just finished all 8 seasons in a fortnight... couldn't stop laughing... this interview is a dream come true.... all they need now is borat to interview them both
@ianhitman I know but ricky does it as well, well with his podcasts but still he takes material from his stand up and puts it in his podcast. He's just a big headed snob now, he's gone hollywood.
Love this interview a lot. Having said that, does it not seem ironic that Gervais says "If you're talking about what everyone's thinking, you're not doing anything." Isn't that what Larry David makes a living off of in his shows? (And yes I threw in an intentional Curb reference to show that I really do love his humor).
@schneideywhitey I believe Gervais is meaning that if a comedy says what the audience basically knows and does its not clever. I.e. its not exactly uncommon for someone to crack a joke about the "munchies". Larry David does things we think of butcrindge because we didnt know other people thought like that. Larry's is the laughter of recognition. What Gervais is bashing is comedy that is so obvious it insults out intellegence.
@ianhitman Can't argue with you on that sir. Perhaps it's that Larry talks about things that we are all familiar with but says them in a funnier way than we normally think of. Crap I thought of a way better way to word that earlier. I think we're on the same page though.
Oh man! Good times! My mom tried to throw away my Curb dvds so many times that soon thereafter I decided to move out of the house!!! Also cause I was 32 years old and living in her basement!
@LAballin24 Clearly when enthused by good company and conversation, Larry David makes excellent company. Larry is really an acute observer of people and much of his humour is social anthropology.
yeah, but Friends is the only sitcom with a laughter track and studio audience that's hilarious because (for the first few seasons) it had brilliant character chemistry.
The whole awkward social situation thing that works so well in observational comedy fits perfectly with Chandler.
Not all good comedies have to be perfectly realistic. For the sake of good comedy friends took away some of the realism. It still works.
@thedeafparrot Well I agree with you but there's also different levels of comedy. I am with you in that I like more intellectual and more original brand of it but I can't lie, I will laugh when someone falls and busts their ass. It's just funny to see people fall, it's basic, stupid but funny....
There are so many sitcoms that we don't appreciate the really really good ones. But when great ones come along like the office, sienfeld or Curb it becomes a part of the viewers lives and more important then any shakespeare or hemmingway could ever be.
Also, I like how after a video of two of the most brilliant comedians ever talking about the right kind of humor, the first suggested video is some kids riding down a hill on a rolling chair and getting hit in the nuts. Nice one youtube.
@remcotorken this is a joke right ? this is from tv and those are the titles before the breaks, this show wasnt specially made for your convenience on youtube you know !!!!@:@:LPL!PL!
Someone show this to miranda hart, show her what comedy is, not that shit she puts out every week. worst programme ever! its embarrassing! larry and ricky rock
@cinesimonj Just spotted this reply. As I said, yes I was referring to stand up. In sitcoms the audience are told when to applaud, whoop and holler. They conspire with the studio to make every joke, no matter how lame, sound funny.
That's the problem Gervais has; he tried to get out of comedy when it is the thing that MADE him. It'll only be when later on in life when nobody cares anymore that he'll be able to play a psycho killer who's just miserable to watch.
@1980Jonno He talks about his "art" because most people, myself included, want to hear him talk about it. What on earth would be the point of interviewing him if he talked about other people the whole time? Both Larry & Ricky were talking about their shows, I wonder just how cynical you'd have to be to call him pretentious on the back of this or any other interview I've seen. Clearly you didn't watch the first part of this were he was checking if Larry David even knew who he was.
what he said about none of the characters in sit coms laughing at the jokes is so true actually, hmmm now I'm aware of this it's probably ruined 90% of sit coms for me. Thanks Larry!!
Right okay, from what i know and have seen of Ricky Gervais is pretty limited and i havent look that deep but from what i HAVE seen, i just think LD is on another level and can deliver alot better,is the fact that Gervais is British therefore has a different way of dishing out the jokes; the attraction Americans see in him? cos i think he's slightly mediocre. But i sense i've walked into pre-decided Gervais fanzone?
check out the pilkipedia website, download the XFM radio shows and you'll get the real Ricky. His standup is a persona and can sometimes appear a bit over the top. His american films are crap. Obviously the Office is untouachable, but listen to his radio shows and his podcasts with Steve Merchant and Karl Pilkington and i'm sure you'll get it.
