The Office UK (Charity Dance David Brent)
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- Опубліковано 27 лип 2011
- There you go. Here’s a gem, one of my favourite moments in one of the most successful BBC series (2001 - 2002) in the UK. The first two dances of "Saturday Night Fever" are excellent, but the last one gifted by David Brent (whose role is the typical boss with inferiority complex, jealous and who thinks is funny) is f*cking brilliant...
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The way he kicks the orange away...classic
They'll *DEF* forget
Yeah… he’s had enough and doesn’t have time either! 👉🏻😂
3:52 She breaks character 🤣
@@miamitten1123definitely 😂. I clocked that the very first time i watched the episode 20 years ago.
@@miamitten1123 her reaction kind of fits though
This is what a nervous breakdown delivered by the medium of dance looks like!
David just cant let others have their moment
I think what kills Brent is that Neil is everything he wants to be and Neil makes it look effortless. There are lots of people like Neil in the world, and twice as many Brents.
Life in a nutshell brother. Absolutely spot on 👏
Brent's facial expressions are what makes the whole series. Absolutely magnificent, and as someone whos spent many years working in UK offices, every bit of this rings true. The US one is ok, but the UK, original series is sheer perfection.
Are offices actually as dull as they are made out to be my dad used to work in one says it’s actually a great laugh
@@Fpjd Literally nobody says offices are dull, look at the clip, so much fun!
@@Fpjd they are literally so fun or can make u depressed no inbetween
I've never actually been an office worker but I have done building work repairs etc in many offices and they were all full of people like this. Assistant branch managers who thought they were international business tycoons, post boys who once spent 6 months in the T.A. and talked about it like they were special forces veterans
I spent most of my life working on construction sites but one year decided to try an office job... all of a sudden I was working with 50% women (!) and I didn't even have to leave my chair... it was heaven. @@Fpjd
When David says "big time yea" you know he's in too deep lol
“In too deep” Is that a Genesis joke? Or at least a Phil Collins reference? Cos that’s a pretty good analogy.
J
@@MoskHotel No it's a reference to the Fight Song by Rachel Platten, where she's losing friends and chasing sleep, everybody was worried about her being in too deep (in too deep).
@@distinctloafer Oh right. I never saw that.
The office has to be the show where every expression, every glance, every gesture, every word had the most impact. Perfection...I really cant imagine anything being better than this..ever !
And some people still insist a lot was ad libbed! Says a lot for the natural acting and writing...
And that's why this version is superior to the American one. "Dwight you ignorant slut" has nothing on this!
@@tokega exactly. U.Sversion is not even funny. Whereas this show I have laugh at and rewatched three times and still thoroughly enjoyed, even when I knew what was coming. This show is a benchmark for t.v comedy, that incidentally launched the Hollywood movie careers of several of the main cast members. What a great show should do.
@John Gleeson was you on the production team?
People comparing it to the US version need to be tried for heresy
The actor who played Neil says he was the most hated man in England the week David Brent was made redundant
Most of Actor Neils parts he’s played a bit of a *#@hole.
@@streetcat1510 one of those faces
I met him in Sutton Coldfield that week lol
DannyBoy777777 Then you met the Kray twins the following week
@@langers9988 Nah, I didn't.
3:07 - The look of sheer terror on Gareth's face after David mentions how he "fused Flashdance with MC Hammer shit" 😂😂😂
Haha never noticed that before 😊
Why is this so accurate? Worked in an office for one year in Manchester, I am expat, my life was literally this show. An absolute pisstake. Quit, moved to Amsterdam, best decision of my life.
It’s the ‘that’s looks gay’ at 2:06 that gets me lmao
I remember watching this with my wife when it first came out. We couldn't breathe. That dance was one of the funniest things we'd ever seen.
😂😂
When he kicks the orange in frustration XDXD... 0:16
I think he wanted to roll the orange with Trudy!
And when she laughs in the background at 3:53
"Can we remember where we were" lol
Tony England what does that have to do with anything
@@joebloggs3551 99oo9o9999o9
I have watched this scene at least 50 times and I still die inside when he pulls together the "Flashdance with MC Hammer shit"
Modern stuff in 2000.
It cracks me up when Gareth says "We don't have to give a donation for that do we" 🤣🤣
At least his dance didn't look gay. Lmao.
Ha ha ha 😍
@@paulanthony5274 mine was impromtou
That first move is called the “Disco-located Elbow”
Unspeakably brilliant, nothing could ever quite touch the genius of The Office for me.
"We don't have to give a donation for that do we?"... Amazing scene.. pure comedic genius
3:54 woman in orange dress breaks character
I don't know about that - it WAS funny, so laughing is a natural response. All the others NOT laughing seems a bit unrealistic to me.
