Hi Chrissie.now your doing some comedy as well as film,check out extras bloopers(another word for corpsing/fkin up)also Derek bloopers.I personally think Derek is his best work as an actor.though love everything about him Merry Xmas from England 🤗😘
Hi Chrissie love your channel. Your Mr Inbetween review was the best! When you need a new series please consider Jean Claude Van Johnson. It's amazing. JCVD taking the mickey out of himself. All the best for 2025
David Bowie is Ricky's hero, interesting and enjoyable back story on their friendship. Ricky wrote the lyrics, and Bowie obviously did the music. Bowie, what an absolute legend. Black Star. Never forgotten
He also mentored Arcade Fire. David was also did some backing vocals for their "Reflector" track. ua-cam.com/video/7E0fVfectDo/v-deo.html I am pretty sure there is a video on UA-cam of David performing with them at one of their concerts. [edit] here. ua-cam.com/video/z6c9Ejfu-iU/v-deo.html
I was worried this would be a disappointing episode with Bowie making a very brief appearance and only having one line. I was so happily surprised -- and impressed with his (apparent) enthusiasm to be there. Topping it off was the warmth of your Canadian sunshine to make everything feel good for a while. Thanks again, Chrissie! 🤗 Also, the thumbnail is awesome. Well done! 🥰"Could you give me an autograph?" 😁
I love the meta perspective here in the second season, with the sitcom and how it is The Office in a parallell universe. Last episode Andy tried to stand up for himself, but backed down, the way Ricky and Stephen didn't do on The Office. They've talked about it in interviews, and said that doing The Office exactly how they wanted it was more important for them than to be on TV. So When the whistle blows is what The Office could have been if they were just interested in becoming famous, and didn't have any artistic integrity. Because the set up is the same: taking place at a workplace, with a very awkward boss, played by Ricky himself.
He did a podcast with Joe Wilkinson called "Gossipmongers". Basically people emailed in ridiculous gossip that they'd heard, often from their school days, and they read it out. I think it's finished now, but it was extremely funny.
Diana Rigg was a super hotty. She was Emma Peel in the Avengers back when it was the black and white version. She also played that badass Queen Mother in Game of Thrones. The one who had that beautifully acerbic ending with Jamie Lannister. "Tell Cersei. I want her to know it was me".
@@BadgerUKvideo My Order 1/ Diana Rigg 2/ Honor Blackman( would be Joint Number 1 if not in lck and White and the first time a Female had a dual top billing)4 The New Avengers with Joanna Lumley and a distant 4th : Linda Thorson, who just happened to be going out with The Produced at that time. lol
He wants what his 'friend' Greg is getting: respect from the industry, other actors and critics. This persona is very Ricky, whether jokingly or not, he often lamented their 'audience' and who listened to them on the XFM radio shows and podcasts. Many of the situations described in those shows made it to Ricky's TV work and standup. Particularly situations involving Karl Pilkington, who makes an appearance as a reporter in the Extras xmas special/final
I'm with you Chrissie on the Maggie character. I found her infuriating and i get Gervais / Merchant were trying to create that secondary "underdog" never do well figure that compliments the main character, but Maggie is imo so unbelievably dense at key moments it just doesn't ring true. ( in particular the BBC " you might want to tone it down" scene with Andy's BBC writer which was both annoying and baffling to the point of implausability
Ha ha...just found your channel. When you finish Extras, can you react to the "Extras Bloopers". Sometimes i think they're funnier than the actual show... but definitely gives some appreciation if how hard some of these scenes were to film. Especially when Ricky starts corpsing!
‘ Fame (fame) puts you there where things are hollow’. I feel it’s no coincidence that Bowie featured in ‘Extras’. To me, ‘Extras’ is a darkly comedic view into what makes people seek fame and at what cost. Love your reaction, Chrissie. ☺️
Andy wanted to be with the “in crowd” but got roundly humiliated and in the end went back to the pub to seek actual warmth from the unhinged fan and his friends.
