Comedian Fail - Netflix After Life Moments

[@platinumpatience5307]

If someone tells a story about cancer... Interrupt them with "umbrellas are weird, aren't they?"

[@sirbarnabyst.johntoffingto9017]

...certainly I shall be fully utilising this technique from this moment onwards.

[@vishvnarayan]

@@sirbarnabyst.johntoffingto9017 yours is a very underrated comment

[@ISetYourFaceOnFire]

I love that Ricky wrote this scene in and addressed it. Brilliant.

[@teehundeart]

?

[@Nullllus]

teehundeart Cause he's a stand-up comedian himself.

[@teehundeart]

@@Nullllus did that happen to him at some point? Or is it just a reference in general?

[@Nullllus]

I think, in general.

[@ZombieSlayerr115]

He wrote the whole show

[@tobyzxcd]

I think it’s very clear that Ricky is so reasonable that tony doesn’t- doesn’t insult the humour, he doesn’t break down, he doesn’t begrudge others their laughter purely because it upsets him internally- he just didn’t laugh. It’s a great sign of strength and contentiousness.

[@Silvercentipede]

100%

[@Silvercentipede]

Sorry but this means a lot to me, I'm a suicide survivor* and I said I'd react in the same way as Ricky, and people are having a go at me and saying "don't go to comedy then" 🤷 (I won't if this is the best humour they have to offer) and to "get some tampons then", but all Ricky literally did was answer the comedians questions? He wasn't even rude or disrespectful, so thankyou for acknowledging this ❤️ *Just to clarify suicide survivor means I've lost people to suicide! Just to be clear!

[@Razzak18Cz]

@@Silvercentipede So why do you call yourself a "suicide survivor" if you have never tried to kill yourself. You have had friends who killed themselves but YOU specifically call yourself a "suicide survivor". Might I ask why you are trying to bring so much attention to yourself? Is that some kind of a egoistic problem or you trying to be selfish, you trying to make everything about yourself? Its a shitty thing to call yourself a "suicide survivor" when youre not even the one doing the killing.

[@Silvercentipede]

@@Razzak18Cz that's literally the correct term that I learnt at 17? You can Google "suicide survivor definition" if you don't believe me. Sorry if I appeared egotistical.

[@Silvercentipede]

@@Razzak18Cz but yeah I understand the term is a bit confusing and I thought it was a bit odd at first too, but that's literally what they use in support the groups and that. That's were I learnt the term. Your comment was very hurtful and I suggest you be more polite in the future. All the best.

[@srivatshavsinha911]

The way Rickey in this scene dealed with the joke should be the way everyone should deal with a joke that offends them, not going salty.

[@dragonkamran]

Will Smith disliked that

[@MasterChiefSpartan117]

*Tony

[@ExplodingPiggy]

This scene totally gets me every time, I can whole heartedly empathise with the complex emotions on show and he's completely right, umbrellas are weird!

[@kaitotatsuya]

The difference between the good and bad comedian.

[@ShivamPatel-yq7rr]

That guy is not a bad comedian he just couldn't cope with the situation

[@ZheToralf]

@@ShivamPatel-yq7rr he should've reacted like this guy kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIebiZuwfMSld8k

[@Sacrocide]

Hecklers take notes, this is how you derail a stand-up gig

[@damdamdamdumdidum]

It doesn't matter if the joke was good or bad, why would you call out someone in the audience and try to embarrass him?

[@averagesonenthusiast905]

That’s what most comedians do to run their show up

[@ave789]

@@averagesonenthusiast905 usually those are plants for more written jokes (ie. jimmy carr)

[@averagesonenthusiast905]

@@ave789 yea kinda what I was getting at

[@THE-WAY_THE-TRUTH_THE-LIFE.]

That's what comedians do. Don't sit in the front row seats because they'll make fun of you.

[@JustAPintOfMilk]

got to a comedian show like 5mins late once, the guy immediatelly whiped out a few jokes at my cost and asked if we can start now? Was pretty funny tho😂

[@jordan3400]

Umbrellas *ARE* weird!!!

[@denizpolat8764]

😂😂😂😂

[@klunk4683]

I hate umbrellas

[@maxington26]

@@klunk4683 Me too!!

[@timothyspiers4445]

Wow Ricky is a genius at writing ! One of the best writers ever..

[@Silvercentipede]

People saying "oh don't go to comedy if this is how you're going to react" Ricky's character literally just answered the comedians questions, so he didn't do anything wrong

[@Kali-bs7oj]

Yep. He didn’t react to the joke at all, until he was addressed. singling out the person not laughing at a suicide joke is a horrible idea

[@qwadratix]

Somewhere there's a guy watching this to maybe try to take his mind off the fact that his wife just died.

