THE David Brent Dance - The Office - BBC

[@krisfarmer4751]

His face is so consumed with jealousy at the start it looks like he's about to explode. Brilliantly acted by Gervais. Raw talent

[@junglejay31]

It’s such a great scene as you can tell it’s hurting Brent just watching Neil be the centre of attention.

[@shinybeast8946]

I hate Neil

[@VLAD_P_]

Neil is a little slug with no personality

[@theosworld941]

Yeah it's so funny seeing his jealous looks

[@patriceaqa288]

​@@theosworld941it's not even jealousy by this stage of the series, it's genuine heartbreak because Neil has absolutely destroyed whatever he thought of himself beforehand

[@coolperson962]

The aggressive , envious desperation in his humming 😂

[@threethrushes]

We've all been there.

[@DavidBrent2003]

People are always like, 'Brent you're such a talented dancer. Why don't you pursue it as a career?'. And I say, you know, been there done that. I've settled down now and I'm working in an office as a boss. Well boss secondarily, comedically talented friend first.

[@holdenfan8532]

Didn't you get fired?

[@fragilesoulofthespotless80]

I read that with your accent 😂

[@simonhunter5340]

@@holdenfan8532 na he didn't wanna get redundant.

[@jaimeleonguzman4328]

Probably bad man entertainer third

[@ianofliverpool7701]

"That looks gay" lol

[@alexbarker6864]

“Do you dance?” “Big time.” The ultra quick response of his answer cracks me up every time 😆 2:50

[@footycardstuff1232]

derpty dumb “I’ve sort of fuuuuused flash dance with MC hammer shit”

[@HaydnG266]

@@footycardstuff1232 for some reason just reading the comments from the exact video I'm watching makes me laugh too when it comes to The Office quotes

[@TestAccount-fw6nk]

It also cracks me me up that he knows he's digging himself into a hole (that they'll call his bluff and make him dance), but he just can't help himself...

[@mooneymagic4521]

Comedy with quick witted responses like that have always made me laugh the hardest.

[@crowns9966]

@@footycardstuff1232 I remember stopping the episode at that part, couldn't stop laughing about the mc hammer shit 😂😂

[@carsickmick5594]

I like both the British and American Office. When it was first aired in the UK, a lot of people hated David Brent as the humour went over their heads..........Ricky Gervais once said that people who hate David Brent usually are him.............

[@QuasiELVIS]

I didn't hate him but I found him hard to watch first time through.

[@QuasiELVIS]

@Rory O'Donnell Most people don't agree with you, myself included.

[@alexanderchenf1]

QuasiELVIS Screw most people

[@deeznutzu]

@Rory O'Donnell umm it is THE greatest TV show ever

[@dougie1968]

People who hate David Brent are usually him? A fat, ugly, odious, self-aggrandising, delusional buffoon? A tragic figure of fun open to ridicule and scorn? Sounds like Ricky Gervais was taking the piss when he said that. It's like saying people who hate Jar Jar Binks are usually him, meaning you must be a clumsy, well-meaning Gungan!

[@joshg2603]

When the clapping slowly stops and he gets more into it. I start to die more 😂

[@jacksonwayneputnam1599]

The “that looks gay” line and his delivery Is the funniest part

[@glennoconnor1130]

100%

[@jonnybirchyboy1560]

Neil honestly does come off as slightly closeted during this show.

[@ianofliverpool7701]

Wouldn`t be allowed today sadly "Hatespeech"

[@patriceaqa288]

@@ianofliverpool7701 If Hitler was reincarnated during a modern military crisis I'd like to think this was how it would go down. 'If you wanted genocide you should've come to me.' 'what you commit genocide?' 'BIG time more modern stuff than that and all. I sort of fused mass shootings with poison gas.' 'Alright then mate mate show us your moves?' 'Come on there's no beat is there.... as it's for charity.'

[@TedEhioghae]

When?

[@EvilKretacz]

Love how irritated he is over the orange game in the beginning.

[@Starwithnonname]

Yes, and just shows how sexually frustrated he is underneath.

[@davescopes249]

And then it falls to the floor and he kicks it across the room 🤣😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@huqiao]

Because it's Karl's head.

[@JWB86]

@Pascal "Remember where we were..."

[@spadgm]

This was gold!

[@meisterlymanu5214]

Having had a corporate career for 17 years, the Neil character is spot on. Just cooler, better, smarter, a politician, will go further, probably great wife and home, possibly a mistress no one will know about, kids in private school. And turns out to be a great dancer on the charity day too. A guy to get under anyones skin. When this guy turned up i was rooting for Brent.

[@threethrushes]

What a great analysis. I salute you for serving 17 years. I couldn't hack the psychopaths for more than two.

[@dhanushhegde1715]

Could you elaborate on why you find Neil unpleasant? He seems rather charming in the show...

