After the read, producer Greg Daniels thought he was perfect for the role. At the table-read for this episode, they had not cast the part yet and Daniels had Wilmore read for the role to fill in. Larry Wilmore, who plays the sensitivity trainer Mr. Meanwhile, Jim ( John Krasinski) desperately tries to re-up an annual sale that will amount to a quarter of his yearly commission, but he is ultimately undercut by Dwight ( Rainn Wilson). He shows a brief video that addresses nothing of significance, claims that his heritage is "two-fifteenths Native American," and instructs everyone to wear index cards with a certain race on it and to treat others however they might treat people of those races. Michael finds it insulting and, as a response, holds his own diversity meeting. Black People" routine, the corporate offices of Dunder Mifflin send a representative ( Larry Wilmore) from Diversity Today to hold a meeting regarding diversity training.
In answer to Michael’s ( Steve Carell) apparently constant recitation of Chris Rock's " Niggas Vs. Despite this setback, the episode received positive reviews from television critics. The episode received a 2.7/6 in the Nielsen ratings among people aged 18–49 garnered 6.0 million viewers overall, losing almost half of its audience from the previous week. Wilmore, a writer for the show, had to formally audition with other actors because of stipulations with the Screen Actors Guild. The episode guest starred Larry Wilmore, who plays the sensitivity trainer Mr.
#Diversity day the office script series#
"Diversity Day" was the first episode of The Office to feature original writing, as the pilot episode (" Pilot") contained many jokes from the British series pilot. Meanwhile, Jim struggles to keep hold of a lucrative contract extension, but Dwight makes the sale for himself. He eventually assigns each staff member an index card with a different race on it, causing tempers to slowly simmer until they finally snap.
A consultant ( Larry Wilmore) arrives to teach the staff about tolerance and diversity, but Michael insists on imparting his own knowledge-aggravating both the consultant and the entire office staff-and creates his own diversity seminar. In this episode, Michael's ( Steve Carell) controversial imitation of a Chris Rock routine forces the staff to undergo a racial diversity seminar.
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