Ricky Gervais And Stephen Disagree On 'Lord Of The Rings'

[@daviamorim]

The way Ricky's face lights up every time someone roasts him just warms my heart. This man is a slave to comedy. He can't help it. lol

[@jamesmule]

Goddamn, that's a beautiful way to put it.

[@ngoma]

I heard him say when he was young, his brother told him he always had to say something if it was funny, damn the consequences...it worked out for Ricky and us.

[@Draagreon]

Made my day 7 months ago, made my day today ❤ Best comment.

[@ianjohnson4114]

Well said

[@HENKO_BEATS]

"I fucking loved you when you were fat.."

[@darkwyve]

Their stark contrast in beliefs combined with the ability to respect one another intellectually, and have a great sense of humor about it, makes them talk show gold!

[@empireoflightz]

It also makes them great role models, filthy language aside.

[@disabledcable685]

The only truly filthy language are words used to tell a lie,or silence someone from speaking the truth.

[@Sharpstoned]

Great role model who use homophobic slurs on national television.

[@cybervoid8442]

hey +Corey Lahee , you're a trump supporter aren't you?

[@Sharpstoned]

Of course, I love the liberal logic. "no nuance exists if you have a different point of view you must be a trump supporter" So fucking pathetic. Just as retarded as conservatives.

[@Graymaven90]

I think Colbert finds the fact Ricky doesn't like Lord of the Rings more offensive than the fact he's an atheist.

[@yasalenlasestrellas5913]

YES! And that's kind of cute.

[@Bill_Garthright]

+Gray Maven _more offensive than the fact he's an atheist_ That's funny. It really is. But "more offensive"? Doesn't that seem weird to you? Try the substitution test. "Colbert finds it more offensive than the fact that he's a Jew." How does _that_ sound? :) I just think it's funny. You could be an atheist yourself for all I know. But why in the world are so many people fine with others who don't believe in their god _except_ when it comes to those of us who don't believe in _any_ gods? Again, doesn't that seem weird?

[@antiochus87]

Bill Garthright Excellent point, sadly that's the world we live in. Maybe because as Stephen points out, you can just dismiss other religions away as cults when you also believe, maybe because they see it as a direct threat to their own beliefs and their own sense of worth or maybe that most of the world still incorrectly believes that without religion there is no basis for morality.

[@luckyjasonfan]

Bill Garthright Is Atheism a religion like Judaism? 🤔 Also, you never heard anyone say worse than being "Black" or a "Jew" 😒 Those things do get said btw #MAGA

[@Bill_Garthright]

+luckyjason _Is Atheism a religion like Judaism?_ Say what? Maybe you should read my comment again. You seem to have missed the point.

[@wanderlust3292]

When Ricky laughs, he looks like the cheeriest vampire ever 😂

[@HellaGust]

Well he did say he wanted to drink copious amounts of blood.

[@raqueldeshow9678]

HAHAHAA

[@candaceelbrader8035]

that is an adorable comment ♥️

[@wanderlust3292]

@@candaceelbrader8035 😃 thank you

[@emilholmsten8600]

Lol

[@Raven.flight]

I love the relationship between these two. Colbert can accept Ricky's atheism, and Ricky can accept Colbert's faith. We should all be like that.

[@Gottenhimfella]

Indeed, this should not be anything noteworthy. Why is the US so intolerant these days? It was founded on religious tolerance, but there was always a strong streak of implacable intolerance, such as is otherwise found these days only in third world countries, and only a few of those.

[@illegalhunter7]

Gottenhimfella yeah civilized behavior is seen as a unicorn lol

[@Seekarr]

@@Gottenhimfella Because in the US the most important thing is to be right, especially when you're wrong.

[@Gottenhimfella]

@@Seekarr Wonderfully put. Thanks!

[@willnagy3448]

It's an act. They are actors....

[@michaeltreend9203]

These two bounce off each other so well. I'd happily watch a full show of them just bantering

[@rogerc23]

Colbert is the least funny person to have ever been on tv

[@ngoma]

@@rogerc23 That would be Jimmy Fallon...nice guy though and musically talented...Wait, Roger C....are you Jimmy Fallon?

[@rickfid99]

you should really watch him on ferguson

[@hannahmurphy9401]

The best is him and Johnny Depp on graham norton

[@doyourownresearch7297]

@@rogerc23 have you seen trevor noah though?

[@MMLEW95]

Ricky sipping his drink after “seems a bit far-fetched to me” 😂😂😂the shaaaade

[@TorgoFraNorgo]

"Everyone else's god is ridiculous and made up, but not mine." "Yes, exactly." Lol.

[@Waterinmenbenen]

That is comic genius right there. 😆

[@davidp7178]

@@TorgoFraNorgo And all were created by man to control man.

[@Richard_Nickerson]

Farfetched isn't hyphenated

[@user-zy9yg2eu5t]

@@Richard_Nickerson your mums not hyphenated

[@belle.m]

Love that they can both joke and not take things too seriously. Stephen doesn’t get offended at Ricky’s atheism, Ricky doesn’t get offended when Stephen roasts him. Mutual respect.