[@meisterlymanu5214]

@@dhanushhegde1715 charm on the outside, ruthless back stabber on the inside. I met dozens of these guys.

[@eilrahc__]

@@dhanushhegde1715 Ricky Gervais once said that you shouldn’t like Neil because he’s got all the things that Brent wants, but it means less to him. He got all the breaks but he doesn’t care.

[@patriceaqa288]

meistery manu that he seemed so 'nice' but also came across as arrogant and pompous was the mastery of series two. i think the audience actually started to 'root' for brent by the end, because by the end he's reduced to a pathetically lonely narcissist who'd ego has brought him down, and that was so relateable for people. humans want profit, success and safety. so a hopeless delusional character who thinks he's an 'artist' a 'poet' and beloved by his staff when he's actually a lonely ageing idiot made us cry for someone we initially hated

[@LinxFraulein]

I don't know how the hell *any* of the actors in this scene were able to keep a straight face while they filmed it.

[@MonkeyMagicMonk]

rachel didnt at 3.48

[@the-backgroundnoise]

+Monkey Magic Yeah, she laughed right at the funniest part of the dance.

[@Laura-kg9le]

Links Fraulein hahaha I was just thinking that. I've watched it like 6 times now and it still a makes me laugh

[@annihilationgaming2289]

multiple takes obviously lol

[@lewis8634]

Emperor Kek really I though it was all one take with no editing

[@SylentEcho]

He just keeps going and hums so loud 😂😂😂

[@eightball8008]

+SylentEcho so cringeworthy.. he's so desperate!!!

[@MasterBolsover]

I like you can hear the laboured nose-breathing

[@TheLineCutter]

You have to really sit in awe of how good Ricky did it. If you have ever been around people like that... They subconsciously know they are wrong, they can tell from the horror on people's faces, yet they continue. Because if the mask that they chose to wear, to cover their state of chaos and pain, ever cracks it would lose its credibility. When he starts to humm that loudly, thats the moment where the mask dropped and everyone is horrified by the face underneath the mask. And it is then followed by people cheering him on disingenuously. It's a masterfull piece.

[@durisetister]

I was literally laughing so hard at this scene that my stomach hurts 😂

[@Gargantupimp]

@@TheLineCutter I think it's just that some people are very stupid and insensitive. There's no mask. He genuinely wants to one up the other guy, or at least equal him. He just doesn't know how, so he does his best yet always fails. Compare this to Tim who can one up people by his sensitivity to social cues and his sensitivity and good prediction of people's approval. The only thing wrong with David, besides his ineptitude, is that he is unprincipled: he would lie to make people like him, bully to make people like him, blame others to make people like him.

[@RC-9]

Love how Brent keeps growling the tune to the very end.. genius

[@seanadamson280]

Yep

[@yonezawa2810]

3:51 *That laboured intake of breath* 😂

[@guibredacalixto9086]

He was struggling 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@benben1997]

I think that's where Martin Freeman's face turns from the stunned look that everyone else has to a guffawing smirk, as he almost laughed at the intake of breath.

[@mahlstadt]

Very well observed!

[@georgiesweet]

howling

[@idontdovarioustasks]

Mc hammer flashdance

[@happyuk06]

"I sorta fused Flashdance with MC Hammer shit" LOL

[@arcsta_rr]

That's deep, they already know what they're on..

[@kaycamille1544]

This series in my opinion was nothing short of a masterpiece. The script , acting and Ricky’s portrayal of David Brent was as good , even better than anything I have seen on tv ever. To be able to portray the persona of David Brent with his complex personality is the mark of a genius. Not only do we dislike him intensely at times but we empathise with him and like him very much . Love him love him love him 💕

[@alkaholic4848]

Love to hate him. That's all.

[@joesoap81]

What still cracks me up about this is Brent seems to get aggressive round the 3.35 mark and it turns into an ''Angry Dance''.

[@OldSchoolRasslin]

billybob thornton That pointing bit is directly ripped off of "Flashdance".

[@clothilde1623]

OldSchoolRasslin You're the reason the internet is so funny yet infuriating. So, so infuriating.

[@Starwithnonname]

That's because underneath - he IS a very angry fucked-up individual. I think he knows he is fucked-up, but just doesn't quite know what to do about it.

[@alwaysdisputin9930]

lol sounds like most people i know

[@Dmdm_dm]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@vanhouten64]

This scene was absolutely the funniest thing I've seen in 40+ years of watching television.

[@AlfredTheBrave]

40+ years damn have you ever thought of going pro?? that amount of experience is impressive. you could be the next best television

[@comanchio1976]

+WOLVES WWFC1887 That doesn't make any fucking sense at all

[@AlfredTheBrave]

yeah man I know im reading that back wondering how high I was lol. cant even remember that comment

[@comanchio1976]

WOLVES WWFC1887 haha fair enough. Ordinarily I probably wouldn't have said anything, but I almost gave myself a headache trying to understand what you meant...

