50 pence? So we were driving home from Oxford in the early 1970s after seeing Millwall play there and we passed this house where Actor: Donald Pleasance was sitting by the window in Chiswick and I casually mention to the driver that I never returned his copy of The Moody Blues singing " Go Now" in 1967 and he asked me how much did it cost and I told him "50 Pence" and he added it on to my petrol contribution...lol
@@RedNovaMedia Yeah it's quite sad that the masterpiece was tarnished by sharing a name with that thing in the US. Don't get me wrong the US show was an OK sitcom in its own right, entertaining in places, but that's all it was - a run of the mill average cheesy sitcom, can't be compared to the brilliance of the original uk one. Wish they'd called the US one by a different name.
"Uncomfortable" So true when, it first came out I couldn't watch it on tele had to wait to borrow the DVD so I could pause and get a nice cuppa to help me through the tricky bits.
Hinting Gareth has seen this Oggy bloke get the piss taken out of him a few times and it's ended with him running off like a kid every time 😂🤣🤣 this show is geniusss
Yeah it's nice that they've given the character some real friends. The show is so believable that you actually care about the characters and want them to have a good life.
TRUE !!!!! I always mocked people who watched soaps particularly The Ladies I knew or worked with by saying "They are NOT real!" disparagingly but I must admit I shed a tear at the final xmas party when DB walked off with his lovely girlfriend.
@Taco Bell Valet Nah, as long as I've been alive, there have been people moaning that you can't say X, Y, or Z anymore. Different things you "can't say", same people managing to say them without being arrested.
Every single scene on The Office is close to perfection IMO. The acting, the mannerisms, the body language - just incredible. When you watch the actors in the background who don't have speaking parts and they're still completely immersed in the scene. Gareth here, for example, when Brent is saying "Let's grow ourselves a big lanky, goggle-eyed freak of a son" he's in the back and starts to shake his head when David goes too far. It's just brilliant. Also when Jimmy goes in for another kiss and Gareth pushes him further towards Dawn. The little things make this so good.
I love the way David Brent desperately tries to banter with them and then when he oversteps the mark he gets all defensive and tries to turn it on Nathan in order to keep face. Only David Brent could enter a situation involving Gareth and two grown men that call themselves Jimmy the Pervert and the Ogg Monster and make things even more cringey. Truly remarkable acting.
lewis morrison Ricky and Steve were interviewed for a newspaper or magazine, I think about selling the US Office, steve quoted as saying ‘we don’t care if they make Brent a woman’ - the interviewer then describes Steve - ‘eyes bulged with imagined riches’
This show delivers human interactions too well to the point where I get chills sometimes. I used to love American office more by It’s chaotic tension but as I grown older, I find British office giving this cringy and vague feelings that you can only feel in real life and I think I’m in love with it
Gareth has the best facial expressions 🤣 Look at him when Nathan and David are going at it. Gareth's just awkwardly standing there like a child between two uncles arguing.
Mackenzie went on to write and star in The Detectorists which I highly recommend. Watched all 3 seasons as they came out. A nice gentle English slice of life show in the countryside. Unusual and high quality as only the English could come up with. Martin was great with Cumberbatch as Dr. Watson. A lot of depth of talent in this show. I respect there was only 12 episodes of this show, plus a Xmas special.
Detectorists was really good. My only gripe was his wife. Just didn't think she fitted that role with her husky posh voice. She's the spitting image of her mum when she was in the Avengers.
Tim plays one of the stereotypical English people you meet a lot. Not much personality of their own and never try to initiate anything. They just observe others around them and make sarcastic comments thinking they're superior.
Dialogue between Brent and Oggmonster: I close my eyes and imagine it’s a sketch on XFM. I imagine Ricky and Karl have taken it one step too far in dissing Merchant and he actually cracks down. But he has never been close to sounding so upset at XFM, so he took it in good stride when they did it there. He does sound annoyed at XFM but never so sad as he does here. Good acting. Well done.