[@daniellysohirka5079]

When does Stephen roast Ricky ever? I've never seen a guest on his show get more cheers against Stephen and for Ricky when they debate atheism and religion. But saying that, Colbert has always taken the debate to a new subject when he knows hes losing and can't control the crowd.

[@sandyn3384]

@@daniellysohirka5079 Ohh the religious always take themselves VERY seriously.

[@claudiaarteaga8623]

Why would anyone find atheism to be offensive?

[@tomc2979]

@@claudiaarteaga8623Right on! One can look at history and verify that religion has caused a lot more problems than has atheism.

[@beatz04]

Refreshing to see a celebrity almost forgetting to promote his new thing because he's more interested in an actual conversation.

[@lllllll6500]

if that's your thing (and it should) try watching a celebrity on mr Craig Ferguson's talk show... :}

[@BaldMancTwat]

Karl Pilkington

[@chytstorm]

I like how Ricky's mock, arrogant public persona is the real life version of Colbert's character from the Colbert Report.

[@ljo642]

As I said - he is an ACTOR. Recognise the word?

[@Unknown-jt1jo]

I don't think Ricky Gervais cares much about the business side of things. You can see this in some recent interviews--he talks about a podcast he's doing, but he has no idea when it's going to be aired, or whether they advertise, or how they make their money. Plus, he's already super-rich.

[@thedivinebandit]

"Same with Mr. Universe, always comes from earth." 😂

[@cassandralesley9900]

TheDivineBandit Ricky is the funniest, but also has smart jokes. Most of the times he says something I completely agree with him. This one just cracks me up haha!

[@Highlandcoffee1]

TheDivineBandit never seen a ripped Martian !!! 😂

[@talis61]

Also funny was a pause in the audience laughing when he told the joke - they then got it and the laughing REALLY took off - reminded me of Dave Allen's subtle jokes and the pause before the audience REALLY got it....

[@leonardshevlin7260]

He said that figuring everyone had heard it and no one would think he was making an original quip.

[@penboyasgod6103]

"['Cause] It's nonsense!" _"It's fantasy! What do you mean, like what's wrong with nonsense? Does everything have to be true to you?"_ *"OK, I'm a catholic."*

[@Gottenhimfella]

I think Colbert misunderstands what it means to not like fantasy. At least, for some people, (well, OK, me), it's not that for us, everything "has to be real", but it's just not very interesting when reality gets suspended, because when everything becomes possible, nothing is a surprise. As an example, plot twists are meaningless when they're achieved by fudging what's possible. To me, it's a bit like inheriting too much money and going shopping: it's no fun anymore when you can just say "I'll have everything in the shop"

[@orange_sauce5951]

@@Gottenhimfella I think not liking fantasy has more to do with how detached you like your fiction to be from your reality? Super Heros, while very out there, still operates from New York and enjoy most of the regular day to day tech you do

[@baguettegott3409]

@@Gottenhimfella I guess it does take a bigger step to suspend your disbelief enough to be invested in the fate of Hobbits and Dwarves and Elves. Before I read Lord of the Rings, I was very sceptical about it - all the goofy sounding names and places... how could anybody ever care about Aragorn, descendant of Isildur, wielding the sword Andruil to defend Minas Tirith? It sounds bonkers, I do recognize that. But then Tolkien came along and somehow sucked me in. Because yeah, it's all made up, but with so much love and effort and detail that you can FEEL this universe living and breathing beneath the pages. And before I even realized, all the ridiculous names meant something to me and felt honestly more like history than the word salad they look like. And obviously, a fictional universe also has rules that you can't just break for a random plot twist (unless it's just a bad story, that happens in every genre). It needs to be consistent and believable, and that's a lot harder than it looks.

[@Gottenhimfella]

@@baguettegott3409 You make good points. Thanks for that thoughtful reply.

[@dennis2966]

@@Gottenhimfella Please give me a ton of money. I'd like to test that to see if it's true.

[@Standupibrahimbackup]

"there's no comparison between 200 vs 200 million people at home", my god that's a genius standup comic/writer right there.

[@maurinn]

the part about iceland and elfs they are both right we don't and we do, we know they aren't real but better be safe then sorry

[@Weedgrindr]

Ertu virkilega að segja mér það að álfar eru ekki til!? Ég hef séð álf! Hefuru farið í hellisgerði í hafnarfirði? Það er allt morandi í álfum!

[@Weedgrindr]

@deekat3279 "are you telling me that elfs aren't real? I have seen them! Have you been to hellisgerði park in hafnarfjord? There are a bunch of them there!" I think thats it.

[@Doctor_Straing_Strange]

It doesn't shock me that you believe in elves. I actually think that it is healthier than Catholicism

[@nailpolishinhale]

How cute, I want to go to Iceland to see now!

