of over-exaggeration and nonsensical comedy – not the subtle, more relaxed comedy that Steve Carell uses. The producers of the show are taking a major risk by implementing Ferrell into the plot, because his form of comedy just might not jell with the rest of the actors on the show. I feel that Ferrell will be funny, but will not fit the typical mold that people are use to on the show. It will be interesting to see if Ferrell tries to appeal to different aspects of comedy, in order to reach the taste of the typical viewer who watches the show, which is a very broad demographic. It will also be a challenge for Ferrell to try and fit the mold, while also creating his own character traits, which are specific to each character on the show. Ferrell will have to try and appeal to a more logos base form of comedy, instead of the emotional comedic appeal he is use to. Instead of always screaming like a ten-year-old or falling off of something in an awkward way, Ferrell will have to appeal to the ‘office’ humor that makes the show so popular.
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