Ricky Gervais is not funny...at all

Doom

I think he's a twat as well.....
Agree?
Disagree?

mike65

Is he 'aving a laff, is he?

karma_

He is funny. You're not.

phasers

Agree.

By the way this thread has been done before.

Eddie Ere

Agree. Absolutely sh*t

kfallon

The Office and Extras were brilliant so have to disagree

Antamojo

He's brilliant.

"I like a drink as much as the next man.... unless that man is Mel Gibson"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwH0HfbYHlM

DetectivFoxtrot

Ricky Gervais rocks. The end. :cool:

mike65

Thats a great 9 minute put down.

walshb

Everything about that man is unfunny; I just never got what others got regarding him. Similar to Mr. Bean, Tommy Tiernan, Billy Connolly and some others....

fonecrusher1

Ricky gervais is rather mediocre, i prefer a somewhat more intelligent breed of humour. I find all this crude smut & innuendo oh so tiresome. I crave a higher standard of wit.


Roy Chubby Brown now he's a funny cnut.:)

Nolanger

True, but he sounds great on this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvcoX6EQH2s

daz801

I dont mind him when he does stand up but i don't like his t.v shows

Superbus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOoQqk2hh3Q

Tomebagel

mike65 wrote: »

Thats a great 9 minute put down.

Your reply was 6 minutes after he posted the video.

rossie1977

walshb wrote: »

Everything about that man is unfunny; I just never got what others got regarding him. Similar to Mr. Bean, Tommy Tiernan, Billy Connolly and some others....

whatever about ricky gervais (whom i haven't seen alot of) and billy connolly (who is not funny), how can you say mr bean is not funny :eek:

mike65

Tomebagel wrote: »

Your reply was 6 minutes after he posted the video.

I knew what was in it!

starbelgrade

I get the feeling that if I went out for a pint with Ricky Gervais, my feelings of apathy towards the man would quite possibly & quickly turn to ones of disdain.

SoupyNorman

He can be funny, The Office is undeniable proof.

He's never really been as funny since.

bonerm

Depends on the role. IMHO The Office and Extras are classics and he's funny in them. Other stuff I've seen him in is generally mediocre.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzLLjto3oLE

Zombienosh

dont really find him that funny

fillmore jive

He's only funny because of Karl Pilkington.

Tomebagel

mike65 wrote: »

I knew what was in it!

Either way the video was a put down.

abouttobebanned

I really wish there was a you're an asshole button.

Riddle101

I've always enjoyed Ricky Gervais, I loved Office, Extras and his Stand Up comedy. However I don't like his movies that much.

Horse_box

He is absolutely genius in the office

His films and stand up wouldn't really be to my taste but his podcasts with Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington are fooking hilarious, thats mainly down to Karl though

arse..biscuits

I think he's very funny. Love pretty much all his stuff

Horse_box

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

Ricky gervais is rather mediocre, i prefer a somewhat more intelligent breed of humour. I find all this crude smut & innuendo oh so tiresome. I crave a higher standard of wit.


Roy Chubby Brown now he's a funny cnut.:)

I see what you've done there!

Ostrom

Completelty unfunny tosser. Useless live, crap movies - and the office is inexplicable in its success. Awful ****e altogether...

Irish Guitarist

I've only ever been able to sit through one episode of Extras and that was the one with David Bowie. David Bowie was actually ten times funnier than Ricky Gervais could ever hope to be. I know Ricky Gervais wrote the script, but it was David Bowie that made it (very slightly) funny.

He also wrote what was arguably the worst ever episode of The Simpsons. Not only is he unfunny but he helped put the nail in the coffin of one of my favourite programmes.

Doom

He seems to think he's funny by just laughing out loud at STUPID stuff (not funny stuff )....I did enjoy the Office but nothing after that was even remotely funny, even his interviews are bad

Zipp101

His podcasts/audiobooks are quality.

Karl Pilkington is a legend.

Aidric

His smugness doesn't help his cause.

AckwelFoley

walshb wrote: »

Everything about that man is unfunny; I just never got what others got regarding him. Similar to Mr. Bean, Tommy Tiernan, Billy Connolly and some others....

I agree with you about all except Billy Connolly.

