Americans React to THE IT CROWD The Work Outing Season 2 Episode 1 REACTION

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Americans King Boomer and Queen Boomers' Reaction to the British Comedy The IT Crowd where Roy, Moss and Jen attend the theater (theatre) and end up in outrageous situations in The Work Outing. ENJOY!
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[@vadergravy]

It's one of the most tightly scripted 25 minutes of comedy ever written. Not a single moment is wasted from start to finish. People weren't anticipating you seeing any one part, just this master class in comedy writing as a whole.

[@davidz3879]

The PC/woke brigade wouldn't let anything like this be made now.

[@EarthlyEden1]

@@davidz3879 They would lose there shit over the future trans episode. Poor little flowers. 😅

[@dgpatter]

@@EarthlyEden1 That episode has, in fact, been canceled. It has been removed from the main streaming source in the UK. I don’t know if whatever source the Boomers are using still has it.

[@garydarnell3117]

And now one of the greatest comedy writers ever can't get work because he called out the trans community for being evil, which they are.

[@jim7831]

I was literally just about to send the same comment! I think they pulled it off with the 'Are We Not Men?' episode too

[@Arthur-sv8eo]

this is arguably one of the best sit-com episodes ever, of any show in the world

[@LordArthurWellesley]

This is a masterclass of how to write a sitcom episode. The fact that they introduced all the characters at the first season, and then they start the second one with this... beautiful.

[@miles-thesleeper-monroe8466]

Totally agree. It's genuine peoples' humour laid down for posterity lest we forget in our corporate liberal one party state

[@Briansgate]

agreed. every set-up was paid off.

[@jakell99]

The sudden 'Moss-at-the bar' moment does it for me, not because it has the biggest belly laugh, but because it puts a cherry on top of the Jen-Roy wheelchair surrealism. I think Richard knows this too because he underplays it like a natural comedian would..

[@jamesfield1674]

I actually wet myself laughing at this first time I saw it

[@Dayboot33]

The genius of it is they've been so focussed on Roy that you completely forget about Moss and the Staff toilet. And then your brain just fills in the whole story instantly and it's hilarious.

[@msjaffacake]

Yes! That cut to him is hilarious. And his facial expressions!!

[@hannukah812]

The first time I saw this episode I cried from laughter at that. Such a simple joke but so bloody funny!!

[@IceMetalPunk]

@@Dayboot33 I kept thinking, in the back of my mind, "are we going to close up Moss's B plot?" and then it just happened and I lost it so hard 😂

[@BuzzaB77]

Jen hailing a taxi at the end after some disaster becomes a recurring joke I love that.

[@sarahwestwood6665]

Omg yes! TAXI!!

[@timboxall8936]

As a disabled wheelchair user, I find this probably the most divinely hilarious episode of all. People have occasionally said "Aren't you offended by the depiction of disability?" and then get awkward when I tell them it's probably one of the finest British comedy episodes. I have a wheely good sense of humour.

[@judgejudyslover]

People getting annoyed for someone else is so irritating. It’s condescending as fook

[@hipster01cg]

I literally say "I'm disabled" in Roy's voice all the time. 😂😂 and my sister did pull the red cord while we were using the toilet and omg did we look at each other in panic. We were shouting it was an accident, don't open the door!

[@charlielouise2428]

The whole point is that the joke is on Roy for pretending to be disabled, and he gets his comeuppance 😅

[@hipster01cg]

I think it's always interesting to see people's faces watching this. It's the worst possible thing that could happen that actually gets worse 😂😂

[@timboxall8936]

@@hipster01cg So do I! Particularly good for me as I'm in a wheelchair, so "Legs..." is also a corker 😂

[@StephMcAlea]

Moss at the bar as Jen turns. Always cracks me up.

[@bassmunk]

It's THE pay off of the whole episode lol It's the best one ever done.

[@minmo2288]

Watched this with my family and my dad laughed so hard he had an asthma attack and we thought we might have to take him to the hospital for a a little while 😂 so funny it almost killed a man.

[@necessaryevil3428]

Moss behind the bar is one of the funniest moments in British tv...... still makes me cry 😅

[@HaydnG266]

Can remember the first time I saw it. Roared laughing

[@alanclose1230]

1 turn up naked 2 bring beer 3 don't stand in front of the TV!

[@midnightmosesuk]

Katherine Parkinson is absolutely brilliant in this. Roy in the wheel chair is hilarious and Moss working the bar is beyond funny but Jen's expressions are priceless. The point where she goes to the bar and see's Moss standing there she has this expression where she's clearly questioning her own sanity and struggling for an explanation.