I love their chat on realism coming into comedy. It's so simple yet it's taking so long for it to emerge. Here's an example, ever watch a series and then after all those hours of script you watch the 5 mins of bloopers and laugh more than you did the entire series. The realism is everything, it's why Curb your Enthus is my favorite show of all time.
@phuzed Thats because there is something about when something happens unplanned, it makes it much more funny, its not just with comedy, you find this in many things in life, something unplanned and good, which is similar to a coincidence, makes it much more enjoyable/funny.
8:28 It fucks me off when comedians come out with "if it gets a laugh it works"; I'd counter that with "if it's universally popular it's a sack of shite". That David vetted his audience is music to my soundsuckers, same with Gervais wanting the "right laugh" because that actual question has continually crossed my mind... undoubtedly there ARE halfwits who sit there bawling over Curb Your Enthusiasm & the Office, but it's a relief to know they aren't welcome to as far as the creator is concerned
@LibertyCity1979 Right. Thanks. I pin my eyeballs with fish-hooks attached horizontally to the screen so I can avoid reading the comments section of this God forsaken troglodyte convention (youtube)
@heistsy originally the office was not universally popular - it actually flopped when it was released and they almost took it down due to poor viewing. This is fascinating example of how a niche concept comedy slowly BECAME mainstream. It's funny because the first time i saw it - I did't find it funny but then after a couple of episodes it gradually became hilarious...
@cooperjc8 I'm "your age" too... well 21, and pretty much everybody I know sucks up the usual televisual drivel through a straw until the inside of their cheeks meet and their skulls crack.... fuck 'em
That's exactly what he meant. He was in a comedic movie, which he was great in, but he was in his comfort zone because it was comedy, just in front of a different camera. It was a good Woody Allen movie, just with Larry playing Woody's part...
@KurtVachon '-"If you're saying what everyone is thinking, you're not doing anything.." Great Quote'
Agree there. It was meant as a criticism of banal observational comedy, but it is very applicable as a general point as well. Next time anyone defends intolerance on the grounds of saying what everyone is thinking, we know what to say
Ever since the Office, I try to figure out who fits which character from the show around the office I work in ... it worked like a charm .. like therapy to get me through the day so to speak
yes the character was based on Larry David but IMO i believe George Costanza character on screen was definently more a creation of Jason Alexander's acting than the stories that were provided by Larry David.
But yes, you were right in your original point, George is the closest to Larry. BTW, did you notice Larry's voice often sounds like Jerry?
Well I think all the actors in Seinfeld made the characters their own, but even Jerry is a little bit LD. LD and JS I think, just completely understand each other. For instance, who came up with the bit where Jerry dumps a girl only because she ate her peas one at a time? Was that pure Larry or could it have been Jerry's idea? It's hard to tell. As for the voice, I never really noticed that before but you're right. They are both New Yorkers from Brooklyn, so that could be why. IDK
yes you are right because in seinfeld Jerry is the obsessive type like Larry and also Jerry is the intelligent one like Larry.
George is stupid and pathetic, and if you watch the movie 'Shallow Hal' you will realise that most of that is coming from Jason. I would never believe that Larry David could act like George Costanza and snort and carry on like that in front of a woman. George Costanza is a devlopment of Jason's. BTW the recurring faux pas, bad temper etc has been around for years..
When people say of George 'oh that's all Jason' they mean that the actor is doing what he does best (see 'Shallow Hal'!)
They don't mean that George is what Jason is like in real life!
When i say of George that 'most of that is coming from Jason', I am talking about Mr. Alexander's skill as an actor. I am not at all suggesting that the on screen character is based around the real life of the actor!
@baobaojames123 jason is an absolute freak legendary actor ,cye would have been so much better with jason ,his bald so he has to b so much better an actor and he is larry's terrible as an actor painful indeed
Ricky Gervais nailed it at 7:30 onwards. It's good to see he's not discouraged by the fact that the majority -- or at least a massive proportion -- of people have a collective and therefore redundant sense of humor based on trends or fads or what is deemed "funny" and laugh at something because it hits on a certain catchphrase or a social observation that's "funny" because it's trendy.
True financial success in comedic artistic endeavors come when both low-brow and high-brow humor intersect without harsh contrast. Both these men are intelligent enough to cater to higher modes of ironic and highly observant humor. By the same token, they have enough well-grounded sensibility and thirst for authentic expression to include more simplistic comedic elements where they fit most appropriately, accenting the entire piece and fleshing it out.