@@marleyvonhoffstein3193 no she defo breaks character lmao
Well spotted 👍
I think she was corpsing.
She probably heard Rick's giggle a few seconds earlier
The way he bites his bottom lip throughout the routine just makes it extra hilarious 😁
Still makes me laugh even after all these years!
Actress who played Dawn was just the best. Love those pained, stolen looks at 1:31 and 2:35.
lol no
Baby carrot?
@@DeuPKay --- That's not how you spell it...
She’s brilliant
She was the best actress in the office
I think the funniest part of it for me is that David's dance whilst impromptu has the potential to be amazing and it starts off quite promisingly but is completely ruined in one fell swoop when he starts jiggling his moobs and goes downhill from there as he gets ever more frenzied because of his desperation to prove he's cooler than Neil.
Yeah good observation.
Yes. If he just kept it short. The start and then the spin and bow in like 7 seconds, people would have liked it.
I dunno, I still think it's basically better than Neil's bland, 'safe' and slightly uncoordinated moves. Neil's dance is hard to eff up, because HOW can you eff up such a basic dance lol. At least Brent went for it.
That's like all of his interactions if he stops around 70% in they would all be good
@@darrylkemp3253 Mind you, that's only when the cameras are on him, we don't really have much of an idea of what he's like when they're not filming.
The bit at the beginning when he looks really excited about passing the ball, she drops it just before he gets his turn. He says “On
My turn” then “ remember where we were” then he just boots it away. Genius stuff.
'we dont have to give a donation for THAT do we?'
'Well dont say it like that! Donations are for both dances!'
both *excellent* dances
For me, Gareth's reaction is what makes it.
@Richard LOL.
If there is a difference
I love the contrast between their evident fondness and respect for Neil and their contempt for Brent.
I prefer David to Neil because the latter is too real for my liking.
3:53 quite simply the greatest dance move in the history of mankind.
I think its actually a real dance move called the car vipers. He opens up with a windmill move too. His dancing is lifted from early 1980s. He probably could do the robot too. Not sure why he does a titty shake thougg.
@@thecappeningchannel515so that it was discussed 20+ years later perhaps!
Brent's expression at 1:45 by far the best part of this whole scene for me.
hes fuming
He's so bitter 😂
1:03 also a classic. Sums up his disdain.
3:54 You can actually see and hear the actress who played Rachel break character briefly here but return to normal in the next shot which shows her.
Brilliant observation!
I like she laughs though, I don't know If she wasn't meant to but it actually makes it more realistic. In a room full of people, there's always one who can't hide their laugh
I only now noticed the last note of the grunted "beat" for the dance is done... didn't think after all these years I'd be finding this scene even funnier
When he says "Make your own minds up" at 4:37 he suddenly reminded me of Alan Partridge, his fellow King of Cringe. Two of the best TV characters EVER.
One of the best scenes in British comedy
1:28 Tim laughing without having fun. Brilliant how several weaknesses of different people from The Office were all combined in this fragment.
But it looks like he is enjoying it?
I think it was just a moment capturing him.admiring his bird. Which is fine. He's done well there, she's fit, she's tasty.
there has been some real laugh out loud stuff on TV over the last 20 or so years, but nothing, nothing made me laugh as hard as this the very first time it was aired and still does. It really is going to take something to get the same reaction from me as this did.
Brent just could'nt let it go, he just had to do a dance. 😂😂😂
Ooooh the jealousy, resentment and look of rejection on Brent's face....😂😂😂
They edited this scene at 3:56.
Rachel in the red dress bursts out laughing. They had to cut that out or it was quick thinking by the cameramen to zoom down on Brent and cut her out for a moment.
Saw that.hahaha.quick reaction by camera guy.this whole scene is so funny
Glad it was left in for reality.
Surely at least one person would laugh in such a situation
The way Neil enters the room where he prob requested to be announced in from Jennifer, and the way he talks and gestures with his hands is one of the most "bell end" light bulb moments for me re Neil
He's more cringey here than anything Brent did in the whole season.
3:27 Hahahaha love how the guy on the right just stops clapping and the look on his face. He must be thinking “Oh,no What is David doing?”
I always loved that guy.
@@samnicholson5051 Yeah, he always seems like a real guy who happens to be on a documentary with secret actors.
@@Myndir He was. They only told him after filming that the others were acting.
Though Brent is a buffoon, he’s loads more endearing than smug Neil. You just want to smack him, especially here...you can just picture him practicing his Travolta moves to perfection, to impress the staff. In a way, he’s as keen to impress as Brent. The only difference is Neil makes it look easy, compared to poor David.
