The Return of Brent

[@edwinjamespope8118]

The "Uh-oh! Warning! Brent's found a guitar!" bit.. totally killed me

[@colmmorris3966]

I don't look at what things say

[@thatkindofguy234]

Gervais is a master of creating awkward situations which just make you want to cringe, you forget that it's even acted.

[@matthewvarney6214]

...And then forgetting how to do it.... in a film... which he said he'd never make Shutuuuup, It's only banter!

[@IvoPoblete]

But he still needs Merchant.

[@dubnessIII]

I'd say he and Steve Carrel both are great at this, but Gervais might be the best

[@alexsaquatics7620]

Sasha baron Cohen

[@danielfinch362]

From the comments section. Some people believe that his character is real.

[@jamesgalloway2926]

Last time I saw that rapper he was selling Jay and Neil spliff puff in a rock club.

[@tyrannosaurusflex3698]

That is good weed

[@MrCBGRoss]

Can you roll it for us aswell?

[@NN-ed5kj]

Ah can I have some gum?

[@tommillard4193]

And I saw him on Russel Howard's good news

[@Gull32]

Sort me out geezer

[@filmmekker]

Funny but the finale of The Office (British version) was so perfect and left David on a potentially happy note that I hate to be reminded of what probably happened to him.

[@kieransoregaard-utt8]

Yea, would have liked to think he ended up with that hot blind date. But I guess it is fiction.

[@genderbender6958]

@@kieransoregaard-utt8 the movie is good

[@ots1634]

@@genderbender6958 The movie is shit.

[@alunlloyd9812]

At least the movie clarified that he did have someone who knew him well and cared for him and he appreciated her

[@shaunhunterit342]

@@genderbender6958 your comment got the two thumbs up it deserved

[@Cooley360]

Despite Gervais' usual humor, it's actually quite heartbreaking to discover that the blind date didn't work out.

[@stevechristie2569]

Ryan Cooley what are the odds a blind date leads to a relationship lasting years?

[@thegirlinquestion]

awww they seemed like they really liked each other as well :(

[@Phil-sp2kb]

No dog with you today?

[@chriswade9871]

@@stevechristie2569 been with my Mrs 10 years. Sometimes it works

[@MarkWhippy]

Just tell yourself it’s not cannon.

[@jonnymcqueen4179]

That look to camera at 6:26 speaks a thousand words. Ricky is an absolute legend....

[@vik.1903]

Thought the same

[@Talisman09]

Reminds me of the video for lady gypsy :D

[@akayakayz]

Plus the sequel at 6:51

[@MultiGraham1982]

Absolute genius. The dramatic pauses and the way he labors points are the best thing about it. Rum & Coke and Red Stripe/Lilt had me in stitches. I was born into the music industry - my dad worked at Our Price. You have to watch it over and over to pick up everything.

[@shaunhunterit342]

Ricky can make anything funny, just saying the name of a drink like Lilt or saying "I got that, from Halfords"

[@Zacksleeps]

'''Whaddya want? Rum and coke?...Red-stripe?....Lilt??'' haha. That bit cracked me up.

[@TheHoaxHotel]

Zack Sleeps Different drinks for different...needs.

[@Wodenson]

One OG coming up 😂

[@kianclarke3138]

the attention to detail is just amazing. The fact that he walks into the studio first then the handshakes at 4:41 are just so awkwardly brilliant

[@frasergray5120]

Rum & coke? Red Stripe? Lilt?.......One OJ comin' up baby

[@hayden990]

Always loved it when he did the accent on the xfm shows, no way babyyyyy

[@petermay3148]

The funniest use of the word 'Lilt' in history

[@Rustsamurai1]

Well noticed

[@nobodiesband]

The 'what /has/ happened?' around 1:50 feels so genuinely sad. Inspired bit of acting

[@blix0ne]

"she's the serpent, who guards the gates of hell," LOL!

