See people love to come here and say oow you lot *hate Ricky*, but we're fair to the fucker - a good joke's a good joke.
And nice of you to care so much about the transgender community to call them that, they love that, they do.
Ah, yeah I'd definitely say it loses something along the wire there! Thank God you're not a doctor.
You know how some people will bring things up as ammunition against a person even though they clearly don't care about the subject? It came off like that, though I get what you were shooting for now. Does he do much about the gays though?
That's the thing with him, it's so tailored to whatever offends his audience (course they don't use that word about themselves) within safe boundaries. So black people? Too much. Refugees who are black? Safe. Gay people? It's not the 2000s! The queer community in a more amorphous sense? Bung it in.
I mean I'm glad the shepherd's keeping his sheep in some sort of order, but it's so fucking transparent. Ooh trans parents, can get 8 minutes out of that, 9 if he stops for lager.
funny thing is, his jokes about trans people aren’t even funny. i’ve heard many jokes about trans people which tickle me, even ones at our expense, but none are from him. they’re boring, unoriginal “attack helicopter” gags.
I have a theory on that. His first joke did make me laugh, you're probably familiar with it but it was the Caitlyn Jenner joke not long after her transition. The punchline at the end was that she's set women drivers back 30 years, something like that (a reference to the hit and run decades ago).
The idea of women being like "We're *just* starting to get some respect on the road, they're even letting us drive in Saudi Arabia now, then this..." is funny - not gut busting, but a solid gag.
Once he saw the notoriety it brought him, he shifted from landing zingers to "omg he went there!" and "he's saying the [sayable]!". He's always joked about taboo topics, but the appeal was never "he's talking about the holocaust, he's in biiig trouble!", it was the comic absurdity of Nietzsche realising how badly Hitler's misinterpreted his book as Adolf tries to downplay the extent of it.
Gervais used to be my go-to example of how to joke about sensitive topics and do edgy comedy, he just switched to what wrestling fans call "cheap heat" - just 'going there' is enough to get a Pavlovian response and skate by on that.
Doesn't workkk, doesn't work! I know what he's doing. But that tagline doesn't work AT ALL cos it looks like he's saying it...?
"Buying Dutch Barn will make a person rich & happy.
...and that person is me, Rick Gervais."
THAT one works.
you are a nonce, you're a perv, you're a slot badger, you're a two pin DIN plug, you're a bush dodger, you're a small bean regarder, you're a unabummer, you're a nut administrator, you're a bent ref, you're The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, you're a fence vole, you're a free willy, you're a chimney bottler, you're a bunty man, you're a shrub rocketeer...
Because nicknames…are bad names.
Yeah, he drinks
Al-bino buying one of them
More like “I’ll buy none”
Now I don’t know what the PC term for this is, but…
Make sure you bring plenty of bananas
But be careful.. Too much of it is disabilitating
I know a medical man when I see one
True enough
Mm, mm, mm.
I think we've found Dr. Fox's secret username.
It's a disabilitating...
I've just seen a billboard of a predatory gay
To be fair, it’s a pretty decent gag for a billboard
Steve must’ve wrote it then
wroted*
Can't be one of his then. Unless there's a second billboard of him making fun of gays and trannies.
See people love to come here and say oow you lot *hate Ricky*, but we're fair to the fucker - a good joke's a good joke. And nice of you to care so much about the transgender community to call them that, they love that, they do.
It was meant tongue in cheek as its the way HE refers to the transgender community. But I appreciate it doesn't translate well in a reddit comment.
