David Brent: Motivational Speaker | The Office | BBC 

absolutely!

+BlurTech Studios he'd fit right in

LOL.

TED Title: "Entertainer First, Boss Second"

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As far as this comment section goes, you are

Lmao!

This turned my life around, I used to eat chalk too

His laughter alone could destress anyone

Better than all the rest?

Never noticed that before!

It's little touches like that that make the UK Office a classic.

And spraying the deodorant in Dawn's face

Eamonn mostly muscle init

carlo donofrio He definitely makes his tummy look fatter before pulling it in !

🃏

Dude! Beat me to it; well played

agree based and redpilled anon.

Who's Joker? Everyone else?

underrated haha

T'is folly to be wise!!!

"The world was made for people who aren't cursed with self-awareness." - the character Annie in Bull Durham

Except in real life he would have never been able to hold down a decent job, let alone risen to management level, being a delusional narcissist with such poor social skills 😆

Tomn8er Exactly, now please try telling that to the most powerful man on the planet.

@@johnandersen6752 weeell he does have a pretty good job and yes appears quite narcissistic However, you dont become a successful business person with poor social skills so..

Aw!!! Yes, he is sad. trying to be someone he is not.

He is annoying, but never mean .He knows most of what his office people ever do is some crap, they just spend time on workplace without any real job to do and he does not force them to work. He protects and stands up if management wants to fire some useless people of his team because he knows he himself is as useless as anybody else there .

Why the hell have you got a flag of Israel and a Bible? Choose one or the other because Zionists absolutely hate Jesus and Christianity. 😂

Brent tries way too hard and always embarrasses himself but in fairness, almost all of the others are just miserable fuckers. Then again if they did humour him the comedy wouldn't be as good. I'd love a boss like Brent. He may be cringe but you'd have the craic with him.

I quite like David

I know right. As amazing as the Office is, it's actually the opposite of what it's supposed to be. It's realistic to the point of being unrealistic. Haha! No one would be sat there without even cracking a smile. Haha!

If you've paid money because you actually wanted to get ahead in business and instead you get your head spun out by rubbish like that, I can imagine not being amused

Actually, in reality most people in that situation, ones who have paid money to go on a serious course to learn about management, would be sitting in disbelief. And if the are laughing, it would be a quiet nervous laugh to themselves.

I've actually been in such a situation. And believe you me, no one was laughing. We were staring in disbelief. We were in shock. Even to this day I can't bring myself to laugh about it. In fact, this Office episode was on just a few weeks after it happened, and I couldn't believe how close to the mark Gervais hit here.

you make me laugh lol, wasn't david brent actually talking sense ??

Michael Scott >>>>>>>

@Joe Box What is the pretense?

.. that's "you're....". Just saying :)

@@Dr_Diaz I've been looking at the right side of my screen for a year now, but I still don't see him.

@@ZorbaTheDutch Michael Scott is superior than this brent person

That was just a 7... Wait till he really kicks it up another level??

It's the subtle things like that which make it genius

Oh no, they included the laughter track, it's just that everyone on it is silently cringing.

Canned laughter would have been very confusing in this scene!

So Seinfeld is not real comedy?

Seeing as how it's supposed to be a documentary, laugh tracks wouldn't even make sense.

Shame about When the Whistle Blows

Are you being sarcastic or serious?

Both ;)

They did not agree with that in the workplace!

AJK90 uhahahHhahHhahahhahahahjahahahahahhahahahahah

AT LEAST YOU'RE NOT DEAD!!

The Honda people are very interested

james howard nice Crunchy Nut you got there, pretty expensive as I recall

Punch him? I cant even make a fist...

@@TheMadFerrit not Jaws.

Are you pretending to write?

He wants a kebab

Yes

The fact that it just adds to the confusion of everyone in the room is amazing

He’s living the dream!

And the fact He comes all the way back in after they turn the radio off purely because He hasn't left the building lmfao.

Promise me you will remember one thing yeah.

The backwards cap though 😂

Lmfao

What about it?

Lynx or Axe?

they couldn't take level 9 or 10

Possibly...

They were just gonna grab some food and go home

Each his own, each his own

mortensen egbert it was twenty years ago.

@@Useaname yes. It was worth 3 million all of 20 years ago

@@bojojojo913 e the the thethe thethethe.

@Hugh Jones well, 20 years ago I was taking home £350 after all stoppages, for a basic weeks work.

And I don't know how much those people in the audience were paying - not many of them, so I can't see how this venture would turn a profit if they're paying each speaker 300 large.

