Nobody knew the space between utterly disgraceful and painfully embarrassing was hilarious until Ricky Gervais took us there.

@El-Tel63-Terry.

6 ай бұрын

Spot on.

@bencam1995

4 ай бұрын

yeah indeed your just on edge all the time as you dont know what hes going say haha

@bigjohnknew

4 ай бұрын

Stephen Merchant is the real brains behind this show

@jm-np4mu

4 ай бұрын

​@@bigjohnknewI prefer a flan

@tabularasa7775

4 ай бұрын

​@@bigjohnknewB.s

I once had a boss like Brent. Same hair, same beard, same age, always arsing around, cracking jokes and trying to be funny. He even said he was more of an entertainer than a boss. This was about a year before The Office came out. When it did and all his staff were laughing at him, he failed to see the connection.

@WillScarlet1991

6 ай бұрын

I bet he was great to work with 👍

@Sheepwillbesheep

6 ай бұрын

Loads of familiar people in that show

@OhFishyFish

6 ай бұрын

Is that you Tim? Timbo? Timbeeer?!

@jol0973

6 ай бұрын

They won awards. Not overlooked.

@BigUps-Bucket-Cat

6 ай бұрын

​@@WillScarlet1991they're certainly not a good boss cause they're usually wildly incompetent but they aren't close to being the worse either.

Man, Ricky's acting is incredible during when he's pleading to not be made redundant.

@heofonfyr6000

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, that was well done

@AOMartialArts

5 ай бұрын

100% You forget he's "David Brent" and start feeling for this poor guy who's about to lose everything he has. He's spent years trying to build up the identity of the cool, friendly boss and he's about to be stripped of the very thing he never knew he had.

@LuckyTechy

4 ай бұрын

I was laughing throughout most of this video, but started crying during that final clip. Absolutely incredible.

@Aurongroove

4 ай бұрын

To be honest, he was never as good as he was here, both writing and acting. It’s genius.

@hotfroganimations

3 ай бұрын

I don't know, I think afterlife, Derek, extras and life's too short are excellent shows for all different reasons. Of course this one is iconic though. ​@@Aurongroove

“I’m not gay, in fact I’ve never come over a little queer”. Imagine it was for real and your boss said that in a welcoming meeting. It’d be off the scale hilarious

@VenturiLife

4 ай бұрын

But at the same time, you'd be thinking, what on earth is it going to be like working for this guy?

@54spatula

2 ай бұрын

@@VenturiLife but somewhat pleased the boss was a comedy genius

@ED-209UHD

Ай бұрын

Brent’s skit was classic 😂

There are too many subtle bits to mention throughout the office, but the way Brent stands up prematurely and has to sit down again, along with the glance at his watch when Neil's stealing his limelight always get me in the first scene. Never gets old

@magrathean0

6 ай бұрын

Ricky does this sort of thing so well - i can't think of anyone who does this better. His anxiety and inability to react appropriately (maturely) looks so real.

@redlady935

5 ай бұрын

Yes, how he's breathing shallow too.

@RaferJeffersonIII

5 ай бұрын

When Oliver likes the joke. “Well done”

@VenturiLife

4 ай бұрын

It shows his weak personality, he should have remained standing. Brent is someone who is always very insecure and looking for acceptance from others.

@grindaff

4 ай бұрын

the look at the camera before the eric hitchmo anecdotes

Crook's delivery of "i havent got it on me, but when youre next in" was brilliant

@RichieW90210

6 ай бұрын

The subtext in that part, for me, is; why does Gareth have magazines of black man’s cocks? Like this is one of those things he’s obsessed and fascinated with, like his obsession with playing Top Trumps.

@martinmurphy9392

4 ай бұрын

"could you."😂😅

@annoyingbstard9407

2 ай бұрын

And the way he was laughing as David told Jennifer the joke…

Its amazing how well this has aged. Still feels fresh, funny and relevant. Probably will in another 20 years.

@weronikaas295

6 ай бұрын

The content has aged poorly, relying heavily on World War II jokes from Fawlty Towers with no apparent originality. Each joke feels overused, earning it a rating of 1 on a scale of 1 to 10, with a desire to rate it even lower if possible.

