I'm loving these podcasts. I work nights monitoring cctv and these seriously are a blessing. I love stand up and I wish I could try my hand at it but there's a single club in the whole country. Anyway thank you Ricky, you give us great entertainment.
Yes! I wait all week for a new episode of this amazing show! It just shows how universally liked Ricky Gervais is as I adore his comedy and everything he does and I'm a 16 year old girl from New Zealand.. What a spectacular podcast- so happy to see Kerry in this episode!
I almost feel quite proud that I’m here, listening and enjoying to these podcasts and have no urge to write “where’s Karl and Steve!?”. Ironically the people shouting that are the people that Ricky, Karl, and Steve all mock and is not their target audience. All three of them have made it clear they target an audience that has to have a certain amount of intelligence, Albeit in different ways. Times change, and I loved the Xfm days as much as anyone, but fuck me, things move on!
This was the best one yet (in my opinion). It was great. Perfect amount of talk time for each, convo flowed, l heard some new stories from Ricky; and I was pretty sure I'd heard them all. Loved it
I don't even know if he realizes how much of his observations are nicked. I'm pretty sure it was Steve who first remarked about how strange 'wife' was as a word. It was Steve who informed him it was never mentioned that Humpty Dumpty was an egg. It was Karl who did the bit on the African families goat. I'll bet there's a ton more.
The Milk Cult of Sisyphus You're such a weird person. Why do you keep coming onto Ricky Gervais things on the Internet to hate on him? Why not just watch something you enjoy? It's bizarre. Are you depressed?
Thefoodreviewer I think they’re still friends. Karl did an ‘ask my anything’ on Reddit not too long ago - when asked about his relationship with Gerv and Smerch he said that he didn’t understand why people assume they’ve fallen out. Hopefully, they might get together for something in the future. In all honesty, I think Karl just wanted to retire.
Wish I hadn't found these. I don't sleep anymore. Used to sleep listening to the old xfm stuff but this is new so I keep thinking to myself, just one more. 4am ffs lol
You're the best Ricky! Love all your radio shows and podcasts! I miss the likes of 'The Office', 'Life's Too Short', 'The Ricky Gervais Show' and 'Extras' (loved those TV series so much and always will!). Thank you for all the laughs over the years (but my favorite stuff you do is when it's about every day, awkward social situations because those moments are the funniest because everyone can relate to it, wish you'd do more stuff like that!) :-D
These Podcasts are so good. It's great to hear such down to earth conversation from people that ended up doing what they love I have done a similar thing with photography, making a semi successful business out of my passion. Rick, if you're ever looking for a photographer for your show I'd be very motivated to work with you!
Thanks Ricky these are great! I’ve heard enough bullshit from Karl after all these years anyways. It’s nice to hear you talking about new ideas with new pals!
Good insights, from different perspectives. Just friends/colleagues talking, and they’re all funny. Not everything they say is funny, but they haven’t wrote a script, it’s not a stand up or sitcom.
I know there is always a right time to stop, but this is just so different and alien from the perfection that was the XFM days with Karl and Steve, so sad. I would even take comfort if I knew that the three of them still met up or had random stupid chats still behind closed doors...
I've got a few names in my head who had sitcoms I thought were shit, but I wasn't aware of anyone who had problems selling standup tickets because of it. Who do you think?
I could be massively out here, but, I think he's referring about Lee Mack and Not going out. It's the only one I can think of, although, I actually enjoyed Not going out.... it didn't do too well.
AdamPDM not lee mack, I remember lee mack telling a story in an interview about not going getting cancelled. He sold out a national tour only for not going out to get recommissioned so he had to film the series at the same time as touring. Sounds like if anything the TV programme helped his ticket sales.
Yeah, if a show getts into a third series it hasn't really failed. And Lee mack seems to have gone from strength to strength since. The weird thing is that Ricky could be talking about somthing from the 90's or even 80's. At least he's specified that its British in this episode. Ed Byrne was in a failed sitcom Sam's game with davina mcall, but then I never heard of it and Ed Byrne wasn't really a house hold name anyway, and he's Irish so I discount that. Frank Skinner was in a failed sitcom in the 90s but he was doing so much other stuff then that he was hardly struggling. Simon Amstel was one contender, Granma's house got second series but was maybe pretty flat, but he actually sold out a tour after that, so he's out. I wonder if Ricky is talking about over exposure rather than a sitcom failing.
