The Couchpotatoes
What's not to like about Ricky Gervais? He is an atheist, he has a great sense of humor, and he can tell a story like it doesn't really matter but the truth is that he makes people aware of all kinds of things that people take for granted without asking questions because people just assume it is like that. This is Ricky Gervais' first stand-up comedy, and also the first one I saw from him, and it will definitely not be the last one for me. I loved everything about it, the wrong humor, the sarcasm, and his subtle way to bring it like he couldn't care less. As an atheist myself I can only applaud people who mock religion, and in this case in a very funny way. Showing people in a funny way how ridiculous religion is should at least make some believers doubt and maybe make them realize that they have been fooled at young age. Ricky Gervais is one of a kind, one of the funniest guys I know.
Rainigade
Ricky Gervais is the GOD of comedy! This particular stand up is one of the best I've seen in a long time. He is absolutely irreverent, politically incorrect and says things everyone thinks but obviously don't have the guts to say out loud.Whats best about Gervais' style is the little under the breath one-liners that pop in from time to time.IMO, the one of the funniest moments is when he walks casually to the lectern, picks up his beer while saying "I could solve the world's problems....(takes a swig from the beer)... If I cared". FANTASTIC!OK, so not everyone will like the Anne Frank jokes, but his comic genius is simply undeniable. Fact.
bob the moo
Although both Ricky and his audience seem to be enjoying themselves, there are surprisingly few laughs in this show. The main reason for this is that the humour isn't that clever even if it is occasionally imaginative. Until The Office, Gervais was best known for his work on things like the 11 O'clock Show where he was non-pc and "shockingly crude" in short segments. The Office and Extras have been more of comedies of embarrassment than crude observational stuff but yet it is the latter that Gervais does in his stand ups, so viewers coming to this off the back of the aforementioned shows will probably not appreciate this type of humour.Occasionally amusing, mostly it is just observational material that he takes to extremes to draw the laugh by surprising the audience rather than tickling them. I can understand why the audience laughed and why people do like this sort of stuff but all I thought about was how uninspiring the show was generally. By all means watch it if you are a fan of Gervais for time, but those hoping that his golden touch on the sitcoms will spread to the stage will be mostly disappointed.
richard-pullen-1
This DVD is for fans of Ricky Gervais only! There are many moments where people will just say "He's being David Brent" but it's just the way the guy is and technically he is David Brent!!!Brilliant opening with Gervais short film on a date which left me laughing and it has to be said the guy offends! He doesn't care, there are NO limits in comedy... This is something I tend to agree with on the whole!And let's be honest the majority of us will still laugh at jokes where in conversations we find offending!I loved it!!! hahaha.
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