the clever thing is, the song is actually quite good. it would have been too obvious to make brent terrible at music for the comedy, but to make him "reasonably good" is funnier because adds fuel to his self belief and makes him appear more of a failure
@alphadelta4635
10 жыл бұрын
If this was the US version he would have been awful, and Gareth would have started breakdancing.
@URMUMSCUNT
9 жыл бұрын
Defiantly the shows comedy is so natural and is never forced
@HAL-zl1lg
7 жыл бұрын
+Alpha Delta I think there is a US version of this scene but I never bothered to watch it.
@maggiesinthemud5638
5 жыл бұрын
@@alphadelta4635 don't compare them they are both great shows in their own right and too different to actually compare. (This was two years ago I don't care about your opinions lads)
@susanjewitt8783
5 жыл бұрын
I like your observation. Brent is almost took good.
@ryano2232
7 жыл бұрын
I think Gareth's backup singing at the end is very underappreciated in this scene
@thirdratecontent585
4 жыл бұрын
Ryano22 it’s on point.
@zaszarathustra2258
4 жыл бұрын
Well when he was unable for studio recording, they had to replace him with a guy who sold 75 million records just to get someone of a similare caliber.
@JRohmygawd
4 жыл бұрын
Tim egging him on subtlely too
@amelialouiseJ
3 жыл бұрын
YES! Mackenzie is on fire in this scene!
@simonhunter3430
3 жыл бұрын
love it
@Alex-bf7mc
3 жыл бұрын
The transition from “she’s the serpent who guards the gates of hell” to free love freeway, is unreal
@DR-zk1yb
2 жыл бұрын
It cracks me up EVERY.SINGLE.TIME
@clundgeweep
2 жыл бұрын
How does this have 666 likes😂
@user-wo6xj4se8b
Жыл бұрын
the gates of HEEEELLLLLLLL
@kylereese2000
Жыл бұрын
I’m glad somebody else noticed this. 😂
@averylogsdon6123
Жыл бұрын
And it’s hilarious that Gareths harmonies actually are quite nice
@jollyroger58
Жыл бұрын
"she's dead" gets me every time 😂😂😂
@martinsepulveda6598
Жыл бұрын
And how David immediately answers Gareth very seriously, I think it's brilliant
@michaelblaine6494
Жыл бұрын
“It’s not gay…”🤣
@andyreilly1126
Жыл бұрын
Shes not dead
@user-ks7bb8xx1d
10 ай бұрын
Classic. His reaction "she's not dead" - that reaction becomes part of the song too.
@headsetstore
9 ай бұрын
😂
@deanlowdon8381
8 жыл бұрын
This is arguably the greatest episode of any sit-com ever made.
@liamwalters5029
5 жыл бұрын
Dean Lowdon yup I’d say so !
@psolo3
5 жыл бұрын
Ricky would be pissed at you calling it a sitcom lol
@johno4521
5 жыл бұрын
Anyone who's worked for a large company and had to endure the obligatory training day will agree this is spot on.
@lfcforever1482
5 жыл бұрын
Dean Lowdon it’s a mockumentary not a sit-com. The U.S. version is a sitcom as it’s so unrealistic.
@lfcforever1482
5 жыл бұрын
@Dan S oh yeah because "that's what she said" is a common thing to be shouted in a office, yeah sure... The UK version is realistic and that's why to some people why it's not as funny, because a lot of the situations aren't as extreme due to it being realistic.
@OldSchoolRasslin
8 жыл бұрын
She's NOT dead, and it's NOT gay.
@peps7721
6 жыл бұрын
OldSchoolRasslin What, you?
@harryc505
4 жыл бұрын
Sounds a bit gay tbh
@themysteriouscatperson9483
4 жыл бұрын
“I’ve never cum over a little queer”
@seanjosephhayes
3 жыл бұрын
RACIAL! 😂
@xmidnightx2520
6 ай бұрын
😂😂
@ajc9387
4 жыл бұрын
That quarter-second glance at the camera after 'she's not dead.'
@noobfromhell563
4 жыл бұрын
Davids Camera glances are gold
@crowhillian58
3 жыл бұрын
Oliver Hardy was the master of the long look into camera, Ricky Gervais is king of the quick glance.
@dronessential
3 жыл бұрын
Gareth was putting him off.
@JamesLimb
4 жыл бұрын
"She's deaaaaaaad" (shakes his head) "She's not dead!" That's world class from Brent and Gareth
@thehighburyzone311
6 жыл бұрын
“He went home to get it” cracks me up every single time, comedy gold
@daniel69
3 жыл бұрын
That's what I came here for!
@rickywinterborn1004
3 жыл бұрын
So glad someone else mentioned this. Honestly my favourite line in the whole series. Tim’s deadpan, exasperate delivery is perfect.
@naomicollimore71
2 жыл бұрын
Makes the whole episode.
@christopherbowness7341
2 жыл бұрын
Been saying this quote on a regular basis now for 21 years! That and el vino did flow.
@dfnffc
Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad other people have mentioned this. It goes under the radar with so many people but it's one of the most subtle and brilliant lines ever delivered in a sitcom
@luukeluketer1024
9 жыл бұрын
Tim " He went home to get it"...........
