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Title: Ricky Gervais - Fame
Post by: Rossi on Wednesday, February 28, 2007, 10:23:44
Went to see this at the Portsmouth Guildhall last night.  It was amazing.  I don't know if anyone has heard of Robin Ince? He was on the extras of one of his other standup DVD's and usually supports Gervais on his tours. He did a 40 minute standup beforehand.  Unfortunately his act was exactly the same as when I went to see him at Herts uni.  He was ok, but nothing special.  The entire Gervais act had everyone in stitches, the bloke is an absolute legend.  If anyone can get tickets still for his tour I strongly advise it.  He is without a doubt one of the best comedians in the world


Title: Ricky Gervais - Fame
Post by: Sippo on Wednesday, February 28, 2007, 10:44:15
I'm seeing him in bournemouth on friday  :beers:


Title: Ricky Gervais - Fame
Post by: Rich Pullen on Wednesday, February 28, 2007, 11:29:03
I'm seeing him tonight in Bristol.


Title: Ricky Gervais - Fame
Post by: Sippo on Monday, March 5, 2007, 08:47:26
Disappointing....  :x


Title: Ricky Gervais - Fame
Post by: my-velocity on Monday, March 5, 2007, 09:02:05
Quote from: "Sippo"
Disappointing....  :x


I heard that Will Smith was good though....


Title: Ricky Gervais - Fame
Post by: Sippo on Monday, March 5, 2007, 09:25:02
He was better than Ricky himself.


Title: Ricky Gervais - Fame
Post by: Rich Pullen on Monday, March 5, 2007, 10:30:11
I'd agree with Sippo.

It was humourous all the way through... But totally forgettable.

The support is a trained professional stand-up comedian and was much better... I think too many people forget that Gervais is not a Stand-Up performer.

Either way - one man show with loads of dates at £25 a ticket... LOADSA MONEY!


Title: Ricky Gervais - Fame
Post by: oxford_fan on Monday, March 5, 2007, 10:57:17
Will Smith was a decent warm-up at the Cardiff date. Thought Gervais was funny but not amazing - good to say I've seen him though.

a "trained professional stand-up comedian"!? they just get up and tell jokes, don't they


Title: Ricky Gervais - Fame
Post by: mattboyslim on Monday, March 5, 2007, 10:59:25
I saw him in Cardiff - agree with Rich Pullen, I had low expectations as he is a writer not a pure stand-up, I was entertained in the same way as a night at the glee club  or Jongleurs entertains, but not as much as some people enjoyed it.  Compared to soemone like Bill Bailey he was enteratining but average IMHO.  Overpriced for the amount of laughs.


Title: Ricky Gervais - Fame
Post by: Rich Pullen on Monday, March 5, 2007, 10:59:32
Quote from: "oxford_fan"
a "trained professional stand-up comedian"!? they just get up and tell jokes, don't they


You know what I mean. Gervais hasn't done it over-and-over-and-over again... He hasn't mastered it. Animals and Politics were not big tours. Smith has done that set in countless comedy clubs, student unions and so forth.


Title: Ricky Gervais - Fame
Post by: Sippo on Monday, March 5, 2007, 11:04:20
At least the beer was good but waiting in a queue to have a piss is definately wrong!!  :nono:


Title: Re: Ricky Gervais - Fame
Post by: Sippo on Saturday, September 20, 2008, 19:05:53
This was on channel 4 last nite and reminded me how bad it actually was!