Ricky Gervais

[Ted]

I wish he was as funny as he thinks he is. But, he's still funny.

[alexjames]

It was meant more as warning signs that im feelin for Gervais. Animals and Politics were surprising good considering his strength was not stand up, but I don't want him to become PK, although RG is by far a cleverer comedian. I think Flaminals (which was bought for me to go next to all my RG DVD's) started my worries.

 

"Basically Im a chilled out entertainer".

 

P.S. Also, I prefered the oroginal Dawn and not the 'Americanized' skinny one she has become.

 

Am I the only one who thinks "Dawn" is quite cute?

 

[Chuck Fadanoid]

She is, and she was quite good in Studio 60.

[WaltonRed]

funniest thing he has ever done are those pieces he does for Comic Relief

 

The one were he was driving round looking out the window and then they showed homeless people was hilarious.

[Section_31]

He is funny like but not on the scale to justfiy his fame, he wins fucking everything and I just wonder why.

[Liam]

I love Gervais, I think he is class. I have never really been that big on any one comedian but with him I buy most his material.

[Spy Bee]

I think he's brilliant.

 

The Office was ace. I've actually never seen any of Extras though.

 

Stand up is tough nowadays. Everyone sees every joke. Politics and Animals were good, Fame was a bit shit. But then Peter Kay has struggled since he burst onto the scene. Love Phoenix nights too though.

[Chuck Fadanoid]

The Office was good but Gervais himself is a pretty run of the mill comic, he'll never be the 'brilliant comic mind' that people build him up as; the same goes for Peter Kay.

 

And stand up is only difficult if you go at it from the same obvious angle that everyone else does, because then you have to be more creative in looking for material. Someone like Daniel Kitson though, for example, makes it look effortless becuase he sticks to his natural style instead of pushing the same comedy buttons and trying to force laughs out of the audience.

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[Spy Bee]

Yet they are the best new stand ups for years.

[Chuck Fadanoid]

Not in my opinion; in fact probably only in the opinion of the general public.

[Jarvinja Ilnow]

[Liam]

Gervais is a hilarious. Fame is brilliant as was Extras and The Office. I dont understand why it has become fashionable to dislike him. His all round productions are excellent, great stories and funny.

[RedBrian84]

Gervais is vastly, vastly over rated. Same in everything he does. The Office wasn't funny in the slightest, in my opinion.

 

Gervais is a poor mans Steve Coogan.

[Uncle_Meat]

The best thing I can say about him is that he doesn't interest me.

 

Just another face on the cathode teat.

[Unrighteous]

The Office was cringeworthy but I loved watching it to see what fucking mistake he'd make next... I laughed at some of it.

 

Extras, on the other hand, was fucking brilliant. I laughed my arse off watching it.

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Although I like Extras and his live stuff I can't help but wish he had stopped at 'The Office' which was superb. He seems to be becoming Peter Kay (ie Annoying fat cunt who believes his own hype and can't improve on his earlier work). Saw PK live few years ago but was dissapointed as most jokes seemed to come from his previous 'Blackpool tower' DVD.

 

Also, Max and Paddy was overrated.

 

The End. (Roaring Lion etc)

 

 

Gervais isnt like that at all, he's just a really funny fella, his stand up acts are really original.

[Jonesy432]

Gervais is brilliant. Peter Kay is just that bloke you see down the pub on a friday, anybody could do his act!

[Stu Monty]

He's one of the most outstanding contributors to comedy through the ages.

 

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That's the first part of a documentary that has five parts. I've just watched it now and it's well worth investing the time.

[Rex Banner]

His new film has 86% on Rotten Tomatoes, that's damn good.

[Liam]

Fame is brilliant! The clips on there are great.

[Karl_b]

Along with Bill Bailey, Gervais is my favourite comedian. I haven't seen Fame yet but I'm going to try and pick it up this week, I'm sure it's on offer in Virgin.

 

Oh, and Dawn is totally, totally hot.

[Karl_b]

Gervais is brilliant. Peter Kay is just that bloke you see down the pub on a friday, anybody could do his act!

 

True, but that's why he's so popular, it appeals to the bloke in the pub.

 

Parts of his stand up are exceptionally funny and Phoenix Nights is superb.

[Rex Banner]

I downloaded all the XFM shows the other day to give them a listen again, they are so good the podcasts have a lot of the same stuff they did on XFM rehashed so it's not as spontaneous so the XFM shows are way funnier than the podcasts in my opinion.

People who think Karl Pilkington is a made up character just need to listen to them to see he is just a bit of a simpleton and a funny one at that.

[Mel Wood]

BBC to screen Ricky Gervais sitcom about life of a dwarf

The BBC has commissioned Ricky Gervais's latest sitcom - about the day-to-day frustrations of a dwarf.

 

Published: 7:00AM BST 22 Apr 2010

 

'Life's Too Short' will star Warwick Davis, who took the lead role in the movie Willow, as well as appearing in the Harry Potter films.

 

A 30-minute pilot programme is to be screened by BBC2.

 

Gervais and comedy partner Stephen Merchant, who created The Office and Extras, have written the show and will be executive producers. The pair will also have roles.

 

The show is billed as ''an observation comedy'' giving an insight into Davis's daily life.

 

''It's a frustrating world, but an optimistic and warm one. This is a comedy where truth and big laughs sit side by side,'' said the BBC.

 

Davis is also known for his role as Wicket the Ewok in Return Of The Jedi.

 

Gervais said: ''We're having so much fun working with Warwick. Pound for pound he is one of the funniest men I know.''

 

BBC2 controller Janice Hadlow said: ''I'm very excited to see the return of Ricky and Stephen to BBC Two, but also to welcome Warwick Davis, a great talent, to the channel.

 

''Experimenting with innovative, broad appeal comedy projects are an important part of BBC2's plans for the future.''

 

Speaking about the project last week, before it had been commissioned, Gervais said: ''It's a cross between Extras and Curb your Enthusiasm and One Foot in the Grave but with a dwarf. That is out and out funny.''

 

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[Original202]

Sounds good. Not been overly impressed with his films, they're ok, but he excels at comedy. I thought they'd said they'd finished with sitcoms though?

 

Getting very bored of him banging on about atheism at every opportunity though. It's ok, we get it, you're an atheist:

 

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