For Context: Felicity Huffman was the actress caught up in the college scandal The father who was in "Wild Hogs" is William H Macy Ronin Farrow is the son of Mia Farrow and Woody Allen and an investigative journalist that exposed Harvey Weinstein and founder of the Me Too movement The steroid thing was aiming at Robert Downey Jnr, The Rock, Jason Mamoa, etc. Sophie's Choice was a Merryl Streep movie about the abortion issue When at the end he mentioned "donate to Australia" was because Australia was going through severe bushfires at the time before COVID hit
Sophie's Choice was about WWII and the Nazi death camps. They forced her to choose which of her two children would be gassed and which one would live. It's told in retrospect. Abortion didn't come into it.
Sophie's Choice was not about abortion, it was about a woman in a concentration camp during WW 2. She had two children and was forced to give one of them up so she had to make a choice of which child to keep and which one would be sent to a children's camp to be re-educated by the NAZI's . Most likely she would never see him again as he would most likely be killed.
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant co-wrote the original UK The office. Check out learn English with Ricky Gervais. You won't be disappointed thank you for your reaction.
Ricky Gervais's character in the UK version of the 'Office' I rate among the Greatest comedy characters ever to come out of the UK. A genuinely proper funny genius of a chapter that I never get sick of watching! Same league as Monty Python. David I salute you o7!
Sophie’s Choice was a famous Meryl Streep movie in which she portrays a Jewish woman in WWII who has to choose between her two sons which to survive and which will ultimately die. An absolutely gut-wrenching must-see.
I love that so many of the jokes are "in" jokes that TV audiences might not even get, but everyone in that room gets. He is trolling them so hard, the viewers aren't even the point anymore.
Two series, plus the two Christmas special to finish it off. He always said he did two series, because John Cleese only did two series of Fawlty Towers and called it a day.
felicity huffman is a fairly famous actress who got caught bribing her kids into famous universities....I think she got jailtime, thus the license plate joke.
Her husband is the actor William H Macy who starred in Wild Hogs alongside Tim Allen, John Travolta and Martin Lawrence. Huffman was jailed for a couple of weeks and fined for paying to fake her daughter's SAT scores to get her in to a top university. She was one of many rich people who got caught for having paid for ways to get their kids into elite colleges.
Not one of these reactors have a clue what's going on In their own country. Not one I have seen gets that joke and have no idea who she is. I'm from Norway and I know 😂
@@viking_nor That's a bit harsh. Most Americans don't keep up with pop culture. It's probably more popular globally than nationally. Norway has the population of Alabama. While the USA is a country. It is more similar to the EU in practice. Go make your own pop culture. Nordic films are some of my favorite. I don't think I've seen a Nordic comedian. Do you have any recommendations?
Ronan Farrow is a journalist and the son of Woody Allen and Mia Farrow. He was hugely influential in bringing to light the sexual scandals involving Harvey Weinstein as well as others in the movie industry.
I'm a jervay fan because of what you just said.He has no problem, stepping over the line, but he does it in an intelligent way.And he's so well spoken.He's still very careful with his words and ruthless.Is a smart dude
Your question early on... I'm a middle aged white man and have always cringed a bit at "African American." I say "black" because it doesn't have all of the subtexts of those other terms. Those terms change so often. Negroes. Coloreds. African Americans. People of Color. Etc. I would like to hear what term y'all are most comfortable with. An interesting diversion, but we know why Native Americans/Indigenous people were called "Indians" because the European colonialists thought they had arrived in India. Yet in 2024, many Native Americans embrace the term "Indian." In the end, I will use whatever term seems most respectful to you. I just know that my black friends say "black", just as I am "white." It seems simple, direct, doesn't have weird subtexts that get dated real quick. Yes we're all the same underneath our skin, but we've always used descriptors. Hair color (redhead/ginger), height, size, etc. Why ignore that we all look different? Recognizing differences in appearance is not the same as judging people or having biases.
"People of Color" includes more than African Americans so when he says that he's not just referring to African Americans being snubbed. He's pointing out that African Americans, Native Americans, Chinese, Koreans, Indians, Latin Americans etc. were under-represented in the nominations.