@Edgey1988 None of the words I used in that post were unusually highfalutin or grandiloquent (unlike the word "grandiloquent"). Instead, I think you were trying to indicate that my chosen syntax was a bit more formal (you'd say pedantic) than typical YouTube fare and, given such erudite composition, the higher intellect necessary to write as such lended to the validity of points made.
To be quite honest, I love linguistics; what better way to enjoy it than gussying up everyday speech? :)
Like listening to Leonardo Da Vinci talking to Isaac Newton - absolutely fascinating interview - they are so comfy with each other and able to relax and talk such good stuff.
No clash of ego, but you get the feeling that they would never be able to work together.
@Brooksider100 Obviously their not comfortable, the fact 35+ people voted it, shows your not good at noticing stuff, body language, fake laughs and at the start, larry said, "I don't wanna feel im on a date here", so obvious =p
@Brooksider100 I love these two comedians an obscene amount but i can say that statement is some kind of overstatement. They'd tell you themselves. Come on - lets not get carried away!!!
You're right, where do these two people who are both comedic writers, have similar writing styles and have a common respect for each others work get off having a conversation while referencing clips from one anothers work. Surely this should be retitled "Tbone76a doesn't particularly care for this clip and wants people to know, although he didn't have to watch it he did and dislikes it". I am going to send an email to youtube asking them to run all upload by you first before publishing..jackass
"You don't know me! You don't know me!"
babybooo2 2 weeks ago
hahahah 0:50 is hilarious
ProducShuns 3 weeks ago
fascinating rapport between these two comedy titans.
logant44 1 month ago
just finished all 8 seasons in a fortnight... couldn't stop laughing... this interview is a dream come true.... all they need now is borat to interview them both
rickylee369 2 months ago
you do get the munchies XD
dan11009 3 months ago 5
this is the best interview iv ever seen
7heReaper 4 months ago 3
sounds like a dig at Peter Kay with the crowbarring gags from stand up in.
ianhitman 4 months ago
@ianhitman I know but ricky does it as well, well with his podcasts but still he takes material from his stand up and puts it in his podcast. He's just a big headed snob now, he's gone hollywood.
purplenurps 4 months ago
@purplenurps yeah... i loved the office and the extras and the specials all of it but those hollywood films he's done are shite wtf what happened?!
dannyday58218195 4 months ago
Love this interview a lot. Having said that, does it not seem ironic that Gervais says "If you're talking about what everyone's thinking, you're not doing anything." Isn't that what Larry David makes a living off of in his shows? (And yes I threw in an intentional Curb reference to show that I really do love his humor).
schneideywhitey 4 months ago
@schneideywhitey I believe Gervais is meaning that if a comedy says what the audience basically knows and does its not clever. I.e. its not exactly uncommon for someone to crack a joke about the "munchies". Larry David does things we think of butcrindge because we didnt know other people thought like that. Larry's is the laughter of recognition. What Gervais is bashing is comedy that is so obvious it insults out intellegence.
ianhitman 4 months ago
@ianhitman Can't argue with you on that sir. Perhaps it's that Larry talks about things that we are all familiar with but says them in a funnier way than we normally think of. Crap I thought of a way better way to word that earlier. I think we're on the same page though.
schneideywhitey 4 months ago
You don't know me! Go fuck yourself! Fuck you!!!
Oh man! Good times! My mom tried to throw away my Curb dvds so many times that soon thereafter I decided to move out of the house!!! Also cause I was 32 years old and living in her basement!
mrbrockpeters 5 months ago 3
Larry David is so much more affable than I expected
LAballin24 5 months ago
@LAballin24 Clearly when enthused by good company and conversation, Larry David makes excellent company. Larry is really an acute observer of people and much of his humour is social anthropology.
erroneousapostrophe 5 months ago
@thedeafparrot I like them both, so would you like me?
nerdnina 5 months ago
At 2:24 you just know he's talking about F.R.I.E.N.D.S
mufc187 6 months ago 16
@mufc187 Cheers is another perfect example of this, just nonstop one liners that no one on the set laughs at
1844Freddy 6 months ago
@mufc187
yeah, but Friends is the only sitcom with a laughter track and studio audience that's hilarious because (for the first few seasons) it had brilliant character chemistry.