[@Al-kb2xl]

@@AlfredTheBrave LMAO

[@97channel]

I love how Neil is the embodiment of David's asperations.

[@iielysiumx5811]

neil is everything David wishes he was, good looking, charismatic, attractive and accomplished as well as being genuinely liked by everyone

[@jonnybirchyboy1560]

Aspergerations

[@M1sterBruh]

@@jonnybirchyboy1560 beat me to it

[@jimmorrison8203]

Neil is a pretentious prick. Brent is much better guy and I’d much more prefer a boss like Brent.

[@jimmorrison2657]

@@jimmorrison8203 Mate, I don't think Neil is a bad bloke, but like you, I would defo prefer Brent as my boss. By the way, the only real reason I replied is because we have got the same name.

[@RajSingh-jb6nt]

sick dance by the Brentmeister general

[@Scallion_D]

lol.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

That's what happens when you fuse Flashdance with MC Hammer shit.

[@graceb8520]

can't moonwalk on that carpet though:/

[@jerikdejesus1754]

theres no beat is there

[@34hedgehog]

Maybe the most uncomfortable thing ever shown on TV!

[@chrisvlad2005]

so akward!!! love him!!

[@pinecone5129]

the one on the american office made me question life almost as hard

[@breannanouveaux5132]

+Bill Patrick Jones lol. you're silly.

[@xDrikenx]

i loved this scene

[@furdiebant]

That's the entire point of season 2, it's brilliant

[@edgarrobbins3375]

"well that looks gay" Has to be the funniest 4 word sentence ever spoken.

[@daithiocinnsealach1982]

That's what I would have heard growing up if any lad try to do anything other than football, cars, etc. Even video games were for nerds.

[@abhirajarora7631]

Well that sounds gay

[@s0459054]

Even Gareth’s smiling just behind David

[@wordup897]

@@daithiocinnsealach1982 So true. And I played piano and painted. Imagine the shit I took.

[@josephdunn3757]

@@wordup897 🤣😆😂 🏳️‍🌈

[@DBanjos]

Gareth's face at 2:59, sensing storm's on the way.

[@brokentoast378]

Lol this comment wins!!

[@haiboriver]

Lol...

[@comanchio1976]

Haha well spotted!

[@DaHatBat]

he has the best neutral poker face ever

[@thereliablesource7938]

Military training right there

[@viborgguys1]

this sums up david brent better than anything. Pretentious and egocentric without an ounce of situational awareness.

[@Wally-H]

Actually, Brent is a man who is massively insecure. Like most insecure people, he has to be the centre of attention all the time, otherwise he can't cope. Neil was a great invention by the writers because he has the perfect character to wind the shit out of Brent - he has authority, he is good looking and he has charm. The fact Brent feels he needs to compete with him shows up his insecurity in this fine comedy series.

[@Scallion_D]

@@Wally-H 👌

[@baishya775]

Wtf is that pic..

[@iadorenewyork1]

Like Michael Scott later in his painfully uncomfortable Booze Cruise dance.

[@yeetwchybaban]

@@Wally-H gay

[@admiralkirk3999]

2:59 - the look on Gareth's face, he knows this is going to be a trainwreck.

[@jockmackay9582]

He knows what flashdance is, he knows who MC Hammer is and he knows his boss.

[@jo3yhoang]

He deserves a golden globe for that dance.

[@thomsboys77]

Ricky actually did win a Golden Globe for playing David Brent in 2004

[@MrCrunchy1001]

​@@thomsboys77 sort of think that was his joke mate

[@sallyjoan]

@@MrCrunchy1001 you're wrong

[@arcsta_rr]

The "egyptian rolling crab" goes hard here!!!

[@KrillLiberator]

It's when he's left hanging by the astonished - nay, horrified - onlookers and his own humming turns into something between a growl and a gibber, that the insanity truly unfolds. He locks into a strange mental state of aggressive denial of reality, blotting out the crowd whilst still actually addressing them, before finally pointing at the camera crew... That's the moment when we realise that he's aware of everything in that space apart from his own awfulness and that's why I love this scene so, so much.

[@jacksoncrate]

Brilliant comment. Fantastic analysis. Completely accurate. You have sussed the show. But how about the ending when the camera is so subtly placed so that when Dawn comes back into the office at the xmas party?? and the track playing by a pure coincidence? LOL

[@robinbrum]

What's a gibber?

[@SLAPnPOP726]

Andrew Givens THANKS PROFESSOR

[@jondunmore4268]

That was quite a psycho-analysis! Are you Stephen Merchant?

[@jondunmore4268]

That was quite a psycho-analysis! Are you Stephen Merchant?

