Most Awkward Interview Ever - David Brent - The Office - BBC

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  • @nolanrux7866
    @nolanrux7866 7 років тому +2246

    Brent sitting on the desk all seductive had me in tears

    • @KinnArchimedes
      @KinnArchimedes 6 років тому +39

      Nolan Rux that was a great bit after the scene before where he's all nervous fidgety not knowing how to be... Hahaha.

    • @cityman2312
      @cityman2312 6 років тому +16

      Yeah, he has even less idea about being seductive than I do.

    • @CandyPinkcake
      @CandyPinkcake 5 років тому +10

      The megazine perfume 😂

    • @netweed09
      @netweed09 3 роки тому +7

      Did he actually just casually place her CV on the floor, on the carpet?! Loool,,,,

    • @leroyrosenior4300
      @leroyrosenior4300 Рік тому

      Why?

  • @elgrande3934
    @elgrande3934 9 років тому +3063

    "Exploring yourself..." Greatest awkward line ever.

  • @OneCentSky
    @OneCentSky 9 років тому +2499

    Of all the poses he could have gone with....he chose the absolute worst. Phenomenal. 1:24

    • @Lia-A-Eastwood
      @Lia-A-Eastwood 9 років тому +133

      +BlurTech Studios Absolutely true... it's hard to watch it. It feels so authentic. Scary.
      He is really brilliant and catches the fine nuances in social communication.

    • @LisaSimpson2
      @LisaSimpson2 8 років тому +30

      +Lia A. Eastwood ....he captures the fine nuances in social communication"... that was beautifully put by the way! Sums up Ricky Gervais perfectly (notes down this amazing sentence for later) he certainly does that :-)

    • @Lia-A-Eastwood
      @Lia-A-Eastwood 8 років тому +8

      LisaSimpson2
      lol... my pleasure of being a fruitful fountain of a decent quote at least once. :o)

    • @laidbackjack3166
      @laidbackjack3166 7 років тому +43

      It's a stunning bit of comedy. You know something embarrassing is coming by the angle of the shot, then it cuts to him and he's sat like that.
      Brilliant.

    • @999titu
      @999titu 5 років тому

      Lol

  • @yoloswaggins2161
    @yoloswaggins2161 4 роки тому +2224

    He's so unbelievably good at being creepy

    • @anda6963
      @anda6963 4 роки тому +66

      @beardedcollie39 why only women, his creepiness is so profound that even men would notice it! Lol

    • @panciekawski8287
      @panciekawski8287 3 роки тому +37

      @@anda6963 i'm a sexist misogenist man and also think his behaviour was creepy and cross the line in many ways :)

    • @shannonballspen1s482
      @shannonballspen1s482 3 роки тому +12

      @@panciekawski8287 i hate women and i wish we could reproduce with men but im not gay and I thought he was creepy and over the line.

    • @panciekawski8287
      @panciekawski8287 3 роки тому +6

      @@shannonballspen1s482 this is master level of acting that even sexist pig like me fell unconfortable and fell bad for this girl :)

    • @shivanshsoni8266
      @shivanshsoni8266 3 роки тому +1

      Not better than Micheal scott

  • @mgt4673
    @mgt4673 9 років тому +918

    "diffrent drinks for diffrent.... needs"

  • @te22a
    @te22a 8 років тому +1315

    "Exploring..."
    "Exploring yourself?"
    "...and Asia."

    • @FLUFFCHIRP
      @FLUFFCHIRP 7 років тому +5

      GWHSHAHAHHAAHAHH

    • @aestheticaltwat
      @aestheticaltwat 5 років тому +39

      “Just with your boyfriend? Just...”
      “No, I was on my own.”
      “Good, by yourself. Just out there... free.”

    • @keith6591
      @keith6591 5 років тому +6

      @@aestheticaltwat
      Getting it while you can

    • @Max-el7zd
      @Max-el7zd 4 роки тому +1

      666th like

    • @RaferJeffersonIII
      @RaferJeffersonIII 4 роки тому +2

      @@keith6591 while you’re young....

  • @avloc1
    @avloc1 6 років тому +530

    0:47 when Dawn goes into his office and he's dragging the chair round to do a bit of perving and just says "hiya...just...chair" He knows he's doing wrong and trying to cover it up. Great writing.

    • @KvnDWr
      @KvnDWr 4 роки тому +38

      completely missed that but you're totally right 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @matthewstephens6848
      @matthewstephens6848 4 роки тому +39

      Just....chair! Fucking hell. Never noticed and that totally killed me!! :)

    • @matthewstephens6848
      @matthewstephens6848 4 роки тому +29

      Fuck me. He should've got 6 Baftas for those two words. That absolutely slays me. Twists my insides.

    • @Buz-Lunch-Punx
      @Buz-Lunch-Punx 3 роки тому +3

      Genius

    • @lwo7736
      @lwo7736 3 роки тому +13

      Who'd have thunk it, "Hiya, just, chair **points**" would be made into a comedy line

  • @MrLarryhoover425
    @MrLarryhoover425 9 років тому +1134

    Brent's a friend first and boss second, basically a chilled out entertainer.