[@debarshidas8072]

Why would you watch After Life if you're trying to take your mind off the fact that your wife just died? This is literally a show about a man changing AFTER HIS WIFE DIES.

[@onelusciouslad7841]

@@debarshidas8072 Fr lmao

[@mister_stiff]

@@debarshidas8072 yeah tbh "to help cope with his wife's death" would have been a much better reason

[@H.K.5]

@@debarshidas8072 Maybe he was talking about someone in the scene, idk.

[@whyy299]

I've just started watching this programme and after having to deal with my mum being suicidal 12 years ago and me being suicidal now due to going through recovery for a physical condition at 23 years old, I'm so glad this was addressed. I reacted the same way, especially as I've been very suicidal today due to my condition being extremely bad and would be horrified if any comedian ever tried to make a joke about suicide. Great show 💕

[@mintybadgerproductions]

In fairness I don't think Ricky's saying that you can't make jokes about suicide or that jokes about suicide are inherently bad. Rather that its simply okay to not like a joke for personal reasons without having to necessarily shame or censor the comedian.

[@fruze8478]

Best sabotage ever.

[@Cpt_sdr]

he should've said: "just dont choke on those tampons"

[@bederhajali]

The comedian would have made a great comeback if he said " I'm fresh out of tampons" and Ricky would have laughed

[@fwwryh7862]

All you can do is say 'okay keep it light mate' smile and offer some support.

[@Silvercentipede]

I’ve lost two people to suicide and I 100% would have reacted in the same way as Ricky

[@oscarthorpe955]

Miss Well don’t go to comedies... Ricky makes the point in an interview that there is nothing on the planet not worth joking about.

[@Silvercentipede]

@@oscarthorpe955 lol I don't know I might have reacted differently if the joke was actually funny but it was so shit 😂 have a nice day :)

[@Silvercentipede]

@@oscarthorpe955 the point is if the comedian was being an arsehole and pressing me about it then I probably would just be like "well yeah actually, this happened" you don't know what someone's going through and anyone's got a right to be in a bad mood sometimes!

[@rickya9206]

Miss tbf I would have responded to you the same way as one of the top comments on the vid, with “well better get you some tampons”

[@Silvercentipede]

@@rickya9206 Christ have you always been so rude, I've lost my dad and ex boyfriend to suicide. Was my original comment a bit hyperbolic and oversensitive? Maybe, but if anyone's got the right to feel that way it's me. If you can't understand why you literally owe me an apology here and now, then please never speak to a person in real life. I think the show was clearly trying to present the comedian to be a bit of a dick and not very funny, so I got the idea Ricky was trying convey the idea that he was in the wrong. If you didn't get that interpretation from it then cool whatever , it was probably up for interpretation anyway as most forms of storytelling are, but please work on your manners if this is how you are with people in real life. I wish you all the best but I hope you see as an opportunity to work on yourself and your social ettiquete.

[@dtczyk8976]

Holy shit I knew there was no recovery from that, but man I didn’t think about going with the umbrella route

[@parth281995]

This isn't Tony, that's Ricky telling how he really feels.

[@B20C0]

No it's not. Ricky himself said he never had depression and I tend to believe him. He's just insanely talented and good at his job and you can clearly see he did his research on depression.

[@trollherdman6654]

Lol it's not Ricky 😂

[@enrique88005]

Just started watching this show...while it can be dark it also amazing. Dealing with sadness

[@atmortheatin7044]

Uh oh, tough crowd.

[@alvsnu]

Why's nobody talking about the people in the 2nd row taking sips while Ricky is bleeding his heart out 👆

[@aforizmamerkezi8491]

İncredible dialogs and scene

[@Meghnaaad]

That umbrella thing was the most funny.

[@ezzanz961]

😆 waiting for the I just want to choke on a tampon

[@purpleglitterladette]

"His face fell like my nan" ok that got me 😂

[@TheDunnDusted]

Any good comedian should know the impact of misery and depression, and how sometimes life can really drag you down. The good ones will be empathetic, stop digging and engage that one person until they are comfortable and in on the joke again. Make them feel like they are part of the crowd and being acknowledged.

[@dentalsurgeon5591]

What a fantastic scene

[@SumitSingh-iz9pw]

Comedian could've carried from their by saying that "Can we have some tampons here."

[@CrazyPrivateer]

That hit hard.

[@gurungbros7461]

Any awkward conversation from here on now I will always segway to, umbrellas are weird aren't they?