@sublimejets
9 жыл бұрын
luuke furtado lol
@LondonSambaDancerBellydancer
8 жыл бұрын
Made my day
@sicko_drops
7 жыл бұрын
i love how he speaks it off camera.. as if its really a random camera team in the office...
@shortyktfc
5 жыл бұрын
That line gets me everytime
@crystalbeth1400
5 жыл бұрын
Petabyte oh dear you may have missed the whole point
@joshuamarshall7360
4 жыл бұрын
*People say the office is boring, depressing and bad. But isn’t that supposed to be what an office is like.*
@grease_monkey6078
4 жыл бұрын
I worked in a call centre for 4 years, its spot on
@benmatheson1189
4 жыл бұрын
who say this lol its one of the best rate comedies on imbd
@JerDog1984
3 жыл бұрын
It's impatience. I asked people why they didn't like it and they say it's because Brent is an asshole, or they just don't like him... they completely miss the point and just brush him off as annoying
@holliswilliams8426
3 жыл бұрын
I used to work in an office and this show is 100% accurate
@kevingarland99
3 жыл бұрын
I always say don't slag em off
@MMough
7 ай бұрын
The "who is wrong and who is right" line being a little too loud always makes me laugh
@tootsiroll4134
6 ай бұрын
Genius. I love how he tries to sound American 😂😂
@ritchie9709
2 ай бұрын
racial
@BackFromNowere
10 жыл бұрын
One of the best British comedy scenes ever. Fave line- "She's dead" "She's not dead"
@yusufgazi7
2 жыл бұрын
2:03 After Life be like
@evvo123
10 жыл бұрын
love Gareth's harmonizing
@hamburglar8794
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it was genuinely clever.
@crowns9966
3 жыл бұрын
I love it, I like the version they have on Spotify but I still feel Gareth made this version even better
@HeisenbergTheFirst
Жыл бұрын
She's deeeead
@lukebrierley3344
3 жыл бұрын
Keith clapping out of rhythm is one of those brilliant nuanced things that ricky and Steve did so well.
@Ryan.90
6 ай бұрын
100% Keith was just brilliant...I remember someone once said, he's an example of radical self-acceptance.
@alexespinoza6366
4 жыл бұрын
I love how he feels the need to explain the meaning behind the lyrics (“Racial, so...) as if his lyrics are just so deep and esoteric that nobody would be able to understand them.
@Foxxionly
Ай бұрын
another way to look at it is for David to appeal progressive and open-minded whilst simultaneously trying to cover up the many instances of him making inappropriate jokes in the workplace.
@chrismooney9275
9 жыл бұрын
Its funny as you know Gervais probably wrote these songs quite seriously in 1988
@jabronium_ksf888
9 жыл бұрын
You should here the second verse to "spaceman came down" you can definately tell he wrote it ironically
@chrismooney9275
9 жыл бұрын
+Jabronium_KSF he may have changed a few lyrics to camp it up I reckon. But I bet they're mostly his back catalogue! I can't see the guy writing 5-6 new songs for a series
@highestsettings
9 жыл бұрын
+CJ Mooney "I can't see the guy writing 5-6 new songs for a series" He wrote the series, why not a few songs? In fact that's exactly the kind of detail that made this series so great.
@SteaksauceandRob
8 жыл бұрын
Yeah he probably did. But I don't think the songs are that bad though.
@LukeJones-ib5mq
8 жыл бұрын
Definetely Bowie inspired stuff! RIP
@Hrvo182
8 жыл бұрын
God, this show was pure brilliance...
@ghostemane3209
6 жыл бұрын
Us version was great too... we're so lucky that we have 2 fucking amazing versions of a brilliant show
@liamwalters5029
5 жыл бұрын
The Evil Bassist totally mate pure class!
@Rachulie
5 жыл бұрын
jane cumberbath lies
@Craig-gq4gb
5 жыл бұрын
jane cumberbath US was okay not fucking amazing
@Gull32
5 жыл бұрын
@@Craig-gq4gb I prefer the UK version but the US version is a good watch if you forget about what the UK office was like
@marwood1969
10 ай бұрын
I love the way Tim encourages Gareth to join in to ramp up the absurdity. So much brilliant detail in the scene.
@simonsimon325
5 ай бұрын
And the body language of the guy whose had his seminar derailed makes everything else even better.
@nanabonsu2349
3 жыл бұрын
Tim definitely started harmonising as a joke but I like to think that he enjoyed himself by the end of it
@woudgy
Жыл бұрын
That's his character in a nutshell
@revvolutions
Жыл бұрын
I wish it didn't stop
@rossomac21
3 ай бұрын
When he notices that Dawn is lowkey into it, he lets go of all pretence that it's rubbish.
@cam-the-bassist
8 жыл бұрын
I love Gareth's backing vocals
@mysafehome01
8 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@memoryhero
8 жыл бұрын
When Tim joins in at the end, it is the only moment in the show where he and Gareth are genuinely coordinating.
@colinw1984
8 жыл бұрын
+memoryhero Tim knows that David doesn't want him joining in singing over his song, that's why he tries to make Gareth start singing by tapping on the back while David isn't looking.
