Gervais's massive drop off after The Office and Extras confirmed something a lot of people suspected - Stephen Merchant was the funny one and the better writer.
No confirmation was needed. He’s an imbecile. He has always been an imbecile, and the fact that Jimmy worships him and believes whatever Rick tells him to believe, tells you everything you need to know about Jimmy as well. Until he turned on Louis, he granted him that same fealty. Louis is funny but the fact he’s called a genius is shameful to the idea of genius.
Look right, God...what's that about? Rubbish. If you consume more calories than you burn off, you'll get fat, it's not rocket science, innit. People who skin animals alive are proper cunts, know what I mean? My right to tell jokes trumps your right to be offended, that's freedom of speech, innit.
ricky was funny though, xfm rockbusters, educating ricky etc. karl brought the material, ricky added funny asides and stephen was probably the quickest/wittiest, cracking show with all three but. ricky was good at making them two fight
Ricky has good timing and is funnier than the average guy on the street. So is Louis. Louis is a lot funnier than Ricky. Smarter, too. They are not geniuses.
It doesnt take a genius 20 years of failure in a career field before getting it right. Louis had been doing stand up for about that long before starting to take off in ‘05 and then really blowing within the next 5 years. People like Nick Mullen are geniuses where its a completely natural part of their psychopathy to be funny.
Those idiot people never listened to the radio shows or watched Hello Ladies then, apparently. Merchant is comedy cancer, not an ounce of funny in his lanky goggle eyed frame.
That's true. It's still worth watching for the good bits though. Steve Merchant unblocking his shit-packed toilet with a whisk during a date is quality
there's a bit in one of his standups where he trashes people like Derek, right down to the hairstyle and the stupid gurning. then he expects people to take his schmaltzy sitcom seriously.
Guaranteed Norton's defense will be that he acknowledges how awful Chip is and that it's part of the bit and highbrow. Kind of like how Ricky played Andy who then played this character with the glasses and wig, knowing that the character was terrible.
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1 SoreNun 2018-09-07
Unfortunately the British have a long history of that kind of shit
1 TheDarkFezRises 2018-09-07
When we all know the height of comedy characters is a middle-aged man with learning disabilities.
1 McGowan9 2018-09-07
Gervais's massive drop off after The Office and Extras confirmed something a lot of people suspected - Stephen Merchant was the funny one and the better writer.
1 CommodorePawsey 2018-09-07
No confirmation was needed. He’s an imbecile. He has always been an imbecile, and the fact that Jimmy worships him and believes whatever Rick tells him to believe, tells you everything you need to know about Jimmy as well. Until he turned on Louis, he granted him that same fealty. Louis is funny but the fact he’s called a genius is shameful to the idea of genius.
1 McGowan9 2018-09-07
Look right, God...what's that about? Rubbish. If you consume more calories than you burn off, you'll get fat, it's not rocket science, innit. People who skin animals alive are proper cunts, know what I mean? My right to tell jokes trumps your right to be offended, that's freedom of speech, innit.
He's like a 17 year old boy from the 90s.
1 alkiefuck 2018-09-07
ricky was funny though, xfm rockbusters, educating ricky etc. karl brought the material, ricky added funny asides and stephen was probably the quickest/wittiest, cracking show with all three but. ricky was good at making them two fight
1 CommodorePawsey 2018-09-07
Ricky has good timing and is funnier than the average guy on the street. So is Louis. Louis is a lot funnier than Ricky. Smarter, too. They are not geniuses.
1 PennywiseAKAIT 2018-09-07
It doesnt take a genius 20 years of failure in a career field before getting it right. Louis had been doing stand up for about that long before starting to take off in ‘05 and then really blowing within the next 5 years. People like Nick Mullen are geniuses where its a completely natural part of their psychopathy to be funny.
1 TheDreidelMan 2018-09-07
Can't think of a funnier podcast than Cum Town, but Nick Mullen isn't a genius and also very vain - still like the guy, though.
The personality cult over at the Cum Town sub is one of the most contemptable things - definitely the gayest - I noticed on Reddit.
1 Christopher_Barton 2018-09-07
"Hello Ladies" was pretty terrible, though.
1 McGowan9 2018-09-07
It was pretty one note. But next to Derek it was a comedic masterpiece.
1 Christopher_Barton 2018-09-07
No argument, Derek was fucking dreck. At its roots the Simple Jack shit they were parodying in Tropic Thunder.
1 McGowan9 2018-09-07
A feature length film of Simple Jack would definitely be funnier.
