After Life (Non Spoiler) Review

[@nonbeliever3745]

The biggest aspect of Merchant’s power in their collaboration was surely his ability to stop making stuff too sentimental. The office had just the right amount of sweetness in it. Merchant seems to have been able to identify a little bit of sugar in the recipe lifts the whole thing, but just the right amount - Ricky dumps the whole bag of sugar in the pot. It’s unbearable and just feels horribly manipulative and becomes cringe. Thank God merchant was there to keep the early stuff together. Ricky these days would have had Tim crying over a photo of Dawn with Coldplay in the background. Every episode.

[@forestsunset9617]

I honestly think Gervais, when it comes to TV and stand-up, is a chancer. I think he is a guy who is funny enough as a person but has no talent. he has spent his career piggy backing funny people to get on. Now he is big enough to not need them, we can see how lazy and crap he really is. After Life and low hanging trans jokes. Or talking about how god doesn't exist to make himself look more clever than he actually is. He is full of shit.

[@robertprice6758]

Theres no sweetness in the office, its the most cynical show ever made

[@RayyanKhanRayyanKhan]

@@robertprice6758I would give the title of most cynical show to Peep Show to be honest

[@WetTipss]

@@robertprice6758 There are definitely sweet moments in the Office.

[@MartinHiggins1972]

@@robertprice6758 There very much is sweetness in the final Christmas episode.

[@adereynolds]

Despite generally being tedious, mawkish bullshit, it's fascinating to see Gervais get all the female characters to tell him how funny and nice and clever he is. While playing himself. Writing lines praising himself.

[@jimbobbby]

That's exactly it. He goes round being a prick and calling everyone a cunt and then at some point someone (usually a woman) goes "you're such a nice guy tony" despite never showing any evidence of that at any point in the entire show.

[@Troll_the_Trolls]

@@jimbobbby 🤣🤣🤣

[@Wildbillhitchcock]

He's a rich Matt Hoss.

[@sebastianb.1926]

And people hold Louis CK in contempt for doing that in his private life.

[@rufusevans7844]

People keep telling him he's 'a good man' , based on what? He's only an arsehole in this.

[@dogcatdogable]

Should've called it After Wife

[@westerling8436]

Dafter Wife

[@MartinHiggins1972]

After Steve

[@DM-kv9kj]

Bafta Strife

[@Pheonix8877]

That you Karl?

[@PerkoVY]

After Shite

[@rivolinho]

It became clear to me once he parted ways with Gervais that Steve Merchant was the real brains of that operation. Anyone who's seen Hello Ladies will notice the same deft touch with writing that was there in The Office and Extras. Derek and After Life are like student productions in comparison.

[@SandyYoung1]

It fucking pains me how much better hello ladies and Outlaws is than than this mawkish,soppy,badly written and acted shite. thank fuck someone else agrees,have a like.

[@M00NDANCEMIKE]

@@SandyYoung1 To b honest post extra it's all been shite. Haven't seen Outlaws but Hello Ladies is pretty bad

[@tcw8287]

I can't even look at the poster of Derek

[@SandyYoung1]

@@M00NDANCEMIKE hello ladies is the program afterlife could have been

[@toddchavez5671]

I think one thing Gervais is good at is surrounding himself with funny people. Even though Derek was mostly shite, David Earl and Karl Pilkington both really cracked me up.

[@Jojahn]

thing that got me was that he wrote characters whose purpose is to say something stupid for his character to belittle and show how clever his character is, again does this over and over.

[@herbie.e]

He sets up situations to make himself look better, I’ve noticed this more and more. But I ain’t complaining, After Life is what it is. (Even though it should of ended 2 seasons ago)

[@Wildbillhitchcock]

@@herbie.e *3 seasons ago.

[@Wildbillhitchcock]

I truly hate the show. The fucking sentimental music (around 4 or 5 songs per 25 minute episode), the strawmen he likes to argue with so he's pictured as the clever one, the all-round disgusting dialogue which isn't shock value anymore (as it was in other shows)... Oh, and that stench of self-importance when discussing atheism and other topics. Fucking insufferable. However, the thing I hate the most about the show is the mischaracterization of mental illness. I don't think Gervais has been depressed one single solitary fucking day in his life. "I can be a dick to everyone because I always have suicide to fall back on" would be funny if Gervais didn't take the show and himself so seriously, but he does so to a dangerously egotistical degree. The show does nothing but present his own fat cat fucking obsessions, all the while demeaning everything that is not worthy of his consideration. Truly deplorable and idiotic garbage.

[@gilbertwalker3222]

@@Wildbillhitchcock Aye lad, nailed. Gervais’ bitter, pseudo-intellectual recurring takes on religion and philosophy are truly insufferable. The fact he’s written it, with a character so like himself, makes it seem like the ‘gotchya’ moments are just self congratulatory wank fantasies.

[@kappa2275]

@@gilbertwalker3222 remember that magazine cover of him as a crucified Jesus with "ATHEIST" on his chest in blood? what a load of shite

[@Davidjagoartist]

Gervais shoehorns so many of his opinions in the show and they don't come up against any kind of arguments, the character is correct and everyone else is a buffoon. There's a certain irony to afterlifes broad appeal, like Gervais eventually ended up creating 'when the whistle blows', please watch the rest of afterlife series 3 I'd love to hear your observations, the final episode reminded me of Mr Burns in the episode of the Simpsons where he creates his own movie. "You truly are the king of kings!!"

[@upon-fe2720]

@Gavin Gas I'd say Gervais is the Wernstrom to Merchants Farnsworth.

[@JMcWin]

omfg, exactly!

[@jimmy7434]

We’re all watching though

[@forestsunset9617]

@P JL He only did Derek because a storm was brewing over "Mong-gate". He thought he could cancel his future cancelling by playing a mong character he'd been previously filmed just for fun. Add some Coldplay and now he's compassionate to the mongs, not laughing at them like he normally did.

[@sebastianb.1926]

Afterlife is in the same category as Crocodile Dundee or Good Will Hunting - actor-director-screenwriter giving himself a wank onscreen.

[@RealmDesigner]

A sane voice in an insane world. Afterlife is crazy shite.

[@educateme8455]

It was shite but I liked it.

[@educateme8455]

Watched this and Derek during another depression phase. It passed the time. Better than staring at a wall. But wow I'm glad I didn't see the brutal and correct criticisms at the time. There needs to be a proper show about depression. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/iobIg3d3Z76rqdE

[@PenaltyKicc]

I liked it despite it not being great.

[@sanfordcurtis8242]

Season 3 was utter dogshit

[@TimoFromNorway]

And most people don't point this shite out?! You don't even have to be some cinephile to pick it apart... It's so obvious, yet this shite is adored. I'm going mental seeing the praise on thise shite more than any other media. What is wrong with every person i cross every singe day?

