I usually hate American interviewers but thought this guy seemed really cool. Turns out he's Canadian! Canadians are like Brits, they have a great sense of humour and understand sarcasm and they don't get really loud and interrupt the whole time.
this is one of the best interviews with ricky gervais, someone who gets him and seems to be interested.not just reading from a card like most people who interview him.
My foster mom came to Canada from England as a young wife and mother. All her teen years where spent in war, and she lost her Fiance (a Canadian soldier she met working in her father's pub) She was 72yrs old when I met her. She was an exceptional Lady!!! I Miss Her Dearly! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Am from the UK The interviewer George S seems a terrifically decent intelligent guy. No airs and graces and not fawning. Will keep an eye on his other interviews. Is he still doing the hour?
"The Invention of Lying" is a sweet, funny, intense film. When the main character's mom is near death in hospital, and he invents heaven to comfort her. It's just the most amazing thing.
Gervais is always funny. He doesn't even have to try to be funny, and even when he's not laugh out loud funny, he's constantly entertaining and engaging. The most natural man interviewed I've ever seen, his individual interviews are like little episodes of comedy in themselves.
this show host is really good, i didnt think i would watch the whole thing but the questions he asks and the responses he gets make it really intriguing. good stuff canada!
I agree with you in such that Ricky was not really trying to bring the funny like he does with the American late night shows that's why i could watch George for hours as well, he actually has a conversation.with a guest and some really cool information comes out.
This is one of the shows where you actually like the host. He's just honest and genuine, all a host needs to be. As for Gervais, he's been seriously slouching of late with material but he's still a comic genius. He is the Tyson of comedy, he was just built for it.
Awesome. Ghost town comes out tomorrow - I saw the screening at the Toronto International Film Festival and it is a great movie - very funny & entertaining! Ricky was at the intro to the screening but, sadly, didn't hang around... I want to go again when it is released - it is humorous and touching at the same time. Not an Oscar contender perhaps, but a great night out!
He is very good at listening and staying on the path, as opposed to a lot of other interviewers. And just look at all the comments on this video, and you will see that the audiences response is very good :)
George is a great interviewer, we need more people like him. I'd take George over Leno any day. I don't know what its like for Brits, but in Canada we get absolutely drowned by American TV content, so its nice to have a legitimately good alternative.
usually i hate stroumbo but this is actually a good interview. -ricky has a real nice demeanor here, in most of his other talk show appearances it seems more like work than a conversation.....i like how he's showing his audience respect by not just regurgitating a bunch of old stories for 'stupid laughs'.
"What sound or noise do you hate?" - "As me or, umm, as a worm?" I'm sure it was funny in context, but taken out of context here it's just ridiculously hilarious :DDDDDDD
im a brit and could tell in the first 5mins this was canadian becouse the interviewer didnt annoy the fuck out of me! i like you canadians you sound like yanks but i can tolerate you :-)
I don't care about the spelling of a comment on youtube my point still stands... just because the shows in Canada doesn't mean that there wasn't an American audience, I also meant from all the other interviews id seen him in they clap at anything... I live in england but im sure i could find a show where the majority of audience is Scottish or welsh
On the more sober side of things. Strombo is a very good interviewer. To answer your question..."the audience's response". Any more obvious questions? PS: Rid of short hand phrases when you can obviously type (WTF is SFG and L).
WTF are you talking about?? You are saying the interviews are great, but not the interviewer? Let me ask you, what do you think makes an interview great?
The British North American Act was a way for England to 1- stop paying for Canada's defence and 2- try and assimilate the French and quell revolts. Even if Canada became a dominion rather than a country per se, all the powers of taxation, laws and elections were local. So essentially, Canada became a country that year. As for the wars, England and France were assaulted in 2 world wars. When a country is made up of french and english peoples, it's easy to understand on which side they would be.
He kind of is arrogant but maybe 90% of it is for comedic response alone. He is exceptionally media savvy and knows that bragging about your awards/looks/success is not the done thing but he does it anyway. He did XFM for years after he hit it big with the office. A local radio show, 2 hours a week isnt publicity. He did it because it was his "favourite part of the week" (Rickie's own words). That might be because of Pilkoids though. I would treasue 2 hours a week with Pilky
