Jonbouy
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Izzard vs Gervais.
Well I must confess to Ricky Gervais having made me laugh on quite a few occasions, I can however concede that he has some loathsome traits as identified by my esteemed colleague Mr Strummy.
However, Eddie Izzard has done nothing I've seen that has been considered witty nor funny EVER.
This time our lack-lustre 'comic' is coming home to his home town of Bexhill to repay the locals for his success (didn't Keane already do that a couple of months ago?). In order to show his appreciation to the locals however he has decided for reasons best known to him, to do the entire gig in FRENCH!!!
I guess it's a way of avoiding the fact that his material is so weak. It might be worth going though just to watch the non-French speaking sychophants try and laugh at the right places.
What a t**t!
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jamesg1213
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Re:Izzard vs Gervais.
2012/09/07 16:03:32
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I like him. Makes me laugh, and he's a good actor too.
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bapu
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Re:Izzard vs Gervais.
2012/09/07 16:07:39
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He (Eddie) did a routine about 10-12 years ago that made belly laugh.
He was pretty good in that Chaplin movie with Mr. Jr. Downey.
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Re:Izzard vs Gervais.
2012/09/07 16:07:49
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Jonbouy
However, Eddie Izzard has done nothing I've seen that has been considered witty nor funny EVER.
JB - watch his "Glorious" DVD - if that doesn't make you laugh, seek help. ;)
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Re:Izzard vs Gervais.
2012/09/07 16:08:03
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I like Gervais too, The Office is a sublime piece of work, up there with Fawlty Towers in my book.
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Re:Izzard vs Gervais.
2012/09/07 16:08:25
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Oh NO! I adore him!
Ruh-roh, Raggy.
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bapu
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Re:Izzard vs Gervais.
2012/09/07 16:08:43
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Rickie has only made me laugh at a joke or two. I can take him in small doses.
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Re:Izzard vs Gervais.
2012/09/07 16:09:44
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jamesg1213
I like Gervais too, The Office is a sublime piece of work, up there with Fawlty Towers in my book.
Are you having a go at Jonbouy? Are you having a go?
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Re:Izzard vs Gervais.
2012/09/07 16:10:15
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And now here's Daryl with a comment.
Time for all of you to head over to Beyond My DAW!
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bapu
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Re:Izzard vs Gervais.
2012/09/07 16:14:02
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"I like monkeys" ~Daryl1968
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jamesg1213
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Re:Izzard vs Gervais.
2012/09/07 16:14:30
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paulo
Jonbouy
However, Eddie Izzard has done nothing I've seen that has been considered witty nor funny EVER.
JB - watch his "Glorious" DVD - if that doesn't make you laugh, seek help. ;)
'Circle' is great too.
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daryl1968
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Re:Izzard vs Gervais.
2012/09/07 16:16:16
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definitely Izzard - Gervais is a wanker.
The UK Office was great but the US Office (while Steve Carrell was in it) was better IMO
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Re:Izzard vs Gervais.
2012/09/07 16:17:42
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daryl1968
definitely Izzard - Gervais is a wanker.
The UK Office was great but the US Office (while Steve Carrell was in it) was better IMO
Arse.
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daryl1968
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Re:Izzard vs Gervais.
2012/09/07 16:18:53
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jamesg1213
daryl1968
definitely Izzard - Gervais is a wanker.
The UK Office was great but the US Office (while Steve Carrell was in it) was better IMO
Arse.
now THAT was funny
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sharke
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Re:Izzard vs Gervais.
2012/09/07 16:53:47
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UK Office was much funnier, US one is too much like a conventional sitcom for my tastes.
I love Gervais but to be honest I always found his writing partner, Stephen Merchant, funnier. I can always tell which lines are his. I think the funniest thing they ever did were the podcasts with Karl Pilkington. Very funny stuff.
The trouble with Gervais is I think he's only funny in his own context. I saw him recently in the "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" series with Jerry Seinfeld and he didn't make me laugh at all in that. In contrast, I found the one with Larry David very funny. They have a natural banter which eludes Gervais.
Izzard is great. Didn't he already do a gig in French though? To a French audience if I remember right.
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Ham N Egz
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Re:Izzard vs Gervais.
2012/09/07 17:35:03
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Eddie looks pretty good in a dress, also...
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bapu
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Re:Izzard vs Gervais.
2012/09/07 18:32:45
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musicman100
Eddie looks pretty good in a dress, also...
That's it. Dressed To Kill made me belly laugh. Does that make me a bad person?
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Ham N Egz
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Re:Izzard vs Gervais.
2012/09/07 21:44:00
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no, I have seen ewe in a SKORT n ur pretty stylish...
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Re:Izzard vs Gervais.
2012/09/08 16:40:09
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Just curious...as a fan of ol Ricky...what are these loathsome traits you speak of?
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Jonbouy
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Re:Izzard vs Gervais.
2012/09/08 17:59:47
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yorolpal
Just curious...as a fan of ol Ricky...what are these loathsome traits you speak of?
It's probably just a showbiz image kind of problem. He does make me laugh though, unlike the other pretentious scrote...  
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Re:Izzard vs Gervais.
2012/09/08 18:07:12
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Jonbouy
yorolpal
Just curious...as a fan of ol Ricky...what are these loathsome traits you speak of?
It's probably just a showbiz image kind of problem. He does make me laugh though, unlike the other pretentious scrote...
JON ... that is NOT Ricky ... that is a PINK FLOYD album cover! ... Ohhh ... my gawd ... I have to tell Jon the difference!
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