Ricky Gervais

Poor_old_gill

After another sh*t show at the golden globes last night whereby he just tries to make the ‘most offensive joke of all time’ every 5 seconds.

Is it time he time he retired and left us with the memories rather to continue to tarnish his legacy?

Remember when he made cutting edge comedy like the office or a great show like extras -jeez, that was a time.

Now he’s just a sh*t Jimmy Carr (who is already a sh*t Jimmy Carr) who needs to go for the shock and awe punchline every time

marathon19

Have you watched "After Life"?

One of the best shows the last 12 months,

Gwynplaine

Cant stand him

jiltloop

Poor_old_gill wrote: »

After another sh*t show at the golden globes last night whereby he just tries to make the ‘most offensive joke of all time’ every 5 seconds.

Is it time he time he retired and left us with the memories rather to continue to tarnish his legacy?

Remember when he made cutting edge comedy like the office or a great show like extras -jeez, that was a time.

Now he’s just a sh*t Jimmy Carr (who is already a sh*t Jimmy Carr) who needs to go for the shock and awe punchline every time

So which joke was it that offended you?

SmartinMartin

He nailed Corden though.

brevity

I watched his speech and some of it was good and some of it seemed forced.

Buford T Justice

I thought he was very funny. Someone who finally wasn't afraid to stand up and call out the thoughts and prayers brigade on all their pretentious bollox

id say he'll probably still consider the offers that he will continue to get and do the ones he likes the look of for a load of cash

still, im sure he's reading

MMXX

Met a bloke who tried to tarnish his legacy once, I said, tarnish is a thin layer of corrosion that forms over copper, brass, silver, aluminum, magnesium, neodymium and other similar metals as their outermost layer undergoes a chemical reaction. He said, did you just pick that defininition from a Google search or something?

I said, I might have done - you'll never know!

Thelonious Monk

marathon19 wrote: »

Have you watched "After Life"?

One of the best shows the last 12 months,

I really don't know how anyone liked that. Saccharine predictable nonsense.
Anyway I thought some of his lines at the awards show last night were really funny, fair play to him.

Taking aim at the lengths of The Irishman and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Gervais joked of the latter: “Nearly three hours long. Leonardo DiCaprio attended the premiere and by the end, his date was too old for him. Even Prince Andrew’s like, ‘Come on, mate – you’re nearly 50, son.’”

Poor_old_gill

jiltloop wrote: »

So which joke was it that offended you?

None at all as none were directed at me.

It’s just all low hanging fruit nonsense- he used to be a trail blazer in his field

Poor_old_gill

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id say he'll probably still consider the offers that he will continue to get and do the ones he likes the look of for a load of cash

still, im sure he's reading

That thing flying over your head just now is the point of this thread

Poor_old_gill

brevity wrote: »

I watched his speech and some of it was good and some of it seemed forced.

It’s all forced- it’s the most forced thing I have ever seen.

It’s just a night of “Oh golly, who’s he gona do next?”

El_Duderino 09

It's part of his whole schtick at the moment. He goes on about PC gone mad and how commedians should be able to say whatever they want. He's right to an extent of course. But trying to say things which are primarily offensive so he can be persecuted, is not really the work of a comedian. I generally like his comedy but i've never thought we could get on personally.

Penn

Didn't watch his thing from last night. I'll just wait until his next Netflix special where he recounts the entire thing again while talking about how great he is for doing it. Just like his last special.

Ghosteen

I prefer a flan.

I thought it was funny and some good points made

KWAG2019

I’m not sure it was even comedy but there’s no doubt Hollywood heard truth to pomposity like never before.

mfceiling

Poor_old_gill wrote: »

It’s all forced- it’s the most forced thing I have ever seen.

It’s just a night of “Oh golly, who’s he gona do next?”

What would you have liked him to have done?

Poor_old_gill

mfceiling wrote: »

What would you have liked him to have done?

Something different that tired, stale, predictable nonsense that he has done the last few years.

chrissb8

I actually enjoy the fact that he is unashamedly himself. He may not land every joke but he doesn't shy away from going for it. Fantastic writer though, that can't be faulted, but even then he can get it wrong (Derek). It's usually just so good when he lands it (the office, extras, afterlife) and therefore worth it. I think I cried with laughter over the paedo joke.

