While Ryan (B.J. Novak) went from being a major character to a total joke in the later seasons of The Office, that's not why Novak left the show in Season 9.

B.J. Novak will take the stage for a keynote session titled, “Morning Fireside Chat: Lessons from Dunder Mifflin & The Art of Saying No: A Conversation with B.J. Novak.” at the 2025 Broker Expo in ...

He hired the writers Michael Schur, B.J. Novak, Paul Lieberstein, and Mindy Kaling. The writers of the sitcom TV series, The Office were inspired by the British series of the same name.