Apropos the recent Stephen Hawking abuse allegations, he comments: 'He must be wondering what happened to all the blow- jobs. He also has a knack, in a way that's reminiscent of Eddie Izzard, of taking a basic premise and then imagining and acting out the hypothetical scenario that might ensue. Thus, asserting that Hitler was influenced by the writings of Nietzsche, he enacts the two meeting for tea.
Man and Superman. Kill all the Jews. This deliberate offensive against liberal sensibilities is a tricky one to pull off and is only possible for Gervais because the character of Brent has established the ironic intent. Still, you do have to ask yourself whether there's a difference between laughing - and I defy anyone not to - at jokes about Stephen Hawking and the sexual abuse of exploited workers in the developing world depending on whether it's Ricky Gervais or Bernard Manning doing the telling.
There are moments here when Gervais is excruciatingly, bowel-achingly funny on subjects you know you shouldn't laugh at, but it's far from simple to justify.
He did make me cry three times, all of them with laughter and during his most magnificent setpiece, a read-through of a Terrence Higgins Trust leaflet on imaginative safe sex for gay men from the s, which consisted of 10 bullet points, all beginning 'Why not?
Picture Gervais's expression of utter incomprehension when he gets to 'Why not both come into a piece of fruit? Thank heavens he didn't go to Hollywood. Take that, Thora Hird. Ricky Gervais takes David Brent on the road in a show which is a triumph of bad taste. Ricky Gervais: "Politics will blow away any last vestiges of doubt about his talent as a comic.
I once went into his room he was in bed with his glasses on. We learnt: Gervias, 42, likes to hide in the shower cubicle for 15 or 20 minutes, hust so he can jump out on Ince when he walks into his dressing room. Metro - Life Ricky Gervias here shows many an indentured comic how to work a room. Politics is the theme but really this is just Ricky talking about himself.
The real eye-opener is a documentary-ette extra, which shows Mr G to be a paid-up member of the seriously odd society. Very funny, faintly disturbing. I pissed myself laughing, and I don't even have a sense of humour. Or a urinary tract. I'm warning you now, if I catch a single one of you failing to buy this, I'll strike you down with another plague, or some other ancient and incurable disease.
Or worse I will simply turn you into Posh Spice's tapeworm. NME If I have to see another bollockwad treating me to a 'hilarious' rendition of David Brent's office dancing then it might tip me over the edge.
But you can't blame Ricky Gervais for copyists. He is, after all, a funny fucker. Whether he's labelling Ghandi a "sarky bastard", mistaking Schindler's List for a porn flick "Barry Norman's quote on the back is what did it: 'Have a kleenex at the ready'" or repeating a sexual health leaflet's alternatives to anal sex "Number four: Why not come into a watermelon?
You'll be taking notes and annoying friends for weeks. Nuts The sold-out stand-up tour that saw Ricky ripping into any subject that took his fancy. Best line: "Mandela has been out of prison for 14 years and hasn't reoffended - which just goes to show that prison works. Star Magazine Feeling glum? Winter blues getting the better of you? Well, stick on this DVD and Ricky will soon have you giggling your bloomers off. The star of The Office has a second stand-up DVD, which sees him shooting out loads of brilliant gags machine-gun style.
And don't worry that it's called Politics , it's not all whiney ramblings - phew! Sign up now and you'll have full access to the site and get the odd email from Ricky when he's got something to tell you. Already signed up? Sign in here
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