[@erasalams61]

That was very farfeched what u said xD

[@sourinbasu5277]

That Mr. Universe joke was so well-timed that even the audience took a couple of seconds to get it

[@aarondaavidson]

"Mr Universe always comes from Earth." Brilliant.

[@MrNeilo911]

darth geekboy ...and only the Laniakea supercluster

[@dennis2966]

I've always wondered about that myself. It takes the biggest ego to come up with Mr. and Miss Universe contests. The same goes for baseball: I've always wondered how we could have a "world" series, when a good chunk of the world knows nothing about it.

[@Smith999s]

my grandfather told me this “joke” 30 years ago..

[@jeremywrentzel]

I love Ricky Gervais, he's one of the few celebrities that doesn't hide his true beliefs, he is him, no matter who's watching. A genuine human being

[@CarlKrammity]

He is literally the only person who leaves Colbert speechless and blushing

[@TheMattmatic]

Bill Burr tho

[@schalkerleiden]

nicki minaj

[@Sambubdo]

I think it’s that meaty denim covered thigh 🤤😂😋

[@DarkCreed]

Daniel Craig

[@Susieq26754]

Colbert is speechless because he knows that not everyone will accept the truth. He understands that you can't cast your pearls before swine.

[@JAS-ch9rh]

Stephen: (about people in Iceland) What makes them laugh? Ricky: Me I love his sense of humor hahaha...

[@johnathanthompson772]

this comment is lazy

[@suggestagoodnameformeplz1035]

@@johnathanthompson772 what??

[@AdventureJenny]

This is one of my favorite interview's ever. Their banter is fantastic. And I just adore Ricky's laugh.

[@MrDanroberts09]

What I like about Ricky is that when he clicks with someone he genuinely finds them funny and isn't afraid to be funny people rather than being insecure.

[@ljo642]

He's an AcTOR, remember.

[@petrap.7256]

must be really good at it. He seems sincerely amused @@ljo642

[@Moeidur]

For anyone who's interested, no, the majority of Icelandic people do not actually believe in elves. We do avoid "disturbing" places that in olden days would have been considered an elf habitat, but it is mostly just out of tradition because Iceland is very focused on preserving its history and culture. The idea that all Icelanders believe in elves is just something we tell tourists.

[@dan_hitchman007]

Shhhh... don't tell Stephen. Let him have his two fantasies. Elves in Iceland and God.

[@Cicelyize]

He is very focused in converting Gervais

[@davidsmith6859]

Here in Scotland we're pretty sure elves don't exist. We're not that sure about Iceland either.

[@JMBBrasil]

Yeah. Stephan is a classical arrogant and ignorant USA American.

[@user-rv9um5xc3r]

You are not fooling anyone with that name, mr. Elf.

[@LULU47093]

Love when these two get together. They both had so much fun.

[@MrBenjjamin77]

I don't think they did. Very little connection. It's fun to watch though.

[@wesc2524]

Jean Loup T Colbert is Irish, he even says it himself! He just doesn't pronounce the t

[@TonyEnglandUK]

@@MrBenjjamin77 Very little connection? I don't think I've ever seen a host and a guest have a better connection than Stephen and Ricky!

[@Unknown-jt1jo]

@@TonyEnglandUK Yup, fantastic chemistry. They immediately get into offensive humor--a sign that they feel comfortable around each other.

[@yabutmaybenot.6433]

Stephen's reaction to Ricky saying "I'm absolutely off my f*** head on the blood of Christ!" great comedy chemistry between these two men.

[@TheMKM]

it's tits not head

[@peterscottmorgan1]

2 totally different backgrounds and worldviews. Much love and respect for each other. There's a lesson to be had with these two

[@jenko6066]

This is how you should be about religion, although you may be an atheist (like myself) just smile and respect their opinion and get along like these two do even though they clearly have polar opposite beliefs. No point starting a war over it cause like Ricky said, it gets us nowhere

[@DjAlanBarratt]

Joe Jenkinson but Ricky doesn’t respect his beliefs, far from it, he’s just promoting his tour

[@Codex7777]

DjAlanBarratt - Why should you 'respect' beliefs that you see as dangerous or nonsensical. No belief deserves automatic respect. It's dangerous to suggest otherwise.

[@StygianStyle]

What's really funny is when you tell a Christian that you don't believe, then they get so amazed and say "How can you not believe?" They're just completely dumbfounded by it.

[@nomoremrniceguy368]

@@StygianStyle True. But that's what it's like to be brainwashed from a young age, it's in the fibre of your being and you can do fuck all about it, even if you have common sense.

[@Veggamattic]

No no no...this is where you have been fooled. They greatest move that religion ever pulled off was tricking non believers into thinking we need to give respect to this fucking nonsense. Speak out against irrational thought...it is the only chance the world has.