@dannass5
4 жыл бұрын
@Ulysses432 And then he quit his job 2 minutes after and got rejected by dawn.
@citrosoda5370
4 ай бұрын
She’s deeaaad
@kellymcdowall6113
7 жыл бұрын
"Two lesbians probably, sisters, I'm just watching" 😂😂👌
@LLOOYYYDD
7 жыл бұрын
He went home to get it....
@alexeverett308
5 жыл бұрын
Never thought I'd say this, but can I hear more from Gareth?
@michaelotis223
3 жыл бұрын
@@alexeverett308 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@ErikSumarno
3 жыл бұрын
Best Gareth ever!!!
@chernobylcoleslaw6698
2 жыл бұрын
@@alexeverett308 Tim's best line.
@antoniasinfield1762
3 жыл бұрын
The British office wins every time. No unnecessary shouting, or exaggerated physical comedy... so subtle that it is very nearly real and reflective of painfully average and dreary office life.
@neilsun2521
3 жыл бұрын
I've still never seen an episode of any of the remakes.
@HarryUnchained
3 жыл бұрын
I love both. Why you need to choose anyway?
@badgasaurus4211
3 жыл бұрын
They are both different beasts you can’t really compare them. One is nuanced and reserved but the other has great characters and set pieces. Different animals
@vaayman7770
3 жыл бұрын
@@HarryUnchained Well, US version is inferior in every possible way.
@michaelotis223
3 жыл бұрын
@@HarryUnchained yeah! Why not both!
@iorekby
4 жыл бұрын
I love the Americanisms in "Free Love Freeway" like the lyrics about the "hood of a Cadillac" + "freeway". This isn't common vernacular in the UK. It's such a great touch, it shows that Brent thought he had to write an American friendly song because in his mind he was always going to break America at some point ha ha!!
@iceberg2466
4 жыл бұрын
iorekby exactly it is genius
@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494
4 жыл бұрын
he clearly adores but in no way gets Springsteen
@Fortunaatp
4 жыл бұрын
Or it shows how he’s into banal, embarrassing music
@Fortunaatp
4 жыл бұрын
Christopher Marlowe Awww bless. My comment went straight over your head and you didn’t understand it. That’s ok though, don’t worry about it
@dontbefatuousjeffrey2494
4 жыл бұрын
@Christopher Marlowe dude - didn't you like, die? In Deptford? What are you doing here?
@dohertyz
8 жыл бұрын
He went home to get it.
@moosecag34
9 жыл бұрын
This guy is basically a chilled-out entertainer.
@pommygeezer9309
3 жыл бұрын
Pronounced 'Ent-er-tainer''.. yeah.
@phjones01
3 жыл бұрын
One of my all time favourite scenes. As others have said it wouldn't work if Brent was a bad singer, bad guitar player or the song was rubbish. The fact he can sing, play and the song is really quite good make it so much funnier. I also think the quips and corrections as he is playing add so much. Tim and Gareth's backing is also great. I am not ashamed to say, I watch this show on average once every 6 months :-D
@vordman
3 жыл бұрын
It's the self-delusion and that uninhibited belief in his own god-given talent which makes it so funny.
@christianbell8347
11 ай бұрын
You should be ashamed.
@thenoble39
8 ай бұрын
Yeah, it's intriguing and unique.
@thenoble39
8 ай бұрын
that's the intriguing part. That he can sing and play well for an amateur
@RLaHive
8 ай бұрын
@@vordmanAnd it’s underscored by the fact everybody knows exactly that he outright took the time to get his guitar. Which is the exact opposite of the shocking revelation he believed everyone else would have about his hidden talent 😂
@harrisonbooth6183
5 жыл бұрын
Always reminds of me of my grandfather, we would watch the office together and sing this song together randomly together, now he's on the Free Love Freeway in Heaven, miss you Grandpa.
@illbeV
Жыл бұрын
Did he have 1000 women in his lifetime?
@andyreilly1126
Жыл бұрын
I miss my grandad graham Grandad
@SarcasticPlotRecaps
6 ай бұрын
So he's actually dead? You need Gareth for that bit then 😅
@28copland
10 жыл бұрын
She's the serpent who guards the gates of hell!!!!!
@barringtonfisher87
6 жыл бұрын
Joseph O Reilly I wanna hear the whole song
@joewedg3703
5 жыл бұрын
I see you’ve met my missus
@alic-c
5 жыл бұрын
@@barringtonfisher87 Ricky Gervais and Noel Gallagher did a full version.
@eldritch6871
4 жыл бұрын
@@barringtonfisher87 /watch?v=_kROd6JZ98I 6:08
@jmp01a24
4 жыл бұрын
Probably about an ex of Davids.
@purplesodapop
10 жыл бұрын
I got some hot love on the hot love highway Ain't goin' home cause my baby's gone _(She's deeeeaaad)_ She's not dead.
