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  • @bigthink
    @bigthink  4 роки тому +6

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  • @vzm4663
    @vzm4663 5 років тому +257

    "Comedy is a place where the mind goes to tickle itself."
    Great words 👍

  • @ethanlustig
    @ethanlustig 5 років тому +133

    Gervais is a genius. I wish there was more footage like this of his thoughts on art

    • @Mr_B31
      @Mr_B31 4 роки тому +1

      Yes yes yes. Fully agree with both of those points!!

    • @myhatmygandhi6217
      @myhatmygandhi6217 2 роки тому +4

      Lol. He was a great comedy show writer but far from being a genius.

    • @adithyan2023
      @adithyan2023 2 роки тому

      Truuuu

  • @Deantrey
    @Deantrey 10 років тому +68

    "Versatility, to who? The casting director? I cast myself" Wow this one made me completely reassess how I felt about versatility. Not saying that it isn't a good thing, but I think we put such an emphasis on it especially with regards to actors (or even musicians this can apply to). But outside of comedy, look at Humphrey Bogart. One of if not the greatest hollywood movie actors of all time. Played basically the same character. Al Pacino is another one. I can keep going with those examples but I won't. It's true, I don't think not having versatility is such a bad thing. If you can bring something to every role, if it doesn't get boring, if you keep things dynamic and interesting and fresh, why change it? If it aint broke don't fix it as they say.

    • @robertbloom4424
      @robertbloom4424 8 років тому +5

      +Lox The "skill" of acting is playing pretend. The "art" of acting is being honest. The same principle applies to comedy and pretty much all creative endeavours.

    • @gargarcomedy
      @gargarcomedy 4 роки тому +1

      He's full of crap too. If he really believes this, why does he hero worship Bowie, who played a 100 characters in his time?

    • @hurry_up_and_wait
      @hurry_up_and_wait Рік тому

      @@robertbloom4424so what about humor that’s funny, but still “forced”? I.e. the type of people who just dissect any given topic and work to find the funny in it? Genuine question. Seems like a skill. It’s also art. Would like to know.

    • @archetypesandstereotypes
      @archetypesandstereotypes 8 місяців тому

      I don't agree with your reference to Al Pacino. If you compare his performances in The Godfather and Donnie Brasco, the characters he played, both gangsters in the mafia, were so different.

    • @Deantrey
      @Deantrey 8 місяців тому

      @@archetypesandstereotypes you're right on donnie brasco i will give you that, some of the best character acting i've seen from anyone.

  • @Paulmancieri67
    @Paulmancieri67 10 років тому +175

    How can you not like this guy. Wonderful.

    • @1madaboutguitar
      @1madaboutguitar 10 років тому +17

      He's a twat. Simple.

    • @Cybernaut551
      @Cybernaut551 3 роки тому

      "A simple man making their way in the universe" -- Jango Fett (2002) Therefore, based on a Star Wars Prequal quote can show how extraordinary one can become. Grow. Become.

  • @MonsieurDepadieu
    @MonsieurDepadieu 4 роки тому +6

    This bloke is absolutely brilliant, very good in a certain niche. And even has the balls to say as how he does it, talking about his own art as if every other guy could do it.
    Love imm

    • @limadamata8883
      @limadamata8883 3 роки тому

      For me, Jhonny Depp does the same character in all movies, I wanna see Depp, not exactly another character, it works.

  • @richgj88
    @richgj88 13 років тому +10

    I like how Ricky Gervais makes his audience think about their own opinions in his comedy as well as his fearlessness attitude to challenging people's beliefs.

  • @Charlie_Alpha_Lima
    @Charlie_Alpha_Lima 7 років тому +7

    The Nelson Mandela joke... Look at his face when he says "And he hasn't re-offended." Immediately makes it even funnier. Comedy is performance art

    • @waterexisting9651
      @waterexisting9651 7 років тому +1

      CallMeLum I think tone and manner is everything in jokes. Actually those are above the contents.

  • @user-buter
    @user-buter 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you, sir. This information healed my soul a bit.

  • @FireYourDoctor
    @FireYourDoctor 12 років тому +18

    His dance in the office didn't make me think. It just made me laugh.

