Ricky Gervais Meets Garry Shandling (pt. 2 of 5)
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- This elusive interview went so poorly that Gervais canceled the rest of the series. Feel free to note your favorite awkward moment in the comments section below.
Fun fact: This series is exec. produced by Peep Show exec. producer Andrew O'Connor.
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I love when Ricky goes to tap Gary's knee and Gary swats him away! Lmao!!
Gary's deep insecurity about his looks is not fake. I love how he played up the vanity as Larry Sanders, but it's very real.
The moment when Ricky Gervais compared Garry Shandling to a member of the Banana Splits, to Shandling's utter confusion and to the laughter of no one except Gervais himself--I think that was the final tipping point when Gervais, seemingly without a shred of irony, became one of his own characters.
Well you know, when you either got exceptional talent or no talent, you should play yourself.
He was pissed most likely for real
Laughed my tits off when Ricky told him what Larry David said and got no response hahaha
Ricky's not Jewish. It's like Michael Scott repeating the Chris Rock routine.
He expected Gary to laugh which would give him a pass for saying it but when Shandling didn't laugh, he realized he had misstepped.
Because Ricky is just an office funny guy, not a real comic.
Every second that goes by, I think Ricky's going to start crying.
4.18. lol, I love the fact that he basically gives Merchant no credit for the office, without Merchant, there is no way that show would be the masterpiece it is. It would be more like the garbage that was afterlife S2+3. 🙄 I am so glad Garry Shandler gave him such a hard time, the cring factor was incredible! RIP mate. 👍
Absolutely. He's gone full Brent now
There's no way that this is just them playing 'roles' - for whatever reason, Gervais genuinely does rub Shandling up the wrong way - check out the body language at 09:36. That isn't just awkward, it's openly hostile. If you watch to the end, after the interview is over but the cameras are still rolling, Gervais immediately walks away, and Shandling turns to the director (or whoever) and apologises. Why would they do that if they were playing around?
9:35 - when gary hits ricky's hand away. My favourite awkward moment.
"Well leave me something to say about you."
Solid.
According to subsequent interviews with Gary Shandling the awkwardness was totally real.
The lack of knowledge about who Shandling is, the readiness to say he's this that and the other, and the praise for Gervais is maddening. Shandling is a very complex person who wrote and starred in one of the best comedy shows ever created. Watch the Larry Sanders Show before you decide anything about anyone. He is revered by most of the people, including Gervais, you think are brilliant.
I can’t think of anyone that is as naturally funny as Gary. It seems every sentence is comedy material, or is it the way he says it? Either way he’s a legend.
Shandling is very eccentric in his own way, to even interview him like this is unheard of or even to get him to agree. It would be like interviewing Alan Moore about The Watchmen movie.
Oh man, 9:35 Ricky tries to touch him just to be friendly and Garry tries to punch his hand away. That was the most awkward part.
9:35
Ricky Gervais - the guy has made me laugh exactly 0 times.
Some people still don't get the fact this is a performance as much as Larry Sanders-they are playing with embarrassment not experiencing it.
Exactly
+perkyporkpie eh.... i think its more like Gervais wanted this to be "his kind of awkward" ... and Garry fuckin' schooled him on how it's really done.
Punksthetic You are right, when you are up against Garry... there is no competition.
So fucking funny when he told him about Bingo. God, I'm going to miss Gary.
Garry is the most briliant mind--RG walked into a bear pit wearing a suit made of raw meat.
he did alright tho :D i called Garry's mom from the phonebook back in like 86 when i was like 11 and she hung up on me directly :p
Someone call 911, there's been a car crash.
Most awkward moment ever 9:35
HIlarious though. Gervais is doing that fake late night talk show thing of touching the guest to make it seem like there's comraderie and Shandling is very down to earth and real.
It's ok -since I opted for the scrolled out of view audio-only experience half way through clip 1, it's all been a smooth, safe, ridiculous ride.
