'Extras' New Comedy

zAbbo

New Beeb comedy from The Office writers, heard a few sounds bites(one with Ben Stiller)

Seems good - http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/extras/

Basq

Been following production of this since Ricky announced it.. really looking forward to it!!

Love the teaser for it too! In the big dramatic voice "Kate Winslet.. Samuel L Jackson.. Patrick Stewart.. Ben Stiller... AND.. Barry from Eastenders!"

A few clips and teasers from it here! Will definantly be tuning in Thursday night!

And finally more screentime for the extremely over-looked Stephen Merchant (who'll be playing the agent of Ricky's character, Andy Millman) - co-writer with Ricky on 'The Office' and this who we just saw as Oggie (Gareth's "lanky goggled-eyed freak" friend) in 'The Office' Comic Relief episode.

snakeater

Yeah it should be good. Ben Stiller is in tonight's episode I think. Ricky Gervais is already labelling it " The disappointing follow up to the Office". Even if it does out to be not that good I think people will still tune in to see the likes of Samuel L Jackson etc.

Lump

I've seen a couple of episodes (In work) and it's rather good.


John

Blisterman

My friend was actually an extra on that show.

tvnutz

wasnt great was it? only a few funny bits...mostly from ben stiller,and the racist discussion,but thats about it.

zAbbo

Not a laugh a minute, but had some good bits, nothing was going to top the office, but this seems quite good and has a scope for different sets each week.

The Starsky and Hutch bit was quite good

Kazaanova

Not as good as the Office, but very ****ing funny all the same. Ben Stiller was a lot better than I expected, even though he was just doing an impersonation of Brent, but it was a good one.

SoupyNorman

im looking at her naked dead face

very funny, was abit slow to start, i never expected it to be as funny as the office so i wasnt dissapointed.

all round thumbs up

cullenswood

Anyone know when they have repeats on?

Basq

Hmmmm... somewhat disappointing but far from terrible at the same time! Was expecting an appearance from Stephen Merchant this week but probably next week.

Some brillant stuff from Gervais and Stiller.. especially:

- Stiller's reaction to the kid laughing - "how about if i blew your mother's face off right here? D'ya think that's funny?"
- "Meet The Fockers - No.1 film in India right now!"
- The showdown between Stiller and the Extras at the end.
- "Herman Munster... "
- ".. no bowel cancer for you then!.."
- "Is she sunbatheing..?!"

Actually.. looking back at it.. it was better than i first thought!

PS - One last quote:

Ben Stiller: "Who are you?"
Andy: "Nobody"
Ben Stiller: "That's right. And who am I?"
Andy: "It's either Starsky or Hutch, I can never remember?"
Ben Stiller: "Was that supposed to be funny?"
Andy: "You tell me, you were in it."

robo

Ah I enjoyed it, very good.
Am looking forward to the next few weeks of it!

mike65

I liked it, as said a quiet start but anyone who bailed out early will have missed a few choice scenes.

Mike.

snakeater

basquille wrote:

Ben Stiller: "Who are you?"
Andy: "Nobody"
Ben Stiller: "That's right. And who am I?"
Andy: "It's either Starsky or Hutch, I can never remember?"
Ben Stiller: "Was that supposed to be funny?"
Andy: "You tell me, you were in it."

I thought that was the funniest bit myself.All in all I wasn't disappointed, quite funny.

alleepally

Very enjoyable, good few out loud laughs too.

Well done the boys. Stiller was classic too.

Glipmac

Before you complain i am trolling i am not i am making a valid point!

If its anything like the office it must be complete rubbish! i have seen the office (both american and english virsions) and at no point did i laugh in either of them... is the show suppost to be funny? or just annoying?

The office was the worst form of british "comedy" i have ever seen has it finished or are we just watching the same old "jokes?" in a different context?

I for one will not be watching it!

For the those who liked the office i ask WHY?

Is it funny for someone to stick a stapler to the ceiling or is it just childish? this is not comedy i say this is offencive to TRUE british comedy! e.g Blackadder, Red Dwarf and Faulty Towers... I know that greatness such as these can never be matched but they could at least try!

