The IT Crowd
- TV sitcom
- Channel 4
- 2006 - 2013
- 25 episodes (4 series)
Sitcom set in a computer support department. The staff are IT geeks Roy and Moss, and their boss Jen, who knows nothing about computers. Stars Chris O'Dowd, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson, Chris Morris, Matt Berry and Noel Fielding
Streaming rank this week: 273
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Linehan won't work with C4 unless they show IT Crowd ep
Graham Linehan says that he won't work with Channel 4 again until they "reinstate" a transphobic episode of The IT Crowd. The Irish writer, who also created Father Ted and Black Books, wrote the season three episode "The Speech", which is currently unable to stream on Channel 4's website.
Isobel Lewis, The Independent, 9th October 202013 best British comedy shows on Netflix right now
The beauty of British comedy is how fleeting it is. The US version of The Office dragged on into nine interminable seasons. The British original? Fourteen episodes and done.
Esquire, 22nd August 2020Top 20 British sitcoms of 21st century: The IT Crowd
Although patchy at first, The IT Crowd was a rare sitcom which steadily improved as it went on.
Chris Hallam, Chris Hallam's World View, 27th March 202010 British comedy shows that need worldwide recognition
The average viewer enjoys great comedy television shows, but they may not have heard of these phenomenal British series designed to make you laugh.
Alex H., Screen Rant, 6th March 202010 underrated British comedies on Netflix
Check them out next time you're Netflix-surfing!
Leah Flavell, Screen Rant, 14th October 2019Life lessons from sitcoms - The IT Crowd
It's amazing rewatching, because the most simple ideas and one liners are the most effective pieces of comedy.
Phoenix Remix, 13th September 2019British comedy remakes that hit and missed in the US
The Office landed, while The Inbetweeners floundered - so what makes a good US remake?
Ben Allen, Radio Times, 29th May 201912 Disastrous US remakes of British Sitcoms
Some things are just uniquely suited to a time and a place. The idea of remaking anything to fit another culture is thankfully becoming more of an outdated concept. Unfortunately, in the past, American TV producers have repeatedly tried and failed to remake many of our beloved British sitcoms.
Super Ink, 8th April 201913 utterly charming British comedies on Netflix
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Refinery 29, 15th January 2019Definitive guide to British comedy since Fawlty Towers
The British are coming, and they want to invade your television. With ... laughter.
Devon Ivie, Vulture, 21st November 2018