All these podcasts aren't as shit as I was expecting. They're pretty insightful and thourght provoking. It is weird that Ricky never mentions Steve and Karl even if the subject of past projects comes up. .
Who is the Comedian Ricky was talking about that after presenting shows etc couldn't sell his stand-up anymore? I'm afraid he's talking about Jimmy Carr.
The America England difference - Living in England is like being a crab in a bucket. No matter how much you try to climb out others will drag you back down.
I was a massive Ricky fan borderline obsessive but I don't get overly exited when he has something new out. Since he stopped working with Steve some of his work has been atrocious even though I did like Derek but if you listen to Ricky when he first started doing the Opie and Anthony show to what he's like when he goes on something like the Jim and Sam show, He comes across as a lot more pretentious and what he says is gospel not mentioning he says the same fuking things in interviews word for word at times. I'm starting to think Steve might have of been the bigger talent of the two.
If you listen to the XFM shows, more often than not, it was Steve that said the one liners and jokes and Ricky just laughs (which does make it 10 times funnier dont get me wrong)
1:21:37 LMFAO Oh WOWWWWWWW Bens sister must be super smart and really into politics to have such a relevant opinion on Clintons emails! smfh this is cringeworthy, comparing keeping top secret national security details on unsecured servers are not the same as chatting shit about Julie from Admin ffs. Horrifying to think logic like that almost made it so that we had another president Clinton with more vulnerable young woman at risk in the oval office!
You are a bit sensitive, literal. Perhaps I already knew and was being sarcastic because he is always talking about David? Perhaps also my first question was inquisitive not critical, but you are looking to be defensive? If you don't actively think while you read on the internet you can come across a bit.... you know.
Sean lynch Wow. That escalated quickly. I think you need to re-examine your grasp of English as my sentence structure was neither of the things you accuse me of. As to your scrambling to appease your burnt ego.... never mind, I wont help out in future.
Yeah I wondered who that is too. No it wouldn't be Lenny Henry - he's very successful, but known to be very "broad" in his humour in the UK; family friendly and not very funny. So still wondering who that was!
Such a pity Sirius XM is supporting the likes of Steve Bannon and such pity the great Ricky Gervais would rather block people who speak out against it than give a reason why he is not leaving the show in protest. Could it be money? Like most republicans..
Wide variety of guests so far! There are 3 people that we all wanna see make an appearance, Steve & Karl or Louis. Nothing wrong with Ben or Kerry but come on man you just ringing up your mates and not the 3 people would wanna hear from.
Use to love Ricky gervais so much, but he's completely changed beyond recognition. Unfortunately he has become the man that he would have laughed at many years ago. Turned into a typical arrogant, liberal left wing snowflake who only ever talks about me and what I've done. The working class bloke, who people related with is gone.
joefx69 listened to all of them, he's turned into the self centred celebrity he use to mock. He only talks about himself and never acknowledges Stephen merchant, or dares to mutter his name. But the truth is without Steve he wouldn't be nowhere, and unfortunately everything he's done ( apart from Derek ) without Stephen has been shite
joefx69 his Netflix film special correspondent just summed it up for me, the man who was writing the office would have wiped his arse with that pile of crud.
I'm loving these podcasts. I work nights monitoring cctv and these seriously are a blessing. I love stand up and I wish I could try my hand at it but there's a single club in the whole country.
Anyway thank you Ricky, you give us great entertainment.
Yes! I wait all week for a new episode of this amazing show! It just shows how universally liked Ricky Gervais is as I adore his comedy and everything he does and I'm a 16 year old girl from New Zealand.. What a spectacular podcast- so happy to see Kerry in this episode!
I will never get tired of listening to Ricky Gervais and guests 👌🏻
Benny thumped one.
That period when everyone had weird pets...
Euro Douche orse in the lounge
Must 'ave nicked it from sum'whare.
I almost feel quite proud that I’m here, listening and enjoying to these podcasts and have no urge to write “where’s Karl and Steve!?”. Ironically the people shouting that are the people that Ricky, Karl, and Steve all mock and is not their target audience. All three of them have made it clear they target an audience that has to have a certain amount of intelligence, Albeit in different ways.
Times change, and I loved the Xfm days as much as anyone, but fuck me, things move on!
