...this isn't as brutal as the time Karl supposed that Steve's parents get a shock every time he visits them at Christmas, since he's been away for most of the year and they "forget what he looks like"
If you listen to the radio show that spanned over quite a few year you will hear Karl mainly calling Steven a goggle eyed lanky twat in the nicest way possible.
he doesn't mind it anymore but at the time of this radio show / pod cast, steve looked pretty bad, i mean... at the moment he is making an effort on his appearance and he looks great now, but back then he didn't make an effort so he can't really complain, plus he is really tight with his money and his personality is exposed in these talks, it's not the type of personality most people would be attracted to. But even Karl has said nowadays "you've done yourself up, you look good now"
16JAM77 White Americans were originally from Europe... But a combination of poor diet and plastic surgery have altered what the typical 'merican looks like. Also, there's something about quite a lot of 'em which just..... it's the look of a man/woman who knows nothing about the world and doesn't want to learn.
Karl is the best thing thats happened to ricky gervais. He can just give him a random point of discussion and karl has him almost passing out with laughter
Liam Haines I disagree. Steve waits in stealth and piles on after Ricky insults Karl; that's extremely annoying and Steve is a wuss for always doing it. Karl just hangs back and says "well you're weird and cheap". ROFL. Its a fact and Karl always has that hole card whenever he needs it. I think its brilliant.
But Steve isn't really that rude in general. Karl is. He just doesn't understand normal etiquette for just not being douchey. Thats not necessarily his fault but I think Ricky and Steve actually have a right to laugh at him. Is that not what the show is about? Karl also is plotting this as they said... Steve doesn't really "plot against" him he just makes fun of how odd he is which is a pretty normal thing. I don't think Steve entirely deserves this... Karl is kind of just pissing with him because he can. Steve usually makes fun of Karl when Karl says things like "I gave you a free keg of lager so therefore I don't have to pay you back change." Also Ricky and Steve both make it very fun and it's usually light hearted when they joke about Karl. Karl is talking about Steve like he looks like a pig-human chimera XD
No he's not, karls always on steves Its a perfect triangle of hate, ricky insults karl, karl insults steve, steve insults ricky. Its like the circle of life
I still listen to these almost every night before falling asleep and they are by far the best things I've ever heard on radio. Karl isn't as innocent as some believe and he would regularly have a pop at Steve in the early days over his appearance. Ricky, being the meal ticket would generally escape criticism. Just 3 great personalities that work perfectly together with little or no effort.
@@freedomisslavery6840 he hasn't got it in him to be brutal, he speaks what he sees, there's no malice. He gets a child's pass, because everything he says is innocent.
I think it's good when Karl talks back a bit... But the thing is, there's no trace of humor in his words when he says these things. When he insults Steve it's weirdly serious, ruthless and even appears to be calculated... I mean, Steve has made fun of Karls's head like Ricky, or about his lacking intellect.. But Karl really tries to fuck Steve up by saying stuff like "noone likes you" or that Steve is lonely.
+RandomHumanBeing Steve's a bit of a creep. His comment about getting angry at how pretty the women were when he attended Carnivale sounded like something a serial killer would say. There's probably good reason why he's lonely and no one likes him.
DrkAzmodaus Don't get me wrong, i love the mean kind of british humor. I love meanness in comedy in general. I just don''t think Karl and Stephen were playing around. To me it seemed like they were actually attacking each other.
Back in the early 2000s and late 90s when Karl would have first met Steve he looked very freaky. The floppy hair, goofy face, bulging eyes and wurzel accent probably all combined for Karl.
To the people bitching about Smerch taking it badly. This was in the second series of a loooong podcast series in which they rip each other all the time. Steve defends Karl a lot against Ricky in Series 2 and Karl didn't have the balls to fight back against Ricky so he took it out on Steve all the time even when Steve was nothing but nice to him
as a lanky streak of piss myself I always kind of identified with Steve and always loved the sort of back and forth between him and Karl. He's definitely underrated and is probably one of my favorite parts of this show making tender moments between him and Karl, like the scene above, as priceless as a MasterCard.