@Tirthankar17
6 жыл бұрын
I had to pause the video because I was laughing so much xD
@Unknown-ol2uh
5 жыл бұрын
He sang “she’s deeeeaaaad” in such a happy voice too 😂
@shadyshadow_inc
5 жыл бұрын
Unknown reply’s in a angry tone “she’s not DEAD 😡 “
@jezwc
5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha
@Rustythesuperdehero
4 жыл бұрын
its the little look to the camera that kills me! 🤣
@Smileater
10 ай бұрын
2:38 I LOOOOOVE how Tim encourages Gareth to backup sing with that pat on his back
@DavidBrent2003
3 жыл бұрын
Free Love Freeway was one of my first songs. It shocked me when I realised how good it was. But you know, I don't like to boast about my talent too much.
@kieransoregaard-utt8
3 жыл бұрын
Yea real funny
@genizot
7 жыл бұрын
Gareth and Tim actually vocalize quite well in the background ;-)
@davidbutler1622
2 жыл бұрын
Yes almost like they rehearsed it
@colinmcm7494
6 ай бұрын
@@davidbutler1622or this wasn’t the first time this had happened in the office…
@genizot
10 жыл бұрын
I love the way Brent strums the guitar one last time after Rowan's comment 'That's lunch' as if to give his own stamp of approval marking the end of the session. The subtlety and brilliance of the Office continues to amaze me even years later - timeless masterpiece!
@dhauz___7855
6 жыл бұрын
genizot Then he has that awkward look on his face, with his "okayyy" trailing off adjusting his tie while looking up at Rowan leaving.
@barringtonfisher87
6 жыл бұрын
The subtle bits are great. Certain things you have to really pay attention to. E.g. when Gareth is hunting for the person who put Brent in the porn pic& makes a sign for his office & spells it wrong. He spells it Gareth Keenan invetigates & Tim asks "how is the invetigation going?" Just that word without the S you have to pay attention to
@joannedwyer3691
6 жыл бұрын
genizot I watch the office so many times and each time there's always something I never notice which I have to rewind it back an also I love gareths harmonies on this clip. She's deeeeaaàd! 😂😂😂
@johaldoronaldo9393
5 жыл бұрын
Genizot, you are spot on!! Its the subtleties that make The Office so timeless. Although rather than marking the end of the session with his own approval, I see his strumming the guitar and saying "Okeeey" as a "yeah whatever mate, I've got more songs to belt out" kinda thing. Epic clip, regardless. And its actually a good song!
@frank327
7 ай бұрын
Brilliant
@MALEXI10
3 жыл бұрын
The brief shot of him singing "she's the serpent that guards the gates of hell" is just brilliant. To think he could have been singing a variety of his own songs for an hour unchallenged 😂
@fan-fx1zb
3 жыл бұрын
The best part is that his songs aren't awful, neither is his singing but then the lyrics are just dodgy af. Such a well made scene, doesn't go stupidly over the top like other shows
@hounslowfinest
9 жыл бұрын
This has to be my fave episode. "I think there's been a rape up there" gets me every time.
@headslapping100
5 жыл бұрын
Joseph Smith yeah I love rape
@butternubs6043
4 жыл бұрын
Congrats you turned a funny joke into a edgy comment, way to ruin it
@thepubquiz3198
4 жыл бұрын
Really came out of nowhere that line ha, was like a punch you didn't see coming
@Harrydowney755
4 жыл бұрын
It's my favourite episode
@ChrisB-so1eh
3 жыл бұрын
Get their attention!
@hamishwoodland7424
7 жыл бұрын
"It's not gay!" Haha kills me
@LLOOYYYDD
7 жыл бұрын
Right that's lunch!! o_0
@shadyshadow_inc
5 жыл бұрын
She’s deeeaad
@samhargreaves4095
5 жыл бұрын
@Ivor McNamara no it wouldn't.
@frithst
5 жыл бұрын
@Ivor McNamara Oh dear, you don't seem to have understood the David Brent character at all. lol
@Mainlyeverything
5 жыл бұрын
@@frithst he's right. This show was brilliant. Thank God it was made earlier because today it wouldn't be accepted
@dontassumemyfender9866
3 жыл бұрын
When he sings "who is wrong and who is right" gets me every time. 😂😂
@SarcasticPlotRecaps
6 ай бұрын
The timing of "its not gay" as he immediately starts up again is genius 😅
@nathanclements7082
5 жыл бұрын
Haha I love how this is on the new Freeview advert. Whoever picked it deserves a beer.
@eddiecaplan1908
5 жыл бұрын
Im glad someone else spotted it too!! Yay 😀
@connorpursall5251
5 жыл бұрын
Thank god someone else knows, yes they defo deserve a beer haha
@magicmochi8274
5 жыл бұрын
That's why I'm here 😂
@amyy2403
5 жыл бұрын
You know I thought it was from the advert 😂
@tigerbread78
4 жыл бұрын
That advert just popped up on KZitem, reminding of that song, and here I am. His 2016 album also has it
@felix.fazbear2980
8 жыл бұрын
Don't slag 'em off.
@Amethyst_Friend
2 жыл бұрын
The way his accent changes from Olde Englishe to a standard Americanised one, depending on the song, is wonderful.
@paulhallett1452
2 жыл бұрын
The blank stare on the face of the seminar guy towards the end is just priceless.