I've not had you crop up in my recommendations for a while. I can see you reacted to the Ross Kemp Extra. One of my favourite episodes. So I know which one I'll be watching next. 🥳 (There's no way these make you cry! 😅😜)
It's just nice when you have characters with a bit of depth and clever writing. Self deprecating shows like this are few and far between, I forgot how much I like this and I'm so glad the US didn't do their version of it like The Office. I watched Hello Ladies and Afterlife and it's just funny to see the differences Steven Merchant and Ricky Gervais bring. Life's Too Short which was the last thing the worked on together was so good as well, but I think people thought Warwick was too much like David Brent.
My one small gripe with this episode, was that Gervais seemed to allow his genuine admiration for Bowie to affect the script. Normally he delights in mocking his guest stars, and much of the humour is seeing them play along with the joke at their own expense. With Bowie, on the other hand, Gervais kept himself as the target of the humour throughout, and treated Bowie with deference. Still funny, obviously, but I couldn't help thinking that Ricky must have been more than a little starstruck when he wrote it.
Fun fact - the Mama falling music was originally a cheesy Justin Bieber song slowed with a piece of software called Paulstretch that went early days type viral. His label didn't clear it so production had to record something similar sounding and process it in the same way to give the same effect.
I'm really enjoying these reactions Chrissie. I just want to make something crystal clear though: There isn't a shred of malice to Maggie. She is just incredibly stupid. 😅
Chrissie, just a piece of advice: for your own sanity don't take Maggie's dopiness and quirks to heart. It's not real. These parts are written for her by Gervais and Merchant to puncture Andy's facade as are most of the characters. It's just that she plays "dopey" really well.
Best cameo to date!! 😂 Full reactions on Patreon.com/chrissiereacts
Hi Chrissie.now your doing some comedy as well as film,check out extras bloopers(another word for corpsing/fkin up)also Derek bloopers.I personally think Derek is his best work as an actor.though love everything about him
Merry Xmas from England 🤗😘
How about a good old fashioned British borstal film for xmas-scum
Ricky Gervais Discusses Friendship with David Bowie - ua-cam.com/video/iVupDk3yJOo/v-deo.html
Hi Chrissie love your channel. Your Mr Inbetween review was the best! When you need a new series please consider Jean Claude Van Johnson. It's amazing. JCVD taking the mickey out of himself. All the best for 2025
David Bowie is Ricky's hero, interesting and enjoyable back story on their friendship. Ricky wrote the lyrics, and Bowie obviously did the music. Bowie, what an absolute legend. Black Star. Never forgotten
Barry from eastenders is a national treasure
Ever since I first saw you were doing reactions to Extras, I couldn't wait til you saw the Bowie episode. It's my absolute favourite 🤣
R.I.P. David Bowie, what an artist.
Legend 👨🎤
Genius !!
He also mentored Arcade Fire. David was also did some backing vocals for their "Reflector" track.
ua-cam.com/video/7E0fVfectDo/v-deo.html
I am pretty sure there is a video on UA-cam of David performing with them at one of their concerts.
[edit] here. ua-cam.com/video/z6c9Ejfu-iU/v-deo.html
According to Ricky, working with David Bowie was one of the highlights of his career. What a talent! RIP 🙏🏼
I was worried this would be a disappointing episode with Bowie making a very brief appearance and only having one line. I was so happily surprised -- and impressed with his (apparent) enthusiasm to be there. Topping it off was the warmth of your Canadian sunshine to make everything feel good for a while.
