CNN Republican commentator Scott Jennings issued an invitation to “The Office” star John Krasinski during a Wednesday evening broadcast, saying that he’d been compared to Krasinski’s character Jim Halpert and suggesting that they get together and compare notes.
Krasinski, as Halpert, garnered a reputation throughout the popular series’ run for repeatedly breaking the fourth wall — blurring the line between the performers and the audience — by looking straight at the camera when he reacted to the actions of his costars. Jennings, who often appears on “CNN NewsNight” with anchor Abby Phillip, has a habit of doing the same.
On Wednesday’s show, Phillip strayed from the politics of the day and asked her panel about their dream “celebrity encounters” — and Jennings suggested a confab between himself and Krasinski.
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