@SeaJayBelfast
10 жыл бұрын
2:32 'The video would have shown that.' Love the way he had the music video all thought out and everything
@simonster-9094
5 жыл бұрын
For David Brent: Life on the Road promo, they made a music video for "Gypsy Lady". I wish they made a music video for this showing that exact thing.
@Ray_D_Tutto
8 жыл бұрын
This is one of the rare moments when Brent entertains his employees. Dawn cheers up after this scene albeit laughing at the lyrics. The staff clap along to what would of otherwise been a boring workplace training seminar.
@joelongsurname7651
8 жыл бұрын
true! Never noticed that - but they are laughing AT him though 😕
@lewiscranston881
8 жыл бұрын
Still counts.
@joelongsurname7651
8 жыл бұрын
+I am the one who flocks ikr 😅
@TheAEROShows
8 жыл бұрын
The office David brent
@MoRo1333
8 жыл бұрын
True! Maybe this is his life destiny after all. Its not gay...
@ClemsContent
3 жыл бұрын
I love the attention to detail in the songwriting here. The shoehorned American-isms, the self-absorbed social commentary, the hammy sentimentality, and the fact that the music is basically fine (just entirely uninspired). It really feels like Ricky managed to stay in-character the whole way through writing these, and that is an achievement.
@user-tw4qe7oh7m
11 ай бұрын
The final analysis could be that Bob Dylan (and others) are more pretentious than Ricky's character. That would be funny. Could you let 60 years of music go, to have that laugh?
@cen2s2s
3 жыл бұрын
An underrated moment is Malcolm's completely bewildered look at 1:55. Every single character helps to make this scene the genius that it is.
@TheVege89
10 жыл бұрын
"He went home to get it"
@Kah0ona
10 жыл бұрын
Hah, that's my favourite part :D
@BJMcB92
9 жыл бұрын
she's deeeaadddd
@aquamonkee
9 жыл бұрын
BJMcB92 "She's not dead!" Loved how fast he snapped back at Gareth.
@TheDaveBloom
8 жыл бұрын
"It's not gay, FREE LOVE ON THE FREE LOVE FREEWAY."
@shalommichael8263
7 жыл бұрын
David Bloom
@alicethewalice9482
7 жыл бұрын
BJMcB92 She's not dead!!
@MrEAus
6 жыл бұрын
David Bloom unless it's up the Hershey Highway
@TheJohnCooperShow
8 ай бұрын
Free love freeway is an absolute banger
@Iigua
2 жыл бұрын
"he went home to get it" kills me every time
@GenericHandle
5 жыл бұрын
God, Gervais' acting in this is superb. How he can condense so many dynamics into such a short scene is incredible - look at when Gareth interrupts him with "she's dead". The initial knee-jerk response of "she's not dead!" to Gareth's innocent and justifiable misunderstanding of his inane lyrics, followed by the petty, frustrated rolling of his eyes and then the embarrassed, subtle glance at the camera when the self-induced awkwardness of the situation slowly dawns on him as he recognises that not only did he cause it, but it's now immortalised on film. Genius.
@johno4521
5 жыл бұрын
That's right
@johnholland9371
4 жыл бұрын
All while laying down some tasty licks on the guitar.
@nigelsmyth4313
3 жыл бұрын
U know its brilliant when just reading your comment made me laugh.
@GarySinghgsin3725
3 жыл бұрын
No other word applies. Simply genius
@DavidIwinski
3 жыл бұрын
I have the album and every time I hear this tune I sing the Gareth part "She's dead!"
@undeadnightorc
9 жыл бұрын
It boggles my mind that I still meet people to this day who don't "get" the UK Office. They say it is too boring, too depressing, too uncomfortable, etc. I mean, take this scene for example. I find it sheer comedy genius, I laughed for 5 minutes straight when I first saw it. But I've actually met people who don't find it funny, or just find it mildly amusing.
@ayoopdog
9 жыл бұрын
Undead Nightorc Well you know, Americans are very simple people. It's only funny if it's screaming at them, kind of like the "NO! NO! NO! NO NO NO NO!" scene.
@undeadnightorc
9 жыл бұрын
Ashtopher True, it's more blatant, in your face comedy. The British version actually feels like it could happen in real life. There are episodes of the American version (e.g Dwight thinking Jim is a vampire) that would never happen in the UK version, even if it lasted for 10 more seasons. (Not saying the American version is bad, I'm actually a fan of it up until the 6th season when the writing gets really bad)
@craigjeffs6733
9 жыл бұрын
It's too subtle for some people. That's why it's still funny after a million times watching it.
@thatoneguylucas9879
9 жыл бұрын
+Undead Nightorc It's all based on where you grew up and what society told you was "funny." I don't find it fair to say things like "anyone who doesn't find this funny has absolutely no sense of humor." It's all about cultural upbringing. I prefer the US version because my culture is more receptive to that kind of humor. Also one thing I don't get is that people say the British version has more subtle humor than the American version, yet the British version constantly throws Dildos, penises, and sex references every second.
@inscirbe
9 жыл бұрын
I don't know how anyone can say the UK Office humour is more subtle than the US Office humour. For me it's the complete opposite. When you compare the characters of David Brent and Michael Scott, it's the latter who produces the more subtle moments in my opinion.