  • @richgj88
    @richgj88 12 років тому +8

    Excellent insight by Ricky into his attitude towards comedy and intended impact of his comedy to be thought provoking to his audience. The Nelson Mandela prison joke was hillarious (I can't believe I just said that) haha.

  • @QuentinLars
    @QuentinLars 12 років тому +4

    the key is depth to a character, versatility and feeling (empathy) where people are at and what makes them tick, to understand what's really going on. Ricky's a genius!

  • @atheistpariah
    @atheistpariah 11 років тому +12

    It's really, really funny how it seems that you usually end up being the antagonist in all of the comments section to which you reply.

  • @jamiedavis3685
    @jamiedavis3685 11 років тому +2

    i find a brilliant technique i always see used by comedians is making a joke early on and finding ways later on to refer back to it with relevance to the current situation

  • @neilmurray1771
    @neilmurray1771 3 роки тому +1

    Best comedian for 30 years

  • @ronaldoquintos1675
    @ronaldoquintos1675 9 місяців тому

    Sometimes being honest with our answer when asked can have funny consequences. I remember as a young f guy in my 20s I used to work at a day job. I could not keep a permanent job because I have a bit of an insomnia. So when I got a temp job that started at late night when restaurants were closing it was a perfect position for me. It was a job where we would clean the vent and wash them off. Frankly it was a difficult job but I hang in for as long as I could because I did not have to wake in the morning. Finally the supervisor noticed I been going to his job everyday, said “you like working here don’t you? I said yeah because I don’t have to wake up in the morning. He burst out laughing. I don’t know why that was funny to him.

  • @AdmiralBetas
    @AdmiralBetas 12 років тому +1

    Ricky Gervais, a man after my own heart. As a fellow comedic artist, I think this video speaks to me more than the others here, though this channel does have a lot of gems.

  • @davidoberlin4186
    @davidoberlin4186 5 років тому +1

    Ricky G is the man.

  • @MrTinTooting
    @MrTinTooting 10 років тому +166

    I preferred the days when Ricky Gervais looked like a fat, cheerful lesbian masquerading as a retired builder...

    • @christopheradams8807
      @christopheradams8807 3 роки тому

      That’s hilarious, I love him. I feel like that would be close to a joke he would make about himself.

    • @ozzie-sk9dh
      @ozzie-sk9dh 3 роки тому

      Brilliant😀

    • @JenifAR87
      @JenifAR87 Рік тому

      Spot on.

  • @borninlismore
    @borninlismore 4 роки тому +3

    Comedy is about empathy, this is why I love you!

  • @Masky5150
    @Masky5150 3 роки тому +1

    Such a brilliant mind. Really enjoy the insight into his creative process for his characters and comedy in general.

  • @silentjackm.d4490
    @silentjackm.d4490 4 роки тому +1

    It's always been my belief that real good comedy derives from pain, that's why when i hear people say a joke is going too far or offensive I don't like it. A example is when a comedian makes a joke about falling down and busting his ass and maybe doing something embarrassing we laugh because we probably has been in a similar situation and therefore know that pain. Comedy should be offensive, it should be shocking, comedy is supposed to hurt because it allows us a chance to understand, think about, and cope with it and treat us like real thinking people.
    That's what makes comedy good, gives us a chance to laugh and feel good about something we normally feel bad about making it a bit easier to deal with.
    it's also part of the reason why you always hear the expression the biggest smiles hide the deepest pain, usually the more kindhearted a person and the more cheerful the more pain they felt, a perfect example is Robin Williams who said "I don't know if there's a purpose for me or if I have any worth in this world but I know that if I can make a person smile then that's all the worth I need."

  • @mojo_joju
    @mojo_joju 6 місяців тому

    To Mr Gervais;
    Love your work sir, thank you 👍

  • @Jackie.Goldston
    @Jackie.Goldston 12 років тому +1

    he's brilliant and right on the money.

  • @Freeknowledgefan
    @Freeknowledgefan 11 років тому

    What a brilliant response.

  • @josephcallahan1664
    @josephcallahan1664 5 років тому

    Versatility shows talent, you putz!

  • @foraquid
    @foraquid 12 років тому

    I have always had a mixed opion about Ricky, however I love what he says here, I am glad that today it isn't only philosophers who realise that in the undertaking of projects (whatever they may be) they are always about one thing, always trying to grasp at one idea which dominates a person.