[@igrojikku2212]

Stephen Colbert is one of the few Americans who understands and loves to participate in genuine British banter and one of the few who can with the Brits 🤣😭

[@ljo642]

He hasn't got much competition with Gervais. I speak as a Brit - Mr Colbert is far above him intellectually. I'm only surprised that people here can't see that.

[@joeblack8915]

@@ljo642 Maybe, but believing in a made-up sky fairy is hardly the mark of an intellectual, especially on who states that only his made-up sky fairy is real, as opposed to all the other made up sky fairies. He admits this. Yes, very intellectual, I'm sure.

[@bestestAIsongs]

@@ljo642 Lmao are you kidding me? Ricky is much more intelligent than Stephen. It's pretty self-evident. I can't imagine what drugs you have to be on to think the opposite.

[@roberth1322]

@@joeblack8915 I'm an atheist but I'd not put much currency in that argument - a lot of intelligent people over the years have been Christians, or other religions. Intelligence isn't the bastion of the atheist, the area of belief in a God just is a window to how someone might have a weakness in judgement, that is all.

[@70mjc]

Ricky has the best, most genuine laugh

[@saflynn14]

Totally agree!! I love it!!

[@angel79nunn]

I'm a big fan of him, and he's definitely genuine, but to be honest his laugh is a bit annoying lol

[@HK-mw1ym]

I’m so glad I’m alive at the same time as Ricky Gervais. What a legend.

[@mrs.d3611]

me too 🤣

[@austenpowers]

Agree

[@travislevitt7191]

Indeed🎯

[@ReicHHere]

The two has this weird rival chemistry thats fun to watch, I think Colbert is doing his best to politely argue about religion in a good entertaining way

[@31misscherry]

I think you got it totally wrong...

[@vgvfvfgvgvvyvffvyvfy9311]

@@31misscherry how so?

[@DravenX53]

@@31misscherry Colbert already knows Ricky is an atheist, he has no agenda here other than to have fun

[@ljo642]

And he's up against it with a shallow person like this RG person. Better stick with people with a soul and sense - and I speak as a Brit.

[@omanduhuislife3367]

Omgoodness I've been binge watching Ricky since Globe Awards 2020🤣🤣🤣👍

[@saharbouzidi2]

same xD

[@vaughnrouse506]

So so so fucking true 😂💀

[@kadiryak]

same

[@wiionmii1111]

Not very long then.

[@cecilial4961]

Me too. Pause 🤣

[@nyar5863]

The icelandic law thing is not because they actually believe in elves, but because nearly all the fairy tales and legends are tied to certain places in the landscape. Any human that narrowly escapes a giant wanting to eat him or a servant completing magical chores or whatever - you can GO where the story takes place. So it´s more about preserving artifacts of folklore rather than actual believe in hidden folk living in rocks.

[@Lv4music1luv]

Oh wow, that's really beautiful. Makes me want to visit as well. :)

[@ElGato1947]

When I visited Iceland in 1984 I was guest in the home of an Icelandic native family. They had a painting prominently displayed of a giant Jackie Kennedy peering through the window of a home. I asked, "What is that?" They informed me it was a troll. The artist had an unfavorable opinion of Jackie K and so made her a troll. The families I met were most convincing that they believed in the existence of trolls. And not just Iceland, but all of Scandinavia. It's no accident Norway made the tongue-in-cheek Trollhunter. www.imdb.com/title/tt1740707/?ref_=nv_sr_1

[@Sentina7]

Ian Meredith wait there is a real Pooh stick bridge? Where is it so I can go.

[@SN-sz7kw]

“Sounds a bit far fetched to me.” Sums up my 12 years of childhood Catholic education. Sure wish I could have casually tossed that at my parents over the breakfast table as I tucked into my pancakes. 😂😂😂

[@ekcarrington2]

I grew up Catholic but we aren't practing now. Last year I explained the religious meaning behind Easter to my then 6 year old and when I was finished telling the story she replied, "I thought you said magic wasn't real," and I've never laughed harder or been more proud. 😂

[@s1ay3rgdr]

I need a full commentary version of the LotR saga by Stephen

[@wierdalien1]

Shadowdrs somebody should pay him to make an audiobook version

[@karandex]

Shadowdrs i think he will say to pause in between and give lecture about why hobbit have dirty toenails

[@rahilario]

Eh, he mispronounces everything, unfortunately.

[@starlinguk]

Rawin Hilario Yeah, isn't that weird?

[@salottin]

That isn't weird. In fact, being a brazilian, I totally understand it. Why? Because when I read something that I never heard, I figure it out on my own. And, since many words are made-up, you tend to get it wrong. Menzoberranzan, for exemple. How are you supposed to pronounce that? I only know because o Drizzt's audiobook

[@vmwindustries]

Please, please, put these two together again! Rick is so dry, and full of it. Well Steve is so slick, and crafty! It just the best banter ever!!!?

[@creshiell]

vmwindustries ever since the Colbert report, I have LOVED watching Stephen interview Ricky cause they always say the SILLIEST things.