[@flyforce16]

Free love on the free love freeway, the loving's free and the freeway's long

[@OhFishyFish]

@@flyforce16 she's deeeeaaaad

[@noobfromhell563]

@@OhFishyFish shes not dead

[@kieransoregaard-utt8]

@@noobfromhell563 sounds a bit gay at the moment

[@DasGrif]

"This can be like Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder. Better because you can see what you're doing".

[@Redondo9]

Much like Coogan with Alan. It's great to see Ricky doing other stuff but it's amazing to see just how perfect and 'at home' he looks playing Brent, it's like he was put on the planet to do it.

[@1977pawelos]

when he shakes hands in a studio It's so subtle, but so hilarious. That's genius.

[@futurez12]

"Lilt" I don't think I've ever laughed so hard at a single one word line before.

[@PaulWalker-tx8qq]

I come from a music background. My dad worked at Our Price. Brilliant!!! 😂

[@throwawayaccount842]

When he did "She's the Serpent who guards the gates of hell" it brought a flood of nostalgia... of discovering Ricky Gervais and The Office as a kid, and then showing that episode to my school friends and all of us laughing. That song plus seeing that Ricky even got his old Brent haircut made me feel glad to see this video.

[@organzola40]

can't wait for life on the road! The brent character is so well written and acted by ricky, a simple character but so tragic and in a way oddly inspired!

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

It sucked

[@shaunhunterit342]

@@GoGetYourShinebox yeah what happened? This clip was amazing, the film sucked other than parts like the don't make fund of the disableds song

[@johnjohntv1195]

7:42 “Biddly bong?!” **Nods** “..definitely” 🤣

[@aqwcc4]

Never ever forget that Brent fused flashdance and mc hammer!

[@jimlunn]

MC Hammer Shit

[@sirmoanalot3779]

Probably put some drum n bass shit on it nowadays

[@nathanbellamy3308]

Need to add the shit

[@barbaragray5883]

So close but yet so far..

[@mstirlz]

And he spurred texas on

[@tjfSIM]

6:12 - the boots had me in hysterics. They'd go perfectly with his Sergio Georgini jacket 😂

[@FuckoMcTim]

With the tight sock and overflowing mega white leg

[@TopDog69]

The "steel drums?" -"YEEEP. YEP" kills me every time. Such amazing delivery.

[@MrJocky82]

Absolute classic brent. I didn't think he could get more cringe worthy But Gervais delivers again. Amazing.

[@dreuter032003]

The bartender is perfect

[@charlesbrown4941]

Love the way he respects him so little he doesn’t give him a full pint. A very British way of saying your a prick.

[@geekrockrats]

I think we all have a little Brent in us,it makes me cringe when I recognize it

[@kristopherryanwatson]

A little Brent in us ? No possible fucking way.

[@housinauthority5258]

No mate

[@user-fy9fr3bc7v]

As an actress said to a bishop

[@RaferJeffersonIII]

I’ve always said that, so the 136 likes are for me, in a way. I say like for both the author and for my original idea that probably inspired geekrockrats to post it. Both excellent comments, leave me out of it

[@jol0973]

@@RaferJeffersonIII hahaha

[@mmacasual8953]

PLEASE MAKE MORE David Brent MOVIES!!! these are sooo funny, and so was life on the road!!

[@MCO18]

What sort of bunse is he making? Bunsen burner... nice little earner. Hence the... bunse.

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

Not that much of a bunse because the film "David Brent on the Road Again" was a box office bomb and lost 7 million.

[@HelloJamesBond]

@@PreservationEnthusiast Lost £7M.......I find that hard to believe, by that account it cost at least £7M to make?

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

@@HelloJamesBond Budget was 10 million and it took 3 million at the Box Office. Therefore it was a Box office bomb. It may have made more at other outlets, I don't have the figures.

