Ricky Gervais Talks Brent, Trump, And Why They Aren't All That Different 

is the office funny. is it worth a watch bud.

+James Storrie the office is fantastic mate

It's a particular type of humour but it is worth a watch.

considering he wrote, produced and directed it. Steve had the lionshare. Rick's burnt bridges for those that don't know

+James Storrie definitely worth a watch

Hey. What is groundhog day? I am also doing it.

Well he gets asked the same questions over and over again. Of course he can't change his answer for every interviewer. :D

Watching all his interviews and it's like Groundhog Day.

Opinions mate, opinions.

Every single show he's done is brilliant but i had both my parents in care homes at the end and it just seemed to me that Ricky got it, many a laugh and many a tear that is life.

I'd personally say The Office is his best work, but Derek was great.

Extras was Gervais and Merchant basically wanking themselves silly over all the new celebrity mates they'd made while harping on about how great their comedy formula was, and with the exception of the Christmas Special didn't work that well for me. Life's Too Short is easily weaker, but for me, it'd be Derek >> The Office >> Extras >> Life's Too Short. The stuff with Karl could be similarly judged.

For me.. Extras > Office > Life's Too Short > Derek Derek is far too sentimental for my tastes really. Extras and The Office are equally entertaining to me and I watched Office back to back the day I got it, but the gags in Extras hit home even harder (IMO! Series 2 esp) partciularly Merchants gaffs, and the outtakes are one of those rare comic gems that can get a laugh out loud every viewing... Honestly though I hope some day the Microsoft training video gets released in good quality, as that's the funniest Gervais material IMO.. The XFM shows rank above any of the TV work too IMO

The_Horse361 Show Steve should be grateful for being dragged along

No....

He answering questions about David Brent. Why does he need to mention Steve?

They should interview him then.

Not according to Stephen Merchant

@@reinforcedpenisstem They should but I think this is for Life Of The Road which is just Ricky

Totally, it’s a shame how Ricky doesn’t even acknowledge Steve’s existence now- let alone the fact that he was the one who got the means to make The Office pilot in the first place

They're different people. Gervais is the powerhouse, Merchant the straight man. Both have enjoyed success from the fruits of their labours.

rick, steve and karl havent been all together for many years now; their friendship has kind of come to a conclusion.

so much ricky Gervais show on xfm

I'd pay hundreds for a new ricky gervais show season. There is nothing I spent more hours listening to than XFM and the Ricky Gervais show, it's a like a virtual family

Absolutely :)

Steve Coogan was doing a straight up caricature of a well known British DJ type. With the office, Ricky used a 'fly on the wall' documentary approach to filming a multitude of characters in a claustrophobic environment. The David Brent character is buffoonish yet complex; there's lots of pathos and subtlety, it's not straight up comedic parody as with Alan Partridge. There have been many tragic/comedic protagonists; Basil Fawlty being another example. I would say though that the main predecessor to 'The Office' is 'This Is Spinal Tap'. I really enjoyed Alan Partridge but I don't think it's in the same league as The Office.

Ricky cites Spinal Tap and Larry Sanders as his influences for the office; both pre-date Partridge.

ive always thouht that, in fact i reckon ricky copied a lot of partridge in brent. not to he isnt still brilliant

Chris Rock, and Dave Chappelle.

superb!

HAHAHA YES!

Dr frog?!

V. G.

DV M placebo, they wear makeup but leave em alone

I'd prefer that to god awful Derek...

Yes, he's returned to the character about three times in the past fifteen years and done about four or five shows and other stuff in the meantime. Your point?

Rob LOL

said George Lucas, JK Rowling and AC/DC...

Ever since he's stopped working with SMerch, things have gone downhill

Rahul Kemp haven't seen it unfortunately

Was a let down

I was..... But I didn't know he talked like that

he sounds exactly like that!

DONT MENTION THE WAR!! i said it once i think i got away with it and I dont agree with that in the workplaaace

Should have seen what they got Pete Gibbons.....

I was a leetle bit drunk

that's offensive to babies

Never misses

GOOD!

Said the cry babies.

And on Golden Globes 2020 he triggered them even more, lol...

Define "something terrible".

Changing policy stances every few minutes, insulting the family of a dead veteran, insulting women, insulting Mexico, spouting bigotry at every camera opportunity, and inviting Nigel Farage to speak on his behalf (because Brexit is so world-infamous now, a co-conspirator of the operation was apparently the best choice to convince America to "take back control", as he put it.) That's just naming a couple, coming from a Brit.

grab them by the kitten

***** Please try to keep up.

Jonathan Charles Nice to hear. Have a wonderful day.

He is 55 after all Looks young

+RKOkyle he looks 55

Well, he is 55

Gleni3000000 - Tit

remember, someday u will be that old.

He's in his fifties and has maybe stopped his working out like he was a few years back. I think he looks fine tbh.

He looks much healthier now than he did in The Office, at least to my eye.

Omer Elhassan he had put on weight and look worse for the film

Omer Elhassan LIKE A PEAR

Omer Elhassan Yes. Let's focus on superficial items, just ignore the content and meaning... That's how we vote - right?

Ricky Rocks. Love him.

London, New York, Tokyo, Paris, Rome, Slough.

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The first series was alright, but when they axed Mr. Dilkington, I couldn't be bothered to watch anymore.

Why 'Derek?' His weakest work by far

Fobber1980 I strongly disagree. I say Derek because it is so beautifully written in that it is incredibly sincere, funny, and moving. I have never seen a show like it.

It was lazily written, manipulative (overuse of "sad" songs to try and compensate for the absence of actual emotion) and generally unfunny. Some people were tricked into thinking it was a clever, hard-hitting story about vulnerable adults, but it's far from it. The ONLY good thing in it was Karl Pilkington's character and Karl's effortless acting.

Exactly. Pilko was the only thing worth watching in that tedious show. Don't bother watching the actual show, just watch the compilation of Pilkoids character here on RU-vid.

lol really? i couldn't get in to that.

Please God no. Awful twee sugary tripe

and all the furniture and the lighting, its all been put there for this show. I don't know what to believe any more!

haha yeah i noticed that straight away

Millman?

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was Hillary actually tide to Watergate?

He is not a crook but he is.

hahaha The most heroic part was when he resigned for getting caught stealing an election. It was also very heroic hen he made healthcare a money making scheme, instead of healing program. But probably the most heroic thing was Vietnam, and how he fabricated a fake attack on american naval ships to engage in a war that costs thousands of american soldier's lives, which he refused to withdraw from for no reason beyond greed. oh yes, a true american hero.