Ricky Gervais

[DJack]

I don’t watch the news it’s depressing.

...Yet you watch the swans. :lol:

 

[sainthelens]

Uncle Rick is back in Cardiff with same show in January, strongly reccomend anyone to go. Witness a proper comedy legend.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Just watched his latest Netflix show, which I believe is the show he’s currently still touring. It’s fine, but stand up is at the bottom end of his talents. I don’t care about being shocked or anything like that, comedy is what it is and if you’re easily offended it’s probably not for you. My biggest issue is that it’s not all that funny.

 

[Neath_Jack]

Just watched his latest Netflix show, which I believe is the show he’s currently still touring. It’s fine, but stand up is at the bottom end of his talents. I don’t care about being shocked or anything like that, comedy is what it is and if you’re easily offended it’s probably not for you. My biggest issue is that it’s not all that funny.

How much of it did you manage to watch? I watched it last month, got about 15 minutes in before it went off. Tries too hard to be shocking in my opinion, which takes any comedy away from it. Never been much of a fan anyway, apart from that other Netflix series he done, which was absolutely magnificent.

 

[sainthelens]

Just watched his latest Netflix show, which I believe is the show he’s currently still touring. It’s fine, but stand up is at the bottom end of his talents. I don’t care about being shocked or anything like that, comedy is what it is and if you’re easily offended it’s probably not for you. My biggest issue is that it’s not all that funny.

His current tour 'Armageddon ' is a totally different routine to the one currently on Netflix.
Armageddon is off the charts, but clearly he's not for you.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

How much of it did you manage to watch? I watched it last month, got about 15 minutes in before it went off. Tries too hard to be shocking in my opinion, which takes any comedy away from it. Never been much of a fan anyway, apart from that other Netflix series he done, which was absolutely magnificent.

I left it run through but my attention wandered after about half an hour. He’s a much better actor and writer than he is a standup. I agree about After Life although I’ve never been brave enough to go back to it after watching the first series while my wife’s future was very uncertain at the time. I will though. The Office was great but the yanks did it better. Extras was good too except for the self indulgent finale.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

His current tour 'Armageddon ' is a totally different routine to the one currently on Netflix.
Armageddon is off the charts, but clearly he's not for you.

Fair enough, I thought he was still touring with Super Nature. I wouldn’t say he’s not for me, I just don’t think he’s a particularly good stand up. He’s not particularly bad either, I’ve seen a lot better and worse. A few bits made me laugh. Despite all his attempts to be shocking, they just come off as lame attempts to do exactly that and it’s pretty transparent. We’re all different. Ironically despite his act he’s massively WOKE (I hear that has to be typed in capital letters now).