Though I prefer the short UK original. There are some great moments In the US version. Either way it's tough to compare the two shows besides season 1 which is a carbon copy. The US version goes on to develop it's own identity and own brand of comedy
@@M2-mike I only saw one episode of the us version. The Brent character was being filmed driving into work and ran over a member of staff turning into the car park. I'm still laughing thinking about it!
Started out a poor rip off of the uk version, developed into something funny in its own right, then dragged out long past its sell by date towards the last few seasons.
The look of realisation that he's getting the piss ripped out of him on camera and is only making it worse for himself by explaining his dodgy eyes 🤣 quality scene
What is subtle or vague about it? It is two people being introduced to their mate's boss, who proceeds to upset and offend one of them. It's really really funny. That's it.
@@MrBarry465Dave will do anything to try and look quick-witted in a social situation. He thinks all of the staff see him as proper cool, the truth is they all think he's a complete bellend.
Merchant and Gervais kind of remind me of Edmondson and Mayall in the way they always hate each other on screen but are both comical geniuses at writing off it.
Still perfect after all these years. Very, very clever. Looking back, got to love those 1970's careers advisers: "hairdressing or secretarial work?" "Well, now, there's food for thought. I'll take the office route, the anticipation is blowing my mind 🤣" They've got a lot to answer for I think! The genius of Ricky Gervais
What makes it funnier (another nuance) if anyone else has noticed is that during the Brent/Oggy exchange, Brent's head and shoulders are right at the bottom of the screen near the corner and Oggy is all the way at the top, emphasising the height difference but also making Brent look like some little cartoon character!
i'm utterly astonished Gervais (and everyone else, but especially Gervais) got through this entire seen without laughing. That is a CONTINUOUS shot from 0:49 to 1:43 and acted so PERFECTLY. It's really impressive work.
What made this such a good show for me was that I honestly have worked with so many Brents in my time. Hell, I’m a bit of a Brent myself (although trying not to be) haha!
Gareth is a bit of an enigma- clearly a wierdo but does have friends outside work, also does have friends with benefits outside of work and also does seem to pull at clubs as well- he then also gets promoted to David’s level. Tim, I don’t think has a single friend outside work and didn’t even want his promotion when it was offered to him.
The best part for me are the moments leading up to Brent's blunder as Gareth goes from amused, to slightly uneasy, to shaking his head as if he's silently begging Brent not to talk about the Oggmonster's big eyes
i dont go around calling myself the mong boy... i dont either its og monster,...... im not gona call you the og monster,.....whats yopur name .. NATHAN HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA.. SUCH A GOOD SCENE
He's done you again Steve!
Wolfington haha he's done you again mate
Play a record.
Hahahahahaha
No I’m not havin a go
@Mr Spoon I don't even double take now Steve
lets grow ourselves a big lanky goggle eyed freak of a son
LOL seeing this written down actually seems more cruel than when David says it!
Haha such a harsh thing to say to someone within 10 seconds of meeting them
It’s a stigmatism that I’ve had since the age of 5
@@nks80 That's what makes them a bit BULBOUS.
.....Steve.
Only Brent could turn banter into silence within 30 seconds.
and have his date say "Can we not talk about my dead mother's breasts?" in the first 30 second's of their first date xD
@@JerryMetal Hahahaha
The way he says "bulbous" and then looks at the camera. 😂😂
sus4b9 No idea how they kept in character
It just took 49 takes.
Hilarious lol
So weird seeing him without glasses.
Lmfao
The ogg monster is just upset over the 50p Karl never paid back.
Shalom
I pissed myself when Karl told that story 🤣
50 pence? So we were driving home from Oxford in the early 1970s after seeing Millwall play there and we passed this house where Actor: Donald Pleasance was sitting by the window in Chiswick and I casually mention to the driver that I never returned his copy of The Moody Blues singing " Go Now" in 1967 and he asked me how much did it cost and I told him "50 Pence" and he added it on to my petrol contribution...lol
It wasn't his decision to make....
