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Chris Pratt’s work inParks and RecreationorParks and Recmade him land major franchises like the MCU andJurassic World. To make it funnier, the Marvel actor improvised his scenes throughout the show. Pratt’s improvisation also led him to deliver the best joke in the show in its third season.
The co-creator of the show, Michael Scur, described that as a writer, he was extremely angry to see the Marvel actor going off-script to present the memorable scene from the show.
Michael Schur is a renowned comedy show creator with experience in some critically acclaimed comedies likeThe Office(USA),Brooklyn Nine-Nine, andThe Good Place. His association withParks and Recguaranteed that the show would be a success, but Chris Pratt also came out as a surprise package and made a lasting impact.
How did Chris Pratt pull off the funniest joke inParks and Rec?
Parks and Recwas always meant to be a celebrated laughter fest for the immense star power it had. It had actors like Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Aziz Ansari, and Aubrey Plaza. However, one who stole most of the spotlight wasChris Pratt‘s Andy Dwyer. Although he was intended to be a temporary actor, Pratt’s acting skills promoted him to be a series regular.
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While the fans can spot several instances where Andy Dwyer proved to be the funniest among the lot, nothing can beat his work in Season 2, Episode 3,Flu Season. In this episode, Amy Poehler’s Leslie is down with flu so Andy looks up her symptoms on the internet and says“Leslie, I typed your symptoms into the thing up here and it says you might have ‘network connectivity problems'”.
Chris Pratt delivered the line with such a plane face that it became one of the funniest scenes, if not the funniest. During his appearance at a panel for thePaley Center for Media, co-creator Michael Schur confessed that it still made him angry how an improvised scene turned out to be the funniest.
As a writer, it made me furious. And I’m not kidding, as a writer, it made me furious. I’m still really upset and angry — I think it’s the funniest joke that’s ever been on our show. It’s my favorite joke.
It was impressive for Michael Schur to keep aside his pride and keep the scene in the show. On the other hand, it was also a massive achievement for theGuardians of the Galaxystar to be praised by Schur for his joke.
Chris Pratt’s improvisation inParks and Recalmost led him out of the show
Chris Pratt has often spoken about how his time on the show was mostly involved in improvising scenes and causing chaos on the set. He played such an enjoyable character that it became a fan favorite in no time, even after not having any interest in the Parks Department.
However, one such improvisation almost had him out of the show once. During the season 2 episodeKaboom, Andy goes to meet Rashida Jones’ Ann naked, holding a bouquet. Originally, Pratt was meant to wear flesh-colored underwear for the scene. But to keep it more natural, the Marvel actor decided to be nude in the scene.
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When theJurassic Worldstar appeared in theGraham Norton Show, he claimed that although the scene was kept in the show, Pratt got a warning letter from NBC-“I got a letter from NBC saying, basically, ‘Never, ever do that again’”.Nevertheless, Chris Pratt has shown an interesting elevation in his career as he went fromParks and Recto star in several highest-grossing Hollywood projects.
Parks and Recreationcan be streamed on Peacock.
Subham Mandal
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Subham Mandal is currently working as a content writer for FandomWire with an ardent interest in the world of pop culture. He has written more than 1000 articles on different spheres of modern pop culture and is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. He’s also an experienced student journalist having demonstrated work experience with the Times of India. He aspires to be a column writer in the future.