[@e-ricksanchez778]

This show is hands down so much truer to life than the us version. No happy endings or hearts of gold just the awfullness that is working in an office on full display.

[@AbbyKunn]

Yeah, that's why I like most the us version. I mean, I already work in my office so I prefer another stuff to watch

[@alexandrabrorsson1265]

There is only one version of The Office and that is the British one. The American has completely destroyed the concept.

[@sianemmaspanner9262]

I love them both for different reasons… the UK office is incredibly real and funny the US one is very very silly and funny and light.

[@LOLLYPOPPE]

The Office UK will always be my favorite TV Show, I don’t even think the US version is in the same class.

[@parry3439]

@@cactusmalone it is very clear that the US Office staff are not good people lol. it looks like you're misinformes

[@gasparagusproductions3563]

At the 2:00 mark, David says 'That looks gay'. It's almost lost in the scene, but subtlety is what makes this show brilliant!

[@Onmysheet]

His expressions of jealousy throughout the part is brilliant.

[@soup8786]

theauxphou it's broad slapstick

[@Stoney-Jacksman]

That was as subtle as a brick to a window.

[@lewisjones4158]

It's not lost in the scene at all. It's blatant lol

[@aboyandhisdogos8158]

Undestated yes thats what makes the joke but not lost at all

[@freddiememer]

Martin Freeman's face during this is a picture.

[@ipisouthafrica]

God it’s uncomfortable. Gevais is a genius

[@deadpaul6415]

You’ve charmed me..

[@deadpaul6415]

@@AlOlexy What time you cruising down to chasers tonight 😊

[@bensmithkent22]

@@deadpaul6415 well its not definite.

[@deadpaul6415]

@@bensmithkent22 No no., come down the beers will be on me..in me 😁

[@TedEhioghae]

Please, stop mentioning Jesus Christ's name in vain.

I love this show because I absolutely hate every character, they’re too real

[@victorymansions]

Peep Show is like that too. The characters are terrible people. It's quite strange that we feel an empathy with those protagonists, because in everyday life, you would hate them

[@Dmdm_dm]

@@victorymansions the people on Peep Show are unrealistically evil sometimes though...

[@JumpingJacksism]

I hate the show.

[@djimma5080]

@@victorymansions I had this with flip from this is England , i love the character and find I'm hilarious but in real life I would hate him because he is a prick

[@joseescobar2076]

.

[@roccocasosmentor4212]

This sums up why The Office was so great to me. Not just the dance, but the facial expressions by the likes of Ricky Gervais, Lucy Davis and Martin Freeman are priceless - they are just so good at conveying their emotions across without saying a word. Definitely fantastic acting.

[@satireisnotdead5804]

And no matter how many times you watch it, there's still so many things to un-pack in every scene

[@larryjablinski3570]

I love how the dance isn't actually THAT bad. Like you can tell he has actually spent some time "practicing" and has put together what he thinks is an actually good routine. It's what makes this scene so good. He's bad at dancing, but not so bad to the point it is unrealistic.

[@Blobby192]

its not the dancing thats bad its his chubby little body doing it

[@phineasgage8252]

@@Blobby192 Well no, I've seen fat people actually pull off good dances. But sure, it doesnt help.

[@ZorbaTheDutch]

@@Blobby192 He looks like this giant beetle with the legs and arms sticking out.

[@Blobby192]

@@ZorbaTheDutch lolol

[@Noisehead101]

That’s kind of the point, it’s like when he plays guitar and sings, he’s not bad at all. That makes it funnier. The American version would probably make him comically bad with music. The fact he can actually play guitar etc adds to the realistic of his overestimation of himself

[@Cazduck16]

3:47, the lady in red in the background loses it

[@XLB6060]

🤣🤣🤣

[@joelk3187]

You don’t know her name?! :0

[@Dogzz13]

It's Rachel

[@JohnSmith-jj9jl]

Nice catch

[@ghulamsarwar687]

Well spotted

[@jameswhee]

One of the greatest ever TV moments

[@holamoco]

One of the best scenes, along with training day scene, that has ever put on television comedy. The office uk is one of the great. I live in Sweden so I can relate both US and UK jokes.

[@georgbergsten6050]

holamoco17 Yeah and I they also tried to make a really really shitty swedish version

[@plebhead_]

What about: NOOOOOO GOD PLEASE NOOOO NO NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@jameswhee]

@@plebhead_ 😡

[@dennisgalvin2521]

Ye he's responsible for a few. Another classic is when he Interviews woman for job.

[@MichaelHayesagent]

It’s been 20 years and I’m still laughing

[@jimmyolsenschannel6263]

I'm laughing when just thinking about it. Can be somewhat embarrassing at a funeral.

