Am I alone in hating Ricky Gervais??
Discussion
Jay GTi said:
I remember him from his DJ time on X-FM. He was pure quality, but apparently was droped for saying once too often...
12.10pm
Why does noddy wear a little red hat with a bell?
Because he's a
I was driving a luton van through kew and he very very nearly had me off the road.
Plotloss said:That's not a wall you want to hit neither...
I remember him from his DJ time on X-FM. He was pure quality, but apparently was droped for saying
12.10pm
Why does noddy wear a little red hat with a bell?
Because he's a
I was driving a luton van through kew and he very very nearly had me off the road.
alltorque said:
If any of you guys could have written and starred in The Office and made it a tenth as funny I'd be pretty impressed. For that alone he's got to be regarded very highly indeed. It's a complete classic in my eyes
Personally I found The Office to be about as funny as dysentery - I have never found the humour of embarrasment funny and I doubt I ever shall.
alltorque said:
If any of you guys could have written and starred in The Office and made it a tenth as funny I'd be pretty impressed. For that alone he's got to be regarded very highly indeed. It's a complete classic in my eyes
True, when it's not even trying to be funny it's better than 90% of the other s(h)it-coms out there.
Its been rumoured that he is going to do a film with Christopher Guest called 'For Your Consideration'
The two most talented character comics, its bound to be a cracker.
He had me in stitches the other day during an interview.
If you were trapped in a lift with only one other person, who would it be?
Me mate Trevor because he's got a toolkit.
If your house was on fire and you could only save 3 things, what would they be?
My cat, my salamander and one of the twins...
The two most talented character comics, its bound to be a cracker.
He had me in stitches the other day during an interview.
If you were trapped in a lift with only one other person, who would it be?
Me mate Trevor because he's got a toolkit.
If your house was on fire and you could only save 3 things, what would they be?
My cat, my salamander and one of the twins...
Can't agree.
The essence of comedy is timing, and he is a master. You could just as easily say Billy Connolly was a one trick pony - all he does is swear incomprehensibly and laugh at his own jokes. What's funny about that? What about Lee Evans - he's manic, but thats it surely? Laurel and Hardy? Fat guy, thin guy, same old slapstick. Tommy Cooper - one trick, and he couldn't even pull that off (
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I think the thing about Grevais which makes it hard for some to allow themselves in on the joke is that he is SO close to the truth, so sublime in pointing out our personal weaknesses, that people see too much of themselves in his comedy.
The essence of comedy is timing, and he is a master. You could just as easily say Billy Connolly was a one trick pony - all he does is swear incomprehensibly and laugh at his own jokes. What's funny about that? What about Lee Evans - he's manic, but thats it surely? Laurel and Hardy? Fat guy, thin guy, same old slapstick. Tommy Cooper - one trick, and he couldn't even pull that off (
. I think the thing about Grevais which makes it hard for some to allow themselves in on the joke is that he is SO close to the truth, so sublime in pointing out our personal weaknesses, that people see too much of themselves in his comedy.
Einion Yrth said:
Personally I found The Office to be about as funny as dysentery - I have never found the humour of embarrasment funny and I doubt I ever shall.
Know what you mean, but as his character is clearly based on my first ever 'boss', it's makes me pleased as I don't have to work for the incompetent jumped-up git any more
(If you're 5'0" tall, full of carp and called Harrison, that's you, that is)
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