[@MrTCBrady]

every Ricky Gervais chracter is just a self insert. his characters say the same shite he says in his stand ups and his twitter. its all shite.

[@Pebble_Collector]

Maybe back in the early 2000s he took it to heart when people thought he was just like David Brent so had to show them that he wasn't a fool IRL but by doing so created really boring lead characters. Extras was a funny sitcom but the character of Andy was very forgettable.

[@cubeh8331]

That bit with her swimming was genuinely giving me the fear.

[@キラキラくりくり頭]

I still don't believe that it was really her. I think it was a succubus with a paper cut out mask of the actress.

[@kernel-pult]

@@キラキラくりくり頭 if you look closely you can see a line where her face ends and the body double starts - between her jaw and her ear. also the face visibly shakes in the last few frames while the body stays still.

[@billysurr4918]

He really ended up making his own ‘When the Whistle Blows’.

[@kincaid7550]

​@@nolikeygsomnipresence270whistle!!!! 😂

[@WanderingChin]

When The W Blows

[@RandomAbbo]

Are you having a laugh, is he having a laugh?

[@markcopeland3011]

Afterlife is television for people who think "Live. Laugh. Love" is a deep and profound statement.

[@dimwit3006]

No afterlife is a show for Joe Rogan Atheists from Smethwick

[@MrHEC381991]

lol You hit the nail on the head.

[@Mine4062]

The people Ricky built the first half of his career saying were idiots with no taste.

[@patrickrowell6288]

Haha, superbly put. Completely agree 👏

[@tcw8287]

Hahahahahha brilliant. There is definitely not three series worth of dissecting grief.

[@lunedog794]

He’s not wrong. After Life was so formulaic; every episode was practically the same. Stephen Merchant is easily the better director too. The overuse of dolly shots was particularly noticeable.

[@michael2908]

@Gavin Gas fair play for making it through 18 episodes.

[@TheHappyKamper]

I totally noticed the dolly shot thing, even though I didn't actually know that's what it's called.

[@educateme8455]

His wife died man

[@dropit7694]

Ricky gervais what a director, he made the whole thing a slog the same way the main character goes through every day of his life, masterful.

[@MillersRetroArt]

Yeah you're not wrong. Although some parts were funny, it's pretty clear Merchant was the brains behind a lot of the writing, Gervais's humour is pretty childish and bogs down to using the word c**t, shit jokes, etc. Where I think Merchant's is more wittier and dry. I think Gervais needs a co-writer to be able to write a better show. Even in other series he's wrote its just so black and white. The music he picks literally has lyrics to what is being shown on the screen, and theres always some lesser character for his character to bully. Wether its Kev or Pilkingtons character from Derek, Lenny from Afterlife etc. But for some reason everyone thinks he's a genius.

[@thisaccountisdead168]

The point about Derek and After Life being a wind up was so cathartic. I always felt mental when people were raving about Derek and the first season of After Life. I don't believe that anyone would have enjoyed either of those shows if the name Ricky Gervais wasn't attached to it. Both shows were the most superficial, surface level "push the sad music button now" pish interspersed with old jokes that Gervais has told a hundred times before.

[@MrDilkington15]

i love ricky gervais but that derek looks like the worst piece crap thats ever existed haha

[@petelangley7546]

Exactly this. It's absolutely appalling and everything Gervais used to sneer at. Telly for thick people with a dog (admittedly a weird new genre he's created).

[@Jyjinn607]

Yes, cathartic for me too, exactly the same! I feel like Merchant was reigning in R.G.'s worst impulses: maudlin, cookie-cutter, saccharine, boring.

[@user-xc7uo6md3n]

I watched a few episodes of Derek, I thought it was alright untill I realized I wasn't even laughing or enjoying it, I was just staring at a box waiting for something...

[@SpecR22]

He's using the Simon Cowell music cue and pulling heart strings shite, getting boring now.

[@Goochbot]

Nice to see you mention that Ricky co-wrote The Office, because the way he talks about it you'd swear it was a solo effort. You can tell a solo work by Ricky, because it'll be badly directed shite.

[@callixvision6481]

You could tell from listening to XFM that Merchant was the funnier of the two.

[@bigbodge]

@@callixvision6481 eyes bulging with imagined co-writer roles

[@MBobo18]

@@bigbodge Eyes that stick out from their head... Steve

[@bigbodge]

@@MBobo18 He's done you and he's not even here!

[@forestsunset9617]

@@MBobo18 There's this thing in it

[@presh78dupa]

The swimming face looks like one of those cardboard celebrity masks you can buy from a shop .

[@razmataz2823]

Lol

[@peter4210]

" a drug addict guy who is addicted i think to drugs" 10/10 perfect movie

[@Wildbillhitchcock]

"A drug addict guy who is addicted, I THINK, to drugs" That's an amazingly good guess.

[@Comedy-xo1xp]

That's basically the entire plot for "Trainspotting"

[@Manhandle730]

@@Comedy-xo1xp they are on specific drugs and they are able to portray people you would see that are addicted to the drugs. It’s a huge difference between interesting story telling and lazy writing.

[@21innocentbystander]

You do understand why he said that, right?

[@peter4210]

@@21innocentbystander No, and I honestly do not care. This comment is 1 year old

[@Flurgburglr]

Agree so much. After the Office and Extras Gervais only make super sentimental droopy clichè garbage

[@Afrojoet]

Aye everything he's done without Merchant has been pish

[@Flurgburglr]

@Daniel W I've seen clips that are really funny from After Life but the droopy sentimental stuff just makes it impossible to watch through the series for me.

[@lorcanoconnor6274]

I think the explanation is that Steven Merchant wrote The Office

[@SeanS102]

Even Extras has got some of that modern Gervais stuff creeping in

[@Aardvarked88]

Extras was funny in places but I think it's massively overrated. Doesn't even come close to the Office.

[@Amaru19]

After Life is simply Gervais daydreaming about how deep he would be if Jane died.

[@Bathedinmarigold]

Limmy needs to review more movies/ tv shows

[@strumbolli]

He really does. This is so on point!

[@dimwit3006]

Yes man banging comment as always. See you later, alright

[@bausy2196]

I really don't think he should. He is too basic to get anything with depth

[@davemc5374]

@@bausy2196 basic, lol. On point usually, just not pretentious.

[@mhdj31]

I feel like Merchant is self aware and understands the importance of subtlety/nuance and is also sharper/more witty while Gervais takes himself too seriously and thinks of himself as more of a deep thinker so shoehorns all of his own personal philosophies into everything he does, making it more of a vanity project than a comedy. There’s no humour in writing yourself as the hero, not to mention he can’t seem to write a character that anyone cares about as none of them feel like real people.

