Ricky Gervais on War, Racism and Stephen Hawking

HBO stand-up special, taped live in
New York.
11/15/08

[@BadreddineAmine]

offensive comedy that isn't about me is the best

[@saadmmm1000]

lol you got that right XD

[@qy72hund]

yep. the attitude that all british people share lol

[@ItsAnGoose]

+mudslider Britain is the most self deprecating nation ever

[@qy72hund]

Gussy .D LOLLLLLLL

[@erenyeager6015]

finally someone gets us

[@Deathshuck]

"Vietnam - best soundtrack" - Ricky Gervais

[@nazarenoallende4603]

I didn't get that joke. I supposed it's a great one, but I didn't get it...

[@mulreay]

Nazareno Allende When you watch films like 'Platoon' and 'Full metal jacket' the music used is really cool. That is the joke.

[@DashiSmash]

Nazareno Allende the music that was being created during the time of the Vietnam war would be considered by many as classics; Hendrix, The Doors, The Who, etc.

[@bridgecross]

***** And Rolling Stones, and Creedence, the list goes on.

[@Just_lift_anyone]

Lumpert Humpertrax and the Pink Minstrels too don't forget

[@apriljones1013]

"Take a day off. Go for a walk---not a walk!"

[@salaha64]

Ricky is appalling

[@decrobertson2421]

Sal in a good way

[@tolgadn]

thats actually not good joke, sometimes he is getting too much

[@thomasgiansante9352]

That killed me

[@Daniel-dp5fl]

@@tolgadn It was a great joke.

[@Nero-ox5tw]

"She talked to the driver whilst the bus was in motion" Priceless.

[@anyatindall5678]

did she have the correct change ready? did she, bollocks

[@oliviacooley1296]

my favorite war is... oh there's so many. they're good for different reasons

[@MrZAP17]

+Olivia Cooley The war of 1812 is a good one that no one talks about. The U.S. invaded Canada, and Britain burned down the White House, and we got a cool song out of it!

[@chicawhappa]

@@MrZAP17 what song is that?

[@MrZAP17]

I don't remember what I was thinking about but it was probably the Star Spangled Banner since it was written about one of the battles.

[@chicawhappa]

@@MrZAP17 Not surprising that you don't recall, after 3 years 😊 Thanks anyway

[@drjny]

@@MrZAP17 It's easy to remember when the war of 1812 took place.

[@LautaroGalanCid]

As an Argentinian i can't find truth offensive. I love Ricky's humour, and can't diss on the guy cause he wasn't cruel about it either. I laughed my ass off. No more irrational hate between human beings please.

[@johnbenton4488]

Lautaro Galán Precisely.

[@NahuBJJ]

amen to that, my father is a war veteran, i want no more crazy dictatorship war adventure, but i really would like thats island back!

[@smithsoniansamurai7043]

+NahuBJJ Back? The island never belonged to Argentina, you have nothing to do with it. It was discovered by French and British colonists and completely uninhabited before they got there. Argentina has NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.

[@paulnorthard488]

This was not a war between our peoples.

[@TimVolkovPhD]

un abrazito

[@P3C2I1H6N5]

Always a pleasure to watch a comedian that holds nothing as sacred. Anything and everything can be a source of humour. Wonderful work.

[@RoisinT2]

It has to be like that, like it or not. Otherwise, where would be the limit? And who would draw that? Who would say where? Imo more problems than good.. Have to remember, it is comedy. It is to make fun. Words do not harm, it is all on the listener this one.. Fine, one gets offended. So what? His/hers problem. Everything has to be open. Then it is judged by who can and who cant. Them who can, people go see. Them who cant.. well soon enough they are out. Problem solved.

[@L.Roy.Walton]

Perfectly put

[@1213stmarie]

Ricky makes me laugh out loud even when I’m sitting alone at home! Great talent!

[@sausagedogandmrv]

That last part had me in stitches, "Did she have the correct change ready?", "Bollocks!".

[@Acoolwind]

Vietnam, best soundtrack. That's a priceless joke.

[@AdvancedEliteGaming]

I don't get it :( help

[@chicawhappa]

Lots of great 60s American music is about the war or anti-war....really excellent songs many of which you probably already know.

[@johnmullens2857]

its funny cos its true moment

[@jakejs7455]

Not to the thousands killed.

[@write2pras84]

@@jakejs7455 well, to be fair, they don’t find anything funny..

[@everflores9484]

I'm Argentinian and I love English humor. It's my kind of humor, the black one.

[@everflores9484]

Diego Elias Don't be. I also get offended when people of other countries make fun about the islands. Not frequently, but it happens.

