"Exploring yourself..." Greatest awkward line ever.

He's so unbelievably good at being creepy

Brent sitting on the desk all seductive had me in tears

Of all the poses he could have gone with....he chose the absolute worst. Phenomenal. 1:24

Rubbing on the aftershave sample out of GQ. Brilliant.

"Exploring..." "Exploring yourself?" "...and Asia."

"diffrent drinks for diffrent.... needs"

"Different drinks for different needs". Twenty years on and this line is STILL IN MY HEAD.

Ricky is the king of awkward uncomfortable humour lol

He made ME feel uncomfortable..

Curriculum, Vitaaaae...

The slow, snake-like hand movement before saying "you've *charmed* me" gets me every time. Top drawer cringe.

0:47 when Dawn goes into his office and he's dragging the chair round to do a bit of perving and just says "hiya...just...chair" He knows he's doing wrong and trying to cover it up. Great writing.

Subtle comedy is the best. Ricky is an absolute genius when in comes to genre.

Brent's a friend first and boss second, basically a chilled out entertainer.

The "...getting what you can, while you're young..." line is so suggestive. 😂😂

1:14 - 1:20 those two nods are amazing

"Different drinks for different *needs*." That's one of my favourite lines from the entire series, I don't know why, it's such a ridiculous thing for him to say that it makes me laugh.

1:12 I love that they set up the joke with David trying two different poses, both a little weird but still serviceable, but then entering later with him just doing a completely awkward and inappropriate "power pose" on the desk.

haha when he lays her CV on the floor

"What time you gonna cruise down there?"...ha ha

"Out there....gettin what ya can....on your own..." Brilliant.

I love the little head nod he does when practising before Karen comes in

When he says " tell me about yourself" and does an hourglass figure with his hands

I never believed the hype about Gervais until I watched this show. The man’s a genius in his field.

It's been 20 years already. I honestly can't ever envisage an amount of time that will pass, whereby this ceases to be the best comedy ever made.

There are so many levels of awkwardness in this short clip to last a whole lifetime. Genius.

"Let's get you sat down" LOL

During his interview bits, just watch his eyes. Its genius how they always flick for a moment to the camera whenever he wants the audience to notice something he's said. So subtle and precise. Comedy genius

I can't watch this without pausing, cringing then continuing.

10/10, Gervais is an absolute mastermind hahaha.

"Different drinks for different...needs."

The English are the masters of social awkwardness. Fawlty, Partridge, Brent are all born from everyday observation and personal experience. I've seen and sometimes been all three throughout my 50 plus years. I'm sure we all have.

I wish I'd had David as a boss, he'd lighten up the workplace - moral.

lol he goes in for a kiss at 3:44 . brilliant.

“Me lager, finchy lager, Gareth lager sometimes cider”

Everything is so awkward! The way he's sitting on the desk, putting her resume on the floor, asking her out lol... He is just slimy and hilarious

"What time you gonna cruise down..." the word cruise cracks me up, it says so much...

My job interview is in 15 minutes and Im sitting here watching this instead of preparing 😂

My brother works as a Govt advisor. The first episode I showed him of the BBC office had him so stunned. He stated up all night and watched the entire box set. As I expected, he loved it so much but like me, he couldn't pick one moment that stuck out more than another. Simply brilliant writing and performances. This is TV at its undisputed best.

I've had gallstones that are less painful than this

"pop it down" "mmmm karen roper" the subtlety that steve and ricky put into this show is just amazing, US version will never compare to this.

I love how you can see him trying and testing how he’s gonna position himself. Then when it cuts to them walking to the room you’re left to think “I wonder what he’s gonna go with” then a second later you see him leaning back lunged across his desk. That. He went with that.

"You got the job" The rapidity with which he comes to this decision is hilarious

The most pervy/smarmy and awkward interview ever but soooo funny!

Perfect acting by Gervais. From the desk pose to looking up her skirt to going in for a kiss 🤣 brilliant 👏🏼

"And I don't agree with that in the workplaith"

"Different drinks for different... neeeds." Love it.

The US version is very different to the UK version in that the US version quickly became a sitcom and the cameras following the cast around weren't really that important to the story - you could even forget that they were supposed to be on "mockumentary" and it was clear that you were watching a fictional comedy. The UK version preserved this atmosphere that it was a reality show and that they were real people being filmed in their naturally awkward behaviour.

The UK office transcends a higher plane of existence. It is literally in a league of it's own when it comes to writing and comedy.