[@lukasdonald1639]

Couldn't agree more

[@Nanancay]

I liked afterlife but this seems true lol, he threw in some atheism and apparently that's just a thing he always does LOL

[@hehwhwh727]

Merchant has said it was Ricky who made sure The Office was more subtle than Steve imagined it

[@Ldoggmillionaire]

@@hehwhwh727 so when he was starting out he was true to himself and a great artist who wanted to create something that was incredible. No hes just a sell out who’ll put out any shite to get millions from Netflix

[@sionyn]

100% spot on. Insert scene of middle-aged person or pensioner talking about some mundane thing, then they drop a rude word. Cut to the office where they are all just sat there like dummies. Repeat.

[@syncops834]

Are you saying the office is the same or?

[@Ben-xp6wl]

@@syncops834 think he's talking about the newspaper office in afterlife

[@syncops834]

@@Ben-xp6wl oh yeah I see

[@sionyn]

@@syncops834 no, The Office is brilliant.

[@123hinchy]

I used to be an absolute die-hard Gervais fan, but as time has gone on you can tell more and more that Merchant was the brains behind it all. Just look at the stuff they have done since parting ways. Derek and After Life are absolute shite. Merchant directed a brilliant film in Fighting with my Family and his new drama the Outlaws is great too. I sort of think Gervais has become what he was satirising in Extras. There's an episode when he goes to the pub to get attention from (what is displayed as) common people because his peers hated his lowest common denominator comedy. After Life is a bit like that, and you see him lapping up all the compliments on Twitter while it gets panned by critics for having the emotional depth of a pancake. He's got his fans now and he'll pander to them for the rest of his career.

[@paulsmith7636]

Check out Merchants show from a few years back “Hello Ladies”… One series and a short movie to end it… so underrated and better than anything Gervais has done since they went their separate ways

[@butterflymoon6368]

it wouldn't be a problem if he wasn't so arrogant.

[@AndyG85]

I’m glad someone’s said this because I thought I was going mad. The whole of Twitter seems to think the show is miraculous. Here are my problems with it: 1. He’s too miserable and unpleasant for too long. It’s just not realistic that even his best friend wouldn’t get sick of him past about a fortnight - but everyone in the show indulges him. 2. His wife seemed to spend her entire last week on this earth making videos telling him how wonderful he is - even though from the only evidence we have, he was insufferable. 3. Paul Kaye’s character seems to belong on a completely different show. Why would anyone spend more than a minute in his office, before demanding a refund and reporting him? It’s nice in places and funny in places - but come on…

[@Troll_the_Trolls]

Paul Kayes character was funny but you can tell Gervais just wants the outrageous factor to shock people into laughing

[@AndyG85]

@@Troll_the_Trolls Absolutely. Maybe he’s there for the Americans who love their outrage? As a Brit and a big fan of The Office, it just seemed like lazy writing to be shoehorned in like that. I do find those scenes funny - but I have to pretend it’s a different show. Maybe he has to attend those sessions as part of a poorly-funded reform scheme in a 1950s prison.

[@Troll_the_Trolls]

@@AndyG85 🤣🤣🤣 i bet Americans are shocked by it honestly in parts but the sentimental cliches they will be lapping up

[@dddgtsd]

It's Gervais catering to his new fanbase, middled aged American women with pictures of their dogs as their Facebook profile pictures. They make up 90% of his fans now, the people who enjoyed The Office have moved on now and he can't be bothered to try and cater to them.

[@mickeygoldmill3852]

paul kay was absolutely amazing in it!

[@bretfrag]

Something that comes across from the opening scene is a general feeling of amateurishness; the sets, the lighting,, the way it's shot, etc. all feel really fake. There's a bunch of implausible incidental characters written to be stupid and obnoxious and make Tony seem clever and likeable by comparison. The contrived, clunky feeling of the script from a seasoned TV writer is shocking. The other really off-putting thing is how much it feels like a window into a very personal fantasy of Gervais's. Tony's grief is a superpower that allows him to see things for how they really are and speak uncomfortable existential truths that the average pleb can't handle. It mirrors uncannily Gervais's habit of saying something offensive about some oft-ridiculed group, and then pivoting to some bleak, existential truth bomb whenever he cops any flak. 'Who cares if I say "mong" when there's no God and we evolved from apes in a meaningless universe?' Gervais really seems to get off on the idea that he's in a special minority who have assimilated these bleak existential truths and that the psychological burden he carries justifies or redeems being a prick to people. Also *hate* the weird mawkish attitude he has towards care workers, nurses and old people. It's like their closeness to sickness and death exempts them from Gervais's mockery and judgement. It's a strangely puritanical outlook from such an outspoken atheist.

[@scerpalman]

@@nolikeygsomnipresence270 his Mum did as well.

[@jpa_fasty3997]

''Who cares if I say "mong" when there's no God and we evolved from apes in a meaningless universe?'' Where are you quoting/paraphrasing this from? As someone who is a fan of RG and has watched probably hours of his defences against criticism, I have never heard him say anything that even comes close to this logic. Where are you getting that from? Particularly the 'meaningless universe' bit, that seems completely at odds with how he sees the world. Which is far more along the lines of: in spite of living in a world with so many bleak existential truths, we derive meaning from our interaction with others, particularly through kindness. Also at no point is it implied that Tony's grief allows him to see things for what they really are. Tony's grief allows him to say what he pleases, it allows him to say things that people often think, but are too afraid to say. That does not imply they are correct. In fact, the finale of the show completely undermines your point, in that he transforms his outlook on the world to be more in line with what the wiser and kinder people in the show already know: that there is meaning in life in spite of those existential truths. He shows throughout the show through the other characters that there is hope and that it isn't all meaningless, and right at the end Tony realises that too. I can see you dislike the fella, and fair enough, but at least try to understand what you're watching.

[@Troll_the_Trolls]

Good breakdown man

[@gilbertwalker3222]

I can actually hear his voice saying that ‘Who cares if I say “mong” when there’s no God and we evolved from apes in a meaningless universe’... as his voice speeds up in bitter excitement. God Gervais is a mong.

[@gilbertwalker3222]

@@jpa_fasty3997 did you never listen to XFM? It literally sounds like something Gervais would say. He’s a pseudo-nihilist that plays the ‘kind atheist’ shtick. What is there to understand? Gervais’ world view isn’t Homer’s ‘The Oddesy’... there’s not a lore or cannon. It’s really not that deep. Gervais is a nasty, bitter, little man that’s written absolute tripe since The Office.

[@InfernalPasquale]

I have just watched an 18 minute review of a show I have never watched nor ever intend to watch. I loved every second of it.