Thanks for reading Glip :mad:

alleepally

Glipmac wrote:

If its anything like the office it must be complete rubbish! i have seen the office (both american and english virsions) and at no point did i laugh in either of them... is the show suppost to be funny? or just annoying?

The office was the worst form of british "comedy" i have ever seen has it finished or are we just watching the same old "jokes?" in a different context?

I for one will not be watching it!

For the those who liked the office i ask WHY?

Each to their own. Some people like the office, some don't. No biggie, don't lose sleep over it. No one has to justify why the do or don't like something. Lifes too short dude.

Len_007

had it's moments I suppose. All the reviewers are saying its the "worst" one of the 6. Apparently

Glipmac

alleepally wrote:

Each to their own. Some people like the office, some don't. No biggie, don't lose sleep over it. No one has to justify why the do or don't like something. Lifes too short dude.

I am not gonna lose sleep over it, i just find it harsh they can call it comedy!

Cina

Errr .. so .. anyway.. I liked it. Stiller was great.
Gervais' character seems to be a more subtle and slighty more intelligent version of David Brent, it's good that it was a slight role reversal with Stiller looking like the bad guy and Gervais looking like the good guy (sort of) at the end.

Basq

Getting it off "the cousin" now.. wanna watch it a second time!

Davexirl

missed the first episode, does anyone know if its going to be repeated soon....

Drag00n79

cullenswood wrote:

Anyone know when they have repeats on?

I'm fairly sure they don't. I checked put if it was going to be repeated on BBC Three or something next week but it's not, so I made sure I saw it last night.

Dave

I thought it was good. After reading reviews yesterday I was expecting something terrible, but I was pleasantly surprised. Ben Stiller was the highlight, I don't think he was trying to be Brent as someone mentioned above, he was just playing his normal Stilleresque character.

lostexpectation

i really appreciate brent's unbearable awquardness as humour but after watching gervais' stand up and hearing cl;ips of his radio shows, i feel he is using cheap humour we all say stupid things, non-pc, racist even, but his use of it even in a knowing way doesn't really cut that mustard. At the end of the day he's still using those subject to create humour from.

Drag00n79

lostexpectation wrote:

but his use of it even in a knowing doesn't really cut that mustard,

what??? what??? what???

Maynooth

Useless. Very disappointed.

mike65

Gervais wants to get Clint Eastwood for the next series (presuming there is one!).

Mike.

ScruffySlayer

Was alright, personally don't think Gervais is really THAT funny, he is funny I'll admit but I never understand how everyone raved about him and the office. He was funny on that Alias behind the scenes thing Bravo did.

PullMyFinger!

I laugh every time the man opens his mouth. Extras was a bit slow but it has such a standard to live upto. Insiders say last weeks show was the weakest of the six episodes and its all gravy from tomorrow night.

DonkeyStyle \o/

I'm liking it so far.
Although I wasn't expecting much after the let-downs that were Animals and Politics... I don't think his style of comedy really works on stage.

Pepe LeFrits

Ross Kemp was very funny.

zAbbo

Have to admit Ross Kemp was feckin deadly.

fjon

Hmm, I don't know...
I'm a bit worried that all the best bits (of both shows) have been the guest stars. Take away Ben Stiller, Ross Kemp and Vinnie Jones and I don't think the show would work. It's a pity.
Having said that the funny bits still were funny, but they were too few and far between for me.

mike65

I thought this weeks was stronger proberly cos of Kemp esp at the end where he crumbles in the face of Vinnie Jones and admits to being bullied on all his jobs. Next week should be a cracker. Nazis and nuns.

Mike.

Funk Daddy

basquille wrote:

Getting it off "the cousin" now..

Why the inverted commas? Is that slang for "gay boner"?

I thought it was great, but Maggie is a bit over the top with the stupidity (thinking Andy had a sister, and the Mitchell brothers thing). And Ross Kemp was a bit too OTT as well - far too unbelievable. Stiller was great.

Funk Daddy

ScruffySlayer wrote:

personally don't think Gervais is really THAT funny, he is funny I'll admit but I never understand how everyone raved about him and the office.

I guess you just don't get it. Toddle off and watch "Time Gentlemen Please" - it a bit simpler.

