Second Drink: Customer Survey with Stephen Merchant

Second Drink: Customer Survey with Stephen Merchant

From Office Ladies by Audacy & Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey

April 27, 2026 · 1h 27m

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Stephen Merchant discussing his work on The Office and the Customer Survey episode.

This week we’re breaking down Customer Survey, and the ladies interview Stephen Merchant! Stephen shares with us how he met Ricky Gervais and came to co-create the UK version of The Office, along with directing this very funny episode. When both Jim and Dwight get bad customer survey reviews, they team up together to uncover the truth behind who's calling them arrogant and smudge. Angela shares her struggle with that "hand-plowed field" scene and Jenna talks about the infamous moment between Pam and Alex, and of course, there's talk about those fakey, tiny Bluetooths. So get in! It’s time to peel into a parking spot and listen to this legendary episode. Office Ladies Website - Submit a fan question: https://officeladies.com/submitaquestionFollow Us on Instagram: OfficeLadiesPodFollow Us on YouTubeFollow Us on TikTok To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey

Guest: Stephen Merchant

Topics covered

  • Customer Survey
  • The Office
  • interview
  • comedy
  • behind the scenes

Keywords

  • Customer Survey
  • Stephen Merchant
  • The Office
  • Jenna Fischer
  • Angela Kinsey
  • Ricky Gervais
  • comedy
  • interview

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Organizations: The Office, Office Ladies

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