*The IT Crowd Season 1* First Time Watching REACTION

[@jenmurrayxo]

Should we check out Season 2? Jen's TV Reactions: kzbin.info/aero/PLQHhQlj8i5dpS0ELbe5IwPIPBS0fhRtbu

[@Ian-xx1xb]

This was so much fun it's a massive yes to season 2 from me 🔥💙🔥💙

[@tommyshelby2787]

YES every season gets funnier Wait till Boss Son arrives in this show 😂

[@Unitedaerthe]

Yes please To this day it's still one of my favorite go to shows.....

[@Atlas_Redux]

OH GOD YES

[@jamespfp]

Absolutely. All Seasons are excellent, too. Probably Graham Linehan's best work, ever.

[@CDNChaoZ]

The fact that the female lead is named Jen is just icing on the cake. It's like this show is made for you. Definitely watch the rest!

[@fleason771]

I went to many recordings at Pinewood Studios to watch "The IT Crowd" being filmed. That is a real audience in the background sitting between 3-4 hrs watching the show performed live & the cast was always on top form. Happy memories 🥰

[@KWHCoaster]

Oh, that would have been amazing. Love the outtakes where you can hear the audience laughing at the slip ups. 🙂

[@fleason771]

@@KWHCoaster I was there for "The Return Of The Golden Child" & all I will say for now is "Can you get them a drink please Stephanie.." 😮🤣😭🤫 & "It'll blow my cock off!!"

[@CarolinaCharles777]

The IT Crowd!!! I did NOT expect this. What a surprise treat!

[@kellymoses8566]

"The Work Outing" Is one of the funniest episodes of TV ever made.

[@AEnimikeFeeb]

the dinner party also

[@leftofpunk]

@@AEnimikeFeeb Dinner Party is amazing

[@DrBeardfacePA]

That’s the theatre one, right? That’s my favorite episode.

[@thebig9720]

First episode of next series. Masterpiece!

[@iliketostayhome]

My favorite is when he dates the "woman from Iran".

[@Noah_Entropy]

This show helped me survive 15 years in IT with some of my sanity intact. People often try to tell me "Oh i love nerdy characters, I watch the Big Bang Theory!" I then gently but firmly correct them and suggest if the want to know what REAL super nerds/IT people are like, watch The IT Crowd. So much better in every way.

[@Atlas_Redux]

You should read BOFH. Mandatory reading for anyone in IT. That's what kept my sanity going for decades.

[@garycameron8167]

Yes. I've been in several "IT Departments" at universities, schools, etc. They are ALWAYS in the basement, a converted closet (really!), or some other out of the way place that no one else wants to work in, and there were ALWAYS piles of equipment, parts, spools of wire, and usually a shelf with nerdy collectibles.

[@tetefather]

Yeah, IT/nerdy people are basically heavily autistic ADHD ppl

[@hackerx7329]

Big Bang Theory is jokes making fun of nerds. IT Crowd is jokes FOR nerds

[@mikeadams8027]

I worked IT for a government contractor. We were in what was called THE DUNGEON. Basement floor behind two secured doors. No windows.

[@e.d.2096]

THIS WAS HILARIOUS 😂 SEASON 2 PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, JEN! 😊

[@Yora21]

"Father!!!"

[@leftofpunk]

@@Yora21 Unhand me, priest!

[@bigneon_glitter]

_The IT Crowd_ got better with every series. Yes, keep going. Series 4, in particular, features a great bit 🤫 Also worth watching: _Spaced_ (1999, 10 eps) - the classic & influential nerd culture-centric Simon Pegg/Edgar Wright show.

[@twentythreeforlife]

Yes, please watch Spaced! Love the IT Crowd as well.

[@TheRealAhoy]

Yeah, make a big push for Spaced. It's so short I've regularly watched the whole 2 series' with friends while having some drinks, it's very easily digested.

[@Cheepchipsable]

...and Father Ted.