[@spnhm34]

Moss behind the bar is one of the best comedy moments of all time. Richard Ayoade plays it to perfection

[@24magiccarrot]

For me the star of the show in this episode is the editing, the timing of the key moments is just so on point

[@ssww1976]

Absolutely. Editing can transform things quite dramatically and this episode is a brilliant example of that!

[@fuzzit]

I will die on the hill that this is the best episode of any sitcom EVER

[@DirtCheapFU]

This episodes is busy and funny that i always get lost in the side plots and thankfully... they tie the loose ends.

[@markhardcastle9820]

The second half of this episode is the funniest continuous delivery of comedy I’ve seen on tv.

[@Rowgue51]

This is quite possibly my favorite single episode of any comedy series ever. It's just a non stop stream of one brilliant gag leading seamlessly into the next brilliant gag for the entire episode.

[@pussycats456]

Yup, me too! Not a second of this episode is wasted! Genius! 😂

[@VenatusVox]

Fun Fact: Richard Ayoade (Moss) married Lydia Fox, the actress who plays Laura Knightly in this episode. Also highly recommend a show called 'Wicked' in London.

[@jemmajames6719]

The Fox acting dynasty!

[@Greymange]

I see Richard relatively often as he lives near where my kids go to school. Enough that he's known for being polite and respectful but not wanting to talk to people all the time, not asking for photos etc. Usually I've seen him out with his wife and/or kids so don't say anything.

[@sarahwestwood6665]

​@@jemmajames6719shame Laurence Fox is such an idiot

[@megageek8509]

Just came to say. We saw wicked last April in London and it was excellent.

[@pussycats456]

I did not know that!

[@Vanoss1999]

One of the best episodes of IT Crowd ever

[@ericv6502]

Deadass I laughed so hard when Jen turned around an moss was like yes miss

[@rabbittko1421]

​@@ericv6502I nearly cracked my head for that 😂

[@dtz1000]

The best episode, I think.

[@barrykeeto1248]

It was 100% the best episode.. 🤣👍🏼

[@PianoDentist]

This episode is gotta be one of the best episodes from this show. I have seen it so many times. Never fails to make me laugh.

[@Chesterflaps]

This is the greatest written situation comedy episode ever written, in my opinion. Everything comes together with absolute perfection.

[@nikolaos9652]

The "hold my hand - no, that's not my haaaaand" line had me in stitches. Amazingly well written episode

[@gshortelljr]

This is what we've all been waiting for, when the show really takes off. And now we get Douglas.

[@dezertrat13]

Love matt berry

[@McPhailin]

FATHER!!!!

[@guyblack]

Unhand me priest!!!

[@JohnKater1971]

Watching people watch this unbelievable episode for the first time is one of my greatest joys.

[@led0073]

They get wilder as they go, some mind blowing episodes coming up. The exercise episode, the german cannibal, Peter file, the Internet and street countdown. Are amongst the finest in British comedy ever made. Can't wait to see your reactions.

[@DirtCheapFU]

Ohh... Peter. File.

[@Boxmajor]

The episode as a whole is amazing but the reveal to Jen of Roy on the wheelchair then Moss at the bar is class. There’s still more to come. FATHER!!!!!

[@johnzerlel]

SPEAK, PRIEST

[@vermis8344]

WHERE IS YOUR GOD? WHERE IS YOUR GOD NOW?

[@AishaIsFabulous-x-]

FAAAARRRTHAAAAA! 🤭 -x-

[@JD-Media]

Death is near! Death is everywhere! Who's that knocking on the door? It's Death...

[@arsenic1987]

AMBULANCE! I NEED A BLOODY AMBULANCE! I'M NOT JOKING!

[@majorlybad]

Jen turning round to Moss at the bar is possibly my favourite moment in any comedy

[@Madj3llyfish]

I would say for me the best bit is when Jen turns around to ask for a double whisky and sees Moss. This is definitely the best episode of the whole show for me.

[@neilsoncoombs4319]

Cant tell you how many times ive seen this episode. From the intermission onwards is so good. This episode is the antidote to any film or show that has a dark bleak ending

[@SpenceJS87]

Jen turning around and seeing Moss at the bar is the funniest thing I have ever seen and is the hardest I've laughed at anything.

