Ricky Gervais

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Aye that's the one, fucking annoying.

[Faustus]

I don't get that Karl Pilkington thing. Don't get me wrong, the odd bit is funny, but if I wanted to laugh at somebody saying daft stuff, I'd just check my facebook and invite the daftest lad I know out for a drink.

 

I don't suppose it's too bad if you can get paid for it though!

[Steve Holt]

I only hope that An Idiot Abroad is as funny as the preview, well the Pilkington parts of the preview are great, the gervais bit and his lanky sidekick are not.

 

What does Merchant do?

 

Have you ever listened to the podcasts? Merchant is the funniest of the lot. It's just that he doesn't come out with outrageous bollocks like Karl does. Merchant is the unsung hero of everything good Gervais has ever done (other than the first 3 standups)

[Total Longo]

His laugh is ace.

[Champ]

I hold my hands up on this one but did anyone see him on The One Show last night? One of the funniest bits of tv I've seen in a long time. Now, I can never decide if I like him or not (I think he's growing on me) but he was hilarious last night. Jay Rayner had set up this comparing Christmas recipes thing and was commenting on it when he said something, probably involving sausagemeat, which cracked Gervais up and then everything Rayner said after that just came out worse and worse. Gervais completely lost it and then Alex whatsername had to do this piece to camera to apologise for him, which made him worse and then it cut to 4 old ladies in the studio eating Christmas dinner on their laps, apparently oblivious to what had gone on. Absolutely surreal

[Guest Slim(fast)Shady]

yep i saw it too.....quality,kept saying to myself (when Nigella Lawsons name was mentioned "please don't say anything Ricky!")! And i'm like you can't really decide whether i like him (professionally) but think he would be a  great laugh down the pub.......but on TV? Not really my cup of tea...as for the stand up? Well that's a no no for me but having said that you can't argue with the fella's talent....and i think he's an all round nice geezer by the looks of him.

[TheHowieLama]

He did a quality bit here in america with David Blaine recently.

[Adebisi]

I like him because he always seems to be laughing. I don't think he'd ever be boring to be around. He was funny on the One Show last night. I especially liked the 'Robbie Biggs' bit. The lass, while fit, seemed to be agitated by him the entire show. 

I've never watched any of his shows bar the Office and Extras. The latter is funny, the former is one of the best TV shows ever made. Absolute classic. 

[Bobby Hundreds]

The first time I ever listened to his podcasts I was in hysterics and genuinely looked forward to the next ones. But like anything they begun to wear thin after time.

[Newport]

Was funnier when he was fat

[Paulie Dangerously]

'Nigella beat off the Hairy Bikers' set him off

[Davelfc]

Gervais then plugged his own Netflix show After Life, in which he plays a man who wants to kill himself. “OK, spoiler alert, season two is on the way, so in the end obviously he didn’t kill himself,” he said. “Just like Jeffrey Epstein.” As the crowd groaned, he added, “Shut up! I know he’s your friend, but I don’t care. You had to make your own way here on your own plane, didn’t you?!” 

That may have been the most don’t-give-a-damn joke of Gervais’ opening monologue, but it wasn’t the last. He called James Corden a “fat pussy,” joked about Judi Dench “licking her own [bleep]” and then for his coup de grâce, took on the big new corporate-run streaming services—and the actors who eagerly sign up to work for them.

“You say you’re woke but the companies you work for—Apple, Amazon, Disney... If ISIS started a streaming service, you would call your agent, wouldn’t you? So if you do win an award tonight, don’t use it as a platform to make a political speech, right? You’re in no position to lecture the public about anything. You know nothing about the real world.”

“Most of you spent less time in school than Greta Thunberg,” he continued. “So if you win, come up, accept your little award, thank your agent and your god, and fuck off.”

 

 

https://www.thedailybeast.com/ricky-gervais-golden-globes-monologue-mocks-hollywoods-jeffrey-epstein-ties

 

 

[VladimirIlyich]

5 minutes ago, Bee Jesus said:

Gervais then plugged his own Netflix show After Life, in which he plays a man who wants to kill himself. “OK, spoiler alert, season two is on the way, so in the end obviously he didn’t kill himself,” he said. “Just like Jeffrey Epstein.” As the crowd groaned, he added, “Shut up! I know he’s your friend, but I don’t care. You had to make your own way here on your own plane, didn’t you?!” 

That may have been the most don’t-give-a-damn joke of Gervais’ opening monologue, but it wasn’t the last. He called James Corden a “fat pussy,” joked about Judi Dench “licking her own [bleep]” and then for his coup de grâce, took on the big new corporate-run streaming services—and the actors who eagerly sign up to work for them.

“You say you’re woke but the companies you work for—Apple, Amazon, Disney... If ISIS started a streaming service, you would call your agent, wouldn’t you? So if you do win an award tonight, don’t use it as a platform to make a political speech, right? You’re in no position to lecture the public about anything. You know nothing about the real world.”

“Most of you spent less time in school than Greta Thunberg,” he continued. “So if you win, come up, accept your little award, thank your agent and your god, and fuck off.”

 

 

https://www.thedailybeast.com/ricky-gervais-golden-globes-monologue-mocks-hollywoods-jeffrey-epstein-ties

 

 

Thats pretty good,to his credit.

[KMD7]

Gervais can do no wrong by me. Very funny bloke

[Carradona]

It's quite great. Gervais is perfect for that role in that environment. 

[Guest Pistonbroke]

Pretty spot on to be fair. 

[Elite]

Haha, great that.

[Bjornebye]

Superb trolling. 

[Nunavut Patrick]

Do you think Judi Dench can like her own arse?

 

 

[rb14]

3 minutes ago, Nunavut Patrick said:

Do you think Judi Dench can like her own arse?

 

 

Over the years, quite a few people have liked my arse. And that other thing you probably meant. 

[Carvalho Diablo]

I can't stand Gervais, detested The Office, really gets on my wick.

 

That said, I really enjoyed Afterlife, his Twitter account is frequently spot on, and his little speech there was bang on the money.

 

It's fair to say the fat git is growing on me.

[Mook]

Am I the only person who thinks it's a bit hypocritical given he works in Hollywood & never shuts up about animal rights?

 

Can't say it bothers me a great deal but I thought it was a bit odd that no-one else has pointed that out (that I know of).

[Spy Bee]

10 hours ago, Carvalho Diablo said:

detested The Office

What? How?

10 hours ago, Mook said:

Am I the only person who thinks it's a bit hypocritical given he works in Hollywood & never shuts up about animal rights?

 

Can't say it bothers me a great deal but I thought it was a bit odd that no-one else has pointed that out (that I know of).

Yeah, I agree. It was all a bit predictable and tired. Also, he's worth £130m and is absolutely 'one of them'. 

[General Dryness]

He wants to be careful what he says or he might end up shooting himself three times in the back of the head.

[VladimirIlyich]

10 hours ago, Carvalho Diablo said:

I can't stand Gervais, detested The Office, really gets on my wick.

 

That said, I really enjoyed Afterlife, his Twitter account is frequently spot on, and his little speech there was bang on the money.

 

It's fair to say the fat git is growing on me.

I didnt like the British version of the Office and felt the US remake was much better. Don't think Gervais is much of a comedian but is an excellent writer and comedy actor.