• NoiseColor @lemmy.world
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    21 days ago

    He is the kind that slowly becomes more and more conservative and less and less funny and then cries about how he got cancelled on a talk show.

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    21 days ago

    When is the last time he updated his material? He’s out here still spewing that new-atheist line like his mind is powered by Reddit circa 2013.

    Ricky is his persona. A dim man, in a fortunate position, over his head. He’s a stuffy old “ya dad” medium-level bigot like Archie Bunker; he’s only able to get a laugh by being the joke.

    I once saw a podcast or something that had Ricky, Dave Chappelle, Jerry Seinfeld, and Louie CK. Now Ricky wasn’t the only shit-head at that table, but he did stand out sharply when back-lit by all that talent.

    • potoooooooo 🥔@lemmy.worldOP
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      21 days ago

      I also watched that discussion and agree that he belonged there even less than Seinfeld, who is very rarely funny, but is at least tolerable on a conversational level.

  • howler@lemmy.world
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    21 days ago

    I love a lot of his work, but he is insufferable. Its like he never got all of his edge lordiness out of his system when he was a teen, and now he is doubling down.

    • thesohoriots@lemmy.world
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      21 days ago

      He’s good enough as a writer when paired with Stephen Merchant, who presumably balances the edgelord side out. When left to his own devices, however…

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      20 days ago

      That’s not fair, comparing Gervais to someone with actual talent is just mean.

  • Call Me M.@lemmy.ml
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    21 days ago

    i like him - and lets be real: there are a lot of people his age that post cringy stuff like that🤷🏼‍♂️