*9.35 - 9.38* is so fucking awkward lol.
this looks painfully real and gervais looks genuinely ill at ease, which makes it very interesting and uncomfortable viewing
Part two, here we go! Thanks!
Love this interview. Love ANY interview with Garry!
You can hear the interview literally nose-dive right near the end
To continue from part 1: When someone is secure and nervous, facing an idol, they become humble. When someone is insecure and nervous, they become arrogant.
You learn the true person when they are out of their comfort zone. And because the true person is not the Gervais that is sitting relaxed and comfortable there and listens to Shandling, the insecurity defined his decision to cancel the series.
3.35 Ah, self-referential material. I had something amazing along those lines once, creative flow, but it was utterly ruined by bad company. So much phoniness in the world. Ugly business.
Hes as good as Larry David loved his show funny as sht, missed him, lovely interview so so talented.
8:36 TMW Garry Schandling realized that trolling Ricky Gervais was gonna be too easy.
So brilliant. As a tribute to Gary this is amazing and as a Ricky Gervais fan I think this is maybe his best work.
Him talking to people is his best work? Nothing he actually wrote and won awards for?
@@soulveiw Ikr wtf was this take.
It’s fascinating on so many levels. Very fearless, interesting and unexpected- and funny, of course. Amazing and underrated for sure.
Garry Shandling seems to have a problem with people touching him.
It's L.A! Look at someone wrong you get shot, nevermind an awkward European fatboy who wants who wants to man-hug & touch knees.
I may have to go back and revisit the original office.
Whether Gervais is playing a game here or not, it's really disappointing to want to hear more about the brilliant Shandling, and just as he starts to open up Gervais starts talking about himself. There is a gulf between Shandling and Gervais in terms of output. What a pity Gervais couldn't just shut up for one time.
Loving it so far.
Gary Shandling is brilliant
Love the moment at 9:35 where ricky touches garys chair for the umpteen time
Gary didn't look like Bingo, he looked like Jimmy Carter.
A stretched out Jewish version of Carter maybe haha
This so great.... SOOOO GREAT. This is like post-comedy or something. Challenging work of art lol!
Garry looks simply annoyed about this bullying, up-start coming to his house and making noise. Ricky simply stands on the shoulders of giants and this particular giant sees him for the wannabe he is.
This is genius. On both parts.
Genius?
Americans are rather liberal with their compliments.
I honestly think Shandling is just widing Gervais up, challenging the conventions of the interview process and the more he can see it throws Gervais off track the more he does it and the further he pushes it
this is incredible! seriously. very incredible.
Both of these guys are hilarious in this interview.
this is the funniest fucking "interview" I've ever heard. God damn this is good comedian stuff.
Killen var med att skriva Albert och Herbert! Respekt!
No no no, you're thinking of Office SPACE. That's the one with the Stapler jokes. The Office is the show that's half times funny and mostly soul crushing in its permeating misery. Good show.
Upon rewatching this, the interview really does start to get uncomfortable the minute Ricky says, "You've got a funny face." He was actually building a rapport until then. After that comment...cringe fest the entire rest of the interview.
At 07:15 is where Shandling has realised he needs an escape route, so follows his PA inside to tell him "get someone to ring the house at 4pm, so I can have an excuse to stop the interview".
RIP
Shandling killed he series. They literally cancelled the show after this interview.
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Gasparagus Productions Garry mentions in an interview that he said to the producers of ricky's show that they should start with his dvd extras first. Because after bbc one they can't easily settle down to do his low energy one. Apperantly producers didnt mention to ricky and when garry came and saw they were doing the bbc first, things started to go south. Judd Apatow says he was mad. After the show garry told ricky what happened and maybe ricky was so embarrassed that he didnt wanna work with the producers that cause the bad experience to happen knowingly.
“Has someone got the internet.” Oh Ricky....