Karl is a genius. There is method in his genius madness. I personally think Karl could quite easily wipe the floor with both Ricky and Steve if he wanted too. As he says "Why waste my time?" 😁
I think Steve always handles himself just fine and in an amusing manner. What I do find interesting is how Ricky is the one who insults Karl the most, by far, and yet Steve is the one who Karl prefers to goes after.
People are so quick to criticise Steve Merchant for defending himself but that's fairly normal behaviour to defend yourself when someone insults something you can't control.
Marasma101 The word itself isn't too offensive, but it was the way it was received that was bad. Steve seemed actually hurt and there was a silence for upward of 5-10 seconds (on live radio, remember).
1 - Steve's adorable and I love him. I don't know what Karl's talking about. :) 2 - I love how much Ricky's acting like a teenage school girl in this video. A giddy little girl who's witnessing a bad case of high school drama. :D
actually true RSK fans would know that karl is the original bully in the Steve Karl relationship... the amount of insults about his looks and personality on the early xfm shows are huge.
Now that I see them all together in their human bodies and not in cartoon for more than 1 minute, I realize how brilliant the cartoons are. Couldn't be more perfect to reality.
Ricky and Steve provide the best vessel for Karl's idiocy to come to light. Being good writers and subsequently good analysts and possessing wit, they ask Karl the right questions and make the right comments to really make him shine. @Fizz113 I don't think you understand their dynamic, Ricky and Steve aren't malicious towards Karl, they're fascinated.
ROFL. Ricky is SUCH a shit-stirrer. Muttering in the background "oh he's got you there" etc. Fucking love it when Steve hits back at Karl. Just hilarious.
@KyrisTV They have a back and forth the entire time back on the radio show. It started with Steve picking on Karl a bit, but then Steve pretty much stopped and Karl continued insulting him forever. It's hilarious and all in good fun.
steve can't handle it, classic bully case, I bet he was bullied as a lad. Couldn't handle it and became a bully himself. That's why he gets so defensive.
Why are Ricky and Steve so shocked that he said this? The entire show is them tearing down every little thing Karl says/does, he has to get back at them once in a while
How I like to make tea: Put a generous amount of proper chinese tea leaves in the thermos. Add hot water. Add honey. Wait some minutes. Pour it in a cup. Add milk. Drink.
I think Steve is handsome, his height does it mostly, but he could lose the glasses and im surprised he hasn't yet. Such a tall macho guy should not wear little glasses.
I think it's cause he had a tougher time growing up whereas Karl had his bike and seemed to have a lot of mates knocking about and is always off in his own little world which seems like a nice place to exist.
I love how Ricky just stirs it then sits back and laughs at it all
professional shit stirrer.
@@danm2084 yeah he's a cxxt.
@@aaronslingerland4924 🤦♂️
When Ricky says “oh he’s done you!” You can just hear the mischievous grin 😆
...this isn't as brutal as the time Karl supposed that Steve's parents get a shock every time he visits them at Christmas, since he's been away for most of the year and they "forget what he looks like"
I love how defensive Steve gets when called out for his looks, yet Steve goes off on Karl all the time
I WISH there was an INFINITE number of STEVES
0:57 love how Ricky says 'Steve' :')
They're all so great. All funny. I'm glad they can do jokes like this and are okay with it.
he dosen't slag ricky off much though, i don't think he and steve get along too well.
I would be but I can't get past that smile. *shudders*
actually steve has argued and insulted ricky on many occasions.
If you listen to the radio show that spanned over quite a few year you will hear Karl mainly calling Steven a goggle eyed lanky twat in the nicest way possible.
