I thought The Ricky Gervais Show was quite funny; I've never seen The Office though. My granddad hates Ricky Gervais with a passion, and he can't stand Jonathan Ross either.
Ah, the predictable "his comedy is too complex and witty for your feeble mind to comprehend". I guess he just clicks with some, but I personally find smugness and snobbery repulsive. No, I get his jokes; I just find him and his comedy painfully unfunny.
if you're interested , maybe watch episode 1 , then make a judgement on it - otherwise who will care what you think about something you havn't heard of
Stewart Lee recently rebuked Russell Brand's 'revolution' in The Guardian as a load of bollocks though, so I guess he has some redeeming qualities. I tried watching some of his performances on YouTube; the Top Gear one in particular. I don't object to his bashing of Top Gear, Clarkson and Hammond, but I found it lacking in wit. He's just crap.
Office was class , i think sometimes in comedy people cant see the tragedy in characters like David Brent and Alan Partridge . At work we have a Brent type AGM . its painful watching him trying to be the joker , then flipping to his serious face about H&S or something . Ive never worked in an office but i recognise many of the characters the episode where they get the poor bloke in to do a group session which ends with Brent taking over playing songs on his guitar is a masterclass -
I liked Phoenix Nights, but they say not to revisit; Kay is clever, but he needs a new way as he can be predictably boring. OFAH was excellent, but the 'specials' weren't. Office was ****e, we might know folk like them, but they weren't funny. I can like Ross, but I can also hate him, especially when that twat Brand gets in the frame - seriously like to punch him. But James Corden, now there's a bloke who can be funny, talented and the biggest bellend of all.
I love Ricky Gervais, he's a smug, contrived **** who isn't afraid to say things that push boundries. He loves himself, but he almost created a character out of his own persona, his celeb status has taken on a life of it's own. But it's awesome. He's not everybodies cup of tea, but he's far from ****e. I went to see Noel Fielding at City Hall last week and I didn't think it'd be my cup of tea (he's a bit weird), but he was also hilarious, despite some fat Scottish bird gobbing off through the show (he put her down time after time, it was brilliant). I loved Phoenix Nights and in my opinion, as an aspiring comedy writer myself, it's up there with some of the best and it's something that sadly can't be emulated. Spaced, Blackadder, Father Ted, Garth Mahrengi's Dark Place, The IT Crowd, Green Wing, Early Doors, I'm Alan Partridge (and KMKY and to a lesser extent, The Trip which was almost a series of Tristiam Shandy), The Office, The Ricky Gervais Show and Extras (which ironically took the piss out of people who enjoyed catchphrase based comedy) I've enjoyed time and time again, they're all funny in their own way. I'm not a fan of Lee Evans, never have been, I don't think anything he's said ever made me laugh, even with his frantic flailing of arms and odd expressions. What's that? That's his whole act? Oh. Well then. He should've quit after Mouse Hunt. Bill Bailey is my favourite live stand up, closely followed by Ricky Gervais and Dave Chappelle. Again, all different styles of comedy, all great live acts.
My favourite comedian at the moment is Kevin Bridges. I think Sean Lock and Micky Flanagan are piss funny as well. Amstell, Fielding and Bailey on Buzzcocks were brilliant; every episode made me laugh with those three on.
Is This just a random thred or are they doing some more Phoenix nights? Less of the bad language, there's a childs bike on the wall over there
'Can we get a move on please and open the club. There's people out there with Social Security cheques burning holes in their shell suit pockets'
Agree with every bit of that except the Lee Evans bit One Foot in the Grave - is in my opinion the greatest series ever written and i love a lot of comedy , Renwicks often macabre twisting plots are a 100% joy RIP Victor
I'll ask it again - Brady, what's your fave comedies again? We must know since you've said everyone on here has **** taste.
I guess all the above shows is that we don't all have the same sense of humour. Having worked in a variety of office environments all my working life, I found "The Office" profoundly unfunny (despite several attempts to get into it). If you wanted a piss take of office life, for me, "Yes Minister" was much sharper satire, whilst for a comedy about working life, I don't think anything tops "Dinner Ladies". Gervais could learn a lot from Victoria Woods - if he had the talent.....