Thanks again, Chrissie! 🤗
Also, the thumbnail is awesome. Well done! 🥰"Could you give me an autograph?" 😁
I love the meta perspective here in the second season, with the sitcom and how it is The Office in a parallell universe. Last episode Andy tried to stand up for himself, but backed down, the way Ricky and Stephen didn't do on The Office. They've talked about it in interviews, and said that doing The Office exactly how they wanted it was more important for them than to be on TV. So When the whistle blows is what The Office could have been if they were just interested in becoming famous, and didn't have any artistic integrity. Because the set up is the same: taking place at a workplace, with a very awkward boss, played by Ricky himself.
9:36 "Little fat man who sold his soul..."
And of course DB is Ricky's ultimate hero, what a classic episode
David Earl (weirdo in the pub) is a fab actor. So funny in Ricky's 'Derek' and 'afterlife'
Cumbo!
Labia labia
and then she said, do want chips with that lol
He did a podcast with Joe Wilkinson called "Gossipmongers". Basically people emailed in ridiculous gossip that they'd heard, often from their school days, and they read it out. I think it's finished now, but it was extremely funny.
@@loufrost824 That was Paul Kaye, not David Earl.
Diana Rigg was a super hotty. She was Emma Peel in the Avengers back when it was the black and white version. She also played that badass Queen Mother in Game of Thrones. The one who had that beautifully acerbic ending with Jamie Lannister. "Tell Cersei. I want her to know it was me".
That's The Avengers 1960's Cult Series, not the recent "Avengers".
I fantasised over Diana in The 1960;s as Emma Peel:)
@@Isleofskye I can still hear the theme music in my head. Such a cool show!
@@BadgerUKvideo My Order
1/ Diana Rigg 2/ Honor Blackman( would be Joint Number 1 if not in lck and White and the first time a Female had a dual top billing)4 The New Avengers with Joanna Lumley and a distant 4th : Linda Thorson, who just happened to be going out with The Produced at that time. lol
Diana Rigg is (was) Olanna Tyrell in Game of Thrones, but whose acting career dates back to the original Black and white Avengers.
Not knowing who Diana Rigg was, is criminal!
Fuck I miss David Bowie.
He wants what his 'friend' Greg is getting: respect from the industry, other actors and critics. This persona is very Ricky, whether jokingly or not, he often lamented their 'audience' and who listened to them on the XFM radio shows and podcasts. Many of the situations described in those shows made it to Ricky's TV work and standup. Particularly situations involving Karl Pilkington, who makes an appearance as a reporter in the Extras xmas special/final
Ricky and David Bowie became friends after Bowie watched the office. He even used to open for him when Ricky performed at madison square garden.
I'm with you Chrissie on the Maggie character. I found her infuriating and i get Gervais / Merchant were trying to create that secondary "underdog" never do well figure that compliments the main character, but Maggie is imo so unbelievably dense at key moments it just doesn't ring true. ( in particular the BBC " you might want to tone it down" scene with Andy's BBC writer which was both annoying and baffling to the point of implausability
You’re gonna love the next episode more.
More of an actual part than just a cameo :-)
Have you seen The Office UK as well?
Yeeeaars ago!
@@chrissiereacts a Spaced and original The Office rewatch maybe ?
This was my fav episode.
What could be better than watching comedy with an intelligent and stunning woman? Great work again, Chrissie. 🥰 xxx
Ha ha...just found your channel. When you finish Extras, can you react to the "Extras Bloopers". Sometimes i think they're funnier than the actual show... but definitely gives some appreciation if how hard some of these scenes were to film. Especially when Ricky starts corpsing!
‘ Fame (fame) puts you there where things are hollow’. I feel it’s no coincidence that Bowie featured in ‘Extras’. To me, ‘Extras’ is a darkly comedic view into what makes people seek fame and at what cost. Love your reaction, Chrissie. ☺️
Ricky and Stephen should make a series around Merchants character and Barry from Eastenders. There chemistry is so funny.
Andy wanted to be with the “in crowd” but got roundly humiliated and in the end went back to the pub to seek actual warmth from the unhinged fan and his friends.
Great! Thanks Chrissie 😁! Bowie was so good. RIP.