  • @waterexisting9651
    @waterexisting9651 7 років тому

    “I can’t laugh people i don’t like, i think you should never be above the audience, and there’s nothing funny about seeing unfeasibly handsome, brilliant people come out and tell you why they’re brilliant. I want to see a putz losing his way falling over, and getting back up, dusting himself off. You always got to see that humanity that sort of struggle in anything, really.”
    He’s so deep, and from the office to now, everything he played and talked about touched me deeply, hilariously, sadly, etc.. as i know him more, i become admiring him deeper.

  • @joesantos2455
    @joesantos2455 4 роки тому

    Ricky...buddy...huge fan. Always will be. As far as never (you didnt specify thinking or acting like) being above your audience...have you ever seen your comedy?

  • @SamuelDaram
    @SamuelDaram 10 років тому +2

    Isn't there a full one hour version of this Ricky Gervais talk on Big Think?

  • @hanajakrlova
    @hanajakrlova 12 років тому

    Yes. NB (as No Bullshit). Real deal. Always life-enhancing and reassuring. Go on, RG.
    Hana

  • @MarmaladeStex
    @MarmaladeStex 6 років тому

    I Dabbled in a bit of Stand Up and over the Phone the Man Said I ask every one this, " On a Scale of 1 to 10 how funny do You think You are?", I Replied "Does Your Scale have a Minus Section?", I think He liked the Answer!.

  • @happyclappyslappy
    @happyclappyslappy 7 місяців тому

    classic example lately. Lots of people said they dont like his new stand-up and that it's offensive. When one channel said he got in trouble for it I was sold.

  • @ruto1702
    @ruto1702 8 років тому +2

    say what you like about ricky gervais, but hes gone from ents guy at a UK university to golden globes host(!) via creator of one of the funniest UK TV comedy series (that also spawned a US spin-off!) who else can say theyve done that?? and at a time when theres so much chat about the high proportion of people in UK popular culture from backgrounds much more privileged than his (particularly in acting and pop music), his opinion is surely worth listening to.

  • @privatey0shi
    @privatey0shi 11 років тому +1

    perfect response

  • @420Abomination420
    @420Abomination420 12 років тому +4

    I wouldn't care if someone called me "things", for all I know they are referring to good things.

  • @noneurbuisness777
    @noneurbuisness777 11 років тому +1

    actually if you watch comedy specials a lot of american comedians tell stories usually with little jokes in them but then the real laugh comes at the conclusion and sometimes they'll reuse a previous story in another story and tie them together for a laugh

  • @drugrocker
    @drugrocker 11 років тому

    cheers for the advert ,Lucozade. but im fine without the sugar rush and future diabetes thanks

  • @ThirdEYEperspectiv3
    @ThirdEYEperspectiv3 12 років тому

    I enjoy seeing things through a different set of eyes.. Empathy is taken for granted.

  • @o.m.9752
    @o.m.9752 3 роки тому

    insanely good !

  • @malcolmbryant
    @malcolmbryant 12 років тому

    It;s English, specifically the accent of Reading, a city in Berkshire, in the south of England. The accent is slightly 'rhotic' i.e. they pronounce their R's -- unlike most of England but very much like most of the USA.

  • @Zap1199
    @Zap1199 11 років тому

    Well said

  • @CorellianSmuggler
    @CorellianSmuggler 11 років тому

    I think he's just genuinely comfortable in his own skin.

  • @MarmaladeStex
    @MarmaladeStex 6 років тому

    I remember once when someone was testing out if I was Funny or not!, He tried to catch Me out and said "Quick, give Me something off the top of Your Head!" (He happened to be Bald but I resisted the Temptation to go there!) I Replied Okay!, "Knock Knock!", He obviously Replied "Who's there?", "What You asking that for?" "I thought we were Playing Dominoes!" was My Retort!.

  • @mikeydub1
    @mikeydub1 11 років тому

    Agreed, I've been here for days.

  • @StephenAndrew777
    @StephenAndrew777 9 років тому +5

    I think if people knew how cool Ricky Gervais really is, his life would be much more difficult to live. Shitty people have difficult lives too, once people know they're shitty, but only because people fear shitty people. There are people who fear cool people too.

