Audiences have had several seasons to get used to Andy Bernard on "The Office," but they've only seen him as a manager for one episode. So what can we expect from Ed Helms' character in the long run?

"I feel like Michael [Scott, Steve Carell's character] was promoted to the level of incompetency," executive producer Paul Lieberstein (best known as "Toby" on the show) told reporters at a conference call on Tuesday.

"He's a very good salesman who had no management skills. With Andy it's different," he added. "I feel that he's more like a very talented quarterback who has been given a professional football team, except no one's told him how to throw a ball yet. It's just like for the first time he's picking up this football."

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Today's news you might've missed:

• We know you're tired and fatigued of these three, but consider this an act of service. The Kardashian krew will be taking over NBC's "Today" next week. Kourtney, Kim, Khloe, mom Kris and step-dad Bruce will each get one day as a co-host on the show. In the meantime, you can discuss their comment that they're like "trannies" in the comments. Go on. You know you want to. [Vulture; xoJane]
• Carey Mulligan's been spotted wearing what appears to be an engagement ring. Rumor has it she's set to tie the knot with childhood pen pal Marcus Mumford (yup, of Mumford & Sons). [Us Weekly]
• A Windy City company has a clothing line called Lady Gaga by Design...except it has nothing to do with the Mother Monster herself. Word is there's a lawsuit brewing. [New York Daily News]
• If you've always wondered what John Travolta would've looked like back in the 1860s - and let's be honest, who hasn't? - photo at the link. [The Hollywood Reporter]
• "The Avengers" won't be in theaters until next May, but Entertainment Weekly's latest cover is a small consolation to tide over the months with. [EW]

Would you have guessed “30 Rock” star Tina Fey and “Desperate Housewives” diva Eva Longoria are the highest-paid actresses working in TV? According to new Forbes rankings, they are.

Both Fey and Longoria raked in $13 million in the one-year period (May 2010 to May 2011) Forbes measured for its list.

Endorsement deals with companies like L'Oreal and LG helped Longoria, 36, land her top spot.

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Ashton Kutcher may be in some hot water.

The actor promoted several Internet ventures (that he personally invests in) during Monday’s episode of “Two and a Half Men.” According to the Hollywood Reporter, CBS is not taking action.

Ashton, 33, provided free publicity on CBS using his character’s laptop, decorated in stickers touting Foursquare, Flipboard, Hipmunk, GroupMe and Chegg. His character, Walden Schmidt, is an Internet billionaire, but still…

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Another comedian is moving to network TV: Dane Cook is set to develop and star in his own NBC comedy, Deadline reports.

The sitcom is slated for next fall, and is in line with the new spate of primetime programming featuring stand-up comics. Sarah Silverman is also working on a show for NBC, plus we have new sitcom “Whitney” (featuring Whitney Cummings) and Chelsea Handler’s mid-season replacement “Are You There Vodka, It's Me Chelsea.”

Last month, Cook, 39, prepped for his TV foray with a guest stint on “Louie,” comedian Louis C.K.’s FX series. The episode addressed Dane’s alleged (real life) joke thievery.

The actor also appeared on “Hawaii Five-O” in February.

But Cook’s new TV endeavor doesn’t mean he’s retired from movies. You can catch him in upcoming flicks “Answers to Nothing,” “Detention” and “Guns, Girls & Gambling.”

The "Twilight Saga" isn't going to last forever, and on-screen vamp Jackson Rathbone's got another project lined up: Warner Bros. Digital Distrbution's "social series," "Aim High."

Rathbone stars as high school junior Nick Green, a kid who battles your typical school drama by day and international spies by night - he's one of the country's 64 "highly-trained" government agents.

This wouldn't be a series about high school if there wasn't a love interest. "Friday Night Lights'" Aimee Teegarden plays Amanda, the "wickedly cool rocker chick," as the Facebook page for "Aim High" describes her, who's caught Nick's eye.

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I don't know about you, but I couldn't help but cheer Phil Dunphy as he went across that tightrope on Wednesday night's episode of "Modern Family."

Sometimes, these characters surprise you and despite his trademark klutziness with the balancing pole, Phil managed to set a goal for himself and achieve it – jazz shoes and all.

The Dunphys needed a win after the day they had. My first co-MVP this week, Claire, got into an epic argument with the school traffic cop after getting a ticket, even to the point of tearing the ticket up and throwing it in her face (Julie Bowen may want to prepare a second Emmy acceptance speech for next year).

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One lucky lady may get one heck of a holiday gift this year. Marilyn Monroe’s diamond wedding band from Joe DiMaggio will be auctioned in December, reports the Los Angeles Times.

The platinum eternity band set with 35 baguette-cut diamonds will be sold through auction house Profiles in History, and will be included in December’s Hollywood icons sale.

The ring is expected to fetch between $300,000 and $500,000.

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Sherri Shepherd might be the best spokeswoman ever. Either that, or she just really, really likes brushing her teeth.

We chatted with Shepherd about her recent wedding to Lamar Sally, but her oral hygiene - and her partnership with Oral-B - was just as important.

For example: Ask the "View" co-host about her Style Network wedding special, and you'll probably hear something about a toothbrush.

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Following a decade-long hiatus, the iconic series "Pop Up Video" is returning to VH1.

Sixty all-new episodes will begin airing weekdays at noon starting Monday, October 3. The familiar format remains, and the only major updates are a new graphics package, a peppier version of the familiar theme song, and (of course) a new crop of music videos. The program's new incarnation will also allow viewers to DIY their own "pop up" videos and share them on Facebook and Twitter.

Just like the 1996-2002 version, four to five videos will air in each half-hour episode. Bubbles called "info nuggets" will pop up throughout each clip, containing trivial tidbits, snarky comments (often of the PG-13 variety) and other factoids.

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