After viewing The Office and I'm Alan Partridge I agree with the quote "Men in situation comedy are doomed to fail". Throughout both of the sit-coms I looked at, the main element of comedy is the lead characters failures.
“Men in situation comedy are doomed to fail”
After viewing The Office and I’m Alan Partridge I agree with the quote “Men in situation comedy are doomed to fail”. Throughout both of the sit-coms I looked at, the main element of comedy is the lead characters failures.
The office has the conventions of a documentary in the work place, which adds emphasis to the failures of the character I concentrated on, David Brent. He is the boss of the other characters shown in the series, this also gives us the impression they are doomed to fail, as they have a bad leader. David Brent’s attire is smart and tidy, and he tries to fit in with fashion and an upbeat lifestyle. We can tell from the start from his appearance and behaviour, that he fails at this. He is overweight and attempts to act and appear younger than he is. Whenever Brent is being shown, he shows off to the camera making sure that he is the centre of attention. He attempts to be the comic of the group and win the friendships of others. The way Brent acts is very casual, this gives us the impression that he has a big ego and at makes the audience believe he has a high status. He fails especially whilst trying to be popular within the office. Dave Brent is very sociable and attempts to get along and make everyone laugh, again making him the centre of attention. The other characters tend to ignore him or stay silent. He is always centred in the frame, and shot close up to show his emotion. A lot of the time Brent’s ego gets the better of him, and he is shown up in front of the other employees. He pretends to be caring and affectionate when he is shown on the camera, as it is being filmed as a documentary.
