Articles for David Brent

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

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

The Independent  

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Rufus Sewell reveals his performance as Prince Andrew in Scoop was inspired by The Office's David Brent as he tried to 'find the humour' in THAT car crash interview
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Rufus Sewell reveals his performance as Prince Andrew in Scoop was inspired by The Office's David Brent as he tried to 'find the humour' in THAT car crash interview

Daily Mail  

Rufus Sewell has opened up about playing the role of Prince Andrew in his 2019 car crash Newsnight interview for Netflix's new dramatisation, Scoop. With the BBC under pressure to secure an interview with the royal, Sam is seen working her charm on Prince Andrew's private secretary Amanda Thirsk, played by Keeley Hawes. The full trailer for Netflix drama Scoop …

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Rufus Sewell says he modelled Prince Andrew car crash interview performance on David Brent
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Rufus Sewell says he modelled Prince Andrew car crash interview performance on David Brent

The Independent  

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Rishi Sunak is ridiculed as bizarre David Brent-style Tory promo video where he scrawls on a flipchart and talks about the economy spawns a host of memes
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Rishi Sunak is ridiculed as bizarre David Brent-style Tory promo video where he scrawls on a flipchart and talks about the economy spawns a host of memes

Daily Mail  

US President Lyndon B Johnson said the first rule of politics is 'learn how to count'. But Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appears not to have remembered this last night when he starred in a new Tory promo video. On whether he would consider offering a Cabinet position to the ex-MP, who quit the Commons last year after a parliamentary committee …

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People Just Do Nothing’s Allan Mustafa interview: ‘Everything I did, I failed at’
3 years, 4 months ago

People Just Do Nothing’s Allan Mustafa interview: ‘Everything I did, I failed at’

The Independent  

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From The Office to Ted Lasso: How storytelling on TV saw a shift from irony to sincerity
3 years, 4 months ago

From The Office to Ted Lasso: How storytelling on TV saw a shift from irony to sincerity

Firstpost  

Two decades ago, TV’s most distinctive stories were defined by a tone of dark or acerbic detachment. But the reasons go beyond “cancellation” to changes in TV’s narrative style — which have happened, at least in part, because The Office and shows like it existed in the first place. If the patron imp of early-aughts comedy was Gervais’ David Brent …

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‘I had to convince Ricky to keep in the David Brent dance’: An oral history of The Office
3 years, 5 months ago

‘I had to convince Ricky to keep in the David Brent dance’: An oral history of The Office

The Independent  

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The Office at 20: The hit TV show that couldn’t be made now
3 years, 5 months ago

The Office at 20: The hit TV show that couldn’t be made now

BBC  

The Office at 20: The hit TV show that couldn’t be made now BBC The series celebrated the monotony and drudgery of the 9 to 5 Twenty years since the original UK version of The Office first aired, its co-creator Stephen Merchant talks to Clare Thorp about its legacy – and how a show rooted in reality now feels like …

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The Office at 20: Why we’re all David Brent now
3 years, 5 months ago

The Office at 20: Why we’re all David Brent now

The Independent  

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