Ricky Gervais
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Podcast Appearances
You still have to go, they have to give it to someone and they still have to go, we put it out on this day. Whereas stand-up, I say, I want to do this venue on this day, sell the tickets, the tickets are taught, I go up, I'm doing this, this is it, goodnight. And I did it. And every single step of the way is absolutely as I wanted it. So it's more and more, how do I get to that?
You still have to go, they have to give it to someone and they still have to go, we put it out on this day. Whereas stand-up, I say, I want to do this venue on this day, sell the tickets, the tickets are taught, I go up, I'm doing this, this is it, goodnight. And I did it. And every single step of the way is absolutely as I wanted it. So it's more and more, how do I get to that?
And I've always known that the most important thing is being sort of happy, really. I've always tried to cut out the middleman, just wanting to be...
And I've always known that the most important thing is being sort of happy, really. I've always tried to cut out the middleman, just wanting to be...
And I've always known that the most important thing is being sort of happy, really. I've always tried to cut out the middleman, just wanting to be...
I'll show you a story that sums it up I think we must be in that 1971 I was like 10 in school and there was a big there was a big thing in the early 70s where a lot of um unskilled or semi-skilled workers were getting money to go on oil rigs so you had carpenters that they were suddenly going to oil rigs and where they were earning like 50 quid a week they were earning like
I'll show you a story that sums it up I think we must be in that 1971 I was like 10 in school and there was a big there was a big thing in the early 70s where a lot of um unskilled or semi-skilled workers were getting money to go on oil rigs so you had carpenters that they were suddenly going to oil rigs and where they were earning like 50 quid a week they were earning like
I'll show you a story that sums it up I think we must be in that 1971 I was like 10 in school and there was a big there was a big thing in the early 70s where a lot of um unskilled or semi-skilled workers were getting money to go on oil rigs so you had carpenters that they were suddenly going to oil rigs and where they were earning like 50 quid a week they were earning like
You know, 500 quid a day on these oil rigs. It was a big thing. It was a big thing in the paper. I remember the teacher doing a thing to the class saying, OK, kids, what would you do with the money if you could earn 500 pounds a day? And it went round and the kids were saying, I'd buy my mum a house, I'd buy a car, I'd buy a horse. And it came to me and I said, I'd work one day a week.
You know, 500 quid a day on these oil rigs. It was a big thing. It was a big thing in the paper. I remember the teacher doing a thing to the class saying, OK, kids, what would you do with the money if you could earn 500 pounds a day? And it went round and the kids were saying, I'd buy my mum a house, I'd buy a car, I'd buy a horse. And it came to me and I said, I'd work one day a week.
You know, 500 quid a day on these oil rigs. It was a big thing. It was a big thing in the paper. I remember the teacher doing a thing to the class saying, OK, kids, what would you do with the money if you could earn 500 pounds a day? And it went round and the kids were saying, I'd buy my mum a house, I'd buy a car, I'd buy a horse. And it came to me and I said, I'd work one day a week.
And I remember just thinking, that would be amazing because I could have the other six days.
And I remember just thinking, that would be amazing because I could have the other six days.
And I remember just thinking, that would be amazing because I could have the other six days.
And man. But it's not scary. It's the thing that you do it. I think driving a car is scary because I can't do it. But when you realize that you've got that safety net for the first, you go out there and you try stuff out. And if it's not working, you don't put the tickets on sale. Right. I've done 50 gigs before I sell out a real gig and I know what it's going to be like.
And man. But it's not scary. It's the thing that you do it. I think driving a car is scary because I can't do it. But when you realize that you've got that safety net for the first, you go out there and you try stuff out. And if it's not working, you don't put the tickets on sale. Right. I've done 50 gigs before I sell out a real gig and I know what it's going to be like.
And man. But it's not scary. It's the thing that you do it. I think driving a car is scary because I can't do it. But when you realize that you've got that safety net for the first, you go out there and you try stuff out. And if it's not working, you don't put the tickets on sale. Right. I've done 50 gigs before I sell out a real gig and I know what it's going to be like.
It's going to be the same as the, you know, I mean, the scary thing is, you know, recently the scary thing is, uh, you know, this council thing being canceled. If you say the wrong thing and suddenly, you know, Netflix can take you off their platform or, you know, um, So that's the scary thing.
It's going to be the same as the, you know, I mean, the scary thing is, you know, recently the scary thing is, uh, you know, this council thing being canceled. If you say the wrong thing and suddenly, you know, Netflix can take you off their platform or, you know, um, So that's the scary thing.
It's going to be the same as the, you know, I mean, the scary thing is, you know, recently the scary thing is, uh, you know, this council thing being canceled. If you say the wrong thing and suddenly, you know, Netflix can take you off their platform or, you know, um, So that's the scary thing.