I'd be too if all I had was 240p
No show defines the word ‘uncomfortable’ better then The Office UK
Or 'awkward'
It's not The Office UK, its just The Office
Liam Gallagher we know that... but not everyone else does, especially US viewers
@@RedNovaMedia Yeah it's quite sad that the masterpiece was tarnished by sharing a name with that thing in the US. Don't get me wrong the US show was an OK sitcom in its own right, entertaining in places, but that's all it was - a run of the mill average cheesy sitcom, can't be compared to the brilliance of the original uk one. Wish they'd called the US one by a different name.
"Uncomfortable" So true when, it first came out I couldn't watch it on tele had to wait to borrow the DVD so I could pause and get a nice cuppa to help me through the tricky bits.
I love how Gareth starts shaking his head “no” just as David starts going on about growing a lanky goggled eyed freak. Subtle comedy
That is subtle. This comedy is just class.
Hinting Gareth has seen this Oggy bloke get the piss taken out of him a few times and it's ended with him running off like a kid every time 😂🤣🤣 this show is geniusss
God tier observation - nice spot
Idk how many times I've seen this and I've never noticed that!
Sign of a great actor that.
The way his voice cracks 😂
jpro747 Steven merchant is actually as good a comedic actor as ricky gervais which is really really saying something
taliwakka27 - It says they’re as shit as each other.
Richard Straker Don't lie.
Richard Straker oh you're 'ard showing of cos of the ......
Stephen Merchant’s Hello Ladies didn’t get a fair shot on HBO. His stand up special was also very funny.
I love how Merchant turns to the camera when he says "bulbous". Perfect, perfect comedy.
That bit kills me every time 🤣 fucking quality
Love how Gareth looks all so happy and excited seeing his friends.
Yeah it's nice that they've given the character some real friends. The show is so believable that you actually care about the characters and want them to have a good life.
Lee Bee totally, hes not such a bad guy, everyone has their own crew, it's more realistic
but also--his joy in being ABLE to show he HAS friends, looking for acknowledement around the office.
TRUE !!!!! I always mocked people who watched soaps particularly The Ladies I knew or worked with by saying "They are NOT real!" disparagingly but I must admit I shed a tear at the final xmas party when DB walked off with his lovely girlfriend.
@@huffleprecious4143 and he actually takes it pretty well getting shit on by Tim and Dawn every day
Steve sounds like he’s got a bad throat. Should have gone back to his Mam and Dad’s.
He actually did loose his voice that morning.
Oh he's done you again!
Can't be bothered traveling all the way back to Bristol
How has he done me? They live in Bristol
Tic tac'll sort that out
The “what’s a matter with him” gets me every time and I have absolutely no clue why
Same, I love how his voice goes soft like he's embarrassed to say it
The voice crack when he says “is it?” is amazing. 😂
I dont go round calling myself the mongboy 😂
stinkywizzleTeats this tickled me
Jokes he couldnt make today lul
Nickl245 of course you can. There was as much controversy back then as there is now.
@Taco Bell Valet Nah, as long as I've been alive, there have been people moaning that you can't say X, Y, or Z anymore. Different things you "can't say", same people managing to say them without being arrested.
@@nickstone1587 Imagine the first few episodes of Alf Garnett being shown today.
Every single scene on The Office is close to perfection IMO. The acting, the mannerisms, the body language - just incredible. When you watch the actors in the background who don't have speaking parts and they're still completely immersed in the scene. Gareth here, for example, when Brent is saying "Let's grow ourselves a big lanky, goggle-eyed freak of a son" he's in the back and starts to shake his head when David goes too far. It's just brilliant. Also when Jimmy goes in for another kiss and Gareth pushes him further towards Dawn. The little things make this so good.
It’s called acting
@@kieransoregaard-utt8 Yeah no shit.
@@Altair584 woosh
The acting, the mannerisms, the body language, the catchphrase, the wig - brilliant.
@@e55exeagle came here looking for this comment!
“I don’t go around calling myself the Mong boy” 😂😂
I love the way David Brent desperately tries to banter with them and then when he oversteps the mark he gets all defensive and tries to turn it on Nathan in order to keep face. Only David Brent could enter a situation involving Gareth and two grown men that call themselves Jimmy the Pervert and the Ogg Monster and make things even more cringey. Truly remarkable acting.