@dddgtsd

6 ай бұрын

but Brent's jokes were supposed to be naff in the first place, that's the joke so the fact he's making jokes about the outdated cultural references doesn't make the actual show dated - in my opinion anyway. @@weronikaas295

@-Chunk

6 ай бұрын

I doubt it. We wont have staplers, paper, copiers, landlines, etc, but the characters, are timeless!

@gforce9596

6 ай бұрын

Cool, since this award winning popular show was so shitty, I'm looking forward to the show that you, a genius, must be working on now. Surely you have investors and studios bashing your door down to work with you and develop your brilliant projects. I can't wait! If I love an absolutely idiotic show like The Office, surely your show would make my brain literally explode.@@weronikaas295

@NoLefTurnUnStoned.

6 ай бұрын

@@weronikaas295 Eh…but the WW2 and Fawlty jokes are not the joke that’s funny.

People seem to overlook the writing and directing genius of Stephen Merchant. Him and Ricky together were brilliant. The office is the greatest comedy ever committed to film and can never be beaten. Ricky’s acting was utterly sublime and completely unmatched by anyone.

@Altair584

6 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more, Merchant was such a big part of The Office and Extras. Gervais on his own doesn't really excel. I found Afterlife season 1 quite forced and from what I hear the David Brent movie wasn't that great. Merchant was obviously invaluable to the writing, he pulled Gervais back when it was necessary.

@michael1

6 ай бұрын

Did you not watch the video? Gervais is a bumbling idiot while Patrick Baladi is a comedy god making the office workers laugh at his casual, relaxed jokes.

@michaelb2388

6 ай бұрын

I think Peep Show was better, it certainly made me laugh more. The Office was funny but it was a bit of a one joke show.

@noka1979

6 ай бұрын

​@@michaelb2388they are both excellent in their own way,

@michael1

6 ай бұрын

@@cheekyegg Clueless even by the low standards of youtube

"Youre acting like a petulant child" "Young at heart" 😂

Love it when Gareth is giggling away to the joke Brent is telling again to the bosses 😂

@kevinstoneham1245

6 ай бұрын

Just read your comment at the exact same time that bit was playing on YT.

The scene in David’s office with Jennifer reprimanding David - with Gareth there - about the joke, is as good as it gets.. genius

"Gone off Dawn now, have ya?". Such a great line, brilliantly delivered.

@tabularasa7775

4 ай бұрын

Yep , Brought Tim right down to China town

@LeeGosniper

21 күн бұрын

Destroyed in a few words. Brilliant

All these years later this is still as cringeworthy , not a lot on the telly now that can match this , absolutely brilliant in every respect

"Do you remember what the question was?" "No" 🤣🤣🤣

Brent referring to Glynn as "Taffy" for Neil's benefit is a yet another subtle touch of genius.

@tabularasa7775

4 ай бұрын

I know Glynn better than Neil does lol

@shaneiacinsaniac

2 ай бұрын

Brentasauras....Rex

Seen every episode 100 times and i still laugh out loud

@georgep19844

4 ай бұрын

Same! My misses is sick of it 😂

@TheCurtisdavies

4 ай бұрын

same here

Having David break the moment he shakes on his redundancy deal is one of the hallmarks of the genius of this series.

@joshuakohlmann9731

6 ай бұрын

It would have been nice to have included the scene with the two people from the agency. It motivates Brent's shift from almost blasé when he first learns of his imminent redundancy (because he thinks he'll get tons of work as a motivational speaker) to utter devastation (because they've just told him they won't be using him again).

3:07 I laugh every time at his high pitched "ONLY ME!" coupled with the face and then just total silence from the rest of the room.

@DaHatBat

Ай бұрын

its hilarious how quickly he is able to completely murder his own public image infront of everyone on theyre first day

His Eric Hitchmough is bang on!!

@GreyGorillaG59

6 ай бұрын

I prefer the stuff he does about his little hand

@pushthetempo2

6 ай бұрын

I didn't know he talks like that

@sambaldwin4752

6 ай бұрын

He talks exactly like that

@DBZ96587

6 ай бұрын

Who's been to the Coventry conference?

@MarkusMaximus2000

6 ай бұрын

I was there but I was a leetle beet drunk

Unbelievable that having endured David Brent for all this time RG can bring us round to feel huge sympathy for him in an instant during the redundancy scene. Quite brilliant acting.

Gareth getting out-bullshat by the IT guy is class 😂

Honestly how do they not die of laughter during this literally in tears. The scene with Gareth is just phenomenal.

