Video: Ricky Gervais/David Brent is Back in Hilariously Akward Trailer for Office Spin-Off

David Brent is back – and he’s just as toe-curlingly embarrassing as you remember.

This time, the boss from hell is on the road in a new film brought to us by Entertainment One UK. Ricky Gervais will be picking up where The Office left off…well, twelve years after it left off. In the present day, Brent is a sales rep for cleaning products distributor Lavichem – all while pursuing his dream of becoming a successful singer-songwriter.

If you hated The Office the first time around, you’ll squirm watching this trailer, as you remember just how unbearable David Brent was.

And if you loved the mockumentary series…well, you’ll be squirming too – but you’ll also shriek with laughter as the disgraced former Wernham Hogg employee explains the sexual puns in his latest rock ‘n’ roll track.

The US found huge success with their spinoff of The Office, which, although different, was just as compelling to watch. Ricky Gervais was always commended for the integrity of his BBC series and by ending it where he did to avoid dragging things out. But it seems the lure of David Brent was just too strong to resist bringing back such a popular character.

We hope that the whole film is as funny as the trailer. It’s lost something of its documentary feel, with better quality cameras and a glossiness to it that the two series and Christmas special never had. Plus, long time writing partner and friend, Stephen Merchant, is noticeably absent from the project.

But if this minute and a half clip is anything to go by, it’s definitely not time to give up the ghost just yet – and there’s plenty more hilarious (read: painfully cringe-inducing) David Brent fun to be had.

David Brent: Life on the Road will be released in the UK in August.

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