[@emmacook1984]

Snap

[@skorgetheking]

I remember the first time I watched this, I was in secondary school and it had me in tears laughing until my stomach hurt. I’ve never forgotten it and I doubt I ever will. I’d never laughed so hard at anything in my life up until that point and perhaps I never will again

[@Dantotherivertosilenceme]

When he kicks the orange😂😂😂

[@devilrobbie25]

brilliant haha

[@davescopes249]

I was just laughing my head off at that bit thinking was I the only one who noticed it. Then I read your comment and I'm laughing my head off again 🤣😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@aternialaffsalot]

poor karl

[@VadersFist95]

"Head like a fucking orange!"

[@spadgm]

Lol the thirst is real!

[@SSJfraz]

The genuine look of concern on everyone's face about 10 seconds into his dance lol

[@dumbbuddha1644]

That move at 3:47 is phenomenal.

[@dshejbal]

Yeah, it reminds me some strange creature

[@JWB86]

The bird in red broke character and couldn't help laughing

[@dannozzer]

It looks like this dance you might have heard of. Search up fortnite best mates. I know what you’re thinking but just do it

[@UncleBillyProduction]

@stephen stewart that makes this all the funnier

[@teamevironmentrescue]

Roy Purdy who

[@FreestyleGGD]

You can see the instant regret after he says 'big time' without even thinking. Wonderful series, fantastic writing and expertly acted.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

_"I've sort of fused Flashdance with MC Hammer shit"_

[@kittyhawk9707]

Yeah thank you for quoting that .Even though I can CLEARLY hear that line in the scene ..It makes it far more funnier when some douchbag posts it as a comment.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

@@kittyhawk9707 You need bigger things to whine about, mate.

[@katewilson4568]

@@kittyhawk9707 Miserable wanker, go cry in a corner.

[@kittyhawk9707]

@@katewilson4568 oh fuck off..

[@kittyhawk9707]

@@TonyEnglandUK You need bigger things to whine about, mate.

[@JohnQ1127]

One of the best scenes in the entire series. It seems to sum up so many things in just a few minutes. It shows David's jealousy and his unyielding need to be the center of attention and it also shows David's complete lack of self awareness in the dance sequence. It's also David's worst nightmare as popular Neil upstages him yet again. Not to mention David's improve dance is one of the funniest cringe worthy moments in the series. There's also some great directing in this scene as you see small clips of David looking very bitter and jealous when Neil and Rachel are dancing. There's also some great little moments of Dawn looking furtively at Tim and Tim cheering on Rachel as she dances.

[@devjoshi12]

And it's funny as fuck

[@stanfrancisco8505]

Some of the greatest moments in this series were the ones with no dialogue, just pure, unadulterated awkwardness.

[@Tkivo]

0:09 Poor Karl gets kicked in the head.

[@johnshanley83]

Thanks for making me laugh 😂

[@k.g.847]

I was looking at every guy like what? Wrong. Karl isn't there and then I rewound and saw the orange and was like. Nice one.

[@avnub66]

Tkivo Band (*in Karl's voice*) "What's all that about?"

[@MyEnemy]

Glorious.

[@zanderman004]

Tkivo Band Genius!

[@RargoFC19]

It’s the facial expressions by Brent all the way through this that get me. Genius.

[@Noisehead101]

Shows he's actually a top notch actor too. He can really nail emotions with his face, such as pure jealousy here.

[@MrJamesdryable]

I love how much he's hating their performance.

[@maddieek6865]

Its a mood

[@evitasdad]

Never before did embarrasment feel more wonderful !

[@tedstriker6646]

evitasdad Aatually he said in the commentary that he didn't even realise he looked so deranged while doing the dance, and he was a bit embarrassed for real.

[@evitasdad]

Lol !

[@kensiblonde4203]

I love this scene, Gervais plays simmering jealousy so well.

[@RubbaDUBVideos]

"That looks gay.."

[@therealist1951]

RubbaDUBVideos 1:08

[@Ben-tb8en]

😂

[@elboscohieronymusbosch370]

hahahahahahahahh

[@taxidrivernwo]

You couldn't even have a non sympathetic character or villain say that anymore...

[@yonezawa2810]

TheRealist you beat me to it!!

[@portantwas]

At a work Christmas party one of the managers got a bit drunk and did a very similar dance, but to a live band. As he got drunker he ended up sliding on the floor repeatedly until he slide into the drum kit. Everyone had abandoned the dance floor earlier because he'd been swinging his arms around like a robot. That's why I love this clip - it is so accurate.

[@johndillon6859]

Arguably the greatest, most perfect show in the history of television.

[@DonnaFallon-si2nc]

Yar, totally, darling... Totally

[@sallyjoan]

@@DonnaFallon-si2nc you must be having a laugh

[@sharioverend1618]

Right on! I'm about to cry!