The whole awkward social situation thing that works so well in observational comedy fits perfectly with Chandler.
Not all good comedies have to be perfectly realistic. For the sake of good comedy friends took away some of the realism. It still works.
RDprodx 3 months ago
@mufc187 2 and a half men actually, friends is more realistic.
euesGeneric 3 months ago
I can just imagine Ricky watching the episode when Larry tries to act the George Constanza's part in the Reunion show on Curb
Squealer 6 months ago
@thedeafparrot Well I agree with you but there's also different levels of comedy. I am with you in that I like more intellectual and more original brand of it but I can't lie, I will laugh when someone falls and busts their ass. It's just funny to see people fall, it's basic, stupid but funny....
tonydorsett33 7 months ago
Theres a moment in the clip around 1:00 where Cheryl looks like she is about to crack up....very funny
herefordmsv 7 months ago
ha ha columbo
1nterwebs 9 months ago
There are so many sitcoms that we don't appreciate the really really good ones. But when great ones come along like the office, sienfeld or Curb it becomes a part of the viewers lives and more important then any shakespeare or hemmingway could ever be.
ITHEREONETHATHASNT 9 months ago
Also, I like how after a video of two of the most brilliant comedians ever talking about the right kind of humor, the first suggested video is some kids riding down a hill on a rolling chair and getting hit in the nuts. Nice one youtube.
gingerfu91 9 months ago 4
I don't care what he says, Larry David would make a better film directer than most of the guys directing in Hollywood today.
gingerfu91 9 months ago
You're all idiots! Ohh forget it then!
StevenJamesJ 9 months ago
the above comment is spot on!
TheGilhooligan 9 months ago
There needs to be a show that has both these comedic intelligences involved. please join up and put something out dudes!
jjteaks 9 months ago
@thedeafparrot What if they person likes both Curb Your Enthusiasm and Dane Cook? Haha. I happen to like both.
thestray 10 months ago
@thestray U gay?
Monkeyboy92037 8 months ago
what is the movie at 2:58 w/woody allen?
donmajikjuan 10 months ago
@donmajikjuan Play it again, Sam.
kolst8406 9 months ago
they both might aswell just suck each other off in these videos
SirEllwood 10 months ago
YOU GET THE MUNCHIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
itsthearistocrat 10 months ago
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coolmountains25 10 months ago
@thedeafparrot sorry that i have to ask but my english is so-so. But what are munchies and what is supposedly funny about it?
remcotorken 11 months ago
it's part 5 of 6. we know already it's ricky gervais meets larry david. you don't have to keep showing it in between
remcotorken 11 months ago
@remcotorken this is a joke right ? this is from tv and those are the titles before the breaks, this show wasnt specially made for your convenience on youtube you know !!!!@:@:LPL!PL!
CK2890 10 months ago
1.47. What a massive hypocrite.
sparkyinbath 11 months ago
@sparkyinbath i fucking love ricky gervais but i do agree with you! he recycles a lot of his stuff
doza2112 11 months ago
4 remotes on the coffee table, nice touch
wheatstrawuk 11 months ago
Ricky and Larry are champs
Spencerthemam17 11 months ago
Someone show this to miranda hart, show her what comedy is, not that shit she puts out every week. worst programme ever! its embarrassing! larry and ricky rock
personface1 11 months ago
all this needs is louis ck!
giz277 1 year ago 68
@giz277 Holy Trinity of comedy. Now all that needs to be done is bringing Dave Chappelle out of retirement.
sovietsentinel 11 months ago
@giz277 If they posed like the lemonparty picture I would die laughing.
fullyhalfempy 8 months ago
@giz277 checkout the HBO interview of Gervais, Seinfeld, Rock and Louis CK -- great stuff!
smacknig 8 months ago
@giz277 Louis ck does not compare to Larry David and never will
Thingsdonechangd 7 months ago 6
ive never seen larry happy like that ricky makes him laugh they should be married :P
knight0582 1 year ago
I think many people laugh at shit comedy because they paid to get in and they don't want anyone to think they have crap taste.
DumblyBrilliant 1 year ago
@DumblyBrilliant Most studio audiences don't pay.
But, you're right - they're invested in it being funny. Not because they paid or because of their ego, but simply because they want it to be funny.
cinesimonj 1 year ago
@cinesimonj Actually I was thinking of the people who pay to watch bad stand up but your point is equally valid I think. Thanks.