Just watched a couple of your vids and subbed mate👍this Gervais monologue will be played for a very long tine I think,we're still watching it now four years later and it never gets old. Nice one buddy,going to go through the rest your playlist,peace✌️from a small island off the UK calked the isle of Wight(pronounced white,but it's nothing racial🤣)
Is it a coincidence I randomly looked up reactions to this video and you recently did it and popped up. I did have a shit day and I appreciate your reaction.
Speaking of The Office, the British version is hilarious 😂 Ricky Gervais' character inspired Michael Scott on the American version..also hilarious 😂 I love Ricky's style of humor and The Office is my favorite show. Both versions
I grew up in DC and we just said "Black" if we had to. Of course that was the 80's and 90's. I was called "White", so it just made sense. Wasn't in a negative way.
I'm checking in from New Zealand 🇳🇿 Because I'm from outside of the USA I simply call everyone from America American. Just the same as anyone from England is English and so on. I don't use different terms for different skin tones. I'm fairly certain that's an odd thing only Americans do 😅
*Ronan Farrow (journalist), son of Mia Farrow (prolific actress) and Woody Allen (famous director). Allen who has been accused of tampering with his children and marrying his adopted daughter. *Felicity Huffman (actress) was convicted, I think, of fraud for scamming to get her daughter into one of the Ivy league schools. *Sophie's Choice, a 70's movie (based on a book I think) based on a woman who survived the Holocaust comes to America and develops relationships with these two guys. This was one of the movies that put Meryl Streep on the map. She's known for playing a lot of roles with varying accents. She tends to transform in every role she plays, which is why she's favored by hollywood. *Prince Andrew has been accused of going to Epstein's Island on a regular basis by at least one accuser. Leo DiCaprio has a reputation for having girlfriends years younger than he is and he never marries. Essentially a playboy. Possibly another Epstein Island attendee. And, btw, "people or person of color" isn't just about "black" or "african" american people. The way Ricky is using it, he means "non-white" people. So if people of color isn't the appropriate term, what term would you think is more appropriate?
When I was born I was black When I was sad I was black When I was hot I was black When I was sick I was black When I was scared I was black When you was born you was pink When you was sad you was blue When you was hot you was red When you was sick you was green When you was scared you was yellow And you call me colored Agra Gra In my lifetime I we have gone from negro, to colored, to african american, to black, to people of color. Isn't it time we recognize people as individuals? After all - E Pluribus Unum (out of many, one)
Ricky Gervais *IS* The Office! He made the UK original with Stephen Merchant. Merchant is that lanky, gangly geezer who looks like a praying mantis who never prayed hard enough. The US version of The Office is probably excellent, but it's derived from the UK original.
Real talk Rich, the thing with Kevin Hart was a couple years ago? A lot has happened since then. Maybe that was a warning to Kevin like “Keep it cool Kevin, wanna see if you can behave”…. 🤷🏻♂️🙏✌️
He's the original creator of the office and is the only reason why the office ever came to the United States and he also helped produce direct and write that when I'm pretty sure like most of all of it was like written by him, it's Ricky gurvey's comedy is.The office
Even though I'm white and didn't grow up in that particular time, the word "colored" always reminds me of the Jim Crow era every time I hear it. In fact, saying "colored" almost appears as disrespectful as saying the word "n***er". To me, calling a black person "black" just seems natural because it's a descriptor just like "white" is for me. As for "African American", that word has never made any sense to me as well, either you're American or you're not. My favorite Al Pachino/Robert DeNiro movie is HEAT. BTW an absolutely hilarious Tom Segura bit for you to watch would be " 69ing is overrated", I was crying the first time I heard it.
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"People of colour" vs "African American" vs "Black": there are a lot of black people who aren't American and a lot of people who aren't black (in the current sense of the word) or white and also are American, and lots who aren't. People of Indian, Arab, North African, Central and South American, Chinese, Turkic etc. etc. USA is divided in the starkest ways by race while being very much less racially diverse and complex than many nations in Europe, North Africa and the Levant, the Arab world and so on. So I think his use of "people of colour" is fine. He's acknowledging global reality, and this is the golden *globes*.
People of colour is the same as coloured people,it's racist because it means you're not white so you're not the same as us,I'm white so I will always say black or brown or whatever,not that we should even be be saying what colour people are,unless you're describing someone to the police so they know what colour the person they're searching for
im a big fan of old ricky. new ricky is literally just a pissed-off old man, where back then he was ALWAYS smiling and laughing while ripping into people.