[@user-xc7uo6md3n]

🎉

[@nkenchington6575]

did you fist-pump the air?

[@Troll_the_Trolls]

I gasped

[@stuartparsons4948]

I bet you can't wait to not see it.

[@prodigalretrod]

I sharted.

[@retcon1991]

When Derek came out, the public's response genuinely made me feel like I was losing my mind.

[@borismuller86]

It is funny how in Extras his character is obsessed with being taken seriously as a creative and not making lowest-common-denominator television. Then he makes Derek and Afterlife and you realise he clearly opted for money over credibility. It’s almost profound, in a way.

[@lunachu8691]

There was usually a scene in it with Brian Gittins that stuck in the memory. These managed to erase the remaining 29 minutes of Ricky Gervais monkeying around and an entire script basically telling Ricky he’s the kindest person in the world over and over again. If you just watch a 4 minute highlight reel it’s just Gittins.

[@shrisiva4016]

It's genuinely offensive in its portrayal of disabled people

[@educateme8455]

I tried to look on the bright side and find all the Afterlife parodies....there's fuck all. They don't exist. Because tv doesn't exist anymore. Sad

[@bewley7]

Hahaha , definitely

[@MFCMUFC]

That scene of her swimming is the funniest part of the series

[@Troll_the_Trolls]

Its the scariest

[@robertjackson8950]

How did Ricky watch that and think "yeah that's good, I'm happy with that" ITS SO BAD AND FUNNY LOOKING!!! 😭😭😭

[@Zacharias618]

As time goes on I've started to recognise what a serial narcissist Ricky Gervais is.

[@joshuaevans5943]

The really sad part is he never used to be. In XFM days he was nothing like he is now, bring that bloke back, not the shite he's become

[@TheCooderix]

All of the comedians are. Like seriously, have you seen any clip with Jerry Seinfield? Bill Burr?

[@HOTD108_]

The only good thing about Derek was just seeing more of Karl Pilkington. The rest is such sentimental lip service tripe.

[@user-xc7uo6md3n]

Karl was the best

[@ARB1452]

couldn't finish s2 without him.

[@Mine4062]

There goes your role in Ricky's next series. You were gonna be one of the zany eccentrics that teaches him a heartwarming life lesson set to Coldplay or Cat Stevens or some shit like that. At least thats the general arc of the series but somehow of every episode as well.

[@philipthegreat4126]

0:44 When I buy drugs, I say "I'm buying drugs" as a joke. I prefer it to specifying which drugs I'm purchasing.

[@onc-g9z]

one drugs please mr dealer

[@bigbodge]

@@onc-g9z want that in a brown paper bag or have you brought your bag for life

[@Aardvarked88]

ibuprofen in a brown paper bag

[@erice5847]

I think it's something to do with the fact that since the office he has become increasingly out of touch with the typical person's actual experience of life

[@xxczerxx]

Yeah, that happens to bands as well. They start making songs about 1) being on the road touring and 2) world peace, and it's all over, completely out of touch.

[@najtrows]

The Invention of Lying was the start of the deranged downfall I think

[@NecroMoz]

Crazy that the best writer/actor from The Office turned out to be Mackenzie Crook. Detectorists pisses all over anything Gervais or Merchant have done since

[@prappsy]

Even Worzel Gummidge pisses over anything they’ve done since. Gervais wishes he could do gentle positivity that well.

[@Pebble_Collector]

I found Hello Ladies funny but at the same time the writing was very predictable in the sense of every episode having the same outcome, Steve's character never catching a break. EDIT: The latest one where he is doing community service with minor criminals, however, is shite.

[@beansegg7579]

Never thought I'd find someone else who likes Detectorists

[@barrymore87]

@@beansegg7579 brilliant show. but I know what you mean. everytine I ask someone if they have seen it they look at me blankly.

[@thepreposterich3553]

@@beansegg7579 Detectorists is like a nice warm blanket to watch. It absolutely nails comedy and poignancy. It's such a fantastic series. I've never heard Gervais or Merchant even mention it, let it alone big it up. Pretty sad.

[@IzzyWizzy1982]

I thought I was the only one who didn’t like Afterlife, lol, I’ve found some new friends. I watched Extras when it was out and hated it, but I think because I watched it straight after the office, I couldn’t see Ricky Gervais as anyone other than David Brent. I revisited some years later and I think Extras is great, very underated.

[@angusmarch1066]

Welcome, Brother to the Hallowed Order of Based Afterlife Haters. It really was a dreary bit of tat. I couldnt get past like, episode 4.

[@deelan8664]

Might be a hot take but I think Extras had higher highs than The Office

[@TheLunarnotes]

100% agree, absolutely cannot stand the gushing feedback he gets online from people who confess that they cried and I just think you have fallen for his crass attempt at emotional depth, he tries every trick in book to force an emotional response , it is so crass and cringeworthy. I stopped watching after he had a f*cling Coldplay track to heighten the sadness. Mainstream garbage. Derick was even worse, gratuitous sentimental pap.

[@forestsunset9617]

At least Derick had Karl for a few episodes until Gervais farted in his face and he quit.

[@Troll_the_Trolls]

Agree

[@jayneallisonlaity9891]

If you don't like it.......You can turn it off......watch something else

[@TheLunarnotes]

@@jayneallisonlaity9891 I love this overly used retort. Oh yeeahh, duuuh, silly me, I have will power and freedom of choice, what a clutz. Thank you.

[@MWG-qv2hq]

@@jayneallisonlaity9891 Ricky Gervais has never criticised anything has he

[@fsikijelfes8660]

I loved the whole Karl Ricky Stephen crew ever since I first stumbled upon their xfm show. After that I tried to watch Rickys shows but they all feel so shitty and fake-sentimental, like theyre always reaching super hard for an award or something

[@TheWaveGoodbye-Music]

Probably is, he always mentioned his awards on xfm, he always has his awards in the background, never came across somebody who loves themselves so much 😆

[@aruntakhar]

I think Ricky Gervais actually has a fair bit of David Brent in him. It's why he was able to play and write the character so well.

[@jackseaton7486]

I agree and he's become less self aware as he's become famous

[@cmg1819]

Maybe. Also I think Coogan uses partridge character to project a little bit of himself and inner beliefs that would probably be frowned on if it was real.