This was the best one yet (in my opinion). It was great. Perfect amount of talk time for each, convo flowed, l heard some new stories from Ricky; and I was pretty sure I'd heard them all. Loved it
´´Just a thing in a bin ‘’...marvelous!
When you open the video so early it hasn't even rendered completely yet... :)
I don't even know if he realizes how much of his observations are nicked. I'm pretty sure it was Steve who first remarked about how strange 'wife' was as a word. It was Steve who informed him it was never mentioned that Humpty Dumpty was an egg. It was Karl who did the bit on the African families goat. I'll bet there's a ton more.
The Milk Cult of Sisyphus You're such a weird person. Why do you keep coming onto Ricky Gervais things on the Internet to hate on him? Why not just watch something you enjoy? It's bizarre. Are you depressed?
The Milk Cult of Sisyphus I thought he'd made a career out of first and foremost Sitcoms, followed by stand up. Who's he hated on and slagged off?
Jacob Anderson Even if he has hated or slagged off people, it certainly didn't make him famous. Some awesome facts were used.
I would be surprised if he remembers who said what - I can't imagine him listening to the old xfm shows daily
Reminds me so much of XFM :’) Still listen to one of those shows at least once a day.
Joseph Blackhall i do too. Don't you find it weird that Karl and Steve have been disowned by Ricky? WTF happened
Thefoodreviewer I think they’re still friends. Karl did an ‘ask my anything’ on Reddit not too long ago - when asked about his relationship with Gerv and Smerch he said that he didn’t understand why people assume they’ve fallen out. Hopefully, they might get together for something in the future. In all honesty, I think Karl just wanted to retire.
I am loving these. Thank you
I really enjoyed this one. Thanks Ricky, Ben and Kerry. End of comment.
have you finished your comment?......ah, sorry just noticed you put 'End of comment'.
Oh man, I didn't want that comment to end! What a rollercoaster of emotions
More from Craig next week
start of comment, come on guys give him a break.
Put cameras in the studio..
Wish I hadn't found these. I don't sleep anymore. Used to sleep listening to the old xfm stuff but this is new so I keep thinking to myself, just one more. 4am ffs lol
Best episode yet, great guests and really interesting stories
This feels very much like Gervais' life cycle. He started his career as a podcaster/radio host and he finishes as a podcaster. I wish. 😂
Loving these episodes Ricky, keep it up!
great show, liked it.
Good God these are great!!
Anyone know who the comic is that Ricky references at about 45:00?
You said words paint a picture....I wouldn't paint a picture of that
I dunno if it's because I have an immature sense of humour but how did nobody pick up on when Ben said Ricky 'saw my bits on UA-cam'.
You're the best Ricky! Love all your radio shows and podcasts! I miss the likes of 'The Office', 'Life's Too Short', 'The Ricky Gervais Show' and 'Extras' (loved those TV series so much and always will!). Thank you for all the laughs over the years (but my favorite stuff you do is when it's about every day, awkward social situations because those moments are the funniest because everyone can relate to it, wish you'd do more stuff like that!) :-D
These Podcasts are so good. It's great to hear such down to earth conversation from people that ended up doing what they love I have done a similar thing with photography, making a semi successful business out of my passion. Rick, if you're ever looking for a photographer for your show I'd be very motivated to work with you!
Really enjoyed this one
0:32 - Ben Bailey Smith is a 'present wrapper', what shop do you think he does that in?
Love this
24:07 Excellent catch by Ricky - I totally forgot about that reference and DID think for a second "doesn't that sound a bit racist?" 🤣🤣
Anyone else having an issue with the audio stopping and starting randomly? Happened to me on all episodes since episode 3
Thanks Ricky these are great! I’ve heard enough bullshit from Karl after all these years anyways. It’s nice to hear you talking about new ideas with new pals!
Wish they'd give Kerry more of a chance to speak lol
I still can't fathom the fact that Doc Brown does a podcast with Ricky Gervais.
Good insights, from different perspectives. Just friends/colleagues talking, and they’re all funny. Not everything they say is funny, but they haven’t wrote a script, it’s not a stand up or sitcom.
I know there is always a right time to stop, but this is just so different and alien from the perfection that was the XFM days with Karl and Steve, so sad. I would even take comfort if I knew that the three of them still met up or had random stupid chats still behind closed doors...