I don't think any comedian is ever great all the time and that's the nature of their business. It's just seeing if their best is worth the wait.

Richard Hillman

He made lot of actors and film executives very uncomfortable. That gets a thumbs up from me.

JoeyJJ

I enjoyed it, slightly over on a few points.. I hope he doesn't own an ipad or iphone..

Boredstiff666

I have never found him funny. I never got the 'Office' when everyone around me thought it was great.

But sticking it up celebs who think they are beyond criticism really makes me laugh. Even more so when it hits home. The Huffman and just do speech and f*k off jokes were great. The celebs faces and groans were brilliant.

PatrickSmithUS

I love Gervais in sitcoms but find this outright insulting of people a little base.

Very lowest common denominator.

CrankyHaus

He's been doing the Globes for years at this stage. The low-hanging fruit like Mel Gibson has long since been slagged off.
I'm impressed he's still able to get any laughs out of it even if it isn't what it was.

SEPT 23 1989

some very uncomfortable people in that audience

gmisk

I find him pretty funny tbh, and liked after life...but Amy poehler and Tina Fey are funnier and much more clever hosts than Ricky Gervais.

mfceiling

Poor_old_gill wrote: »

Something different that tired, stale, predictable nonsense that he has done the last few years.

Well you thought it was stale and predictable so what would YOU like him to have done?

mfceiling

gmisk wrote: »

I find him pretty funny tbh, and liked after life...but Amy poehler and Tina Fey are funnier and much more clever hosts than Ricky Gervais.

Those pair aren't even close. I can guarantee you the 2 of them didn't write half the jokes they came up with.
Ricky must be doing something right....5 times hosting it now.

keano_afc

It was one of the greatest takedowns I've seen.

The likes of Michelle Williams and Patricia Arquette proved him right without even realising it.

gmisk

mfceiling wrote: »

Those pair aren't even close. I can guarantee you the 2 of them didn't write half the jokes they came up with.
Ricky must be doing something right....5 times hosting it now.

I find them much better but hey each to their own. They have great chemistry, and still get in some pretty cutting gags.
I am pretty sure they have been asked to host it again....but declined they did 3 years in a row.
Longevity isn't always a sign of quality imo
I find him funny too it's just a pretty obvious roast style hosting gig.

B.A._Baracus

mfceiling wrote: »

Those pair aren't even close. I can guarantee you the 2 of them didn't write half the jokes they came up with.
Ricky must be doing something right....5 times hosting it now.

True.
If the powers that be behind the event took issue with what he was saying he would not be invited back. Am sure his antics improve ratings. Gonna have to check this out now myself after reading about it.

LineOfBeauty

Not sure how uncomfortable anyone really was. Maybe the Epstein thing was a bit close to home for some, but the rest of the lines were predictable and the targets were obvious. You know what you're getting with Gervais, so do the attendees. There's little shock value in him anymore.

Also thought his message telling the winners not to bring up culture or politics was strange and poorly timed considering the climate crisis and a President trying to start a non-democratic war.

Boredstiff666

PatrickSmithUS wrote: »

I love Gervais in sitcoms but find this outright insulting of people a little base.

Very lowest common denominator.

A convicted crim and celebs with huge fuel guzzling lifestyles lecturing us how we must live to save the holiday hotspots from global warming not to mention the other stuff.

They are open targets for anyone.

Boredstiff666

LineOfBeauty wrote: »

Also thought his message telling the winners not to bring up culture or politics was strange and poorly timed considering the climate crisis and a President trying to start a non-democratic war.

We all got have a vote on who we can regard as bad guys from now on. Then a vote on how they should be dealt with. Then a vote on when?

Trouble is those bad guys dont live in your world.

Even more so when you cant stop having a pop at Trump who wasnt there or up for an award but decided you must bring him in to the Holywood awards.

One rule for one and another for the rest of us.

Homelander

The bit about the Irishman - "We'll be showing a short clip. It's 88 minutes long".

He doesn't always land with the jokes but I've massively enjoyed all his hostings, will never forget how he roasted Tim Allen and Robert Downey Junior.

He only has one character.. what is with the smile/grimace too?.. yeah, he's just not funny or intelligent, despite what he'd try to have you believe..to have him doing whatever awards is just a publicity exercise for all involved.. yeah, just best ignored..