[@patrickhughes8040]

So vindicated hearing him say it's shite

[@afoxdesign]

Everything feels off in that show. I’m fairly sure Gervais has lost all sense of what real life struggles look like. His portrayal of depression and grief just seem phoney and glib. It’s lazy, clichéd writing. It’s almost Partidge-like with his “needless to say I had the last laugh” mentality… that scene where he throws a cactus through a car window and struts off smugly, he should/would have gotten his arse kicked

[@robintaylor-jenkins5774]

Agree with that scene was a bit silly when the guy did fuck all lol

[@afoxdesign]

​@@robintaylor-jenkins5774 And the scene where two youths try to mug him. Tony hits one and walks away unscathed. Ricky Gervais has become the Steven Seagal of sitcoms

[@LukasOfTheLight]

Imagine if there had been a child in the back seat. Just mad, lazily-written, deranged behaviour to show how much of a "tortured, anti-hero, relatable bastard" Tony is, when in reality he's somewhere between a cliche and Ted fucking Bundy.

[@Overstatement]

Fun fact this routine was recently awarded 5 stars by Stewart Lee, who describes it on stage by pretend cry-wanking and saying "She's dead... she's dead"

[@jonnyjp8486]

Come on, a comment doesn't do that justice: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYewkKGpi5KYpLM

[@Overstatement]

@@jonnyjp8486 Well I didn't have that video back in my day but yeah

[@jordyboy321]

Everyone I know raves about the show. I thought it was dog shit.

[@amcgowan1970]

Emperor's new clothes seen through by Limmy. The Globes speech everyone raved about had 3 ads for Afterlife in it. Karl Pilkington is the real star of the Gervais phenomenon.

[@jongbong1912]

I don't get how people can see through afterlife etc as one dimensional tripe, but think Karl pilkington isn't equally shite, just a man being miserable, another lazy character, playing the same character across multiple shows

[@lukeyraptor6738]

@@jongbong1912 have you listened to xfm?

[@bigbodge]

@@lukeyraptor6738 yeh I mean if he's only seen the tv work I get not thinking karls worth the hype, but XFM is a totally different beast

[@pudmuddle]

Emperor's new clothes? I swear Gervais has been publically outed as a fraud for over a decade now?

[@amcgowan1970]

@@pudmuddle You and I know this. The legions of Afterlife fans see it in Imperial finery (and Derek was to get him out of monggate).

[@lewisday5810]

Most repetitive shit I've ever seen, every episode goes: Watches video on laptop in bed Goes to graveyard and gets a monologue from the old bag about the meaning of life Goes into the office and sulks about suicide Gets into a argument with someone in public, end with him calling them a c*** (every single time) Goes home and watches videos on laptop while drinking red wine The end

[@bobbyweezer]

'old bag' LOL 😄 ...not fair to the lovely Penelope Wilton, but made me laugh.

[@shankieinthefridge]

2 years down the road, "the old bag" had me bursting into tears 😂

[@ImprudentConfidenceinPublic]

You are quite right about the religious stuff. He loves to impose his own views on the viewer. The third series was completely peculiar - it was as if Ricky Gervais was just wandering about having a laugh on a film set. The first series was okay, I thought. But unquestionably his better days are behind him as both an actor and writer. It has all become extremely lazy. Karl Pilkington was superb in Derek, by the way.

[@jimmysgameclips]

The man is not a bad actor in his own way, he acted in his own series that was decent a couple years back

[@dropit7694]

Karl was the best thing about Derek, felt like a random man on the street was asked to take part in a production.

[@angusmarch1066]

I dont know who he's trying to impress with that. Im an atheist, and my position is that religion isnt that well thought out and doesnt really stand up to scrutiny, but it is beautiful in its own way and gives people solace in the dark times of thier lives. I think if you are the "mature, enlightened atheist" the most mature and enlightened thing to do would be to leave people the f*ck alone and let them have thier opinions, rather than badgering them with smug, boring Socratic questions you got off of Reddit.

[@Goths-On-The-Beach]

Meanwhile Larry David is like 100 and has just made the best season of curb your enthusiasm yet. Integrity has nothing to do with age

[@galesito1733]

Ricky's solo work has proved that Stephen Merchant is one of the greatest comedy writers ever because he must have been responsible for The Office being so good.

[@91debaser]

It's shown that the two of them together were much stronger than them alone. Ricky is (or maybe was) good at thinking of funny situations and improvising interesting stuff but he is appalling at anything approaching the sentimental or anything to do with pathos. The character of Brent and Ricky's portrayal of him is one of the greatest in the history of comedy, it wouldn't have been as great if it were a solo project for either Ricky or Steve. Such a shame the way he behaves now, he's fucked off Steve and Karl (or maybe they did it to him) and acts like he wrote the Office by himself

[@hehwhwh727]

You stole that from frankie boyle

[@galesito1733]

@@hehwhwh727 I didn't know Frankie had said that but I bet his version was funnier. I do remember him saying "I don't need Ricky Gervais to tell me there's no God when I've seen Derek get recommissioned twice" :D

[@borismuller86]

Life On The Road shows just how funny The Office without Stephen Merchant would have been.

[@robertprice6758]

Office is the same snobby atheist liberal modern wank

[@MrBarry465]

I would say The Office from Season 1 all the way through to the Christmas Specials, is absolutely a masterpiece. I have watched it multiple times throughout the years and it captures so many layers of British culture and working life better than anything else. Extras was good and I enjoyed it, but no it's not as good as The Office. XFM was also great. Everything that he has done since then, Derek and After Life - I have found really hard to watch.

[@alloriginalpirates]

Spot on man.

[@joshuaclark3406]

100%. Watching Warwick Davis speak Ricky Gervais' lines was the end for me.

[@alloriginalpirates]

@@joshuaclark3406 in Life's Too Short? Love the Barry/Cheggers/Les bits but the rest is terrible.

[@alloriginalpirates]

@P JL yeah he seemed like a lovely chap. I met his sister a few years ago and she was very nice, especially having lived a relatively show biz life. Unfortunately also died last year.

[@alloriginalpirates]

@P JL yeah definitely. You have to credit Gervais and Merchant for the writing but they all pulled it off so well. I'd love to have seen their variety show actually! When you compare it to the shit show that is After Life with its humour being found in Ricky saying to a kid 'I'm not a paedo but if I was I wouldn't be interested in you, you fat little ginger cunt' or something to that effect. Feels like he has just gone down the 'I don't mind causing offence' route to make life easy for himself. Throw in a bit of scmultzy good hearted shite... Nothing even approaching that in The Office.

[@badumbumpss]

that swimming shot is so unsettling, it belongs in inland empire or some other david lynch movie

[@thegirlinquestion]

i’m just so glad other people feel the same way. genuinely thought i was the mental one looking at all the praise after life was getting.

