“I’m Brick Tamland. People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks. Years later, a doctor will tell me that I have an I.Q. of 48 and am what some people call mentally retarded.”
We can’t imagine anyone other than Steve Carell playing Anchorman‘s Brick Tamland. The simple-minded, yet lovable weatherman of the Channel 4 News Team is Steve Carell and Carell’s audition tape for the role (originally brought to our attention by reddit user jakeeem) just confirms that belief.
WATCH Steve Carell’s full audition tape for Anchorman here:
The way Carell’s face turns purple, we were worried he was actually going to choke on his imaginary falafel. If you want to see Carell pretend to choke on a real falafel, you can watch the movie version of Brick’s lunch here.