I always say black Americans because white people do exist in Africa so technically they could be actual African Americans. I don’t know if that’s wrong but it’s always felt the most logical. Shit in reality we are just Americans man, this country is so diverse it’s amazing.
Black. I don’t refer to myself as European American, nor does any other race of people, such as Asian American, Puerto Rican American, Mexican American etc. what people don’t realize is it’s a way to segregate yourself. If you’re an American citizen you’re an American, period. “People of color” actually relates to anyone who’s not white. Caucasians are generally addressed as simply white. Growing up, no one had an issue with being referenced as white, black, Asian, Mexican, Puerto Rican, etc. They were proud of their heritage, but respected their country of natural or acquired citizenship.
everyone calls us white even though we're some random shade of pink. black seems normal to me because white doesn't bother me in any way. i wouldn't expect black to bother anyone for any reason unless it's purely political because it is being used in exactly the same context as "white".
@@jeanine6328 and? that was epic, don't get me wrong. let's hear something towards black public, I'm sure black people can be assholes, too. or about ruzzia lover Rogan and his slaveowner friend Dana.
Remember the time frame for this ... the Golden Globes airs in January and this was January 2020 ... in less than two months from the date of this broadcast the ENTIRE WORLD is going to be in full panic mode over a once in a century deadly worldwide pandemic ... so his opening comment about "they're just jokes ... nobody's going to die" has a COMPLETELY different context now than it did on that night in January 2020.
Need! I always try to find the funny in everything. Felicity Huffman is the wife of William H. Macy (Shameless, Wild Hoggs---Red headed actor) and starred most recently in the tv series with Eva Longoria 20 years ago called Desperate Housewives. She and Lori Laughlin (Full House) were caught in a bribing scandal with their kids getting degrees from college in exchange for money and favors. She went to prison.
If I had to choose, I would say black instead of the others. Black people in Canada or England are not African Americans, so it is awkward to apply. As long as there is no negative conatation given with it, it is just a descriptive adjective like BIG car, or ORANGE cat, Red and Yellow leaves. Just a more specific category of adjective to describe something.
Great reaction, thank you... in answer to your question, i'm not keen on the term people of colour. Like someone else said, this seems to change so often and now, black and people of colour i've heard in the same news report for example, interchangeable.. we are after all mostly different shades of brown.. i'm told i'm Olive skinned, who knows.. maybe we should use a scale like you get in steak restaurants for the doneness level🙂.. Not sure why the terms like African American exists, do we have English American, Irish, French.. why pigeon hole everything, anyway i'm waffling on.. sorry, as someone else asked, be interested in your option on all this also.. thanks again, love watching your reactions..
Saying African American seems really fcked to me as an Australian. First being American relates to anyone from the Americas, North, South or Central, and second why divide your population so much? Either you are from the USA or not. To me Australians are Australians. Black white or any other colour. Why not just be American 🤷♀️
Just for future reference, in case there's any UK stuff you react to in the future. The slang term we have for a female's private parts is 'minge.' Not 'ninge.'
For me people saying afircan american is pure racism. Just cuz your black dont mean your from africa a man from the carribean being called a african American is just racist
Ronan Farrow was the jornalist responsible for putting out the Harvey Weinstein case. And if you are american, black and you werent born in africa and no nothing about africa, you are black american, theres no italian american, English american, french American or European if you want to mix all...so theres no logic in saying African american, i am white and i know more about africa then 95% of black americans
Al Pacino, Sent of a Woman is a great film. Dinero, Analyze This and Analyze That. I think because it was the first time I’d seen him in a comedy and he was hilarious!
African-American kind of rules out anyone not located in the USA though... also People of Color to me seems more inclusive since it also includes other cultures. So I think what he said was just fine. The original UK version of The Office was created, written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.
As a white person, person of color isn’t offensive or shouldn’t be. There are activist groups using that exact language. African American is totally offensive. It’s a way to separate whites and everyone else. The hyphen is supposed to be for first generation immigrants. Most Americans have never left the country so why are some Americans labeled based off the color of their skin? It’s not like all black people have ties to africa.