Bingo from the Banana splits. I'm dead
Thing is, it's fairly accurate. Like Smerch looking like Beaker from The Muppets, lol
Can't take the Gervais laughter
Proof that Gervais inside is the lonely loser he writes his self-played characters to be.
This interveiw is actually really funny once you know what happened and have seen the apology garry gave in an interview. It has taken the sting out of the awquardness. Its like when you watched the Office for the first time and found it too cringe to bare then you watch it a second time and its gold. I love this interveiw now, its so interesting and funny.
You have to be fearless "finding the awkward" in any situation and finding it funny. I forget the comedian (Carrell, Colbert, Oliver?) who said that they would look for the smallest moment - walking into an elevator - and do something to intentionally make it awkward, like enter and keep facing backward - just to luxuriate in the awkwardness.
A comedian has to be comfortable "loving that uncomfortable moment" that most people cannot stand.
"I'm takin' a risk."
Garry Shandling was in the middle of the Larry Sanders DVD when he did this interview... you need to watch that DVD to fully understand what's going on here. It's not that he's insulted, or thinks he's better than Ricky, he's just bored with being funny, and wants to talk about "deeper" things. Ricky didn't latch on to what he was trying to do and they clashed. He wasn't being hostile, though.
I think a lot of the awkwardness is shandling is unsure if he’s talking to Ricky or Ricky is doing the interview in character as Brent, so should he go along with it or take it as an interview
When you remove the talent, the writers and the producers, the people with imagination, the standups who got Gervais to where he was at his peak - take them all away and you're left with David Brent.
He wasn't acting.
As his latest shows, in which he has way more creative control, shows that to be true.
This is two masters of squirm comedy squirming in harmony. The fact that parts of it are real makes it even better.
Gervais is not that kind. He genuinely is outplayed here.
Gervas represents the atheist and Shandling the Zen ergo Shandling has the edge
Fuck me, look at the way Shandling reacted when Gervais touched his leg at 9:35
A peek into Garry's genius mind @6:10
I'd like to see Bob Newhart interview Garry Shandling.
Oh, man alive, in that jacket about 8:35 Gervais looks exactly how I imagine 'Jezoc' to look! Brilliant. #jezoc #rickygervais
"I like that Jezoc. He's a real man... Not like you Rick." Mrs. Gervais.
hahaha such a pure reaction of frustration
That's fair enough and interesting too, if all true. I actually feel quite sorry for Shandling now a week on. Originally I felt awkward for Gervais having to conduct such an interview and keep a funny profile - I'm a fan of his work - but it just seemed so awkward and quite sad.
Is this him with his 'funny switch' on?
i had respect for ricky gervais before i watched this
+bihasno 0 The main difference between the two is that Garry was insulted and offensive by everything, even by the fact that Ricky was in his kitchen...while Garry is calling Ricky fat all the time (he can't make up anything more clever) and Ricky doesnt even consider it until its more obvious and then he responds well and politely. And calling Ricky antisemitic is completely out of order.
and now it has turned to awe ?
just cos they're not giving each other backrubs like they're on jimmy fallon doesn't mean they actually hate each other. this is funny.
I don't think this is too awkward. Shandling is doing his shtick, Ricky is slightly over compensating but it's not too bad. The only horrible moment is when Ricky leans over and touches his knee and he reacts instantly!
at first when I saw this comment I thought it was unfair, but going back and looking again I see that your observation is very astute
I know this is an obscure reference but the jewish part at the end kinda reminds me a bit about the SGDQ2014 Tomba 2 Speedrun where one dude constantly tried to crack jokes and the speedrunner just got more and more annoyed.
This is so great
Awkward?!? No. Comedy gold baby.
The uploader of this video has been through the comments and removed all of the positive comments toward Gervais hahahaha. Ffs. Some people.
Look at some of the comments annoyed about too much praise for Ricky. You can’t find a single comment now praising him. 🤣
Maybe most people who used to like Gervais now realise he's actually a bit of a dickhead. Rather than being brilliant at acting like a dickhead - he was just being himself in the Office. Because he is exactly the same here.