@ps3cls

Ай бұрын

Took a ridiculous amount of takes, Ricky and Martin Freeman kept corpsing the entire time so much so the filming was massively behind.. Ricky would add new improvised bits in everywhere in each take and people would just lose it… would give an arm and leg to have been there must have been hilarious

I've seen these clips so many times, yet I still cringe with embarrassment. Genius writing, superb acting, honestly there's no slackers 💯💯💯💯💯

Neil's opening monologue was actually very good 😂

@canturgan

6 ай бұрын

Because it was written by Ricky Gervais.

@robertmaguire1067

6 ай бұрын

@@canturgan In the context of the show you dork!

@-Chunk

6 ай бұрын

@@robertmaguire1067lol!

@canturgan

6 ай бұрын

@@robertmaguire1067 That goes without saying, but you said it anyway!

@rited

6 ай бұрын

Of course it's meant to be good to juxtapose David's

Ricky Gervais, brilliant Actor. Just superb writing. And the comic timing is about as good as it gets

You can tell Neil is loving watching the car crash of Brent telling his “jokes” 😂

The performance review between David and Keith is comedy gold. Still is hysterical. For once, David seems like the sensible person in the room.

When the BBC actually made content that was worth watching.

The multiple times I've watched the Brent dance before I've never noticed Rachel bursting out laughing (at 26:54). That definitely was not supposed to happen as by that stage everyone had their horrified faces on. It's fun to see it slipped through.

@ItsTerryTime

6 ай бұрын

Good spot, it's definitely out of character as she's back to serious face afterwards, isn't she?

@coolnamebro

6 ай бұрын

Lol good catch. She was like "I can't do this..." 😂😂😂

@Mike-me3sp

6 ай бұрын

@@ItsTerryTime Ha, I just noticed too in that shot the bald guy on the right (Jamie is his name I think) is also struggling. Very next shot his face is dead serious again.

@nolikeygsomnipresence270

6 ай бұрын

@@Mike-me3splmao he even looks directly at the camera, with a look that says “is this serious?”

@azumi2121

6 ай бұрын

haha great spot, don't think I ever caught that! I have no idea how they made it through that scene :D

The "Whats your biggest disapointment"? "Altern Towers". That had me giggling.

@Chief81

6 ай бұрын

Alton Towers.

*"I don't agree with that in the workplace"*

I love how Brent never gave credit to Gareth for the joke until Jennifer made him realize that it WAS racist so he threw Gareth under the bus asap haha 😂

21:56 The IT dude is Matt Holness who has been in loads of stuff. He had a really funny tv show called ‘Garth Marenghi’s Dark Place,’ it’s well worth a watch if you’re into weird zany comedy. I’m sure there are clips or full episodes on KZread. Interesting fact, Stephen Merchant, Co creator of The Office is in it, as is Matt Berry (legend) and Richard Ayoda from the IT Crowd.

@flunk_waffle8073

6 ай бұрын

Come on. Ill lend you the money for a coffee

@JAY1892

6 ай бұрын

@@flunk_waffle8073 😂

The last corporate presentation I went to had a pause for us all discuss how wonderful a 0.22% increase in employee engagement over the past 12 months was. David Brent would have been a big improvement on that one!

Ricky is so great at acting awkward 😆

Damn I remember watching this comedy gold first time back in 2003 when I was just 15 life was much simpler back then...now I'm 35 where has the time gone 😢

@jakehands

6 ай бұрын

Any regrets?

@nizniz7941

6 ай бұрын

@@jakehandsYea loads.....🤣

@-______-______-

6 ай бұрын

@@nizniz7941Did you remove the Eel?

@DeezNuts-cs7bn

6 ай бұрын

How did you watch this when KZread didn’t even exist???

@nizniz7941

6 ай бұрын

@@DeezNuts-cs7bn I didn't say I watched it on KZread...TV 😀

"It's a compliment if anything" 😂

“Gone off dawn now have ya?” He got Tim there

It is the best comedy. Timeless and no cultural boundaries. Simply extraordinary.

I met Neil Godwin in central London 2 years ago. He was an Incredibly friendly guy. I was in a shop and he asked the shop keeper for directions to some gig he was doing, I had to stop him and shake his hand🎉🎉🎉

@steveblundell7766

2 ай бұрын

You don't _work_ there, you can't keep coming in for a natter !

