Tuesday, May 04, 2004
Mean guys
BBC's comedy series The Office is funny, funny, funny. It doesn't mirror my office setting, but it reminds me of my daily dealings with people. This is Curb Your Enthusiasm in Office Space. This also involves mean, nasty, and brilliant British humor on the verge of Simon Cowell, John Cleese and Hugh Grant's sarcasim. It takes a while to sink in (like Curb), but once it does, it's rewarding. A simply brilliant show!
You may recognize one of the actors, Martin Freeman (the porno actor from Love Actually), playing Tim. He's the show's conscience. He sees the office from the audience's POV. A very vulnerable performance.
Check out some of the dialogue:
David: "Look whether or not Anton is indeed a midget, or a dwarf-"
Alex: "No he’s a midget"
David: "What’s the difference?"
Alex: "A dwarf is someone who has disproportionately short arms and legs"
David: "Oh I know the ones"
Alex: "It’s caused by a hormone deficiency"
David: "Yeah… bloody hormones"
Alex: "A midget is still a dwarf but their arms and legs are in proportion"
Gareth: "So... what’s an elf?"
Dawn: "He proposed on a Valentine’s day, although he didn’t do it face to face, he did it in one of the little Valentine message bits in the paper. I think he had to pay for it by the word, because it just said ‘Lee love Dawn, marriage?’ which, you know I like, because it’s not often you get something that’s both romantic and thrifty."
The last British comedy show I liked was Mr. Bean. It's been awhile...
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