The boss is back
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.
David Brent: Life on the Road (2016) is a comedy and music film directed by Ricky Gervais, released on August 19, 2016 with a runtime of 1h 36m. It stars Ricky Gervais, Ben Bailey Smith, Rebecca Gethings and Jo Hartley. Viewers rate it 6.1 out of 10 across 409 ratings.
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Ricky Gervais
as David Brent
Ben Bailey Smith
as Dom Johnson
Rebecca Gethings
as Miriam Clarke
Jo Hartley
as Pauline Gray
Andrew Brooke
as Jerry 'Jezza' Collins
Tom Bennett
as Nigel Martin
Tom Basden
as Dan
Mandeep Dhillon
as Karen Parashar
Diane Morgan
as Briony Jones
Kevin Bishop
as DJ
Ashley McGuire
as Mo
Roisin Conaty
as Cat
Directed by Ricky Gervais, written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, produced by Ricky Gervais and Charlie Hanson.
Average viewer score of 6.1/10 from 409 ratings.
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" that preceded it. The right on, politically correct alternative comedy of the 80s and 90s has been partly circumvented by…
Reviewed on February 9, 2023
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The main cast of David Brent: Life on the Road (2016) includes Ricky Gervais, Ben Bailey Smith, Rebecca Gethings, Jo Hartley and Andrew Brooke. The film was directed by Ricky Gervais. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
David Brent: Life on the Road was released on August 19, 2016 and runs for 1h 36m.
David Brent: Life on the Road (2016) holds an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from 409 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and music films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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