To think Gavin and Stacey is like The Office?

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In terms of clever, subtle humour?

Why am I so not surprised!! 🤣

It certainly can be wrong. Let's not forget 5 million people voted for racists.

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The only thing I really liked with Ricky Gervais in it was a sitcom he did called Derek. I never really understood the Office, and I wouldn't compare it to Gavin and Stacey. I loved the Gavin and Stacey story with the spin off to other characters like Nessa, and the fact that her and Smithy's relationship has finally been confirmed after so many years was a perfect ending for me.

People like Coldplay and voted for the Nazis, you can't trust people.

It’s worth watching the way working class /trades people are portrayed in the early series of Terry and June .. just 🤣🤣 they’re practically singing Any Old Iron? 🤣

It's not as subtle as The Office.

Abigail’s Party has so many layers to it - we could start now and still be discussing it in Xmas 2027 … it’s a masterpiece

I think it might be levelled at a slightly different demographic to Gavin and Stacey ?
Dunno though - I might be wrong on this…

True … but there’s a few subtle jokes - the Stock Exchange one being the main one ..

Erm, it’s quite the stretch to say that’s apples with apples?

Interestingly Alison steadman really annoys me in G&S and yet she's a great actress - I've had a few none too bright over fussy women in my life at times who wait on blokes - and I guess she reminds me of them - hence feeling annoyed!

The office isa different kettle of fish - Ricky g is a very cringable character and it's very near to the knuckle in a few deadly places I've worked at with a 'boss' who think he's a laugh but is actually a right creep- I actually find it really depressing and yet it's very clever -

The Office is much more cringe humour, which G and S hardly does at all. It's in the same style as Fawlty Towers.

The G and S finale would be meaningless if you hadn't watched from the beginning. There were so many references to the history of all the characters.

i’m sorry but that’s an accusation that can be levelled at every party.

Another username that says all I need to know.

True.

“NOT CHINESE ALAN!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😮”

Do get a Life !!

Nothing to do with this thread, yet you had to slip that in !

That's to Brough23

I don't like the inaccurate depictions of the ages of the characters in G&S so in last nights episode, at the stag do they declared partying like it was 2008 and then when in the foam party club they said they are not 16 again, well I'm younger than Gavin, Stacey and Smithy and definitely wasn't 16 in 2008! Also, all these women declaring their love for Smithy.

The Office is really funny but it's definitely dated now.

Weren't hot wasn't

Not not hot

There is absolutely no comparison!

But to what end…? It’s hardly as if there’s a shortage of mass market comedians already. Shouldn’t they be doing things others aren’t or won’t?

Mass market appeal is no measure of quality though, surely? If fact, appealing to the masses is, at one level, quite often the antithesis of quality. Unless it’s brilliant…and nothing by Corden falls into that category!!