OldNick Posted 29 April, 2010 Share Posted 29 April, 2010 Went to the Wembley Arena last night and watched Ricky Gervais. Did i enjoy it? Yes Would I go again ? probably not. Im as broad minded as the majority, but I found his constant mimicking of oral sex and masturbation is tad boring after the 4th 5th ,20th time. He got a fair reception at the end but hardly a standing ovation. Even the opening film clip he had before he came on was bizarre, about him swallowing 65m gallons of cum, and having to import it from China and India to keep up to supply him. Amusing night but not as good as I had hoped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 29 April, 2010 Share Posted 29 April, 2010 not as good as boyle I reckon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintds Posted 29 April, 2010 Share Posted 29 April, 2010 He's at his funniest when with Merchant and Pilkington. I've now managed to get through every XFM episode and am half way through Season 2 of the Ricky Gervais show. Then the Guide too.....'s after that and should be all done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Ash Posted 29 April, 2010 Share Posted 29 April, 2010 I'm going to see Science at the BIC in July. And I'm well looking forward to it. Animals was his best stand up to date, effing hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landford.saint Posted 29 April, 2010 Share Posted 29 April, 2010 Ricky Gervais is just a one trick pony. Once seen, best forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 29 April, 2010 Share Posted 29 April, 2010 I'm going to see Science at the BIC in July. And I'm well looking forward to it. Animals was his best stand up to date, effing hilarious. Agree with that, every one of his stand-ups since have been a let down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponty Posted 29 April, 2010 Share Posted 29 April, 2010 Saw Science on the first leg of the tour and enjoyed it a lot. Yes, there's some reworking of material in there but I think the way he delivers it is special. It wasn't as good as Politics or Animals but it was better than Fame. All good though and a good night out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 29 April, 2010 Share Posted 29 April, 2010 I've never understood why anyone would pay to watch a comedian on a massive stage. Small gigs in clubs can be edgy, tense and, without wishing to sound pretentious, somewhat artistic. However a man on a stage half a mile away talking does not need to be witnessed live. Buy the DVD - it will be cheaper and you'll enjoy it more. Alternatively wait a couple of years and it'll be on Channel 4 for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 29 April, 2010 Share Posted 29 April, 2010 I've never understood why anyone would pay to watch a comedian on a massive stage. Small gigs in clubs can be edgy, tense and, without wishing to sound pretentious, somewhat artistic. However a man on a stage half a mile away talking does not need to be witnessed live. Buy the DVD - it will be cheaper and you'll enjoy it more. Alternatively wait a couple of years and it'll be on Channel 4 for free. Totally agree. Id rather see a relative unknown in a small club than anybody you could name in Wembley arena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manji Posted 29 April, 2010 Share Posted 29 April, 2010 Gervais is an over-rated smug ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 29 April, 2010 Share Posted 29 April, 2010 Totally agree. Id rather see a relative unknown in a small club than anybody you could name in Wembley arena. Indeedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansums Posted 29 April, 2010 Share Posted 29 April, 2010 Ricky Gervais is just a one trick pony. Once seen, best forgotten. Let's see, stand-up comedian, actor, writer, director. Yep, a one trick pony!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landford.saint Posted 29 April, 2010 Share Posted 29 April, 2010 Let's see, stand-up comedian, actor, writer, director. Yep, a one trick pony!! And crap at all of them.... I've been an extra in a film, played Rugby with an England international, and designeed all the windows in an International Airport extension. Does that make me brilliant. No it doesn't. No more than being a crap director, crap actor, crap writer and crap comedian does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansums Posted 29 April, 2010 Share Posted 29 April, 2010 And crap at all of them.... I've been an extra in a film, played Rugby with an England international, and designeed all the windows in an International Airport extension. Does that make me brilliant. No it doesn't. No more than being a crap director, crap actor, crap writer and crap comedian does. In your opinion. In my opinion he's funny. Not the funniest and like a lot of 'celebs' nowadays over-hyped but he does make me laugh. Oh, and by the way, those windows were crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuttedAnt Posted 29 April, 2010 Share Posted 29 April, 2010 One of the best comics in this country. Wouldn't want to see him in an arena though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landford.saint Posted 29 April, 2010 Share Posted 29 April, 2010 Oh, and by the way, those windows were crap Told you so... They were so bad that 6 months after they were installed a terrorist bomb blew them all out again. Someone claimed it was over some political matter, but I know the real reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish fingers Posted 29 April, 2010 Share Posted 29 April, 2010 Gervais is an over-rated smug ****. I'm sure he would agree with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint lard Posted 29 April, 2010 Share Posted 29 April, 2010 Fame was funny,but nowhere near as hilarious as i had hoped it would be. He was at his funniest when he ballesd up and was picking on people in the audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 29 April, 2010 Share Posted 29 April, 2010 Ricky is best when he has somebody to play off imo, which is why The Ricky Gervais Show is so funny. Karl Pilkington (although he puts most of it on) is the perfect foil for him, and Stephen Merchant is hilarious too. Not sure i'd want to see him live though, love The Office, Extras...I even enjoyed Ghost Town, but seeing somebody live is a different thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudders Posted 29 April, 2010 Share Posted 29 April, 2010 I've got the first three of his live tours on DVD, the only time I saw him live was the fame tour. Decided not to go see him on this tour as (like others have said on here) I think it's better on DVD. I think he's one of those people where it helps to see his facial expression and that's something I couldn't see so well from the back of a big hall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Ash Posted 30 April, 2010 Share Posted 30 April, 2010 I've never understood why anyone would pay to watch a comedian on a massive stage. Small gigs in clubs can be edgy, tense and, without wishing to sound pretentious, somewhat artistic. However a man on a stage half a mile away talking does not need to be witnessed live. Buy the DVD - it will be cheaper and you'll enjoy it more. Alternatively wait a couple of years and it'll be on Channel 4 for free. Buy decent tickets then! To be honest I prefer more intimate gigs, who doesn't but I was bought the tickets as a present so I'm going to enjoy them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 30 April, 2010 Share Posted 30 April, 2010 I've never found him funny, ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 30 April, 2010 Author Share Posted 30 April, 2010 Totally agree. Id rather see a relative unknown in a small club than anybody you could name in Wembley arena.well he was fully booked in the local pub and so I had to go and watch him in Wembley arena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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