    • @LLOOYYYDD
      @LLOOYYYDD 9 років тому +39

      +Larry hoover he's also a motivator

    • @LisaSimpson2
      @LisaSimpson2 8 років тому +22

      +Larry hoover Hah yup! Ooo not forgetting... philanthropist and philosopher! ;-)

    • @Crustle1
      @Crustle1 8 років тому +10

      +Larry hoover I've heard he recently got into Yoga.

    • @LLOOYYYDD
      @LLOOYYYDD 8 років тому +23

      ArcticWP He hasn't got a sign on the door that says 'white people only'. He don't care if you're black, brown, yellow - Orientals make very good workers.

    • @OhFishyFish
      @OhFishyFish 8 років тому +6

      +Larry hoover Also singer/songwriter. A true renaissance man.

  • @animelover5076
    @animelover5076 11 років тому +792

    Ricky is the king of awkward uncomfortable humour lol

    • @nekocekoBiHMK
      @nekocekoBiHMK 11 років тому +21

      Don't forget Merchant!

    • @animelover5076
      @animelover5076 11 років тому +15

      nekocekoBiH my mistake, there's no Ricky without Steve! lol

    • @bensmithkent22
      @bensmithkent22 3 роки тому +13

      Lets grow ourselves a tall goggle eyed freak

    • @ZorbaTheDutch
      @ZorbaTheDutch 2 роки тому +2

      @@bensmithkent22 bulbous

    • @ramingo9534
      @ramingo9534 2 роки тому

      That's true...and that's pure gold if you've got a broken humour, if you really like to laugh but don't know when to do it anymore

  • @WAFCWALKER93
    @WAFCWALKER93 8 років тому +1827

    Subtle comedy is the best. Ricky is an absolute genius when in comes to genre.

    • @wassupjg
      @wassupjg 8 років тому +74

      you've charmed him

    • @ajb229
      @ajb229 8 років тому +10

      Just call Saul

    • @haesklar3635
      @haesklar3635 7 років тому +1

      Saul Goodman new episodes jimmy

    • @ghostwilliams4419
      @ghostwilliams4419 7 років тому +1

      wassupjg Hahaha

    • @Stashix
      @Stashix 7 років тому +2

      """""""""""""""subtle"""""""""""""""

  • @444Centaur
    @444Centaur 6 років тому +256

    "Different drinks for different *needs*." That's one of my favourite lines from the entire series, I don't know why, it's such a ridiculous thing for him to say that it makes me laugh.

    • @threethrushes
      @threethrushes 5 років тому +18

      Too boring.

    • @TheMt45
      @TheMt45 4 роки тому +15

      I say this all the time and nobody has any idea what I'm talking about. Don't care.

    • @donnn-ow4rj
      @donnn-ow4rj 4 роки тому +7

      @@TheMt45 haha ii say it all the time too...one of my brothers gets the joke....no one else!! Lol

    • @oscarross6485
      @oscarross6485 4 роки тому +2

      Yeah cause ThaTs wHaT sHe sAiD is so hilarious right? Delusional yank.

    • @Buz-Lunch-Punx
      @Buz-Lunch-Punx 4 роки тому +1

      It's a brilliant line

  • @schpleeb
    @schpleeb 10 років тому +758

    1:14 - 1:20 those two nods are amazing

    • @xxczerxx
      @xxczerxx 10 років тому +72

      Glad someone else appreciated those two nods. The second one particular was just amazing, that "you may sit now, I approve" gesture.

    • @schpleeb
      @schpleeb 10 років тому +5

      I know. It's tragic really

    • @schpleeb
      @schpleeb 10 років тому +9

      Oh definitely. I find new nuances and subtleties every time I watch it. The Office is probably their best work, although I think overall Extras is my favourite. I watch the outtakes once a month

    • @spatzhawk
      @spatzhawk 10 років тому +15

      Mac and hilarious after that practice with what pose he actually went with. 1:23
      either of those nods would've been way better

    • @diddiddydoit4466
      @diddiddydoit4466 9 років тому +1

      Extras deffinetely my fav. Office was good, but the fact of getting celebs to act out creepy versions of themselves was hilarious, surprised that wasnt remade, as USA COULD GET SOME BIG NAMES.

  • @MrDaggash1
    @MrDaggash1 9 років тому +94

    There are so many levels of awkwardness in this short clip to last a whole lifetime. Genius.

  • @Forestgravy90
    @Forestgravy90 10 років тому +770

    Curriculum, Vitaaaae...

  • @georgekoulakis4891
    @georgekoulakis4891 5 років тому +51

    My brother works as a Govt advisor. The first episode I showed him of the BBC office had him so stunned. He stated up all night and watched the entire box set. As I expected, he loved it so much but like me, he couldn't pick one moment that stuck out more than another. Simply brilliant writing and performances. This is TV at its undisputed best.

    • @johno4521
      @johno4521 2 роки тому

      Like me with the "Training Day" episode ..

  • @nmkadhim
    @nmkadhim 10 років тому +601

    He made ME feel uncomfortable..

