Poll: Is Ricky Gervais 'funny'?

[XplosiveHamster]

Hit and miss, but generally yes

 

[leigh_boy]

cant stand him!

 

[grimm]

Sometimes very funny, sometimes not funny at all. He's quite inconsistent really and as such I don't really go out of my way to watch any of his work. I generally prefer it when he works with Pilkington/Merchant.

 

[Wizzfizz]

Not in the slightest

 

[4T5]

I don't find him funny at all & he seems a bit of a ****.

 

[Cosimo]

Never found him funny.

 

[Terminal_Boy]

I have a sense of humour and find him as funny as a house fire.

 

[gilchrd]

I am not a fan but appreciate that many do find him funny. Personally I cringe when watching him.

This.

 

[McBain]

Not even remotely.

 

[Robzere31]

Can't stand the bloke. Never found him remotely funny.

 

[cheesyboy]

Would be interested in knowing what comedy the Gervais haters do like, for context.

 

[Vonhelmet]

I watched an episode of The Office back to back with an episode of Extras last night. Extras seems quite... spiteful, maybe? Like it has real contempt for it's characters, but not really in a funny way.

 

[The Dread Pirate]

In my opinion he's terribly unfunny, egotistical and cringeworthy....

Unfortunately peop...sorry Idiots like laughing at this hence he's considered funny.

 

[Tute]

Sometimes.

 

[Skidder]

Would be interested in knowing what comedy the Gervais haters do like, for context.

I'm guessing Lee Evans is absolutely hilaaaarious.

 

[Hades]

Would be interested in knowing what comedy the Gervais haters do like, for context.

Lots of older stuff mostly but some newer..

Young Ones
Blackadder
Red Dwarf
Monty Python
Family Guy
Southpark
Airplane
Blazing Saddles
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Fast Show
Not The Nine O'Clock News
Ted
The Pub Landlord
Etc

 

[Bubo]

Would be interested in knowing what comedy the Gervais haters do like, for context.

I'm guessing Jack Whitehall, or Russell Howerd. Or some other unfunny **** no doubt.

 

[The Dread Pirate]

I'm guessing Jack Whitehall, or Russell Howerd. Or some other unfunny **** no doubt.

They're just as bad if not worse than Gervais...

Billy Connolly, Bill hicks, Rowan Atkinson, Griff Rhys Jones, Hugh Dennis, Milton Jones, Ade Edmonson & Rick Mayall(), Vic(Reeves) & Bob(Mortimer), Simon Pegg & Nick Frost, Bill Bailey to name a few great comics.

 

[Steedie]

Yes

And I only have to look at the above list to see people who really aren't funny. But then that's comedy isn't it, it's subjective.

 

[jsmoke]

They're just as bad if not worse than Gervais...

Billy Connolly, Bill hicks, Rowan Atkinson, Griff Rhys Jones, Hugh Dennis, Milton Jones, Ade Edmonson & Rick Mayall(), Vic(Reeves) & Bob(Mortimer), Simon Pegg & Nick Frost, Bill Bailey to name a few great comics.

I agree with Milton Jones, he can be genuinely funny, he takes real life ironies and weaknesses and turn them into humour, Stewart Lee can also do this. Jack Dee also to a degree.