‘Parks and Rec’ Boss Mike Schur Wants to Cast ‘The Funniest People’ for Every Part

“On Parks and Recreation we have this casting rule that we call the Poehler Doctrine. In season [two], there was a guest character that called for a handsome, hunky police officer who Leslie Knope was going to date. Amy suggested Louis C.K., and I said, ‘He doesn’t match the profile.’ Her response was, ‘Who cares? He’s hilarious.’ I agreed, and from that point forward, even on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, our M.O. is to cast the funniest people for the part.”

-Parks and Rec/Brooklyn Nine-Nine co-creator Mike Schur in about why he doesn’t care about stunty guest stars and just wants to hire super funny people.

‘Parks and Rec’ Boss Mike Schur Wants to Cast ‘The […]