  • @AlexMcMonnies
    @AlexMcMonnies 6 років тому +87

    During his interview bits, just watch his eyes. Its genius how they always flick for a moment to the camera whenever he wants the audience to notice something he's said. So subtle and precise. Comedy genius

    • @bw6573
      @bw6573 2 роки тому +5

      I know what you're saying but it's not the "audience". These are filmed as if he's doing a documentary. So it's like the documentary audience. Ok it's the audience you're right lol

    • @HopelessSinner
      @HopelessSinner 2 роки тому +2

      @@bw6573
      My mind went the same way as yours..!!
      "No, no, its ....oh yeah...ok sorry..!!"
      😂🤣🥴

    • @bw6573
      @bw6573 2 роки тому +1

      @@HopelessSinner 🤣🤣🤣

    • @jameskid81
      @jameskid81 Рік тому +1

      yeah but hes supposed to be doing it without the person in front of him knowing, its deliberatly unsubtly subtle

  • @Profile__1
    @Profile__1 4 роки тому +90

    1:12 I love that they set up the joke with David trying two different poses, both a little weird but still serviceable, but then entering later with him just doing a completely awkward and inappropriate "power pose" on the desk.

    • @tommym321
      @tommym321 4 роки тому +6

      Dante Diep and having his suit buttoned twice, obviously to try to hide his gut. So so good

    • @GoGetYourShinebox
      @GoGetYourShinebox 5 місяців тому

      The way the camera reveals him is brilliant too 😂😂

  • @CosyBrew
    @CosyBrew 8 років тому +1069

    The slow, snake-like hand movement before saying "you've *charmed* me" gets me every time. Top drawer cringe.

    • @daniel-bkk
      @daniel-bkk 6 років тому +2

      Haha just about to comment on that before I read that. Absolute classic.

    • @MrTrevormctrevor
      @MrTrevormctrevor 5 років тому +8

      Ha only realised that after your comment, brilliant

    • @harrycollis1090
      @harrycollis1090 5 років тому

      Mac the best bit.

    • @elefectomariarosa
      @elefectomariarosa 5 років тому +4

      I think that hand movement was inspired by Hank, the character played by Jeffrey Tambor in The Larry Sanders Show, which Ricky admitted was one of the biggest influenced for the creation of the character David Brent

    • @matthewstephens6848
      @matthewstephens6848 4 роки тому +8

      Just as she seems to be trying to get out of wanting the job. It's painful. :)

  • @raminybhatti5740
    @raminybhatti5740 2 роки тому +35

    The "...getting what you can, while you're young..." line is so suggestive. 😂😂

  • @chingasofarkaso
    @chingasofarkaso 9 років тому +139

    "Out there....gettin what ya can....on your own..."
    Brilliant.

    • @VictorUnNettoyeur
      @VictorUnNettoyeur 8 років тому +20

      +Mitch Farkas He says "while you're young". :)

    • @matthewstephens6848
      @matthewstephens6848 4 роки тому +5

      Totally inappropriate reference to her sex life. Fucking madness.

  • @robertmaguire1067
    @robertmaguire1067 2 роки тому +33

    I love the little head nod he does when practising before Karen comes in

  • @Jimjam1212
    @Jimjam1212 8 років тому +175

    "What time you gonna cruise down there?"...ha ha

    • @kriseskesen
      @kriseskesen 4 роки тому +2

      My favourite line of this scene haha

  • @Azrael442
    @Azrael442 8 років тому +512

    haha when he lays her CV on the floor

    • @jameshite4820
      @jameshite4820 6 років тому +6

      Azrael ikr. That was such a subtle but brilliant move. So funny.

    • @GirGir183
      @GirGir183 6 років тому +12

      I don't think I get why he did that. Was he trying to look up her skirt?

    • @Netherlands91
      @Netherlands91 6 років тому +52

      @Selinor578 it implies he doesn't give a f*ck about her achievements and is only interested in her body/looks. It's objectifying women, which he basically continues to do throughout the whole meeting.

    • @Andrew-lg1rd
      @Andrew-lg1rd 6 років тому +2

      @Selinor578 Exactly!

    • @livingsimpleproperties4132
      @livingsimpleproperties4132 5 років тому

      @@Netherlands91 is it a British thing? Y would he put it on the floor?

  • @joesackbaron
    @joesackbaron 2 роки тому +77

    It's been 20 years already. I honestly can't ever envisage an amount of time that will pass, whereby this ceases to be the best comedy ever made.

    • @kidinacage
      @kidinacage Рік тому +1

      Humanity peaked with Gervais and The Office.
      It's A.I.s turn now.

    • @TheDJKORJ16
      @TheDJKORJ16 Рік тому +1

      Exactly mate you’re right on the money…..absolute comedic genius that will never ever be matched 😎

    • @79peckham43
      @79peckham43 Рік тому +2

      A good idea is a good idea forever

    • @florencehenderson3707
      @florencehenderson3707 Рік тому

      @@kidinacage wow, that's hilariously depressing. here's to the downward spiral ;)

    • @danielosullivan7940
      @danielosullivan7940 10 місяців тому

      @@79peckham43”I think there’s been a rape up there”

  • @mickdooley8994
    @mickdooley8994 6 років тому +344

    I never believed the hype about Gervais until I watched this show. The man’s a genius in his field.