@shaneiacinsaniac

2 ай бұрын

We have met once before..

Tim's facial expressions behind Gareth and the other guy discussing go-carting...hahahaha!!

I remember watching this when it first aired and to think that I am now the same age Neill is in this series and the fact that I'm older than the majority of the main cast during the time of filming is truly depressing

@livinghere1972

4 ай бұрын

I was working out Ricky's age during this. Time flies

It's just called the office.

@DeezNuts-cs7bn

6 ай бұрын

No it’s called the road mate

@mojorisin8368

5 ай бұрын

@@DeezNuts-cs7bn Is this attempted comedy?

The Pub scene with the swindon lot. Just watching Keith eat a pie in silence lmao

@akeithing1841

19 күн бұрын

'.... .... ... 'Good?' 'It's alright'.'

what I find most interesting about this show is how people interpret the characters so differently. Some see Brent as self serving, ignorant, egotistical others are more sympathetic, see him as just wanting to be liked etc. Also the Neil arc is interesting, how in earlier episodes he seems quite fair, charming, but later picks at David, mocking him with Chris Finch. Was that just Neil having enough of Brent's antics or was he enjoying the fall from grace? I don't see Lee as a bad guy either, in fact he was pretty patient around the fact Tim was after his girlfriend, I just thought he wasn't the right fit for Dawn, he was just a bloke, well meaning enough, but some make him the villain. Its pretty well done, there's no real answer, hero or villain, just a lot of grey areas. I dont think anyone was the real hero of the show personally, not even Tim who seemed to get joy from mocking a person that wasn't as socially aware or smart as he was. Just a great piece off work all round, ageless.

@TheRandomestRedHead

6 ай бұрын

I haven't had this verified, but I read somewhere that Ricky and Stephen's goal was always to make Lee seem like a perfectly fine guy, but just through him being out of focus and only ever showing his reactions to Tim's advances on Dawn, it ended up with Tim looking like the obvious choice to the audience. Supposedly it was never meant to be such an easy decision.

@goodlookinouthomie1757

6 ай бұрын

Oh come on now. Finchy is the clear hero of the show.

@MoreRubberyThanTurgid

6 ай бұрын

I agree, except Finch does become a villain that needs defeating for Brent’s character arc to be complete.

@user-tb7qz7id6t

5 ай бұрын

Neil was professional with him until he was sacked and kept coming back tot he office, he was fair game to be mocked as he wasn't even an employee.

@ahar7624

5 ай бұрын

I feel sorry for him but i have had bosses like that and it aint fun to live with...also maybe i was like him as well when i became a manager...i hope not but....

Still so funny over 20 years on 😅

@pjoseph5950

6 ай бұрын

Gets funnier the more I watch it.

@Bryanbkk

4 ай бұрын

Better not be 20 years already.

"Mutiny on your hands" 🤣🤣

the IT guy still destroys me to this day

@thescrutineer7022

6 ай бұрын

He’s just so IT 😆

@Chief81

6 ай бұрын

Is that the guy that did Garth Merengi? Sure as hell looks like him

@jorgefranco7465

6 ай бұрын

@@Chief81yes, it’s the same actor.

greatest comedy show of all time, so nuanced and perfect

@TomDouce

6 ай бұрын

True statement

@santiar117

5 ай бұрын

US Version is better

@tabularasa7775

5 ай бұрын

​@@santiar117Absolutely agree , I also don't even class them as the same show . I enjoy them both but the US version was incredible

@clarence_claymore.

5 ай бұрын

@@santiar117 do you enjoy mediocrity

@millwallholdings

5 ай бұрын

@@santiar117 No chance

still creasing myself - never gets old

Its the Arctic silences that reign supreme....Can you imagine this with a laughter track over it? It would make it at least 75% less funny. Genuis from start to finish

12:33 The acting of both Patrick and Ricky is top notch, Ricky ability to show the facial reaction and his ability to seem overwhelmed as he is being read the riot act is incredible!

@CalzaSoze

6 ай бұрын

That’s big boy shit

@GhastlyCretin85

6 ай бұрын

​@@CalzaSoze"Yeah, against karate?"

1 in 10 , that seems like alot. 😂 I love how he just keeps digging his holes deeper and deeper

"I haven't got it with me but...when are you next in?" 😂 The writing!