[@INeedANewHandle]

Kinda weird huh? Guess we all have a little patriotism inside after all

[@DrSpectAculaZA]

+Diego Elias The fact you are aware and conscious of that feeling is hardest part. It means you can start to work through the emotions and look at the subject objectively. Which could end up being inline with your patriotism but that would just be a councidence.

[@INeedANewHandle]

Well, I guess. But I wouldn't like to find out that I'm offended by something that I'm supposed to be against.

[@Maximounknown]

Diego Elias deciles Malvinas cagon, no faklands

[@TommyKay]

wtf its the guy from gta4

[@JaxonForPresident]

Damn you’ve surely grown your channel since

[@etiennedlf1850]

God damn what a surprise

[@TheGreatCoalKing]

Whats tommy doing here lol

[@jimbojones8208]

Every day I'm hustlin' hust hust hust'lin, everyday I'm hustlin'

[@willmclaren3159]

TommyKay yeah shut up

[@Trashcansam123]

What I love, absolutely enjoy about Gervais is his outspokenness, and the fact he isn't afraid to take a joke pretty far.

[@pablotorres4674]

As argentinian I found this extremely funny! It hurts a little knowing that we had a horrible dictatorship that puts the country in that awful and unnecesary war; but it's a relief that we can laugh of it!

[@peterpferdproductions1043]

Don't worry, Pablo, it's OK! It is even possible to be economical more succesfull than the winner after you lost a war. Best regards from Germany ;-)

[@pablotorres4674]

@@peterpferdproductions1043 Your country knows a little about recovery after awful times! 😏 That was also a sad moment in the history of our country! But it is in the past! That why I laugh about it!

[@rebecca4522]

The war wasn't necessary but the invasion was. El dictador necesitaba haber ofrecido condiciones de paz antes de que llegaran los británicos y luego se fue con honor pero con claras intenciones de hacer saber al mundo que las Malvinas no son olvidadas y legítimamente reclamadas por la Argentina.

[@kawagonzo6951]

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[@twotailedavenger]

Had? I thought the junta was still there? Or at least some spinoff of it.

[@mischarowe]

I feel like I've watched every stand up he's done but I'm not remotely bored of him yet.

[@theremixproject907]

This video made me realize how long it has been since I laughed out loud with tears running down my face. Thank You, Ricky.

[@ppal64]

It’s smart comedy - but not hilarious.

[@MMABeijing]

r u ok?

[@Texicus_Reddicus]

It was also the first time the united states lost a war.. which is kind of interesting

[@bigsinger1981]

The skill and tone of phrase to turn the Rosa Parks moment in time into a joke was hilarious. Out of this planet funny. Comedy genius at its best.

[@everythingsucks5486]

I´m an argentinean and I find this hilarious ... Ricky Gervais is a great comedian!

[@Vinny016]

Hola you no soy argentino. Jeje

[@Fiskpinnemannen]

Arginzish putil copaniera jajjajajjaja :D

[@sadesupreme7269]

He looks like a german lesbian here.

[@lakkadbagga]

Sade Supreme hahahahhahaha so true

[@robertdoherty2001]

Sade Supreme even more when he needs a shave.

[@eugenecaudill5361]

Is this an insinuation that he doesn't look like a German lesbian any other time?

[@jinkstacks4830]

Only here?

[@ArmandoBellagio]

Why a "German" lesbian and not a British one for example?

[@markojovanovic6928]

I'm a black midged from Argentina in a wheelchair and I approve this video

[@monarchistheadcrab8819]

And you have an Italian first name and a Yugoslav last name... Mr. Worldwide I assume.

[@malomitreba]

@@monarchistheadcrab8819 marko is a common name in ex- yugoslav countries lmao, as someone from the balkans let me tell you 70% of the men here are named marko

[@domaug]

"The. Universe. Is expanding." Of course it is, Stephen! Go take a walk or something--well, not walk obviously. XD

[@anonymous-37]

domaug 10 years ago, now posts memes

[@daisho509]

@@anonymous-37 old youtube comments are like taking a look at the old archives

[@mahatmaniggandhi2898]

@@daisho509 youtube museum

[@WingNuts2010]

Expanding universe? Eh, no! It was Edward Hubble in 1920.

[@95Lodgey]

Good to see so many Argentinians with a sense of humour!

[@kawagonzo6951]

kzbin.infoLxzWHxLqgP4 is his fun too? is funny how usa and uk destroying Ukraine just because they want to put a nato base in ukraine?

[@blipblop9094]

Ricky teaching history is like that fun teacher in high school.

[@tonynussbaum]

People like this man who can generate unabated spontaneous laughter are among the greatest humanity has to offer.

[@MrAaronvee]

Or perhaps the audience is self-selecting, like the followers at a Trump - or Hitler - rally.

[@tonynussbaum]

​@@MrAaronvee If its funny, its funny. Genuine laughter is involuntary. I feel bad for people without laughter.