[@HelloJamesBond]

@@PreservationEnthusiast Wow I stand corrected......10M budget what were they thinking - typical Brent 🤣

[@PreservationEnthusiast]

@@HelloJamesBond The figures I got were from Wikipedia. I think two people financed it, Netflix and a BBC film unit or something like that. Gervais probably persuaded them it was going to be a huge hit on the back of the Office and Extras. But without Merchant, I think the plot and side characters are lacking. A shame because the music is good. I can see it being a cult hit in years to come.

[@herbieholcroft]

Need a Brent greatest hits album, including experimental B Sides and unreleased gems.

[@heymrsub]

No one can make me squirm like Ricky Gerais. He rides such a fine line between comedy and tragedy, amazing writing and performing.

[@mlaytontaylor]

"Lady with the flaming hair - she was ginger" lmao

[@swans184]

"One O.J. coming up..." XD Brilliant

[@crazybiyatch23]

Got every single Ricky Gervais dvd box set, he's my hero and always puts a smile on my face when I'm depressed as fuck

[@rinkydinkydragon1]

"Biddlybong?" "Definitely."

[@TokyoJoe703]

Ark at Jimmy Saville here ^

[@vooveks]

@@stevechristie2569 Yeah, pull yer fucking trousers up boomer.

[@vanillajack5925]

Lol best line!

[@rinkydinkydragon1]

Steve Christie I was 31 now I’m 33!

[@thedude4795]

@@rinkydinkydragon1 30+ we deserve more cred!

[@TheBrainwaveHub]

That was funnier than expected....

[@kikibooboos]

“The lady with the flaming hair”. “She’s ginger!” Hahahaha 😂😂😂

[@sunchildtine]

Ricky has a natural knack for making people laugh.... i could have the worst day of my life but he cheers me up! love this kind of entertainer!

[@shaunhunterit342]

The chilled out kind

[@clevertrevor7360]

Basically a chilled out entertainer.

[@andrewkeegan1876]

"I was born into the music industry... my dad worked at Our Price."

[@matthewstephens6848]

"Black - I told ya" I missed that until just now. Fuck's sake! :)

[@RaferJeffersonIII]

Quite sad. You can see where Brent’s broken soul comes from. He loved that girl and proposed to her and found her shagging someone else. A glimpse into how Brent was made.

[@TheSchemer1]

That's if Brent ever pulled her in the first place...

[@normanchamings8156]

What's sad is that you are analysing a fictional character.

[@yeahyeahyeah-7674]

norman chamings not really sad mate

[@TheSchemer1]

@@normanchamings8156 What's sad is you're too stupid to appreciate nuanced writing, now piss off and watch Love Island with only your hand for company, dickhead!

[@kieransoregaard-utt8]

False, he wasn’t referring to that girl. He wrote the song before he met her

[@importedmusic]

OI, Brent! Is all you care about chasing the Yankee dollar?

[@wanderer1955]

And I don't agree with that in the workplace

[@QWERTY-ri5yw]

can you blame him, this is David Brent your talking about'

[@braveheart4603]

Brent is not motivated by money, he is haunted by crushing loneliness and wants everyone to understand what a great person he really is. His ultimate goal even though most probably obscured from himself is more likely to be some form of connection I would think.

[@briantw]

@@QWERTY-ri5yw you're*

[@TheMandyhuppert]

His leg up with those socks and dress shoes slayed me

[@BMACVAGS]

I have watched this soooooooooo many times.......I love it!!

[@maxbrisset9410]

"Its perfect, 'cause its mega racial, but anti-racist." -David Brent The Great

[@daveUK1066]

"i was born into the music industry, my dad worked at our price, I never met him" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@SaviolaIsGod]

He even acts awkward handshakes perfectly😂

[@woody5831]

Funny when he asked the bloke that works in the studio what guitar it is & he says it says on the thing 😂it's called a headstock

[@kdee8166]

Comic genius. Nothing compares to Gervais’ creations with Brent being the pinnacle.