[@aegontargaryen5579]

Their reaction at 1:23 😂😂

[@kaukase539]

Umbrellas are .......🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Tay_Tay966]

*snorts* choked on a tampon ! HuGh 🤣🤣

[@sardaar6130]

Didn't know Messi was a stand-up comedian as well

[@judochopmaster8233]

Umbrellas really are weird though

[@osmansurucu8318]

Awesome show. Can't wait the US version

[@MasterChiefSpartan117]

What do you mean?

[@aaaa-tg6zu]

Do you need a translation of this show?

[@blackbirdboy]

Both responses missed The Office joke lol

[@underground1019]

Well that was awkward

[@willcoulter5232]

What episode is this !

[@MasterChiefSpartan117]

That's on the comedian. Sometimes you poke and prod at the wrong person.

[@supamaorifella195]

Sorry for Laughing. The silence at the end got me fighting the urges lol.

[@faeemahmed3583]

It’s like a black belt watching a yellow belt doing comedy

[@H.K.5]

More like a black belt watching a yellow belt throw kicks.

[@XxMystoganxX]

what episode?

[@twold4this]

I'm going to try that ... if ever I'm in that situation.. or talking to someone, anyone.

[@devriestown]

I dont even fell bad for LOL for asking what his story is. Don't ask if you dont want to know about people's life's .

[@najahbrah]

You follow this up with... 'just stay clear of tampons mate... they will fuck you up'...

[@pe7256]

1:04

[@rdvansagban6087]

E bu Konuşanlar sjsnjsjdsnsn

[@bruck2723]

umbrellas are wierd🤣

[@TheSeafordian]

Your spelling is weird.

[@bruck2723]

@@TheSeafordian is you a grammar teacher?

[@fuckamericanidiot]

Ricky was great but that guy was a shit actor - it felt like a 90s sitcom the way he reacted to Ricky's story

[@cassdy91]

Well according to your logic he did a great job then

[@fuckamericanidiot]

@@cassdy91 How do you figure that? Real people don't and never have acted like a 90s sitcom in real life. After Life is meant to be realistic.

[@Aardvarked88]

Did you ever think that maybe he was told to act like that? Do you think actors are told to just turn up and do what they like?

[@fuckamericanidiot]

@@Aardvarked88 I have no idea, I just wish he had had someone who could act like a real person.

[@Aardvarked88]

@CornishRicky He was given a script and direction from Ricky, safe to say if he didn't like the way he acted he would have made him redo it or get an actor who could perform it how he wanted it to be performed. Twat.

[@joelrajjannu7685]

Umbrellas? Fucking UMBRELLAS? Why not say something gentle like...."Aww that's so sad mate"? Or "I'm sorry for your loss mate" ? Or "you need a hug mate?"

[@cheryldilworth5622]

Idky this is SFTM

[@nicktroisi6347]

There's times when jokes are funny and when there not funny

[@sharkolibre]

So weird. Umbrellas are so weird.

[@janky931]

k

[@Splotched]

A decent comedian would have ripped Tony a new arse, but of course Gervais wrote himself as untouchable.

[@TheSeafordian]

It's part of the story. Have you watched it all?

[@liammeech3702]

He had a go

[@Kali-bs7oj]

Not every comedian at a comedy club is decent lmao.

[@blackbirdboy]

you didnt even watch the show

[@H.K.5]

Doesn't really make them a decent comedian then if they're going to joke about the death of someone's loved one.

[@Je-yj6bc]

- "me wife died early this year" - "i guarantee you that is the most miracle thing that i wanted to me right now"

[@Caiyde]

Don't sit in the front row unless you're ready, willing and able to participate :') The front row is for crowdwork, which is the comedian's get out of jail free card.

[@bbbbbbbb2780]

No

[@Kali-bs7oj]

Uhhh sure… but it’s definitely on the comedian that this happened. To do crowd work is fun, but you’re an idiot if you single out the person not laughing at a suicide joke.

[@boonuts1975]

I’m not gonna laugh at dis haha

[@purplemask4204]

Ohh dear this is just awkward. Was that the point? Why? Why make something this awkward?

[@JoeyMarsbar]

Its funny.

[@UbiquitousDIY]

One point might be don’t judge someone when you don’t know their story or what’s going on for them plus, the comedian asked and he got an honest reply.

[@PkFrBrad97]

Ocean Boi Ricky Gervais’ humour is very awkward. Not all of his humour is like that but he is great at making things awkward. Watch the UK Office for more stuff like this.

[@l_word4941]

Let’s all be honest Umbrellas are a bit weird

[@FatBurner1994]

I really hate when someone made a joke about suicide...it not funny... ricky understand because he know the pain and suffer about thinking of suicide

[@StarkNetwork666]

If you think that guy on stage was bad then you obviously haven't seen Ricky's stand up. It's wayyy more fucked up then some suicide joke.

