Steve Carell as Brick Tamland, the weatherman for the KVWN news team who has a habit of providing unrequested or irrelevant information. Tamland is good-hearted and loyal but not very bright, having an I.Q. of 48, making him mentally challenged. Brick is an innocent led astray by the rest of the group. Co-star Paul Rudd (Brian Fantana) commented in rehearsals that the thought that Brick may be mentally challenged would "never faze them", and that the other members of the news team would never berate or become annoyed with Brick because of his stupidity, merely correcting him if he makes a mistake.