[@AlastairjCarruthers]

It gets me every time, but I can still remember the first time I saw it years ago. I laughed so hard I might have done myself an injury. Perfect comedy 😂

[@bassmunk]

The whole episode is like a setup for that one "punch line". It's the best comedy pay off ever! lol

[@IceMetalPunk]

Lmao, Roy's delivery of "I'm mad for craic" is absolutely hilarious 😂

[@johnmcternan4157]

It's cathartic to hear it an Irish person, he's probably rolled his eyes silently at it a hundred times.😅

[@Cabbageface]

I've been waiting for this episode since the first reaction, I watched it on live tv and couldnt pause it so i feel like the chaos and rapid unravelling was such a punch, i remember bursting out laughing as soon as Jen turns around to see Moss behind the bar.

[@michaelking3629]

As a retired member of the IT Crowd, I can honestly say that I have worked with people just like Roy, Moss & Jen. I’ve responded to support calls by asking if they had tried turning their computers off and on again. Been shouted at by a user because her desktop computer won’t power on some days. I suspected that one or more of her colleagues was pranking her by unplugging it when she wasn’t looking (I never told her, all she ever knew was that I fixed it).

[@Moonlightgraeme]

This is my favourite episode of the it crowd, brilliant

[@annag8613]

I don't know how I missed this vid. One of the best episodes of a comedy show ever. We have watched it over and over. Genius of comedy and editing. Graham Linehan comedy is just a cut above.

[@hashworld5492]

One of the best episodes ever written of any tv series,the bald bloke in the wheelchair in the bus at the end who talks to Roy is Ash Atalla is one of the producers

[@webbess1]

He also produced The Office.

[@hipster01cg]

Also my mum says Congrats on the new baby, she loves watching these with me and I'm actually disabled so it hits in so many layers and my sister pulled the red cord one time accidentally and it was very funny and we panicked. Leg disability like LMFAO. We always say "I'm disabled" in Roy's voice.

[@TheThird1977]

Ever since you reacted to the first episode I have been waiting for this one, possibly the most perfectly scripted and executed sitcom episode ever. Shit, I was laughing my arse off when I saw the thumbnail just recollecting the various classic moments.

[@tileux]

All the episodes from now on ramp up to solid gold comedy. Every episode is just on a higher level than series 1. We were all waiting for ‘im disabled’. And everything after that. Here comes Douglas!

[@DirtCheapFU]

Hells Horses!

[@marklandreth2197]

The Actress who plays Laura Knightly (Lydia Fox) is actually married to Moss (Richard Ayoade).

[@Che5syMu5ic]

And this episode came out the year they got married (2007)

[@pj5517]

Really? 👍

[@watchreadplayretro]

Queen Boomer totally called it with Moss getting 100% into the role. Brilliant stuff, thanks guys!

[@tarekmoneimsaid]

Sometimes I wish I could forget everything about this episode just to watch it for the first time again, one of the funniest I've ever seen :D

[@BillSentry]

The producers were worried about the ratings, but when the live audience came into the studio the second season, and so many of them were garbed like Moss with all the pens in the chest pocket and such, they KNEW they had a big hit!

[@fyrealis]

I think this episode is just one of those rare times where we weren't looking for any specific moment. It's just a brilliant episode from start to finish. Though my personal favourite is when Moss gleefully shouts "Hello" at one of the actors. The innocence in his voice truly cracks me up!

[@mycustardlove4168]

I'd just like to say I've loved watching these with you. I do get the terrible blues after christmas, and i want to thankyou for these, they are going to help. The best episode of the lot.

[@iandennis1]

I’ve been looking forward to this one. A true classic

[@stefan6653]

Whole episode was hilarious - I think for me I was waiting for the reaction to Roy on the chair lift and then Moss behind the bar! Reaction didn't disappoint! :D

[@evrynameistaken5]

queen literally laughed herself blind for a minute there 😂

[@DEmma1972]

If you pause it like you did to recover from each hilarity then it takes away some of the humour. 1st few times I watched this I was in tears with my sides split. It is a masterpiece in how to write comedy and the timing and acting are 2nd to none

[@dgpatter]

Btw, the actress Roy was enamored with is played by Moss’ real life wife.

[@hannukah812]

No way!!! I didn’t know that!

[@55tranquility]

I did not know this

[@CTallant]

Yes! I've been waiting for this episode! It's one of my favourites! "What happened?" "I'm disabled" 🤣🤣

[@Renzsu]

This episode is just one of those special ones where it's just one gag after the other, almost no breaks. Super dense and yeah, I was hurting after it was finished :D

[@fairytoffee3159]

35:16 is to this day probably the hardest I have ever laughed because of a TV series. I think I actually hurt myself xD that cut and richard's face are absolute perfection

[@HomeworkRadio]

The biggest laugh TV has ever got out of me was this episode 🔥

[@CharlieyT95]

How to make your man truely happy. Turn the heating off Turn the lights off And don't leave the door open Simple

[@peterdavidson3890]

COMEDY GOLD

[@hannahstevenson27]

As an Irish woman?. I can confirm….we’re all insane

[@stingersplash]

One of best episodes of any sitcom ever...what a way to start 2024 🎉

[@chris_debian5368]

Every time I see this episode, I think it's award-worthy.