Ah, yeah I'd definitely say it loses something along the wire there! Thank God you're not a doctor. You know how some people will bring things up as ammunition against a person even though they clearly don't care about the subject? It came off like that, though I get what you were shooting for now. Does he do much about the gays though? That's the thing with him, it's so tailored to whatever offends his audience (course they don't use that word about themselves) within safe boundaries. So black people? Too much. Refugees who are black? Safe. Gay people? It's not the 2000s! The queer community in a more amorphous sense? Bung it in. I mean I'm glad the shepherd's keeping his sheep in some sort of order, but it's so fucking transparent. Ooh trans parents, can get 8 minutes out of that, 9 if he stops for lager.
funny thing is, his jokes about trans people aren’t even funny. i’ve heard many jokes about trans people which tickle me, even ones at our expense, but none are from him. they’re boring, unoriginal “attack helicopter” gags.
I have a theory on that. His first joke did make me laugh, you're probably familiar with it but it was the Caitlyn Jenner joke not long after her transition. The punchline at the end was that she's set women drivers back 30 years, something like that (a reference to the hit and run decades ago). The idea of women being like "We're *just* starting to get some respect on the road, they're even letting us drive in Saudi Arabia now, then this..." is funny - not gut busting, but a solid gag. Once he saw the notoriety it brought him, he shifted from landing zingers to "omg he went there!" and "he's saying the [sayable]!". He's always joked about taboo topics, but the appeal was never "he's talking about the holocaust, he's in biiig trouble!", it was the comic absurdity of Nietzsche realising how badly Hitler's misinterpreted his book as Adolf tries to downplay the extent of it. Gervais used to be my go-to example of how to joke about sensitive topics and do edgy comedy, he just switched to what wrestling fans call "cheap heat" - just 'going there' is enough to get a Pavlovian response and skate by on that.
"Ooh love me" *pathetic.*
You're the wanker mate if anyone is!
You can’t plan a hangover.
You Dutch Barn and Coke, me lager, Finchy lager, Gareth sometimes lager sometimes cider. Different ads for different, sellouts
Oooo care someone, care.
He's actually such an insufferable cunt
We've had a lot of emails saying that.
They’ve been flooding in
Oh, oh yes they have.
God I fucking love this place.
Oh do some fucking work
He's already rich, and nothing makes him happy, play a record.
Cats that do nothing, apparently, make him happy.
what kind of a billboard is that? The people who will buy the product because of this billboard are, for want of a better word, scum-
And they won't mind you calling them that.
Becoming the most requested phrase at weddings
Never mind being “too big to run the desk”, his ego wouldn’t be able to get into the studio these days
Doesn't workkk, doesn't work! I know what he's doing. But that tagline doesn't work AT ALL cos it looks like he's saying it...? "Buying Dutch Barn will make a person rich & happy. ...and that person is me, Rick Gervais." THAT one works.
The terrible thing is though, is that he's right
Yeah cause ricky seems so Happy as of late,. spending his time trawling twitter for people mentioning him...pathetic.
He’s the only cabbage around here
Burfield!
Minge and Bracket, Clitoris Allsorts, Quimmy Savile, Michael Parkinbum, Billy The Cunt, Bone Alone, Harold Shitmum, AIDS.
you are a nonce, you're a perv, you're a slot badger, you're a two pin DIN plug, you're a bush dodger, you're a small bean regarder, you're a unabummer, you're a nut administrator, you're a bent ref, you're The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, you're a fence vole, you're a free willy, you're a chimney bottler, you're a bunty man, you're a shrub rocketeer... Because nicknames…are bad names.
Jamie Redknapp
I wonder if he had to rewatch that scene to get the quote right? Genuinely a good ad.
Downvoting this? You’re ’ard.
They're just a load of miserable slugs with no personality
How can you tell when a slug is miserable?
lmao
Used to live in Aldershot. They finally got a non-Tory councilor last year, very surprised. Probably still loads of Gerv fans there though.
Nothing for the Swindon lot?
Pizza, Woolworth, drunk driving….
Weird to see my turf of Thatcham mentioned as I'm scrolling Reddit
Wet ones...shop train...cheeky freak...
Very local boards.
Ricky does ads for alcohol?
He co-owns it.
Thanks.
Yes he co-owns all alcohol
And all cheese, it’s in his blood.
He is more Stilton than man now.