[@Dylan_Platt]

Please, PLEASE watch Spaced! "...hullo Brian"

[@TheRealAhoy]

@@Dylan_Platt Come back in one piece Brian... You know the piece I mean...

[@XenoTheProducer]

Well this is a pleasant surprise lol. This is one of my favourite comedy shows of all time. I think the cast is absolutely perfect, the comedy still makes me howl with laughter to this day...and that theme song has always been utter fire. 🔥

[@kevinL5425]

My life for decades: “Hello, IT … Have you tried turning it off and on again?”

[@XeonAlpha]

Did tech support for 8 years. This show is almost painfully real

[@Unitedaerthe]

The first time I watched that part I nearly spit out my drink, Knowing that I more than once was probably one of the clueless and confused calling IT..... Thank goodness I never got that part confused, but I always found it funny they did always asked that...... It only took them asking me that once for me to realize I need to do this every time before I call them ......

[@kevinL5425]

@@Unitedaerthe Our IT support centre had a voicemail for people to leave requests for assistance. It directed people to our knowledge base articles, mentioned if any systems were having problems, etc. I SOOO wanted to start the voicemail system with “Hello, IT … Have you tried turning it off then on again?” Like the tape recorder in the show. Back in the day we could even have programmed a DECTalk voice response system to say that, then if they followed up ask if it was plugged in … lol.

[@kevinL5425]

@@Unitedaerthe To be fair, I once called my cable company support line because my PVR / cable box was doing wonky things. Randomly jumping between channels, etc. I thought I had to get it replaced …. until he said “Have you tried changing the batteries in your remote”. (Insert Picard face palm image here). So even we IT professionals can be “that guy” on the other end of the line. The remote was working enough to turn everything on and do some things, but the batteries were too weak to properly do other things like change channels.

[@kevinL5425]

@@Unitedaerthe As to why we asked people to turn it off and on again, it’s because it worked! As people work with computers over time, it may use up resources, or some program you started a couple days ago might not shut down properly and may be messing things up, or any myriad of other problems could happen. Shutting down the computer then turning it on again resets all that and clears up most of the problems. It turns off unused programs, clears out and resets all the memory, closes any files the computer might be holding open on the hard drive, etc. I know of some people that never actually turned off their computer (they just closed their laptop and put it in “sleep” mode). A proper shutdown and restart periodically did wonders for their computer.

[@Normadeus]

This is among my favorite British TV shows! Yes please to more of "The IT Crowd". 😀😀👍🏻👍🏻

[@DavidSmith-pg1ob]

Yep, this is my favorite also! Some of my other British favorites are "Coupling, "Jekyll", and "Misfits".

[@candicelitrenta8890]

My boyfriend who passed away absolutely loved this show. I could never get him at all into the Big Bang Theory, but this one was his gem.

[@jenmurrayxo]

I'm sorry for your loss 🌹

[@mr.a8315]

❤ *hugs*

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

I love that you reacted to this, Jen, it gets even funnier as the series progresses, better with each season. Hopefully you'll react to season 2 and onwards. 😊

[@cassidywest5539]

Here's hoping foe Season 2. Fatheeeeeer!

[@s.henrlllpoklookout5069]

Another video...I see. Actually, I don't follow

[@stilettoswinger7404]

Maybe then on to "toast of london".I've only heard on Matt berry recently and I think he's brilliant.

[@cassidywest5539]

@@s.henrlllpoklookout5069 SPEAK PRIEST!

[@Yora21]

Unhand me, priest!

[@jonesey251]

"He was certainly the villian of the piece ..." has been part of my venacular for years now.

[@Ian-xx1xb]

This was a wonderful surprise and soon as the title theme kicked in your reaction made it clear this was going to be so much fun with lots of laughs and it didn't disappoint . This was great 😃 cheers Jen you always pick the best shows 🔥💙🔥💙🔥💙

[@MrSinnerBOFH]

Yes! Jen is watching the IT Crowd! With Jen! Please watch all the seasons! Such a wonderful show, so many laughters, so many belly aches from laughing! This is real IT, and if you’ve worked there, you know 😂😂😂😂

[@David19749]

Thanks Jen for hitting on this awesome show! I will to be enjoying every hilarious episode with you 🤣 👍

[@najhoant]

So excited to see you react to this. If you want more Richard Ayoade goodness, check out Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace, it really is one of a kind

[@treetopjones737]

Travel Man, short trip travel show.

