Oscar nominee Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone) will reprise her role from The Office season finale — new human resources rep, Holly, who, thanks to Dwight, believes Kevin is "slow" (below) — in at least five episodes next season. We couldn’t be happier.
Are there other guest stars you’d love to see return to a show? (Marion Ross told us producers have asked her back to Brothers & Sisters — and that she told them she thinks her character, Nora’s and Saul’s mother, is a drinker. Well, duh!)
What do you hope is in store for Holly? After watching the web-only Office clip embedded after the jump, I’m hoping we’ll get to see her and Meredith at a nail salon…
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The screen capture of Jim & Pam is great; Thanks for the clip between Dwight & Meredith.
Paul Ruebens can come back to Pushing Daisies any time. As much as it shames me to say it, I kind of liked Britney on How I Met Your Mother (luckily it looks like Sarah Chalke might be the mother!) And I love Bob Newhart in anything, so back to Desperate Housewives he goes.
I’d love to see Stephen Fry come back for an episode or two on Bones. Don’t get me wrong, I love John Francis Daley as Sweets, but the interaction between Booth, Brennan and Dr. Wyatt was priceless.
I also heard Raul Esparza will be returning to Pushing Daisies. Here’s hoping for a KC duet!
when i first saw amy ryan on the office i thought, hey, she looks familiar… when i realized she was the mom in gone baby gone i could not believe that was the same person. but brilliant casting! she and steve carrell have chemistry and i’d really like to see her go beyond the 5 episodes she is slated to be (though she IS an oscar nominee so it might be hard to hold on to that type of actor). but i’m really digging michael + holly. jan is getting crazier by the minute. i used to be a fan of their pairing but now it just seems sad.
I loved several of the guest spots on “30 Rock” – but esp. funny was Elaine Strich as Coleen Donaghy (sp?); Jackie’s mom. That whole family was great, actually- Nathan Lane, et al. I wish we could bring back Paul Rubens, but alas, the house of hapsburg is finished.
P.s. also, Dennis the “subway hero” has to come back…”hey, dummy”
For me, one of the funniest guest stars this past TV season was Bradley Cooper on “Nip/Tuck” (though he had more of a recurring role I suppose). I know he’s a busy actor, but I’d like to see him back on the show because he cracked me up everytime he was on.
Also, who doesn’t want some more Matthew Broderick on “30 Rock”. Cooter finally got his pens, so there’s no limit to what he can do.
The clip of Holly and Kevin reminds me of how GENIUS the season finale was for The Office! I would love to see Wayne Brady on HIMYM again.
I want to see Loretta Devine back on Supernatural. She was great as Missouri back in season one.
I thought Amy Ryan was an ongoing addition to the office; 5 episodes may not be enough. She was instrumental in resuscitating The Office from several mediocre episodes post strike to finish the season strong.
I want the actress who played Victoria to come back to HIMYM… and I want Anderson Cooper to come back to the Mole… though I’m not entirely sure that counts.
Trouty on My Boys, he was funny.
Loved Amy Ryan on The Office. She was so cute and funny! Her and Michael have awesome chemistry. I think it would be hilarious if for some reason her and Kevin started dating, since they did go out for food after the goodbye party for Toby. Maybe she’ll realize he isn’t slow and for some reason fall madly in love with him, and Michael will realize he missed out on a good thing. Can’t wait for this show to start again!
Zooey Deschanel as Andy’s crazy ex Cat on Weeds
I think Amy Ryan will be a great addition to The Office. The scene in the season finale where she and Michael were on the floor talking in yoda voice killed me. I think it would be great if she didn’t get involved in an Office romance and kept a little sexual tension; which is kind of missed now that Jim and Pam are together (and should stay together). It might be funny if Kevin and Michael started some sort of competition to win her over.
Have you ever made a sandwich before? Dammit Meredith!