That's been said about comedy in general. Usually you find the person funny

because you like the person, and therefore you like what they say and laugh

I don't agree or disagree with that, but there's some obvious truth in it

I agree with you though, he doesn't do anything for me in it. He appears to come accross as someone with a huge chip on his shoulder about the way he looks, and then the writing follows with people reacting to him irrationally, when his intentions in the programme are genuine

The theme of that flows through episodes, but then shifts dramatically the other way, as in, somebody gets offended by what he says, and he'll get really offended and laugh in their face

That specific format, doesn't do anything for me

Posted By: pants on April 22nd 2010 at 15:42:10

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Ricky Gervais (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Apr 22, 15:17:27
- I like some of his stand up (General Chat) - Huge Small, Apr 22, 15:27:46
  - Like his stand up, Invention of Lying was awful though (n/m) (General Chat) - lmc, Apr 22, 15:28:58
    - I quite liked the masturbation sketch (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Apr 22, 15:49:44
- You don't like Curb? (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 22, 15:22:28
  - Seinfeld was better (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Apr 22, 15:36:30
    - It has it's moments. it's not the greatness that is CYE though (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Apr 22, 16:16:05
    - both are big old piles of shite of equal levels of shiteness (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 22, 16:01:07
    - yank shite (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 22, 15:39:12
    - No. No. (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 22, 15:38:08
      - Agreed. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooetc (n/m) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Apr 22, 15:42:41
        
        I can't bear Seinfeld it's so shirt tucked in and white "sneakers" with jeans (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Apr 22, 15:54:51
  - I know, I know, we've done this before on here (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Apr 22, 15:23:56
    - I can't get into it either. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Apr 22, 15:27:27
      - I've tried a few times, and it's all a bit too awkward for me, as well as been (General Chat) - pants, Apr 22, 15:31:58
        
        My problem is that it's very character-based (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Apr 22, 15:33:05
        
        That's been said about comedy in general. Usually you find the person funny (General Chat) - pants, Apr 22, 15:42:10
        
        Yeah - I just couldn't relate to it. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Apr 22, 15:47:13
      - brandon likes it (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 22, 15:28:17
        
        Like a lot of things you have to get to know the characters a bit (General Chat) - Brandonio, Apr 22, 16:31:21
        
        having said that (General Chat) - Brandonio, Apr 22, 16:32:23
        
        It's an odd one. Lots of people love it right off (General Chat) - Huge Small, Apr 22, 15:32:49
        
        and flight of the conchords (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 22, 15:34:03
        
        Flight Of The Conchords is fucking brilliant (General Chat) - Brandonio, Apr 22, 16:21:31
        
        I love that (n/m) (General Chat) - Huge Small, Apr 22, 15:36:28
        
        Me too. (General Chat) - Arganth, Apr 22, 15:39:13
        
        Me too n'all. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 22, 15:42:20
        
        And I as well. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Apr 22, 15:53:20
    - I feel the same way about Muttiah Muralitharan. He's very popular though. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Apr 22, 15:25:55
- I agree with you completely. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Apr 22, 15:21:09
- Saw him in 'The Invention Of Lying' recently.. (General Chat) - Jim Nasium, Apr 22, 15:19:18
  - Do you play Seona Dancing on your show? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Apr 22, 15:27:25
  - I can't bring myself to watch that, because he's in it. (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Apr 22, 15:21:08
    - It's the gurning and raucous false laughter I hate. (General Chat) - Jim Nasium, Apr 22, 15:25:07
      - Him and merchant were being interviewed the other week with Christina Riccie (General Chat) - pants, Apr 22, 15:29:07
      - and there's a top bit of clumpage in it (n/m) (General Chat) - Huge Small, Apr 22, 15:26:18
- i love him (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 22, 15:18:49
  - but he *talks* to people though. (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Apr 22, 15:22:21
    - lol (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Apr 22, 15:25:32
    - i meant comedically (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 22, 15:24:50

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