made me laugh, apologies if its already been done...
Quality 😀
The American newspaper reviewers just don't quite get British humour, lots of comments like he'll never work in this town again flying around 😆
Personal taste I know, but gives new meaning to the phrase "vagina monologue" to me.
Excellent, I hate those self congratulatory/mutual backslapping award events.
Very funny, but please no more pompous "they don't get British humour".
In the same way that My Family, 2 Pints of Lager, etc. are so much funnier than Seinfeld, The Simpsons, Arrested Development etc.
Very funny, but please no more pompous "they don't get British humour".
In the same way that My Family, 2 Pints of Lager, etc. are so much funnier than Seinfeld, The Simpsons, Arrested Development etc.
Amen brother.
Actually, saying that they don't get it doesn't mean that their humour is inferior though and the examples given clearly show that. My experience (working for an American company) is that there is a lot of Brit humour that they really do not get.
Many people confuse a shared language with shared culture
His introduction for a lot of the 'stars' were much more cutting than that and I for one loved it - good to see him back doing fantastic humour instead of that office bollocks
Teehee 😀
Think he's an idiot, and its a shame he represents British Humour IMPO. A one trick pony whos only attempt at being funny is by being overly cutting about other people. Not true comedy really.
IMPO of course!
Next year send Frankie Boyle, that'd probably lead to a declaration of war
That was a pretty drab performance by Gervais, particularly after he built it up so much.
"It's going to be a night of partying and heavy drinking - or as Charlie Sheen calls it, breakfast."
Funny.
On Jennifer Lopez - "She's just Jenny from the block. If the block in question is that one on Rodeo Drive between Cartier and Prada."
Funny.
While introducing Robert Downey Jr - "Many of you in this room probably know him best from such facilities as the Betty Ford Clinic and Los Angeles County Jail."
Less funny.
There is an element that humour doesn't travel, clubber has hit the nail. Having worked with Americans I can confidently say that they don't do sarcasm. 🙄 And they definitely don't get the personal pseudo insulting stuff among friends. 🙄
I'm not so sure we share the same language though. 😕
I work with Americans who are sarcastic, ironic, and often self-deprecating.
So, either I know some odd Americans or some people are too quick repeat trite stereotypical views in order to make themselves look superior.
"American's don't do sarcasm", er like, hello?
Not the ones I worked with, er, goodbye!
don simon - Member
I'm not so sure we share the same language though.
Yeah we do, we share theirs. More and more as time goes by. 🙁
Mark Twain was funnier than most - and certainly 'got' irony.
He was American, iirc.
So, either I know some odd Americans or some people are too quick repeat trite stereotypical views in order to make themselves look superior.
Indeed, I work with and live with Americans and I can quite categorically say that the stereotype (like all stereotypes) just isn't true. Superiority complex indeed.
Yeah we do, we share theirs. More and more as time goes by.
Is it just me, or are the Americans changing the stress on more and more words?
Allright for a Saturday night stand up, but as a host presenter, pretty insulting to the folks that were there.
I didn't say that it makes us superior just different and I'll hold with that particularly as the Americans I know agree. The ones who have spent plenty of time here say they've learnt to spot it but it's still not a natural thing in the same way that many Americans can cone across as boastful to us whereas it's just a cultural thing and actually usually nothing of the sort.
I personally think it wasn't funny, I like Gervais as a writer but he comes across as exactly the kind of person he takes the mick out of now.
A shame really.
I know a lot of Americans who get English humour, however - My Family, 2 Pints of Lager etc aren't actually humour. But they are English. And they're s**t.
"American's don't do sarcasm"
Yes of course. I mean just look at things like Frasier, Seinfeld etc.
I thought the speech had some funny points.
The Tom Cruise joke should guarantee Gervais is not in Mission Impossible 8 anyway.
But I'm not sure a joke mentioning Robert Downey Jr has a problem with drugs can be thought of as fresh or particularly funny though. It's not as if Downey has ever hidden it is it.
He's so anti the big star/LA thing that he has got the Hollywood teeth and the lettuce leaf diet look.