DumblyBrilliant 1 year ago
@DumblyBrilliant And because they expect it to be funny, of course.
Sorry if you're talking about stand up, you're right as far as paying goes of couse.
Sitcoms no - audience mostly doesn't pay.
cinesimonj 1 year ago
@cinesimonj Just spotted this reply. As I said, yes I was referring to stand up. In sitcoms the audience are told when to applaud, whoop and holler. They conspire with the studio to make every joke, no matter how lame, sound funny.
DumblyBrilliant 1 year ago
Larry's carefree attitude is inspiring.
TheUnofficialTruth 1 year ago
Ya. you don't know me. You don't know...fuck yourself!
TheHockeyCentral 1 year ago
i didnt even know about larry david until i caught an episode of curb your enthusiasm, was hooked there on
ChannelEden 1 year ago 2
@KPRGOONER heh, definitely
liquidpyramid 1 year ago
can't wait to see Ricky on Curb season 8!!!!
gooilersgo45 1 year ago
I love the thing about the laughter. I've always hated how a character will say something hilarious and no one will even smile.
1991stacy 1 year ago
fucking love larry davids comedy.
dvdmsch 1 year ago
Is the girl George is talking to Sussie from Curb? Just curious,
macsm 1 year ago
i hope their stuff in the next curb season will turn out great
kaptenmax 1 year ago
these guys are both great...
BASSAROVER 1 year ago
Love this. Gotta hand it to these two, they're in a very admirable occupation. They're in the business of making people smile.
:D
Illumirage 1 year ago
Who on earth are the thirteen people who didn't like this? This is amazing!
BrooklynRagtag 1 year ago
That's the problem Gervais has; he tried to get out of comedy when it is the thing that MADE him. It'll only be when later on in life when nobody cares anymore that he'll be able to play a psycho killer who's just miserable to watch.
Reyahwind1 1 year ago
LOL, Cheryl almost starts laughing when Larry's mocking Springer. (1:00)
13charachters 1 year ago
Being famous is fking awesome, i can only imagine, sadly.
abeismain 1 year ago
Wondiferous interview. Encore.
systemspm 1 year ago
of course, the Coup-de' toe
Theburn77 1 year ago
story starting at 8:45 is the greatest thing ever
ArchRascal 1 year ago
Gervais has written some great stuff but he does come across as a bit of a pretentious and self-obsessed at times, talking about his 'art'
1980Jonno 1 year ago
@1980Jonno He talks about his "art" because most people, myself included, want to hear him talk about it. What on earth would be the point of interviewing him if he talked about other people the whole time? Both Larry & Ricky were talking about their shows, I wonder just how cynical you'd have to be to call him pretentious on the back of this or any other interview I've seen. Clearly you didn't watch the first part of this were he was checking if Larry David even knew who he was.
Aardvarked88 1 year ago
what he said about none of the characters in sit coms laughing at the jokes is so true actually, hmmm now I'm aware of this it's probably ruined 90% of sit coms for me. Thanks Larry!!
theLostboy7979 1 year ago
gervais gets the munchies
CFCwillyb 1 year ago
YOU DO GET THE MUNCHIES! xD ololol
wsewse 1 year ago
The bit starting at 7:30 is priceless
luciditynow 1 year ago 2
Is that Woddy Allen movie clip from Annie Hall?
MrP945 1 year ago
7:45 epic lulz
Sivartrenrag 1 year ago
@7:30 hahahahaha
fizk 1 year ago
what ricky was saying about comedians was so true. thats all you get these days michale mcintyre and all that
provenelk 1 year ago 2
Ricky should make a british sitcom called Gervais haha
dsiphor98 1 year ago
Right okay, from what i know and have seen of Ricky Gervais is pretty limited and i havent look that deep but from what i HAVE seen, i just think LD is on another level and can deliver alot better,is the fact that Gervais is British therefore has a different way of dishing out the jokes; the attraction Americans see in him? cos i think he's slightly mediocre. But i sense i've walked into pre-decided Gervais fanzone?