I didn't call you whale man lol
Camilo James Mr Toad? I can’t ...
...or Blubber Man
Bluto
The toad is the ugliest of all the amphibians.
@@AxCYeR The frog belly monster.
the breaking and raspiness of steves voice is excellent
eyes bulging with imagined riches
Where does that quote originate from?
I always see it on Steve Merchant videos?
@@drexlspivey5828 I don't know, but I've noticed that too.
@@drexlspivey5828 it's from an xfm clip that you can find on UA-cam. :)
because he's a jew
lewis morrison Ricky and Steve were interviewed for a newspaper or magazine, I think about selling the US Office, steve quoted as saying ‘we don’t care if they make Brent a woman’ - the interviewer then describes Steve - ‘eyes bulged with imagined riches’
Tim's glance into the camera at the end sums it all up
That is the icing on the cake
and at the beginning... 0:41
Tim is the actual audience
The ogg monster, Jimmy the perv - shame Gareth's other mate, fish fingers, never made an appearance!😂
Jossy M GO-NAAADS!
Reminds me of 'Me Ratty and the Nonce' from afterlife
@@edjamaz4636 Don't forget Count Fuckula from extras
Gobbler.
The four of them should get a spin off
" Lets grow ourselves, a big Lanky goggle eyed freak!!! classic Brent totally tactless insults everyone he meets brilliant
I’m currently obsessed with this clip I keep watching it over and over
This show delivers human interactions too well to the point where I get chills sometimes. I used to love American office more by It’s chaotic tension but as I grown older, I find British office giving this cringy and vague feelings that you can only feel in real life and I think I’m in love with it
Gareth has the best facial expressions 🤣 Look at him when Nathan and David are going at it. Gareth's just awkwardly standing there like a child between two uncles arguing.
bulbous
The voice break at "bulbous" is perfect 👌
I love how brent somehow manages to ruin everything the second he becomes part of it lmao
Did anyone else notice how the guy was paying Dawn from money he raised? This is how genius this show is
Yep. I was looking in the comments for someone else who did 😊 ✌️
@@KittyPee61 you're one smart cookie 😎
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Mackenzie went on to write and star in The Detectorists which I highly recommend. Watched all 3 seasons as they came out. A nice gentle English slice of life show in the countryside. Unusual and high quality as only the English could come up with.
Martin was great with Cumberbatch as Dr. Watson. A lot of depth of talent in this show. I respect there was only 12 episodes of this show, plus a Xmas special.
Detectorists was really good. My only gripe was his wife. Just didn't think she fitted that role with her husky posh voice.
She's the spitting image of her mum when she was in the Avengers.
Ok I can see how David is in charge, he defused that so well telling him Nathan is a good name
familiarize yourself with them.
form a bond.
friendship. you know, people.
im a people person.
a natural. can't help it.
Steve's voice cracking is hilarious
Makes it sound like he's gonna burst into tears 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nathan, it’s a good name 😂
is it??
''is it'?
*innit?
Raul Petrascu no
Raul Petrascu no
This whole scene from start to finish is structured comedy chaos. Just absolute fucking nonsense going on. Superb.
"I didn't call you fatty" haha
That awkward moment when Tim realises Gareth has more friends than him
I can't stand Tim.
@@Danielle-wj8un ..
Totally with you, Tim and his side piece on reception were vile, they bullied Gareth relentlessly and should both have been fired.
Tim plays one of the stereotypical English people you meet a lot. Not much personality of their own and never try to initiate anything. They just observe others around them and make sarcastic comments thinking they're superior.
@@redditbanditvideos7585 Yeah. Lots of them at my university. No personality, just a witty conformist, stable and boring.
@@redditbanditvideos7585 they film drunk people and post it on social media the next day
"its my crew" Love how Gareth is so proud of his friends.