But perhaps he's done that for it's ironic quality.
bonk!
speaker2animals +1.
Oh I didn't think it was particularly funny fwiw. Mean spirited mainly. It felt to me like he's made enough cash and maybe tried a bit too hard to show he hasn't sold out knowing that he can afford to.
I'm with clubber on this one - was pleased to see Tom Hanks and Tim Allen (I think it was) put him back in his place a little.
I want to see on youtube the bollocking he got off-stage midway through 🙂
I lol'd at the Hugh Heffner joke. Bit close to the bone I think for some there, but you don't get that famous as a comedian by playing it safe and not getting yourself noticed!
Not sure why people think this has anything to do with British/American humour...
...is he not just ripping the p**s out of the ego inflated hollywood liggers (admittedly this probably include him these days) - he seemed to pay a lot of respect to the genuine talent.
Mean spirited mainly.
Agree with this. It's clearly rather uncomfortable for the audience.
[i]was pleased to see Tom Hanks and Tim Allen (I think it was) put him back in his place a little.
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LOL! Very good! More please. Very funny. Well done. I like!
I mean they all earn millions as Hollywood stars then they should have the skin thicker than that of a hippo to withstand the target of media or sick jokes.
In fact that should be a norm really whether they like it or not. Tough shite if they don't like it. They are perfectly legitimate to be the target of sick jokes, in fact not sick enough. They need sick jokes to keep themselves in profile.
Put it this way, if they are not popular nobody will make jokes of them since they are not in the media spotlight. But they are already in the news etc but keep being stupid and when people start to make fun of them because of their own stupidity then that's fair game.
Bloody gods I mean celebrities ... shite. 🙄
Introducing Bruce Willis as Ashton Kutchers dad was piss.....
I thought the Downer Junior joke was quite funny really, more aimed at the audience than the man himself.
Funnier than much stuff he has done.
Anyone who thinks the yanks don't do irony sarcasm and friendly abuse has missed Colbert, John Stewart, 30 rock and celebrity roasts.
And even Ralf Little was embarsssed by 2 pints.
Looks like there's going to be a piece about it on the 10 o'clock news in a bit.
I think he was pretty good, i mean, most of these affairs are boring and comedy is often jokes made at the expense of others. If they are overpaid, blisteringly cool, earnest actors and actresses then more power to him i reckon.
Some of it was pretty good, some of it was just cringey, and he didn't really seem to know which was which. The "straight actors pretending to be gay" joke just didn't scan at all, it was like they'd broken the joke to avoid being sued but then went ahead with it anyway. Still, more good than bad from what I've seen.
I imagine next year they'll get someone lovely, some empty suit with nothing in their head but sunshine and rainbows and a slavish devotion to the script they've been handed. Ah well.
FeeFoo - MemberI work with Americans who are sarcastic, ironic, and often self-deprecating.
So, either I know some odd Americans or some people are too quick repeat trite stereotypical views in order to make themselves look superior.
"American's don't do sarcasm", er like, hello?
Well I'm guessing that Reginald D. Hunter has worked with a few Americans and apparently he disagrees with you concerning the difference between British and American humour.
And I'm happy to accept that Reginald D. Hunter is probably something of an an "expert" on comedy and Americans, and isn't simply motivated by "trite stereotypical views".
5.25 mins into this video :
(and 1.10 mins and 2.30 mins)
So I would plumb for 'you know some odd Americans'.
The Office was genius, but everything else he has been involved in since has been awful, he really is not a funny man.
he really is not a funny man.
Indeed.
Anyone could have come up with the jokes he said at the awards.
At least he covered all bases:
Alcoholism
Ageism
Homophobia
Can he actually be funny without personal insults? - that would be a talent.
Move over Roy Chubby Brown, you've got some competition.
He was hired to get attention to the Golden Globes, which, prior to last year (his first shot at presenting it) was dying on its arse.
