‘The Office’ stars say they were almost ‘poisoned’ to death while filming
Jenna Fischer, who starred as Pam on the hit NBC show, and Angela Kinsey, who played Angela, shared all the behind-the-scenes drama in their new book “The Office BFFs: Tales of ‘The Office’ from Two Best Friends Who Were There.”In excerpts from the book, released by Mashable, the two former co-stars reveal that actor Bryan Cranston, 66, stepped in to direct Season 9 Episode 4, titled “Work Bus.”In the episode, the co-workers are forced out of their office building and into a “mobile work station” for the day. Fischer, 48, noted that the “small airport shuttle” was crammed with 14 actors, four crew members, several desks, chairs, lamps, printers, a water cooler, a microwave, a TV and a coffeemaker. “What could go wrong? Who could have predicted that Ellie Kemper would pee her pants, or that the entire cast would almost be killed — twice?” she wrote.“It was a very hot day and whenever we started filming, the air conditioning on the bus had to be turned off because it was too noisy. We were basically in a moving hot tin can with no air.