SHRooMZ987 1 year ago
@SHRooMZ987
check out the pilkipedia website, download the XFM radio shows and you'll get the real Ricky. His standup is a persona and can sometimes appear a bit over the top. His american films are crap. Obviously the Office is untouachable, but listen to his radio shows and his podcasts with Steve Merchant and Karl Pilkington and i'm sure you'll get it.
ch1mpanzeethat 1 year ago 5
I love their chat on realism coming into comedy. It's so simple yet it's taking so long for it to emerge. Here's an example, ever watch a series and then after all those hours of script you watch the 5 mins of bloopers and laugh more than you did the entire series. The realism is everything, it's why Curb your Enthus is my favorite show of all time.
phuzed 1 year ago
@phuzed Thats because there is something about when something happens unplanned, it makes it much more funny, its not just with comedy, you find this in many things in life, something unplanned and good, which is similar to a coincidence, makes it much more enjoyable/funny.
youngfart40 1 year ago
love this...
two comic greats!
samirharmim 1 year ago
I think Larry gives himself away a bit more than he would have wanted to in this interview... or maybe not.
Sconz32 1 year ago 2
great show
jonhaarmeyer 1 year ago
A flame war on youtube? What a surprise...
3eau2aniel 1 year ago 6
8:28 It fucks me off when comedians come out with "if it gets a laugh it works"; I'd counter that with "if it's universally popular it's a sack of shite". That David vetted his audience is music to my soundsuckers, same with Gervais wanting the "right laugh" because that actual question has continually crossed my mind... undoubtedly there ARE halfwits who sit there bawling over Curb Your Enthusiasm & the Office, but it's a relief to know they aren't welcome to as far as the creator is concerned
heistsy 1 year ago
@heistsy this comment is one of the first i've agreed with from the first word to the last on YouTube, well done Heistsy.
LibertyCity1979 1 year ago
@LibertyCity1979 Right. Thanks. I pin my eyeballs with fish-hooks attached horizontally to the screen so I can avoid reading the comments section of this God forsaken troglodyte convention (youtube)
heistsy 1 year ago
@heistsy originally the office was not universally popular - it actually flopped when it was released and they almost took it down due to poor viewing. This is fascinating example of how a niche concept comedy slowly BECAME mainstream. It's funny because the first time i saw it - I did't find it funny but then after a couple of episodes it gradually became hilarious...
philipjterry 1 year ago
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cooperjc8 1 year ago
@cooperjc8 I'm "your age" too... well 21, and pretty much everybody I know sucks up the usual televisual drivel through a straw until the inside of their cheeks meet and their skulls crack.... fuck 'em
heistsy 1 year ago
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stuffedrecords 1 year ago
hahaha, you dont know me! you dont know me! fuck you! fuck you!
aryanstallyan 1 year ago
Man, remember when Woody Allen was funny?
stuffedrecords 1 year ago
@stuffedrecords
Nope.
ch1mpanzeethat 1 year ago
@ch1mpanzeethat
Touché
stuffedrecords 1 year ago
Acting without Acting
RelapseGalore55 1 year ago 4
You DO get the munchies!!
babyshambler 1 year ago 4
if I tell a few blue gags and my audience aren't getting it, I usually just walk off ...what the hell, there's always next years company AGM..
billybadbrakes 1 year ago
Pause at 8:25 or 8:26 - That is the sistine chapel of comedy!
curbyourwife 1 year ago 3
sour grapes man:)
prodriver1 2 years ago
Carrot Top R.I.P.
zaprudermacphee 2 years ago 2
I like how Larry said he would never do films but yet he did "whatever works" which was fucking hilarious!
Lestat21500 2 years ago 5
Lestat21500 - i think ment serious dama movies
Rob3615 2 years ago
That's exactly what he meant. He was in a comedic movie, which he was great in, but he was in his comfort zone because it was comedy, just in front of a different camera. It was a good Woody Allen movie, just with Larry playing Woody's part...
kzos 2 years ago
one of those remotes controls my penis - up, down, in, out, standby..
innit27 2 years ago
"If you're saying what everyone is thinking, you're not doing anything.." Great Quote
KurtVachon 2 years ago 29
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@KurtVachon '-"If you're saying what everyone is thinking, you're not doing anything.." Great Quote'
Agree there. It was meant as a criticism of banal observational comedy, but it is very applicable as a general point as well. Next time anyone defends intolerance on the grounds of saying what everyone is thinking, we know what to say
somerandomer 10 months ago
Ever since the Office, I try to figure out who fits which character from the show around the office I work in ... it worked like a charm .. like therapy to get me through the day so to speak
Fukkutah 2 years ago 7
My GF and I used to argue when I said that the
character in Seinfeld that is closest to Larry's
real self was George Costanza. She said no way
but after awhile of CYE she started to agree
with me. Then Larry actually says that in the
7th season of CYE. I had to call her right up
and gloat just a little lol
paulusmagirl 2 years ago
He also pretty much says it in the beginning of S02, when Larry and Jason have a meeting together.