Everyone in the entertainment industry is talking about it now, the network that put it on (ABC) have got excellent ratings.....my only problem is that it was a hugely cynical exercise. Get an 'edgy'** presenter, wind him up and tell him there are no limits, and bingo! you have a hit on your hands. ABC knew [i]exactly[/i] what they were doing, and what they'd get.
Being fair to Gervais (a) I thought it was hugely funny (b) he warned everyone well in advance that he didn't think he went far enough last year and would redress the balance this time around.
** I [b]hate[/b] this term
Well that confirmed it for me, keep him in America he's just not funny.
Hear hear! He never was funny. Making you cringe doesn't often make you laugh, and that's all he's done for years. False smile all the time, full of his own importance - tasteless and talentless IMO.
Colin
I agree with gowrie
Personally, I find Ricky Gervais embarrassing
Calling him talentless is silly. You might not like it (and I don't like much of his recent stuff) but he's clearly talented. Being self important and tasteless doesn't change that.
It was mildly amusing the first time he did it as it was a change from the usual crap but it's a bit tired now and not exactly funny. I'm all for slagging off celebrities but just do it with some wit rather than the obvious.
Calling him talentless is silly.
Agreed.
More accurate to say he is less talented than most comedians.
😉 Not sure I'd go for that but...
Yeah, changed my mind to be honest, he is a talentless moron. 😆
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find him very hit and miss... usually more miss than hit.
but fair play to him, he had the guts to say it to their faces
Well I'm guessing that Reginald D. Hunter has worked with a few Americans and apparently he disagrees with you concerning the difference between British and American humour.And I'm happy to accept that Reginald D. Hunter is probably something of an an "expert" on comedy and Americans, and isn't simply motivated by "trite stereotypical views".
....hang on. So you're telling me that everything in a stand-ups set is factually accurate? ...and not a two pronged attack in which to ingratiate yourself with your audience and make them laugh at the same time? Damn!
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Well he didn't mention fisting any politicians, seen worse.
....hang on. So you're telling me that everything in a stand-ups set is factually accurate?
I don't appear to be.
It looks to me like I am telling you that Reginald D. Hunter probably knows quite a bit about American humour.
Well, quite possibly more than someone who's only qualification is that 'they work with some Americans' anyway.
Maybe your computer has some sort of virus which is scrambling all the words I have posted and giving them a new meaning ? 💡
To me it came across as the Americans thinking that he was knocking success - a sacred cow to a lot of people on that side of the water
There were some very funny bits IMO
It looks to me like I am telling you that Reginald D. Hunter probably knows quite a bit about about American humour.
Comedian pokes fun at his own nationality to be accepted by audience shocker!! 🙄
Comedian pokes fun at his own nationality to be accepted by audience shocker!!
Ah, now I'm beginning to understand.........you haven't bothered to look at the clip.
Of course if you had, you would have seen that it is the opposite - he is poking fun at his British audience.
Ricky Gervais always strikes me as the child on the school bus that thinks standing up at the back and shouting makes him the funniest kid in the world.
Its a crime to see him raking in the cash when it would be far better spent on the talents or Stewart Lee or Rhod Gilbert both of whom are way more deserved, I don't think anyone could keep a straight face whilst watching Rhod's Duvet purchase sketch!
Ricky Gervais always strikes me as the child on the school bus that thinks standing up at the back and shouting makes him the funniest kid in the world.
+1
I couldn't bear to watch it, as nowadays he seems to be channeling the spirit of David Brent without realising why that character was so excruciatingly funny to watch. I was half expecting Bruce Willis to step up and drop him - now that would have made excellent tv.
Aren't we all missing the point? Gervais's humour has ALWAYS been excruciating, isn't that part of fun? It's meant to be car crash, painful and somewhat embarrassing to watch. I get the impression he allows himself to be part of nosedive deliberately.
For what it's worth I liked his performance, and as he said "I warned you..."
The point is, although it always was excruciating, it NEVER was funny. David Brent as a character had comedic value, but, as ditch_jockey implies, Gervais now acts as if David Brent was actually funny. He wasn't, he was a pratt. And Gervais behaving like Brent might have makes him a pratt too - and a humourless one at that.