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Anyone seen Ricky Gervais' HBO special over the weekend? I would have thought someone would have commented on it. It's not a stand up routine as much as it is him telling stories on stage. I DVR'd it but not watched yet. I've always enjoying seeing him on talk shows when he's doing a promotion circut.
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his observations aren't great, but his acting ability is incredible. for example, his conversation between hitler and neitsche (sp.?) was hilarious to watch. he's not a great joke teller, but he's a fucking genius.
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I just watched it tonight and loved pretty much every minute of it, including being downright in tears in some spots.
Though I'm a little bummed, the torrents I got off Demonoid, when searching for this I also saw one called "Fame", and it looked like it was an older one, but turns out it's a recording from the same tour. This show as taped in NY, that one in London. Granted the London one had some different material, but still about 80% the same between them.
And anyone ever see an encore in a standup comedy special before? I'm pretty sure that was a first for me.
The bit about the meeting and conversation between Hitler and Nietsche was especially knee-slap worthy.
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Holy sweet jeezus did I laugh! Few comics can pull off making fun of kids with cancer, the autistic and the obese within the first 10 minutes of a show. Gervais did it brilliantly.
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p911gt10c wrote:
Holy sweet jeezus did I laugh! Few comics can pull off making fun of kids with cancer, the autistic and the obese within the first 10 minutes of a show. Gervais did it brilliantly.
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so he's filming his shows in chicago for out of england 2. anyone going? i got tickets for friday, oct. 1. actually, i may have an extra set in the 20th row of the main floor, center section, if my friends can't go. i should know if they want to go in a week or two.
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inglishteecher wrote:
so he's filming his shows in chicago for out of england 2. anyone going? i got tickets for friday, oct. 1. actually, i may have an extra set in the 20th row of the main floor, center section, if my friends can't go. i should know if they want to go in a week or two.
I doubt I can go, but let me know if you end up with extras just in case.
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