David Brent: Life on the Road
The boss is back
2016 | 96m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Ricky Gervais |
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| Writer: | Ricky Gervais |
| Staring: |
| A camera crew catches up with David Brent, the former star of the fictional British series, "The Office" as he now fancies himself a rockstar on the road. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 19, 2016 |
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| Director: | Ricky Gervais |
| Writer: | Ricky Gervais |
| Genres: | Comedy, Music |
| Keywords | office, tour bus, cringe |
| Production Companies | BBC Comedy |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ricky Gervais | David Brent |
| Ben Bailey Smith | Dom Johnson |
| Rebecca Gethings | Miriam Clarke |
| Jo Hartley | Pauline Gray |
| Andrew Brooke | Jerry 'Jezza' Collins |
| Tom Bennett | Nigel Martin |
| Tom Basden | Dan |
| Mandeep Dhillon | Karen Parashar |
| Diane Morgan | Briony Jones |
| Kevin Bishop | DJ |
| Ashley McGuire | Mo |
| Roisin Conaty | Cat |
| Abbie Murphy | Serena Wilson |
| Nina Sosanya | Therapist |
| Stacha Hicks | Sandra |
| Andy Burrows | Drummer |
| Stephen Clarke | Bassist |
| Michael Clarke | Foregone Conclusion Guitarist/Keyboardist |
| Kim Benson | Office Worker |
| Alfie Stewart | Office Worker |
| Rob Jarvis | Client |
| Dermot Keaney | Tattooist |
| Oliver Maltman | Ents Manager |
| Peter Andre | Self |
| Alexander Arnold | Pog |
| Miles Chapman | Andy Chapman |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ricky Gervais | Director, Writer |
| Remi Adefarasin | Director of Photography |
| Gary Dollner | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ricky Gervais | Producer |
| Christine Langan | Executive Producer |
| Charlie Hanson | Producer |
| Duncan Hayes | Executive Producer |
| Katie Mavroleon | Co-Producer |
| Alex Hamilton | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 7 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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I really want to dislike Ricky Gervais but actually he's pretty good at what he does. There's a 'post alternative' aspect of British comedy that Brent (and Gervais more generally) bandwagons. The alternative comedy scene of the 80s was an alternative to the racist, homophobic, mysoginist "jokes" tha ... t preceded it. The right on, politically correct alternative comedy of the 80s and 90s has been partly circumvented by the racist-but-its-ok-because-he's-wrong viewpoint, highlighted in the utterly crass Little Britain (nothing to do with Gervaise BTW). This is ideal for fans of the office and the music could actually be quite good if it wasn't turned into something that makes you squirm (that's what makes it funny) by Brents lyrics. I think this film, although nowhere near as good as The Office, benefits you if you've have had the office experience to appreciate Brent. Alternativly it could save you watching two series of the office. Both hint at a deeper meaning to life (6/10)