[@johndillon6859]

Name a better one.​@@sallyjoan

[@sallyjoan]

@@johndillon6859 ok, how about Only Fools and Horses, Some Mothers Do Ave Em, on the Buses, Are You Being Served, Blackadder, Fawlty Towers, Monty Python, shall i go on?

[@Quontomleeeep]

Brent clearly puts Neil in his place again , Brent danced the pants of him . Pretty amazing because Brents performance here was impromptu ........

[@pickleman6941]

There shouldn't be extra points for that... Necessarily

[@armstronga2358]

Quantum Leep The money was for both dances... both equally good dances.

[@Tom_Harding]

David, is that you?

[@Epichuman100]

Quantum Leep “make your minds up I’m collecting for charity” then he proceeds to pick up the charity collection that wasn’t even his in the 1st place 😂

[@jondunmore4268]

@@Epichuman100 "... for making your mind uuuuuuuuuuup!..."

[@Starwithnonname]

This is so sad, the whole gathering descends from being a fun and happy event to an extremely awkward and embarrassing calamity where everyone wants to find a crack in the floor to hide in.

[@kelvyquayo]

Sounds like every single family holiday event..

[@Dazarabia522]

thats the point lol. This is masterful cringe comedy

[@michaelotis223]

@@Dazarabia522 it's so physically painful to watch

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

I feel like things in the American Office tended to go the exact opposite way.

[@barrydsa]

Both versions made me feel the same, that's why they are both great

[@bentolich9308]

Haha It’s him losing his breath in the middle of the humming that gets me. Desperate for love, drowning in his own dance moves.

[@alkaholic4848]

😂 Underrated comment

[@greaseweekly201]

I love Dawns body language 1.21-1.26. Fantastic! How do actors do that? We’ve all felt like that at some point in our lives but to be able to show those emotions on demand and get it ‘spot on’, most of us would never be able to do that. It was awkward to watch because I knew just how she was feeling.

[@Geral454]

Because british performers study a lot about acting.

[@dingusrevolver]

That shot stood out to me, as well. She looks at Tim, expecting him to be jealous and maybe mad (like Dawn's fiance would be) -- almost hoping for it. Then is disappointed that he's not mad at all...but just transfixed and admiring Rachel.

[@kaysmith8992]

@@dingusrevolver I thought she was looking at him because she wanted to dance like that with him 😂

[@deerheart87]

I agree she’s so great

[@blockpart2184]

I dont know her but that scene was perfect haha how did she nail that

[@SteadyChap]

I keep rewatching and thinking to myself, "how doesn't he just burst out laughing". You gotta admire Ricky Gervais.

[@localkauf]

it was done in 3 takes apparently

[@zilly4239]

the blonde lady in the red dress at 3:46 can't hold it in and laughs just before the camera moves

[@annthorpe8411]

What a lot of non professional dancers won't appreciate is that to appear to be this bad at dancing, one actually has to be a very accomplished dancer indeed! Much like Less Doorson and his "my bad" piano playing, when in reality Doorson was a concert standard trained pianist and had to mark the keys (with colored stickers) in order to be able to hit the "right" wrong notes. It just doesn't seem fare that God would bless one man with so many talents as Jarvis. As if it isn't enough that he's able to write such brilliant comedy, pop music (Siona Miller) and act as incredibly well as he does in Derek, he even arranged the choreography for this dance sequence. David Bowie eat your heart out!

[@MarkGuitar]

Ann Thorpe ....OI, No professionals.....'im not a professional'.....well you should be...

[@clintdeangelis5105]

I loved how Ricky talked about this scene on the dvd. He said to Stephen Merchant, "I've got short legs, a pot belly...I look like an orangutan. Why didn't someone tell me I looked like that??"

[@FacelessMachine]

This will never get old. I love it every time.

[@animfan98]

David Brent - The single greatest boss of all time.

[@dronessential]

Basically just a chilled out entertainer.

[@soundseeker63]

This is one of those iconic TV scenes that seeing it just once is enough to burn it into your memory forever. I literally remember every last bit of David's "dance" like 20 year later! 😆

[@gregpark1359]

I think David taught Australia’s entrant for the Olympic break dancing at Paris 😂

[@dronessential]

I doubt she could have pulled this off.

[@Captain_Rhodes]

I still remember the moment I saw this in my bedroom on TV all those years ago. My friend was over and we absolutely lost it. You know something is special when you remember where you were

[@thedolphin5428]

David's continual little tie-pulling tic cracks me up every time. It's a total giveaway of the insecure, person.

[@idontdovarioustasks]

I didn't notice that you're right thank you for that mate

[@MatteoPrezioso]

This sketch is and will always be so beautifully, yet painfully, fantastic.

[@finnslate5541]

With many people learning new skills during lockdown I’ve set myself the goal of learning this fantastic dance

[@cappuccinogrande]

How is it going?

