The Office (US) is funnier than _______

Before I start my rebuttal, I would also like to state that a major difference between the two shows is that The Office can utilize its humor across several different platforms and subjects, while the mundane style of Seinfeld lacks this touch. The Office's themes of love, political correctness, relationships, and others are given in a witty and irreverent style that Seinfeld simply can't match. First of All, this debate is about which one is funniest; whomever did the joke first is of little consequence. I would argue that the office delivered the bit much more hilariously due to several different reasons. Firstly, the Office uses contrasts between Michael's reaction and the rest of the crew to highlight his stupidity. Also, his lack of understanding is further developed in the cutscene where he can explain it. Seinfeld does assume it's fans are stupid, as I said in my first argument, by putting in a laugh track telling the audience when to laugh. 2. I already acknowledged that the day-to-day operations of Seinfeld are pretty funny, but the lack of progression makes it pretty boring after a few episodes. The small scale situations of Seinfeld doesn't make it any better than the office, as the office has both those types of situations (ex. Not wanting to do work during office time) and large scale, odd situations (like Dwight's strange obsession with beet farms and knowledge of bears). 3. "One thing that puts Seinfeld out of reach of the Office is the obscure humor that somehow everybody can relate to... These are instances that may not have happened to you, but I think we can imagine ourselves in those situations." Some things in Seinfeld have the sort of relatability, but others do not. Neither of the examples are anything that I feel "is relatable". This argument is not valid because any person could imagine themselves in a situation, that doesn't make it relatable. 4. Mass opinion certainly does not determine humour. I could find a vast amount of people that think its funny when people are beaten to death, that doesn't make it funny. Besides, the poll that you are referring to is inaccurate because it simply takes the opinion of those people who chose to vote on it, which means they are most likely fans of the show. 5. The timing of a joke is important, but using timing as an argument in a "who's funnier?" competition is pretty weak. The timing didn't make much of a difference and the amount of time elapsed in the video that you showed certainly wasn't nine seconds. 6. I'll be the first to admit, the Office season nine was weak and the laughs were too few. But the eighth season was cool and the 1-7 seasons were downright hilarious. The lack in production for the final season didn't take away from the show's overall funniness. It is also important to note that the Seinfeld series had its fair share of boring seasons and moments as well, though they seemed to come earlier in the show rather than later (http://collider.com...). Many critics and fans of the show ranked seasons 1 and 2 as the worst (http://www.ranker.com...). Regarding the "funny stuff taken out", I will attempt to prove that these changes make the show just as funny as before. (Note: don't think that I didn't notice that you copied and pasted this entire argument from a buzzfeed article without citing it in your sources.) 1. Jim and Pam's relationship opens up a whole new area for comedy as we get more opportunities to see humor. Michael constantly asks with surprise "you guys are still dating?" even after Jim and Pam are engaged. The whole office seems to regard the couple without any seriousness. It's also very clear that you did not watch the final two seasons because they clearly had several big arguments and stated how they did not have a "fairy tale romance." In fact, they were very close to separating and grew very far from each other. 2. Nobody was really supposed to hate Michael, they just disapproved of him. They have grown closer to Michael, just as we are supposed to have, but that doesn't reduce the humor quality. 3. The season premiere was one of the less funny moments because of it's unrealistic nature. It was probably made just to have the hilarious sequence of counseling between Michael and Toby. However, this sequence should not downplay the entire humour of the show. 4. Erin's upbeat, almost stupid mood increases the vibe of the office because she constantly is in a contrast with the negatives such as Stanley and Angela. 5. Jim's apathy and disregard and laziness for the job didn't really affect the overall hilarity of the show, except when he is being disciplined by Charles or Ryan. 6. Stanley and Phyllis get more screen time, not less. 7. Ryan's ridiculous change is more funny because the new role he serves gives more opportunities for the Ryan-Michael relationship to grow. 8. Already addressed. 9. I ran out of characters.