Premiering in August, ABC Family's summer sitcom Kevin From Work seemed at first to be a romantic comedy about a guy who professes his love to his office crush after quitting for a job in another country, only to find out his job offer has been rescinded and he has to go back to work in the same office. But the show ended up surprising viewers as a lighthearted comedy that mixes workplace, friends and family drama with a dry (and sometimes crude) humor and is actually probably the most legitimate representation of life as 20-somethings on TV.

A major scene-stealer from the first season, which wraps up later this month, is Jason Rogel, who plays the sassy rumormonger Ricky, the character constantly stirring the pot of office gossip and drama while dishing out some of the series' most memorable lines.

Enstars recently caught up with Rogel to talk about his character, life on set and more.

ENSTARS: How would you describe Ricky to someone who doesn't watch the show?
Jason Rogel: Ricky's the office busybody. He's the office gossip if you will. He's just in everybody's business and you never really know what you're going to get with him. He's kind of all over the place as far as one minute being your friend and you're working together and the next minute he turns his back on you...Ricky is definitely a wild card. You truly can never know what you'll get with him. He even admits to being the untrustworthy one. I think Ricky's goal is just to get ahead and maybe move into an upper level position so he's friendly with everyone, but he definitely doesn't mind stepping on them.

Do you have an episode that's been your favorite to film?
I have a twin sister on the show and that entire episode ["All About Work From Work"] where she is revealed was my favorite so far to shoot. I got to work with one of my close friends, Ellen [D. Williams], from college. She ended up playing my twin sister. That whole episode was really my favorite. You get to learn a little bit more about Ricky's backstory. You'll see he's in a slump in that episode and Kevin [Noah Reid] ends up helping him out. You'll find out the root of the problem is in his home life so we go to Ricky's home and we meet the twin sister. Everything we did in that episode was so much fun!

What drew you to this character?
The office gossip-ness of it was just really fun to me and I thought it would be a fun aspect to play and everyone knows that character. There's just something so fun about getting to play this type of character. He's such a busybody and know-it-all. I enjoy it and initially in the pilot he was just popping in and out, but Barbie Adler [show's creator] has created so much more for him to do in the following episodes.

Ricky's had a lot of hysterical lines this season. Any favorites?
My favorite so far is the "Yass, b*tch" line. That entire bit where Ricky turned Audrey [Paige Spara] in for aggressive behavior was a collaboration between McG [show's executive producer and sometimes director] and I. I was surprised they actually wound up keeping that in. We were very happy with how it turned out. [In the upcoming] earthquake drill episode there's a lot of sassy sarcasm. Ricky's throwing the sass at Kevin. There are so many smartass things that he says to Kevin.   

It seems like this is a cast that has a lot of fun on the set. Do you guys crack each other up?
Oh my gosh! We break out into laughter all the time. Literally always while filming! Noah, Paige and I, we consider ourselves the worst improv troupe. The camera crew will let us continue on with whatever we improv, but inevitably one of us just blows it. We crack up at each other. Oh and any scenes I have with Punam [Patel], who plays Patti, are just hilarious. She will throw a slap out or some random improv so anything with her you just really have to be prepared to keep a straight face. She's hilarious!

Is there anything that you think viewers should take away from watching Kevin From Work?
Well, Kevin is kind of at that quarter-life crisis where he's pursuing what he really wants, which is Audrey so I think people should go for what they want. Pursue whatever and I guess whomever you want in life.

Switching gears a bit we know you've done work spanning TV, movies and theater, do you prefer one over the others?
One of my favorite experiences was working on a three-camera sitcom. It was State of Georgia for ABC Family actually a few years ago. It was the best of both worlds since it filmed in front of a live studio audience so we got that live theater feel, but with do-overs. And do-overs are a great part of TV and film since you get to go back and fix scenes. That experience was really my favorite so far.

You've also ran the gamut with different genres so do you prefer a specific genre?
Comedy is just my forte. I grew up in a funny household and I just feel like that comes naturally, but I definitely do want to do more drama. I do live for comedy though.

Do you have any other projects coming up that you want people to know about?
I'm going to be working on ABC's new show The Real O'Neals, which stars Martha Plimpton, but it won't premiere until later this year or next year. I have a great scene with her. I just finished filming a dark, twisted indie short film called Keloid that should be hitting the festival circuit probably later this year or early next year. And we're hoping for more episodes on Kevin From Work with a season two.

Kevin From Work concludes its first season on September 30, so be sure to tune in on Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC Family to see what's going on.

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