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I find it fairly funny. But I watched some of 'black books' and just didn't get that at all.

Different strokes for different folks...

Me. I saw the first episode and found it utterly unfunny.

I would rather prefer The Big Bang Theory.

Yeah I'm suprised by the popularity too. The jokes are way too obvious, even for non-techies, and the characters are overdrawn caricatures.

I felt the same, basically. There were a few very funny episodes, but on the whole it was pretty much "meh". I think that it mostly pokes fun at the it people, so it's not laugh "with" it's laugh "at".

I usually don't like british comedy series, that kind of humor rarely work with me. But this one, hilarious. The internet episode was great, i've also enjoyed the ones with the smokers, the electric pants, the "i'm disabled" one and one of the latest with those finance guys playing rpgs. Definitely thumbs up.

And don't forget about crippling the internet by googling Google ;-)

Maybe you can't. But the first season was hilarious. All of it. This season is fine too. Mostly with the 'RAM Emergency' a couple of episodes ago.

— I'm sorry. There was a RAM Emergency. There was too much RAM.

This Jen (points to box), is THE INTERNET!

If you have access via an UK IP you can watch the series online: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-it-crowd/4od

uncontested "trust me, if you type google into google you will break the internet"

No.

There's lots of detail in this show. Firstly there are three characters: the incompetent head of IT, Moss who is very, very nerdy and Roy who seems like a classic IT person. You have three very distinct characters to start with that are easy to identify with.

Jen is attractive in a way that is likely to appeal to IT folk. She's slightly clumsy and inept, and not too pretty, so that makes her desirable. She's geeky without realizing it. I realize that may be horribly judgmental to say 'not too pretty' and I'm sure that actress would not want to hear that, but I'm sure part of her appeal is that she's not some plastic model type, but a real woman.

Then there are stories which revolve around life within a large office without the heavy, ponderous 'humour' of The Office. The show is lighthearted and the situations slightly ridiculous.

Finally, there's the IT aspects where the most outrageous things happen. People here have cited Jen 'breaking' the Internet by Googling Google. But there are many others and they lampoon both people's perception of how IT folk behave, and the same people's lack of IT knowledge.

No, the jokes are a lot deeper than that.

More to the point the actors are excellent comedy actors - their comic timing is very good.

So; vaguely IT related jokes done very well :)

FWIW I find IT Crowd funny, but it's not on my 'must have' list. - Office, Green wing, Alan Partridge, blackadder, brasseye, day today, extras, league of gentlemen, psychoville, police squad, 30 rock, etc would all be above it.

IT Crowd is great, but I wish it was a bit more cutting/daring rather than settling into a formulaic sitcom.

Many of the items are lent by fans on the show and followers of @Glinner (the writer) on Twitter.

@Glinner wrote Father Ted and Black Books as well.

There are some good, annotated photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/yoz/sets/72057594073886267/.

and the t-shirts :)

Yes. That made me cry with laughter. I worked at Interwoven where the CEO, Martin Brauns, was a big biker (and Iron Man participant). We sponsored Lance Armstrong in the Tour de France.

I was stumped for a second, then remembered. Brass Eye, brilliant!

I second the "Mighty Boosh". Cartoon Network's Adult Swim had edited versions, but you must watch the originals to experience the Boosh.

Also, Maurice from 'IT Crowd' is a reoccurring character on the Boosh. He is one of the shaman, Saboo.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_recurring_characters_fr...

"Oh, a little day trip around The Crunch. We can all go as tourists."

You know Arsenal, they always try to walk it in