    • @WillowJordan1979
      @WillowJordan1979 4 роки тому +21

      To be fair, I think this and Extras were his best moments, and the stuff he's done later isn't as impressive.

    • @rahuldahooobooda1798
      @rahuldahooobooda1798 4 роки тому +9

      Agreed. Cos office and extras were a merchant GERVAIS Collab

    • @tomsand1800
      @tomsand1800 3 роки тому +6

      @@WillowJordan1979 xfm anyone?

    • @funkyfranx
      @funkyfranx 3 роки тому +10

      @@WillowJordan1979 I thought afterlife was excellent, he wrote that one all by himself

    • @hollyrose4025
      @hollyrose4025 3 роки тому +3

      @@tomsand1800 where it all started

  • @gregthomas1346
    @gregthomas1346 4 роки тому +40

    When he says " tell me about yourself" and does an hourglass figure with his hands

  • @markfowlermusic
    @markfowlermusic 3 роки тому +74

    2:17 lol, subtle but cleverly done so not obvious to the viewer, he also does it in the first episode, a similar glance jenny his boss. The show is very clever in that you can easily miss alot of subtle parts/references and on a several re-watches you may notice different things that are partly hidden on purpose.

    • @johnthouin5145
      @johnthouin5145 3 роки тому +3

      Was he looking down her skirt or what

    • @markfowlermusic
      @markfowlermusic 3 роки тому +2

      @@johnthouin5145 well kind of up towards her legs yes, but its very easy to miss because of the camera movement. Sorry you are right it down towards rather than up, ignore me.

    • @darrenporter1850
      @darrenporter1850 3 роки тому +1

      But the little touches are what makes this show so good and why I hate the US office so much. The US is too obvious and jokes have to be explained rather than subtle.

    • @darrenporter1850
      @darrenporter1850 3 роки тому

      @J Ygb ??? Explain? Don't understand who you aiming question to? Ricky is the king of Subtle comedy. The office is also full of great references and lots of humour only someone who grew up in the 80's would understand.

    • @darrenporter1850
      @darrenporter1850 3 роки тому +1

      @J Ygb lol. You missed it didn't you... because it was so subtle. I think he refers to the quick glance up the skirt (if he did)

  • @MatthewNash92
    @MatthewNash92 9 років тому +410

    lol he goes in for a kiss at 3:44 . brilliant.

  • @BossBelsham
    @BossBelsham 9 років тому +211

    10/10, Gervais is an absolute mastermind hahaha.

  • @ReesZzz
    @ReesZzz 4 роки тому +34

    I love how you can see him trying and testing how he’s gonna position himself. Then when it cuts to them walking to the room you’re left to think “I wonder what he’s gonna go with” then a second later you see him leaning back lunged across his desk.
    That. He went with that.

  • @alanjm160684
    @alanjm160684 2 роки тому +11

    Perfect acting by Gervais. From the desk pose to looking up her skirt to going in for a kiss 🤣 brilliant 👏🏼

  • @Revelian1982
    @Revelian1982 3 роки тому +33

    This programme was and still is the gold standard.

  • @RadiantSilverlighter
    @RadiantSilverlighter 11 років тому +33

    Everything is so awkward! The way he's sitting on the desk, putting her resume on the floor, asking her out lol... He is just slimy and hilarious

  • @carolynlewis1306
    @carolynlewis1306 5 років тому +37

    The most pervy/smarmy and awkward interview ever but soooo funny!

    • @lw3646
      @lw3646 9 місяців тому +2

      The way he has his legs wide open too is a bit awful. 😖

  • @macdaddybender
    @macdaddybender Рік тому +136

    "Different drinks for different needs". Twenty years on and this line is STILL IN MY HEAD.

    • @TonyEnglandUK
      @TonyEnglandUK Рік тому +6

      Your problem is you don't do your own stapling.

    • @20thCB
      @20thCB Рік тому +6

      It's the pause before "needs" that does me in, so creepy!

    • @Tuffolo
      @Tuffolo 8 місяців тому +2

      Pint thereof

  • @dwekdwek4135
    @dwekdwek4135 5 років тому +104

    The US version is very different to the UK version in that the US version quickly became a sitcom and the cameras following the cast around weren't really that important to the story - you could even forget that they were supposed to be on "mockumentary" and it was clear that you were watching a fictional comedy. The UK version preserved this atmosphere that it was a reality show and that they were real people being filmed in their naturally awkward behaviour.

    • @eaglelegend1
      @eaglelegend1 4 роки тому +6

      Agree, but the fire drill is off the scale comedy madness👍

    • @derrickbuckley2503
      @derrickbuckley2503 4 роки тому +12

      Typical Americans, they buy British comedies and fuck them up.