[@vmwindustries]

creshiell They are hilarious! The undertones are the best!

[@BiggieShmoke]

They should have a podcast together...it would blow up

[@vertsang5424]

Not full of this

[@MrsBobby-gy5of]

Stephen comes over as jealous of Ricky rightly so.

[@christopherbillups7562]

"Miss Universe always comes from Earth" ROFL

[@CheshireCesare]

Christopher Billups I cackled!! Also, 100th Like on this comment, bam 😎

[@stevechristie2569]

Claudi' H. where are you from Claudi'?

[@jez4969]

MR*

[@callmeishmael4659]

he said Mr but either pageant it's the same, all from Earth. What a joke. Nobody is looking around for talent from other places.

[@vietcongpornsurfers]

old joke, he stole it

[@brrrrr9999]

"there's an uncut -- there's an uncut version" That pun was ripe and no one picked it.

[@bvillamil]

😂🙋🏻‍♀️

[@michaelm.1947]

Low-hanging fruit and they knew it.

[@RolaiEckolo]

Was literally just thinking that. The ball was up in the air, and nobody's balls dropped enough to take it.

[@brrrrr9999]

​@elgur your statement "it looks like you're the only one that believes that" and the 100+ upvotes on my comment don't reconcile with each other. You have the option of improving your command of English before you reply.

[@benspitters9169]

The smirk Ricky gets at 8:50 epitomizes one of his best moves. The, "I've said something offensive but I also know you can't get mad cause it's true"

[@autumnphillips151]

Oh, believe me, there are people out there who can get absolutely furious when you've said something true... Take *any* really religious person, for example lol...

[@vampyricon7026]

Autumn Phillips​ Well, except Stephen.

[@PopcornMax179]

Ben Spitters I feel like I've watched this before.

[@flyingmantis-u9u]

Autumn Phillips Or any atheist person who gets upset when someone tells them something true, like you couldn't possibly know there is no God. (For instance) lol.

[@Lacidios]

Peter The Rabbit, always thought that was a bit of a cop-out. I mean, sure, you showed that atheist fella, but you've also reduced your belief system to his level of sheer possibility, where he's got nothing to lose. Pretty much the equivalent of titling the book "Holy Bible (maybe)."

[@MatthewP64]

Colbert should have Karl Pilkington on the show.

[@hugeackman]

yeah!

[@blueskybelyr]

Really wish Karl, Rricky and Stephen would get back together for an XFM special or something. I'm dying to know what Karl thinks of Trump xD

[@jeffmercier5600]

MatthewP64 I'd rather see an atheist debating with a preacher named gene Scott. that was one of the most knowledgeable humans when it came to theology. he was a beast when it comes to theology

[@jx2729]

i miss Karl so much!

[@AsFewFalseThingsAsPossible]

Most prominent atheists/scientists don't debate theologians with great relish, since refutations of all theistic theological claims can easily be found in existing debates on YT. It just gives them the oxygen of credibility to be on the same stage as, for example, Dawkins. All theology is pretty much based on text. That is the first problem. All text is written by humans. And often by humans merely transcribing what other humans wrote years after the alleged events being described. What would have given the Koran or the Bible or the Torah some supernatural cred would have been if it has said something like "I say unto you, pestilence comes not from evil spirits or sin but creatures too small for man to see & numbering more than the desert sands." (Dawk) or some profound mathematics that no human could have known then.

[@tbrogoit02]

not many ppl can interview Gervais and it not turn into an actual pissing contest, the fact Colbert could have a half way decent convo demonstrates his interviewing ability

[@RedmayneDeadmayne]

tbrogoit02 and then you watch his interview with Bill Burr and all that goes out the window

[@edisacollhaj4949]

Letterman, Conan, Ferguson, Norton... the real smart and sarcastic ones.

[@Assdafflabaff]

Haha John Oliver and dubstep? No wonder you're instantly tribalistic and throw Trump around without anyone even mentioning him. You're a quintessential normie.

[@kasperhawser6431]

Assdafflabaff amazing. Every word you’ve just typed was wrong. Keep on shining you crazy diamond.

[@Assdafflabaff]

I'll keep shining those blood diamonds that I use African child soldiers to secure, Trump and Hitler are coming over tonight for dinner I'll let them know how owned I got by Kasper Hawser, I know Trump has mentioned you a few times before!

[@coastdaze748]

I love Ricky s face when he breaks out in a smile. And he's so funny.

[@KrzyKuri]

Ricky Gervais is a great guest on all talk shows but its so fun to watch on Stephen Colbert. Two smart witty individuals discuss hot topics in respectable and funny way

[@globalwarmhugs7741]

I absolutely agree.

[@lucu01]

@Andy Lloyd he doesn't think he is; but i do

[@GBHanny8]

Gervais has said for every chat show appearance attempts to make it the best appearance in its history. Not that he achieves that, but at least he is aiming to give audiences their value for money.