  • @batgwill
    @batgwill 12 років тому +1

    i think that a lot of their funniness is intertwined with ricky's in the podcasts, and ricky's writing really is fantastically good. Karl is hilarious because he is just so totally ignorant and thoughtless, he hasn't got that much in the way of humor. in fact if you listen to all of the episodes, not just the animated ones, there are a few times where karl says or does really mean or stupid things that actually affect ricky and stephen's lives. so in some ways karl is more douchy than ricky

  • @danielbedford6539
    @danielbedford6539 10 років тому

    It's funny because in the end you still shotgun "the office" as you in character trait.
    I think it more you than anyone else

  • @thomaspeck2272
    @thomaspeck2272 6 років тому +1

    I get where he is coming from with building up a character and not doing short sketches, but has he ever seen the league of gentlemen, they manage to make you very attached to characters even though you only see them for 3 minutes at a time

  • @juaniglesias4511
    @juaniglesias4511 4 роки тому

    great insights

  • @IrishGary1
    @IrishGary1 11 років тому

    absolute genius

  • @LucisFerre1
    @LucisFerre1 11 років тому

    Ricky Gervais talking about The Principles of Comedy is like Ellie May Clampett talking about the principles of cooking.

  • @PDog69
    @PDog69 11 років тому

    Aha. Ricky is the man

  • @BensBoringVideos
    @BensBoringVideos 7 років тому +1

    I liked what he had to say until the end when it sort of veered off into defending the fact that he's a bad actor who can only play one character and it doesn't matter because he just "casts himself"

    • @gumgumdookuin7963
      @gumgumdookuin7963 6 років тому

      Christopher Walkin' said what Ricky spouted and he gets much love as this guy. Even if he can do one doesn't mean he's bad. People love 'em.

  • @misstrussteLgbTq
    @misstrussteLgbTq 11 років тому

    This reminded me of a talk I watched Stephen Fry do where he talked of the difference of comedy that for example in Animal House, that Bluto is the brash confident cocky guy who smashes a guys guitar and the English are the guy with the guitar, our comedy is about people that get nowhere but see the hypocrisy going on around them, their downtrodden, they are the idiot (even if they are clever), they fall down but fight again but ultimately nothing is given to them in the end.

  • @UncomfortableSilence
    @UncomfortableSilence 11 років тому

    True true, I never consider an actor bad if their characters are similar.
    But, I do give Daniel Day-Lewis credit for being able to transform, I mean who wouldn't be impressed by that.

  • @felicity4711
    @felicity4711 7 років тому +6

    3:28 So I guess there’s not much chance of Ricky hosting _SNL_ any time soon.

    • @rva
      @rva 7 років тому

      felicity4711 haha

  • @Bak3dB3an
    @Bak3dB3an 12 років тому

    Yeh, to me I think comedians are really important for society, look at Bill Hicks, George Carlin and Dave Chappelle. People like that are NECESSARY for humanity.

  • @waynejamel6703
    @waynejamel6703 5 років тому

    empathy

  • @wako1576
    @wako1576 11 років тому +1

    Ricky Gervais talking about The Principles of Comedy is like O.J. Simpson talking about relationships.

  • @BearWindAppleyard
    @BearWindAppleyard 11 років тому

    Definitely!

  • @CorellianSmuggler
    @CorellianSmuggler 11 років тому

    I agree.

  • @rorykeane7527
    @rorykeane7527 11 місяців тому

    Genius

  • @GivenFailure
    @GivenFailure 12 років тому

    Not sure, but he grew up in Whitley, Berkshire.

  • @manxman8008
    @manxman8008 9 років тому +1

    ...play to their strengths

  • @JeffreyGillespie
    @JeffreyGillespie 2 роки тому

    He is an absolute genius at the level of Keaton or Chaplin and even now doesn’t get enough credit.

  • @MrBenedictDonovan
    @MrBenedictDonovan 11 років тому +1

    Towards the end of the video he really becomes David Brent

  • @yanrayownsday4784
    @yanrayownsday4784 11 років тому +6

    sometimes when im alone and cant sleep at night i rub vasoline all over my body and pretend to be a slug in the kitchen

    • @NoOne-gx2wc
      @NoOne-gx2wc 3 роки тому

      What a random statement!!👈🏻🤣🤣

  • @flatlemur
    @flatlemur 12 років тому

    The best

  • @BigSneakySnake
    @BigSneakySnake 11 років тому

    EXACTLY what I was thinking!