[@maxducoudray]

It’s been years since I’ve watched this show. Can’t wait to revisit it with Jen.

[@E_y_a_l]

Wow what a great surprise! it's 1:20 AM here and I was about to call it a night, then this comes up in my feed, I guess sleep can wait! thank you for reacting to this great show!

[@lukebarton5075]

1.30am here and experiencing the same situation!

[@dannylutz194]

If you enjoy Richmond, you should definitely check out The Mighty Boosh!!

[@TheWebcrafter]

49:54 - BODY SNATCHERS? The scene in which Judy spots Roy from across the street and begins pointing at him is a direct parody of the 1978 'Invasion of ;The Bodysnatchers' remake end scene.

[@Dillpicks95]

Sorry I couldn’t stay for the reaction Jen, but congrats on 1.4k in the chat that is incredible and you deserve it.

[@jenmurrayxo]

Thanks D! :)

[@adriangutierrez2327]

Moss is one of my fave characters ever. When he is uncomfortable he is amazing.

[@adriangutierrez2327]

Moss buying slacks 👖 or Roy thinking he’s gonna die in church always crack me up.

[@TEWITHSG]

You should definitely try and watch Garth Marenghi's Dark Place. Its 2-3 years before IT Crowd and has a lot of the same actors before they were all semi famous from being in the IT Crowd. Richard Ayoade was a co-writer on Garth Marenghi and the IT Crowd director appears in a few episodes as well.

[@Wannabe_Baby]

Oh wow, of all the things to react to, I never expected this! My worlds are colliding! I appreciate how much you enjoyed hearing "Jen" in a British accent and I think Moss was everyone's favourite in this show. :)

[@sithlordkaeyl21]

Oliver Chris, the man that played the security guard Daniel in the third episode, is in another really funny British show ‘Green Wing’. I think you’ll like it, too.

[@mugendub]

Yes! Green Wing was amazing

[@lordflashheart3680]

After 35 years in IT I can tell you a lot of this rings hiariously true (or it did 30 years ago - times have changed). You should keep watching Jen, it gets even better very soon. 🤣

[@miff227]

as a current I.T. Person, no it hasn't changed really, just the actual things you turn off and on again have.

[@lordflashheart3680]

@@miff227 heh, true. I was kinda referring to the times when we used to do board level diagnostics, and built our own cables etc. “Did you turn off the soldering iron”. 🤣

[@chefskiss6179]

THIS IS AWESOME!!! These three were also in a cool comedy movie together, Richard Curtis's The Boat That Rocked (2009). All-star Brit cast, worth a watch on yer own time if ya just wanna sit back with the hubby and have a goofy grin on and flake out to.

[@Ian-xx1xb]

truly EPIC thumbnail showing just how flipping hilarious this show is 😂

[@queenjustine66]

Thank you, Jen! ITC has been one of my favorites for a long time and this was fun. Happy to see you've already done S2, will be heading there next =) In the US, mostly among older generations, they say "Aunt Flo is visiting," adding another layer to the joke. I'm ElderX and I use it with my best friend but always wonder if those younger than us know this expression. Apparently they also used to say "she fell off the roof," which seems unnecessarily dire! And not in an authentic spanish accent but in standard american english, tapas is pronounced top-us. emphasis on top.

[@mr.a8315]

Fantastically funny series and hilarious reaction! 💜 Yes please, to continuing IT Crowd. 52:28 Moss randomly mentions Sheena Easton. 😂😍 She's from Glasgow, Scotland and sang the fab Bond theme song 'For your eyes only'.