[@MichaelLeightonsKarlyPilkboys]

As a huge fan of Ricky's early stuff (probably evident from my name), his solo stuff has been so disappointing. Derek was so heavy-handed and worked backward from the premise of 'how can we make the audience cry'. After Life was even cornier, I couldn't sit through it all. Same with 'Life on the Road.' The Office was brilliant because the characters had complexity. You'd go from seeing Brent as pathetic and unlikeable to genuinely wanting him to succeed. Or at least people could have a very different perception of him. Tony just comes across as a total cliche designed to be the 'loveable misanthrope'. I think Ricky is great with silly humour (as in the RSK shows), but for structure, wit, depth, nuance etc., he really needs Merchant to reign him in. Combined they are a gold mine. I really liked Extras, and loved everything they've done with Karl.

[@LuminalSpoon]

After Life? Pop that in the bin.

[@lydiarodgers]

after life? play a record

[@rryanreid]

And his movies. Not one good one.

[@andrewg..]

Hey man I recognise you from after work channel!

[@MichaelLeightonsKarlyPilkboys]

@@andrewg.. Awesome! I love Josh, he's great. Working on a new animation right now!

[@tomhannigan2234]

It’s written like a horoscope- so plebs watch it and go “I’m sad sometimes but then I feel better too” and relate to it. Thinking back to when someone in their family died etc etc

[@hagridmary]

The fact that he had a seemingly unlimited supply of videos of his wife (during her treatment AND before she was sick) was my biggest issue with it. Totally took me out of it.

[@jimmy7434]

I know. Totally unbelievable in the smartphone era that so many videos would exist. You have none right?

[@daxon4567]

Yeah. I watched Jaws the other day and once I realised the shark wasn't real the film became practically unwatchable. Proper disappointing when series & films aren't real but still expect us viewers to suspend our belief. Still can't understand why Ridley Scott didn't use a real Alien in his films.

[@chipsneak1348]

@@jimmy7434 I have heaps of videos of my partner, probably zero with them saying anything poignant or meaningful. Also funny how he finds a new folder with videos of her and his dad after his dad dies… that was lucky

[@syncops834]

@@daxon4567 that’s a completely different point you tit

[@educateme8455]

Did he poison his wife?

[@kris4247]

The brown paper bag is literally like how a non drug user would perceive drugs and the reason for taking drugs

[@DCI-Frank-Burnside]

Gervais is one of the few actors who makes Vin Diesel seem like he has range.

[@lukeyraptor6738]

Perhaps the most definitive critique of Gervais as a performer

[@syncops834]

Tbf David Brent and Derek are quite far apart

[@GiantSandles]

@@syncops834 Yeah but he's terrible in Derek, like he's so bad it seems like he's actively mocking disabled people even though he's just earnestly trying to play one

[@DCI-Frank-Burnside]

@@GiantSandles Iy, it's more like someone doing a bad Joey Deacon impression in the eighties, after a few pints. A characiture rather than proper acting.

[@Muesliman467]

​@@GiantSandles The look of the Derek character came from a Gervais' stand up routine where he parodies autograph hunters. The combed forward hair and the facial expression and even the voice. That's why it's so inauthentic, it is what Gervais would describe as a generic 'mongy' character.

[@MisterM2402]

Ricky saw Karl Pilkington's show Sick Of It and then 6 months later released After Life, like he's trying to one-up him. I think Karl was bang on with his mix of comedy and drama, some great reflections on modern life, funny and heartfelt in the right measures. Ricky thought "I can do that too!" and then totally phoned it in.

[@ceesmith]

I've only seen the one with the settee and was pleasantly surprised.

[@lipgloss675411]

Are u implying it takes 6 months to create and release an entire tv show? thats not really how it works mate.. that being said Karl's show was definitely better

[@ceesmith]

@@lipgloss675411 True, though it would take Carl just as long for his, so lets say he had a 6 month head start even just on the ideas. And Carl and Ricky are still talking as far as we know, so Ricky would possibly have known Carl's show was in the works.

[@joemanning90]

Crazy statement

[@ots1634]

Not sure how people can like this comment, stupid

[@gibgun]

So glad I’m not the only one that felt this way I thought the world had gone mad

[@engurland]

Don't worry Matt. I've been obsessed with how shit this show is. There are others like us.

[@localkauf]

oh my god yesss, i've been feeling the same way!

[@TheHappyKamper]

This was spot on, I watched " The invention of lying" for the first time recently, and got quickly sick of it when I realised it's just Ricky Gervais mocking anyone who isn't an atheist. P.S. I'm an atheist.

[@BourneSerenity]

I hope you realize he didn’t write that movie. It is one of (if not the only) movie script he has accepted that he didn’t write because I believe someone wrote the part specifically for him. So it would make sense that his opinions do shine through since the character was written for him. I think he talked about it on the Smartless podcast a while back. Petty entertaining interview if you like Jason Bateman, Will Arnett or Sean Hayes. If you hate Ricky, maybe don’t give that episode a listen though lol

[@marknewbold2583]

He gives atheists a bad name

[@mythologue]

I think a lot of atheists are sick of Gervais. I think a lot of atheists, really, are tired of the whole self righteous atheist type.

[@SandyYoung1]

Im a priest and I think he is a cunt.

[@emmetlyons9060]

This is one bad movie.

[@Beans_in_toasts]

One of the main problems with After Life that I had was that it wasn't an accurate portrayal of depression whatsoever. As someone who suffers myself, it seems so wrong to go about being a fucking relentlessly nasty person to everyone you know. When you're depressed, you tend to hide it - put on 'the mask' as I call it, and tell people you're alright whilst suffering inside. Ricky Gervais tried to tackle a subject he clearly doesn't know much about, and in my opinion, failed. Also, saying the word 'cunt' for shock value isn't top-tier comedy, it's just lazy shite.

[@pykamirulol]

I wouldn't be surprised if it's not even in there for shock value. Of course, I have no idea where you live, but in Britain, or in certain areas in Britain, cunt is a pretty diluted word. It's just another swear here.

[@the_local_bigamist]

I haven't seen it but as someone who suffers from depression (bipolar, with depressive episodes), it really does annoy me seeing "depression" just being interpreted as being sad, gloomy etc. It is such a complex condition and seeing it portrayed as someone just moping about is akin to people telling you to "just go for a walk! think about something else! get a new hobby" etc. And as you say, when you're depressed you often do everything you can to hide it from people, even from yourself at times. I get the impression that Ricky Gervais wants to be seen as this really kind and caring person who portrays people who might not otherwise be portrayed but it comes across as fake, gimmicky, and narcissistic and in the end, its all about Ricky Gervais feeding his own ego. The Derek thing made me feel uncomfortable from what I saw of it. I get what he was trying to do and I suspect that he really thinks that he's doing the right thing but is actually driven by a huge ego. He's like the Bono of TV world.

[@Beans_in_toasts]

@@pykamirulol I'm Scottish so trust me, I know. But it's just lazy writing is what I'm saying.