  • @SEendzlondon
    @SEendzlondon 11 років тому +1

    nope hes from reading and doesnt really have an accent from a region of the uk just general tone

  • @lukefox836
    @lukefox836 11 років тому

    hahaha -- I meant, I would love to see Rowan being serious -- the man's genuine

  • @shogunzac
    @shogunzac 12 років тому

    Oh tell us more!!!!!!

  • @stereomaster279
    @stereomaster279 13 років тому

    Casting director? I cast myself. BOOYA!

  • @JPBCreativeWoodworks
    @JPBCreativeWoodworks 11 років тому +2

    Some one who should have been on his list is Jim Carrey.

  • @stowe07
    @stowe07 11 років тому +1

    It had 2 seasons and the reason it had no more is because that was not how the story was mean to be. It wasn't about Ricky forcing out as much as he possibly could from it. It was about him showing his idea and making it great, then moving on to Extras - where he did the same thing - 2 great series, move on.

  • @TheMaggieDress1
    @TheMaggieDress1 2 роки тому

    if you constantly make people and groups of people laugh would you make a good comedy writer ?

  • @Michael-du2fv
    @Michael-du2fv 2 роки тому

    "I wanna see a putz, losing his way and falling over."
    The entire premise of his show, Idiot Abroad. and it was hilarious.

  • @KenoshaKicker
    @KenoshaKicker 6 років тому

    Fat Gervais is the best.

  • @philiphalpenny9761
    @philiphalpenny9761 8 років тому

    He's right. method actors or shakespearean thesps seem more concerned with how great THEY think they are. Olivier, Kingsley , Burton et. al They immortal movie stars like Cagney . Stewart , Mitchum ect. can be versitlile yet stay true to the essential persona that audiences loved in the first place.

  • @lukefox836
    @lukefox836 11 років тому

    I would to see Rowan Atkinson on Bigthink

  • @rmon247
    @rmon247 12 років тому

    yup

  • @turnsout689
    @turnsout689 11 років тому

    It always bugs me that there's always a subtle undertone of Gervais really loving himself, but to be fair he does deserve to lol

  • @stagespectre
    @stagespectre 12 років тому

    What are your thoughts about the grown icon of Johnny Depp?

  • @DW1377
    @DW1377 11 років тому

    It had 2 seasons, 2 Christmas specials, is the most successful British TV show of all time and he was begged to make more. I'm not a massive fan of Ricky Gervais but I'd watch the British office again if I were you and don't think about it in the context of the ( excellent) american version. 2 different shows mate.

  • @DonVal86
    @DonVal86 4 роки тому +4

    “I think you should never be above the audience.” You hear that Jerry??!

    • @parikshitrajpara3699
      @parikshitrajpara3699 4 роки тому +1

      Jerry is egoistic bastard

    • @DonVal86
      @DonVal86 4 роки тому

      Parikshit Rajpara Watch the HBO Special “Talking Funny”. I’m American but I love Ricky taking jabs at Jerry.

    • @parikshitrajpara3699
      @parikshitrajpara3699 4 роки тому +1

      @@DonVal86 yeah, i have seen that. It is in that video Jerry cuts Ricky talking and says "we are above audience" i did not like him at all in that.

  • @turnsout689
    @turnsout689 11 років тому

    yeah we should all be a little more like that

  • @vagabondfeet
    @vagabondfeet 2 роки тому

    Thank you. Helps me as I'm growing to delegate and let others be uncharged of things

  • @Areyourealythatdumb
    @Areyourealythatdumb 13 років тому

    @squamish4244 the first rule of the comedy club is you don't talk about the comedy club - unless wearing a yellow and green ladies hat.

  • @ChainsawVsGod
    @ChainsawVsGod 12 років тому

    @1001orpheus
    He is from Reading in England.

  • @graybryan9521
    @graybryan9521 11 років тому +1

    I find the accent interesting. What do you call it..."South London" ? Anyway, it seems that the letter "T" is more or less left out of words and yet in listening to him I just noticed that sometimes the "T" is fully pronounced and yet most times it is not.

    • @vro6108
      @vro6108 5 років тому

      It's more of an estuary. An accent on the thames

    • @PeakedInterest
      @PeakedInterest 5 років тому

      Quite a few English accents miss the t in the middle of words in the same way double t is often substituted for d in American accents

  • @AdventuresAwait123
    @AdventuresAwait123 Рік тому

    4:24 NOOOO MORRRR

  • @Elfos64
    @Elfos64 Рік тому +1

    I wish he practiced what he preached. Ricky Gervais's comedy never comes off as smart as he is here. A lot of his comedy sets just read as straight-up mean. I think the issue with him is that he recognizes things that should be made fun of, but he doesn't know how to actually comment upon them the right way, his jokes often come off like they convey nearly the opposite of his intent.

  • @thomassayers8559
    @thomassayers8559 28 днів тому

    Any developed character in a comedy series needs to be specific and yet broad at the same time. You might have empathy, the empathy may be a smaller part of you. If you don't buy into the character a bit the rebound doesn't appear. They might be a dreadful person but there must be a key where you think ' If only you would.....' They never quite get there. Of course Ricky plays on awkwardness. peter Kay a bit on the oblique. Woody Allen, all those people with offbeat theories that somehow might be logical or you can relate to. physical comedy. Laurel and Hardy the overheld look or the shock of the blooming obvious. John Cleese has often been in class status comedy somehow his height and manner lend to it. ' You silly little man' and then poleaxed! from that great height. Then there's farce the mix up. Is it feasible? The No! sorry! I thought you meant something else. or my lying got me in deeper and enhanced my exaggeration to escape via illogical ties to events and circumstance. For the professional timing and atmosphere are key. The appropriate and inappropriate when? A rehearsal might tell them.
    But there are as Ricky said Ad-libs pre- post punchline. EG" I don't want you to think....." or " Actually, come to think of it that spilled or mispronounced word is even funnier. More fitting. I study methods of comedy. We all live it to an extent whether we want to or not.
    My wife and I went on a long walk and got lost I said slightly worried " How can we get back now from here?" We knew the direction and agreed that we would have to crawl army style under a barbed wire fence. We managed it, very dirty but no torn clothes. We congratulated ourselves feeling a bit smug. Until we looked about thirty yards along at the easily accessible gate!

  • @tazrianahmed3070
    @tazrianahmed3070 2 роки тому

    is it the guy from afterlife?

  • @1Kilili
    @1Kilili 9 років тому +3

    I want to know Ricky's favourite books. I know he loves Biology And Natural HIstory, but in terms of fiction? Anyone know?

    • @alberich3099
      @alberich3099 8 років тому +2

      the Bibel D:

    • @1Kilili
      @1Kilili 8 років тому

      I doubt he finds it that appealing though ;)

    • @alberich3099
      @alberich3099 8 років тому +4

      Oh why not, it got bloodshed, sex, mystical creatures. Just the problem of being writen really bad :D

    • @derpmahoy3510
      @derpmahoy3510 6 років тому

      The big book of freaks

  • @ECIGARCADECOUK
    @ECIGARCADECOUK 10 років тому +1

    Dustin Hoffman was wearing a wig in Mrs Doubtfire.

    • @OmniTriforce3
      @OmniTriforce3 10 років тому +3

      It was robin Williams

    • @kanped
      @kanped 10 років тому

      Magic Zegnegon Or Tootsie

    • @OmniTriforce3
      @OmniTriforce3 10 років тому

      huh

    • @kanped
      @kanped 10 років тому +2

      Dustin Hoffman dressed as a woman in 'Tootsie'.

    • @OmniTriforce3
      @OmniTriforce3 10 років тому

      oh okay

  • @roukilouis9133
    @roukilouis9133 4 роки тому

    Google data bank can't work properly. It's sad to think you can't load sounds and image on a software design for it in parallel for everyone watching at the same time without crashing

  • @adzug
    @adzug 13 років тому

    @sartor103gipon bravo well said bro. im a musician but if i had to do it all over id have been a stand up. youre absolutely right about his humanity , his care for humanity. cheers

  • @BooksForever
    @BooksForever 2 роки тому

    This may seem like heresy but I'd have loved to see Ricky Gervais as Samwise Gamgee in Lord of the Rings.