sicbud 2 years ago 2
Yes you're right, and I just watched all those
episodes again and realized that. He seems
bewildered that everyone says George
Costanza is an idiot lol but I don't think I
caught that the first time I watched the
show. It just dawned on me once when
I was watching Seinfeld. Maybe I did pick
up on it though, subconsciously.
Who knows.
paulusmagirl 2 years ago
yes the character was based on Larry David but IMO i believe George Costanza character on screen was definently more a creation of Jason Alexander's acting than the stories that were provided by Larry David.
But yes, you were right in your original point, George is the closest to Larry. BTW, did you notice Larry's voice often sounds like Jerry?
baobaojames123 2 years ago 3
paulusmagirl 2 years ago 2
yes you are right because in seinfeld Jerry is the obsessive type like Larry and also Jerry is the intelligent one like Larry.
George is stupid and pathetic, and if you watch the movie 'Shallow Hal' you will realise that most of that is coming from Jason. I would never believe that Larry David could act like George Costanza and snort and carry on like that in front of a woman. George Costanza is a devlopment of Jason's. BTW the recurring faux pas, bad temper etc has been around for years..
baobaojames123 2 years ago 2
I just want to determine what you mean by faux pas bad temper. I understand the pas + bad temper, but th e faux seems to undermine your meaning.
Just an inquisition.:)
owenhunt 2 years ago
it was a list.
a, b, etc /= a + b
baobaojames123 1 year ago
Jason is absolutely nothing like George.
Both of them have said it countless times. George is Jason doing his best impression of Larry.
Not interview larry here in his comfort zone. Real larry in his own life
ColonelConspicuous 1 year ago 4
When people say of George 'oh that's all Jason' they mean that the actor is doing what he does best (see 'Shallow Hal'!)
They don't mean that George is what Jason is like in real life!
When i say of George that 'most of that is coming from Jason', I am talking about Mr. Alexander's skill as an actor. I am not at all suggesting that the on screen character is based around the real life of the actor!
baobaojames123 1 year ago
@baobaojames123 jason is an absolute freak legendary actor ,cye would have been so much better with jason ,his bald so he has to b so much better an actor and he is larry's terrible as an actor painful indeed
ironmicktyron4gay 1 year ago
It is Will Rogers who said:
" I have always noticed that people will never laugh at anything that is not based on truth."
paulusmagirl 2 years ago
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why did I get a thumbs down for this??
paulusmagirl 2 years ago
haha
paulusmagirl 2 years ago
'you do get the munchies' lol
pablo8olbap 2 years ago
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pablo8olbap 2 years ago
good observation in the beginning by Gervais
aweiss 2 years ago 3
It is a rare moment indeed when I can say that youtube has enriched my life. This is one of those moments. Thankyou sir.
firstmisanthrope 2 years ago 25
agreed.
BA0084 2 years ago
lemme guess your a bloke
darraghtank 2 years ago
Ricky Gervais nailed it at 7:30 onwards. It's good to see he's not discouraged by the fact that the majority -- or at least a massive proportion -- of people have a collective and therefore redundant sense of humor based on trends or fads or what is deemed "funny" and laugh at something because it hits on a certain catchphrase or a social observation that's "funny" because it's trendy.
zephyrgrim 2 years ago 17
True financial success in comedic artistic endeavors come when both low-brow and high-brow humor intersect without harsh contrast. Both these men are intelligent enough to cater to higher modes of ironic and highly observant humor. By the same token, they have enough well-grounded sensibility and thirst for authentic expression to include more simplistic comedic elements where they fit most appropriately, accenting the entire piece and fleshing it out.
Anonymous58697 2 years ago 14
well said
Kanadianas 2 years ago
@Anonymous58697 You used lots of big words there so whatever you were talking about must be absolutely correct.
Edgey1988 1 year ago
@Edgey1988 None of the words I used in that post were unusually highfalutin or grandiloquent (unlike the word "grandiloquent"). Instead, I think you were trying to indicate that my chosen syntax was a bit more formal (you'd say pedantic) than typical YouTube fare and, given such erudite composition, the higher intellect necessary to write as such lended to the validity of points made.