And also the way he pats Tim on the back as when he's in a good mood he doesn't even remember all the stuff Tim's done to him
Back in the days when a man could go round calling himself the perv...
Mong boy
Genius acting, genius writing. Ricky is a different class of comedian
Dialogue between Brent and Oggmonster: I close my eyes and imagine it’s a sketch on XFM. I imagine Ricky and Karl have taken it one step too far in dissing Merchant and he actually cracks down. But he has never been close to sounding so upset at XFM, so he took it in good stride when they did it there. He does sound annoyed at XFM but never so sad as he does here. Good acting. Well done.
Scratch that, I have just learned that he sounds like that bc he had a cold, not because of brilliant acting
Eyes, that stick out of their ‘ed… Steve
0:31 the way he says "that's all we need" is so adorable
one of literally dozens of scenes in only 14 episodes which are better than anything which happened in the US version.
Though I prefer the short UK original. There are some great moments In the US version. Either way it's tough to compare the two shows besides season 1 which is a carbon copy. The US version goes on to develop it's own identity and own brand of comedy
@@M2-mike I only saw one episode of the us version. The Brent character was being filmed driving into work and ran over a member of staff turning into the car park. I'm still laughing thinking about it!
Started out a poor rip off of the uk version, developed into something funny in its own right, then dragged out long past its sell by date towards the last few seasons.
That little look at the camera is just 👌🏻
The look of realisation that he's getting the piss ripped out of him on camera and is only making it worse for himself by explaining his dodgy eyes 🤣 quality scene
Didn't even have to write this part of the script, they've had the conversation 200 times in real life already🤣
Gareth's expression as the tension mounts lol
The way he’s smashing them coins in for the kisses 😂😂😂
Not even his money, taking them out the charity bucket
The reason why Steve’s voice is the way it is in this clip is because he had a terrible cold the day of shooting. Fun fact!
@Round Earther in Bristol
Why didn’t he get his Mam and his Dad to clean the flat?
This is the only reason why Steve’s dad took the role of the janitor coz otherwise he’d have to go home to his mam and his dad
Surprised he wasn't at his parents house tucked up then 🤣
Gareth in the background of scenes like this is just another layer of perfection
Gareth: 'There's my crew'. So chuffed his pals have showed up 😂
This is one of the gold scenes in the office. So subtle and vague situation.
What is subtle or vague about it? It is two people being introduced to their mate's boss, who proceeds to upset and offend one of them. It's really really funny. That's it.
@UpAndDown thats not what the word vague means
Swear people call every office scene "subtle and vague"
All these years later, so damn good. This show is timeless, the original and best by a mile.
That's my crew.
Hes so proud to show off his friends. He's like a teen.
Tbf. Gareths got more of a social life than me. Fair play to him i guess. 😂
01:28 "I don't go around calling myself the mong boy"
Well I don't either I call myself the oggmonster
@@patrickbatman141 It's so funny how David literally made this name up, in order to fit in with his blunder.
@@MrBarry465Dave will do anything to try and look quick-witted in a social situation. He thinks all of the staff see him as proper cool, the truth is they all think he's a complete bellend.
I could totally imagine steve saying this to Karl in one of their battles
Nah Ricky never rips on Steve on air. He just gets Karl to do it 😂
He’s done you again
Only difference is Karl would make no effort to let up and Ricky would give him shit for it 😂
One my favorite scenes from the show. Absolute comedy gold.
Probably my favourite scene from the Office.
Later, when I found out the mong monster was a co-writer, I loved it all the more.
Merchant and Gervais kind of remind me of Edmondson and Mayall in the way they always hate each other on screen but are both comical geniuses at writing off it.
Actually have you seen Men in Black, Steve?
Seriously, he could have been your brother.
pauldanielbatty seriously, im not having a go right
He talks normally though
it's GANGLY
All these years later, this sketch still pops into my head on occasion.
Oggy, Oggy, Oggy! Oink, oink, oink!
Oggy, Oggy, Oggy! Oink, oink, oink!
do you still keep in touch with Oggy??
....That was him just then!
wassss it???? how is he??