[@Beans_in_toasts]

@@the_local_bigamist Well fucking said. Good luck in your life mate.

[@pykamirulol]

@@Beans_in_toasts Scottish too man. What I was saying is if anything it makes it more boring, since we already relentlessly use these words in daily convo.

[@aguy1340]

The worst part of all this is Im getting bombarded with Afterlife clips because I watched this. Thanks Limmy

[@IRVDawg]

aw jeez that better no happen to me ! O:

[@alloriginalpirates]

Haha yeah. I searched for terrible reviews of After Life and now all I get is Daily Mail articles about After Life.

[@jacksonvega7751]

The Pilkington xfm stuff was gervais’ finest hr (or 100hrs)

[@ThatPaulBlake]

I've been saying this to so many people and they respond like I'm an idiot. It's such basic writing and the scenes are impossible in real life.

[@Simbetam]

completely agree, the writing is so un realistic, every character spews out far too perfectly written inspirational quotes. I think emotional side of the show convinces people into think the show is a masterpiece.

[@leecameron9226]

@@Simbetam the show is funny

[@_SomeRandomYoutuber_]

This is why Stephen Merchant was clearly the driving force behind The Office's humour. Steve went on to do his own things like the acclaimed film Fighting with My Family and his own series Hello Ladies. Whilst Ricky has shat out rubbish like Derek and After Life.

[@Pebble_Collector]

Was Derek really so bad? It shits on After Life.

[@_SomeRandomYoutuber_]

@@Pebble_Collector Ricky making those stupid fucking faces just begging for an award is painful to watch. Karl Pilkington was the highlight.

[@Aardvarked88]

@@_SomeRandomKZbinr_ Karl Pilkington is a dreadful actor, probably the worst part of the show besides Gervais' borderline-offensive portrayal of someone with an intellectual disability. And I'm a big fan of Karl in general.

[@samuste_]

"Honestly an emotional roller coaster. Sad tears, happy tears, laughing tears (that time he called the kid a C*** 🤣🤣🤣). Never usually a fan of Gervais, didn't like his shows that are actually good (I.e. office, extras) but really enjoyed this, right up there with Mrs Browns Boys for me. A MUST WATCH!"

[@gordonirvine726]

👌👌👌👏👏👏👏😂🤣🤣🤣😂🤣🤣🤣

[@IamCombustible]

the best bit was when he effortlessly rebuked a buffoon while sneering

[@FigmentHF]

It’s nice to Limmy and Stewart Lee connecting over their bitterness and distain

[@mikeknowles5848]

This is definitely a spoiler review: "It's pure fuckin shite!" - aww, you've told us everything!

[@tomwatson7626]

It's fucking wank mate, basic lowest common denominator tripe. Ratty and The Nonce and the shrink gave me a giggle in season 2 but that's about it.

[@rodeoclowngreg]

"I've watched the beginning of the third series for a laugh... to hate it". I couldn''t bring myself to do that, respect brutha.

[@shayZero]

Ive been saying this for years. Gervais gives him a wad of cash and then the guy comes to him hours later. As if the smackhead would honour that deal, not leg it with the smack and the money. Can tell its written by a millionare who has no fucking clue how the world works.

[@jpa_fasty3997]

'Can tell it's written by a millionaire' aye a fella that was broke until he was 40, great analysis that lad

[@lipgloss675411]

He grew up on a council estate lol

[@LukasOfTheLight]

@@jpa_fasty3997 And he is now factually a millionaire and has been for decades lol, what a stupid comment.

[@shayZero]

​@LudicrousGreen never underestimate the "our guy" mentality of wealth simps

[@thesprawl2361]

I managed to hate-watch it for about half the first series but couldn't get any further. The character Ricky plays is just...him. It's him, getting a chance to place himself in a fantasy land where he administers to the locals, heals their wounds, transforms their lives with his nihilistic cuntery, for which they're all bafflingly grateful. He also places all his own opinions in this fantasy land, and sets up the scenes so that his arguments are only ever met by the stupidest, most obnoxious people, and he easily bests them. Once you begin to understand what he's doing with the show, ie. creating a fantasy world with him as a kind of Jesus like figure in the middle of it all, it all makes sense. You see the underlying structural motivation of it all, which is 'make the main character look brilliant/cool/funny/charming at all times. The way the characters are all either nasty thickos who Gervais can ridicule, or helpless, doe-eyed simple folk who he can teach to grow by example. The most nauseating bits are where one of those side characters looks up at him, eyes wide, and says 'I don't know how you do it', or 'I'm so sorry about your wife, you're so brave'....and it immediately hits you that Ricky Gervais wrote those lines _for himself._ It's like Ritchie from Bottom writing those valentines to himself - it's the most narcissistic project I've ever seen on TV.

[@skeletonjam]

Well put

[@Doughty321]

“Please be happy.”

[@smegmadelhomme8551]

Love to see Limmy reviewing Mrs Brown’s Boys, now that would be priceless.

[@dandarrens1260]

Mrs Browns Boys is miles better

[@superfurryfox1]

Mrs Brown's Boys is pure shite

[@pepesilvia1924]

I'm Irish and Mrs brown's boys is shite, but Brendan O Carroll is a great person

[@rgiv7390]

@@superfurryfox1 it’s shite but it knows it’s shite. Ricky thinks he’s a provocative genius but he’s been churning out sentimental shite for years.

[@amugsgame9936]

@@rgiv7390 exactly. It's not pretentious like After life! But it's still shiiiiite!

[@jay13thstep]

Watching Ricky Gervais attempt to stroll cooly through the park with a leather jacket/shades on and a dog lead draped over his shoulder was laugh out loud funny in episode 1 - how can someone be so self deluded in their image(?), but the fact this happened again in literally every single episode became tragic. The vested 'sports' Ricky through series 3 had me and the wife rolling around in stitches laughing AT him. I actually binge watched the first series in an afternoon (something I never do) because the premise was somewhat captivating and I thought it would go somewhere. Ultimately it didnt really but it was an entertaining enough ride. The second series was more of the same and it became clear it should have been a one off. The third series just felt like an absolute slog - how on earth did he get away with making the exact same series, 3 times? The home videos with his wife, accompanied with Gervais' idea of cool music whilst drinking whiskey on the sofa, were particularly tedious.

[@chid1qq]

Limmy puts into words exactly how I feel about post-Office/Extras. Embarrassing shite output. Old Gervais would be ripping the piss out of New Gervais

[@Dr.GuglioTepTep]

Out of all the self-aggrandizing horseshit in this show, Tony thrashing his brother-in-law at squash and tennis whilst drinking a pint and generally not giving a shit, is the most infuriatingly arrogant part of the whole series for me. It's a Ricky Gervais wank dream in which all other characters are there to paint Tony/Ricky in a flattering light with no personality or backstory of their own. The widespread praise for this show is beyond me.