@Chief81

6 ай бұрын

He doesn’t ask her “when are you next in? He says “when you’re next in”

Thank you for the compilation ❤

"so, what's a goblin?"

@GingerJourneys

6 ай бұрын

How long you gonna be mate?

“I cal it team indivuality” - brilliant!

@bensmithkent22

5 ай бұрын

They’re malleable

@theprophet9429

3 ай бұрын

Team individuality. “How does it work? Quite literally”. One of my favourite Brent dialogues, talking absolute nonsense. 😂

@steveblundell7766

2 ай бұрын

You're one of these bosses ... "ooh, ooh, what are you doing, *_how are you doing it?"_* No! judge me on my results

For the Extras, who just sat at their desks and never said anything, this must have been the Gig of a Lifetime. All that Fantastic "Kraft Services".

This show is always hilarious, no matter how many times I watch it. I've worked with so many people like David and others. All the awkward moments were so hilarious.

Watching Neil and Jennifer's faces drop during Brent's stand-up. Brilliant

Such a great ensemble. Such a great script. Such great direction. Such great acting.

@weronikaas295

6 ай бұрын

No

@Netlife-001

6 ай бұрын

no not really or defo no? @@weronikaas295

@Banloca

6 ай бұрын

Yes

@Netlife-001

6 ай бұрын

"I stand before you today ..."@@Banloca

Still the best comedy tv series ever put out imo

@tabularasa7775

4 ай бұрын

Peep show was better

@ThePorkypete51

4 ай бұрын

@@tabularasa7775 The Office = Peep Show = Pheonix Nights = Alan Partridge

@tabularasa7775

4 ай бұрын

@@ThePorkypete51 Yeah , kind of i suppose . Peep show better than all of them though

@based-ys9um

2 ай бұрын

Id say its this or peep show.

Ricky’s simulation of bombing as a comedian is beyond genius. Had anyone ever attempted that before him?

@tcritt

6 ай бұрын

He's done it a lot himself.

@samuelking879

6 ай бұрын

​@@tcrittOoh he's done you and he's not even here

@Brosnett

6 ай бұрын

​@@samuelking879 I don't smoke. That does.

@ph8077

6 ай бұрын

Nish Kumar does it regularly

@pushthetempo2

6 ай бұрын

The comedian Stewart Lee deliberately tries to make it harder for himself on stage and points out the jokes that don't work. He tries to bomb and then pull it back 😅

“Nothing ever changes by staying the same.” Mind blown 🤯 😂

as annoying as gervais has become, he gave, arguably the greatest comedy performance ever put to film by playing brent, absolute genius!

@PrivilegedWhiteRabbit

6 ай бұрын

How does he annoy you, Rod?

@dewiwilliams4821

6 ай бұрын

​@@PrivilegedWhiteRabbithe probably has a few "wrong" opinions...

@BenjaminGoose

6 ай бұрын

Success really did go to his head in the end.

@ryanwebb5082

6 ай бұрын

How did it ever go to his head? He remains the most relatable of people - through his shows, stand up , social media and esp hosting of award shows.

@dewiwilliams4821

6 ай бұрын

@ryanwebb5082 I agree mate, he is very self aware

It's great to think that Martin Freeman went on to play one of the most iconic film roles there is.

@davidh7088

6 ай бұрын

Yeah he made a good Batman

@rowanbew6773

5 ай бұрын

? batman @@davidh7088

@sn4831

5 ай бұрын

Yeah he got bummed In Ali G. Truly groundbreaking

@indigohammer5732

4 ай бұрын

I don’t think you understand the meaning of “most iconic film roles ever”. Playing a Hobbit isn’t exactly “iconic”.

@anthonytrevino3191

3 ай бұрын

@@indigohammer5732he meant Winston in Sherlock

"Tell tuffy that I said it's OK and Neil agrees with me" 🤣🤣🤣

Ah you have to feel so sorry for David at the end asking not to be made redundant😮

@VenturiLife

4 ай бұрын

Yes, there is a strong element of pathos there. The Office is a comedy mockumentary, but also kind of a serious discourse about the types of personality involved, and a drama. His whole identity is tied up with him being the cool boss at the company he comes into every day. Even with the overly generous redundancy, he can't tear himself away, and must be forced out.

It took me sometime to realise how David’s “moto” (20:50) is describing the situation with him and Neal.

