The Office or Phoenix Nights

[PinkFinal]

Both were great but the Office is just a masterpiece

 

[Hayley Croppers chopper]

I did like the Office but it's easily Phoenix Nights for me. It has to be the greatest, most underrated yet under-watched comedy ever.

To be honest all of Peter Kay's stuff is brilliant but really hard to get hold of. The Peter Kay Thing is also brilliant and very few people have seen it because like Phoenix Nights it's just not on anything.

His Geraldine stuff is shite.

 

[MikeF]

I never got the office, couldn’t be doing with the pregnant pauses (only watched it once and it did my head in!!)

 

[Protein Junkie]

I worked with a guy who was just like David Brent except he thought he was funny.
Never watched PN so it’s The Office for me.

 

[sky tot]

Early Doors

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Early Doors

To the regiment!

 

[WNRH]

They are both as good as each other.

I quote both on a regular basis.

 

[Out on blue 6]

Both great.
Phoenix Nights harped back to the days of old working men's clubs with naff turns and crap comedians. Much more quotable with laugh out loud moments. When the vertically challenged Bolton fans get out of the minibus and max and paddy turn to each other and ask "How far away are those" and promptly get beaten up by them. Brilliant.
The Office is more nuanced and superbly acted. Less quotable but anyone who's worked in a warehouse or office has come across characters like these.
Put these alongside The Royale Family and Early Doors and we should be proud of that era of comedy

 

[BlueHammer85]

Neither both are shit, there I said it.

honestly. If someone finds them both shit. Because they are different comedies.

Then they must laugh at Friends

 

[BlueHammer85]

The Office is more nuanced and superbly acted. Less quotable but anyone who's worked in a warehouse or office has come across characters like these.

Less quotable?! I practically know every quote.