Top 10 Unscripted Steve Carell Moments That Were Left In

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He is a master of improv. For this list, we’ll be looking at Steve Carell’s funniest and most memorable ad-libbed moments in film and television.

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00:00Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for Steve Carell's funniest

00:09and most memorable ad-libbed moments in film and television.

00:24For this list, we're looking at Steve Carell's funniest and most memorable ad-libbed moments

00:29in film and television.

00:31What's an unscripted Steve Carell moment you love?

00:33Let us know in the comments.

00:3510.

00:36Michael the Tourist – The Office

00:46How do you film a recognizable star like Steve Carell in a place as big as New York City?

00:52Very carefully.

00:53In this Season 2 episode, Michael Scott heads up to the Big Apple for a meeting with the

00:57new CFO, David Wallace, and his not-so-Smitten boss-slash-love interest, Jan.

01:03But first, he takes in some of the classic New York sights, such as Rockefeller Center,

01:08Times Square, and...Sbarro?

01:16To film these segments, Carell and the crew had to act fast to prevent the growing crowds

01:20around him from getting too big, so they were mostly improvised.

01:25But with a wit as quick as Carell's, pressure isn't a hindrance.

01:28It's a bonus.

01:299.

01:30Dirty Dancing – Date Night

01:40A middle-aged suburban dad and a dancer's pole is already a comedy goldmine, but leave

01:45it to Steve Carell to keep going.

01:47In this hit comedy, Carell and his on-screen spouse, Tina Fey, find themselves on stage

01:52at a seedy underground club.

01:54All the while, they're having a great time.

01:56It's a lot of fun.

01:579.

01:59His and Fey's improv experience meant plenty of riffing occurred, but it's doubtful that

02:04anyone, on-set or in the audience, would be able to pull it off.

02:08It's a lot of fun.

02:098.

02:10The Dirty Dancing Club – Date Night

02:18In this hit comedy, Carell and his on-screen spouse, Tina Fey, find themselves on stage

02:24at a seedy underground club.

02:27Anyone, on-set or in the audience, expected Carell to go as far as he did here.

02:31In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Fey said that Carell's licking of the pole was completely

02:36unscripted.

02:37His on-screen reaction is just as priceless, completely selling the genuine disgust he

02:42felt.

02:438.

02:44Trance – Dinner for Schmucks

02:50An awkward situation turns into a side-splitting one in this comedy from Austin Powers and

02:56Parents director Jay Roach.

02:58At the titular dinner, Barry Speck, a guest of Paul Rudd's character Tim Conrad, is disturbed

03:03by the presence of Zach Galifianakis' Thurman Murch, Barry's boss and wife-stealer.

03:14Thurman thinks he has mind-control powers, and Barry is none the wiser.

03:18As Barry sits nervously, Thurman, cloak and all, gets him to say something we've never

03:23heard at any dinner party.

03:27Several of the other actors start cracking up, and we can't blame them.

03:35Roach has said that these were his favorite improvised moments in the film.

03:447.

03:45The Long Pause – The Office

03:57The Office is full of simultaneously excruciating and hilarious moments, and the cast knows

04:03how to sell that discomfort.

04:05In the script for this early episode, writer Paul Lieberstein instructed Carell to hold

04:09quote, the longest pause in television history, as he struggles to think up a surprise that

04:15he promised staff earlier.

04:16Carell took that note very seriously, going above and beyond by pausing for two and a

04:22half minutes.

04:27While the aired version is much shorter, you can see Carell breaking a sweat from his elongated

04:36pause.

04:47The lesson?

04:48Ask Steve Carell, and you shall receive.

04:516.

04:52Finger Through the Zipper – The Office

04:55No one knows Michael Scott better than the man who plays him.

04:58That means understanding when to tap into his more inappropriate side.

05:02After Phyllis reports a run-in with a flasher, Michael unwisely tries to lighten the mood

05:07by sticking his finger through his front zipper.

05:09The rest of the cast had no idea this was coming, and you can see them doing their best

05:14not to lose it.