I don't watch series...but I started watching this 2002...all my family friends tought it was rubbish...they didn't get it...Rickys a genius and kind fella...all his standups..just top comedic

This magnificent comedy still cheers me up when I'm feeling down. Bloody awesome writing....... flat out Gervais genius

I love how the 'come over a little queer' joke at least gets appreciation from the one lady

@kevinb9830

6 ай бұрын

I thought Brent's jokes were much better than Neil's!

@mattoniy2840

6 ай бұрын

It’s insanely funny

@edmunddonnelly3881

6 ай бұрын

That joke would kill in any other situation.

@steveblundell7766

2 ай бұрын

The joke is good, but the hand gesture is so embarrassing, I think she is laughing _at_ him not with him

It's brave of Ricky to do his exact stand-up set in the show.

You can almost see Patrick Balladi biting his cheek to stop himself laughing when Ricky stands up in the Bernie Clifton ostrich costume. That had to be a scene with multiple takes.

Ricky Gervais's is fantastic and i love every minute of The Office. I also loved After Life too.

Appraisals where you’re asked to evaluate yourself are a waste of everyone’s time - Keith’s listing ‘accounts’ as a strength is fair enough - it’s the ‘strength’ they employed him for! 😂

@-______-______-

6 ай бұрын

Under weaknesses he just put eczema ...

@adebolabloke6962

5 ай бұрын

On his feet

One of the funniest comedy's for me in fact most things with Ricky Gervais are funny.

“Flight of the Concords” was also hilarious. Very much inspired by “The Office”. - Freddy got fingered - Tropic Thunder - Step Brothers All great comedy movies.

“I’ve never come over a little queer…” Classic.

"Just an employee calling to say what a s-you-perb job I'm doing" 😅😅

Ahead of it’s time brilliant writing💯

@insidiousmaximus

6 ай бұрын

Nothing is ahead of its time, that is impossible. It's of its time completely.

@Chrisbajs

6 ай бұрын

What's that supposed to mean?

This is so breathtakingly brilliant. It gives me life

11:16 i just love the way he moves her chair (and her with it) out of the way

And I DON'T AGWEE WITH THAT IN THE WORK PWACE

@-______-______-

6 ай бұрын

Class Hitchmo

I love David's dance 😆😂🙃

The two guys ducking away from David's renegade goose step are the most underrated thing of all time ever.

2:26 Hotel in Torqauy? Fawlty Towers right then!❤❤❤❤❤❤

Keith’s appraisal is the absolute high point for me

@castleofaargh2093

6 ай бұрын

Very much so

3:28 I appreciate this particular scene where the camera pans on Brent's face, capturing the range of disappointed faces. This moment seems especially poignant for Brent, given that his sense of humor is a point of pride for him. While he may sometimes overestimate his knowledge, he's willing to concede in an argument. However, when it comes to humor, he genuinely believes he excels, often taking credit for the office banter. The revelation that Neil is now considered the funniest in the room appears to deal a blow to Brent's ego, evident in this particular scene.

@pushthetempo2

6 ай бұрын

What I like about it is, the quality of their jokes are basically the same, but Neil gets the tone right for a workplace, but Brent is needy and trying too hard.

@thothofatlantis

6 ай бұрын

And then so he later follows up with the bmc joke in an attempt to save the day. Classic

@Henrito123

6 ай бұрын

@@pushthetempo2 It always seemed to me that Neil was the man Brent was trying to be. In terms of charm, humour and style too. It's fair to say he didn't quite succeed.

@bensmithkent22

5 ай бұрын

@@Henrito123sergio georgini

Got the entire series and xmas special luv this show

I'm not a BBC fan but The Office and The Inbetweeners are two of the best shows they have done in the last 20 years, sadly they can't do it anymore, 14 episodes done with half penny and the results were astonishing the writing , the acting , everything , this was what BBC was good at , reflecting British idiosyncrasy. Thank you Rick, Steve and all the ppl at The Office for the good times and for encapsulating a special moment in time .

@dave_clarke

5 ай бұрын

The Inbetweeners was E4 (Channel 4), not BBC. I agree both are great!

@Old-Skull.