    • @ukebox00oftheworld63
      @ukebox00oftheworld63 4 роки тому +5

      Yea but we are talking about the same country (US) which the TV bosses over liked the idea of a Fawlty towers over there IF they could take away the Basil Fawlty character. They thought he was awkward and didn't fit in. Comedy needs explaining to the US. Go figure

    • @fromthe3128
      @fromthe3128 4 роки тому +3

      @@ukebox00oftheworld63 lmao i’m american and i like the UK version 10x better bc it’s real everyday awkward comedy and not dumbed down like it is in the US version

    • @mryan4452
      @mryan4452 3 роки тому

      @@derrickbuckley2503 there are two great comodies of our time. The Office (UK) and South Park. The Yanks know how to make good comedy. By the way, Only Fools and Horses wasn't that funny. Nor was Fawlty Towers. But The Office UK, masterpiece.

  • @mishalalmutairi9802
    @mishalalmutairi9802 10 років тому +65

    Hands down, funniest man alive. I love Ricky Gervais! haha love the way he is figuring out the sexiest way to introduce himself! Brilliant comedy!!

  • @williamroberts9394
    @williamroberts9394 9 років тому +155

    I can't watch this without pausing, cringing then continuing.

    • @RealityCheck6T9
      @RealityCheck6T9 8 років тому +9

      +William Roberts Congratulations. You have social skills.

    • @claravaccari3537
      @claravaccari3537 8 років тому +2

      cringe attack!

    • @JasonJason210
      @JasonJason210 8 років тому +4

      I can't watch any of The Office without cringing!

  • @SquidkidMega
    @SquidkidMega 11 років тому +295

    I've had gallstones that are less painful than this

  • @micktmusic
    @micktmusic 9 років тому +26

    The reason this man is a comedy genius is captured in this scene. You can watch this scene over and over but will always catch something new from Brent. That pose on the table whilst swinging his leg. Gervais is the master at seductive comedy.

  • @Truetheist
    @Truetheist 10 років тому +39

    "Let's get you sat down" LOL

  • @mrtyles
    @mrtyles 8 років тому +47

    i like how he rubs the scent from the magazine on his face

    • @m3anthony
      @m3anthony 7 років тому +4

      If ever I could imagine a typical GQ reader, it's him.

  • @Jinearls
    @Jinearls 11 років тому +150

    "pop it down"
    "mmmm karen roper"
    the subtlety that steve and ricky put into this show is just amazing, US version will never compare to this.

    • @awinbisa
      @awinbisa 6 років тому +5

      That's the first comment I have seen which acknowledges merchant. I suspect he had a greater input into this than gervaise.

  • @Fonzleberry
    @Fonzleberry 8 років тому +266

    The attempts to look up her skirt completely missed my attention the first couple of times. It's what makes the comedy great, you actually have to be paying 100% attention to the nuances of the performances or you miss them.

    • @BANHMIZON
      @BANHMIZON 8 років тому +1

      When does he do this???

    • @markfowlermusic
      @markfowlermusic 8 років тому +20

      Fonzleberry yeah they are genius and very subtle which happen twice near the start of the interview, they are very easy to miss I agree, I didn't notice until many years after watching the original series that he was doing this. There is another instance of him doing this, again very subtle, with a meeting with his boss in the first episode I think, Jenny, when they are sat down on couch.

    • @seamasohara7683
      @seamasohara7683 8 років тому +68

      1:50 and 2:17. cracks me up every time

    • @belladarling4256
      @belladarling4256 7 років тому

      Fonzleberry I read your comment right as that moment came up lol

    • @burrytellam
      @burrytellam 6 років тому +4

      I totally missed that...!

  • @wisedude666
    @wisedude666 3 роки тому +20

    My job interview is in 15 minutes and Im sitting here watching this instead of preparing 😂

    • @phoxytwicks
      @phoxytwicks 3 роки тому +1

      Did you get the job? Sounds like a good way to relax of how bad "things could be"

    • @wisedude666
      @wisedude666 3 роки тому +8

      @@phoxytwicks I did and I quit after 2 hours 😂

    • @phoxytwicks
      @phoxytwicks 3 роки тому +1

      @@wisedude666 haha

  • @OhFishyFish
    @OhFishyFish 8 років тому +184

    I traveled back in time just to tell you that we still watch it in 2074!

    • @mkprocter882
      @mkprocter882 8 років тому +10

      whats the view count in 2074, and does trump become president?

    • @dylanwaters4048
      @dylanwaters4048 8 років тому +5

      1,039,415 And yes.

    • @adrianradoman801
      @adrianradoman801 8 років тому +1

      Well...

    • @stopher101
      @stopher101 7 років тому

      Or forward

    • @AxCYeR
      @AxCYeR 6 років тому

      you had me there, for a second ... i should probably go to sleep now.

  • @olofpersson983
    @olofpersson983 10 років тому +78

    "Different drinks for different... neeeds." Love it.

    • @KittyPee61
      @KittyPee61 9 років тому +3

      Me too ☺ Loved that line. And of the delivery. He got cringy sleazy & nonsensical in a mere 5 weeks. Soo funny!
      .

    • @lw3646
      @lw3646 Рік тому

      "What time we gonna cruise down there?"

  • @davidklein6333
    @davidklein6333 2 роки тому +10

    "You got the job"
    The rapidity with which he comes to this decision is hilarious

    • @lw3646
      @lw3646 7 місяців тому

      He was always gonna pick her lol.

