British sitcom 'The Office' ranks 9th in Rotten Tomatoes' best comedy series list

A British comedy series broke into an American-dominated television ranking. Co-creators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant ...
The Cheat Sheet

‘The Office’: The Show ‘Stole’ 1 Funny Detail From the British Version

During the Oct. 30, 2019 episode of Office Ladies, the hosts discussed the “Health Care” episode and Fischer shared how the show gave a small shoutout to the British original. “After the pilot episode ...
The Cheat Sheet

Only One Episode of ‘The Office’ Was Based on the British Version of the Show

The Office was a hit series on NBC that ran for about eight years and became one of the most popular sitcoms of the 2000’s. While the show was well-known for being an American classic, it actually got ...
NPR

British 'Office' co-creator Stephen Merchant isn't afraid to fuse comedy with tragedy

Stephen Merchant, best known for co-creating, with Ricky Gervais, the British comedy The Office, has a thing about power. "I'm endlessly fascinated by [the] kind of people whose ego is corrupted, if ...
Vulture

British Office

Ricky Gervais Wants David Brent to Star in a Rock Band MockumentaryRicky Gervais has been reviving his classic Office character David Brent several times over the past year – from the web short “The ...
The New York Times

‘The Smoking Room’ Is a Brilliant British Office Comedy

And yet, compared with the British “Office,” it is a model of restraint. By Margaret Lyons Robert Webb, left, and Jeremy Swift in a scene from the short-lived comedy “The Smoking Room.”Credit...Roku ...
WAMC

British 'Office' co-creator Stephen Merchant isn't afraid to fuse comedy with tragedy

Stephen Merchant and Christopher Walken suit up for community service in The Outlaws. Stephen Merchant, best known for co-creating, with Ricky Gervais, the British comedy The Office, has a thing about ...