If you want a really good pie... The Gardners

What made people want to go out with him?

@@bleu2680I think they meant that the manager wanted other people to go with him

@@bleu2680 no one wanted to go to the pub with him. He wanted everyone to go with him. Read the original sentence again.

I have had to sit through meetings with leaders like Brent. One of them had a PhD from Cambridge.

Don’t worry, I’m from Belgium and I get it till the very last bit

saelaird I’m American and I definitely get it lol I love British humo(u)r.

I'm Dutch and I love The Office UK!

i agree, him laughing for a minute straight really is high level british humour that no simple minded foreigner could get

This is why we love the Spanish

@@smokepepsi that and paella

I love it, this episode in particular was also genius

You're not very far from the UK

I'm from USA and agree 💯👍

+MetallicatesJustice everyone noticed it. it wasn't subtle

+zee339 pmsl

+GreenSmog17 i spit my coffee out bursting with laughter.

+GreenSmog17 Haha don't know how I missed that

Wow i just discovered! Thanks!

Me too. It was not lost on me. Brilliant timing.

It’s perfect

Her facial expressions are brilliant.

hahaha

the stud earring is classic

How people think the American version is in the same league as this is beyond me

+Jimmy N13 because its a completely different style of comedy. So far, i haven't in my life met anyone, that would like office uk, let alone prefer it to american, which seems to be fairly popular amongst my friends. Apparently the british one is too cringey and boring for their tastes. The british one was created with boredoom sown in to remind the viewers they're watching a documentary of real characters, not a simple show with scripted dialogue and such. Office uk tries to be natural, and thats why I Love It!

idcaf far more depth, drama, pathos and intelligence in the UK one.

Brilliant 😂😂😂

My god you're deep.

Hanging on in quiet desperation is the english way...Time, pink Floyd. I see in Dawn, brent and the audience even the organisers.

She looks like she is downs a bit

She was living with Lee, from the warehouse. He popped up occasionally, and was also a brilliantly portrayed flawed character. FINCHY!

Yeah and the big guy at the front at 2:39

And Dawn's voice overlapping with the presentation.

Looks like a mormon. Weird

Yeah, that look is gold

lol i cant handle that look

+Edward bradman Ricky is the worst for laughing during takes.

@Edward bradman....v good question. Gervais has said that all the actors in the Office were seasoned professionals (apart from himself!) so maybe that explains how they all kept composre...ic couldnt!!

As you say many are seasoned professionals but there are so many bloopers .

@@rahulkemp6489 have a look at Martin Freeman during the scene between Tim and Keith

"Is this thing on?"

I am an korean, plz explain to me someone about this joke.

@@waterexisting9651 and I'm a Brazilian, pls someone explain haha

Jessica it’s not funny that’s why it is funny

That was David on 7, wait till you see him on 9 or 10!

ronoccc surprised Brent didn't sneeze in his face

He is able to afford crunchy nut cornflakes now, as I recall.

Making that advert for Honda

More cor anglais?

KAJOW!!

American version is more of a sitcom. British version is more real. I prefer the British version by miles but I like to watch the US version as a sitcom. It's good there are both. Also the UK version would be too short by US standards. They really like to milk their IPs. They need 100s of episodes

@@robertwilson3866 Brent is an outlandish character, but still within the realm of possibility (I've met a David Brent in real life and was shocked). Garrett is the closest character to being too outlandish to be real, but there are still many people in real life similar to him... he's just a bit more exaggerated. And yeah, Keith is an oddball. Those three characters are the only "wacky," characters on the show. Every other person in the Office seems completely real and believable. So when you insert a bonkers character like Brent into realistic situations with realistic characters, the comedy is cringe at its absolute finest! By the end of the American version, every single person in that office was weird, offbeat, insane, goofy, unrealistic and ridiculous. There was not one single normal person that worked in that office. If Brent did his dance in the US Office, they'd all probably start dancing along with him.

@@MalnourishedGoat Yes agree about the US version but I actually enjoyed that once Steve Carrel had left. It was more of a sitcom like you say and was good on it's own merits. I remember a US sitcom called "Who's the boss" and they made a UK version called "The Upper Hand" with exactly the same scripts! So we are def guilty of this too. At least the US office is different enough to be worth watching.

He's still David Brent.

Mysterious Jojo I love that bit. wonder how many takes it took cause it had to be a really accurate throw!

Yes it was the funniest start man if you think you can't make it then get the heck out! Then that cleaning lady pops up asks are you done??

The start just as good as the ending ngl 😂😂 genius

Go on. If you don't think you can cut it.