05:18Brian Baumgartner, who plays Kevin, is visibly giggling in the background, while John Krasinski

05:24looks seconds away from breaking.

05:26Michael Scott might not know much about workplace sensitivity, but Steve Carell definitely knows

05:31a lot about improvising.

05:445.

05:45Telling Off Chani's Boss – Anchorman 2 – The Legend Continues

05:50Carell's star was still rising when he played the scene-stealing, good-natured weatherman

05:55Brick Tamland in the first Anchorman.

05:57But he was a bona fide movie star when the sequel came out nearly a decade later.

06:01In Anchorman 2, Brick is paired with the equally unique Chani Lasname, played by Kristen Wiig.

06:08After their not-so-meet-cute, things explode in a screaming and paper-throwing rage against

06:14Chani's boss.

06:23Director Adam McKay realized there was something missing from the scene in the script.

06:27He said,

06:29Director Adam McKay realized there was something missing from the scene in the script.

06:32And his stars came up with this hilariously chaotic moment.

06:35If nothing else, it shows that no one can scream quite like Steve Carell.

06:424.

06:43The Kiss – The Office

06:59The third season of The Office wasted no time in making us wince.

07:07In this season premiere, Michael Scott outs accountant Oscar as gay,

07:11and only makes things worse as the day goes on.

07:15If I was gay, I would be the most flamboyant gay you've ever seen.

07:21I would be leading the parade covered in feathers and just I'd be waving that rainbow flag.

07:28In an attempt to save face, he gets way too close to Oscars,

07:32planting an excruciating and unreciprocated kiss on his lips.

07:36If the cast looks shocked, it's because they were.

07:39While Michael kissing Oscar was in the script, it was only supposed to be on the cheek.

07:45It's definitely not the show's most romantic kiss, but it's arguably the most memorable.

08:033.

08:04I Love Lamp – Anchorman – The Legend of Ron Burgundy

08:08Not many actors can turn three words into countless laughs,

08:13but Steve Carell has some very special talents.

08:15When Will Ferrell's Ron Burgundy discusses love with his fellow newsmen,

08:19Brick Tamland declares his love for various inanimate objects around the room.

08:27By the end, he sounds quite choked up.

08:29This baffling but hysterical moment was completely a Carell creation.

08:36Director Adam McKay had encouraged the cast to improvise,

08:39and Will Ferrell's response was also ad-libbed.

08:43Brick supplies many of Anchorman's best moments,

08:46but this is arguably his most iconic.

08:49Or, in Brick speak, we love scene.

08:522.

08:53Tearing Up – The Office

08:55In this case, it wasn't Steve Carell surprising his Office castmates.

08:59Instead, it was them surprising him.

09:13As his final Dundies comes to a close,

09:16Michael Scott is unexpectedly serenaded by his colleagues.

09:20In a Dunder Mifflin spin on Seasons of Love from Rent,

09:23the Dunder Mifflin staff sing about the man, his memorable moments,

09:27and all 9,986,000 minutes he spent at the workplace.

09:329,986,000 minutes

09:36That's like watching Die Hard 80,000 times

09:40Carell had no idea that this had been prepared,

09:43and his smiles and tears are all completely real.

09:47The next episode would be his last as a main character,

09:50and this scene shows how important he was to the whole series.

09:55Yeah, okay.

09:58Well, this is gonna hurt like a mother-

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10:161.

10:17Chest Waxing – The 40-Year-Old Virgin

10:20Think comedic actors have it easier than dramatic ones?

10:24We dare any thespian to go through what Steve Carell did

10:27for The 40-Year-Old Virgin.

10:34In this scene, where lead character Andy Stitzer's co-workers

10:37bring him in for some personal grooming,

10:39Carell strove for authenticity.

10:47How much?

10:48He had his actual chest waxed,

10:51a painful experience that led to hilarious reactions

10:54both from Carell and the other cast members

10:56who just cannot contain their laughter.

11:05Whenever we think of Steve Carell

11:06and how much we admire his commitment to his craft,

11:09we instantly think of Kelly Clarkson.

11:11You know what, guys?

11:13This is not a good look for me!

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