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‘I imagine most Americans don’t even know about the British show’: Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant on the US Office at 20

RETROSPECTIVE: Twenty years ago today, ‘The Office’ debuted in the US as a remake of the British hit co-created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. In a sea of abysmal American reboots, this one arguably surpassed the popularity of the original. Gervais and Merchant speak to Simon Bland about going…

The Independent UK

Ricky Gervais explains why he turned down Steve Carell’s Office US role

‘It made no sense at all,’ said actor

The Independent UK

Elon Musk’s rage-fests on X make it clear that he wants something. I think I know what it is

The billionaire appears to have a David Brent-like desire to be seen as an entertainer. Please let him get back to conquering Mars, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

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India’s Chandler Bing, Poland’s David Brent, Mexico’s Gossip Girl: stars of TV hit remakes reveal all

What’s it like to be cast in a local version of a global smash? From the Colombian Breaking Bad to the Indian 24 and the Dutch EastEnders, we find out

The Guardian - UK

‘When the tie goes on Brent takes over’: life as a comedy character lookalike

Is the pay really that good? Do you get bored? What was your worst gig? We ask ‘David Brent’, ‘Nessa’ and ‘Ali G’ what it’s actually like to make your money by being the spit of someone else’s comic creation

The Guardian - UK

Fact check: Videos of celebrities speaking about politics more than a year old

Social media footage promising takedowns of Sir Keir Starmer rely on out of context interviews from years ago.

The Independent UK

The cringeworthy cult of team building at work, from steel drums to face-planting in the mud

IN FOCUS: Love it or hate it, the corporate away day is an inescapable part of modern work life. Katie Rosseinsky hears some toe-curling anecdotes – and asks the experts whether it’s worth it

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The Office was poisoned by the US remake – Australia never stood a chance

Louis Chilton argues that this new reboot of the mockumentary will never reach the heights of the British version, an era-defining work of comedy and a masterclass in sharp-edged, cringe-based realism

The Independent UK

The Office’s Felicity Ward: ‘It’s a different dynamic than if a male boss is doing it’

As the hit show gets a sex-swapped Australian makeover, Helen Coffey sits down with its leading woman to talk gender in comedy, the joy of playing female chumps and why no one can match the British for cynicism

The Independent UK

The Office on Prime Video review: this Aussie reboot offers plenty of gags but feels like treading old ground

Felicity Ward takes on the David Brent mantle from Ricky Gervais and Steve Carell and makes it her own

Evening Standard

The Office Australia’s Felicity Ward Responds To Hate The Remake Has Copped: ‘They’re So Angry’

“Some people are not going to like the show, and some people are going to like the show. And I love it. I really love it.”

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Rivals to Shrinking: the seven best shows to stream this week

The 80s are back with a bang – and then some – in the sexy, starry and very silly adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s bonkfest, plus Jason Segel’s underrated comedy with Harrison Ford returns

The Guardian - UK

‘That’s a career killer’: the brutally high stakes of bringing The Office to Australia

It’s the first English-language spin-off since Steve Carell. It features Cup Day and sausage sizzles. And its trailer has left plenty unimpressed. Will it make or break all involved?

The Guardian - AU

“It’s So Bad”: Fans Want New “The Office” Version To Be Canceled As Iconic Male Roles Go To Women

“I can already tell this is going to get cancelled after the first season.” The post “It’s So Bad”: Fans Want New “The Office” Version To Be Canceled As Iconic Male Roles Go To Women first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Evening Standard

The Office Australia gets its first trailer

Catch you on the flippity-flip

Evening Standard

The Office: Where are cast of the cult British comedy show now?

It has been 23 years since the beloved British workplace comedy first aired

The Guardian - UK

Ewen MacIntosh obituary

Character actor who gained a cult following as the downbeat Keith in the TV sitcom The Office

Evening Standard

Charlton Athletic’s Charlie Methven in a league of his own

Charlie Methven, an old Etonian corporate PR man turned football investor, briefly became famous as a David Brent-type character in Netflix’s Sunderland 'Til I Die.

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The National (Scotland)

Ange Postecoglou goes full David Brent in Spurs press conference cringe

Ange Postecoglou goes full David Brent in Spurs press conference cringe.

The Guardian - UK

Klokkenluider review – tough-guy actor Neil Maskell directs brooding black comedy

There is something of In Bruges about this Belgium-set tale of whistleblowers in hiding, with a little bit of David Brent

The National (Scotland)

Behind ‘The Brodge’ and his Brent-isms: Covering Brendan Rodgers at Celtic

BRENDAN RODGERS is a man who once said that his greatest mentor was himself, and among his favourite sayings to impart to his players...

The Independent UK

Ricky Gervais ‘very excited’ for remake of The Office: ‘Office politics have changed a bit’

Comedian Felicity Ward will star as the female version of Gervais’s David Brent

Wales Online

The Office is returning with an all-female cast

Amazon Prime is reviving the series with a few new twists

WhatToWatch

The Office remake is on its way down under

The Office is coming to Australia in a new spinoff, with a twist on the classic comedy.

The Guardian - AU

Step aside David Brent and Michael Scott: why The Office Australia could be great

Given how good the US adaptation of the British comedy was, I am hopeful about the new series, starring Felicity Ward as the incompetent boss

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