[@steveb1148]

Thanks soooo much for putting this on your channel! Absolutely laughed my butt off with you!!! Never heard of it before, and saw your season 2 reaction posted, so glad I checked it out!!

[@steveb1148]

I was even drinking a beer (corona) along with you!! Hehe

[@MH-jx1hc]

The outtakes are really good for this show. They obviously had a lot of fun on set.

[@TheWebcrafter]

1:01:07 - GREAT CHOICE, JEN. One of my fave comedy TV shows, and I'm so glad you liked it. Perrhaps at a later date you'll squeeze in 'SPACED', an Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson creation which, due to their love of cinema, contains so many movie references/easter eggs that spotting them all became a must-do by fans of this cult classic comedy.

[@kevinlewallen4778]

Fun show, Jen. I'd definitely enjoy watching more of it with you. Thanks!

[@balrog73]

What a pleasant surprise.....So friggin cool that you're watching this! One of my favorites.

[@troyoro]

Your reaction to finding out her name is Jen was so cute 😊❤

[@StephenRae-u1t]

I am so, so happy you are watching this!! One of the best British comedies ever made. Richard Ayoade (Moss) is incredibly funny. I think you would also really enjoy 'What We Do In The Shadows' both the movie (which came first) and the tv series.

[@joyfulzero853]

The middle one of the Mexican singers was Graham Linehan, principal writer of IT Crowd. Father Ted, Black Books, etc.

[@robertstephenson9760]

I love the IT Crowd. If it helps, I think the first episode of Season 2 is one of the best episodes of all time. Its one where they go for a night out at the Theatre. This show is written by one of the creators of Father Ted, which is another much loved UK comedy that you might wish to check out.

[@brandosbucket]

Love your videos. Other UK TV shows you might like are Flowers, Black Mirror, Red Dwarf - first 4 series, Mighty Boosh. and Black Books and Father Ted and Spaced.

[@dadougler]

I've never seen anyone else react to this. One of my all time favorites. Very nice!

[@glenngalloway6191]

Loved this reaction! When I first saw the show, I couldn't believe that the co-host of the Great British Bakeoff was in this! I would definitely watch reactions to this!

[@sithlordkaeyl21]

I was so excited, and happy, when I saw the thumbnail today, because this is one of my absolutely favorite British TV shows, let alone a favorite show period. I think you’ll really enjoy it.

[@markthompson5367]

Looking forward to hearing/seeing you use "flip" in future reactions. I always liked to use "flipping heck" but being a cockney dropped the 'H' so it was "Flippin Eck".Sadly stopped when I learnt more adult curses.somehow I miss those days

[@corygasparich]

When Judy sees Roy on the streets it is a reference to the 1978 version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

[@andrewcorrigan9880]

Haha, this is the best! So glad you enjoyed it so much... one of my favourites. Definitely keen to see some more, and confident you'll enjoy the other seasons similarly to this one. :)

[@charcoalberries819]

1:01:10 yes, please do! This was really entertaining 😁

[@anonymes2884]

Nice surprise :). The trouble with "Have you tried turning it off and on again ?" is that it _does_ actually fix problems surprisingly often so when you work in IT there really is no escaping it. (and yep, "the two-fingered salute", "the Vs", "the rods" etc. basically means "up yours", our version of the middle finger though the influence of the US being what it is, we use the middle finger too :)

[@Courtj89]

Hi Jen. Thanks for doing the whole season of it crowd. Made you a better content creator, then the the others who do one episode at a time. Please do this for future shows you watch. 😊

[@8967Logan]

I have never seen this before, hilarious. I was planning to head out and get some dinner, but you had me mesmerized. Back to my holiday :).

[@WolfHreda]

The Red Door and The Haunting of Bill Crouse are still two of my favorite episodes of television ever. They're so good. Not only should you definitely check out season 2, uhhh, I think you'll be in it through to the end. Season 2 steps up in a big way.

[@ThePorpoisepower]

I want a mug with Moss's mug on the bottom. Also guys totally get monthly emotionaly cycles.