"PLEASE DON'T READ THIS"
ok, I won't
this is fucking brilliant
he doesn't mind it anymore but at the time of this radio show / pod cast, steve looked pretty bad, i mean... at the moment he is making an effort on his appearance and he looks great now, but back then he didn't make an effort so he can't really complain, plus he is really tight with his money and his personality is exposed in these talks, it's not the type of personality most people would be attracted to. But even Karl has said nowadays "you've done yourself up, you look good now"
Steve is weird looking, Karl has a football for a head.
It's all okay
lets be honest they're all quite unusual looking
Nigles Woodling Yeah I'm deffo weirder looking than these lot anyway, way beyond 'quite unusual' :)
steve looks pretty normal, by European standards.
FUCK OFF RUclips European meaning white?
Andy English European as in not american. let's face it, Americans look wierd.
16JAM77 White Americans were originally from Europe... But a combination of poor diet and plastic surgery have altered what the typical 'merican looks like. Also, there's something about quite a lot of 'em which just..... it's the look of a man/woman who knows nothing about the world and doesn't want to learn.
I think when karl and steve insult each other they should stop and turn on ricky
Ricky is so self aware you can't insult him I'm pretty sure
Ricky would just agree with every point they make
Dylan Fazzi
What can you insult about Ricky? His weight? Teeth? Either way he takes it very well to the point where *you're* the one who feels bad
And I think Ricky is dying for it.....
Never insult the master paying wages
Karl is the best thing thats happened to ricky gervais. He can just give him a random point of discussion and karl has him almost passing out with laughter
The funniest people are usually the ones who dont know they are
No, that would be Stephen Merchant. Ricky has done nothing funny without him.
@@TransoceanicOutreach You really dont like any of Ricky's work that doesn't involve Karl?
Karl: "I took her out last night and she enjoyed herself."
Stephen: "Until she had to write the check."
lmfao.
+niptuck117 Rick - "where did you take her?"
Karl - "down the chippy."
Rick - "AAHAHAHAHA play a record"
but it was a really quality one
'You know I know that' is the best line
*cheque
WildBassfly 'And bread' 🍞
"Ye'r an odd lookin' fella."
" *UH-* "
Steve's always on Karl's ass all the time...he finally gets him back. Awesome.
the funny thing is steve isn't its mostly ricky but karl takes it out on steve because hes a easier target
Liam Haines I disagree. Steve waits in stealth and piles on after Ricky insults Karl; that's extremely annoying and Steve is a wuss for always doing it. Karl just hangs back and says "well you're weird and cheap". ROFL. Its a fact and Karl always has that hole card whenever he needs it. I think its brilliant.
But Steve isn't really that rude in general. Karl is. He just doesn't understand normal etiquette for just not being douchey. Thats not necessarily his fault but I think Ricky and Steve actually have a right to laugh at him. Is that not what the show is about? Karl also is plotting this as they said... Steve doesn't really "plot against" him he just makes fun of how odd he is which is a pretty normal thing. I don't think Steve entirely deserves this... Karl is kind of just pissing with him because he can. Steve usually makes fun of Karl when Karl says things like "I gave you a free keg of lager so therefore I don't have to pay you back change." Also Ricky and Steve both make it very fun and it's usually light hearted when they joke about Karl. Karl is talking about Steve like he looks like a pig-human chimera XD
No he's not, karls always on steves
Its a perfect triangle of hate, ricky insults karl, karl insults steve, steve insults ricky. Its like the circle of life
@@bigbodge the holy trinity
I still listen to these almost every night before falling asleep and they are by far the best things I've ever heard on radio. Karl isn't as innocent as some believe and he would regularly have a pop at Steve in the early days over his appearance. Ricky, being the meal ticket would generally escape criticism. Just 3 great personalities that work perfectly together with little or no effort.
Karl never does anything brutally.
Suzanne Revero Haha yes! So awesomely passive aggressive!
Suzanne Revero I know I waiting for the brutal attack lol maybe that's brutal to a Brit?
Bullshit, you obviously havent listened to the XFM shows, when Karl starts on Steve's looks it is certainly brutal.
@@freedomisslavery6840 he hasn't got it in him to be brutal, he speaks what he sees, there's no malice. He gets a child's pass, because everything he says is innocent.
@@angelkotilainenBecause he's retarded
I think it's good when Karl talks back a bit... But the thing is, there's no trace of humor in his words when he says these things. When he insults Steve it's weirdly serious, ruthless and even appears to be calculated... I mean, Steve has made fun of Karls's head like Ricky, or about his lacking intellect.. But Karl really tries to fuck Steve up by saying stuff like "noone likes you" or that Steve is lonely.
+RandomHumanBeing
Steve's a bit of a creep. His comment about getting angry at how pretty the women were when he attended Carnivale sounded like something a serial killer would say.
There's probably good reason why he's lonely and no one likes him.
+lesterclaypool1 google "christine marzano".
vinceven
And?
We're talking about a podcast that's a decade old.
DrkAzmodaus Don't get me wrong, i love the mean kind of british humor. I love meanness in comedy in general. I just don''t think Karl and Stephen were playing around. To me it seemed like they were actually attacking each other.
+RandomHumanBeing yes they were attacking each other
“I took her out last night and she enjoyed herself”
“Where’d you go?”
“The chippy”
😂
It was fancy, they had bread XD
Karl really said "NO BITCHES"
They're just pissing about.. it's not that fucking serious.
yup
It’s Americans in the comments, they don’t understand the culture
nobody said it was serious
@@pipebombmailer22damn. 9 year reply. I wonder if he even has the account anymore.
@@suspicioustumbleweed4760 lol init also wtf r u doing here
"He's mean, and weird-looking!"
Gervais loves it when these two go at it.
Meh, I don't think Steve is odd looking. He has a nerdy look but that's hardly odd nowadays.
It depends. His eyes always look a little weird, but in the photo in this video he does look pretty normal.
Back in the early 2000s and late 90s when Karl would have first met Steve he looked very freaky. The floppy hair, goofy face, bulging eyes and wurzel accent probably all combined for Karl.
@@Joethefro456 And the height. He first saw Steve standing next to short house Ricky, which didn't help.
Steve probably only feels normal in the neighbouring Netherlands, with all the tall people.
To the people bitching about Smerch taking it badly. This was in the second series of a loooong podcast series in which they rip each other all the time. Steve defends Karl a lot against Ricky in Series 2 and Karl didn't have the balls to fight back against Ricky so he took it out on Steve all the time even when Steve was nothing but nice to him
Absolutely correct.
as a lanky streak of piss myself I always kind of identified with Steve and always loved the sort of back and forth between him and Karl. He's definitely underrated and is probably one of my favorite parts of this show making tender moments between him and Karl, like the scene above, as priceless as a MasterCard.
Ricky's laugh though
Karl is a genius. There is method in his genius madness. I personally think Karl could quite easily wipe the floor with both Ricky and Steve if he wanted too. As he says "Why waste my time?" 😁
of these 3 clowns, karl is the best.
rizzo69ca I enjoy how Karl actually drops wisdom in these shows even though he is portrayed as a simpleton.
hahahaha "Wait a cottonpicking minute!"
In this photo Steve looks by far the least mong
I went to see him live when he did a show in NYC, and he was hilarious.
And I'm a straight man but Steve is one fantastic looking dude!
@Henk de Tank Me too.
Lol
In the early 2000s when this show aired, he was very freaky looking tbf
“I was defending you in the whole monkey discussion” hit me like a freight train
Steve can dish it but he can´t take it.
Ik once Karl said one thing then Steve said look at his fucking orange he his fucking round head
HorseRidingSheep Except from the time where Steve punched Karl for making fun of his eyes
He gives it out just as often if you listen to all the shows.
The Falling Sun as a joke
I think Steve always handles himself just fine and in an amusing manner. What I do find interesting is how Ricky is the one who insults Karl the most, by far, and yet Steve is the one who Karl prefers to goes after.
........and bread.
That's a nice picture of them. Karl has a dumb look on but they all look handsome.
I don't think Karl can help the look. He is what he is.
Steinal and what he is is a cutie
damn you are wet for Karl arent you? this is the 3rd such comment i see from you.Not judging tho
kacsa00001 ;)
Fuck you're obsessed with carl
Eyes bulging with imagined riches
Guys, he's from the original office, he's really not an asshole. I don't think Karl is an "idiot" his logic is just funny as fuck xD
"until she had to write the cheque" haha
People are so quick to criticise Steve Merchant for defending himself but that's fairly normal behaviour to defend yourself when someone insults something you can't control.
I think he's aware Steve picks on him constantly so he's defending himself rather
He's an insecure loser
This is from far the worse thing he called Steve. He freaking called him invalid in radio...
That was awkward.
Why is that word so offensive?
Marasma101 The word itself isn't too offensive, but it was the way it was received that was bad. Steve seemed actually hurt and there was a silence for upward of 5-10 seconds (on live radio, remember).
A Disappointed Horse thanks u cleared that up!
+Alan Jarvis but then you hear steve say "im not an invalid" at the end. I think he genuinely was offended
1 - Steve's adorable and I love him. I don't know what Karl's talking about. :)
2 - I love how much Ricky's acting like a teenage school girl in this video. A giddy little girl who's witnessing a bad case of high school drama. :D
People chill these 3 are rly good friends harsh as something's may sound they are still just aving a laugh with each other 😄
Cheap and no good with women? Maybe there's a show in that?
Maybe it'll get canceled or summat..
a quality chippy ahahahahha
actually true RSK fans would know that karl is the original bully in the Steve Karl relationship... the amount of insults about his looks and personality on the early xfm shows are huge.
Dear Mr and Mrs Merchant, you've given birth to a basketball player.
Would love to go for a pint with these guys ☺
I know Steve from the Tooth Fairy. 🦷🧚♀️
"A little from column A...a little from column B."
"I was thinking about that actualy, Steve."
"Oh god....."
Now that I see them all together in their human bodies and not in cartoon for more than 1 minute, I realize how brilliant the cartoons are. Couldn't be more perfect to reality.
"theres no point pretending anymore."
Steve knows this. He rants about that, that Karl knows his career is dependent on Ricky so never goes after him!
I can just imagine Karl and ricky in a room speaking to Wheatley
I think Steve is the most attractive out of the three of them
The completion isn't much, too be fair
10HitsugayaToshiro Tbf Karl has a weird attractiveness about him. It’s hard to look past the roundness of his head though
Fuh-king BURN. This made me laugh SO MUCH. Also, I love Ricky's giggles of anticipation as Karl begins to insult Steve.
Ricky and Steve provide the best vessel for Karl's idiocy to come to light. Being good writers and subsequently good analysts and possessing wit, they ask Karl the right questions and make the right comments to really make him shine. @Fizz113 I don't think you understand their dynamic, Ricky and Steve aren't malicious towards Karl, they're fascinated.
0:48 Ricky's AH!
When Karl says Valentine's Day it absolutely kills me
ROFL. Ricky is SUCH a shit-stirrer. Muttering in the background "oh he's got you there" etc. Fucking love it when Steve hits back at Karl. Just hilarious.
Steve's anecdotes and one liners were some of the funniest parts of he old XFM shows, funnier than Karl in a lot of cases..
@KyrisTV They have a back and forth the entire time back on the radio show. It started with Steve picking on Karl a bit, but then Steve pretty much stopped and Karl continued insulting him forever. It's hilarious and all in good fun.
Oh my god, Steve is totally hot. What's Karl even thinking?
steve and ricky were being arrogant assholes to Karl. what choice did he have?