[@sirbarnabyst.johntoffingto9017]

@Arif King ...if you don't mind me saying so , I believe you are reading a bit too much into the general aesthetic of this particular scene in question, which possibly conveys the awkwardness that humour can either create - even in an appropriate environment - or alternatively be utilised as a temporary cloak of hope in one's darkest hour of need. Either that or Ricky's character simply doesn't enjoy jokes about women's sanitary products!

[@Nullllus]

It can be funny. I remember I laughed so hard when I heard that Epstein killed himself.

[@Lucatin]

Ricky himself said no topic can't be joked about. Ricky himself makes equally offensive jokes to this in his standups. The big difference is that Ricky's jokes are funny.

[@znx8424]

@@Nullllus lol

[@ashfernandes7327]

This show is irrelevant. I have never met people like this. In reality, no comedian is stupid enough to joke about that. They know that their whole career will end swiftly.

[@Master_Exploder5000]

Jimmy Carr and Ricky Gervais himself. They would.

[@Kali-bs7oj]

Lol what? Dark jokes are very prominent and popular. There’s nothing wrong with them either

[@Stuart267]

While I love Tony's character he annoyed the hell out of me here. Probably because there are SO MANY people in the real world that are like this getting offended for even lesser jokes, or worse getting offended on others behalves. They are that self involved just assuming their feelings matter more than making others laugh, they truly are pathetic

[@kire3324]

Calling other people pathetic makes you seem kinda pathetic ngl

[@Black_Goreinu]

@@kire3324 It was kind of a dumb comment anyway. Tony is not offended by the joke as much as he is in grief over his wife's death. If I remember correctly, he didn't even want to attend the show. He does ruin the mood by telling his story, and you could say he got offended at the comedian calling him out for not finding the joke funny - basically asking him ''you don't find suicide jokes funny?'', but not the joke itself. If you think Tony is offended at the joke and not just generally depressed and fed up with people, you probably didn't watch After Life or just don't get it. Also, Ricky Gervais has no problem with this sort of joke or even worse in his actual stand up. The whole point of this scene is to showcase how a depressed suicidal individual sees everything in their life polluted by these suicidal and negative feelings. To generalize and call a bunch of people pathetic is SUPER PATHETIC.

[@Kali-bs7oj]

He didn’t get offended though. He just didn’t react to the joke. He would have been in the wrong to get angry at the comedian after the joke, but once the comedian singled him out he had the right to tell his story imo. Comedian was asking for it, it’s a dumbass move to single out the one person not laughing at a dark joke. You might hit a rape or suicide attempt victim

[@robertbaker5156]

I hate Ricky Gervais but this was actually a good scene.

[@playmo7j406]

why do you hate him

[@robertbaker5156]

@@playmo7j406 I just find the man and his humour so condescending. I don't like the way how he runs others down. I mean I don't know who I dislike more ,Ricky or Karl Pilkington, the question I ask myself is who'd be daft enough to let themselves be run down or compromise your integrity by Rick Gervais? Also, I'll just say this as my opinion, I don't think he's a talented comedian or comedy actor as say, John Cleese or Kenneth Williams. But thats not why I dislike him though. I dislike him because he's condescending, he's arrogant, he seems to believe his opinions are fact & he disempowers others to make himself look good. now you may dislike me saying this but if he tried to dis me, I would smack him in the mouth. if nothing empowers you, then get it out of your life. now I will apologise to you if I've offended you but I won't apologise for anything what I've said.

[@ericschuster2680]

@@robertbaker5156 "he disempowers others to make himself look good" THATS THE POINT YA FUCKIN DONKEY, making fun of others, that's what comedy is for... 🙄

[@robertbaker5156]

@@ericschuster2680 no it ain't. you laugh with people. not at them. any idiot can run down others. any idiot can swear .

[@robertbaker5156]

@Invok Cer Then me and you wouldn't get on. let's keep the bridges burnt!!!!

[@Avidcomp]

Please don't go to a comedy club if you think your face might ruin it for people that have paid for an evening of laughter. It's not fair to the audience or the act. Haven't seen the episode, so I don't know yet what led Tony to be there in the first place... unempathetic "friends" dragging him out? If so, bad move. Try some comedy at home on DVD first, and no comedy clubs until you see laughter elsewhere. Poor Tony.

[@EnderShard]

Yeah they did. Now go watch the show. On Netflix. Go.

[@liammeech3702]

"Nooo, you MUST LAUGH, Not laughing will hurt my feelings - even though I'm probably critical of other people's"

[@Kali-bs7oj]

He wasn’t ruining anything until he was picked on in particular. everyone was laughing.

[@houseofcharm4751]

Or maybe we should all just accept that people will not always find us funny, and move on