Every Ricky Gervais TV Show Ranked From Worst To Best

The Office is quite simply one of the most influential TV shows of this generation. No television show has altered the landscape of comedy programming quite like it. It only takes a quick glance at comedy over the past 19 years and you’ll see its influence everywhere, from Parks and Rec to This Country, with mockumentary or cringe comedy becoming the norm.

So common is The Office-inspired style of comedy that it’s hard to remember just how distinctly new and different it felt compared to all other comedy that existed at the time, much of it reliant on laughter track.

However, The Office has been the gift and the curse for Gervais who has had everything he has done since held up against it, something which may not go away anytime soon. A quick revisit to Wernham Hogg and it’s easy to see why. Though it has dated somewhat, Gervais’s portrayal of David Brent still remains the best performance of his career, nailing every facial expression, ‘motivational’ speech and awkward silence to perfection.​