Zaph

Funk Daddy wrote:

Why the inverted commas? Is that slang for "gay boner"?

No, it's slang for obtaining it through nefarious means from a not entirely legal source on the internet.

monkeyfudge

Funk Daddy wrote:

Why the inverted commas? Is that slang for "gay boner"?

Okay everyone... "Gay Boner" is the new euphemism we should all use from now on....


I only saw Extras for the first time this week. It was eh.. okay... I found the bits with Maggie were terrible and completey pointless. Ashley Jensen doesn't seem to have any sense of comedic timing.

EDIT:
I'm getting the latest episode of Battlestar Galactica from my "Gay Boner" as we speak..

Basq

zaph wrote:

No, it's slang for obtaining it through nefarious means from a not entirely legal source on the internet.

Actually.. he was right!..

...it was slang for a "Gay Boner"

Anyways.. back on topic... 2nd episode wasn't as good as the first. And yes, Maggie is absolutely terrible, and getting worse! Laughed at the moment she got the Kemp's mixed up and kept referring to the Mitchell Brothers in confusion.. but that was mainly due to Ricky Gervais's (still genius) reaction to it all!

Loved Stephen Merchant's appearance this week - especially the joke about the phone being plugged out for 2 days and no-one noticing. Ross Kemp was pretty good, Shawn Williamson (Barry) was brillant as a little cameo.

Kate Winslet episode is next up..

OFDM

"Come on love, you're like a dead horse. Put a bit of minge around it."

That bit was good.

corblimey

basquille wrote:

Loved Stephen Merchant's appearance this week - especially the joke about the phone being plugged out for 2 days and no-one noticing. Ross Kemp was pretty good, Shawn Williamson (Barry) was brillant as a little cameo.

Just watched the gay boner's copy, and laughed my ass off: the whole queuing for the toilet bit, the Ross/Gary/Martin Kemp thing, the guy in the catering van. I especially loved that nobody knew who Shawn Williamson was, his agent called him Barry and even Ross didn't know who he was talking about until Ricky said 'Barry'. Great writing.

pickarooney

I have to admit, I was a little confused about the whole Spandau Ballet/Eastenders connection until that episode.

mike65

Best episode thus far - great bits - the prayer meeting that ends with everyone clenching thier bum, Kate Winslet talking dirty and bemoaning not winning an Oscar (not doing enough Holocaust or cripple roles!).

Mike.

Basq

mike65 wrote:

Best episode thus far - great bits - the prayer meeting that ends with everyone clenching thier bum, Kate Winslet talking dirty and bemoaning not winning an Oscar (not doing enough Holocaust or cripple roles!).

Agreed!

Fantastic episode... so many highlights! But the scene with the priest confronting Andy on his religion was fantastic! Kate Winslet was brillant in it also with the dirty talk - "going home to polish my husband's Oscar...!"

Also, Stephen Merchant was fantastic as usual! Loved the bit where he was getting on the headset and also the clicking the mouse.

Can't wait for next week - is turning into a cracker of a series!

Zaph

Feck! Completely forgot about it

SoupyNorman

was actually funny this week after last week which was very forgetable. fair play to kate winslet she didnt hold back...such a foul mouth on her and shes a mother to boot which is quite a turn on especially with the nun outfit on!

monkeyfudge

Yeah. That was infinitely better than last weeks episode. I laughed out loud a good few times.

And not too much Maggie in it this week either... that's a good move.

Kazaanova

That was simply amazing. I think all three episodes so far have been great, but this has to be the best so far.

I actually don't think its as dark as the Office was. The Office has a great atmosphere of gloom and terror etc. But I think this has a much lighter atmosphere mostly because we get to see celebrities take the piss out of themselves.

monkeyfudge

"I want you to stick your Willy Wonka in between my Oompa Loompas."

haha... great stuff....

Agent Orange

Jesus, what's wrong with you people?

The last episode with Winslet was TERRIBLE. Kate *cannot* do comedy. Her dirty talking was cringingly unfunny as was Gervais's character's confession at the prayer meeting.

Gervais may have called the show the disappointing follow up to 'The Office' but he's wrong - it's more like an unmitigated disaster.

How did it all go so horribly wrong?