Steve Carell Trolls Twitter Followers About a Revival of ‘The Office’

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Well played, Steve Carell. The actor expertly trolled followers of his Twitter feed Wednesday afternoon by playing into the recent craze of classic TV shows returning to television. For a few moments, fans of Carell’s acclaimed  sitcom The Office must have had high hopes for the series’ return.

Here’s what Carell tweeted out:

https://twitter.com/SteveCarell/status/821823812387753984

Followed a few minutes later by:

https://twitter.com/SteveCarell/status/821825239629692928

Earlier in the day, NBC announced a revival of Will & Grace, so Carell’s timing was perfect for a gag his Office character Michael Scott could only have dreamed about pulling off.

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