The IT Crowd (UK)

Many people use the word IT in their everyday life when refering to computers, without knowing what it actually means: Information Technology. And this cliché is very real; ask most workers in a regular office, and most of them will shrug their shoulders, and add "something to do with computers"... 

In most big businesses and offices, you will find an IT department, with people able to deal with technical problems involving computers and other electronical devices. Stereotypically, they are computer nerds, who are total "social piranhas" (to quote one episode). 

The IT Crowd is a British comedy series, with the basic computer geeks as protagonists. We meet Roy and Moss, two IT engineers who "work" in the basement of Reyholm Industries. However their peaceful anti-social livese are turned upside down when they are put under the management of Jen, a woman who doesn't know what an internet browser is, and got herself in this mess after the very common CV line "experience with computers".

Along the four seasons, they have to deal with very unusual situations, mostly caused by Roy and Moss's social awkwardness or Jen's lookout for an office romance. Although most themes revolve around the geek culture, you don't have to know any of that stuff to burst out laughing every five seconds. However, if you do know about that stuff, the quantity of funny details (Roy's shirts, posters...) will definitely leave you gasping for air.  The situation comedy in all the episodes keeps on surprising you, while a few seconds ago you were thinking nothing could get any worse.

The actors all play their roles with perfection, and you easily get attached to them, especially Richard Ayoade (Moss) who is simply unbelievably nerdy. I would say he is the best actor of this show, to the extent that he was the only actor not replaced in the US version of the show. As for Chris O'Dowd (Roy) and Katherine Parkinson (Jen) they have both proved themselves as they have both played in "The Boat That Rocked", impersonating "Simple Simon" and "Felicity" respectively.The show also starrs Noel FIelding in some episodes, a great British comedy writer and actor (The Mighty Boosh), playing Richmond.

This sitcom is one of the funniest I have ever seen and I recommend you watch it. 

Here is an extract to give you an idea of the atmosphere: