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Ricky Gervaise Armageddon yay or nay?

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pandosadick · 30/12/2023 23:53

I'm stunned and not in a good way. Watched for a bit but found it too offensive. Apparently when he's on stage and making these 'jokes,' he's in character, like an actor playing a role how? He's gervaise doing what he does. Saying what he says… the fact that he regards anyone who disagrees with him as fucking idiots is laughable. His humour isn't nuanced or sophisticated and I'm pretty certain that the live audience who laughed aloud his jokes about disabled children weren't there for the nuances either.

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TastesLikeStrawberriesOnASummerEvening · 30/12/2023 23:54

Yay, I absolutely loved it.

Newrumpus · 30/12/2023 23:57

Yay

Maddy70 · 30/12/2023 23:57

I lòved it. If you dont get it thats kind of the point he's msling

Peasand · 30/12/2023 23:59

I thought it was funny, plus I agreed with a lot of what he was saying, puncturing the sanctimonious guardian reading wokerati.

tttigress · 30/12/2023 23:59

Yay

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pandosadick · 31/12/2023 00:00

Fair enough

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Allthatwegotisthispalebluedot · 31/12/2023 00:04

I saw this live, and wasn’t wildly impressed tbh. It is strange because I LOVE the office, but the rest of RG’s stuff doesn’t really grab me.

it was also a massive damp squib of a night out because the venue was utterly chaotic when trying to get a beer, and then it was over by 9:15pm. All felt a bit flat. Obviously you won’t have that problem if you watch it on Netflix, and it wasn’t necessarily Ricky’s fault the bar staff couldn’t pour a drink for shit, but it was annoying.

NovemberRainy · 31/12/2023 00:05

Yay!

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pandosadick · 31/12/2023 00:08

Maddy70 · 30/12/2023 23:57

I lòved it. If you dont get it thats kind of the point he's msling

What point tho? Laughing at disabled kids/ calling kids with cancer baldy isn't funny at all. He can laugh at people in terrible circumstances from his ivory tower and everyone goes along with it because he's 'telling it like it is' As if he fucking knows

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TheSunIsOutAndTheSkyIsBlue · 31/12/2023 00:08

@Allthatwegotisthispalebluedot there seemed to be a lot of laughter from the audience - did it seem like that while you were there, or were people a bit shocked at the material?

Moonshine5 · 31/12/2023 00:11

Nay.
Haven't watched it but never found him funny

EvilElsa · 31/12/2023 00:12

It's a yay from me.

Skintdancemum · 31/12/2023 00:13

Very funny!!

Walkingtheplank · 31/12/2023 00:15

Hilarious. Continues to be a very funny man.

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pandosadick · 31/12/2023 00:16

Peasand · 30/12/2023 23:59

I thought it was funny, plus I agreed with a lot of what he was saying, puncturing the sanctimonious guardian reading wokerati.

See that's what I mean. Nobody can explain why he's funny, it's just that you're an idiot if you don't get it. Emperor's new clothes going on here

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MrJollyLivesNextDoor · 31/12/2023 00:17

TheSunIsOutAndTheSkyIsBlue · 31/12/2023 00:08

@Allthatwegotisthispalebluedot there seemed to be a lot of laughter from the audience - did it seem like that while you were there, or were people a bit shocked at the material?

I saw him live on this tour and the laughter was very real

GuessItsANameChange · 31/12/2023 00:17

I’m not personally offended by any of his act, it’s just all a bit witless. Other comedians have jokes on similar topics, or you can watch The Book of Mormon or various adult animated sitcoms that are just as “taboo” as the stuff Gervais seems to think he’s pushing boundaries with. Gervais’ jokes are just not very good and, unless you usually stick to safe, middle-of-the-road comedy (which is absolutely fine), there’s nothing shocking about it either.

I see it as the difference between someone making a well-constructed fart joke versus someone blowing a raspberry.

He’s a bit of a hypocrite too. I think it was his previous special where he was banging on about how, if someone says that a joke is offensive, or a comedian isn’t funny, he’ll tell them “you can’t say that, you have to say IN YOUR OPINION the joke is offensive, or the comedian isn’t funny”. I found that a bit stupid because I think everyone understands that an opinion is an opinion without it needing to be formally declared as one. Felt like he was needlessly policing other people’s language while complaining about people policing other people’s language.

I should say, though, that even at his peak (and he can certainly be very funny), his stand up was always underwhelming.

(Sorry, Ricky, I should have started with ‘In my opinion’, hope you’re not too upset).

Chickenpie35 · 31/12/2023 00:18

Seen it live and felt so uncomfortable.
Not his biggest fan but went with DH as he was let down last min.

Don't think I laughed & was just bewildered by the roar of laughter in the audience

As a SEN mum I wasn't offended but I was a bit upset just at how many people thought he was funny just fighting fir my kids to be accepted everyday and seeing reality at how far I have got to go and them.

Also heard from disabled people that they weren't offended and loved it so each to their own I suppose but not for me.

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pandosadick · 31/12/2023 00:23

Ok maybe his audiences aren't as intelligent as he perceives himself to be. So he's just encouraging prejudice

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Camarthen67912 · 31/12/2023 00:29

Nay. We tried watching it on Netflix and found it very irritating (we really like his older shows too) but just not for us. Found it like being cornered by a man in a bar who is insecure and trying too hard to make us laugh. Very disappointing.

Yesididntdothat · 31/12/2023 00:30

I'm not sure how you could come away thinking that he actually dislikes children with cancer etc. that isn't the point.

BeachedOff · 31/12/2023 00:31

I don't think Andy Millman would enjoy his stand-up.

GinAndJuice99 · 31/12/2023 00:33

Can't stand looking at him with his tight t-shirts and moobs, sorry. If he dressed in a dignified way I might last long enough to feel qualified to comment on his feeble lowest common denominator humour

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pandosadick · 31/12/2023 00:34

Yesididntdothat · 31/12/2023 00:30

I'm not sure how you could come away thinking that he actually dislikes children with cancer etc. that isn't the point.

I don't think that he dislikes children with cancer. I do think that he uses them for cheap laughs. I'm not going to repeat his remarks

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ObliviousCoalmine · 31/12/2023 00:35

pandosadick · 31/12/2023 00:23

Ok maybe his audiences aren't as intelligent as he perceives himself to be. So he's just encouraging prejudice

This is exactly it.