Kappa I know RG still has a soft spot for KP, not a clue about SM
Great listen interesting
Keep these coming Ricky
And you'll never see...an old man, eat, a maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaars bar bar bar.
HecticGlenn Hahahaha. I listened to that one today.
I love Ben and Kerry
That photoshopped image tho
Yeah, why not just take an actual pic?
Maybe they forgot and the art guy was like oooh shit XD I've had that happen on a set before.
Which part is photoshopped? Is it the skull?
look at the lines around Kerry Godliman XD
Where can i download these episodes?
Who was Ricky reffering to at 45:00? I think I've got it...
I've got a few names in my head who had sitcoms I thought were shit, but I wasn't aware of anyone who had problems selling standup tickets because of it. Who do you think?
I could be massively out here, but, I think he's referring about Lee Mack and Not going out. It's the only one I can think of, although, I actually enjoyed Not going out.... it didn't do too well.
AdamPDM not lee mack, I remember lee mack telling a story in an interview about not going getting cancelled. He sold out a national tour only for not going out to get recommissioned so he had to film the series at the same time as touring. Sounds like if anything the TV programme helped his ticket sales.
Yeah, if a show getts into a third series it hasn't really failed. And Lee mack seems to have gone from strength to strength since. The weird thing is that Ricky could be talking about somthing from the 90's or even 80's. At least he's specified that its British in this episode. Ed Byrne was in a failed sitcom Sam's game with davina mcall, but then I never heard of it and Ed Byrne wasn't really a house hold name anyway, and he's Irish so I discount that. Frank Skinner was in a failed sitcom in the 90s but he was doing so much other stuff then that he was hardly struggling. Simon Amstel was one contender, Granma's house got second series but was maybe pretty flat, but he actually sold out a tour after that, so he's out. I wonder if Ricky is talking about over exposure rather than a sitcom failing.
All these podcasts aren't as shit as I was expecting. They're pretty insightful and thourght provoking. It is weird that Ricky never mentions Steve and Karl even if the subject of past projects comes up. .
Did Ricky just make a shine box reference? Haha get in
The lyric is "I shot a man in Reno" not Brooklyn.
Who is the Comedian Ricky was talking about that after presenting shows etc couldn't sell his stand-up anymore?
I'm afraid he's talking about Jimmy Carr.
Lee Mack.
+Phil Smith Thanks for the clarification. ;o)
The internet. Where familiarity isn't required.
I'm a present wrapper too.
The America England difference - Living in England is like being a crab in a bucket. No matter how much you try to climb out others will drag you back down.
experiment54 yank land is the same
It would be good if we could have some kind of idea why he doesn't work with Steve and or Karl anymore.
Ricky has taken the piss out of Lenny Henry so much in the past haha
Street Life by Roxy Music was the first ever single I bought in 1973.
bonnie43uk what was the first bit of taxidermy you ever bought?
who's the british comedian he's on about that has a sitcom that flopped?
I was a massive Ricky fan borderline obsessive but I don't get overly exited when he has something new out. Since he stopped working with Steve some of his work has been atrocious even though I did like Derek but if you listen to Ricky when he first started doing the Opie and Anthony show to what he's like when he goes on something like the Jim and Sam show, He comes across as a lot more pretentious and what he says is gospel not mentioning he says the same fuking things in interviews word for word at times.
I'm starting to think Steve might have of been the bigger talent of the two.
Gavin House Steve merchant certainly was the taller talent of the two. Lanky goggle eyed freak
If you listen to the XFM shows, more often than not, it was Steve that said the one liners and jokes and Ricky just laughs (which does make it 10 times funnier dont get me wrong)
Steve and Karl are what made the podcasts and XFM for me
Didn't we have comedian shop talk last week? Hardly a big enough issue to warrant a single show.
14:28 genuinely thought that was ricky making one of his little noises
Tell PAPA truth
Isn't it Reno?
Bring back rockbusters
your right...buy me a farm
why not leave the episodes up on your falln Rick... jesus
1:21:37 LMFAO Oh WOWWWWWWW Bens sister must be super smart and really into politics to have such a relevant opinion on Clintons emails! smfh this is cringeworthy, comparing keeping top secret national security details on unsecured servers are not the same as chatting shit about Julie from Admin ffs. Horrifying to think logic like that almost made it so that we had another president Clinton with more vulnerable young woman at risk in the oval office!