1 DSMProper 2018-09-07
/u/porsalin /u/beigefrequency
1 Sam_Hyde_2020 2018-09-07
Stephen Merchant's episode on Norm MacDonald Live is by far the funniest. Give it a watch if you haven't. It's still available on dtube
1 age_of_cage 2018-09-07
Those idiot people never listened to the radio shows or watched Hello Ladies then, apparently. Merchant is comedy cancer, not an ounce of funny in his lanky goggle eyed frame.
1 FloggingTheHorses 2018-09-07
I thought you were on about Karl and got mildly offended. He's starting a new show this month, I hope it does great
https://youtu.be/MgjRdSm_qmI
1 Bobby_Newpooort 2018-09-07
What's got ya havin' a laugh today?
Tacky shit.
1 throwawizzlemahnizzl 2018-09-07
genius show? shut up etc.
1 lolercakesmcgee 2018-09-07
Eat a bowl of dicks, etc.
1 shimshammcgraw 2018-09-07
Have you seen it? It's fucking great.
1 Hamburger212 2018-09-07
watch it.. or don't; I am not your mom
1 throwawizzlemahnizzl 2018-09-07
I have watdhed it. I disagree. Sorry for telling you to shut up mister I have emotional problens.
1 PresidentJonStewart 2018-09-07
You also have spelling problems, you silly nincompoop.
1 Coondoon 2018-09-07
The Office was close to genius, Extras was extremely uneven.
1 Hamburger212 2018-09-07
this is fair... Office was genius; Extras wasn't as clever or groundbreaking but it had more hard laughs than The Office.
1 TheDreidelMan 2018-09-07
"I've seen everything, I've seen it all"
1 Coondoon 2018-09-07
True, at it's best it was great, but it had too many mediocre parts for it to be considered great.
1 FloggingTheHorses 2018-09-07
That's true. It's still worth watching for the good bits though. Steve Merchant unblocking his shit-packed toilet with a whisk during a date is quality
1 Coondoon 2018-09-07
The David Bowie one was good too https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4osp43
And the Patrick Stewart one https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3uir5
1 schmuckOnWheels 2018-09-07
Chubby little loser
National joke
He could have been singing about Jim Morton!
1 Coondoon 2018-09-07
More like "regional joke" or sumtin.
1 alkiefuck 2018-09-07
"Oh, I like that, Linda"
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"Yeah so do I, it's brilliant, Linda"
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magic
1 ilumty 2018-09-07
agree. extras was great
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everything he did after that...complete shit
1 alkiefuck 2018-09-07
what the fuck was he thinking with Derek? even life's too short had it's moments but derek was pathetic (outtakes are decent though)
1 ohmycawd 2018-09-07
there's a bit in one of his standups where he trashes people like Derek, right down to the hairstyle and the stupid gurning. then he expects people to take his schmaltzy sitcom seriously.
1 alkiefuck 2018-09-07
yeah, not only that but i think on the radio he took the piss out of putting coldplay over an emotional montage and derek was full of that
1 ProfessorChipperson 2018-09-07
Yeah man, Ricky is a fucking GENIUS man, I genuinely mean that. The Office? No I never watched it, why?
1 FloggingTheHorses 2018-09-07
Are you havin a laff? Is he havin a laff?
1 bigchair 2018-09-07
Guaranteed Norton's defense will be that he acknowledges how awful Chip is and that it's part of the bit and highbrow. Kind of like how Ricky played Andy who then played this character with the glasses and wig, knowing that the character was terrible.
1 Hamburger212 2018-09-07
yes, but Ricky's character never became more famous than himself
1 winkleham 2018-09-07
So either Jimmy is a hack or Chip's costume is a low key rip-off of Extras.
1 Cptbaldopie 2018-09-07
Why not both?
1 RapistWithHIV 2018-09-07
But Chip evolved, dude.
1 David_Tosk 2018-09-07
Barry off East Enders and the agent was the funniest parts of that show.
Jimmy fucking sucks.
1 subalizer 2018-09-07
Are you suggesting that saying "tsssssssss" isn't the highest form of comedy? Enlighten us civilians, mister chappelle.
1 TacolasCage 2018-09-07
I liked Chip better when he wasn't a wigger with a mullet
1 Amiigo7 2018-09-07
Chip was way better as a voice character. The visual element actually hurts the character .
1 Coondoon 2018-09-07
The David Bowie one was good too https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4osp43
And the Patrick Stewart one https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3uir5