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All is well when it ends well. I’ve learned that after lengthy negotiations,The Office stars Ed Helms, John Krasinski and Jenna Fischer have reached an agreement in principal to return to the veteran NBC series next season and are inches away from signing on the dotted line. I hear the fourth original Office cast member whose deal is up, B.J. Novak, has not started discussions, but he has a dual role on the series as an actor and writer/executive producer.
Keeping Helms, Krasinski and Fischer has been crucial for The Office, which lost its star Steve Carell last season and is facing the pending departures of Rainn Wilson, who is preparing to segue to his Office spinoff midway through next season, and Mindy Kaling, who got her pilot picked up to series at Fox. Getting Helms and Krasinski to return was not easy because of their busy feature schedules, and The Office is expected to accommodate that. Helms for once has the Hangover threequel to do. With the trio in place, the renewal of the veteran series, which remains NBC’s highest-rated comedy, is considered a formality. Remaining open is the question who will run The Office next season. I hear NBC is not close to naming a replacement for Paul Lieberstein, who will be leavingto focus on the spinoff, which he co-created with Wilson.
NBC is the first broadcast network to unveil its official game plan for the 2011-12 TV season, and the biggest news regarding returning shows is that Community is relocating to Fridays at 8:30/7:30c where it will follow Whitney. Also of note: Smash is being benched until midseason and The Office has formally been renewed for a ninth season.
THURSDAY
8 pm 30 Rock
8:30 pm Up All Night 9 pm The Office
9:30 pm Parks and Recreation
10 pm Rock Center with Brian Williams
He’s known worldwide as Andy Bernard on The Office and Dr. Stu Price in the Hangover movies. But bluegrass aficionados can also vouch that the actor plays a mean banjo. This weekend, Ed Helms will be picking one up again when The L.A. Bluegrass Situation, the bluegrass music festival he co-founded two years ago, kicks off for a third time at Los Angeles live music venue Largo (366 N. La Cienega Blvd.). The actor’s Ed Helms and the Lonesome Trio band is performing on Friday, May 4, as part of an already sold-out variety show, The Whiskey Sour Radio Hour. Helms and bandmates Jacob Tiloveand Ian Riggs have been playing together for around twenty years since they attended school at Oberlin College. After school, says Helms, “we found ourselves living in New York City a little later and we played at dive bars and friends’ parties. It was this fun side thing for all of us,” says Helms.
The Bluegrass Situation music fest seems to already have established a firm foothold in urban Los Angeles. Five of its six shows this weekend are sold out, including a Saturday performance featuring actor/banjoist Steve Martin and North Carolina’s Steep Canyon Rangers and a Sunday night concert benefit for L.A. environmental group TreePeople. Still available: Tickets to see a show with actor John C. Reilly, guitarist Tom Brosseau and Lavender Diamond vocalist Becky Stark and guests on Thursday, May 3, at 10:30 pm.
The 3rd annual L.A. Bluegrass Situation will be taking place this weekend. Conceived by Largo proprietor Mark Flanagan and comic actor Ed Helms, the last two years have featured performances by Vince Gill, Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings. This year Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, John C. Reilly and of course Helms himself will be performing. It promises to be a twangin’ good time. Sorry. Helms spoke to Billboard about his passion for bluegrass music, the longevity (and music) of the “Hangover” movies and whether “The Office” has run out of toner.
Martin, Reilly, Helms… Are you part of a movement of actors turned roots musicians?
(Laughs) I didn’t know there was a movement but if there is sure, feel free to rope me in. I’ve always been a musician, it’s not something I’ve ever been shy about. I’m also totally realistic. It’s not my main profession, for me it’s an exciting and passionate hobby and I’m fortunate enough to share it in a context with really amazing professionals who jump on board.
What’s on your iPod right now?
I really love the Punch Brothers new album and Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers album is fantastic. I love Gillian Welch, Old Crow Medicine Show, Crooked Still, Dave Rawlings, some Decemberists.
And a little Liza to round it out.
Minnelli? Yeah sure of course! But that’s a no brainer.
Join Segel, Helms, and the Duplass brothers in laughter on June 19th.
Starring Jason Segel and Ed Helms ‘Jeff, Who Lives at Home’ is the story of one man’s hilarious search for the meaning of life. As slacker Jeff stumbles towards enlightenment, he uncovers answers to his nagging family’s problems. Jeff has no idea where he’s going but when he finally gets there, he might just find out what it’s all about.
‘Jeff’ will have a 1080p high-def picture, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 mix, and will come complete with an UltraViolet Digital Copy.
The suggested retail price for the Blu-ray has been set at $29.99.
About 400 young musicians at Providencia Elementary School in Burbank were treated to a special guest Tuesday when a man best known for his comedic acting stopped by for a visit.
Ed Helms has starred in The Office, the Hangover films and The Lorax, but there’s more to Helms than acting.
He’s part of a band called “The Lonesome Trio” that he formed with his friends when he was in college. They appeared at the school Thursday as part of the Education Through Music – Los Angeles program.
“They invited me to come here and it was a no-brainer,” Helms said. “Just to interact with the kids and see firsthand what’s going on, it’s really, really cool and really special.”
They spent the day playing bluegrass for the kids and discussing music.
“It’s been shown to sort of have these really incredible effects on the whole community,” Helms said. “It gets parents invested when their kids are doing creative things.”
All is well when it ends well. I’ve learned that after lengthy negotiations,
He’s known worldwide as Andy Bernard on The Office and Dr. Stu Price in the Hangover movies. But bluegrass aficionados can also vouch that the actor plays a mean banjo. This weekend, Ed Helms will be picking one up again when 
The 3rd annual 
Join Segel, Helms, and the Duplass brothers in laughter on June 19th.
