Angela Kinsey, Kate Flannery, Steve Carell, Phyllis Smith, Jenna Fischer. Paul Drinkwater/NBCU PH๏τo Bank
From The Office to A Man on the Inside, Michael Schur has created his own comedy universe.
Schur got his start as a writer on NBC’s Saturday Night Live. He won his first Emmy as part of SNL’s writing team in 2002 before leaving the sketch comedy series two years later. Schur then transitioned into producing — and writing — episodes of scripted TV shows such as The Comeback and The Office.
After The Office‘s resounding success, Schur created his own series тιтled Parks and Recreation. Sitcom fans continued to flock to Schur’s work, which paved the way for Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Good Place and more.
Schur has since cemented his presence in the sitcom space, which allowed him to direct and produce shows from fellow creators. This included Black Mirror, Single Parents, Master of None and Hacks. Eagle-eyed viewers might have even noticed Schur grace their screen. His most memorable role from his limited acting career was as Mose Schrute on The Office.
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Not only has Schur built an audience, but he has formed close bonds with many of the actors starring on his shows. Schur is one of many executive producers known for reuniting with the same stars for multiple projects.
Ted Danson exclusively told Us Weekly in November 2024 about his seamless collaborative process with Schur.
“I do want to be purposeful about what [projects] I pick, which is what’s so amazing about working with Michael Schur because what he writes about is important and it’s purposeful,” the actor, who starred in The Good Place and A Man on the Inside, shared with Us. “There’s intention behind what he writes. So yes, it can be funny, but it is fully human and I love [it]. I think that’s what actors love most, is exploring the human condition. It doesn’t mean you can’t be silly and funny.”
Scroll down for every TV show in Schur’s comedy universe:
‘The Comeback’
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The HBO series, which aired one season in 2005 before being revived in 2014, followed an ex A-list celebrity who attempted to rekindle her once prominent acting career. Lisa Kudrow starred in the show alongside Damian Young, Robert Michael Morris, Malin Åkerman, Lance Barber and Robert Bagnell.
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‘The Office’
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The hit NBC sitcom, which aired from 2005 to 2013, focused on the lives of office employees at Dunder Mifflin paper company in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The Office starred Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, Angela Kinsey, B.J. Novak, Melora Hardin, Brian Baumgartner, Kate Flannery and more familiar faces.
‘Parks and Recreation’
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From 2009 to 2015, NBC viewers tuned in weekly to watch the mockumentary series about employees working for the Parks Department in the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana. Parks and Recreation featured a stacked cast that included Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Aziz Ansari, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Pratt, Adam Scott, Rob Lowe, Retta and Billy Eichner.
‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’
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The police procedural ran on Fox (and later NBC) from 2013 to 2021. It centered around detectives working for the New York City Police Department. The cast included Andy Samberg, Stephanie Beatriz, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, Chelsea Peretti and the late Andre Braugher.
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‘The Good Place’
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NBC continued their partnership with Schur with the fantasy series The Good Place, which introduced a ᴅᴇᴀᴅ woman who was placed in a heaven-esque utopian afterlife designed and supervised by an afterlife architect. But like any good show, there was a twist when she found out they were actually in the Bad Place — and chaos ensued. The show ran from 2016 to 2020 and starred Kristen Bell, William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, D’Arcy Carden, Manny Jacinto and Danson.
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‘Rutherford Falls’
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The Peacock sitcom, which aired from 2021 to 2022, was a comedy about two lifelong friends whose relationship was tested when a crisis hit their fictional small town. Ed Helms, Michael Greyeyes, Jana Schmieding, Jesse Leigh and Dustin Milligan made up the cast.
‘A Man on the Inside’
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Based on Maite Alberdi‘s 2020 documentary The Mole Agent, A Man on the Inside reunited Schur with Danson, who played a recently widowed retiree who infiltrated a senior living facility to help solve a case. The cast included Danson, Beatriz, Mary Elizabeth Ellis and Lilah Richcreek Estrada.
