We Wouldn’t Have 'Office Space' Without These 'Saturday Night Live' Shorts

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Stephen Root peeking behind a man covered in sticky notes from Office Space with SNL in the background

The Big Picture There are few programs in the history of American comedy that are quite as influential as Saturday Night Live. Ever since the variety sketch show’s debut in the fall of 1975, Saturday Night Live has provided a platform for writers, directors, and actors to develop a unique sense of humor and create memorable sketches.

Office Space RComedyCrime Three company workers who hate their jobs decide to rebel against their greedy boss. While the sketches were rather self-contained in the stories that they told, Milton shows the potential that Judge had as a storyteller. His style of comedy combines deadpan superficiality with genuine empathy for his characters. While the viewers are forced to laugh at the complete absurdity of Milton’s poor luck, they can’t help but feel bad for him as he tries to improve his situation.

"Milton" Inspired the Humor of ‘Office Space' The satirical depiction of the grind of cubical workplaces in "Milton" was expanded on in Office Space. The film’s story focuses on the software programmer Peter Gibbons , who works at the Dallas-based fictional company Initech.

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