Extras Christmas Special UK 8

[merdufer]

7:45 Favorite moment on TV. Ever.

[pink12gangsta]

omg i actually started crying too

[petercomfort]

I love ashley jensen.

[Bandnot01]

@norristerse I agree, a gentle geordie accent can be rather beautiful. It's why it's the preferred accent for most call center's in the UK.

[Bunny0ni0n]

Don't think I've ever cried at anything in TV or film before, but this did it. Gervais is an incredible actor, and this is truly one of the best series I've seen. Genius.

[xTheOxx]

What kind of british accent is that voiceover in Big Brother? When he says fame it sounds like fearm. I'm honestly curious about those things.

[robp2k11]

@xTheOxx It's a geordie accent, aka someone from newcastle.

[xTheOxx]

@robp2k11

Thank you!

[c0rse]

@xTheOxx It's an exaggeration as well, by the way.

[robp2k11]

@c0rse An extreme exaggeration at that

[norristerse]

@xTheOxx

don't let this put you off the geordie accent, which is pleasant to the ear in its natural form. this voiceover artist has been coached to over-enunciate in a way nobody with an accent that broad ever would.

[ZeY00T00b]

Wow, Ricky is so much more than a comedian.

[weedarnc123]

had a fucking tear in my eye.

[ContainsLanguage]

Haven't cried at a movie or TV show for fucking ages.

[doddlecuddle]

Emotional!!

[xtiggacatx]

cant find the last part :( x but it is brilliant x

[Pwells1]

@xtiggacatx the last part is up.

[semiskimmedbeats]

that bit about the gutter press gives me a boner

[johnkeith21]

The Office and Extras made me cry on their christmas specials. Not what you'll expect. Gervais and Merchant are brilliant!

[MrHopper911]

Quality scene which i watch very regularly , cried the first time I seen it . Xx

[blablaman233]

i didn't realise ricky was such a good actor, as well as a great writer and incredible comedian :D

[HileTroy]

The two series were great but this is just art.

[michaelleacy]

7:20 onwards is absolutely heartbreaking - moreso than anything ever. This whole special was utterly superb

[TheMissmax312]

good dramedy....

[avocadopye]

I didn't realize just how intelligently written this show was until this very moment. And wow, was not expecting to cry.

[Carodacat]

I knew there was a reason I wanted to be an actor as well as an author... these two are legends. Maybe one day I'll be half as good as them. THAT would be an achievement.

[igreatbritishweather]

while the special is brilliant, it's a little too depressing to be funny, wish it got the balance as good as the two series.

[AdamRyanKirkwood]

I am crying like a little sniffling bitch.

[MisterVilmos]

This could have an even more powerful impact if viewers are directed to watch the "restaurant scene" with Ashley Jensen BEFORE they watch this video.

She also skilfully evokes truly amazing empathy for her character just by BEING that character; a real artist.

[MisterVilmos]

This could have an even more powerful impact if viewers are directed to watch the "restaurant scene" with Ashley Jensen BEFORE they watch this video.

[BriansBannister]

Possibly the most scathing critique of Big Brother and celeb culture there has ever been. Is the word "genius" overused coz I can't think of anything else to say.

[MissusFingerBottom]

who doesn't cry...is a robot! *buster bluth style*

[William1st]

Genuine tears too. Method acting at its best.

[tubexgold]

I'm cryin... T..T

[stevenlyons88]

What a scene - chokes me up every time I watch it...It shows that friendship and love can overcome all the ridiculousness of fame and 'celebrity'. Hats off to Gervais and Merchant.

[jimmy2k4o]

this scene made me never watch big brother again and it also made me decide to pursue becoming a Doctor rather than an Actor

[MEGACAMZ]

This specific scene is unreal, Anyone who doesnt like Gervais is beyond me, what a great and true message, mixed with brilliant acting and humor.

[Ninjujitsu]

Before you point your finger you should know that I'm the man. I'm the man and you're the man and he's the man as well.

[sec0ndevolution]

I love how Andy says "I'm not havin' a go" when he clearly is. XD

[pawndominance1]

gervais is actually a great actor--with no training or nothin

[MissSugarbeex]

How perfect is Ashley's half smile just at him going, "loads of stuff." Made me cry.



[chestypants78]

"TRAGEDY!!" 5*

[SPFXsynthesisers]

Merchant and Gervais-awesome writing

[Cosmographia83]

Andy's monologue has got to be one of the best scenes in SitCom, it really wrapped up the entire show and just crash in with the realization of the past episodes. *nodding* Fantastic.

[astroclast]

@Cosmographia83 What's more, it is an accurate criticism of our present culture. Where the only thing that matters is appearance and everything's up for sale.

I love how everyone springs up and dances after the girl says "i haven't handed in my dignity". Brilliant!