I love that he basically called them all a bunch of rich, racist, serial assaulters. Even Tom Hanks looked like a dingleberry after this. The only people who came out looking good after this show were the guys at the Italian table. DeNiro, Pacino, Pesci and Scorsese. They laughed hysterically at the jokes. Even Leonardo DiCaprio took the jokes well. Jane Seymour after the show defended Ricky, saying everyone was being satirized, and anyone who was individually offended either had something to hide or couldn't take a joke. Good for Dr. Quinn, or Solitare from the James Bond movie Live and Let Die. She was hot when she was young. PS - Ronan Farrow was the journalist who outed Weinstein and the Hollywood perverts.
Great comedians are modern day philosophers., we NEED them. All time favorite Pacino film is Carlito's Way "you think you're big time, you're gonna F die big time". I feel like "black" is more acceptable if you're going to speak on your fellow humans by their skin color. Cheers to you friend for your reactions & commentary.
Kevin Hart made some gay or trans tweet year before and was cancelled when the Oscars first announced him for host, they immediately balked and fired him within days of hiring and many weeks before the show.
I believe the phrase "people/person of color" is inherently racist towards white people. Scientifically, everyone has melanin in their skin, which gives it color, including white people. While the term "POC" is used to highlight the sociopolitical experiences of non-white individuals who face systemic discrimination, it's important to recognize that oppression can affect people of all backgrounds. For instance, Jews, many of whom are white, faced severe oppression and were killed during World War II. Individuals with disabilities, regardless of race, also experience discrimination. A perfect example is my situation: I'm a white man with cerebral palsy and epilepsy, and I have been turned down for jobs just because of these disabilities. In one instance, even when the employer said I got the job during the interview, once I mentioned I have seizures, they said, "Never mind, but thanks for your time." Doesn't that make me oppressed? In certain contexts, such as sports or academics, white individuals might feel disadvantaged compared to other groups, with black people being better represented in sports like football and basketball, and Asians excelling in education. Thus, the term "POC" can oversimplify and overlook the complexities of discrimination and oppression experienced by people from various backgrounds.
I did see Eddie Murphy at the first of the video but other than that I didn't see anyone else that was black. Granted this was just a snippet of the whole show so maybe there were other black people in attendance.
That year, before the awards, people were criticizing a lot of the nominees were white. And Jada and Will had just chastised the Oscars for not giving him an Oscar that year. That was the reason for the race jokes.
Up front - I'm just a white dude - but I hate the phrase "African-American". I feel like it is actually insulting - almost like saying you are less of an American - making sure to keep that group separate. I don't want to be called a European-American (though I know some have tried to get that to stick). I'm just an American. And how far back do we have to go for our racial prefix? Zazie Beetz is labeled as German-American on Wikipedia (I've been hyped for the new Deadpool - the only reason I just happen to know this! Also, as an aside - that's her birth name! How crazy is that!) so is she an African-American German-American? That's getting a bit convoluted! And isn't a German-American just a European-American. Eventually we'll just throw in all the continents and be done with it! But I also find it weird that black and white are the only two "colors" that are acceptable to call someone. If you refer to someone as yellow or red - it really does come across as, in the very least, a bit harsh if not flat out racist.... Language is funny when you really look at it, isn't it?! OH! And "person of color"? Ugghhh! Yeah - nah! What color is that, my friend? That's a bit too close to "colored person" and that does not fly. All I can picture is Jack Nicholson in As Good as It Gets when he is talking to his neighbor about Cuba Gooding Jr.
As a non-American I've always found it strange that US citizens define themselves first by another country/continent that most of them will never even visit. It's all "African-American", "Irish-American", "Italian-American" etc. They also have very weird ideas about traits they ascribe to those other places. "It's my fiery Irish temper" for example. As for Africa, Americans generally seem to forget that it's rather large place consisting of many countries with a diverse range of ethnicities. Are Americans who have Egyptian ancestry considered "African-American"? What about someone like the actress Charlize Theron who was actually born in Africa and has dual US citizenship but is white? It's a ridiculous term. The world would be a lot better place if people stopped trying to define everyone by the colour of their skin.
Yeah, Ricky wrote the original office on which the US version was based and my inclination is to the think him a wanker - mainly because he did comedy specials without ever being a standup. I also remember him on early 2000's UK channel 4 show the '11 o'clock show' - from which Ali G emerged. He was in the music industry before that managing 'Suede' in their early days. I want to hate his guy, but I have to admit that on his day he's pretty bloody good. Nice reaction. x