[@jimbatten1927]

As a retired IT manager I can honestly say that this series is more accurate than anyone would ever want to admit. Ohh the good ole days. Thank you for the reaction. I've always thought this was a great show, and suprised that so few react to it. Thank you!!

[@TechyMantis]

One bit of trivia, the bit when moss and Roy go to the stress seminar/talk and going through the gaps of the chairs and sitting and moss moving his chair and hitting Roy's fingers is tribute/homage to Laurel and Hardy's film sons of the desert where they did the same thing at the start of the film. Worth watching if you haven't seen it

[@ceremus]

As someone who worked for years in IT support, this is practically a documentary. Also, I can still remember that entire godforsaken emergency service number from that jingle. Also also, 19:29 I love that "Jen's Peace Of Mind" is right next to (our) Jen's head 😂

[@its-aydonus6842]

The knife game Moss is playing in Ep 2 with the screwdriver, and how he fumbles at the end, is actually just Richard Ayoade giving up, as he'd been doing it for ages without a slip up.

[@dereknolin5986]

I'm so glad you watched this! I'd probably put this in my top five favorite comedy shows. I definitely think you should keep watching it and reacting to it!

[@GrilloTheFlightless]

I never thought I’d ever see Jen react to this show, but I’m so glad she did. Hopi g she reacts to Series 2 - there’s some blinding moments in that. Thanks Jen. Made my weekend!

[@l.p.7551]

One of My favorite shows of all time, love your watching it : )

[@sabalos]

Denholm is played by Chris Morris, whose work is usually a lot different to this. The TV series Brass Eye and the film Four Lions in particular are very good

[@ajivins1]

And 'The Day Today'!

[@lukebarton5075]

Would definitely recommend she do a reaction to “Four Lions”

[@SamuelBlack84]

Also, Jam

[@dropgold]

Not only do you have a good taste in sci-fi, with Star Trek TNG, you 'get' the british humo(u)r with this great comedy series too :) Keep going Jen, as you will surely like the following series too ;)

[@tsuran3848]

One of my favorite shows of all time. Me and my friends bonded over this throughout high school as each season released. It's fantastic all the way to the end, you should watch the rest!

[@mikeyben7]

I love this show! Glad you’re reacting to it! ❤

[@Geo63]

29:22 "I hate clowns" and the side eye 🤣 🤫

[@kevinjekyll1521]

Yes I remember this, I was just pure off the wall fun then, and rewatching it with you reminded me of how good it was. The whole series was like this, I would love to see you do more of this, many classic comedy lines in this. Thanks for the review, I enjoyed watching this with you.

[@ralphpal]

It gets better and every season is amazing

[@ianp1986]

So glad you’re watching this! The guy that presses the profanity button in “Calamity Jen” is called Danny Wallace. He’s written a few books, one called Yes Man that was turned into a film starring Jim Carrey and Zooey Deschanel. I’d recommend it if you’re looking for something to react to 🙂

[@jord001]

Yes please Jen (said in an English accent) Its a brilliant show.

[@trinaq]

"Have you tried turning it on and off again?" One of my favourite work coms, and my pals who've worked in IT have stated that it's pretty similar to their daily jobs, minus the wacky hijinks!

[@Phoennix3]

Couple of other series you will enjoy: Garth Merenghi's Dark Place, and Black books. The first has Richard Ayoade in an amazing support role, and the other was also written by Graham Lineham, who co wrote with Dylan Moran.

[@moonlitegram]

Man, first TNG reactions. Now IT Crowd??!! Your channel is one pleasant surprise after another.

[@josephscally6270]

This is one of my favorite series of all time. I confess in part is due to the fact that I actually was the IT guy for a part of my career. I do hope you do the next season because there's some genuinely funny stuff ahead. Thank you so much for doing this series

[@Michael-id9bw]

Never even heard of this show, but it's pretty hilarious. Richmond cracked me up. Hope you keep reacting to it. 👍💯

[@sansabark]

13:03 this bit is from Laurel and Hardy’s Sons of the Desert, near the beginning of the film.

