The whole high pitch mike saga is far beyond what got Ant fired. Artie called a guy who turned out to be gay a fag numerous times, and also wished he died from aids many times. There was backlash but it was 6-7 years ago so the PC police were less powerful.
He had a show on a local station in London on a Saturday afternoon after The Office broke with Steve Merchant and Karl Pilkington for 3/4 years.
It was hilarious and basically an funnier, longer version of the podcast...
But if you've listened to it, he was anything but professional. One of the jokes of the show was that he did no prep work, turned up drunk sometimes, knew nothing about doing radio and went out of his way to be annoying as possible on the air.
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9 JMueller2012 2014-07-16
Jimmy's wheezy guffaws tickle my funny bone. And nothing beats a Colin Quinn cackle!
8 RahnBayngtin 2014-07-16
Otto's demented chuckle was always hilarious and jim's impression too.
3 rumpumpumpum 2014-07-16
Definitely Otto's laugh is the best.
1 HLef 2014-07-16
You're lying.
1 rumpumpumpum 2014-07-16
Ob dot loyig, awright? Otto laughed- Otto laughed like a mead retard add it was very fuddy-ugh.
7 Ojisan1 2014-07-16
Agreed. His laugh is so over the top that it makes everyone else laugh, similar to Patrice's laugh.
5 [deleted] 2014-07-16
Patrice hasn't laughed in years
2 MaxKawalski 2014-07-16
Oh man!
1 A_lad_insane_bowie 2014-07-16
What ever happened to him?
6 im_so_rong 2014-07-16
He's DEAD!!! A victim of the modern age!
4 Ebhagz 2014-07-16
I enjoyed Patrice's laugh because it was rare when something made him burst out with a belly laugh.
Gervais does his silly laughing screech on every joke which kills it.
Every other comic just does a chuckle and quick giggle if someone makes a joke but only burst out laughing at a hilarious line
3 [deleted] 2014-07-16
God, the worst offender of always giving an OTT laugh is Joe Derosa. His high-pitched screams always bug the shit out of me.
1 im_so_rong 2014-07-16
Worst thing about Derosa is that he laughs at every one of his own lame jokes.
3 [deleted] 2014-07-16
Artie Lange was great back in the day too, one of the only things I miss about the Stern show.
3 crookedmile 2014-07-16
My favorites:
Blue Iris
"That's not love"
"Can I tell you my favorite Matt Dillon story really briefly?"
1 [deleted] 2014-07-16
the disney story was one of my favorites.
The whole high pitch mike saga is far beyond what got Ant fired. Artie called a guy who turned out to be gay a fag numerous times, and also wished he died from aids many times. There was backlash but it was 6-7 years ago so the PC police were less powerful.
2 Abarf 2014-07-16
Ricky is not new at all in radio he is a professional with a successful radio show in the UK.
3 DoubleGuns 2014-07-16
He had a show on a local station in London on a Saturday afternoon after The Office broke with Steve Merchant and Karl Pilkington for 3/4 years.
It was hilarious and basically an funnier, longer version of the podcast...
But if you've listened to it, he was anything but professional. One of the jokes of the show was that he did no prep work, turned up drunk sometimes, knew nothing about doing radio and went out of his way to be annoying as possible on the air.
2 [deleted] 2014-07-16
The show they did where Ricky was hungover throughout is my favourite one.
1 janedoe2893 2014-07-16
His laugh is obnoxious and attention-seeking.
0 [deleted] 2014-07-16
I used to love hearing it on the Ricky Gervais Show but now it does seem like a way to get the focus of somebody else's joke on him.
6 Lasagna_Hat 2014-07-16
Yeah, he even repeats the punchline.
YAHHHHHHHH HAAAAA! HAAAA! LOOKS LIKE A DRIED UP SOCCER PLAYER, DOES HE?
I still love when he comes on the show though
7 elitemrp 2014-07-16
It's just him though. If it were fake it would suck but that's just how he is so I don't let it bother me. I love when he's on.
3 ant_the_repeater 2014-07-16
YAH HA HA HA HA HA HA REPEATING PUNCHLINE HA HA HA HA
1 [deleted] 2014-07-16
And he always winds down with "Oh dear...fuck me...awhhhh."
1 Dagidugidai 2014-07-16
Jay Mohr doing an impression of Ricky Gervais' laugh sounds more genuine than Ricky Gervais laughing
1 eamonnkeating8 2014-07-16
Ricky's laugh is fantastic. Patrice always cracks me up though.
0 Koolaider 2014-07-16
Ralphie May caliber
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6 Lasagna_Hat 2014-07-16
Yeah, he even repeats the punchline.
YAHHHHHHHH HAAAAA! HAAAA! LOOKS LIKE A DRIED UP SOCCER PLAYER, DOES HE?
I still love when he comes on the show though
7 elitemrp 2014-07-16
It's just him though. If it were fake it would suck but that's just how he is so I don't let it bother me. I love when he's on.
1 [deleted] 2014-07-16
And he always winds down with "Oh dear...fuck me...awhhhh."
3 ant_the_repeater 2014-07-16
YAH HA HA HA HA HA HA REPEATING PUNCHLINE HA HA HA HA