  • @greigallan5845
    @greigallan5845 2 роки тому +7

    When he does that 'charmed me' motion. 😆

  • @johnk1639
    @johnk1639 5 років тому +16

    Moved in for the kiss after a 3 minute interview 😂

  • @treborob
    @treborob 3 роки тому +5

    "What time you gonna cruise down..." the word cruise cracks me up, it says so much...

  • @aagrille7222
    @aagrille7222 4 роки тому +12

    “Different drinks for different.. NEEDS” ridiculous but hilarious

  • @reverendv8900
    @reverendv8900 5 років тому +48

    The English are the masters of social awkwardness. Fawlty, Partridge, Brent are all born from everyday observation and personal experience. I've seen and sometimes been all three throughout my 50 plus years. I'm sure we all have.

    • @ModMokkaMatti
      @ModMokkaMatti 2 роки тому +3

      Don't forget "The Honourable Man", Mark Crorigan.

    • @RargoFC19
      @RargoFC19 Рік тому +1

      @@ModMokkaMattichance would be a fine thing ……..

  • @teresagomes6491
    @teresagomes6491 8 років тому +180

    I think we all can relate to David Brent´s awkward social behaviour. Sometimes we try to be something we are not.

    • @LisaSimpson2
      @LisaSimpson2 8 років тому +18

      +Teresa Gomes Heehee thats it Teresa so true! That's why me and my husband find it so funny because we've all done these things to some degree or another and we can all relate to those awkward cringy social situations :-)

    • @harrywakatipu2547
      @harrywakatipu2547 3 роки тому +6

      @@LisaSimpson2 reassuring to hear other people say this. I cringe because I’ve done some of the same things David has.

    • @LeeSussyChungus
      @LeeSussyChungus 2 роки тому +3

      I'm Batman.

  • @richardjones3792
    @richardjones3792 2 роки тому +13

    Every single syllable is perfection...pop it down...moving the chair...the pose...exploring yourself...just with your boyfriend...he can't even hide the creepiness.

  • @robwarriors62
    @robwarriors62 8 років тому +180

    The UK office transcends a higher plane of existence. It is literally in a league of it's own when it comes to writing and comedy.

    • @sibadityapal1493
      @sibadityapal1493 5 років тому +8

      @Paul Wember you epitomise and indeed justify the phrase "the ability to speak does not make one intelligent"

    • @whereami2477
      @whereami2477 4 роки тому +1

      @Paul Wember You literally could not have typed something more stupid

    • @whereami2477
      @whereami2477 4 роки тому +1

      @Paul Wember I wonder what it's like to literally have no sense of humour. What's a good comedy show in your opinion?

    • @whereami2477
      @whereami2477 4 роки тому

      @J M He probably liked his own comments too

    • @kriseskesen
      @kriseskesen 4 роки тому

      @Paul Wember so glad I don't know you

  • @phuckaducker5070
    @phuckaducker5070 8 років тому +25

    I wish I'd had David as a boss, he'd lighten up the workplace - moral.

    • @Ash_Hudson
      @Ash_Hudson 8 років тому +5

      No, you'd just all laugh at him.

    • @komaa1712
      @komaa1712 4 місяці тому

      Very good for the long run😂

  • @IsaacTorres
    @IsaacTorres 5 років тому +17

    So painfully awkward but amazing performance.

  • @RosanaModugno
    @RosanaModugno 10 років тому +507

    I love British humor. It seems to be more sarcastic, dirtier, wittier, more complex and far less obvious, which works for me. But I get how many of my friends don't get it. And I still can't believe that some people have no idea that the BBC version of The Office came before the American one, thanks to Gervais and Merchant, who also wrote Extras. If you love this kind of humor, please watch those vids. They are both characters in it.

    • @Pwwh0711
      @Pwwh0711 6 років тому +5

      Indeed...especially 'The Benny Hill Show' & Mr Bean
      De de de de de de - complex, subtle genius that was simply ahead of its time!

    • @luisburgos9512
      @luisburgos9512 6 років тому +4

      Rosana Modugno this isn't even mildly complex or dry, it's just awkward as fuck.

    • @Yearofthedog7
      @Yearofthedog7 6 років тому +1

      Scoox The American version is better tho...

    • @pirualado47
      @pirualado47 6 років тому +6

      nordhorny it's still a fucking version

    • @Scripture-Man
      @Scripture-Man 6 років тому +4

      @nordhorny Don't be so rude to the lady! The original version of something is still a "version". David Brent: Life On The Road has something to say about foul-mouthed mean-spirited people like you. You're one of the baddies.

  • @vIMONST3RIv
    @vIMONST3RIv 5 років тому +59

    “Me lager, finchy lager, Gareth lager sometimes cider”

    • @OhFishyFish
      @OhFishyFish 4 роки тому +7

      Different drinks for different needs.

