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April 22, 2011
18. Angela Martin (Angela Kinsey)
The crazy cat-lady of the office, Angela, only finds pleasure in books like The Purpose Driven Life and people like Harry Connick, Jr. Oh, and also in potentially gay state senators, one of whom she’s currently dating. But even with her holier-than-thou ways, we still sort of think she’s funny. She’s the show’s weirdest character —- and yet we all know someone like her at work.
17. Meredith Palmer (Kate Flannery)
Every office needs a drunk — and Meredith is probably drunk enough for the entire building. She also has a habit of flashing people, both upstairs and downstairs. In real life, this kind of character would be sad. Lucky for us, The Office is a sitcom.
16. Toby Flenderson (Paul Lieberstein)
Trying to contain Michael Scott can’t be an easy job — maybe that’s why Toby’s the way that he is. He’s the most hated character in the office, which makes laughing at Toby somewhat of a sadistic endeavor. Even most of Michael’s jokes at his expense are often just mean. The best thing he ever did for The Office was leaving, and letting Holly come aboard.
15. Gabe Lewis (Zach Woods)
Gabe is such a recent addition to the show that we’re still finding out things about him. For instance, we know he’s incredibly insecure and prefers Hardware over WALL-E. Also, we know he’s not a very funny person, but is often put into funny situations. Occasionally, he’s also put into Lady Gaga costumes.
14. Phyllis Lapin-Vance (Phyllis Smith)
Get her to talk about Bob Vance of Vance Refrigeration, and she won’t stop blabbing. Otherwise, Phyllis is perfectly comfortable in the un-flashy role of being the office mom. Ryan even used her face on a bottle of his mom’s pesto.
13. Holly Flax (Amy Ryan)
Holly is the female Michael Scott, in more ways than one. She’s also, in the words of Jim, a “major dork.” She regularly talks like Yoda and E.T. and one time, along with Michael, acts out a Slumdog Millionaire-inspired skit for her coworkers.
12. Todd Packer (David Koechner)
A man who doesn’t know the meaning of “politically correct,” Packer will joke about homosexuality and Jews just as easily as he will take a dump on Michael’s carpet. Every show needs the over-the-top jokester, and that’s what we get with Todd.
11. Stanley Hudson (Leslie David Baker)
The Office writers have gotten a lot of mileage out of this one-note character (he doesn’t like working… in an office... unless it’s Pretzel Day), but to their credit, he’s never been unfunny or boring. Did I mention Pretzel Day?
10. Pam Halpert (Jenna Fischer)
It’s easy to point to Erin’s quirkiness and Todd Packer’s crass comedy as reasons why they’re funny. With Pam, it’s tougher, because she’s not laugh-out-loud hilarious; the receptionist-turned-office administrator is an under-the-radar comedic force. And just as Jenna Fischer has grown more comfortable playing Pam over the years, so too has Pam grown increasingly confident in herself. And that’s made her considerably more hilarious.
Commentarium (93 Comments)
Why are Andy and Darryl in top 3??? Maybe top 10, I would understand. Dwight and Kevin need to replace that top 3 spots. Oh how I miss the old Office.
Kevin is not funny at all. I hate what a cartoon character he has turned into. Andy definitely deserves top 3 status, though I do agree that Dwight does as well. Especially in earlier seasons. This year he has become too over-the-top.
Andy is for sure the funniest character besides Michael, but I don't think Daryl should be top 3, he is funny though. Also I think Ryan is hilarious now, but he wasn't as michaels boss
Creed is the funniest. End of story.
Agree. I love Creed.
I also don't find Pam funny at all.
Agreed on Creed, he's awesome. Pam is filler. And Jim has become filler as well this year.
Yep -Creed is the best. Kevin is not funny at all.
creed is the winner. the ratio of his funniness with his on-screen time yield a much higher percentage of hahaha
Creed is the funniest just because when he is telling his crazy sex and drug stories, he is barely playing a character...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creed_Bratton
Gilad Shalit is the funniest.... You should hear him cry for his mother every night!!!
Samah, you are horrible
samah u r clearly fucked up
agreed. creed is hands down the funniest. pam's voice just makes me wince.df i don't think the writer watched the show...s/he is basing funny on popularity.
I always thought Stanley were the funniest.
agreed
I'd rank Scott/Carrell as least funny. I never found him at all amusing, just annoying.
Agreed.
i wonder if this moops fella ever watches the show. it seems like if he/she found michael scott to be annoying and not at all amusing then they would NEVER watch it.
I'm with Moops. I love The Office for all the other characters. For me, Michael is just a way to advance the main plot thread in each episode, and what is funny is how everyone else reacts to him. If it was just him, an not an ensemble cast, his antics would fall flat.
True dat Qweg
I'm confused as to why the author says that Michael Scott is great at his job. While he's not as blatantly incompetent as his equivalent on the UK Office, he's generally either drumming up drama or just wasting everybody's time. I think the piece also kind of misses the point of Stanley. It's not simply that he hates working in an office, more of it comes from the fact that he's tired of dealing with Michael's antics and thinly-veiled racism.