Agreed. David's character has the benefit of being a work of fiction whereas people like Neil are all too real, and in my experiences there's something 'off' about them.
I think Neil reveals he can be quite petty in that he clearly despises David and enjoys being better than him, not at first, but after he gets to know him and especially after David is fired and he keeps showing up without notice, he really liked rubbing in the "Will your lady friend be there?" and when she turned out to look very attractive and she and David seemed to have a good time together, Neil seemed disappointed. So with that in mind, I don't disagree with your assessment that Neil is also an egomaniac, just a much more successful one at that.
However, it's also possible he's just really in to dancing, stand up comedy and cake baking, and these are all just spontaneous acts of self expression.
Even after all these years I still hide behind my hands when the beat starts as I know what’s coming…..
It’s just acting, and comedy, and I’m not even in the same room , but David can make me feel so embarrassed 😳
It’s is beyond brilliant
As a Laurel & Hardy and Fawlty Towers worshiper I find it hard to put in words how masterly this scene and series is. So many facets to life and people. The whole range of emotions felt and expressed.
I give up. A modern day masterpiece.
LOVE NEIL’S MOVES, I WATCH THIS CLIP OVER AND OVER 😍😍😍😍😍😍
He is pretty good to be fair, but no John Travolta I'm afraid - the King of 70's disco!!
cringe
It’s television of the very highest calibre. It really is
Neil Godwin is everything David would love to be. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Apart from utterly slimy. Which is what Neil is deep down.
@@stephenfarrell77The way he laughed when Finchy cruelly called Brent’s date at the Christmas party a dog was a real mask-off moment. Brent giving him a death-stare after telling Finchy to fuck off was completely justified.
One of the greatest moments of comedy
This is just the best sitcom ever other then only fools and horses. I Loved the office it was and is quality. Ricky Gervais is brilliant so funny. This program aired when my Earthly life was so good. I had my own Stationery Company back then funny enough and my office and staff had laughs like this. Arghhhh memorys of better times that hopefully i will have again Amen xxxxxxx
gets funnier each time you see it after a couple of years and the wide mouth expressions in disbelief are priceless 🤣
Loved this series. The BBC ran a page on their website at the time for fans who worked in offices which was essentially life imitating art.
I love the subtleties here - Brent's awkward glances to camera as he realises Neil outdoes him on just about every level and Dawn's anxious glances at Tim as he's clearly infatuated with Rachel.
The funny thing about Neil is that he's never actually overtly mean to David, we just dislike him because of how David feels. He never actually does anything mean to him or bullies him in anyway. David always digs himself into situations with him. Neil is just everything David wants to be.
who dislikes neil? are you stupid
Apart from when he saw the chance to make David redundant, he did
@@stephenfarrell77 I know but if you or I were employed to oversee David then we would both let him go, a lot quicker probably. If you had to work with a man like that in real life it would be very tough to ever see any of his charm. 😁
To be fair he does laugh at Finchy’s joke about Brent’s date.
Neil's a more effective version of Brent, but equally egotistical and untrustworthy.
Such a great cast, great acting.
Quality,always pissed myself at this,class series,gonna have to learn this routine.
The Office perfectly captures the banality of life in a UK office.
Wow, this is so hard to watch. I almost feel sorry for Brent.
The empathy for Brent gradually builds over the series' and when he tells Finchy and Neil to fuck off, finally seeing them for what they are, leaving them speechless (Xmas special) you feel like cheering. I also like where David (post losing his job) comes in to visit with his dog, guaranteeing female attention.
One of the best scenes ever...so much jeaulosie...
I understood you Patricia, no need for a school teachers discipline.
There's always a bloody Neil but not enough David's
Aaaah pre pandemic life... it was great.
Utter brilliant, I can't stop watching The Office, pure Gold
They must have had so much fun making this series.........just brilliant. When I saw the first one I thought it was for real.......for a short while.
Me too
One of the greatest ... comedy gold.
Still as funny as ever, love that 😂
Another fact was that The Tavares were "furious" that The Bee Gees Version was featured in The Dance Contest Sequence and not "theirs". I think it was to give more status and attention to Hector & Maria The Latin Couple.
Neil was so good looking ❤
E Hitchmo: (1 day ago)
As I've always said, "I don't agree with that in the workplace".
"show us your moves" boy did he! Lmao never gets old that dance.
I sort of fused flashdance with mc hammer shit
Kojo Mbasi lol
Brilliantly cringeworthy comedy, at it's very best....
Yes, and the Elaine Benes Dance on Seinfeld to "Shining Star" by Earth Wind & Fire was also cringeworthy. I go to My Xmas Party and there's someone who thinks that they are an Honors Graduate from Soul Train or American Bandstand and they are "Dance" challenged to say the very least.