[popomczowzow]

I haven't handed in my dignity

*chicken dance*

[TdRaidX]

Ricky and steve are just comedy writer legends.

[mickdukes]

8:13

The only time the agent's made me laugh (and I love English humor) but boy, was that a good one!

[shizaunilicious]

Yeah that monologue was awesome.

[Ninjamohawk]

This is moving television. This is what TV should be like. Absolutely brilliant.

[ParityDnB]

i love drum and bass... play football.... drink with the lads.... and do loads of real manly stuff....... but THAT scene makes me cry everytime!!! super actor and a really brilliant show....

[bigmangiff]

Where's part 9!

[calumstarkey]

I always feel bad for Maggie, to the point where I think "YAY! She got a part in Ugly Betty!" Then I realise...

[Fukkutah]

There is actually a real actor behind the comic genius of Ricky Gerveais .. I'm stunned of how good of a performance he put out in this scene. Bravo!

[graemeoliver84]

@Fukkutah He's good but he is doing a script he wrote for himself, it's probably a bit easier when you're speaking your own words.

[TheShakiebreaks]

the 7 dislikes are the heat reading xfactor watching jordon autobiography buying morons that will be the downfall of society and im being serious fuck all of you for doing those things shame on you

[WiseOwlOfGallifrey]

@TheShakiebreaks I would agree if you could explain exactly what was fundamentally intolerable about these things, which are all just evolutions of basic human nature: it's just schadenfreude, it's in all of us and has been for centuries, if not millennia.

[CornishRicky]

@TheShakiebreaks

If you're going to lord your 'intelligence' and superiority over the general public, you may want to get to grips with basic punctuation.

[TheShakiebreaks]

@CornishRicky I would love to but their not worthy XD

[CornishRicky]

@TheShakiebreaks

*They're

Back to school with you!

[TheShakiebreaks]

@CornishRicky Do u guys really make that really nice vanilla icecream

[CornishRicky]

@TheShakiebreaks

-.-

... yes.

Stop saying things that make me smile. I'm full of righteous anger! 

[TheShakiebreaks]

@CornishRicky and the pasties

[RoguishBlonde]

It makes me wonder when each part has a different number of views. Like, the difference is in the thousands. Who is skipping every other part??

[PassionateMistress]

@RoguishBlonde I've wondered about that too. One of the explanations I've realised is that some parts which have a particular song/content may be blocked in certain countries due to copyright (for example I couldn't watch part 6 of this ). Maybe other parts are blocked for others elsewhere. The copyrights change constantly as to which countries can watch, VEVO in particular keep blocking/unblocking and I can't watch all the good shows from Channel 4 that are on here, dries me crazy.

[jackoe123]

I started balling i had NO clue that this show could do that to me. I also love the fact that it's a christmas special that has nothing to do with christmas except for the background music, pure brilliance.

[nochtis]

who's that hot chick

[MrUndersolo]

@nochtis Her name is Ashley Jensen, although she is probably not the one you are thinking of...

[BACasey81]

This is CLASSIC..."I haven't handed in my dignity!"...then the chicken dance song LOL

[xfremenx]

@BACasey81 I almost shit my pants at that part :D brilliant.

[Elucin8er]

I'm notorious for never crying, but this really got to me. Amazing character development, AMAZING speech, brilliant. This will stand the test of time.

[TheADPOL]

Andy Millman is such a likeable character.

[bez577]

ive watched the dear hunter, the hurricane, my left foot and most other powerful films you can think of about a persons outer inner struggle manifesting in an outer struggle and that was honestly the most powerful bit of tv i have ever seen. never cried at a tv show before. ricky gervais seriously needs to do some serious acting because that monologue was incredible. took the wind right out of me

[MrsGreenDay123]

Grr June you compete TWAT!

She ruins it!!

[Tom4Cheese]

Its hard to believe that Stephen and Ricky wrote that, when just last night I was listening to them talk about a monkey flying a plane.

[solyentbrak1]

@Tom4Cheese LOL I was just thinking that, they really are versatile

[Pwells1]

@Tom4Cheese Well in all fairness, I think it was Karl Pilkington who brought up the flying monkey. Speaking of which, he has a cameo in this christmas special.

[Kalinho83]

@Tom4Cheese .....though imagine that most likely was Karl's usual drivel you were listening to :D

[lookinggood8]

this ending and the ending to the office is so emotional and amazing.

[ivorbigonee]

june sarpong is in jesse vetura conspiracy theory's :)

[kevfulchester]

That monologue should be aired before every single award show that Hollywood hosts. Absolutely brilliant - and you can tell that that's Ricky Gervais talking, not Andy Millman too...

[lovelygoldensparrow]

@PokerPlum I think its based on the ideas and standards of a paticulat country.