[@mattadders9819]

The point and wink 😉 at the camera is the killer for me! 🤣🇬🇧

[@fionabeswick7155]

I love how Neil and Rachel have clearly worked really hard and rehearsed to do the dance...and David has done exactly nothing but wear a red nose, but claims he can't do his work because he's "saving some Africans"

[@sandinogallese8221]

This sums up David Brent better than any other scene!! I'm in life-threatening stitches whenever I watch this. Hahahaha!

[@harrystiles8195]

01:20 , Dawn's look , lol . Even though this show is obviously a comedy , there are actually some brilliant poignant scenes throughout .

[@DaHatBat]

I remmeber Stephen Merchant said that The Office is actually a romance story. The romantic elements are all there from the first episode to last.

[@TomHeavey]

it's a tragicomedy I would say, there's a lot depth to it, and incredible humour.

[@redryan5048]

My mate once said to me "You are a real Neil Godwin these days".... I was raging.........

[@Forestgravy90]

+redryan5048 do you prefer a flan?

[@roccocasosmentor4212]

I hope you gave him a written warning and then made him redundant! LOL.

[@Frst2nxt]

redryan5048 Ok. Thanks Neil

[@0121-x2j]

😂😂😂😂

[@OhFishyFish]

That looks gay.

[@Septeus7]

An Olympics level performance....

[@theultimateshield5133]

3:47 even she cracked up 😂😂

[@thunderstudios4403]

Oh yea didn’t notice that 😂

[@fionabeswick7155]

It's so full of perfect details, the Office. Like how Neil makes a point of going over to shake Tim's hand, after dancing so closely with Tim's girlfriend. "I sort of fused Flashdance with MC Hammer shit"

[@JohnQ1127]

I love how David says, "I've danced more modern stuff than that" and then proceeds to name "Flashdance" and "M.C. Hammer Shit", LOL!.

[@fionabeswick7155]

i know, hilarious. and how do you answer a fat middle-aged man saying "I've fused" those two.

[@JohnQ1127]

I don't know if I've ever laughed harder than the first time I saw the "David Brent Dance". Maybe the first time I saw "Monty Python & the Holy Grail" or "Spinal Tap" or the first time I saw "Blazing Sadles". The best part of that dance is that you think he's going to stop because everybody stopped clapping in shock and yet he goes on for another 20-30 seconds.

[@fionabeswick7155]

Yes, the way the chanting peters out in horrified embarrassment, yet Brent just carries on...and afterwards, there's a slow scatter of 'applause'...he still doesnt get it....and then Gareth says something like "we dont have to pay for THAT, do we? and Brent says: "Well, don't say it like that! All the money collected is for both dances, both excellent dances...although mine was impromptu and theirs was rehearsed...but make your own minds up, I'm collecting for charity..." Its as if he thinks that by saying something he can make it true! We seem to have a lot in common with TV...do you like Blake's 7?

[@JohnQ1127]

Yeah, Garath is the the only blunt one in the group. Garath is like one of those people who don't have a filter in their brain. I love how Brent says, "both Excellent dances" with the emphasis on "excellent". It's just brilliant acting by Ricky from his facial gestures at Neil & Rachael to the dancing to his obliviousness of the situation. I think I watched and re-watched that scene about 3-4 times the first time I saw it and I was laughing so hard that I was almost crying. This show is also a great example of how oblivious bosses can be. People rarely respond or criticize them because it's almost always in your worst interest to challenge your boss, it's usually a no-win situation. As a result they become quite insular and are often clueless to reality. At least David Brent is basically a decent person. I worked for this nasty, greedy, sarcastic, vile, petty, vindictive, subtly racist, morbidly obese woman who kind of looked like one of those female prison guards from the 1930's. She had this delusion that people actually loved her and thought she was funny and the life of the party because we tolerated her and didn't want to make the situation worse. They eventually sent her to sensitivity training courses because she had so many complaints and they ended up transferring her to another department. I'm from the U.S. so I'm not familiar with "Blake's 7". It has high ratings on IMDB so I'm going to have to check it out. We didn't get much 70's British T.V. Basically we received: U.F.O., Dr. Who, Space 1999, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Faulty Towers, Upstairs Downstairs, and The Benny Hill Show. Then in the 80's we got stuff like "The Young Ones" and "Allo Allo".

[@Yogurdenaranja]

3:45 If you pay attention you hear the camera laughing 3:46 the man on the right laughs 3:47 the woman in red starts laughing too They couldn't handle it. xD Thank you Skype. Really. Thank you.

[@radiofriendly]

Thanks for that! And imagine the pressure not to laugh when it's obviously going to be a great historic take...I bet their stomachs hurt.

[@kimjongunvevo]

@@LukasOfTheLight there is a slight laugh there. Its the camera crew or someone near them. But definitely there is a laugh.