[@joelwatkins]

I don't know a single person who's watched this episode, and hasn't absolutely creased with gut-busting laughter at some point! One of, if not the, best episodes of the show.

[@sammacdaibheid]

FINALLY. The one we've been waiting for.

[@FrowningIke]

I lived in the US for 10 years. Early on, purchased a TV from American. I was told to drive around to the loading dock to collect. There was an older guy and a kid, 18 tops. I was chatting to the older guy and I could see the young guy in my peripheral vision staring at me, clearly wanting to interject. I turned to him and he said, word for word, "Are you from England)? I say "Yes" He says "Do you know Stuart"? In the background the older guy put his head between his hands!

[@henriettafinch6057]

Having worked in theatre most of my adult life and come from a family that also have I can categorically confirm that backstage parties are exactly as stated. I once woke up under the stage and we couldn’t find two cast members, one was located asleep in the rigging cuddling a dog puppet (it was hound of the Baskervilles) and one was trapped in a prop mechanism, it took a big tub of Vaseline and 30 minutes to pull him out. Of the mechanism I mean. These were the more sedate parties. I’m legally not allowed to talk about one. I can’t remember a lot. Good times.

[@rj2409]

The Moss reveal behind the Bar is one of my Favourite T.V moments ever 🤣🤣 literally crack up everytime

[@sammacdaibheid]

I was excited for the whole episode, not one moment. The whole episode is just amazing. When you rewatch it, you'll find new things to laugh at, it's just so exceptionally written. There's a lot of foreshadowing in this episode and I'm all here for it. For most of us, this is where the show really picks up. It has so many iconic episodes from here on in. I'm really looking forward to the football one myself. I'm gonna say it some more Garth Merenghi's Darkplace. You'll love it. Seriously goofy comedy. It's genius.

[@jonathanbignall1198]

As soon as I saw this reaction video on your channel I knew I'd have to watch it right away, I was sure you'd both be in stitches from laughing 😂

[@dontalkt2meboutheros]

Great episode, a few more to come. There was a Benidorm actor in there you missed recognizing. Nicholas Burns who played Jerome also played Martin Weedon in Benidorm.

[@laughingoutloud8612]

Nah, he did say he recognised but he didn’t twig it was Martin. He noticed just after he said, we better go the show’s starting.

[@MokumHVB]

🤣 I ve seen it so many times, but it stays sooo funny. Moss also my favourite caracter. (Richard Ayouade) In the Netherlands we have toilet ladies, you have to pay a euro or 50 c, not just tip them. But they dont just sit/stand around. They clean the toilets in between and stock paper etc. They often work at shops, cafe´s and at nightclubs as well. I like it when I go out at night. People are drunk and thh toilets become so messy when the bar staff does a clean twice a night. This way you have clean facilities. A friend of mine did it at a (gay ;) ) rave, dressed up fun, put out some stuff like deodorant, mints, lollies etc and made a lot of money.

[@adrianmcgachie]

I have seen this episode countless times and it still does not fail to make me collapse in laughter. King Boomer knows the three things to keep your man happy are breakfast, lunch and dinner!

[@partiallysightedpaul]

What an episode! British/Irish humour at it's best. Happy NY Boomers.

[@j9lorna]

Ball massage... I can't think of anything more terrifying.

[@AlastairjCarruthers]

I'm so glad you guys liked this one as much as I do 🤣 As others have said the whole thing is good, but I notice the parts that totally destroyed you two were the exact same parts that had me creasing up - Moss at the bar, the agonisingly slow lift, etc. The next episode is fantastic too, and in that one there actually are two very specific moments that had me on the floor. It'll be interesting if they also get you the same.

[@cazfloss1990]

This is one of my favourite ever episodes on a show. It’s absolutely fantastic.

[@phousefilms]

Jen:"WIllies, willies, I like willies..." Roy:"It's "I LOVE WIllies." Jen:"What?"" Roy:"I LOVE willies.... Bartender:"Sir, can you keep it down?" XD! Roy:"I'm always using the disabled!" Moss:"It's ILLEGAL!" "I'm disabled!" Love the part with Jen turning and Moss being behind the counter. And the repeated smashing of the glasses. "Me legs doon't work!"XD! "I thought we could make it work between us, because you looked a bit like a MAN!" LMFAO!

