The Office or Phoenix Nights

[Bobby the blue]

Less quotable?! I practically know every quote.

Ohh you’re hard.

 

[bluealf]

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

Then they must laugh at Friends

Correct, I loved friends, I can't stand Ricky Gervais, I have not worked in an office so the in jokes that people get from that environment are not quite as funny for me and I never really liked Phoenix Nights either, though I don't particularly dislike Peter Kay, I liked his stand up DVD not so much the 2nd one which was virtually identical to the first one.

Father Ted, Fast Show, Early Partridge aha, Royle Family, we could go further back in time to Ronnie Barkers many contributions a very funny man.

The Office and Phoenix Nights not so much for me, sorry.

 

[fanatic1]

PN depicts a Northern working men's club and The Office is concerned with a paper mill darn saath. So it's a North/South divide. Same with Steve Coogan. His Alan Partridge is a pretentious Southerner (OK Norwich) whilst his Paul/Pauline Calf depicts a Northern student hating, dodgy unemployed Northern scally. Depends which appeals to you really and can relate.

 

[joe123]

First series of Phoenix Nights was great but it tailed off and the Max & Paddy spin off was shite. That Peter Kay Thing before them both was his best work imo.

 

[urban genie]

I always enjoyed drop the dead donkey when it was on in the olden days

 

[talkativesprout]

haha you might be right.

Send the buggers back!

Think he's on mandolin ;)



Prefer the "Black Bin Bags" song better you racist ;)

"Heavy duty Black Bin Bags, no matter what yer gender"

 

[crazyg]

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

Then they must laugh at Friends

Never watched that, nor any "recent" American "Comedies", as I can't stand the canned laughter as soon as someone speaks.
"Hi" (laughter), "how are you" (laughter), "look at this" (laughter).
I call bollocks. (laughter)
I think the last one I used to watch was Rowan and Martin's Laugh In, in the late 60s. The canned laughter soon made me switch it off.
Yes, I am one of Alan Pardew's FOCs.
Give me the "Spanish Inquisition" any day.

 

[Aphex]

Both good but the office was inspired. I have a boss with the same body shape but no sense of fucking humour tho.

 

[lefty goldblatt]

Phoenix Nights.
Those scenes in Asda for Black Binbags and Corned Beef are genius.

The Office was OK, don't get me wrong. It's just one of the programmes to watch once, but don't bother when it's repeated

 

[ninjamonkey]

Phoenix nights. I enjoyed both but I don't think either of them are shows you can or should watch on repeat regularly. Peter kays decision to not allow repeats of phoenix nights was a very very good one. It has elevated it far beyond the reputation it would have if it was on e4 every week like the inbetweeners.

Nothing comes close to partridge.