No, this video below from the Huffington Post is not part of a Saturday Night skit or someone auditioning to replace Steve Carrell on The Office — although ultimately unsuccessful Phil Davison of Minerva, Ohio, seemed like he could win that part due to his stump speech featured below as he attempted to convince Stark County GOPers to let him run for county treasurer.
Taegan Goddard calls it the “worst stump speech ever.” People may debate that, but what is certain is this: comedians and actors will find this useful. And I bet Davison could ace the audition and get the lead in The Office.
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.