When I was watching 'The IT Crowd' (I watched the episode called 'FriendFace') I found several things that made the programme appealing. These included:
- the running joke of Moss and Roy being desperate for girlfriend (this is why they were so suddenly, comically eager to join FriendFace as there was a possibility of meeting women)
- the running joke of Jen wanting to get a boyfriend and prove she has done something with her life to other people like in this episode when she has to make up lies to feel worthy of her old friends from school creates ridiculous and comic situations such as the fake fight between Roy and Moss
- slapstick humour: characters making silly faces or noises
- Jen's complete incompetence in IT is comically ridiculous given her position as head of the department and also continues to create funny, silly situations such as her not being able to use the internet or the computer
- Ludicrous situations the characters get themselves into such as when they all end up talking to each other by computer in the same room
- Sarcasm and hypocritical lines by the characters like the 'less is more' line by Jen while she applies loads of lipstick also adds humour to the episode
- the stereotypical geekiness of Roy and Moss makes the show funny because of their ideas, the things they say and what they do, such as trying to become 'real men'
- Moss' awkward nature that leads him to say inappropriate things like telling people too much information about his and Jen's fictional relationship and making up the lie that Jen is dead. The awkward and embarrassing nature of these situations makes the programme funny
- Finally, the process of events, often including a lot of misunderstandings and ridiculous lies digs the characters deeper into their mess and often makes it even funnier as the situation gets worse
These are all the techniques I identified while watching 'The IT Crowd'
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