A “real-life David Brent” has taken Twitter by storm after his on-screen rant on a shopping channel went viral. The Office character played by Ricky Gervais – who liked to style himself as the “world’s best boss” – bears an uncanny resemblance to the presenter.
In the clip, telesales man Rob Locke appears to go on a bit of a spiel while selling mattresses on Ideal World. Trying to convince viewers to buy the product, he says: “It doesn't benefit me in any way other except I suppose I get to come back another day and get to keep my job a bit longer – make up for all the other failures, you know." "Only joking,” he says with a Brent-like smirk, later adding: "If you don't buy it it's not like I'm losing money.” The hilarious clip has been
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