Talking with Meredith from “The Office” who spent all weekend in Michigan

NOVI, MI – You know her as the sometimes wild and not always sober employee at Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.

We caught up with “The Office” star, Kate Flannery, who played Meredith on the hit comedy series from 2005 – 2013.

Flannery is one of around three dozen celebrity guests at Motor City Comic Con. The event’s final day this weekend is today and both Flannery and Leslie David Baker (Stanley) will be there today, as well.

Flannery told us about some of her favorite episodes.

“I have about 17, she joked, as you can see in our video interview. ”The one I’ll talk about now is “Rockin’ Christmas.” I just loved when Meredith thinks Michael Scott is taking her to get a cocktail, but instead, he’s dragging her to rehab. It’s kind of fantastic.”

And this isn’t Flannery’s first time in Michigan.

“I did a movie in Troy and Royal Oak called ”Dial a Prayer” with William H. Macy. I also did a stage show in 1993. We played in Pontiac. I went to Sign of the Beef Carver. I did that many times. Not once. Oh, and I played the Fox Theatre, too.”

Flannery says she enjoys returning to Michigan when she can. She says she’s thrown out a first pitch at a minor league baseball game in Midland, among other things.

“I love the vibe. I love the Michiganders. I did spend one St. Patrick’s Day here. It was very memorable.”

Flannery says she is somewhat like her character on the show, minus being an alcoholic.

“We had the best writers on TV. I did not write Meredith. Occasionally I get to improvise a little bit. My dad did own a bar in Philadelphia. If you invite me to a party, I will probably show up. I’m not completely like Meredith. I don’t drink as much as I would like to.”