5 ай бұрын

@@dave_clarke Thanks for point it out, I saw Inbetweeners at their time before I moved to Uk , I saw it in Spain and by that time I ha no idea of British channels, not much different from today, to be honest, now that you say yes I remember that when I came in 2011 I mostly watched ITV4 and BBC 4 the music documentaries of BBC 4 at night but gradually I disconnected from BBC totally first and ITV4 followed, I even forget that I use to like ITV4 a lot, much more than BBC. It's kind of sad that their offer is not enough attractive to me anymore, I hope things change for better in the future. Thanks for your comment, it took me to the memory lane for a second, have a lovely day.

@Old-Skull.

5 ай бұрын

@@dave_clarke Oh I make a mess it was channel 4 as you sid E4 and I thought for some reason that E4 and Itv as the same channel, don't ask me why , I'm not a TV guy and I have years of not watching TV .

@tabularasa7775

4 ай бұрын

They never done anything they just put it out

I honestly don’t get the American remake. I just can’t see the point in taking something this perfect and trying to do it again.

@bobsmith5441

5 ай бұрын

But they love it for some reason

The music that David's dance is set to sounds remarkably like a Seona Dancing track

@OJ9992

6 ай бұрын

Don’t be ridiculous. It’s cold fusions mixed with some MC Hammer shit.

@EE-ui2xt

6 ай бұрын

I thought it was 'Disco Inferno'

@jollyhoho8782

6 ай бұрын

@@EE-ui2xtHow have I never noticed that, great spot

@timheavyable

6 ай бұрын

Its disco inferno.

"So the queen goes is it a bla", the black guy walks over. "Iya" 😅😅😅😅 such great delivery.

One of the best programmes ever... legends

love the way Brent always throws his staff under the bus..it was Brent who told the bread bin joke what has it got to do with Gareth?

@Pauru74

4 ай бұрын

You've never watched the show. Gareth initially told Brent the joke.

@johnreeveswilliamson7228

3 ай бұрын

Gareth told David it first and David used it out of desperation because he wanted to make everyone laugh.

This really highlights the superiority of this to the US version

@DamnDealDone

6 ай бұрын

If you like low brow comedy aimed at simpletons, then yes, you are correct.

@projectmayhem2330

6 ай бұрын

@@DamnDealDone the itony is amusing lol you literally defined the US version lol Don’t get me wrong, I love both versions, they’re great!! It’s just telling they had to simplify the content for the American audience, given the success of shows like Big Bang and 2 and a half men.

@DamnDealDone

6 ай бұрын

@@projectmayhem2330 i misread your comment. I agree.

@projectmayhem2330

6 ай бұрын

@@DamnDealDone refreshing to see someone online acknowledge a misunderstanding after establishing a combative stance. You have a healthy ego 👏

Absolutely outstanding !

Smartest talk in a weigh-in show ever. Love this analysis!

Very different, but the darker pathos where Brent fails to get an expected response reminds me of 'The Entertainer' with Laurence Olivier from 1960... although I couldn't sit through that film many times because it never lifts back up in mood... must know the office word for word now! I remember a day or so after seeing the Christmas specials I saw Dawn walking around a deserted shopping Center in the Midlands.. too surreal! She was great in this :-)

@olliefoxx7165

6 ай бұрын

I haven't seen "The Entertainer". I'm not sure if I want to if it's a bleak journey. I've noticed alot of British comedy seems to have a dark, uncomfortable tone. It seems there is a need or desire for uncomfortable anxiousness to be simmering below the surface of the laughs. Why is this? Did the 1970's economic crisis through the 1980's troubles bring this bleakness to a generation of writers/comedians? Maybe I'm wrong and reading to much into things. The dark underbelly seems palpable in this series.

@eltonlovell9898

6 ай бұрын

@@olliefoxx7165 Yes! So many elements that form tiny parts of Brent. The list is endless - and the down-turns and black comedy of the 1970/80's must play into this... thinking Boys from the Blackstuff, Bread, Frank Spencer, Spinal Tapp, Norman Wisdom, Tony Hancock.. it's a credit to the writing that it's neither one nor the other but something of all of them.

@douglasmilton2805

6 ай бұрын

@eltonlovell9898: Bloody hell, that’s a coincidence - I watched The Entertainer last night! It’s on KZread and I recommend it to anyone who hasn’t seen it. Olivier always said that Archie Rice was his best performance. Added bonus - all the exterior shots of Brighton in the 60s. The West Pier is still standing, with a theatre on it!