Kevin from ‘The Office!’ (Brian Baumgartner)

<p>Brian Baumgartner spent nine seasons playing Kevin Malone on ‘The Office’—and yet sounds almost nothing like his iconic character in real life. This week, Brian launched his new podcast, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5T1519uHGVd6Te2xF5tKkR" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘An Oral History of The Office,’</a> in which he interviews the show’s cast and creators about how it all came together and why it remains so massively popular seven years after they stopped filming. On today’s bonus episode of this podcast, Brian reveals which part he originally auditioned for, how he ended up as Kevin, why he thinks the show was more “woke” than people think, the moment Steve Carell made him laugh the hardest and more.</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/BBBaumgartner" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@BBBaumgartner</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/mattwilstein" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mattwilstein</a> | Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bbbaumgartner/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bbbaumgartner</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lastlaughpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lastlaughpod</a></p><p>Highlights from this episode and others at <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/the-last-laugh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Beast</a>.</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>