Bailey's voice was too silent
Ben Bailey Smith present wrapper. Hired mate, I got fuckloads to do at this time of year.
nice
Never did like the Karl Pilkington stuff. Much prefer this sort of show. Just good interesting normal conversation.
I`m an Australian. Why does Gervais pronounce Bowie oddly, like American's saying Moscow?
He says it how his friend David said it. You know. His friend. David Bowie.
i didn't know they were friends. Has he ever mentioned it before publicly?
Sean Lynch You're kidding right? He's mentioned it many times. Why do you think David Bowie was in Extras? do a google search.
You are a bit sensitive, literal. Perhaps I already knew and was being sarcastic because he is always talking about David? Perhaps also my first question was inquisitive not critical, but you are looking to be defensive? If you don't actively think while you read on the internet you can come across a bit.... you know.
Sean lynch Wow. That escalated quickly. I think you need to re-examine your grasp of English as my sentence structure was neither of the things you accuse me of. As to your scrambling to appease your burnt ego.... never mind, I wont help out in future.
The stand-up in the mediocre sitcom? Who's he talking about? Not Lee Mack or Tim Vine is it?
Hanging bacon
hp reference
Hard to listen to them discuss Lenny Henry without thinking of the joke on Extras about him not being funny >:')
Is that who Ricky says had trouble selling tickets after doing a sitcom? I've been trying to work out who that was since it was last mentioned.
Yeah I wondered who that is too. No it wouldn't be Lenny Henry - he's very successful, but known to be very "broad" in his humour in the UK; family friendly and not very funny. So still wondering who that was!
Reno. Not Brooklyn.
Such a pity Sirius XM is supporting the likes of Steve Bannon and such pity the great Ricky Gervais would rather block people who speak out against it than give a reason why he is not leaving the show in protest. Could it be money? Like most republicans..
Ricky doing back stroke across lake me
Godliman oooooh sexist ..... whats wrong with Godliwoman eh?
I'm a present wrapper too
Sorry Ben, it's 'I shot a man in Reno'. Nothing more annoying than a misquoted lyric.
Wide variety of guests so far!
There are 3 people that we all wanna see make an appearance, Steve & Karl or Louis.
Nothing wrong with Ben or Kerry but come on man you just ringing up your mates and not the 3 people would wanna hear from.
Bring back Karl!!!
No Karl no good
lets see if this works. . . ricky please DONT bring karl and steve as guests. please do NOT do that. thanks
Jacks Parrow you think your original but your just the same in a different way
It's Karl and Steve or nothing. Bring them back!
Nothing, then. Fuck off and don't be back here next week.
bye then
Mate, that was about 15 years ago....and you still can’t get over it? Fucking tragic that pal, fuck off and listen to the old episodes
Use to love Ricky gervais so much, but he's completely changed beyond recognition. Unfortunately he has become the man that he would have laughed at many years ago. Turned into a typical arrogant, liberal left wing snowflake who only ever talks about me and what I've done. The working class bloke, who people related with is gone.
moore370 liberal left wing snowflake? You litterally haven't listened to a word of his recent podcasts have you?
joefx69 listened to all of them, he's turned into the self centred celebrity he use to mock. He only talks about himself and never acknowledges Stephen merchant, or dares to mutter his name. But the truth is without Steve he wouldn't be nowhere, and unfortunately everything he's done ( apart from Derek ) without Stephen has been shite
joefx69 his Netflix film special correspondent just summed it up for me, the man who was writing the office would have wiped his arse with that pile of crud.
"In my Rolls Royce"
moore370 Hate to break it to you; Merchant is also very leftwing. Sorry.
TELL PAPA TRUTH . Anyone know the reference? Click like
Pity he used to be funny :(
iSuRRendeReDuK or perhaps your humour is still stuck in 2003?
not really if somethings funny its funny if its rinse and repeat shite its shite
No gripes just think its shite and Ricky aint done anything of worth since the others left him
Maybe you don't fucking WANT guitar lessons?
never mind deadly sirius.....first 45 minutes is deadly boring
This show is a real bore actually
change that for first hour is deadly boring....no laughs...no comedy....just self indulgent autobiographical drivel
Bring back Karl!!!!
This show is a real bore actually
shit guests
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DoubleDowner don't talk shit. Play a record