The IT Crowd (UK)

The Speech

Season 3, Episode 4, Aired 12/12/08

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Moss and Roy become enemies with Jen when she takes her role as boss seriously. Elsewhere, Douglas' new girlfriend has something about her that isn't noticable on just first impressions.

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Hilarious episode where Moss and Roy give Jen "The Internet" for her speech and Douglas gets together with a she-male.

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By hrgaffney, Feb 19, 2009 Report Abuse

This was yet another brilliantly funny episode of the IT Crowd. The season has been excellent so far. The sabotaging of Jen's Employee of the Month speech by Roy and Moss was priceless, and the fact it backfired because all the shareholders were as ignorant of the internet as she is, was fantastic! The other storyline with Douglas and April, who used to be a man, was equally funny with one of the best fight scenes ever, towards the end. Only two episodes remain of the season, I am sad to say. I hope to goodness there will be a fourth.moreless

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Moss and Roy's plan to humiliate Jen backfires.

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By thefanof, Dec 13, 2008 Report Abuse

Very few sitcoms could pull off a bloody fight between a man and a woman and make it funny; luckily The IT Crowd is one of those rare shows. Matt Berry just continues to be absolutely incredible as Douglas. He's got the smugness of the old Reynholm boss played by Chris Morris down, mixed with the intense sex obsession of Neil Patrick Harris' Barney Stinson character from How I Met Your Mother. Him thinking April thought she was worried about being from Iran was definitely the laugh of the night.

Moss and Roy were funny here too, but the jeopardizing of a speech storyline has been done to death on American TV and I guess it's an overused concept overseas as well. But I digress, yet another great episode of the best sitcom on the tele The IT Crowd.moreless

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- On the wall outside of Jen's door is a 'I Stole Your Accordion' bumper sticker. It's from the quirky web game Kingdom of Loathing. Edit
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- International Air Dates: Czech Republic: April 29, 2009 on HBO Comedy Edit
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- Douglas: April, we need to talk. April: Oh darling, couldn't we do this at home? I was hoping we could get shit-faced and watch the telly. Douglas: There'll be no more getting shit-faced and watching the telly. There'll be no more Steven Seagall marathons. There'll be no more paintballing weekends. Edit
- Moss: No, no, Roy, I spoke to the Elders of the Internet not one hour ago. I told them about Jen winning Employee of the Month and they were so impressed, that they wanted to do whatever they could to help. Jen: Wait a minute. The Elders of the Internet? The Elders of the Internet know who I am? You've got to let me have it. Edit
- (Roy and Moss are pretending to Jen that a black box with a red light on top is the Internet) Roy: What is Jen doing with The Internet? Jen: Moss said I could use it for my speech. Roy: Are you insane? What if she drops it? Jen: I won't drop it. I'll look after it. Roy: No. No, no, no, Jen, no. This needs to go straight back to Big Ben. Jen: Big Ben? Moss: Yeah. It goes on top of Big Ben. That's where you get the best reception. Edit
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