Cringeworthy? I tugged over this for an hour.
@@TonyEnglandUK I know right. Here's some fun facts. Lester Wilson who did The Couples Choreography for Saturday Night Fever also was the Choreographer for the "Original" Production of The Wiz in 1978. Two of his Dancers were in Saturday Night Fever named Shirley & Chester. Also, The Tavares other hit Record "It Only Takes A Minute" was the debut single of Take That. They like Boyz To Men, were also from Philadelphia, and Boyz To Men's Songs are now some of the most popular Audition Songs on UK Talent Shows as well as Smokey Robinson's "Who's Loving You"
Here's another fun fact. In The "Live" Production of The Wiz for this Generation Fatima Robinson did the Choreography and she worked with Cheryl Ann Tweedy on her Solo Concert. Cheryl guest starred on Coronation Street and now Stirling Gallacher is on Coronation Street. In North America Kids who were born in the 1990's are discovering The Bee Gees and they think they are next to KC & The Sunshine Band the Funkiest White Boys in The Music Business
The first time I ever saw this scene I was on the floor laughing and cringing at the same time. It's so hard to watch.
Neil is SO GOOD its ridiculous.
And that's the problem. He seems *too* good.
@@HovisSteve And he reveals a much nastier side in the Christmas special when he actually laughs at Chris Finch calling David's date a dog. Brent should have told him to F off just as much as he did Finchy.
@@philiphunn194 Brent did make a sly dig at Neil's fiance, ("I prefer my women more intellectual").
Makes you appreciate professional dancing
Neil has moves... 🥰💃🏼🕺
Did anyone else notice that Rachel laughed when David was doing his dance?
So many layers in this sequence
Absolute genius humour. I think he upstaged Travolta with much harder moves 😂
Worked in an office for over forty years and I recognise totally the slime ball manager type that the Neil character is!
307 to 308....Gareth knows what coming!!! Lol great acting
The dance that essentially made David redundant
3:11 Neil really jumps on it with his "oh go on!" You know he sensed instantly that this is gonna be a fatal, final blow to David's credibility.
I really wish I could have been in that room when this scene was shot. To be there when an icon was born would be something special.
“300 Quid we did last time so...” why is that so funny
It’s still to hard to watch 20 years on
True, but it’s bloody hilarious. David Brent rules.
Imagine making the office, i would have loved to have been on the set,you just know your ribs will hurt from laughing.
To have been there on set while filming!
Can we remember where we were
"Do you dan..." "BIG TIME." Lol
I would love to see the bloopers for David's dance lol 😆
Disco Inferno has never sounded (or looked) better.
The really great thing about The Office is the level of detail which goes into every character, you can look past all the main characters in this scene and easily identify everyone’s thoughts and feelings without words. There is amazement, incredulity, jealously, admiration, happiness, sadness, worry and love. To name a few, all from characters with no important lines. Superb.
fantastic
Dammit now I have to watch the whole series again
The subleties in this are brilliant. You can see how Brent tries to mimick all the elements he liked from Neil's performance, the energy, the interaction with the audience (when he points at them), the seemingly complicated moves, and at the same time he tries to make it more rough and "manly" bcause he found neils dance "gay". All of this just goes to show how he is always trying too much to be better than neil
I didn't have any subtitles in the version I saw!
Neil Godwin can really move!!!
3:52 She breaks character 🤣
Incredible!
Gareth: We don't have to give a donation for that, do we? 4:12
It always amazes me that (as far as I'm aware) there are no outtakes of this scene. Surely they didn't manage this in one take.
I was wondering that. Ricky said in an interview that he pretty much improvised the dance and couldn't remember exactly what he'd done once he'd finished. He also said the reason the camera cuts away from him to other people's faces was because he was getting worn out. So maybe he stopped and re-started a couple of times but it was still done in one (longer) take that was edited down.
@@eileenflannigan709 girl in red dress bursts out laughing at 03:55, 5 secs later she is stood there dead serious, i dont think its in 1 take.
@@darrenellis4085 yes I noticed that. She broke character and was not ment to laugh
Ricky said in an interview somewhere that it was cobbled together from several takes. There must have been some corpsing from the cast and crew given that it was actually improvised so I'd love to see the outtakes.
3:54 is my favorite dance move! Upside-down windscreen washers???
My stable Friday night move to woo the ladies
Oh yes. So graceful...suave...
standing right at the back with gareth, gareth is in awe looking up to them and brent is just jealous and disgusted cos he isn't the star and everyone loves neil.
Keith dressed as Ali G
Cos over in the states, fanny means you arse.
Not
Your minge
*eats scotch egg*
Cliched even back then!
The faces watching him....make the scene.....