(Ricky gervais in awards controversy shocker, after doing the exact same controversial thing several years ago..)

Boredstiff666

Deleted User wrote: »

he's just not funny or intelligent,

You cant say that because he obviously has more cash than most of us and probably you so there is something amiss in your post dont you think.

Boredstiff666

Boredstiff666 wrote: »

You cant say that because he obviously has more cash than most of us and probably you so there is something amiss in your post dont you think.

No..
Didn't his shows on religion and whatever a few years ago showed the depth of his analysis.. pretty much surface level..

There's more to life than money too..

Tom Mann Centuria

I look forward to him keeping his mouth shut when another picture of a gun-toting fat American standing over a dead animal in Africa appears.

punisher5112

So many now are offended over anything......

Seriously who gives a rat's arse.

grogi

jiltloop wrote: »

So which joke was it that offended you?

Joking about abuse is nothing but insensitivity towards the victims.

Agricola

He can't win. If he did a safe, celebrity friendly hosting job with some mild jibes, he'd be castigated as a hollywood sop who doesn't give pretentious millionaires the kick in balls they richly deserve.
When he goes back year after year and wipes the floor with them, he's just a nasty man who isn't being nice enough to the poor downtrodden millionaire actors!

He's dead right. These people are all at the top of the tree and the golden globes is a televised circle **** where they tell each other how wonderful they are and increase their already astronomical earning power. Why not have someone host it who will point out what a load of detached bollox it really is. Harvey Weinstein used to be sitting that audience a few short years ago and all the same people clapped him on the back when he collected awards for his "work"

grogi

punisher5112 wrote: »

So many now are offended over anything......

Seriously who gives a rat's arse.

They always were, but we're silenced and brushed under the carpet. Today they are not afraid to say they do not feel right about something. These days medicore comedians have to make the last three brain cells work hard to figure out if it can be offensive.

vicwatson

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There's more to life than money too..

As Ricky Gervais will agree.


He's leaving all his millions to animal welfare charities, so they are they only ones that will benefit

LineOfBeauty

Agricola wrote: »

He can't win. If he did a safe, celebrity friendly hosting job with some mild jibes, he'd be castigated as a hollywood sop who doesn't give pretentious millionaires the kick in balls they richly deserve.
When he goes back year after year and wipes the floor with them, he's just a nasty man who isn't being nice enough to the poor downtrodden millionaire actors!

He's dead right. These people are all at the top of the tree and the golden globes is a televised circle **** where they tell each other how wonderful they are and increase their already astronomical earning power. Why not have someone host it who will point out what a load of detached bollox it really is. Harvey Weinstein used to be sitting that audience a few short years ago and all the same people clapped him on the back when he collected awards for his "work"

I think the issue some have is that his jibes are at best surface level stuff that the Hollywood elite are more than willing to take on the chin, essentially they are very much "in" on the joke. Aside from Epstein, his jokes were very tame, very little edge to them at all.

vicwatson

vicwatson wrote: »

As Ricky Gervais will agree.


He's leaving all his millions to animal welfare charities, so they are they only ones that will benefit

He was virtue signalling before it was cool..

magic_murph

The office was good but got stale. He decided to stop making it to focus on other projects.
Out comes Extras – basically a carbon copy of the office. Make joke / have embarrassing moment – look to the camera. A style that he has over used in basically everything he has done even in after life which was seriously depressing, a show that didn’t need to follow the style of the office but still did.

Gervais has one trick and one trick only. It used to be a good trick but is far from it now.
Not really a fan of his comedy and comes across as a billy big bollix but anytime somebody shines a light up the hole of the world celebrity and exposes it for the hollowness that it is gets my virtual vote.

Agricola

LineOfBeauty wrote: »

I think the issue some have is that his jibes are at best surface level stuff that the Hollywood elite are more than willing to take on the chin, essentially they are very much "in" on the joke. Aside from Epstein, his jokes were very tame, very little edge to them at all.

What do you expect him to say? He's being paid to do a job and remain within some limits of professionalism and decorum. He can't start finger pointing at people who he believes were frequent flyers on the Lolita Express!
He's goes about as far as he can for the job he's doing.

Thelonious Monk

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He was virtue signalling before it was cool..

Or maybe he likes animals