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The Office - Comedy V Humour

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In a series of behind the scenes videos made just for the web the cast of The Office and fans discuss David Brent and why a sense of humour is so important to the British. Ricky also reveals why Finchy was the most difficult character to cast, and why Gareth wanted to be Finchy, Brent or anyone rather than himself.

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