http://www.metafilter.com/tags/davidbrent Posts tagged with 'davidbrent' at MetaFilter. Sat, 12 Aug 2006 00:12:13 -0800 Sat, 12 Aug 2006 00:12:13 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/53808/David%2DBrent%2Dgoes%2Dto%2DMicrosoft Fans of the BBC version of The Office take note: in 2006, Microsoft hired Ricky Gervais &amp; Stephen Merchant to make a pair of faux training videos for the UK Microsoft headquarters, with Gervais reprising his David Brent role. <a href="http://www.ifilm.com/player/?ifilmId=2751040&pg=default&skin=default&refsite=default&mediaSize=default&context=product&launchVal=1&data=">Both videos</a> are <a href="http://www.ifilm.com/player/?ifilmId=2751041&pg=default&skin=default&refsite=default&mediaSize=default&context=product&launchVal=1&data=">now up on</a> iFilm, and are pretty damn funny (if you're amused by the Brent schtick, which I am). tag:metafilter.com,2006:site.53808 Sat, 12 Aug 2006 00:12:13 -0800 comedy corporate davidbrent gervais ifilm microsoft rickygervais stephenmerchant theoffice training video lilbrudder http://www.metafilter.com/20936/ <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/theoffice/">Will this comedy ever cross the atlantic?</a> The Office, now half way through its second series, must be the sharpest, funniest and most tragic t.v. comedy the BBC have made in a long time. A spoof documentary set in the office of a paper wholesaler whose manager, David Brent, is obsessed with his motivational bon homie and oblivious to the fact the rest of the world thinks he is a bumptious idiot. The clips give some idea of the style but maybe the humour is too British to travel far. tag:metafilter.com,2002:site.20936 Sun, 20 Oct 2002 01:44:38 -0800 bbc davidbrent documentary guide spoof theoffice unitedkingdom rolo