Fun fact: my mother was a huge Bowie fan, so much so, that my first word was, "Bowie".
💖💖💖
It's easy to forget Ricky writes the whole show.
Stephen Merchant who co-wrote and directed this series, would like a word. His eyes bulging with imagined comebacks.
I knew you would like that one 😁
I've not had you crop up in my recommendations for a while. I can see you reacted to the Ross Kemp Extra. One of my favourite episodes. So I know which one I'll be watching next. 🥳 (There's no way these make you cry! 😅😜)
The ending to this episode is my favourite scene in ANYTHING Gervais/Merchant related.
So funny.
Derek had a few teary moments.but Karl wing walking instead of dressing up in leather took some bollox
It's just nice when you have characters with a bit of depth and clever writing. Self deprecating shows like this are few and far between, I forgot how much I like this and I'm so glad the US didn't do their version of it like The Office. I watched Hello Ladies and Afterlife and it's just funny to see the differences Steven Merchant and Ricky Gervais bring. Life's Too Short which was the last thing the worked on together was so good as well, but I think people thought Warwick was too much like David Brent.
My one small gripe with this episode, was that Gervais seemed to allow his genuine admiration for Bowie to affect the script. Normally he delights in mocking his guest stars, and much of the humour is seeing them play along with the joke at their own expense. With Bowie, on the other hand, Gervais kept himself as the target of the humour throughout, and treated Bowie with deference. Still funny, obviously, but I couldn't help thinking that Ricky must have been more than a little starstruck when he wrote it.
I feel Bowie in this is exactly in line with previous guest stars, in that he's being an arse just to service the story.
They were really good friends btw....they wrote each other letters
love youuu
You watch some pretty good movies.. have you seen 'the house that jack built'? Lars Von Trier, Matt Dillon, Uma Thurman. It's quite the film.
yes we need this
Daniel Radcliffe ep is great.
Especially pissing himself with laughter in the bloopers
Extras is so great. Have you watched life's too short.
And i think the Songhere is inspired by David Bowie - Little Wonder which was mid 90s - there are so many similarities
Funny thing is that Ricky wrote the words to the Bowie song ridiculing him…
I think it would have been even funnier if Bowie had written it. 😉
Ricky Gervais Discusses Friendship with David Bowie - ua-cam.com/video/iVupDk3yJOo/v-deo.html
I'm in awe of Darren(steve) & Barry's game . Taxi or walk home and pocket the fare, girls?
I still sing this 😂
Dredd (2012)? Definitely a movie where the production and cast gave a shit about it being a good movie.
Fun fact - the Mama falling music was originally a cheesy Justin Bieber song slowed with a piece of software called Paulstretch that went early days type viral. His label didn't clear it so production had to record something similar sounding and process it in the same way to give the same effect.
I'm really enjoying these reactions Chrissie. I just want to make something crystal clear though: There isn't a shred of malice to Maggie. She is just incredibly stupid. 😅
It's not about getting attention. It's about whom he gets attention from.
wow
can you a cat reveal video? xx
Yeehaw
🤠
Ahhh.. 'Count Fu*kula' :DDD
I think he was so rude to the fan in the bar because of all the bad reviews. He was depressed.
ua-cam.com/video/-mXhiZS4YeY/v-deo.html
I'm starting to think you've recorded a bunch of vids so you can take time off over Christmas. 🤔😂
I wish I was this proactive! 😅
You're taking comedy way too serious, Chrissie. lol
You're right. I didn't laugh once during this entire episode.
Chrissie, just a piece of advice: for your own sanity don't take Maggie's dopiness and quirks to heart. It's not real. These parts are written for her by Gervais and Merchant to puncture Andy's facade as are most of the characters. It's just that she plays "dopey" really well.
no maggie is really annoying tho
If this video earns money, do you get that money or do the authors or the original creation, get the money.
I get it all muhahaha