She and Rachel and delicious

In Slough, no one can hear you scream.

Parker would you listen to me? SHUT UP!!!

@Felipe M. Unlike China. Where everyone looks the same

It’s Olivia Colman

+Pat Woldt Well he's already paid her £100 to do nothing but carry some baggage. She's already got enough out of it.

Knows she’d say no. Good girl.

the three musketeers, and one other one

she's D'Artagnan

Brent's going to slip that agency bird the old three-incher at the end of the night and he doesn't want Dawn's jealousy trampling all over his moves. He can do Dawn any time.

That's so true. In reality, you'd be mates with David Brent and despite his flaws, you'd value someone who's friendly and always up for a drink and a laugh.

Well, there are a lot of ways of reading this...

I had a great time in most offices I worked in in the UK. Then I relocated to the Caribbean 🌴

I thought I wanted a cubicle until I got one.

I agree dont we all feel like Brent more often than we like too

Could be honda

crunchy nut? expensive I heard…

nice packet of crunchy nut you’ve got there… pretty expensive i recall

Wonder if he got him a kebab

Hiring, firing and perspiring!

sounds cringetastic... reminds me I once saw an M People tribute band called 'Them People'. dark times.

@@CS-mo7xp Why would anyone watch M People, let alone a M People tribute band?

@@GregOrCreg not only was there a big crowd, but one guy tried to jump security and made a few desperate lunges at the stage to try and touch the (fake) heather smalls... this was in Sunderland, which might explain everything. I was dragged along by some 'mates'

Never forgot his street upbringing.

an actor or actress*

@@TedEhioghae The word "actor" can be applied to both sexes when referring to either like I did. In fact, the modern trend is to call actresses actors. Now I suggest you go outside and enjoy a bit of fresh air...

​@@TedEhioghae​ He meant "actress." He's just a bit dim and needs some fresh air.

@@Paulsyfi No, he's right. Actor can refer to either male or female thespians.

@@MalnourishedGoat So can "prostitute."

Well smelt.

I love the way he pulls his belly in when the girl comes into the room

..aah, but it is 😉

"I have to remind myself it's not real" YES. This exactly. There're several scenes from the Office where I actually find myself doing this, and reminding myself that they're just acting, and it's all scripted.

Ogg monster.Giant goggly eyed freak!

John Notmylastname uahahhahahahahah

+Jonathan Forster Whaaaat thats the best part of this show

+Jamie Fitzgrade I know but he is so deluded and desperate in this scene I can't handle it

+Jonathan Forster haha it is hard to watch. I can barely watch the scene where he interviews Karen Roper. So cringeworthy

Only Gervais can pull off that level of uncomfort.

+Jonathan Forster the episode where Brent was dancing to his own tune after his boss was dancing was very uncomfortable as well lol

Next stop…drunkenness!

Beer express 🚄

If they dont understand, wasnt a joke at all

This comment. Well done.

The curly haired brunette can tag along too

why is this funny

Because hes completely and utterly humiliating himself. Its actually so good it borders on painful to watch.

Blur Frontman bro i think it was sortof ironic. And if not, then telling him wouldnt work.

He thinks this is just the start of his career as a motivational speaker.

It's an end of an era of that success too! Man David is the realest baws Neil & Swindon lot suck so bad!

And he paid Dawn 100 quid just for carrying his bag.

@Pink Alien thats clever

@Murmurmur no I don't

Your profile pic is fantastic.

It actually says "You're the best"

@@og7277 So not very underrated at all now.

traitor. you might as well be burning the stars and stripes.

zee339 haha

zee339 So I'm a traitor for thinking that the original version is funnier? What shallow thinking… There are tons of English fans that prefer the American version… Should they burn their flags because of it? Also, the word 'traitor' is a very serious term. I love my country. Man, what has this generation come to with their faulty reasoning?

Jeremy Ballon My brother thought the US version was best, we are Brits, so I hung him as a traitor. My Mum keeps asking where he is, I can't ever tell her, and its Ricky's fault !

Hahaha….

Exactly

. . .the old ‘push n pull method’ I know it so well . . .

Don't let it knock you. Sell, sell, sell - until they buy, buy, buy. Get back in there.

It’s just so awkward looking at another person hysterically laugh, that I would also make a poker face

Did you also get 300 quid for it?

@@ZorbaTheDutch in community theater? You wish.

Is it only Dawn who feels that way? 🙁

Just watch the intro 0zgP4DdicGc

Roli Rivelino thats why its even more hilarious.

that's the point