He's fine.... you don't even know him!
Still perfect after all these years. Very, very clever. Looking back, got to love those 1970's careers advisers: "hairdressing or secretarial work?" "Well, now, there's food for thought. I'll take the office route, the anticipation is blowing my mind 🤣" They've got a lot to answer for I think! The genius of Ricky Gervais
What makes it funnier (another nuance) if anyone else has noticed is that during the Brent/Oggy exchange, Brent's head and shoulders are right at the bottom of the screen near the corner and Oggy is all the way at the top, emphasising the height difference but also making Brent look like some little cartoon character!
Neatly illustrates how "Banter" is usually nothing more than thinly veiled aggression under the guise of "humour"
I can’t believe how fucking hilarious each and every glance at the camera is 😂😂😂
i'm utterly astonished Gervais (and everyone else, but especially Gervais) got through this entire seen without laughing. That is a CONTINUOUS shot from 0:49 to 1:43 and acted so PERFECTLY. It's really impressive work.
“I didn’t call you like whale man or something.....” Whale Man !!!!!! What an absolute classic!
Ricky's delivery of "Mong Boy" 😂 😂 😂
What made this such a good show for me was that I honestly have worked with so many Brents in my time. Hell, I’m a bit of a Brent myself (although trying not to be) haha!
The raspberry at 0:40 🤣😂
“Snog him”
Gareth is a bit of an enigma- clearly a wierdo but does have friends outside work, also does have friends with benefits outside of work and also does seem to pull at clubs as well- he then also gets promoted to David’s level. Tim, I don’t think has a single friend outside work and didn’t even want his promotion when it was offered to him.
The best part for me are the moments leading up to Brent's blunder as Gareth goes from amused, to slightly uneasy, to shaking his head as if he's silently begging Brent not to talk about the Oggmonster's big eyes
Gareth saw it coming. We all did. But obviously no one saw it more than Nathan
Have you got a ruler Rick?
Eyes that pop out of their head
...
Steve
Drop your trousers
This shit gets funnier every time I watch it. It is without the doubt the best uk comedy show ever and there has been some pearlers
Karl - apparently its the mammal that has the most pointiest eyes. Eyes that point out its head the most.............Steve
Have you got a ruler, Rick?
This just matures like a fine wine - laughter is never exhausted no matter how many times you watch it.
These guys have brought much happiness man. All time greats in comedy
I wish merchant was onscreen in this show more
He might have been a good Gareth but the guy that actually played Gareth is too good.
"...is it?" O.O
the look on tim's face at 0:40 is priceless, with all the bollocks going on in the background hahahaha
They perfectly time the fart noise as well to emphasise it
The fact that he went in for a snog 🤣
What a user name! 🤣🤣
You don't hear the word 'bulbous' enough for my liking
Martin Freeman's facial expressions crack me up every time.
The way Gareth looks around to make sure people are seeing his mates is other wordly acting
This scene is brilliant. so much weird cringe in a fast pace
The way he goes in for that kiss is sickly, top acting
Lanky cowriter
I don't need to say anymore
The unlikely lust object 😂
Ricky and Steve having a go at each other in real life, in character haha 🤣🤣
"I didn't call you like Whale man" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
“Goggle-eyed freak” 🤣 “whale man” 🤣🤣👏🏻👏🏻
Just when you thought there could be a chance that there are more awkward people than David Brent, he manages to out-awkward the competition!
Soon as he starts saying "let's grow ourselves a big lanky freak.." I lose it 😆
i love how they keep it so natural.... i mean look at their expressions and their eye movements, it's so real
Steve is my fave out of the three.
i dont go around calling myself the mong boy... i dont either its og monster,...... im not gona call you the og monster,.....whats yopur name .. NATHAN HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA.. SUCH A GOOD SCENE
This is one way in which the original is better than the US version. You really can't guess where the scene is going to go
That escalated quickly!
"What is...........what's the matter with him?"
The expression on Jimmy the Perv’s and Tim’s faces are priceless!
The Mongboy 😂😂