[@matthewshacallis5486]

"Same as Mr Universe, always comes from Earth..."

[@patchpepper9354]

Being from the UK, i have been a fan of Ricky Gervais for a few years now and have seen him live 3 times. I have only recently started to watch Stephen Colbert and find him to be very funny and entertaining. Not often British and American humour mix so well.

[@yunwuxin3348]

As are you, you unsophisticated pleb.

[@szg_creativebank2914]

Just cos you're offended doesn't mean you're right. - Ricky Gervais

[@joeblack8915]

And just because he offends people doesn't mean Gervais is right either - Me.

[@georgiapapapa]

i just love how smart and open colbert is, inviting a person with completely opposite ideas in his show, respecting him and having fun! amazing

[@lalisitabonita]

Next he should have trump on since hes so open

[@Minox_]

@@lalisitabonita He already has had him on.

[@Sandesh98147]

Ricky is so quick witted, its amazing

[@Azariah197]

Love these two together. Talking religion doesn't necessarily have to be a bloodbath.

[@ricardogomespedro4365]

More than comedians, these are truly intelligent and fast thinking men!

[@TonyEnglandUK]

I love how they get along so well whilst disagreeing on everything from elves to Jesus.

[@YTWanderer]

I was looking forward to an 11 minute discussion about Lord of the Rings... Bummer ! :/

[@caterpillarattitude8286]

What is wrong with your ancestors?

[@jamesverlander7969]

gbbhhfc jjnffs I suppose you think that's terribly clever

[@Mozart1220]

Give him as break, he just learned a new word.

[@normanbuchholtz697]

well they did talk about a fantasy story

[@tindroyes]

Yeah .. me too .. the title is a little misleading :/ instead of eleven minutes we got eleven seconds

[@prosklystios]

I just realized that Ricky has such a David Bowie smile.

[@theMAN3554]

"The bedrock of western civilization" I died hahahahaha

[@lukeg6487]

How d1d you resp0nd ¿

[@DW-rs1pr]

Spanish inquisition. Crusades. Witchburning. Civilisation. Lol

[@benjamindenton9453]

@@DW-rs1pr to be fair abrahamic religions conquered the world and then civilized them he’s right

[@Hugh_Morris]

​@Benjamin Denton the world was civilised all over the place before the Abrahamic religions took over

[@Greksallad]

I fucking love the chemistry between these two absolute legends

[@Raggi86]

Icelandic here, no we don't believe in Elves. It's a joke we tell tourists.

[@percussionjamz6704]

Raggi86 way to ruin your joke you jag

[@TheMarkyMarx]

No doubt the Americans bought it.

[@Raggi86]

Americans are so gullible, better tell you the truth now or you might start a religion out of it.

[@siggia]

But you leave in pieces. At least we are civil. Now. After all the rapin' the vikings did.

[@henrymurray2793]

Yeah ok bud

[@CheshireCesare]

Skip to 8:03 - 9:28 for LotR discussion 😂 Love this tho, if they had a podcast I'd immediately subscribe

[@jaymichelle8357]

Everytime these two are together, it's always going to be an interesting conversation😏😂

[@brokenwave6125]

Peder Hansen you must live under a rock

[@Niki91-HR]

Thank you Ricky for pointing out the we in Europe, well most of us, speak English and pretty good though too :) When I meet Americans as tourists they act always so surprised that we speak English

"Sounds a bit far fetched to me". Sips coffee. Yep, that's a pretty fair summary.

[@Richard_Nickerson]

Farfetched is one word

[@BasementBubbatunde]

@@Richard_Nickerson Why are you spell checking people on comments literally years old?

[@Richard_Nickerson]

@@BasementBubbatunde When the comments were made has nothing to do with when I saw them for the first time. Why are you asking me this on comments that are years old? You're not OP, so why does it matter to you? Are you only seeing this 2 year old comment for the first time? And you're judging me for responding to it? A bit hypocritical, don't you think?

[@BasementBubbatunde]

@@Richard_Nickerson Because I'm asking you that's why, what do you get out of spell checking an account that may not even be active anymore on a comedy video? Also, extremely flawed logic you have there. I didn't respond to the OP. I responded to you, a comment less then a day old asking a valid question given how meaningless the outcome is whether the OP sees it or not. Brilliant false equivalency.

[@Richard_Nickerson]

@@BasementBubbatunde I enjoy it. Obviously. What do I need to get out of it to justify it to some nosy stranger online? What do YOU get out of THIS?

[@MrGintama45]

*11 minutes? this MUST be good*

[@daveypryme]

tHiS MuSt bE GoOd

[@mutton_man]

1337Sauce does it?

[@zilianthegreat]

elven minutes

[@jonathantales6270]

And then you notice it's Colbert.

[@ash_leigh_robyn]

"Why would I go live in a cave in Iraq" what a brilliant sense of humour

[@boogoodie]

I absolutely adore Ricky Gervais, he’s not only hilariously funny, but he’s handsome too. Love you to pieces Ricky.

