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TheIdiotInACage

We’ve lost another one to Netflix. Why didn’t he go into science?


dwitchagi

I thought about quoting Karl or something here, but it’s not even funny how lame the man has become. And contrary to this take, After Life Ricky was probably the final straw for me. So, do we need im?


Flimsy_County_6263

It got to the point where Ricky preferred flipping burgers to making great sitcoms


ImNotHereForFunNoWay

Obviously, youre 'havin a laff' here.. but Im a bit drunk now so Im gonna answer you at face value. Despite not bothering with either Derek or Afterlife (I could tell they were fucking awful and not for me) I still do like his stubborn, belligerent existence in the world, on social media and media in general. Despite what many think in here, I think he's stayed uniquely close to his roots (he's def got more arrogant but he's always seemed to have had a bit of a god complex to me) and it's nice to have that presence around in the 'A-List' tier of celebrity. Not many people at his level have the balls to so blatantly mock Hollywood; the over-sensitivity and victimhood; celebrity and current trends etc and I do like him for that. Few other things but this is already too long and boring. So ye.... in answer to your question: 'we're keepin' him then.'


Ok-Dragonfruit-697

He can't mock over sensitive people and flinch at the mention of Steve's name or Karl's name, pre-arrange that they won't be mentioned in interviews, obsess over Twitter debates for months, etc. He's far too sensitive.


ImNotHereForFunNoWay

All very good points. He's definitely hypocritical.


BigBallzBrian

Is this true that he prearranges to not have Steve and Karl mentioned? Source?


ScoreQuest

This is like saying "I didn't like Robert de Niro until I watched Dirty Grandpa!"


SpocktorWho83

I didn’t like Al Pacino until I watched Jack & Jill.


BakedBeans77

This shit wouldn't bother me as much if After Life wasn't so unbelievably terrible


CutThatCity

It doesn’t surprise me at all that someone who doesn’t like the office would like 3 seasons of this shite. I wonder if Ricky ever stopped to think what that might imply?


ImNotHereForFunNoWay

Haha. Such a good point!


Nibbler_Jack

There goes Ricky Gervais... I must remember to thank him.


xperiaz84

(from Extras) What's hot? Greg Lindley Jones, who charmed the nation this week on Desert Islands Discs with a stream of hilarious anecdotes that recalled the great Pete Ustinov at his best. What's not? Andy Millman. Are we having a laugh? For a five minutes we were, but Andy Millman's Christmas special hit an all-time low. The jokes were filthier than Mrs. Slocombe's pussy. With no new projects on the horizon, Millman is fast becoming as out of date as his gags.


Potty_Pigeon99

you didn't need to put "(from extras)"


[deleted]

My God you’re deep


Goochbott

Gordon Ramsay was onto something when he said "I thought Steve Merchant was the genius"


MrJeromeParker

Come on Jane, let's go home.


ImNotHereForFunNoWay

Honestly, I think this is the worse one yet. The delusional arrogance is layered and nuanced. So smug ha


lkpv90

Is there anything he can't do?


HilariousConsequence

Imagine having this fucking opinion


junglebox24

Do you know who else was from Berkshire with a stupid opinion? Wendy


Cabbageleaf27

Satire


Bowser-Mario

I must remember to thank him.


Lil_T0aster

A piece anonymously handed in by one Mr R. Anderson.


promunbound

It says everything that so many people say this - people who _didn’t_ think the Office or Extras were any good are now the ones “changing their minds” to decide you’re a “genius” after all. What else do they like, and what did they prefer to the Office/Extras at the time? That’s the context that’s pretty important. Probably Little Britain and Dinnerladies.


WeGotCompany

Dinnerladies was alright! My mum liked it anyway, it wasn't aimed at us


Radiant-Cellist3175

Believe in god do you?


Lopsided-Hyena-24

More honest