To be quite honest, I love linguistics; what better way to enjoy it than gussying up everyday speech? :)
Anonymous58697 1 year ago
@Anonymous58697 Yeah, you're a modern day Oscar Wilde alright. Cringe.
Aardvarked88 1 year ago
@zephyrgrim Well said.
DumblyBrilliant 1 year ago
maybe they should write a movie together or something
metacob 2 years ago 63
Like listening to Leonardo Da Vinci talking to Isaac Newton - absolutely fascinating interview - they are so comfy with each other and able to relax and talk such good stuff.
No clash of ego, but you get the feeling that they would never be able to work together.
Brooksider100 2 years ago 99
@Brooksider100 Um, I beg to differ. In my eyes atleast, I see Extras as an almost british version of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
FourFingerFilms 1 year ago
@Brooksider100 Obviously their not comfortable, the fact 35+ people voted it, shows your not good at noticing stuff, body language, fake laughs and at the start, larry said, "I don't wanna feel im on a date here", so obvious =p
souled33 1 year ago
@Brooksider100 wt bs. these guys r the funniest around. but ur tlkin grbge, this meetin aint even funny
ToblerusseArt 1 year ago
@Brooksider100 I get the same feeling.
iHipHop 1 year ago
@Brooksider100 I love these two comedians an obscene amount but i can say that statement is some kind of overstatement. They'd tell you themselves. Come on - lets not get carried away!!!
Deity198221 1 year ago
@Brooksider100 its hardly Da Vinci and Newton lol but i agree with your second point
jacktalbot 1 year ago
@Brooksider100 They already have worked together, ricky is in the next season of curb
Hippiepis 1 year ago
@Brooksider100 I think Da vinci/Newton is abit overstated lol
jacktalbot 1 year ago 2
shandling hahahah he is as funny as a glass shoved up your ass......
666fannyfart 2 years ago 3
those two guys are simply genious.
savanoduportugal 2 years ago 6
hahaha, the comedy club bit is class
lucrativeelfmongrel 2 years ago 4
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Can Ricky shut the fuck up and let Larry talk!
saruman84 2 years ago
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bahramf 2 years ago
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funny alright, but they do actually suck each others dicks
mowitz88 2 years ago
I DO get the munchies!!!!!
RickyRob 2 years ago 6
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this is an ass kissing festival
tbone76a 2 years ago
it is hey, still interesting though
woozawozzle 2 years ago 5
You're right, where do these two people who are both comedic writers, have similar writing styles and have a common respect for each others work get off having a conversation while referencing clips from one anothers work. Surely this should be retitled "Tbone76a doesn't particularly care for this clip and wants people to know, although he didn't have to watch it he did and dislikes it". I am going to send an email to youtube asking them to run all upload by you first before publishing..jackass
Beermuffs 2 years ago 12
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YouDickwod 2 years ago
I agree about george costanza!! He's my favorite character ever!
mettabee 2 years ago
I could easily watch a full 24 hours of these two geniuses talking to each other. It's sublime, incredibly funny and insightful!!
creebefu 2 years ago 5
Opening scene for this vid was easily one of my favorites from his show.
F1dgets 2 years ago
"I don't like you liking my comedy" - brilliantly profound quote
scorchoman 2 years ago 7
I Forgot Woody Allen - Another Genuis in Comedy - I wish the world was full of these guys
mobilect 2 years ago 5
Many Thanks & Kudos To The Uploader - Thanks Again - Like Clint Eastwood Said - Makes my Day.
mobilect 2 years ago
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Maury Povich show > (Seinfeld + CBE + Office + Extras)
Mooktopia 2 years ago
lol
semiflex 2 years ago
All these interviews are hands down, absolute fucking poetry. the two funniest men in existence talking shit with each other.
WoWCilias 2 years ago 5
mike?????
sopunkimake 2 years ago
It's great that this interview took place. My two comedy heroes together in one room.
canaryspike 2 years ago 13
i'm sure nobody cares what i have to say, but i already posted in part 4 how great larry's laugh is.
i just have to say it again though. i was close to tears after watching and re-watching the faux comedy bit starting at 7:33.
my stomach muscles will be sore tomo from laughing...
gtrspctr 2 years ago 3