@shelbyvillerules9962
4 жыл бұрын
I love the fact that under “Associated Acts” on Texas’s official Wikipedia page it says, Foregone Conclusion.
@Marley999888
3 жыл бұрын
That episode of the office was truly magnificent and that moment where everyone comes together to sing makes you smile...cemented it in my mind as one of if not THE greatest tv series of all time.
@itsmyaccount1153
8 жыл бұрын
The instructor's face makes me laugh every time!
@RsKnDR0991
8 жыл бұрын
Ikr, he has the perfect face. Also that short scene where he's eating chips while he's eating his sandwich, lol. It's in the details.
@jessicaamber6623
5 жыл бұрын
Totally
@alexandergoldsmith3542
4 жыл бұрын
Right, that’s lunch
@ameliacraig8789
4 жыл бұрын
Lol. He's so fed up.
@Scallion_D
4 жыл бұрын
A really good actor!
@poolclosed8647
10 жыл бұрын
I'm sure Texas couldn't run and manage a successful paper merchants. Kills me every time
@LazyHealthyDude
5 жыл бұрын
who is the texas he's referring to? country music as a genre?
@tomosprice8136
5 жыл бұрын
@@LazyHealthyDude theyre a Scottish band. Famous for Inner Smile and Say what you want
@robfinlay8058
Ай бұрын
@@tomosprice8136 And I don't want a lover I just need a friend.
@Barnsey2k7
3 ай бұрын
Remember seeing 'David Brent' live in concert - and yes, the entire audience shouted 'what you' at that point and Ricky responded just like this...
@jjackson4754
10 ай бұрын
The funniest thing about Dave Brent's songs is that they are actually pretty great.
@squeemu
10 жыл бұрын
What I love about this scene is that they didn't make David Brent completely incompetent. He's a decent guitar player (although the chords are easy) and he's a good singer. It's just the lyrics are bad and it's an inappropriate time for it. Even though I also like Michael Scott, I feel they often went over the top with his incompetence and this scene would have been a lot less funny if they did that here.
@jesusofsuburbia9128
6 жыл бұрын
squeemu Michael has it easy compared to Brent, he has better social skills and his co-workers actually like him.
@tonybates7870
6 жыл бұрын
It's a bit like the situation with Spinal Tap - they had to be at least reasonable musicians or the thing wouldn't have worked. Their godawfulness had to be in their bad taste rather than downright incompetence.
@judasiscariot2648
5 жыл бұрын
squeemu Micheal Scott was often petty, mean and narcissistic; David Brent was awkward, pathetic and misunderstood. The success of Micheal Scott was in the audiences empathy for his supporting casts reaction to him whereas with David Brent it was the audiences empathy with the (at the very least) intentions of his actions.
@CelebrianUndomiel
4 жыл бұрын
I just started watching the US office and while I am enjoying it, I really felt they missed the mark with this kinda scene! Scott is incompetent in an almost slapsticky way which isn't that funny, whereas having Brent be kind of good but also cringey with cringey lyrics was totally genius
@MX3rules
4 жыл бұрын
Actually they did a similar thing in the US version of Office, the first time when everyone went ice skating and Michael had a similar dialogue about how he was good enough to go pro at ice hockey but didn’t do that, and then show him being absolutely amazing at skating and ice hockey. Then doing some stuff which ends up ruining the trip to the rink.
@LOLLYPOPPE
8 жыл бұрын
Without a doubt the best comedy series ever made, by far.
@jreegdss6878
8 жыл бұрын
lol no
@VestaJ17
8 жыл бұрын
+hannu eskola yes it is by far
@calonico9470
8 жыл бұрын
A bold statement!
@favrerules04
7 жыл бұрын
The American version is
@tylerrgames7611
7 жыл бұрын
Cheezeburger Walrus no
@stuartyoung358
3 жыл бұрын
I will never get tired of this, The Office is a must watch, and feel like I could watch it on repeat, great series!
@JerDog1984
3 жыл бұрын
This and I'm Alan Partridge I have been watching for years. Just brilliant
@amourtoujours779
3 жыл бұрын
I don't understand people who do not get Office UK. It is literally BRILLIANT!
@farranasution4068
3 жыл бұрын
I only watch clips of The Office (both UK and US), so I can't really judge, but I never really understand the UK version from the clips I've watched, but this scene is brilliant.
@thenoble39
2 жыл бұрын
Ricky Gervais is acquired taste
@barringtonfisher87
6 жыл бұрын
I love how Rowan (the trainer) just sits back annoyed while David gives it his all
@alexandergoldsmith3542
2 жыл бұрын
Right, that’s lunch
@aidan7899
8 жыл бұрын
"everybody" no one sings hahahahaha
@Stelpots
8 жыл бұрын
Haha I love Gareth :D
@cbsthegreenciab3729
8 жыл бұрын
+Aidan Pryde ha
@ballsforbrains1953
6 жыл бұрын
Gareth > dwight
@barringtonfisher87
6 жыл бұрын
GamerGalUK he put so much effort into "she's dead" only to be told she's not dead
@psolo3
5 жыл бұрын
@@ballsforbrains1953 I like the dwight character better, but I think Gareth is better acted. Both great tho
@alfredshearing6793
10 ай бұрын
The actor playing the trainer deserves a lot of credit, just brilliantly played.