[@Treskjeggfralotr]

Please make more of these! I miss David Brent so much!

[@Eeeark]

When he said 'Mammogram' I lost it :)

[@barbarianmissionary]

Sergio Georgini.

[@augre-app]

So nostalgic.

[@CaptainGrimes1]

Podcasting? With Mr K Dilkington?

[@owenpenhaligon9807]

CaptainGrimes1 “Hello Mr Dilkington” they said.

[@quamenmike2]

I put it in the bin.

[@maxington26]

@@owenpenhaligon9807 "you are one of our most valued customers."

[@owenpenhaligon9807]

@@maxington26 I threw it in the bin

[@alrobson5716]

I would love to go out on the town with brent, at least he tries his best and doesn't mope around. He's positive, obviously he's meant to be a bit arrogant but generally he's nice. ps I know he's a character and not real ha ha.

[@gordonferrar7782]

exactly. just a wally with a good heart. know a few.

[@petersnrkearney]

+alan robson Here here...

[@stevechristie2569]

Peter Kearney hear hear

[@squirtermcguirter1502]

As Stephen Merchant said “he’s not a bastard. He’s a tit.”

[@shaunhunterit342]

@@squirtermcguirter1502 he sold out his staff, he's a bastard. Gervais and Merchant are too in love with their own creation.

[@Rogue_Leader]

The fear and defeat in his eyes when he says "What has happened?" He suddenly looks very old.

[@vivavaldez87]

I love how meta bits like this and the music video in The Office and the Staff Training episode are. It's Brent, but it's also Gervais saying - "yeah, I was a musician, and I could have been something", a nod to the Seona Dancing days.

[@katoness]

Pissed myself laughing when he started doing the biddely bong

[@rh7189]

That sound manager actor also appeared as a customer at a plumb fittings store on Peep Show where he asked for a classic meets modern shower unit. He was served by Super-hands.

[@digitalsketchguy]

"So can all you lot rap then? Could Trevor McDonald rap if he had to?" Oh shit, this is rib cracking.

[@jamezm.7645]

When he walks into the studio he introduces himself “David Brent” before his act walks in. You should always introduce your talent as you want their name to stick in minds not yours. So funny and excellent writing.

[@jacklavalette]

You can see Brent slowly turning into Derek.

[@AntonPursiainen]

jacklavalette How?

[@avlisk]

Seeing this was like being a little kid again at Christmas, opening the bestest of the best presents! I love David Brent.

[@JammmZ]

No way, thats his brother in law from After Life! Love that

[@Dropthebeatonit]

the tunes are actually amazing, he's so musical

[@lucasm3879]

Check the learn guitar with David Brent videos. The songs are actually well written, I think they’re funnier than the actual film 👌

[@Dropthebeatonit]

@@lucasm3879 mate i love them. him and doc brown. i'm a lonely cowboy, she's just a lonely cow. they're hilarious. he is annoyingly talented. Slough is a banger. Electricity is such a tune.

[@ericsamuel9020]

Brents humor is honestly so perfect for me. I never laugh out loud more than when im watching this character

[@AW-kr9fl]

“Biddly biddly bong yo!” “Biddly bong?” “Definitely!” 😂😂😂

[@areyoumad4it]

Brent's found a guitar, Brent's found a guitar! Such a ledge!

[@wuhaninstituteofvirology]

-"biddley-bong ??" -"definitely."

[@amyleesuits]

omg. we finally got to hear the serpent who guards the gates of hell song

[@miskintramp]

I've seen Doc Brown live and he was incredible. I'm so bloody happy David Brent is at it again!!!!,

[@janosztin3023]

All gestures and things are very close to what he did in The office. Brent and Gervais are 10 years older so... It looks like Brent has a sad face compared to the past. Its been a struggle for Brent for 10 years, never getting his real break. I love it. Hahahahaha!!