Networks have to be careful of what they put in b/c a lot of people take things very seriously and feel offended by certain things instead of just looking at it at face value.

Like for instance,a gay joke. If a kind of joke like that is openly spoken in the states the G.L.A.D.D. community would be up in arms. In Europe they just seem to accept it. Im not saying thats a good or bad thing. They just seem to take it.

[BirdZerk01]

I can't remember the last time I cried

[Kullg4r]

"He's a good guy, he's a good guy." 

[megahirosheb]

Manly tears 

[Denturion]

Honestly, this is the most touching scene I've ever seen.

[bongodrumms]

when ricky's voice starts to crack, it broke my heart :(

[ursie1986]

The tragic thing is, celebrities would never listen to eachother as they did in the moment of Andy's speech, when everyone except him fell silent. People in this century of never-ending streams of consciousness through social networking and sites like this one just don't want to stop talking. I commend Gervais for turning the attention toward something that needed to be said, and using his "real world" profile to do it. Artistic licence is what I'm affording him. A fantastic writer of underdogs.

[Inopedes]

@PokerPlum Well it was a joint production by HBO and BBC so i can understand changing some things. But i agree with the general point. It's no wonder most Americans are so insular because their media treats them like morons.

[BirdZerk01]

@Inopedes I'm American. I couldn't agree more with you my friend.

[baldylocks2009]

Maggie's laugh at 7:55 is fantastic. It was like a huge weight had been lifted and she was so happy that she finally got her best friend back again because as much as she may have doubted his loyalty/love for her deep down she knew he'd come through in the end. Really wonderful!

[BekiiXD]

i seriously wasn't expecting to sob my heart out at this. :')

[tarongaleela]

omg how did gervais make me cry... the man can act

[mognite]

2hat does darren say to barry

[mrfundah]

@specialfx34 a man of many talents hahaaaa

[cattiex]

I really wanted him to say 'I love you' at the end of that speech LOL fml.

[VanishingWish]

I would hoof it into June Sarpong.

[cattiex]

Ahh his speech is so emotional :'( Beautiful.

[edwardgoldmna]

He is truly a man with integrity.

[3eau2aniel]

Oh man that was awesome... I'm crying my eyes out though :)

[flynntheman90]

i love the part where ricky says "i would have loved to be a doctor, too hard,i'd have loved to be a war hero.....too scared" its so true thats how it is for most people

[Wrathasyth]

that chicken dance couldn't of been times any better!

[hadabenz]

that whole speech was the most astonishing ever and class... and true in all respect.

i cried a bit especially when maggie cried...

[MissusFingerBottom]

"you're literally the gutter press" so true. Great speech there.

[Tordy1]

This is my fucking life. Working doing acting writein, directing so hard like a dog, for no response and no money, I live in a cupboard, I have nothing, just the acting and submitting and constant hustling I do.

I hate it, and have the same deadpan depressed look as Andy ( Gervais). It'sa no fun, I hate it., I am better than a million people etc. Click and watch if you want, but this isn't to get pity veiwers, this is actually my stupid life, I have nothing else.

[pleaseopenyourshop]

@Tordy1 Just make sure your doing it for the right reasons.

[MsYesterday1]

When he said "I wanted to be a war hero,- too scared", that's when i started to tear up! How amazing! What a great actor- it's so realistic.

[pcvideogamer]

There is a world of difference between the tit-sucking scene Ricky did in the 'Golden years' and the end of the superb Christmas special, well about 8 years difference i should think :)

[jimmyshitbags]

dont know about anything else but big brother depresses the hell out of me, and celebrity big bro is even worse. just makes me feel dead inside.

[DUFFYISBACK]

the ronnies were crooks, not ledgends.

[marcopaulo037]

amazing..i'm convinced gervais can do anything

[THthefirst]

@marcopaulo037 he can play himself in every film

[Zorg2006]

Who's the fat bloke 'celebrity'?

[marcopaulo037]

@Zorg2006 it's toby foster...played les(the drummer) in phoenix nights

[Palominoid]

What's the big brother announcer's accent? Is that nottingham?

[jimmyshitbags]

@Palominoid lol its not nottingham its durham.

[townsjim]

@Palominoid newcastle

[BggProductions]

If you don't get teary-eyed at Andy's speech - especially the moment when Maggie laughs - you are an android, plain and simple.

[crucko1]

This show is simply quality and will always remain at the top of my dvd pile. Thanks to Ricky and Steve and thanks for the post......(i can have a sneaky peak while im in work) haha

[Sesquipedaliantique]

After making me tear up with laughter all this time, Andy and Maggie make me tear up the other way.

Is there anything this show can't do?

[antonb1983]

ashley's laugh at 7-57 - beautiful

[UKrulesOK1]

This is such genius writing ... I love it, I hate celebs (apart from talented ones like Gervais) this is a brilliant observational comedy, absolutely brilliant, more genius than many people would realise

[Mysterious0Bob]

@UKrulesOK1 Genius? This is as subtle as a baseball bat in the face. Its funny, but Gervais is more lucky than talented.