He got owned and this video reveals it.
You sound totally paranoid. As if you're the kind of person who WOULD delete comments "in support of" the guy you like.
In my view Ricky is likeable but he's a suckup. He sucks up to powerful people - and don't tell me his Golden Globes performance was some kind of brilliant takedown of pompous Hollywood....
Why ?
Because everyone was laughing at the time, and he was lauded and praised by everyone after.
Watch his Interactions with Seinfeld, Chris Rock and Louis CK. The video is on RUclips. Four people and guess who is the odd one out ?
It's Ricky.
He is a suckup. He kisses ass because he wants to climb the ranks. That he makes a few jokes at an Awards Show doesn't make him any less of a social climbing, celebrity worshipper (the same show that invited him back to do another routine, meaning, no they didn't hate him, they loved him and he loves them).
It makes him a hypocrite. He loves to take all the praise for "destroying Hollywood", which he didn't do, rather he was there as one of them, as their friends and he did a routine they loved.
Then after receiving praise for taking down Hollywood, he moves there and starts making movies with them. Oh man he must be HATED in Hollywood right ? No. They love him because his tongue is permanently in their asses.
Shandling is trying to get Ricky to be normal. To stop kissing ass, to stop mucking around. He's seen through Gervais. He realises this guy is barely funny, but very lucky
But mostly, it's obvious to everyone who watches this video that Ricky can't stop being rude, silly and stupid. Going through the fridge FFS ? Who does that ?
You've just walked into the house of someone you've never met, and you're going through their fridge in 5 seconds of arriving.
Seriously, who does that ? On camera or off ? Meet the guy, be courteous and respectful, don't just think he's going to be "on" all the time, because you want him to be. That's what Gervais doesn't understand...the ass kissing continues tho.
Another comment said it best:
Gary is funny. He loves comedy. He doesn't care if people like him or not, he wants to make them laugh - like the brilliant Sam Kinnison.
He is all about the psychology of human behaviour and the comedic elements involved in that.
Ricky is the kind of guy who practised comedy and acts funny to get people to like him.
Ricky memorises jokes from a book, then tells them to other people so they will like him.
Garry wrote the book.
That's the difference.
Also:
This video is Ricky's unmasking. Most of his fans suspect he's either annoying, or acting - they cannot tell but hope he's acting.
This video reveals that he's not acting annoying, he actually is annoying.
Once you realise that, the whole schtick is dead.
Ricky is smart enough to realise that this video was dangerous to his celebrity, his money and his movies and TV shows.
That's why he cancelled the series. The whole series. Because of this one interview.
Who does that ?
Let me just make that clear.
You're here, making a claim that the uploader has deleted all the "pro Ricky" comments - just because there are no pro Ricky comments.
Ricky Gervais had an entire series COMPLETE. All episodes filmed. All included on the DVDs.
Then he CANCELLED IT. Why would he do that ?
Because this interview was included.
To reimburse the distributors cost him alot of money, but he did it.
He wasn't willing to, or didn't have enough money to, get all the DVDs remade WITHOUT this interview.
So he cancelled the show, scrapped all the DVDs and that was that.
That's because he is so thin-skinned behind his fake laugh and fake comedian act, that he cannot stand ANYONE seeing him taken down a peg.
He must be worshipped, he must be viewed as the hilarious brilliant British comedian who takes no prisoners.
In reality, he is exactly who he supposedly parodies.
Would Karl Pilkington be funny, if he was genuinely, truthfully the guy he pretends to be ? Hell no, all his material would be sad, with people like Ricky picking on a genuinely retarded individual.
Let's say the Office was a reality TV show. Would people find David Brent funny ? Hell no. He's an annoying, small-minded, petty, pathetic little loser who tries to use comedy to get people to like him, but who is basically self-absorbed, and mean. But has no ability to self reflect on how his actions influence others. Or doesn't care.