[@greigclement9081]

The gradual build up of hilarious scenes was incredible.

[@seancaseo84]

A work of art

[@nopenop1495]

Jen turning around only to find Moss awkwardly standing at the bar is comedy f**king gold.

[@thecornedbeefcouncil9792]

Best parts imo, the actual Musical…just ridiculous 😂 Roy getting chastised by the barman for saying “I love willies” too loud. Jen turning around seeing Moss and his facial expression. All the bits with Nicholas Burns (the guy you thought you recognised but couldn’t figure from where).

[@diogenesagogo]

And Jen's eyes ...

[@OneAndOnlyMe]

This how you know your co-workers are now your good friends, when they lean into whatever the hell is happening.

[@l3v1ckUK]

That was a good episode. Probably my favourite IT Crowd.

[@sjwillis1137]

Absolutely 😮😅

[@mharris7380]

This is the one we've been waiting for!!!!

[@Cruithneach]

I pulled a red cord many years ago when rather drunk. My thought process had been, "I wonder what this does". I distinctly recall replying to the concerned voices outside, "I'm alright, thanks, I pulled it by accident. Can you fuck off now, please?"

[@infamyinfamy]

Heat Magazine was a celebrity gossip magazine with fashion & beauty tips etc aimed at young women.

[@bryantgrant1909]

Fun fact Lydia Fox who plays Laura knightly, is married to Richard who plays Moss in real life.

[@Airihi]

Manchester is about 4 to 4 1/2 hr drive away 😂

[@BillSentry]

"Moss" costarred in the American movie with Ben Stiller which I think was called "The Watch". And by the way if you want fast talking American's go to New York City. I also figured out that the Spanish language requires fast talking, because they have to get twice as many syllables in each sentence. I wonder if toilet guys are there to discourage damaging the place. "The Standard" newspaper photo will show Roy as a gay guy all over the country. And at the end Roy has to ride in the gay van a really long way.

[@steeevebt]

Just wait for " Windows Vista! We're going die Roy .......🤣🤣

[@ducomaritiem7160]

If you like Moss (Richard Ayouade), see the uk show "Travel man" - where Richard- a bit of an autist hemself, who don't fancy travelling, travels the world with a uk celebrity. And, watch "Have I got news for you" a weekly show with sometimes Richard as a host. Richard Ayouade also has a show about weird gadgets, "Gadget man" all real treasures.

[@zingystardust4082]

Your knock the mic moment was hilarious. Enjoyed watching along with you, good to see that you 'get' the humour.

[@milquetoastmotorcyclist9800]

Fun fact: the theatre is the theatre in Wimbledon. The shot with the wheelchair lift is by the bins of the Wetherspoons opposite. 😅

[@ITPFS]

WHOASKED

[@JD-Media]

The thing about It crowd is the show dramatically gets better with season 2 and onwards. You can almost skip the first season because the following seasons are so much more better in every way. Season 2 is where the real show starts.

[@FurryWulfz]

I wouldn't agree if only because S1 exists to set the scene for who Moss/Roy/Jen are, without that series, a lot of these parts wouldn't be as funny.

[@anniesharp4871]

Such a good show. Please watch Black Books next to complete the Graham Linehan golden trio. It's my favourite of the three!

[@Unfinishe]

Knew you guys would love the part where he’s being lowered back down off the bus 😂😂 gets me every time

[@HomeworkRadio]

Moss's sudden appearance...that was the moment!

[@mikeb3936]

This is one of the funniest episodes in all off sitcom history.

[@ross8884]

A friend I worked with pulled that emergency cord in a disabled toilet... while at a job interview! Caused a right fuss! LOL

[@sallywaites8517]

Queen B, i love your jingles. ❤😂 Your ball story is both hilarious and adorable. 😂😂😂

[@Hywel1979]

Took me a sec, but the guys friend doing the bad Irish accent is the "posh" guy from benidorm with the wife that cheats on him with the barman

[@foodwallet1223]

Moss at the bar is the linchpin of this episode. In isolation its not that funny but the timing in this episode is so perfect. Its fantastic writing.

[@debbiemillar5864]

Favourite episode of the IT crowd!!

[@BubbIinHot]

By the way, the lady who played the actress in the theatre who’s super kind to Roy is Moss’ (Richard Ayoade) real life wife!

[@atherstone55]

In England if a glass gets broke they just grab another one and serve you, no shutting down the bar