    • @juancarlosvelasquez9172
      @juancarlosvelasquez9172 4 роки тому +1

      he is demonstrating his coolness talking about his cool friends

    • @panciekawski8287
      @panciekawski8287 3 роки тому

      @@juancarlosvelasquez9172 but cool guys has friends uotside job and brent has only asslicker Gareth and by bulling him Finchy :)

    • @stevechristie2569
      @stevechristie2569 10 місяців тому

      ​@@juancarlosvelasquez9172bloody good rep

  • @LSmith12x
    @LSmith12x 5 років тому +52

    It’s the way he asks if she travelled with her boyfriend to find out if she’s single that gets me every time. We’ve all done it

    • @frarfarf
      @frarfarf 4 роки тому +12

      Tim does exactly the same thing when he's first chatting up that bird that he has a fling with, and Gareth jumps in for a clarification that she doesn't have a boyfriend hahaha

    • @TheSchemer1
      @TheSchemer1 4 роки тому +5

      @@frarfarf yeah but Tim does it less cringeally

    • @ModMokkaMatti
      @ModMokkaMatti 2 роки тому +5

      Have we? I don't think I ever have.

    • @user-lx3oi6xy2e
      @user-lx3oi6xy2e Рік тому +1

      I love the way Gareth just blatantly asks hahahah

    • @tahiadz1892
      @tahiadz1892 Рік тому +4

      I also do the snake hand movement a lot, finished by a classic "youve charmed me"

  • @nagibfarjani4861
    @nagibfarjani4861 Рік тому +8

    The most genius bit of comedy EVER to be composed. Every single script is perfectly thought through and composed!! I can guarantee there are still many Managers like Brent to this day! 🏓
    I like the order in which Brent positioned the clarification. Me 👉🏻 🍺 Finchy 👉🏻 🍺 and Gareth 👉🏻 🍺, sometimes Cider. Different drinks for different needs!
    👉🏻🔥🔥

  • @qwertyronson6474
    @qwertyronson6474 11 років тому +28

    "Hiya...just...chair". Fantastic.

  • @bradbowlamma3039
    @bradbowlamma3039 2 роки тому +8

    I just started this series yesterday and this guy's character leaves me speechless everytime

  • @praveeshachapman677
    @praveeshachapman677 3 роки тому +6

    Love how he says "come over", as if he goes there loads and was already invited and was sort of inviting her along, but she was already planning to go already 😂

  • @badralsharif6575
    @badralsharif6575 2 роки тому +9

    “Let’s get you sat down 😏”

    • @lw3646
      @lw3646 7 місяців тому +2

      Pop it down...

    • @yggdrasild755
      @yggdrasild755 5 місяців тому

      even the exhale at 1:33 is so cringe LOL

  • @xchump
    @xchump 9 років тому +897

    I'm neither American or English but the UK show is just heaps better. The writing, the acting....Gervais is just on another level

    • @grinsekatze2012
      @grinsekatze2012 9 років тому +41

      +xchump I so agree. I must have watched the British version at least 4 times now, it never gets old, it is the perfect show.

    • @romeovarga6413
      @romeovarga6413 9 років тому +40

      +xchump Strongy agree... (always the same, always the same :P) I was a late comer, I started with the US and liked it, then a mate told me about UK being the original which I didn't know about (shame, shame) and I was hooked and never found US version anywhere near as funny. I am also neither English nor American.

    • @grinsekatze2012
      @grinsekatze2012 9 років тому +9

      YacoMyTaco
      wow everyone is entitled to their opinion. "that throws people off", I have a feeling you are the only one it threw off. The UK version has a lot of fans, so does the US. Whats your problem? And it wasn't canceled. It was never meant to last more than two seasons.

    • @yacomytaco7393
      @yacomytaco7393 9 років тому +1

      grinsekatze2012 Like you said, everyone is entitled to their own opinion and I said mine. I never said you couldn't and I respect your opinion on the matter as well. I'm just really not a fan of the Uk version at all I guess.

    • @yacomytaco7393
      @yacomytaco7393 9 років тому

      Super Maddud You're embarrassing yourself...

  • @YoshimizRobots
    @YoshimizRobots 7 років тому +9

    "mmmm, just... looking at this, checking it out"

  • @captaincluster316
    @captaincluster316 5 років тому +19

    "And I don't agree with that in the workplaith"

  • @bluegtturbo
    @bluegtturbo 5 років тому +18

    This stuff is management gold - middle managers of England : Listen and Learn!

  • @billa381
    @billa381 Рік тому +6

    I love the fact that when dawn leaves the room he still pulls the chair closer to him whilst making she she isn’t looking 😂 brilliant

  • @paulyflyer8154
    @paulyflyer8154 4 роки тому +12

    He's an utter utter genius 🤣

  • @GoHomeAndGetYourShinebox
    @GoHomeAndGetYourShinebox 3 роки тому +2

    1:48 "Curri-cu-lum Vitaeee! ..mhmm..(looks at her legs and pretends to look down)...just ...lookin' at this, checking it out.." 🤣

  • @ZiloBalo
    @ZiloBalo 4 роки тому +7

    The king of awkwardness 🤣🤣 he's so funny, so brilliant

  • @D.A.DreamArt
    @D.A.DreamArt 4 роки тому +11

    Corporate existence is just the embodiment of awkwardness. Every ... single ... day.