Phyllis as least funny. Creed + Jim should be higher.
Creed, Jim, Stanley, Phyllis, Dwight... those guys are the heavy hitters. Meredith? Please, I don't think she belonged as high as she ranked.
Andy is the funniest, then Dwight then Ryan (Michael Scott is the funniest of course)
Gabe is way too high up. Jan deserves to be higher.
Jan at #23, below Hank !?!?! Have you seen "The Dinner Party"?
I'd put Jan higher... she has good timing and was hilarious in the baby shower episode.
I don't even watch the office regularly but that dinner party is one of the funniest things I've ever seen. Also when she gets fired is pretty funny.
Gabe,Todd, Pam, and Holly WAY too high up.
Creed got SHAFTED he has the best one-liners period.
Best Darryl moment = Fluffy Fingers. When someone gets up in your face, just tickle him. Eventually you guys be laughing, forget what you were even fighting about.
Jan is hilarious. When Michael goes to tell her that he has syphilis and she starts singing to her daughter? Todd Packer is not.
I have so many problems with this list, I can't even...
Phyllis should be much higher, says me. The Bushiest Beaver award, the double date she and Bob had with Jim & Pam.......and best of all, the looks she gives the camera when mistreating Angela as the head of the Party Planning Committee.
I'd like to say good effort, but this list is just so off.
That was very enjoyable to read. However, something i disagree with. How is Angela so low! Shes hilarious. Also Creed coulda been a bit higher. And i think Jan is a good character too. Andy was a really good call though.
People still watch this?
Nope. No one watches this.
There is nothing funny about Jim. At all. Not the smuggy smirks, sarcastic remarks, or the lame pranks.
Pam is not funny!
Your post is, though.
Thanks brah.
Forget Michael. I stopped watching the shows bc he was so bad, it wasn't worth it to watch Jim and Pam and the rest of the cast.
Kind of a disastrous list to begin with since no one on the show is really all that funny in the traditional sense, but I like the effort ( maybe most likable would have been better?)
For the record I despise Andy and Helms is a one trick that was tired when he started his everyman/ unaware persona much less its 50 th iteration
If you obviously dislike the show, then why the hell are you reading entire articles about it? Oh, I get it. You didn't read the article at all, you pathetic lurker.
Creed should be in the top 3! TeamCreed
Ugh, this list is terrible. How is Gabe even that high? Darryl before Kelly? Seriously?
Switch Jim, Darryl and Andy -WTF?- with Creed, Kevin, and Dwight, and who cares about the rest! Jim, Darryl and Andy arent that funny, IMHO.
Jan, Erin and Oscar should be higher. And maybe Meredith.
Andy and Phyliss should be lower. Todd Packer and Kevin should be WAY lower.
Kelly is not funny. Ever. She is dumb. Dwight Jim and Creed should be top three.
Considering only the "main" characters (so no David Wallace, etc.) 19. Gabe / 18. Jan / 17. Kelly / 16. Pam / 15. Darryl / 14. Erin / 13. Phyllis / 12. Toby / 11. Oscar / 10. Ryan / 9. Andy / 8. Angela / 7. Meredith / 6. Jim / 5. Kevin / 4. Stanley / 3. Michael / 2. Dwight / 1. Creed
Jim hasn't been funny since he became a father figure - to Michael, instead of how his character originally viewed Michael - that Michael's an idiot.
There is just so much wrong with this order im not going to even try. Ill just say Dwight or Creed should be #1
Obviously, whoever wrote this recently just hear about the OFFICE, starting watching maybe three episodes, and decided to post this disaster of a list...
when the majority of the posts criticizes your selection, you know you've done something wrong.
BRIAN
CREED
DWIGHT
TOBY
thats the list - now and forever!
Yes, because most people agree with lists.
False. Andy is NOT funnier than Dwight Kurt Schrute.
This list just sucks
I agree that Kevin is becoming less funny as he becomes more cartoonish.
I HATE THIS SHOW!
(I especially hate: John Krasinski & Jenna Fischer (did they have a personality bypass?) and special mention goes out to Rashida Jones who is a sleeping pill in a dress.
...And since we're at it, PARKS AND RECREATION SUCKS
(Guess what! Amy Poehler's NOT funny.)
THEN WHO THE HELL CARES WHAT YOU THINK?
I have tried, but I never succumbed to whatever charms this show allegedly has. Don't like it a bit.
Erin will always be my #1.
Creed gets great one liners...on dating.."Here's how I got Squeaky Fromme..."
I honestly don't think Toby's the most hated in the office, just simply the most hated by Michael. Everyone else seems to be at least okay with Toby, even Dwight.
I agree. Toby is the voice of reason that chaifes Micheals desires...