[@kimjongunvevo]

@@LukasOfTheLight okay 🙃

[@jackdanielss]

This is why Ricky Gervais is a genius

[@cockywatchman1976]

The money was for both dances

[@malcasablanca]

Both *excellent* dances.

[@thedoctorand]

Brent's was impromptu, but I don't think you should get extra points for that... necessarily.

[@andrewjenkinson8948]

malcasablanca True. Brent's was more modern, though.

[@warlocksarewatching]

I'm collecting for charity!

[@augre-app]

Matthew Collins haha...

[@kabelomkhabela4766]

“I’ve already raised more than that in a way”😂😂😂. Just loves being the center of attention ALL THE TIME!

[@parkender1833]

3:50 his face kills me every time

[@bobwoods1302]

Being able to dance that poorly is a talent on it's own. Genius! 😂

[@emmyelijah7395]

"I sort of fused Flashdance with MC Hammer sh!t"

[@maffieduran]

Truly one of the greatest moments in TV history

[@pretty-micky3737]

‘That looks gay’ kills me every time! 😂😂😂

[@ap5194]

I remember watching this scene for the first time and just howling with laughter. The office is still one of the best comedies ever made imo

[@sharonritchie-simmons4757]

my eldest didn't appreciate it when I did the David Brent dance for him and his friends in the canteen at primary school parent lunch!

[@jondunmore4268]

They don't know art.

[@M1sterBruh]

can’t imagine why

[@xman777b]

yeah, you can't come back from that

[@harrisonthecarguy3734]

Why would you do that to your son

[@tonysouth1313]

Next time, try it at the whole school assembly. Then there's end-of-year Speech Night....

[@user-ls1lu7gu4u]

The laughs they must of had when filming this. Ricky Gervais is a genius

[@tomaskew452]

Person: "can you dance?" Me: "no" **consumes 1 beer** Me: 3:18

[@maximthefox]

David Brent would post these comments if he had KZbin

[@mattycat5638]

THIS IS JUST THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED IN ANY OF IT'S KIND AND AND THE SAME TIME IT IS SUCH AN ASTONISHING PERFORMANCE. RICKY GERVAIS AND STEPHEN MERCHANT YOU ARE BOTH UNREAL! Thank you for creating the most memorable and iconic brilliance.

[@SmokingEagle]

they all deserve an Oscar for keeping a straight face through this

[@DrMcFly28]

I saw this four or five times and I simply can't watch it without cringing. Even knowing this is a show and it was all staged and shot and reshot and edited and compiled it's still.. argh!

[@Onmysheet]

That's the beauty and craftsmanship the show has. The awkwardness will always stay fresh.

[@rchdb]

Spot on, you both.

[@jakem834]

You need keep watching it, preferably twice daily until you no longer cringe but in fact crave more!

[@donniedarko3777]

McFly that’s what I love about the UK version, it gives you that real awkward cringe feeling that the US version just doesn’t have. The US version is just so clearly played out but this is pure gold.

[@rosiek1990]

I cringed so hard when David did his little "show" in clubs and as an inspirational persona. Ugh...

[@boazmunro478]

Gervais' acting in this entire series is one of the best things I've ever seen

[@michaelgann8070]

.......and has no training as an actor.

[@GATguy98]

“Can we remember where we were...?” *kicks orange against the wall*

[@rotkev]

00:57 Thats the face one our dogs makes when the other one is getting attention.

[@idontdovarioustasks]

No dog with you today david?

[@jul30ie]

I like the bit after the end of this clip when he says that the money raised is for both dances 😂😂

[@paulharper4196]

Both excellent dances, I know they rehearsed theirs and mine was impromptu but......

[@oldrock80]

This is one of the best scenes ever.

[@djimma5080]

When you watch this it's hard to imagine he was once a teenage heartthrob popstar

[@jackiestoff5896]

As someone already pointed out, this dance and John Cleeses funny walks go down as 2 of the most unexpectedly hilarious pieces of British comedy .

[@KempoYoutubeChannel]

I love how Gareth is ever so silently clapping long after the rest have stopped

[@p-layfitness7546]

Great spot!!

[@Cooteeeee1995]

Just wish I could go back in time and watch this scene for the first time again haha

[@peterleash3998]

If David Brent had participated, he would have won the breakdance competition at the Paris Olympics

[@rachelleakuffo8949]

Tim's face is just priceless!

[@TheMadFerrit]

3:14 ....its that buck-toothed look of pre-dance delusional arrogance coupled with his little warm up shuffle that gets me every time....hahaha. .....that and the attempts to look indifferent during Neil's entire routine, whilst trying his hardest to mask the jealousy. I think we overlook the unbelievable acting by Gervais - who we should remember is technically an unqualified actor.