Ricky Gervais

Well, that's just because it's another character and you commit to it. And that evolves as well.

Well, that's just because it's another character and you commit to it. And that evolves as well.

No, but you can because, like, by the time humanity came around, I'd sort of hit that sweet spot where the audience had known me for 15 years. So they knew what I was doing. They knew the irony. They understood the nuance without me having to explain it. So I could come out and hit the ground running. The important thing is this. Behind the scenes, right, I think with particularly stand-up is...

No, but you can because, like, by the time humanity came around, I'd sort of hit that sweet spot where the audience had known me for 15 years. So they knew what I was doing. They knew the irony. They understood the nuance without me having to explain it. So I could come out and hit the ground running. The important thing is this. Behind the scenes, right, I think with particularly stand-up is...

No, but you can because, like, by the time humanity came around, I'd sort of hit that sweet spot where the audience had known me for 15 years. So they knew what I was doing. They knew the irony. They understood the nuance without me having to explain it. So I could come out and hit the ground running. The important thing is this. Behind the scenes, right, I think with particularly stand-up is...

Traditionally, it's a low status thing. We're a court jester. We go out there with the other peasants and we tease the king, okay? And everyone knows what comedians earn these days. So I can't really go out there and pretend to be struggling, right? I think that would be nauseating and dishonest.

Traditionally, it's a low status thing. We're a court jester. We go out there with the other peasants and we tease the king, okay? And everyone knows what comedians earn these days. So I can't really go out there and pretend to be struggling, right? I think that would be nauseating and dishonest.

Traditionally, it's a low status thing. We're a court jester. We go out there with the other peasants and we tease the king, okay? And everyone knows what comedians earn these days. So I can't really go out there and pretend to be struggling, right? I think that would be nauseating and dishonest.

Yeah. So I keep my low status in two ways. One, I invite them behind the curtain. I say, what, you think it's plain sailing, do you, being rich? Well, look what happened to me when I met so-and-so, or first time I took a private jet, they thought I was the cook. So I do all that, right? And the other way I do it is I talk about things where I'm worse off than them.

Yeah. So I keep my low status in two ways. One, I invite them behind the curtain. I say, what, you think it's plain sailing, do you, being rich? Well, look what happened to me when I met so-and-so, or first time I took a private jet, they thought I was the cook. So I do all that, right? And the other way I do it is I talk about things where I'm worse off than them.

Yeah. So I keep my low status in two ways. One, I invite them behind the curtain. I say, what, you think it's plain sailing, do you, being rich? Well, look what happened to me when I met so-and-so, or first time I took a private jet, they thought I was the cook. So I do all that, right? And the other way I do it is I talk about things where I'm worse off than them.

I talk about being fat and old and in pain and going bald and... Do you know what I mean? Being hated by the press.

I talk about being fat and old and in pain and going bald and... Do you know what I mean? Being hated by the press.

I talk about being fat and old and in pain and going bald and... Do you know what I mean? Being hated by the press.

No, I started before The Office, but I only started in about 1999, I'd say, was my first try. Okay.

No, I started before The Office, but I only started in about 1999, I'd say, was my first try. Okay.

No, I started before The Office, but I only started in about 1999, I'd say, was my first try. Okay.

Yeah, I have to go out there and I want to be the one that says the wrong thing. Whatever the current regime is, I have to say the wrong thing. I have to go against the grain, which is why it was hard for the last sort of few years. You know, I didn't realize half the people would agree with those things on face value. So irony was put in danger recently.

Yeah, I have to go out there and I want to be the one that says the wrong thing. Whatever the current regime is, I have to say the wrong thing. I have to go against the grain, which is why it was hard for the last sort of few years. You know, I didn't realize half the people would agree with those things on face value. So irony was put in danger recently.

Yeah, I have to go out there and I want to be the one that says the wrong thing. Whatever the current regime is, I have to say the wrong thing. I have to go against the grain, which is why it was hard for the last sort of few years. You know, I didn't realize half the people would agree with those things on face value. So irony was put in danger recently.