Firstly, hes more a story teller than a comedian and secondly, hes brilliant.

Say another negative word about the man and i send Achmed the terrorist after you

sheesh

I fairness he is the only person ever to have pissed off elmo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr9_5uZn6ds

loved his standup about the bible too. Could not enjoy the office made me cringe. just didn't give extras a chance.

starviewadams

I cant stand him or his annoying mates!

Cullen82

sheesh wrote: »

I fairness he is the only person to have pissed off elmo

That Elmo meeting is class-only saw it last night for the first time:D

I think he's gas, I can see why people might not like him but why do so many people go on as though he's affecting their personal life having not found something he's said funny

Tony_Yeboah

The Office and Extras are brilliant. Podcasts are great. Most of his films are rubbish. Cemetery Junction is good though.

Fringe

I found The Office ok but Extras is really good. There's some really good moments in it. Hate his laugh though.

Savage Tyrant

Zipp101 wrote: »

His podcasts/audiobooks are quality.

Karl Pilkington is a legend.

Exactly....I think it some of the funniest Comedy anywhere. Hilarious. I have to say it is mostly Karl Pilkington, but how the others play off him is great.

bullets

I adored the office, as his character is exactly like my
Boss in work! Liked extras but found it nice but not fantastic.

Found his stand up funny but its something that I could only
watch once and find funny. But after a while you kinda know
what to expect and further viewing becomes less and less funny.

Films/Podcasts etc I've never found funny.


~B

Wertz

I never really "got" the Office (you probably need to have worked in one in order to) despite all the hype and never had much time for Gervais as a result...although that said, some of his stand up has gotten a chuckle from me at times. Never really seen Extras either, because again, all over hyped and touted as "must see" TV shows I tend to avoid like the plague.
Like any comedian, not everyone will like him or get him, or think that he's even worthy of being called a comedian...that's the beauty of humour.
I can think of plenty who are less funny than him and that I like less...it's a shortlist though...

TerrorFirmer

Wasn't a fan really - though I wouldn't go as far to say I disliked him - until Extras. An absolutely brilliant show that I find it hard to imagine failing to draw a few laughs out of anyone. The scene in the graveyard about his parents is the best. It reminds me of Curb your Enthusiasm, in that a lot of the humor is so intensely awkward.

ScareGilly

Doom wrote: »

He seems to think he's funny by just laughing out loud at STUPID stuff (not funny stuff )....I did enjoy the Office but nothing after that was even remotely funny, even his interviews are bad

Totally agree..

NapoleonInRags

i challenge anyone to watch this and not wee themselves (metaphorically of course...)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kry53iHR7w

A Primal Nut

Aidric wrote: »

His smugness doesn't help his cause.

His character's smugness is part of the act which makes it funny. :rolleyes:

Next you'll say you don't like him because he's not very clever, he tries too hard to be popular in the office or tries too hard to make it as actor in extras.

yerayeah

I was actually thinking about this today! The Office was brilliant I thought, haven't really seen much else of his stuff though.

I saw an ad today on Sky though, for a new program about Karl Pilkington touring the world or something like that, and Gervais kept laughing out loud at stuff that was completely unfunny, and looked like a twat tbh...

myflipflops

Incredibly funny.

Worth noting that the projects that weren't very funny - the Simpsons episode, Ghost Town and the Invention of Lying - all had two things in common. Both were aimed at American audiences and neither had Stephen Merchant involved

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

He also wrote what was arguably the worst ever episode of The Simpsons. Not only is he unfunny but he helped put the nail in the coffin of one of my favourite programmes.

The Simpsons hadn't produced a good episode in years before this. It was dead long before Gervais got involved. His episode was in 2006, at least 5 years before it stopped being remotely funny.

Basq

I think he's absolutely hilarious!

But I do think Stephen Merchant is a much-more talented writer.

mfceiling

And to those of you who didn't get the office or extras can i ask......what other "comic" brilliance has come on to our screens in the past few years?
Killnaskully??
People don't like him so they say his work is shíte....wrong....seriously name me 5 laugh out loud comedy sit-coms/shows in the last 5 years.

CrackisWhack

Tomebagel wrote: »

Your reply was 6 minutes after he posted the video.

It was 4 minutes:rolleyes: