Suedesi
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Anyone watch this on Netflix? Brilliant
James Acaster nailed it 3 years ago:I'm really surprised that another edgy comedian has decided to use trans people as the butt of their jokes.
noIs he religious at all?
Pretty much my exact thoughts on him, I like some of his old stand up but his new stuff there is probably 5 or 10 mins in the hour that is mildly amusing. It’s not even that it’s too offensive, it’s just not funny.Used to love Rick, but hes disappeared so far up his arse. Sick of the religious, poo pooing paranormal, trans rubbish.
Also pretending to try and be cancelled whilst not even being that edgy.
Podcast stuff will always make me laugh and the office.
Hislop had him pegged from the start.*insert James Acaster clip*
But honestly nah, aside from anything else his early shows put me off him as it was pretty clear at that point that his success in TV had seen him overpromoted relative to his skill as an actual stand-up. He seemed to be a relative novice doing fairly rudimentary stand-up to artificially bigger audiences. Not sure if he's gotten better in the years since.
Now he blocks people on twitter who think afterlife is terribleHislop had him pegged from the start.
(Also this self deprecating Gervais almost feels like another person entirely…)
Relatable.It’s like people grow up thinking they have got everything right, that their form of progressivism is the right one and it becomes immutable so when the world moves on and the next generation of progressives starts to move the dial and introduce new ideas that they find it hard to understand or subscribe to, they kick into defensive mode and start lashing out… “it’s not me it’s them!”
He was alright at one point but I had to unfollow him because all he does is retweet praise of Afterlife. It’s relentless. Or he replies saying “thanks” but as quote tweet so everyone can see it.Now he blocks people on twitter who think afterlife is terrible
Caf thinks they're funnier than everyone else.Does the Caf like anyone?
Not liking Ricky Gervais anymore is hardly niche or revolutionary.Does the Caf like anyone?
It's not just that it's offensive to trans people but it's such lazy shite 'humour' that you'd expect from an old man at the pub, not an established comedian.Thought it was pretty funny in parts, was pretty tame compared to Jimmy Carr's.
If jokes that women can't have penises terribly offends you, i wouldn't watch
i'm genuinely wondering why it's offensive to trans people at all. Is it that any joke about a trans person is automatically offensive? Because the jokes seemed very mild.It's not just that it's offensive to trans people but it's such lazy shite 'humour' that you'd expect from an old man at the pub, not an established comedian.
He still uses material from the podcast (or more accurately, from Karl) to this day.I’m the same as some people in here. Used to like Gervais but slowly began to hate him post-Extras. Disappeared up his ass, Obnoxious on Twitter, Doesn’t make stuff that’s as good anymore.
2002 XFM Gervais would have punched present day Gervais in the face, after mocking him relentlessly.
See stuff like that (or clips from the office) remind me that he was a genuinely original and funny comic actor and I wasn’t being a tit for finding his podcasts absolutely hilarious. Comedy is like music, I suppose. The fame and acclaim that comes with success can curdle the secret sauce that made them special in the first place.Hislop had him pegged from the start.
(Also this self deprecating Gervais almost feels like another person entirely…)
I’m not surprised I must say. Thing is though I’ve got all those old XFM shows and I’m pretty sure Gervais on those XFM shows said that those conversations ended up making up a considerable amount of his early standup shows, when he was doing tongue in cheek self promotion gags.He still uses material from the podcast (or more accurately, from Karl) to this day.
Indeed.It's not just that it's offensive to trans people but it's such lazy shite 'humour' that you'd expect from an old man at the pub, not an established comedian.
It depends on the joke and the context of the joke. If you have a trans comedian making jokes about themselves or their community depending on what the joke is about it would likely be okay because they have an understanding and nuance of the topic that allows them to make jokes that aren't going to be 'offensive'. What Gervais is doing in his material isn't clever or nuanced. It's the exact same dross that has been flying about twitter and the anti-trans culture for years that isn't funny and is an easy 'joke'. It's not funny, it's not clever and it's doing the opposite of what he'd tell you all he's trying to do.i'm genuinely wondering why it's offensive to trans people at all. Is it that any joke about a trans person is automatically offensive? Because the jokes seemed very mild.
I like James Acaster. Mainly for his food podcast. Nish Kumar though. Jaysus. Didn’t think it was possible to make Gervais stand-up seem good but that almost works by comparison.
Don't think the XFM show and podcasts would have been listenable without Merchant there. He's like the perfect conversation emulsifier.I've always felt Gervais needs Merchant more than Merchant needs Gervais.
It appears that Merchant is able to reign in Gervais and his "controversial" takes. Gervais often comes across as a hyperactive toddler who thinks his views are gospel. That's why I tend to avoid his stand ups because I find them too preachy.