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Do you find him funny? I would say some do some don't, bit of a pointless thread.
Is cheese nice?
Was, find him more annoying now.....
nearly as bad as these pointless threads that go up.... is there a competition at the minute for putting up the most threads?
Quote from: charlieTully on January 11, 2016, 09:10:36 AM
Quote from: Eamonnca1 on January 11, 2016, 07:42:00 AM
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Extras and the office were both brilliant
Along with that the XFM stuff and early podcasts were side splittingly funny.
Personally I think he's gone off the boil a bit the last series of Life's too Short wasn't great I thought and his movies are just OK. His last few appearances at the Golden Globes have been funny though it will be interesting to see clips of how last night went!
Quote from: Eamonnca1 on January 11, 2016, 07:42:00 AM
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How about this. You give us an actual opinion (and not one you've plagiarized of another person on the net) so we can tell you if you are right or wrong...
Meh, sometimes he is, sometimes he isn't.
I think he is someone who thinks he is funny which I don't think find that enjoyable at times although no doubt he is funny, also slagging off Mel Gibson is an easy target so I dont think thats great comedy as anybody could do that.
Gervais and funny – words that go together like horse and submarine.
Ricky Gervais was hilarious in The Office. It was a ground-breaking series which poked fun at the world we all knew, in a way that wasn't done before.
Unfortunately for Ricky he turned out to be a one-trick pony. As long as he sticks to playing David Brent he can be funny, otherwise he can be dull.
Quote from: Orior on January 11, 2016, 11:37:10 AM
Ricky Gervais was hilarious in The Office. It was a ground-breaking series which poked fun at the world we all new, in a way that wasn't done before.
Unfortunately for Ricky he turned out to be a one-trick pony. As long as he sticks to playing David Brent he can be funny, otherwise he can be dull.
Actor, tv/radio presenter, stand up comedian, script writer, producer, musician, band manager, etc..... Obviously better at some than others.
Whether you like him or not; he's definitely not a one trick pony.
I think he means one trick in terms of the type of role he likes to play. David Brent was funny.
I thought the original (podcast) 'interviews' with Karl Pilkington and Stephen Merchant were very, very funny in an original way.
He was funny on XFM, The 11 O'Clock Show, The Office, Extras and his earlier podcast stuff.
He now believes his own hype he once parodied. Not funny in the slightest anymore.
These days he seems to work harder on head-line grabbing controversy than developing good broadcast material. A shame as The Office is a classic, but is is clear his powers have been diminishing since then with each show getting shittier.
Baiting guests at awards shows is common for most hosts but it is fairly cowardly too as the host and writers work these items up for weeks and the person on the receiving end rarely gets a right to reply.
his stand ups were great I thought. The spin off product of Karl Pilkington Idiot Abroad series was fantastic viewing - quite a bit of credit must be given to him here I'd say. Never actually got into The Office at the time and probably missed out. Think he plays on the atheist/God topic too much, he'd slogged the topic to death on many formats and then made a movie based on the hole thing which was a bit exhausting. But in comparison to many other comics, he's one I'd actually watch.
I think he is funny, and done a great job at the golden globes last nite , some great one liners
Quote from: leenie on January 11, 2016, 12:41:50 PM
I think he is funny, and done a great job at the golden globes last nite , some great one liners
I must have watched a different show - because outside of maybe 2 jokes - he was terrible
Brutal.
Quote from: charlieTully on January 11, 2016, 09:10:36 AM
Quote from: Eamonnca1 on January 11, 2016, 07:42:00 AM
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Extras and the office were both brilliant
The Office was excellent and original. Extras was a complete rip off of The Larry sanders Show where real guests played themselves in a sitcom. Because The Larry Sanders show was so good and so much better than Extras I could only rate extras as average, although anyone I know who hasn't watched larry sanders thinks extras was good. gervais can be good especially if he comes up with original ideas. He once did a sketch on red nose day which was brilliant.
I find he can be a bit hit-and-miss. When he's playing an awkward character then he's great. When he's out of character there's still a lot of David Brent coming through, which makes it more uncomfortable than funny.
PS, anyone not interested in this thread is cordially invited to not read it.
PPS, if you have a problem with new threads, just keep reading the old ones.
Not a fan but he has changed the culture of the Golden Globes to something watchable
Did he not die a death at some big gig in Wembley a few years back, remember watching it and it was excruciating, was one of those career ruining moments ... looks like no online clips of it now exist strangely enough.
He's funny but he's no Tony Fearon
Extras
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ05xMJMqUs
He reminds me a bit of Ben Elton
Was interesting as an outsider but now he is in the Establishment
Quote from: balladmaker on January 11, 2016, 11:06:19 PM
Did he not die a death at some big gig in Wembley a few years back, remember watching it and it was excruciating, was one of those career ruining moments ... looks like no online clips of it now exist strangely enough.
yes, I remember it.
He had to do a bit of filling in at Live 8 as some band was late coming out and he died, improv doesn't seem to be his thing.
I know it was slated but that Channel 4 one he did - Derek - had some fine episodes.
Quote from: ONeill on January 12, 2016, 11:10:05 PM
I know it was slated but that Channel 4 one he did - Derek - had some fine episodes.
I hated that programme
+1 it was cringe worthy personified.
Quote from: ziggysego on January 11, 2016, 12:35:18 PM
He was funny on XFM, The 11 O'Clock Show, The Office, Extras and his earlier podcast stuff.
He now believes his own hype he once parodied. Not funny in the slightest anymore.
+1