[@chrischarlescook]

Its hard to pin down Merchant's genius. But when you see a Gervais script without him, it's clearly missing something.

[@localkauf]

first 2 minutes of this review I laughed harder than 2 whole series of after life. I'm not even joking

[@DeimosPC]

All the series did was fucking depress me. David Earl deserves his own show.. The mans a comedic genius. There's no fucking WAY her head wasn't put on someone elses body HAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA

[@MikeRolls]

David Earl’s “Brian and Charles” film is coming out soon(ish). I have high hopes for that.

[@jack.p]

In the lake clip, you can see the black hair of the original woman swimming on the left side. Definitely CGI

[@jacob8949]

Yup spot on, the show is absolute drivel. Gervais shoehorns his edgy "I'm 16 and I've skimmed an A Level Philosophy textbook" shtick into everything from his stand-up, to The Invention of Lying, to this show which is somehow both overly sentimental and cynical. Not to mention that bit where he uses his money to assist the drug addict's suicide, rather than get him some help. I just couldn't believe what the fuck I was watching. It's like Ricky's attempted to empathise with working class people by telling us our lives are worthless and we *should* kill ourselves. Also the word 'cunt' six hundred thousand times an episode like it's still a novelty to him?

[@djalkemyUK]

I literally said most of this, word for word, to my brother a few weeks ago. Man, I haaaaated this show. It was grief pandering on a huuuuge scale. Everything was so on the nose. It's like he had a checklist of people he needed to coerce into shedding a few tears so they feel an emotional attachment to the series, it was terribly blatant. Even without the bugbears, like, this couple seemingly have video documented their whole life, even regular family gatherings, it just annoyed me in how so formulaic it was in every single episode. It kinda guilt trips people in that if you didn't fall over yourself with praise and how "touching" it was, you must be cold hearted. Hate that show. Absolute shiiiite.

[@angusmarch1066]

Everything about it felt manipulative. It felt like I was being gaslit into believing this utter twat who was taking his grief out on other people and had never done so much as grab a coffee for his colleagues was somehow a stand up guy who was going through it.

[@callixvision6481]

Woman in the lake belongs in the video for Black Hole Sun

[@Jyjinn607]

"Watching a whole series of After Life in quick succession is a bit like hearing a six-year-old describe a four-year-old’s drawing of a funeral." Weird but good quote from the Telegraph review?

[@pussycats456]

It’s a quote taken directly from the programme.

[@goblinbollocks2838]

@Gavin Gas where did he say that

[@woland4823]

@@goblinbollocks2838 at his recent standup, tornado/snowflake

[@strumbolli]

We need more reviews of tripe shows like After Life Limmy. Genius

[@blotsinn]

Steven Merchant wrote a lot of the Office and that’s why it was so good!

[@DeimosPC]

Callum deserved a 24 hour ban for that shenanigan

[@CrazyLeyther]

:-(

[@parlay-music]

I couldn’t stop laughing at the swimming part, genuine tears

[@escherpainting8622]

"honds in his jayket pockets". So good.

[@edwardblackburn492]

the pure venom in his voice at 12:03 onward gets me every time

[@victorymansions]

If I wanted to watch a bloke constantly complain about how harsh life can be, I'd just stand in front of the mirror

[@dani.892]

13:18 looks like something you would see in a lynch movie wtf.. terrifying

[@GreggyAck]

My auntie almost physically attacked me for saying After Life is a bit shit.

[@nickyjlyons]

This is the problem, middle aged woman who are touched emotionally by it but also find the word ‘c*nt’ every 5 minutes incredibly funny. That’s the new band of Gervais fans who are raving about it and given it the platform it doesn’t deserve.. No offence to your Aunty of course

[@bkneezy]

@@nickyjlyons Yep, it's the mums who like it. My step mum didn't like the Office, but liked Mrs Browns Boys. She likes After Life. Says it all. Facebook Karens.

[@nickyjlyons]

@@bkneezy Spot on. I’m picturing that scene in extras where the studio audience are wearing t-shirts with popular catchphrases and sayings on - “Garlic Bread”, “Am I bovvered?”…and now a middle aged Facebook Karen wearing one that reads “Tubby Little Ginger C***”

[@LiamRproductions]

@@bkneezy Lmao this is so true

[@chrisloat7356]

I love the swimming scene. Is that wisps of black hair you can see to the left of Kerry Godliman's head? And he says it wasn't CGI?

[@baitmate6414]

So glad someone has either the same or very similar criticism to afterlife as me, don’t know why it seem to get universal acclaim

[@karmapolice6888]

Ricky needed Steve’s structure and nuance, Steve needed Rick’s performance and star power. Left alone Ricky doesn’t have a fucking clue how to write good comedy.

[@ozricaurora6943]

Ricky's stand up is horrendous

[@mcsparshatt17]

Need to splice this up into a few bits. The swimming bit definitely, so funny.

[@ChefZak]

The incredible thing with Afterlife was the writing and filming process. Gervais always tweets his first page and last page of the script, as he starts and finishes the script. Each series sees him write a complete script in a matter of weeks, then immediately start filming,then 4 weeks later it's on Netflix. It's like he just shites all over the page and says "that's it"

[@sh3tpostsgamertime204]

Its droned on for 2 and a half seasons too long

[@TrueGaming140.48]

Fun fact: Rivky Gervais is actually an Atheist dont you know.

[@dunebugs]

Have many people seen Karl Pilkingtons ‘Sick Of It’? It honestly shits all over anything Gervais has done since The Office. Didn’t get much attention as it was more of a comedy/drama instead of the travel shows and only being on Sky but it’s fucking so well done it shocked me.

[@afoxdesign]

Yes! Deserves more praise and is way better than anything Gervais has done lately

[@manavsandhu584]

Touches on a lot of similar concepts Ricky tries to in After Life, but just does it a lot better

[@ChimozuFu]

It's not bad considers he's never written before and hardly acted much

[@thefonzkiss]

Was top notch

[@dunebugs]

@Stinko De mayo you’re absolutely right. Karl is so interested in the world and people, he’s an autodidact. An idiot abroad was the most misnamed show, his brain just zags and zigs where most peoples don’t. ,

[@robbishop1287]

Merchant indirectly (I think he meant it personally against afterlife) made a diss about it on twitter when he was asked what his least favourite bit of movie shorthand was and he said ‘watching old movies of dead child/wife = inability to move on’ Everything merchant has done since office has been so much better than the garbage Ricky has done. Aside from the KP podcasts which was also both of them