@johnhalliday719
9 ай бұрын
He’s also in ‘This Country’ which is worth a look. He played the priest.
@NM-hq1io
9 ай бұрын
@@johnhalliday719Neil’s dad, the gay vicar?
@SarcasticPlotRecaps
6 ай бұрын
No that's a different actor. This is the thick of it guy @@NM-hq1io
@joxidearmageddonator882
Ай бұрын
@@johnhalliday719 Paul Chahidi played the vicar in This Country, the trainer Rowan is played by Vincent Franklin
@joxidearmageddonator882
Ай бұрын
@@NM-hq1io that's a different actor called Alex Macqueen
@Matt8REM
5 жыл бұрын
As incredible as this scene is, it's still criminally underrated.
@thehop639
2 жыл бұрын
based on what?? Have you conducted a survey??
@Matt8REM
2 жыл бұрын
@@thehop639 everything ok at home?
@JoeLegero
8 жыл бұрын
This whole scene changed the way I view comedy, and what it can be. Sheer brilliance.
@mr.c1913
6 жыл бұрын
"He went home to get it." I love Tim.
@turnupthesun81
4 жыл бұрын
I love how all the actors and especially the cameramen did such a great job making this look like a legitimate documentary. Everyone looks so natural.
@mudlark4099
10 ай бұрын
It's been more than 10 years but Free Love Freeway consistently pops up and torments me from time to time inside my mind...
@pinotgrigio4707
5 жыл бұрын
I think Ricky nearly cracks up at 1:43 , he just about manages to hold it together 😂 Best comedy ever made❤️
@younited8166
2 жыл бұрын
The little wink to gareth after he nearly goes 😂😂😂
@drpepper3941
Жыл бұрын
Mackenzie Crook also immediately after!
@johnshanley83
11 ай бұрын
Absolutely!!
@SarcasticPlotRecaps
6 ай бұрын
Oh never noticed that, nice catch!
@memoryhero
8 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest moments in TV history.
@robertmdub
Жыл бұрын
The greatest
@dinkogreen4175
Жыл бұрын
This scene ascended to Spinal Tap levels.
@gutenbird
5 жыл бұрын
Love this episode. Tim is so funny in the way he interacts with David Brent. And then when David sings to Dawn later is so funny because he is so dead serious. Also Gareth is perhaps the best character in every version of The Office. He is so funny and yet so believable as a human being.
@DoctorDodge
8 жыл бұрын
The whole clip is brilliant (well, the whole episode is brilliant (ok, yes, the entire series)), but am I the only one loving the looks on the two people at 1:14 who are genuinely drawn in? Almost everyone else isn't that impressed, but those two are loving it. That alone always cracks me up.
@thomasathey3012
7 жыл бұрын
actually the whole show was great
@phjones01
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, for me this defines the show and Ricky and Steve's genius. The easy way to write this scene is the Office Manager brings his guitar to work and he's rubbish - yeah cliched, but semi funny and would have carried the episode well enough... The fact that he's a brilliant singer with some descent songs takes this to a much higher level of classic British comedy (in my opinion not bettered in recent years) far, far higher than the American version could ever reach (or ever understand to).
@cockywatchman1976
10 жыл бұрын
Haha the actor playing the customer service manager is great. Haha
@dan003
5 жыл бұрын
Love him, haha. His expressions crack me up, especially here but also in the 'rape' scene. Brilliantly bought into his role.
@paddym27
4 жыл бұрын
went on to star in 'the thick of it'
@Gaz8foyd
4 жыл бұрын
20 years later I can still be heard on my way down the street singing free love on the free love freeway as it pops into my head.
@Isleofskye
Жыл бұрын
And 23 years later,my friend?
@themilkguzzler2467
4 ай бұрын
Brent adding “She’s just gone away” near the end of the song to reiterate the fact that she’s not dead is another bit of subtle genius
@nathfrancis01
9 жыл бұрын
Brent is lying when he says he only plays songs he's written himself because we all know he did a beautiful version of No Woman No Cry by Bob Marley which Oliver (who is the office black guy) thought it was beautiful.
@charlieregent9872
8 жыл бұрын
Brent lies all the time XD
@JofusSunshyne
8 жыл бұрын
+Nathan Francis He even played Every Breath You Take about 20 minutes later!! Haha... Seriously though, Brent is a hero. I think I've watched this episode 200 times easily.
@schmidtzcargolbull
8 жыл бұрын
+Nathan Francis good catch
@barringtonfisher87
6 жыл бұрын
Charlie Regent they won't remember
@rossomac21
4 жыл бұрын
I prefer to think that he learned to play the song purely to befriend Oliver and probably made him feel even more uncomfortable in the process
@johnshanley83
10 жыл бұрын
This is actually a brilliant song.
@gasparagusproductions3563
10 жыл бұрын
I know right
@SteveGauci
2 жыл бұрын
Love it
@ericolson117
2 жыл бұрын
“She’s the serpent that guards the gates of hell” made me laugh so hard
@patrickf4037
5 ай бұрын
It makes you wish you could hear the rest of the song, lol.