[@aleksb8577]

The IT Crowd and Black Books are some of the funniest shows from the UK!

[@iaian7]

40:14 Yes! It was my ringtone for years. 😆

[@kevinlewallen4778]

Jen, in the livestream, you mentioned a 6-episode Britcom season you watched. I leapt to the conclusion it was Fawlty Towers. Oh well, this looks good, too. I hope you'll keep Fawlty Towers in mind, it's fantastic.

[@ShadowEpoch]

this is THE best British show EVER!!! i just wish there was more of it...

[@JesusDaemon]

It's one of my favorite sitcoms. Love this show. I am glad someone is reacting to it.

[@TurntBucket]

Oh, I love this show. I randomly came across it (heard about it a couple times but I had never thought to watch it). I watched one episode and immediately started bing watching it.

[@tomhoffman4330]

Thank You, Jen💝Thank You so much for this Reaction & Premiere today!😂My Mom fell down and hurt Herself over the weekend🤕so I've been taking extra-care of Her, and it's been quite Exhausting and Frustrating😔but She is My Mom.❤‍🩹THIS was just what I needed to Cheer Up😁Thanks again...

[@jenmurrayxo]

Sorry to hear about your Mom Tom. I hope she gets well soon

[@tomhoffman4330]

@@jenmurrayxo "We" Appreciate that👋

[@marvinsarracino116]

I worked IT for a short time and those phone calls are really like that. Mostly simple fixes or plug it in! ( Duh) I really like this British comedy show I hope you watch season 2. Didn't have a Richmond but I didn't look in our supply closet. Haha lol 🤣 Oh and by the way my solution was to just kick it if on/off didn't work! Sure made me feel better! 😁 Haha lol Jen🐉❤💛 Thanks for bringing this show to my attention. It was awesome!

[@treetopjones737]

It was clearly a server room ( kept chilled ).

[@markdeegan4113]

Fantastic show that gets better and better

[@garycameron8167]

I am SO glad you have found this show! I've been a fan for years. YES to season 2!!!!

[@natmanprime4295]

great stuff! more pls, it gets better and better

[@garychap8384]

The IT Crowd is one of my absolute favourite British absurdist comedy series. Very 'Father Ted' : ) My favourite episode is the one where Roy uses the disabled toilet... absolute comic genius! I'm giggling just thinking about it : )))))))) BTW Jen, have you reacted to _"Derry Girls"_ ? The Irish accents might take a little getting used to, but it's funny AF.

[@iJeshu]

I work in IT. Yes this is pretty accurate. IT gets blamed for everything too. This series is incredible.

[@DrBoneright]

SO glad you finally got here. This is some of the most inspired foolishness ever! You Rock Jen, (said in British accent.) LOL

[@whiterabbit1824]

There are 4 seasons and they are all amazing! You can't stop now. They keep getting better and better.

[@3DJapan]

One of the best comedies ever.

[@troublesomebirdsong]

British sitcoms from this period are something else. I'd also recommend 'Black Books', 'Coupling' 'Peep Show', 'Spaced' and 'Green Wing'

[@troublesomebirdsong]

@@laurensb1b I think that's probably the next level down on the iceberg, heading away from your standard sitcom and more towards abstract alternative comedy like 'The Mighty Boosh' and 'The League of Gentlemen'.

[@SamuelBlack84]

Jam

[@brianfrost4556]

Love this show, first saw it about ten years ago. The brits are crazy funny.

[@TSHHVA24]

I had forgotten how funny this show was, glad to see a reaction to it. Here's hoping you continue, Season 2 is amazing.

[@SonyaColors]

This is my favorite show of all time! The theme song was my ringtone at one point

[@hanlouise96]

S2 is a must watch, so funny!!

[@zainhartono7193]

It only gets better from here on out.

[@covrtdesign5279]

I wasn't a Richard Ayoade fan for the longest time, then finally got his comedy and have been blown away ever since!