Starting in 1998 , Schur was a writer on NBC 's '' Saturday Night Live '' . Schur became the producer of '' Weekend Update '' in 2001 ; his first show in the new role was '' Saturday Night Live 's '' first episode after the September 11 attacks . In 2002 , he won his first Primetime Emmy Award as part of '' SNL '' s writing team . Schur left '' Saturday Night Live '' in 2004 . Soon afterward , he became producer and writer for '' The Office '' on NBC , for which he wrote ten episodes and won the 2006 Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series . Schur appeared on '' The Office '' as Dwight 's cousin Mose in the episodes " Initiation " , in which Dwight takes Ryan to his beet farm , " Money " , in which Jim and Pam spend a night at the farm , " The Deposition " , " Koi Pond " , " Counseling " and " Finale " . He also co-wrote '' The Office : The Accountants '' webisodes with Paul Lieberstein
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Michael Schur