[@ljo642]

Handsome? You don't get out much, then, do you?

[@rochajraphael]

easily the best guest Colbert has ever had. the conversation flowed so fucking smoothly, I'm surprised they didn't talk longer. Ricky keeps Stephen on his toes and Colbert can go with it. this is how you entertain a crowd with two distinct personalities.

[@MrIcelander]

There's one person you can always count on finding Ricky Gervais amusing, and that is Ricky Gervais ;)

[@aBitChopsyOfLate]

😂

[@brandonolsen2423]

As long as he's enriched one person, he's made a difference in the world.

[@MrIcelander]

@@brandonolsen2423 Well, going by that 'one person' prerequisite, I'd say he'll always succeed, then ;)

[@wessexmom]

And me. He's brilliant and the UK OFFICE was 100 x better, because Gervais based it on his actual work experiences.

[@joeblack8915]

@@wessexmom As a 'Brit' (I prefer 'Englishman', buy Yanks can't seem to understand the distinction) I cannot understand what is supposed to be funny about 'The Office'. It's a bag of unfunny shit.

[@vinitdoke]

I want a LOTR audiobook by Stephen

[@KyleTye]

I want a LOTR audiobook by Ricky

[@omurseckin]

that would be interesting.

[@myinboxes]

I bet he'd do it .. just give him a reason and some others to work with him.

[@gisforhungry]

I love this. I live for Stephen just explaining Christianity to Ricky and then the whole LOTR debacle.

[@kallansivparsad2765]

"you could be a hobbit" 😂😂😂

[@icecreamalacarte]

I just want someone to ask him about Seona Dancing-which I love

[@matthewmorgan6814]

why would you just type out a line from the video, you mouthbreather?

[@john_mckinney]

How come you see people all over youtube just quoting one funny thing from the clip and receiving hundreds of likes?

[@BlackSwarm100]

I wish, when would say " okay am Catholic now" and Stephen Colbert would appear from nowhere, shake my hand, and say ''Welcome, welcome aboard."" with that face.

[@jmhanelineiv]

I love how well they play off each other

[@jonathan1613]

You don't just see Ricky Gervais laugh, you FEEL it.

[@cindyarnold7860]

Wow, really great comment and absolutely true.

[@ThunderDan88]

Watching, giggling, never expecting the funniest line to come from Colbert. "You could be a Hobbit". 🤣😂🤣

[@TawsifEC]

I love Colbert's introspective and nuanced immersion in Catholicism.

[@johnbrowne3950]

Colbert doesn't believe much as a Catholic. He calls himself a Christian but he seems embarrassed to defend it.

[@huskiehuskerson5300]

Well that's sad

[@MrOwais9999]

Forget Ricky Gervais, Stephen Colbert just said "Peace be with you"!

[@agukasem]

Catholics receive that from St. Francis, who used to greet people like that.

[@rymaracabre2479]

I love how these two people just respectfully disagreed about their beliefs and religion then bounced off to other topics. So pleasant.

[@shawnahall957]

Only if we could all handle our differences in that way...only if.

[@ti3685]

All that beeping in US shows is so strange. It´s just how people talk!

[@rinyorusora9862]

It's not like people don't know what they are saying... What's the point

[@rawdez_]

@@rinyorusora9862 Advertiser-friendly content

[@SNORKYMEDIA]

@@rawdez_ from the country of the biggest porn industry in the world - irony

[@PLefevre95]

Network tv

[@joshmitchell8370]

We let Christians decide what is okay to be on TV...still.

[@TundraMouse]

i love colbert, i love gervais. these 2 are hilarious together WE NEED A COBERT GERVAIS TV SERIES!!!!

[@enricod.9372]

Would love to see a Ricky and John Oliver interview/conversation. 😂

[@flickchick710]

As a Catholic who loves Lord of the Rings I've had many friends who were Athiest and hated LoTR and omg the conversations we had on these topics were so fun. As long as you have respect and a sense of humor about everything anyone can talk about anything.

[@nickklavdianos5136]

Ha ha, true. Also I am an atheist who loves Lord of the Rings and all things Tolkien.

[@mikeberray1175]

Stop a super religious person in their tracks by asking them "is it possible that God has a wicked sense of humor?"

[@aine7173]

Finally a good standup. Ask Frankie Boyle about that. They build roads around fairy trees in ireland also. They moved a whole motorway.

[@chriscorbin6980]

Totally enjoyable. If only disagreeing could be this funny instead of all the anger and attacks on both sides of an issue.

