Thursday gave us the first piece of real news on the series: according to Daily Variety, comedian Aziz Ansari has been hired to play "a role" in "The Office" spinoff (see, they won't even give us a title). Ansari, best known for his work on MTV's sketch comedy "Human Giant," will be part of a larger ensemble that producers Greg Daniels and Michael Schur are busy putting together.
"We loved his work in 'Human Giant,' which I'm a huge fan of, as is Mike, and we have a good character for him," Daniels told Variety. He went on to admit that he and Schur have not even landed on a definitive concept for the series yet, which could explain why no one is talking any specifics – no one involved knows what the specifics are.