I just don't get it!

robert88

A friend is very good indeed and never went near a private school. He is now the sailing master of a well-known tall ship. He's never had much money, just does what he enjoys.

shirley_basso

That's unlucky as if you spend enough time offshore your earnings are tax free.

awavey

Pinno wrote:

James Corden moaning about how fat people don't get the break in acting roles.

ROFL

and which is demonstrably not true John Candy,John Belushi, Jack Black, Nick Frost, John Goodman, Kevin James,James Gandolfini, Jason Segel, Id even chuck Kevin Smith into that list.

people who have no discernible comedy talent and are fat dont get the break in acting roles is what he meant to say.

rjsterry

awavey wrote:

Pinno wrote:

James Corden moaning about how fat people don't get the break in acting roles.

ROFL

and which is demonstrably not true John Candy,John Belushi, Jack Black, Nick Frost, John Goodman, Kevin James,James Gandolfini, Jason Segel, Id even chuck Kevin Smith into that list.

people who have no discernible comedy talent and are fat dont get the break in acting roles is what he meant to say.

Ouch.

cowsham

rjsterry wrote:

awavey wrote:

Pinno wrote:

James Corden moaning about how fat people don't get the break in acting roles.

ROFL

and which is demonstrably not true John Candy,John Belushi, Jack Black, Nick Frost, John Goodman, Kevin James,James Gandolfini, Jason Segel, Id even chuck Kevin Smith into that list.

people who have no discernible comedy talent and are fat dont get the break in acting roles is what he meant to say.

Ouch.

I think it was to do with romantic roles but hey let's continue the list of fatties.

Gregor Fisher - Oliver Hardy - Robert Barr - Steve McFadden - Phil Silvers - Warren Clarke -
Robbie Coltrane -

FocusZing

There is a opportunity here for a film about sumo wrestling or darts.

cowsham

FocusZing wrote:

There is a opportunity here for a film about sumo wrestling or darts.

Gregor Fisher v Robbie Coltrane in " For A Few Dinners More"

Pross

Rick Chasey wrote:

I’m a fan of his.

What’s not to like?

He co wrote Gavin & Stacey so that puts him above pretty much everyone else from the off

He's actually a decent stage actor too apparently but I can't stand his persona. He's a bit like Gervais in that he has either morphed into his most well known character or his best known character was effectively him.

rolf_f

Pross wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

I’m a fan of his.

What’s not to like?

He co wrote Gavin & Stacey so that puts him above pretty much everyone else from the off

He's actually a decent stage actor too apparently but I can't stand his persona. He's a bit like Gervais in that he has either morphed into his most well known character or his best known character was effectively him.

Yeah, he's pretty terrible IMO! I can't really watch him. His personality is sufficiently bad that you can't forget it when he is acting.

rjsterry

Rolf F wrote:

Pross wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

I’m a fan of his.

What’s not to like?

He co wrote Gavin & Stacey so that puts him above pretty much everyone else from the off

He's actually a decent stage actor too apparently but I can't stand his persona. He's a bit like Gervais in that he has either morphed into his most well known character or his best known character was effectively him.

Yeah, he's pretty terrible IMO! I can't really watch him. His personality is sufficiently bad that you can't forget it when he is acting.

Possibly the personality is an act. I mean he is an actor, and unless you know him personally, you only see him on stage/screen.

rolf_f

rjsterry wrote:

Rolf F wrote:

Pross wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

I’m a fan of his.

What’s not to like?

He co wrote Gavin & Stacey so that puts him above pretty much everyone else from the off

He's actually a decent stage actor too apparently but I can't stand his persona. He's a bit like Gervais in that he has either morphed into his most well known character or his best known character was effectively him.

Yeah, he's pretty terrible IMO! I can't really watch him. His personality is sufficiently bad that you can't forget it when he is acting.

Possibly the personality is an act. I mean he is an actor, and unless you know him personally, you only see him on stage/screen.

You could well be right though whether what his "real character" is or isn't perhaps doesn't matter; if he chooses to be irritating in public he is still being irritating! I generally have no interest in actors beyond their roles so it shouldn't (and rarely does) bother me - but Corden suffers from being grossly over-exposed which never helps.

shortfall

Pross wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

I’m a fan of his.

What’s not to like?

He co wrote Gavin & Stacey so that puts him above pretty much everyone else from the off

He's actually a decent stage actor too apparently but I can't stand his persona. He's a bit like Gervais in that he has either morphed into his most well known character or his best known character was effectively him.

Gervais certainly puts a lot of himself into his characters but I think they're all sufficiently different from one another that he can claim to be a very good actor. David Brent, Andy Millman, Derek and Tony Johnson (his lesser known persona in Afterlife on Netflix) are all people who are difficult to like for very different reasons and yet Ricky Gervais somehow gets you to root for them despite their obvious and sometimes grotesque flaws. That's genius. He's also a brilliant stand up comedian to boot. Sometimes he can be over bearingly smug, and his shtick when he appears with Jonathan Ross makes me cringe but hey nobody's perfect, least of all geniuses.

rjsterry

Rolf F wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

Rolf F wrote:

Pross wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

I’m a fan of his.

What’s not to like?

