Ed Helms Says the Seven Day Work Schedules Between THE OFFICE and THE HANGOVER Were "Insane" and the "Greatest" — GeekTyrant

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Two of the biggest franchises Ed Helms has been a part of are the series The Office and the film trilogy of The Hangover . Both were big comedic hits of the 2000s, and it turns out that Helms worked on both the series and the first film simultaneously.
Striking while the iron was hot was clearly a good career move for the actor, but it meant a pretty grueling work schedule, which Helms talked about on a recent episode of the MeSsy podcast, hosted by Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler.
"I worked seven days a week," Helms said. According to the actor, both filmmaker Todd Phillips and The Office showrunner Greg Daniels were "gracious" enough to work around his schedule.
He went on, "Because I was cross-boarded on The Office , they were extremely full days of production. And then on The Hangover , Bradley [Cooper] and Zach [Galifianakis] and I are in literally every scene. Like, there's no scene without all three of us."
Helms explained that the film involved a lot of night shoots, which meant some weeks he would finish his Hangover scenes in Las Vegas at 4:30 a.m. and immediately fly back to Los Angeles to start filming The Office two hours later. "It was completely and totally insane. I was drinking, like, you know, six Red Bulls a day or something to get through it," he remembered.
Despite the grueling work, being part of the two extremely beloved productions was the "greatest" experience for Helms. "I honestly loved every second of it. I just felt so psyched to be a part of these things that were so cool and so fun," he said.
Helms has gone on to have a great career with many more memorable characters and films. He can be seen next in the hockey movie Smudge the Blades from writer-director Cody Lightning, which is in post-production and does not yet have a release date.
via: GamesRadar