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"Rainn Wilson has admitted that it will be difficult for The Office to continue without Steve Carell. Carell, who plays Michael Scott, will depart the show in a specially-extended episode on April 28. Wilson has now told Xfinity that Carell&amp;#039;s exit will have a big impact on the series. &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re taking a big hit,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re losing one of the greatest comedy actors of all time, and that&amp;#039;s no fun.&amp;quot; However, Wilson suggested that he is optimistic that the show can continue without Carell, saying: &amp;quot;We will survive, as Gloria Gaynor says. We&amp;#039;ve got the best comedy ensemble on television. And the best writing staff on television. But we all know it&amp;#039;s a very unique and interesting challenge to kind of reinvent the show.&amp;quot; Wilson has previously admitted that he is &amp;quot;ready, willing and able to move on&amp;quot; from The Office if the series comes to an end. The show, which has already been renewed for another season, airs on Thursdays at 9/8c on NBC. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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