Ricky Gervais

[minimammoth]

AIBU to think I am the only person in the country who does not get Ricky Gervais?

I don't either.
Thought the office was crap, and have pretty much avoided watching him since.

I like him, to be fair he was not that good on stage when I saw him doing Science.

We all have different tastes with regards men and food, so why not also comedians.

I find him deeply unfunny and smug. I didn't like The Office either, though I really don't like 'cringe comedy'.

I liked the office. Didn't get extras. I find him smug.

He has been in the middle of a serious backlash for the past couple of years. Similar thing happened to Simon Pegg when he went to America to Make It Big.

Ah. Thats it cringe comedy. Well described. I just don't get why so many go for it.
Glad to know I'm not alone. was beginning to think am an alien or something.

I really like RG, in just about all he has done (actually, didn't like the films that much)and see him as being talented.

Can I just ask, everso politely, what those who do not like him prefer to watch or listen to?

I have no agenda with this, it's just genuine interest.

I don't get him either..thought it was just me

I liked the Office, and Extras..

'The Invention Of Lying' was a quite a good film.
Haven't seen anything else he has done.

merchant is funny in tooth fairy surprisingly so

complex number. I am also interested to know what it is about his humour that makes you laugh. I love Billy Connelly, I enjoy the comics on Mock the Week, Love Eddie Izzard.
I appreciate that we all have different tastes.

After seeing Ricky Gervais and Steven Marchant on An Idiot Abroad it has compounded my feeling that RG is a smug tit residing very far up his own arse (and no I don't get his humour) and have completely changed my opinion of SM. He comes over as slimy little side kick guy. Anyone who calls others 'my friend' in such a superior manner should be kicked - alot.

I love, love, love John Bishop and Dara O'briaiain. Ed Byrne and Eddie Izzard.

really funny is rhod gilbert

He makes me SHUDDER

YANBU. Can't bear the smug faced git.

My sister thinks he is fantastic. He makes my teeth itch.

Rhod Gilbert is TOO funny.

scottishmummy- yes Rhod Gilbert is soo funny.

Do you know I absolutely love him but I am unable to decide why. I am always trying to tell people what it is I like about him but I guess it just boils down to him apelaing to my sense of humour. I have seen him live and he was really good. However, I do feel that his ego is now getting out of control and I think he can be lazy because he thinks everyone loves him he doesn't have to try.

I am stangely attracted to some fairly strange "comedy" personalities. I think it's because my family are uber straight laced and have no sense of humour. (Except me of course, I am hilarious)

appealing

RG goes in the box with The Inbetweeners

The whole cringe comedy thing just does nothing for me - though give me Michael McIntyre and I won't stop laughing from start to finish

'complex number. I am also interested to know what it is about his humour that makes you laugh. I love Billy Connelly, I enjoy the comics on Mock the Week, Love Eddie Izzard.
I appreciate that we all have different tastes.'
minimammoth

That's a fair question, given that I had previously asked what those who did not like RG would find funny.

It's always very hard to explain why you think something's funny. I do admire his powers of observation of the human condition and his ability to make you (well me anyway) recognise these things and laugh.

Incidently,minimammoth, I also love Eddie Izzard and Mock the Week (it's been so long since I have heard anything of Billy Connelly, I used to think he was great).

I have often found the best comedy (imho) can be found on R4, that's where a lot of the stuff you see on telly starts out.

Agree there Complex.

He is not funny, he is never any different, his stand-up is the sAME AS dAVID bRENT, EVERy 'character' he plays is himself. I could not bear to be in the same room as someone like him, and I certainly don't want to watch him on the telly. Excruciating megalomaniac