@filmreviewer117
Жыл бұрын
This is the best scene of the show as its the one proper time David was himself. Throughout the show he tries so hard for people to like him, overplaying jokes and just saying things trying to get attention, trying to be someone he isn't but in this scene he doesn't do that. He is himself, a guy who wanted to be a musician but didn't make it and when he's playing he's doing it from the heart, not over do it and that's way everyone is smiling not out of cringe but affection for what he does. That's why this show is a masterpiece and why I came back to it so many years later.
@HeatyFrog
Жыл бұрын
Also the song, while very daft, actually sounds pretty good so it makes sense for people to start grooving to it
@lkrnpk
9 ай бұрын
and then Finchy comes
@Jeff61560
10 жыл бұрын
Racial. So.
@MrEd94
9 жыл бұрын
"It's mega racial, but anti-racist"
@friedrichderkleine5460
9 жыл бұрын
that line kills me every time i watch this video
@spatzhawk
9 жыл бұрын
Flo Asis then the sudden cut to SHE'S THE SERPENT... lol.
@TheThisguy1983
9 жыл бұрын
Hell, it's not any worse than "Ebony and Ivory."
@jackfrancis5238
6 жыл бұрын
I don't understand that line tbh - anyone help?
@prettynina1000
8 жыл бұрын
Many people have no idea that Ricky used to be a musician in the 80's, he was in boyband called 'Seona Dancing', search their videos and you'll realize what a pretty boy he was. I bet if young Ricky came to this current generation, girls will forget about Bieber & 1D and start fangirling over Ricky
@arckocsog253
8 жыл бұрын
I AM fangirling about Ricky. He is alpha as hell.
@prettynina1000
8 жыл бұрын
Arc Kocsog exactly ;)
@Hrvo182
8 жыл бұрын
+prettynina1000 I'd give my life to see David Brent perform Bitter Heart.
@RsKnDR0991
8 жыл бұрын
Woow I didn't know that! Tnx for educating :)
@Stuartyh7
8 жыл бұрын
Many people!? People who were born in the last 5 years you mean?
@crowns9966
3 жыл бұрын
I wish this version of Free Love Freeway was on Spotify, I really liked Gareth's singing in the background
@BA-lv9lk
3 жыл бұрын
2:01 gets me all the time 😂😂😂
@djizzah
8 жыл бұрын
ricky seems to be a pretty competent singer/guitarist??
@prettynina1000
8 жыл бұрын
Yes Ricky was a musician in the 80's he used to be in boyband called "Seona Dancing", people always get surprised when they realize what a pretty boy he was :)
@albertmccready478
7 жыл бұрын
hes actually very good, as are the songs
@the1andonlytitch
6 жыл бұрын
He was on Top of the Pops when he was young, check it out it's funnier than his comedy acts and I think he's hilarious
@Dubcongaming
6 жыл бұрын
He's fucking good
@Valdaur
6 жыл бұрын
Apparently they only did 2 songs?
@alextreharne11
9 жыл бұрын
crook and freeman with the killer back up vocals
@TurtleMC1993
2 жыл бұрын
The best episode of possibly the greatest sitcom of all time
@ayandey137
Жыл бұрын
A 3 and a half minute scene but can be dissected and analysed for 3 and a half hours. Pure genius and anything beyond
@vinnyswerve221
6 жыл бұрын
For reasons still unknown, Rowan quit his job after training day at Wernham&Hogg
@nachogonzalez01
7 жыл бұрын
The grin on Tim's face when he says "had about a thousand woman" is priceless.
@someguyorfemaleontheintern5837
2 жыл бұрын
Better than the US version
@troygallagher9242
Жыл бұрын
Its the original ya fool
@someguyorfemaleontheintern5837
Жыл бұрын
@@troygallagher9242 No I'm saying this is the better version of the show. I hate the US version
@hazz_ziialhamdulillah4032
Жыл бұрын
@@someguyorfemaleontheintern5837someone said to me, watch the American office as if it’s completely separate to the uk office! One of my favourite shows now! Not to mention directed by Ricky!
@sphericalwavefront
Жыл бұрын
And I go, don't slag them off
@joshuablanchette878
Жыл бұрын
absolutely better than US versiom
@Alex-bf7mc
3 жыл бұрын
You just can’t beat old school British comedy, some amazing series to look back on; the office, peep show, Phoenix nights, Benidorm, etc
@michaeljohn1978
11 ай бұрын
I'm disturbed by your use of "Old school" for these shows. Makes me feel very old
@vashna3799
10 жыл бұрын
Malcolm's face at 1:55 kills me, bloody hilarious
@Denilson24
9 жыл бұрын
Tickle him tickle him!
@komaa1712
24 күн бұрын
You mean Kojak's
@rp1455
8 жыл бұрын
What makes this scene brilliant is the song is actually very nice and catchy and Brent is a decent guitar player and singer and Gareth and Tim harmonise really well. Gareth makes the scene hilarious though, purely because of his head-nodding before "She's deeaaaad!".
@Mrose19911
Жыл бұрын
… she’s not dead?
@phil7192
3 ай бұрын
I’d do anything to see this for the first time again. I was crying. It’s perfect.
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