Comparison Between 'The Office And' Family Guy

The Office
Slowly through time television has evolved and pushed the boundaries of comedy. Shows like Seth McFarlen's “Family Guy” have continued to shift how people now view television shows for entertainment. Much like “Family Guy” the television show “The Office” has also changed the landscape of television. “The Office” is a show created to show the viewers that television should not be taken as seriously. People who do not usually watch shows such as these often do not think that these shows are entertaining at all, but people who have become obsessed with them. Starring actors such as Steve Carrell the producers created a fake documentary-type show about the comical stereotypes of an office. This show pioneered the way for other shows

In “The Office” people can often be seen laughing at themselves and their peers because of how far they have taken something and how ridiculous it was. “Although The Office eschews the canned laughter of sitcoms past—a direct, earnest cue that risks patronizing an ironically inclined audience by suggesting that its members wouldn’t get the in-joke on their own—Jim’s glance prevents slippage by making explicit the fact that the situation is ironic, while still leaving viewers with a “feeling of canny superiority” in that they have caught a joke Dwight and Michael have missed” (“Detweiler” 729). In the television show “The Office” Jim is used almost like a pawn in order to point out a joke that may have just been made. Often with Jim's glances they a making fun of or foreshadowing something that may be occurring in the future. One scene in “The Office” called Sensitivity Training can be seen as taking a situation way too far. Michael can be seen making fun of many different races, genders, and sexualities, but because the show is known for its sarcastic humor no one thinks anything of it. Just as “Family Guy” often does “The Office” to is known for its extremely sarcastic

Many times during these shows many different stereotypes can be pointed out. Often times they are calling them out or mock them. Many different scenes in both show this with very good examples. “Within the popular comedy, The Office lies many different and evolving forms of humor. The main protagonist, Michael Scott, is the epicenter of much of the show’s iconic comedic moments in some way, shape, or form. Oftentimes, the humor evokes gender, race, and sexual stereotypes” (“Within” 1). One scene during “The Office” called Diversity Day creates an environment where everyone is assigned a race and they all have to try to figure out what their race is based on others' reactions. This scene was so that the people who worked within the office would be more acclimated to different around the world. Scenes such as these can be interpreted by many as mocking stereotypes of different real office activities. “Family Guy” is also a very controversial show because of how they stereotype different groups of people in this