+Tyler Williams go after Ricky, the one who insults 10 times more than Steve.
I think Steve is the most attractive out of the three of them
+10HitsugayaToshiro Yeah but that's a bit like saying the Elephant Man is more attractive than the hairy Chinese kid and Pillow Man
+Adam Weishaupt this is probably the best comment i have ever read
oh god thats good
+Adam Weishaupt haha. 👍
without gervais pilk would be know where....remember that lads
Without Pilk, Gervais wouldn't have a comedic legend..remember that laddy.
aintgonnahappen Two words: The Office.
David Musk I doubt Karl would be that bothered if he hadn’t met Gervais though
That's bollocka 😂
@@aintgonnahappen ofc he would, the office, extras, his standup, golden globes...
actually, while steve does insult Karl he has stuck up for him once or twice. It'd make more sense if Karl had a go at ricky
steve can't handle it, classic bully case, I bet he was bullied as a lad. Couldn't handle it and became a bully himself. That's why he gets so defensive.
theyre having a laugh
that's what i was thinking, the whole show is built on laughing at karl but if karl says something mean about steve, he gets offended immediately
Jozef Radvanszki Yup and as a kid Steve was probably made fun of for his appearance so he takes it right up the butt when it is brought up.
Why are Ricky and Steve so shocked that he said this? The entire show is them tearing down every little thing Karl says/does, he has to get back at them once in a while
How I like to make tea:
Put a generous amount of proper chinese tea leaves in the thermos. Add hot water. Add honey. Wait some minutes. Pour it in a cup. Add milk. Drink.
I'd love them to all share a house for a while and be filmed for a fly on the wall style documentary...
0:49 the noise Ricky makes I complete shock, makes me laugh every time XD
Karl’s tone with “no..” at 0:24 is just iconic
He must be pretty funny if he co-wrote The Office, Derek and Extras.
You know that you are one odd looking fella. Their is no point in pretending anymore 😄
Do you also come from someplace far away?
@@MrSnrubs Yes, that will do.
do you have a ruler , Rick.
Hahaha eyes like steve
Karl is a genius. He's pulling the wool over all our eyes.
I like how they all jump on Karl so much but the second he comes back they are blown away and act offended. Hilarious
“Too a chippy” is still funny as hell to this day
To
a quality one
I bunked off work today and all I've done is get stoned and listen to comedy on RUclips xD.
Steve loves to give it but can not handle it!!! He always rips the arse out of Karl but gets sooooo defensive
I think Steve is handsome, his height does it mostly, but he could lose the glasses and im surprised he hasn't yet. Such a tall macho guy should not wear little glasses.
Steve and macho are not two words I thought anyone would match LOL
I think Stephen is actually a really good looking bloke...
Karl is not even trying to be mean. He's just honest. Like a kid. It's quite amazing actually.
Question: Karl mentions that he took his girlfriend out for a "chippy". What is a chippy?
+Ryan Je fish and chips
lol....ok, thx
+Ryan Je Kebab shop
+Ryan Je a quality one though
Steve's a bully, when Karl gives it, Steve cries like a baby
Karl bullies him way more outside the podcast and you can tell but at the end of the day they're just having a lark
"You know he's been planning that.
No I haven't, I was... well...."
He is too honest haha
"you don't even treat her" "...hang on a minute"
to a chippy!!!
I feel sorry for karl
I love Steve. I think he's very cute.
I hate these moments. I always feel so bad for Steve.
1:14 that laugh
Sometimes Ricky laughs so hard he sounds like a faulty Peugeot 103
I think Steve is a handsome guy, and his voice is butter c:
Still?
I think it's cause he had a tougher time growing up whereas Karl had his bike and seemed to have a lot of mates knocking about and is always off in his own little world which seems like a nice place to exist.
It's nice to hear Karl have a go at someone else for a change.