[@garyodriscoll7988]

Even at the end he runs after him... brilliantly subtle

[@djfearross4144]

Brent has no concept of time, he just lives the moment.

[@SlasherTrash]

I'm so glad this back online. It was taken down for a while for some reason.

[@Jericho51]

I see Gervais and I start laughing....He`s BRILLIANT!!

[@liams4411]

The 'Lilt' and look at the camera is absolute comedic gold and I don't know why

[@raminybhatti5740]

When I was growing up Lilt was advertised on British TV for a few years by a couple of dancing Afro-Caribbean ladies. I think Brent's use of "Lilt" was an allusion to that, what with Dom being of, I assume, Afro-Caribbean heritage.

[@stealthy1086]

It’s funny because it’s Brent thinking he’s being inclusive! Those 3 drinks he mentions are Caribbean drinks. Rum, Red Stripe lager and Lilt is/was branded as Caribbean.

[@prnfl]

"I don't look at what things say, I know what they feel like though"

[@kianclarke3138]

9:03 them 2 "YEPS" kill me everytime

[@PinecrestNova]

I need to know more about this Mammogram character.

[@vanillajack5925]

Fun with breasts...not tragedy 😅

[@SophYeff]

I swear that every single time i click on a Ricky Gervais related video there's just a bunch of people who don't get it. It's satirical, we are laughing at the kind of people he is portraying. He is poking fun at them, and laughing with you. MEarhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhherhehrhehr

[@goodquestion1105]

Yeah but i know a guy just like him! It's hard to laugh at this when you have to put up with bellends like him and the fact that he's playing gigs to dozens of people.

[@MrWeekendoff]

'I was born into the music industry. My Dad worked for our price!!!'

[@bellabiesel4560]

Ricky is super talented as a guitarist/singer. Funny as heck. Laughed seeing his hairy legs with his socks crumpled down around his ankles.

[@bensmithkent22]

And the boots. Quite a heel on them

[@taffysaur]

“I don’t look at what things say.” 😂

[@ozgog]

Brent is rock and roll through and through

[@williamQUIQUEREE1]

“Probably the best pub in the neighbourhood”

[@Bungadin639]

Yeah .. 'cos of you, Brent.

[@FanVarious]

Probably the best pub in the neighbourhood. "Cos of you Brent!" "Shaddup everyone plays their part"

[@rosserman2501]

"red stripe,lilt?" Brilliant.

[@bazman7039]

"I don't look at what things say, I know what they feel like though" ahahahah

[@mbfriar]

Love how he is wearing shoes with a MASSIVE heel! "Don't wear the shoes..." "I wasn't going to wear the shoes!!"

[@williamlewer3083]

Are they having a go at that as well?

[@bensmithkent22]

The villian from popeye?

[@self-preservationsociety7057]

“ You can still find ‘ em “

[@DavidHalfordsLane]

Ricky Gervais is so multi talented.

[@Shenanigans07]

This 10 minutes, is better than the entirety of Life On The Road. Which isn't saying much.

[@TheDimas871]

10 years after.... WISDOM

[@wanderer1955]

The irripressable David Brent. The only character I have ever seen whos equally annoying and entertiaining at the same time ( and hes very annoying lol ) GREAT!

[@drunknutterLUFC]

It is actually so rare to watch a 10 min vid and enjoy every single second of it. There is nothing much more to say than Gervais is a genious. I can not praise the guy any higher he is a living legend in my eyes.

[@alimanslayer]

"could all you lot rap then?" brilliant

[@phreak761]

Love the fact that he didn't even fill up his pint, biggest disrespect in Britain.

[@phreak761]

Hello, I am your future self, I am here to inform you you have failed.

[@BMACVAGS]

It is not for everyone, however I find it hilarious

[@AlanAHAPartridge]

Imagine The David Brent Podcast 🤤

[@maryhadfad]

"Biddily bong?" "definetely"

[@Amalekites]

Definitely*

[@josephryan1701]

I loved every second of that