About that little drummer boy song

ANGELA KINSEY [01:50:50] Well, here's, here's my story. I was terrified to sing the song in front of everyone. I do not like singing in front of people. I, I just am not comfortable singing in front of people. It's kind of crazy to my whole family because I will do improv. I'll do standup. I'll do crazy sketch comedy. I'll be all these weird characters. I have no fear, ever, getting up on stage. But if you want me to sing in front of people, it's like I, I shut down. Like my brain computer is like, buh, I can't do it. And there's been a few times in my career when I've had to do this, and this was the first time and I was terrified. And I'll never forget. I went up to Harold Ramis, who, you guys, you know, we've said he was just a teddy bear. And I went up to him and I was like, Here's the thing, Harold. I, I can't do it. I can't do it. I, I really just can't sing in front of people and I can't do it. He really calmly put his hand on my back and looked at me and said, But you will.


JENNA FISCHER [01:52:08] But Angela, I looked in the script and this bit of Dwight holding the microphone is not in the script. So how did that happen?

ANGELA KINSEY [01:52:15] I shared with Rainn how scared I was. You know, we did it take or two where the microphone was on a stand, you know? And I'm standing, holding my hands, like in this very sort of like, I don't know, I'm, I'm clutching my hands.

JENNA FISCHER [01:52:29] Very prim and proper.

ANGELA KINSEY [01:52:29] Very prim and proper, clutching my hands in front of my chest. This was an idea that Jen had, you know, and so I'm standing like this because she was saying that she thought I should look like I'm in a very serious church choir stance or something, you know? So.

ANGELA KINSEY [01:52:44] So I'm standing like that. And you guys, I was so nervous. I was digging my fingernails into the skin of my other hand. I had marks on my hands where I was just like, ah, like death gripping myself. And after the first take, I showed Rainn my hands. I was like, I am so, look what I'm doing? I'm so nervous. And Rainn, you know, listen. He just came through for me, you guys, just came through for me. I was having a hard time, even though I know the song. I was so nervous and everyone was looking at me. I was having a hard time staying on beat and he dropped, he took the microphone, he improvised this. He took the microphone. He dropped to his knee and to help me, like, find the song. He's just started going by rippa bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum. And all of a sudden, I wasn't alone. Rainn was with me. I mean, Rainn is 6'3, so when he's kneeling down, he's almost my height. It was like he was standing side by side with me. And then I could do it. And you see, if you watch ever so slightly, you see me smile. I'm not smiling because Angela loves Dwight and she's getting to sing a Christmas song. I'm smiling because Angela Kinsey sees her friend Rainn Wilson come through for her.

JENNA FISCHER [01:54:06] Well, lady, I knew that story and I was there when it happens. And when I watched this scene, I 100 percent saw that this was a scene between Angela Kinsey and Rainn Wilson.

ANGELA KINSEY [01:54:18] Yeah.

JENNA FISCHER [01:54:19] The way he's supporting you and the way you're smiling at him, it is so wonderful. And then it translates into this moment between Dwight and Angela that just enriches that relationship. What a wonderful, wonderful moment.

ANGELA KINSEY [01:54:38] It really is. Anyway, so Rainn, thank you so much for coming through for me with your rippa, bum, bum and getting me through that scene.