The attempts to look up her skirt completely missed my attention the first couple of times. It's what makes the comedy great, you actually have to be paying 100% attention to the nuances of the performances or you miss them.

i like how he rubs the scent from the magazine on his face

Every single syllable is perfection...pop it down...moving the chair...the pose...exploring yourself...just with your boyfriend...he can't even hide the creepiness.

Moved in for the kiss after a 3 minute interview 😂

I traveled back in time just to tell you that we still watch it in 2074!

I think we all can relate to David Brent´s awkward social behaviour. Sometimes we try to be something we are not.

The US Version is like: 'here's the joke! It's right here!!!! Scream, scream, kick in balls, run around... Joke, joke, staple the joke on your head!!' Much more subtle on the UK version though.

“Let’s get you sat down 😏”

When he tries to kiss her at the end 🤣 (every brilliant moment and words said by Gervais have already been brilliantly described by everyone below so I just wanted to mention the end part) honestly thought he couldnt get any more creepy/cringey/desperate lol and then he finishes the 'interview' with that. Love how Gervais makes you laugh and cringe intensely at the same time.

Hands down, funniest man alive. I love Ricky Gervais! haha love the way he is figuring out the sexiest way to introduce himself! Brilliant comedy!!

“Different drinks for different.. NEEDS” ridiculous but hilarious

This programme was and still is the gold standard.

When he does that 'charmed me' motion. 😆

I just started this series yesterday and this guy's character leaves me speechless everytime

The most genius bit of comedy EVER to be composed. Every single script is perfectly thought through and composed!! I can guarantee there are still many Managers like Brent to this day! 🏓 I like the order in which Brent positioned the clarification. Me 👉🏻 🍺 Finchy 👉🏻 🍺 and Gareth 👉🏻 🍺, sometimes Cider. Different drinks for different needs! 👉🏻🔥🔥

The reason this man is a comedy genius is captured in this scene. You can watch this scene over and over but will always catch something new from Brent. That pose on the table whilst swinging his leg. Gervais is the master at seductive comedy.

When she sits down he says 'pop it down' lol

So painfully awkward but amazing performance.

"mmmm, just... looking at this, checking it out"

I'm neither American or English but the UK show is just heaps better. The writing, the acting....Gervais is just on another level

I love British humor. It seems to be more sarcastic, dirtier, wittier, more complex and far less obvious, which works for me. But I get how many of my friends don't get it. And I still can't believe that some people have no idea that the BBC version of The Office came before the American one, thanks to Gervais and Merchant, who also wrote Extras. If you love this kind of humor, please watch those vids. They are both characters in it.

It’s the way he asks if she travelled with her boyfriend to find out if she’s single that gets me every time. We’ve all done it

"Hiya...just...chair". Fantastic.

This stuff is management gold - middle managers of England : Listen and Learn!

put you on a month's probation just to see if we....those hand movements .... haha

Gah when he says to her "Exploring yourself". I can barely watch.

At 2:44 she's about to leave and he saves it by giving her the job 🤣

Love how he says "come over", as if he goes there loads and was already invited and was sort of inviting her along, but she was already planning to go already 😂

the more i watch this show, the more i wonder how on earth he delivered these lines the way he does. They can't possibly be written in this way, it's just his conception of the character. I'd call it brilliant but it's too organic - genius i guess is the word

I thought it was a very professional interview and a fine example of strong decision making 👍

Brent mused......

Oh the pain, the pain...

He's an utter utter genius 🤣

I love the fact that when dawn leaves the room he still pulls the chair closer to him whilst making she she isn’t looking 😂 brilliant

"What time you gonna cruise down there?" Lol

The David Brent character is a master stroke from Mr Gervais. Imagine Brent and Alan Partridge down the pub!!

Pop it down

"What time you gonna cruise down there" 😭😭😭

the way he says "you know" makes me laugh every time

"Curriculum vitae... mmmmm..."

This scene gets more horrendous now I am the wrong end of my thirties.

The king of awkwardness 🤣🤣 he's so funny, so brilliant

The snaking hand gesture ‘you’ve charmed me’. Half of what makes him such a great character is non verbal language.

This made my skin crawl in the best way.

'Pop it down' Never noticed that before. Brilliantly understated.

Brilliant interview technique. Found out what he needed to know in minutes. The lack of boyfriend on her trip was probably the clincher....

Brent mused...

Everyone seems to miss "pop IT down", brilliant, conveying what is on his mind.

1:48 "Curri-cu-lum Vitaeee! ..mhmm..(looks at her legs and pretends to look down)...just ...lookin' at this, checking it out.." 🤣

“Pop it down” LOL