How The Office Star Jenna Fischer Wound up Wearing a Towel on Kimmel

Laura Bradley
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Well, this is something we’ve never seen before. On Monday night, former Office star Jenna Fischer made her way to the desk on Jimmy Kimmel’s set wearing a pair of capri-cut jeans and. . . a towel. In her hand, the actress carried the dress she’d intended to wear—a far more traditional-looking get-up that apparently never made its way onto her body. Understandably, her host opened by asking the actress what, exactly, was going on.

Fischer’s answer? “So this was my outfit for tonight, and I waited a little too long to get dressed, and then my zipper broke. . . and I panicked.”

It’s not entirely clear why Fischer had access to pants and not a shirt, but as the actress told Kimmel, “the show must go on”—so she sauntered onto the stage in an unorthodox ensemble. “I’ve never been more comfortable,” she added. “I am mentally a little freaking out that I’m on a talk show in a towel, but I am physically very comfortable.” As far as Kimmel’s concerned, it’s like they ran into one another at the spa. Sadly, no one took advantage of the opportunity to say, “You’ll have to speak up; I’m wearing a towel.”

Once her outfit had been thoroughly explained, Fischer told her host about her new comedy, which co-stars Oliver Hudson and follows a divorcing couple that decides to practice something called “bird-nesting,” in which separated parents take turns living in the family home so that the children don’t have to move between homes. She also gabbed about the time she ran into the Kardashians in Japa—Kyoto, specifically. Coincidentally, the run-in happened at a spa.

Fischer’s mother-in-law happens to be a huge Kardashian fan, she explained. She even informed Fischer that the Kardashians would be in Japan at the same time as her. “Ginger, I’ve lived in Los Angeles for 20 years and I’ve never run into a Kardashian,” Fischer recalled writing back. “Tokyo is huge.” Then, at the spa in Kyoto, Fischer saw a caravan of passenger vans and men with headsets. “I thought to myself, ‘Oh my god,’” Fischer said. Sure enough, the famous family then walked through the lobby. “I was like, ‘It happened!’” Fischer said. “It happened!” No word, however, on whether they were wearing towels.

22 Movies and TV Shows That Will Save Us in 2018

HBO is once again hoping you’ll ignore the big Game of Thrones-shaped hole in its schedule and turn your attention back to the sci-fi mind game that is Westworld. The Emmy-nominated series, starring Evan Rachel Wood and Thandie Newton, is ready to confound you once again in its second season. Until its spring 2018 premiere, take a trip back in time and revisit nine burning questions we still have about the finale.
Yara Shahidi takes the lead in this youthful Black-ish spin-off set to air on Freeform starting Jan. 3, 2018. In this series, Zoey is finally off to college, stumbling through cringeworthy rites of passage like embarrassing herself at a frat party and hiding secrets from her parents.
Every superhero you love is coming out with a new movie in 2018. In no particular order, get ready for a bounty that includes: Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Deadpool 2, The New Mutants, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Venom, and Aquaman.
’Tis the season to watch a bunch of perfect human specimens fight for tiny gold medallions. This year’s Winter Olympics will kick off on Feb. 9, 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

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’Tis the season to watch a bunch of perfect human specimens fight for tiny gold medallions. This year’s Winter Olympics will kick off on Feb. 9, 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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If the title alone doesn’t catch your eye, the artists behind it surely will. Spike Lee is directing this thriller, produced by nascent horror maestro Jordan Peele, about a black detective who infiltrates the KKK in the 1970s. John David Washington (son of Denzel) plays the lead, while the rest of the cast includes Adam Driver and rising star Laura Harrier. Black Klansman does not yet have a release date.
This superhero movie, which hits theaters on June 15, 2018, gets its own slide—because fans have been waiting for this sequel for 13 years. At long last, the Parr family is back fighting crime, with a little help from close friend Frozone (voiced by Samuel L. Jackson). It’s time to find your supersuit—and remember, no capes!
Brian Henson’s (son of Jim) dark detective twist on the pleasant world of puppetry promises to be a baffling pop-cultural delight in the vein of Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Humans and puppets coexist in this dark tale about a serial killer who’s out to murder the stars of hit 80s series The Happytime Gang. The cast is stacked with comedy stars, led by Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, and Elizabeth Banks. The film will hit theaters on Aug. 17, 2018.
Everyone’s favorite grouchy, hard-drinking superhero is finally back for a second season on March 8, with Krysten Ritter slipping on the familiar leather jacket for Jones’s latest adventures. Though the plot is still fairly under wraps, a teaser trailer promises that she’s still a sardonic and deliciously violent destroyer of men.
My, my, how can you resist this? The sequel to the 2008 blockbuster musical is finally on its way, and it’s already guaranteed to be your favorite guilty pleasure of 2018. The story is a prequel to the original, revolving around Meryl Streep’s character when she was a young woman (perhaps even . . . a young dancing queen). Not only is its core cast back in action, but the truly iconic Cher has decided to bless the sequel with her presence. Catch it in theaters on July 20, 2018.
Break out your flannel and sarcasm, because Roseanne is back. The classic 90s sitcom is getting the nostalgia reboot treatment on March 27, more than 20 years after it first ended.
The all-female Ocean’s 11 reboot is easily one of the most anticipated films of the year, not least because of its excellent cast (Rihanna! Sandra Bullock! Cate Blanchett!). The glitzy heist movie revolves around the Met Gala, promising a coterie of celeb cameos, and is slated to hit theaters on June 8, 2018. Satiate yourself until then by re-watching the perfect trailer.
We may be in the midst of a true-crime revival, but few productions promise to be as opulent as this Ryan Murphy mini-series. The horrifying true story about the murder of fashion icon Gianni Versace will be retold with a stellar cast that includes Édgar Ramírez as Versace himself, Penélope Cruz as his sister Donatella, and Ricky Martin as Versace’s partner, Antonio D’Amico.
After breaking out on Master of None and winning a historic Emmy for one of this year’s best TV episodes, Lena Waithe is ready to claim her spot in the prestige-TV realm. Enter The Chi, her Showtime series about young people coming of age in Chicago, set to premiere on Jan. 7.
The classic Madeleine L’Engle tale is finally coming to the big screen on March 9, 2018, thanks to Disney and director Ava DuVernay. The sci-fi story about a girl tesseracting her way through time to find her missing father will star newcomer Storm Reid alongside stars like Oprah Winfrey, Mindy Kaling, Reese Witherspoon, and Chris Pine.
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