Fans thought Craig Robinson was walking away from comedy for good. Turns out, it was all part of a clever setup for something much bigger.

Fans of The Office did a double-take last week when Craig Robinson, best known for playing the laid-back, piano-loving warehouse foreman Darryl Philbin, announced he was quitting comedy.

So it was a joke. For an ad. The Office alum Craig Robinson recently announced on Instagram that he was leaving comedy to ...

The billboards announcing Robinson's retirement were in AT&T-style blue, further fueling speculation that this is a marketing ...