Jessica...Kelley is SUPPOSED to be dumb...she is also one of the shows writers...
All those people ahead of Packer and Creed, you've got to be kidding.
creed is really funny same with dwight
Erin is hilarious! She's below Gabe?!?! Gabe definitely deserves lower.
This list is unfortunately disappointing. Any true Office fan knows that any one of Angela, Phyllis and Stanley are light-years funnier than Darryl and Ryan.
Ranking Gabe above Angela is the biggest injustice. Have you seen Angela at her vindictive best? Benihana Christmas? Traveling Salesman/The Return? Fun Run? Launch Party? Gabe is a huge reason why The Office suffered in Season 6, and ranking him above any of the original characters makes no sense to me.
ERIN is SO FUNNY! You guys not paying attention?! Her earnest demeanor combined with her naive personality and lack of experience results in adorable hilarity. She might not be as clever as Jim or as endearingly awkward as Michael Scott, but to write her off as not funny? For shame.
Agreed! Well put.
I agree not all characters are funny, but you need that. The show just would not be funny with 25 Michael Scotts.
Kevin is not only the least funny person on this show, but he's also the least funny person in TV history. He's made me laugh like 3 times over 6 seasons.
Aren't these characters "actors"......? If so then I think they all play their parts quite well. I may not "love" the show as much as some fans....but the character development and consistency has been very well done.
Creed gets excellent one-liners which probably fly over the head of anyone under 40.
Gabe's character is uselessly awkward.....but nut he is played well on the show.
Andy should be the "new" boss next year.....his cluelessness has been well established..
Get rid of Jan and that R-A-C-K??? NO WAY WADE
This is a travesty. Andy funnier than Dwight?!? DARRYL funnier than Dwight? Have you ever seen "The Injury" or "Dwight's Speech"??!?
Ryan is getting no love here. His internet startup was hilarious.
You don't really get The Office, do you?
Jan at #23!? Who on Earth ranked this? Jan is one of the funniest characters on the show... ever! Must I remind you all of her 20-minute long "Son of a Preacher Man" serenade, or "The Dinner" episode? This is BS.
This blog post has to be provocative (otherwise it's a massive FAIL).
Michael's great at his job?
Darryl and Andy funny?
Meredith somewhere in the not-funny section?
Have you been watching the UK version or something? LOL.
Without Michael Scott the show will fail. he is by far the funniest character. writing Michael off the office is like killing off jack bauer in 24
Thanks for the article although i think Erin deserves way much more. she became one of the best character this year (not to mention her performance in the webisodes). and I also think that the reason why this show is great that all the characters are likeable in different ways so its obvious that all the fans have a different list like that.
I totally agree! Michael Scott forever also Kevins cool
Honestly, I can't believe Jim and Dwight weren't the top two. Just look at all of Jim's pranks and Dwight's insane quotes. Michael should have still been in the top 3, because when he's funny he's freaking hilarious (such as his law and order audition), but he can also take it too far, to the point that it's just annoying. Creed and Kevin should have been lower. Creed's barely ever in the actual plot, and the only really funny Kevin situation was when Holly thought he was mentally unstable. Erin also should have been higher, she can say some funny things, and this list really didn't give her credit. I do agree with the top 10 for the most part, just not really in that order.
come on... seriously? DWIGHT AT NUMBER 5? whats with that? he is by far the funniest character on the office... here are my rankings: and i also dont understand why jim is so high, he really isnt that funny
1. Dwight
2. Michael
3. Kelly
4. Kevin
5. Angela
6. Andy
7. Erin
8. Creed
9. Holly
10. Meredith
Pam and jim arent funny, they are just fillers. Oscar, Phyllis and Stanley have jokes played on them, but they are not intentionally funny.
DWIGHT ALL THE WAY hahahahah lol.
1. dwight
2. michael
3. creed
4. meredith
5. erin
6. andy
7. kevin
8. kelly
9. holly
10. angela
anybody agree? not agreeeee? i love the officeeeeeeee :) <3
OMG Yes I agree. You are the one who has it right!!!
Seriously, why is Jim even on this list? All he ever does is look at the camera and people just seem to find that hilarious. Pam was much better when she was the akward secretary. The show as a whole was much better when every other episode didn't revolve around the two most unappealing characters in TV history.
How are Dwight and Jim not the top 2? there's no way Michael is the funniest character imo!
Pam and Darryl are 2 of the least funny characters on the office....Kevin sucks big ones too. 4 top characters without a question: Michael, Dwight, Andy, and Creed...Period.
y isn't dwight second funniest?
CREED is by far the funniest character.
This might be the worst show on TV! I have tried to watch but it is painful and u start to feel sorry for the characters. No laughs at all.
The Erin is a pretty damn cat, wow! If it was a beauty, Pam and Erin would be leading in the second, plus the difference would be huge! Wow!
Haha.. this is immature. Jim , Dwight make the show..
Darrl in 3..hmm I wonder who wrote this review.