Hosting OFFICE SPACE

So this past Sunday we had the opportunity to co-present the OFFICE SPACE 1o year anniversary and reunion. There were a lot of fun moments, from getting drunk with Samir at Club Deville, to Sarah and I  riding in the limo with Samir and Michael Bolton before they got out to smash the fax machine, to watching Brian the happy waiter do all sorts of karaoke at the Alligator Grill where all the Chotchkie’s scenes were filmed.

But the highlight for me personally was definitely the thrill of being able to be up on stage with all of the stars, moderating one of the most fun Q&A’s of my career so far. Part of that fun was the straight up thrill of hosting in the Paramount, of course, but even more fun was the way we all ended up positioned on the stage:

It’s a little hard to see us all the way off in the left of the frame in this shot, but that’s John C. McGinley standing to my right. He’s one of the Bobs in OFFICE SPACE, but to SCRUBS viewers, he’s all Dr. Cox. And as SCRUBS viewers know, Dr. Cox is an awesome control freak who likes to tell the ex-intern J.D. what to do all the time. J.D., meanwhile, just wants to earn Cox’s approval.

Well, during the Q&A, I basically became J.D. Whenever there was a question that was kinda off the point, or when someone did the, “I’ve got a two-part question” kind of bullshit, McGinley would lean over in my ear and say things like, “Cut that guy off. He doesn’t get two questions,” or, “Wow. That question was horrible. Don’t pick people like that again.” He was right every time, of course, but it still made me all sorts of nervous.

Fortunately, after the whole thing ended he actually pulled me aside to say that he thought I’d done a really good job. J.D. wins!

And friends of the theater from TexasGeek.TV took video of the whole Q&A, if this stirring account wasn’t enough for you, you can check that out here.