David Brent was supposedly a brilliantly written character because, the audience asks, "Wow, how can they write this guy to be so cringeworthy, yet so similar to real life middle manager ? Brilliant".
But really, it's just Ricky improvising, and being himself. Nobody thinks that is funny. Unless you actually empathise with David Brent and see him as the hero of the show, in which case, you'd have to be the same as he is, right ?
So that's basically why nobody supports Ricky here.
Because he's showed everyone he wasn't acting as David Brent.
He WAS David Brent.
Jim Reily that’s literally mental that you’ve written that much about your dislike for Gervais. I’m not going to read it all, sorry.
I know the OP deleted the positive comments because when I first watched this video about 6 years ago, the comments section was filled with Gervais fans hating on Shandling for being weird. Now, you can’t find a single comment in support of Gervais. I just thought it was hilarious that someone would be bothered enough to do that.
The description of this interview is untrue. I've seen the other people Ricky interviewed. The interviews were great.
Shsndlng seems to be genuinely disturbed.
Jesus, that little flinch at Ricky's hand at the end... so fucking awkward.
This is genius
this is amazingly funny, made even more so by the comments from all those people that don't get it
Thank you! Please read my comment up thread. I think people missed that it's two comedic geniuses who are both legendarily authentic, having a conversation that is very much off the scale of "normal" interviews. Great stuff.
He's fucking around..
I think he meant what sort of office work, not an actual description of the office Ricky worked in.
Garry Shandling, RIP
If people don't understand that the awkward moments are intentional, they need to actually watch the Larry Sanders Show. THE ENTIRE SHOW HINGES ON AWKWARD COMEDY. Both men are playing off of it. Jesus.
I don't think the conversation ever seems to get to the stage of REALLY awkward, but Garry genuinely didn't seem to like Ricky's typical touching thing that he does whenever he finds something really funny.
They have a strange but very interesting chemistry
I don't see what was considered poor about this interview, it was off script, they had not met one another until the camera began to roll. I've seen this several times to dissect, and I think it was a brilliant mistake. Better than anything on TV talkshows.
I found it super interesting! I mean obviously things got off on the wrong foot but that didn't stop both of them being genuinely funny and handling it with humour
Where's part 3?
+Muttley It's behind the door in a pool of blood.
+Leroy Lang Lol, along with Ricky's body.
Rip in peace in pieces
WATCH THE AWKWARD HAND BASH @9.35!!!
Garry is pissed that no one informed him beforehand that the BBC interview with Gervais is on, he initially wants his interview with Gervais to go on first for his DVD because it's more subdued and serious. As he said from an interview it's much easier to go serious first and switch to funny than vice versa. Obviously irritated he goes on with interview to see Gervais' reaction and as Garry's explanation from another interview "i'll be damned if nothing happens with this interview if i go along with it".
Ricky didn’t do his homework on Gary, if he had he would of known Gary was introspective in interviews
i smoked a joint with gary shandling & nic diamonds from the unicorns.
both were in on it
That's not post modern, Ricky. That's a melodist taking the piss.
What a nice and insightful comment!
I think shandling is frustrated with gervais acting like a seasoned comedian.
On second viewing years apart this wasn't really as uncomfortable as I remembered it. In fact, they were both funny. The meat of this interview is pretty solid stuff - - only some peripheral scenes were awkward. Gervais seemed a bit nervous hence his forced laughter (more than usual).
@Brendos17 from the clips I've seen of it on this, I probably don't.
Garry reminds me so much of Phil Hellmuth it’s unbelievable
I can't decide whether Shandling didn't really get Gervais's classic British affectionate piss-taking or whether he was *playing* someone who didn't get it. Similarly, I can't decide whether Gervais didn't get that Shandling was trying to play him, or whether he was *playing* someone who didn't get that.
I need to watch the whole thing but right now this looks like two smart-arses trying to outsmart each other and ending up with a car crash.
I actually remember this.