[UKrulesOK1]

@Mysterious0Bob

I don't think you understand the genius that goes into writing this actually. No offence, but I imagine the subtleties go over your head

[zander469]

I cant remember if i even saw this christmas episode but thats good as its if i just watched it for the 1st time.

Excellent speech. I welled up slightly!

Just allround excellence and totally true, nails it on the head of how fickle and sad the showbiz life really is. Everytime i watch Extras it reminds me of why i left the acting industry in 2001.

[sausagedogmcgee]

I love the ending. The speech was brilliant, but how they subverted it at the end was even more so.

[sillymcnoogle]

That man can act. Seriously amazing. I would love to see him take more serious roles if only it wouldn't rob us of his comedy which is only slightly more brilliant. Bravo.

[pythonfan001]

excuse my stupidity, im from the us, but what's with those white things all the big brother people are wearing?

thanks

[townsjim]

@pythonfan001 I think they're for holding the battery for the microphone.

[Annahojan]

That was just beautiful. Admitting I cried a bit. <3...

[voske44]

I second that^^

[undersolo]

Glad I wasn't alone. Me and Mr Merchant...

[tumadoireacht]

he does the pathos thing extraordinarily well-similar one when his mum is dying in "the invention of lying" -both choked me up

[EminemBase]

Beautiful fucking speech. They really do make important comedy but do so without seeming pompus, they run threads through it and it's just awesome.

[darkmarkrammstein]

talk about irony...

[lukenluken]

In what way?

[darkmarkrammstein]

r g i mean...;)

[loveress]

Please tell me you're referencing Gervais' string of terrible, terrible Hollywood films? The Office and Extras were wonderfully written and directed (due in no small part to Merchant) but everything else he has done has been for the sake of fame. I think his talent extends only as far as behind the camera. He cannot act and his comedy is all done in the same vain. But he does create wonderful relationships in his shows, Tim and Dawn, Andy and Maggie.

[ViolentRiC]

I've always wondered why Channel 4 let them use the actual Big Brother trademark for this show.

[GeordieHobo]

This actually makes me cry every time I watch it XD I hope in the future people look back on Ricky Gervais and Steve Merchant the way people look back on the Two Ronnies or Monty Python. Legends. Because they should be.

[ViolentRiC]

Don't worry, they will.

[mr2gti]

@GeordieHobo Not a truer word typed.

[nickslick75]

@GeordieHobo You are comparing Merchant and Gervais to ..The Two Ronnies? Are you utterly insane?

[GeordieHobo]

They like to sort of 'bring back' people who were famous for a little bit. All the contestants in BB in this, and in the Office specials they had some Big Brother winners and people didn't they? When he performed in clubs.

[JJGMTS]

Gervais is a true genius.

[OneMilkTwoStraws]

This is so fackin amazing! "Ididn´t hand my dignity at the door..." and the dance - lol.

[whiskeySticks]

"iv been waiting to hear that mate, thanks"

hilarious

[tslime]

I hope, after all that, this guy comes out with something special.

[Gottahavemyricema]

What a great scene!

[cam230723]

brilliant, brillant comedy and insight

[Soulbuddies]

I have a feeling in the not so distant or distant future that Gervais will be seen as a pioneer of his own niche in comedy

[nonfictionone]

Like all great comedians Ricky Gervias is commenting on the age we live in.

[malt8291]

andy i`ll come with u,just give me 5 mins,the paparattzi r outside i`ll put on a bikini..lol

[malt8291]

is it steven lawrance`s mother.

[MadameDeJaVu]

No it is not Stephen Lawrence's mother as she said Gordon Brown paid for her to come to London Stephen was a Londoner so that wouldn't make sense.

[ViolentRiC]

I think I'd just kill myself if it was.

[killerbandman]

roflmao at 20minutes making porridge in a thong

[craigthomas58]

This is Ricky Gervais, and tv, at his & it's best!! total genius. He said what we all think about celebs and it was brilliant to watch. extras & The Office are two of the most unique shows ever...hopefully another masterpiece will follow in the future.

[buckbumble]

that was REAL emotion from Gervais. GOD the man is talented, why is he doing this hollywood nonsense.

[radebrecht]

song is: gloria in excelsis deo

[WeeMick1987]

what tune starts at about 4 minutes in?

[Shonaripa]

this entire episode is really well done, a movie could've been done of this story, great messages and everything, great acting. Ricky Gervais is a fucking genius!

[MarkArthur2356]

man im in tears!!

[DC44101]

your gay

[berlinmitte10117]

And you are an idiot!

[DC44101]

wtf fuck you twat