[@geeeyeah]

Its cringe-y for me to watchi how nervous Colbert seems when he is interviewing Gervais! Ricky is soooo confident aaaall the time! Such an intellectual mind! Sharp and eloquent, that’s why he doesn’t lose in such debates like Colbert would put up about religion. Love Gervais!!! I hope his career goes a long way. Love all his work of art from Invention of Lying to The Office, his stand up specials and Afterlife! His Golden Globes 2020 monologue was brilliant! #RICKYGERVAIS

[@MwKShield1]

Seemed to me like Colbert was also blasting religion. Thing people always get wrong is the my god vs your god when in reality its the same god the different religions are just arguing about the details basically. Golden Globes 2020 was amazing

[@danstalmach1085]

Who is subtitling this? Every time they say “Christ” in a discussion about religion the subtitles say “Kleist” 😂

[@typerexc]

Aw, lol. God Bless AI, or whatever god made it.

[@ivorbiggun710]

Wasn't he a German general in WW2?

[@evanhughes7609]

@@ivorbiggun710The Church of Guderian will demand equal time.

[@michaelmcneil4168]

Sneezus Kliest you're right!

[@sjakierulez]

Bunch of racists making fun of a chinese peron doing the subtitles, ugh disgusting

[@finleycastello6512]

Im British and it always shocks me how religious Americans are.

[@brokenwave6125]

Finley Castello Have you been to America? sounds like you havent

[@HookedonChronics]

Finley Castello come out west

[@finleycastello6512]

Nope

[@jessicaabbinante2009]

Finley Castello why not?

[@mentalmaud8894]

I feel like the majority of the of us Brits are atheists.

[@SenseiDonGraham]

It starts at 7:35 if you're wondering.

[@droogs8826]

Who wants to skip 😂🤣

[@lectorbercrum7332]

Lord Of The Rings (LOTR), Life On The Road (LOTR)

[@MrNikolidas]

**X-Files Theme intensifies**

[@rubydiseno9406]

FBI: Stop right there.

[@bonchiz]

Coincidence? I think not.

[@gonimysh]

"Come to LA, you're gonna win" "Am i? " "Computer says noo..."

[@zack19192]

Title is clickbait. Talked about Lord of the Rings for like 10 seconds.

[@TheMarkyMarx]

Thankfully.

[@percussionjamz6704]

M. S. Nah I would rather hear 11 minutes of lotr analyzing to be honest.

[@nahor88]

Why? Go watch Fox or CNN for religious debate crap. Stephen's show is meant to be entertaining.

[@cha5]

"Why don't you like Tolkien?" "Because Michael Moorcock's 'Elric' saga is more relevant to our day and age; and is less poncey as a read mi' lad, That's why." I wouldn't have minded a chinwag on Tokien and fantasy, Maybe Tolkien vs Moorcock or Lovecraft LOL That would have been fun. :-)

[@SvartElric9]

Seems reasonable.

[@klarastern5597]

I love Ricky Gervais... such a great human being ♥

[@r.lum.r]

I love how much of a good sport Stephen is lol

[@jamespuffer2889]

I love Stephen, I love Ricky, and somehow I end up respecting Stephen for his beliefs and Ricky for his intelligence and the points he makes. I can love them both and not 100% agree with either of them. LOL I totally agree with Ricky, there is no magic man in the sky watching us all and judging us.

[@benjaminclark9622]

I love that face Ricky makes when Stephen says hes a huge Tolkein fan.

[@bowtangey6830]

🤦‍♂️

[@joeblack8915]

Well let's see Gervais write a book and see how he compares to the intellect and popularity of Tolkien. Tolkien was writing a mythology, not a statement of fact. Read the multi-layered intricacies of Tolkien, and you'll realize what a low grade pleb Gervais actually is. His only talent is to smugly take the piss out of everything, which, ironically, takes little talent.

[@acombs0102]

"Sounds a bit far fetched to me." Fucking savage.

[@Konfliction]

'Bed rock of western civilisation' line killed me hahaha

[@robertsmith9076]

Nobody breaks up the flow better than Colbert .

[@sukhrigill7871]

he looks like David Beckham if he let himself go

[@jasperhalsey2549]

Sukhri Gill 😂😂😂

[@Emma-fq9pv]

That’s probably the nicest compliment he’s ever gotten.

[@kathykath1]

Sukhri Gill HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@geeblord8503]

Nigga how

[@quirkyjerk1209]

If David Beckham let himself go?

[@yasalenlasestrellas5913]

The way Stephen says "It's fantasy! what do you mean? Like, what's wrong with nonesense?" Is so charming, especially knowing that he's over fifty.

[@ChaoukiSADOUSSI]

never fails to deliver this Ricky !!

[@TaSwavo]

I think this is THE BEST interview WHERE interviewer DISAGREES with interviewee - but they LAUGH ABOUT the differences - SKILL of Colbert and even Gervais. BRILLIANT of both of them

[@modelcitizendj]

Brilliant interview, Gervais on fire!

[@richdesare4362]

They didn’t mention the bit Ricky did when Jon Stewart, Stephen, and Steve Carell stole Ricky’s Emmy

[@2AMheadedeast]

The band playing a jazzy humoresque variation during the entrance, Love it!

[@Rebelka345]

Playing Dvořák's Humoresque as he comes on stage is so subtle and I love it