This fall, NBC is introducing an adaptation of another successful British comedy series.
The US version of
The IT Crowd will retain the characters from the original series but will mostly be made up of an American cast. Among the writers for the upcoming show are Moses Port, David Guarascio, Joe Port and Joe Wiseman. Graham Linehan, the creator of the original series, and Steve Tao will serve as executive producers. Gail Mancuso, known for her work on
Scrubs and
30 Rock, will be directing
The IT Crowd.
The British version is set in the offices of a fictitious company called Reynholm Industries, where three members of an IT-support team spend their days working from the building’s unkempt and dingy basement.
To learn more about the cast of NBC’s
The IT Crowd, read on.
Joel McHale is set to play Roy, a lazy IT engineer. McHale moved to Los Angeles after he graduated from the University of Washington, and it was there that he landed minor roles on such television shows as
Oliver Beene,
CSI and
Will & Grace.
The role of Moss will still be played by British actor and stand-up comedian Richard Ayoade. Ayoade, a former law student of St. Catharine’s College, Cambridge, co-wrote and appeared in the stage show
Garth Marenghi’s Fright Night and its award-winning sequel,
Garth Marenghi’s Netherhead. His other acting credits include
Garth Marenghi’s Dark Place, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, AD/ BC: A Rock Opera, Nathan Barley, The Mighty Boosh and
Festival.
Jessica St. Claire will be portraying Jen, the newly appointed office manager who uses her great people skills to make up for her technological ineptness. Among the shows that St. Claire has appeared in are T
he Colin Quinn Show, Things I Hate About You and
The Smoking Gun TV.
Known for his roles on such television series as Roc and Chicago Hope, actor Rocky Carroll has been tasked to play Denholm, the company boss. Aside from his television work, Carroll has appeared in a number of films, which include
Born on the Fourth of July, The Ladies Man, Crimson Tide, The Best Laid Plans and
The Chase.
-Lisa Claustro, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: NBC
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