An Englishman who I can understand.
Haha. I saw him on Curb Your Enthusiasm. That is a funny program. I suspect Larry David is really like he portrays himself.
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Ricky Gervais
An Englishman who I can understand.
Haha. I saw him on Curb Your Enthusiasm. That is a funny program. I suspect Larry David is really like he portrays himself.
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@Drummond, is Ricky Gervais big in your part of the world?Originally Posted by Perianne
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He's been a comedy household name in the UK for many years, Perianne. Chiefly, his fame comes from a highly original comedy series he did for the BBC called 'The Office' (done in mock documentary style throughout, as if it was truly a real-life office), with Gervais playing the role of a totally pathetic office boss ('David Brent') who was forever trying to identify with his staff in a cringemaking way .. everything he did was 'just a little bit off'. The character was supposedly someone who thought he was making a good impression, being 'one of the boys', but the joke always was that he miserably failed in increasingly ludicrous ways.
A clip of 'David Brent' ... one of his better moments ....
... and of 'David Brent' seeing himself as a version of Jesus ...
It's That Bloody Foreigner Again !!!
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Was that Martin Freeman in that first clip?
He was marvelous as Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit trilogy.
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Yes, it was .. an early role of his. I don't know if 'Sherlock' has ever been shown in the US, but these days we know Martin Freeman from his role in it as Dr Watson.
In case this is unfamiliar to America ... 'Sherlock' is a version of Sherlock Holmes, only with the stories set in contemporary London. Benedict Cumberbatch (from Star Trek Into Darkness) plays the role of Sherlock Holmes, with Una Stubbs playing Mrs Hudson (she was in the original 'Til Death Us Do Part' comedy, which was the British show that 'All In The Family' was drawn from.
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Drummond, after the success of The Office over there, we had our own version of it. I liked the first few years of the American version.
My daughter watches Sherlock here.
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