
Character Analysis

Brian
Played by Chris Diamantopoulos
5 jokes across 4 episodes of The Office
1.3
5
7.0
7.2
Meta/Self-Referential
Brian delivers 5 scored jokes across 4 episodes of The Office, averaging 7.0 on craft and 7.2 on impact for a career WAR of 1.3. Their comedy leans toward meta/self-referential. The highest-scoring line is below.
Funniest Brian Lines
Brian · Jim:Brian: 'We have to find a different way to communicate other than breaking down in front of each other.' Then adds: 'At least my crying won't get you fired.'
Meredith · Brian:Meredith to Brian: 'When are you gonna boom me?'
Jim · Brian:Jim suggests Brian could 'boom his whole life' for Jim's deaf father-in-law, then asks 'Does he pay well?'
Michael · Brian:Michael's car contains a near-empty bottle of Rite Aid 'Night Swept' cologne that he insists is his Drakkar Noir. 'No, this says Rite Aid Night Swept.' Michael: 'No, it is a perfect smell-alike. I'm not paying for the label.'
Brian · Pam:Brian the boom operator tells Pam it was his 'first slipup in nine years of miking you' — implying years of silent intimacy with her life
All Jokes — 12 total
Michael · Brian:Michael recruits 'Brian' to help him clean out his car as prep for driving Katy home, including checking for specific drinks: 'What flavor? Blue. Blue's not a flavor. It says, Flavor: Blue Blast. Oh, Blue Blast, yes. Put that in the trunk.'
Michael · Brian:'What flavor?' / 'Blue.' / 'Blue's not a flavor.' / 'It says Flavor: Blue Blast.' / 'Oh, Blue Blast, yes. Put that in the trunk.'
Michael · Brian:Michael's car contains a near-empty bottle of Rite Aid 'Night Swept' cologne that he insists is his Drakkar Noir. 'No, this says Rite Aid Night Swept.' Michael: 'No, it is a perfect smell-alike. I'm not paying for the label.'
Michael · Brian:Michael insists there's cologne left: 'It's empty.' 'No, it's not. There's some in the straw.' — then sprays a tiny amount — 'There. Now you may throw it out.'
Brian · Pam:Brian the boom operator tells Pam it was his 'first slipup in nine years of miking you' — implying years of silent intimacy with her life
Meredith · Brian:Meredith to Brian: 'When are you gonna boom me?'
Pam · Brian:I mean, okay, not completely on my own [camera pans or Brian the boom operator is visible in frame] but in terms of people who can do something. Thank you, Brian.
Jim · Pam · Brian:Jim and Pam arrive at the restaurant. Brian: 'Sorry we're late.' Brian: 'Oh, uh, no problem. I finished all the bread.'
Jim · Brian:Jim suggests Brian could 'boom his whole life' for Jim's deaf father-in-law, then asks 'Does he pay well?'
Brian · Dwight:Brian reveals Alyssa isn't coming, then: 'Actually, we're not gonna make it.' — then cut to Dwight presenting another sales order to imaginary Andy.
Jim · Pam · Brian:Jim and Pam's awkward lunch with Brian — extended scene of them sitting with his relationship news. Jim's reaction beat: staring, processing, not knowing what to say.
Brian · Jim:Brian: 'We have to find a different way to communicate other than breaking down in front of each other.' Then adds: 'At least my crying won't get you fired.'