He co wrote Gavin & Stacey so that puts him above pretty much everyone else from the off

He's actually a decent stage actor too apparently but I can't stand his persona. He's a bit like Gervais in that he has either morphed into his most well known character or his best known character was effectively him.

Yeah, he's pretty terrible IMO! I can't really watch him. His personality is sufficiently bad that you can't forget it when he is acting.

Possibly the personality is an act. I mean he is an actor, and unless you know him personally, you only see him on stage/screen.

You could well be right though whether what his "real character" is or isn't perhaps doesn't matter; if he chooses to be irritating in public he is still being irritating! I generally have no interest in actors beyond their roles so it shouldn't (and rarely does) bother me - but Corden suffers from being grossly over-exposed which never helps.

As someone who doesn't have access to his American chat show, I've not seen him in anything bar repeats of Gavin & Stacey and the odd Jonathan Ross appearance for years.

Matthewfalle

Rolf F wrote:

Pross wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

I’m a fan of his.

What’s not to like?

He co wrote Gavin & Stacey so that puts him above pretty much everyone else from the off

He's actually a decent stage actor too apparently but I can't stand his persona. He's a bit like Gervais in that he has either morphed into his most well known character or his best known character was effectively him.

Yeah, he's pretty terrible IMO! I can't really watch him. His personality is sufficiently bad that you can't forget it when he is acting.

exactly as rolf said added to fact that he is incredibly annoying, not funny and is a tw@t.

gavin & stacey was tedious and any funny bits were done by the other writer. all fat tw@t did was act as a support role. gav & stace themselves were incredibly unfunny and the whole series was, to be fair,shyte.

rick_chasey

Gtfu. G&S is the best sitcom made in forever.

Matthewfalle

seriously?

which part?

Matthewfalle

its up there with Duty Free and Mrs Brown's Boys.

rick_chasey

If you honestly think that I think you're missing the point...

FocusZing

There's this thing I've been watching called "BBC Parliament". It's fookin brilliant, some of the best comic actors I've ever seen!

keef66

Humour is a very personal thing. I don't understand the popularity of Mrs Brown's Boys; it's like I've suddenly been transported back to 1974. I never got Allo Allo either. Gavin & Stacey, Allan Partridge, anything Gervais since The Office all leave me underwhelmed while the kids are rolling on the floor laughing watching it for the 39th time.

And then this morning I found myself listening to Steptoe & Son on the way into work, and thinking that Galton & Simpson's writing was so good it's barely aged at all

rick_chasey

Gavin & Stacey is bang on my age bracket so that helps.

Not a day goes by where someone I know quotes a line. I can watch it again and again and always find new bits to laugh with.

Matthewfalle

Rick Chasey wrote:

Gavin & Stacey is bang on my age bracket so that helps.

Not a day goes by where someone I know quotes a line. I can watch it again and again and always find new bits to laugh with.

seriously? like seriously seriously?

rolf_f

Matthewfalle wrote:

seriously?

which part?

The closing credits. But I don't think it is comparable to the likes of Duty Free and Mrs Browns Boys. I don't like G&S but I think it was carefully and well done with intelligence. I don't think there is any intelligence behind Mrs Browns Boys.

rick_chasey

Matthewfalle wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

Gavin & Stacey is bang on my age bracket so that helps.

Not a day goes by where someone I know quotes a line. I can watch it again and again and always find new bits to laugh with.

seriously? like seriously seriously?

Yeah.

Basically all my friends, my family, we all love it to bits.

rjsterry

keef66 wrote:

Humour is a very personal thing. I don't understand the popularity of Mrs Brown's Boys; it's like I've suddenly been transported back to 1974. I never got Allo Allo either. Gavin & Stacey, Allan Partridge, anything Gervais since The Office all leave me underwhelmed while the kids are rolling on the floor laughing watching it for the 39th time.

And then this morning I found myself listening to Steptoe & Son on the way into work, and thinking that Galton & Simpson's writing was so good it's barely aged at all

This.
Can't stand MBB; quite enjoy Allo, Allo in a dirty secret kind of way; G&S enjoyed first time round but not enough to revisit; earlier Alan Partridge was good but as others have pointed out Piers Morgan has unintentionally rendered him obsolete. Happy to watch endless Green Wing repeats.

Matthewfalle

just googled "g & s quotes" looking for funny bits.

there aren't any.

if anyone thinks "where she be too" or "whats occurin'" is funny needs to have a look at comedy.

however, this search did reinforce the fact that Nessa wrote and got all the bests, pitiful as they are.

Now, Corner Gas - now you're cooking.

rjsterry

Maybe your comic timing needs work

Matthewfalle

rjsterry wrote:

Maybe your comic timing needs work

who's joke is this comedy?

Matthewfalle

Rick Chasey wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

Gavin & Stacey is bang on my age bracket so that helps.

Not a day goes by where someone I know quotes a line. I can watch it again and again and always find new bits to laugh with.

seriously? like seriously seriously?

Yeah.

Basically all my friends, my family, we all love it to bits.

seriously?
whats there to love?

rjsterry

Matthewfalle wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

Maybe your comic timing needs work

who's joke is this comedy?

I'm just suggesting maybe reading quotes online is loses something in translation.