  • @CamiloJamesGuitar
    @CamiloJamesGuitar 8 років тому +401

    Pop it down

    • @jawohl3547
      @jawohl3547 8 років тому

      what does it mean? i mean I think I get it, but could you just explain pls

    • @jackseaton7486
      @jackseaton7486 6 років тому +6

      jawohl what needs explaining

    • @alwaysdisputin9930
      @alwaysdisputin9930 6 років тому +1

      lol i thought "oh god he's talking about her vajina"

    • @RealityCheck6T9
      @RealityCheck6T9 5 років тому +6

      It implies he has been focusing on her bottom.

    • @Antonio-gz8tk
      @Antonio-gz8tk 5 років тому +1

      @@jawohl3547 He's objectifying her he's seeing her as just a piece of ass 🤣🤣🤣

  • @samfilmkid
    @samfilmkid 9 років тому +34

    Oh the pain, the pain...

  • @kiopyu78
    @kiopyu78 4 роки тому +17

    When he tries to kiss her at the end 🤣 (every brilliant moment and words said by Gervais have already been brilliantly described by everyone below so I just wanted to mention the end part) honestly thought he couldnt get any more creepy/cringey/desperate lol and then he finishes the 'interview' with that. Love how Gervais makes you laugh and cringe intensely at the same time.

  • @sparko2012
    @sparko2012 3 роки тому +5

    When Brent is getting himself ready for the interview and the attempted kiss at the end 🤣🤣🤣

  • @DoPezBA12
    @DoPezBA12 11 років тому +25

    the way he says "you know" makes me laugh every time

  • @damian-795
    @damian-795 Рік тому +1

    01:04 rubbing the aftershave from the page sample 😂😂🤣🤣

  • @MisterSnoops
    @MisterSnoops 4 роки тому +18

    This scene gets more horrendous now I am the wrong end of my thirties.

    • @OffGridInvestor
      @OffGridInvestor 3 роки тому

      I know.... 40 in December....

    • @MisterSnoops
      @MisterSnoops 2 роки тому

      @@OffGridInvestor happy birthday to us. It’s even worse now I am 40.

    • @MisterSnoops
      @MisterSnoops 3 місяці тому

      I am now 42. It’s even worse to watch now.

  • @simonhunter3430
    @simonhunter3430 4 роки тому +5

    "What time you gonna cruise down there?" Lol

  • @FBrown-ps7yx
    @FBrown-ps7yx 4 роки тому +3

    The snaking hand gesture ‘you’ve charmed me’. Half of what makes him such a great character is non verbal language.

  • @cookedit
    @cookedit 8 років тому +17

    "Different drinks, for different... needs."

  • @mickmorrissey16
    @mickmorrissey16 4 роки тому +60

    I thought it was a very professional interview and a fine example of strong decision making 👍

  • @taffymackem2596
    @taffymackem2596 3 роки тому +2

    When she sits down he says 'pop it down' lol

  • @BrickwallStudios0
    @BrickwallStudios0 10 років тому +6

    I love how he always just point at things and expect to be amazing and hilarious hahahah Brent - Dream boss

  • @richardjones3792
    @richardjones3792 2 роки тому +3

    2:05 the outline of her body with his hands....brilliant!

  • @LHudsonARTLIFTS
    @LHudsonARTLIFTS 10 років тому +197

    Brent mused......

  • @jamo3976
    @jamo3976 3 роки тому +27

    the more i watch this show, the more i wonder how on earth he delivered these lines the way he does. They can't possibly be written in this way, it's just his conception of the character. I'd call it brilliant but it's too organic - genius i guess is the word

    • @herbert9241
      @herbert9241 Рік тому

      Yes, there was a lot of ad-libbing as you'll see from the outtake reels. Ricky's characterization is so strong that the lines come intuitively. He's basically the same as Marlon Brando or James Dean.

  • @matthewstephens6848
    @matthewstephens6848 11 років тому +6

    These performances by Ricky as David were ram packed with nuance and subtle touches which made it so amazing and it's the same thing that the new Brent stuff lacks.

  • @plumanuspranks4899
    @plumanuspranks4899 3 роки тому +2

    "Pop it down" 🤣🤣🤣☺☺

  • @irSpanxx
    @irSpanxx 11 років тому +7

    When you combine his quirky manorisms, the way he pace's his word's and his accent the result is nothing short of hilarity. So original!

    • @netweed09
      @netweed09 3 роки тому

      I'd say creepy rather than 'quirky'.

  • @MaximilienRobespierre1
    @MaximilienRobespierre1 5 років тому +1

    Putting the CV on the floor 🤣🤣🤣

  • @Buz-Lunch-Punx
    @Buz-Lunch-Punx 11 місяців тому +3

    Me: lager
    Finchy: lager
    Gareth: lager, sometimes cider🤣

  • @darrensurrey
    @darrensurrey 9 років тому +6

    Bwahahaha when she walks in and he's sitting on the desk. Spat coffee over my keyboard. :D

  • @DavidBrent2003
    @DavidBrent2003 4 роки тому +4

    Sometimes I wish I could be taken seriously, but you can't blame them, they are just marvelling at my comedic talent. I like to be a halarious, comforting friend first, and an efficient boss second.

  • @vishuvishu1927
    @vishuvishu1927 4 роки тому +4

    put you on a month's probation just to see if we....those hand movements .... haha