[@MrAaronvee]

@@tonynussbaum That is a very dangerous road to go down. Public hangings, and the antics of Bedlam inmates, used to elicit raucous laughter.

[@tonynussbaum]

@@MrAaronvee I bet Ricky has some great jokes about both of those topics. He can joke about anything. He is really damn funny. That's why I hold him in such high regard.

[@MrAaronvee]

@@tonynussbaum How deeply depressing.

[@provenknowledge]

RICKY!!! 😂 Ricky is a comedic genius, we should appreciate him while we can.

[@mart34]

" Watch a bit of TV, Robot Wars is on, you love that, don't ya. " The way in which he says this is frappin hilarious

[@GEhotpants101]

Refreshingly offensive.

[@DarthNixaNixa]

You should check out his hosting of the Golden Globes.

[@mergawinabi2842]

@@DarthNixaNixa you both should check out the 2020 golden globes then

[@jordslifes]

It got worse

[@wadesharp11]

Never gets old, always revisit these

[@rodneykirk5882]

Ricky you are tremendous. I just binge-watched DEREK and I was astounded. What a wonderful characterization. Thanks so much for that! (I’m 83!)

[@westnblu]

'Nelson Mandela my hero. He was incarcerated for 28 years and has been out of jail now for 18 odd years and has never reoffended'. haha

[@alanneill61an]

25

[@beartorius]

@@alanneill61an Actually 27 if we really wanna be picky but yes Ricky said 25

[@markfox1545]

True. He was a killer, a violent racist. He didn't kill again after his release.

[@snapconor9897]

"and he hasn't re-offended" omg Ricky is crazy

[@juanpablojuri4053]

I m from Argentina. And Ricky is the best . And seinfeld and Larry David too

[@hondaphan4172]

I love Ricky and Bill Burr as they don't give a damn about political correctness and cancel culture and their fans love them for it.

[@Dummypass]

It’s the 7th of February, 2021 and I’m only just watching this now after going through a gervais binge and faaarrrrk I’m pissing myself 😂😂😂😂😂 on ya!!!

[@Mr0011011]

That last sentence is probably THE best summary of the Bible I have ever read. Truly bravo!

[@keyblok]

If Ricky wrote 1h of derogatory jokes about me, I would laugh for the entire time.

[@gavelston3943]

Gervais really is one of the most brilliant comedians of our time. From large works like The Office to lesser known productions (especially in America) like An Idiot Abroad and all of the hours of recorded podcast material he has with Steve Merchant and Karl Pilkington. The cosmos was aligned perfectly the day Ricky Gervais met Karl Pilkington. Ricky knew the lightning in a bottle he had found with Karl and had the producing connection to bring Karl from out of his home doing DIY and to the public eye. Then there’s Ricky’s more philosophical works like The Invention of Lying. He was brought up in poverty and has made his legacy in the form of millions in donations to various charities, but his more impressive contribution that has reached far more people has been the priceless gift of laughter that will continue to give long after he’s gone. And he does it all while being an offensive ass or an immature child. Absolutely brilliant. And much of it stemmed from a rule he shared with his brother which was more or less to the effect of, “If you think of something funny, you have to say it.” He knows there a huge difference between doing or saying something horrible and making a joke about something that’s horrible. That’s an area many comedians are scared to navigate for fear of backlash, but in all the time I’ve been following him, he’s never deviated from the rule he shared with his brother.

[@frankward8336]

Brown Nose Award winner

[@markmr6108]

His hands convey everything so much better it's great

[@svitlanaostapchenko5642]

The best stand up ..period!!

[@mattigosch3857]

That was the smoothest "cheers" I've ever heard

[@dsl218]

So much of his stand-up comes from his conversations with Karl. Love it

[@aquafinner1505]

who’s karl

[@teejay8258]

The thing with Ricky Gervais is his intelligence. He's one of a kind!

[@HelloMyNamesNino]

Strangely enough as a Brit, Ricky Gervais has probably helped people understand Australian humour better than anyone!

[@thegreekpro]

My Lungs are gonna deflate with the amount of laughing I am doing from this!!!

[@_el.guapo_]

It's so sad that to today's standard this kind of humour will no longer be acceptable. That's pity, there is so much good material these days😭

[@alessandromulas2713]

Ricky Gervais didnt stop being himself

[@jslbrt]

One of the goals of my life is to have a beer with Ricky Gervais. I respect him too much.

[@AngeloOrnitier]

I'm from Argentina and I find this hilarious.

[@hunsler1006]

OMG the rosa parks indecent he got that off karl pilkington haha xD

[@hunsler1006]

***** My bad

[@tom118119]

+InFa Rek Um, no, it's Rosa Parks not Rosey

[@alexhodgkinson6718]

+Tom Noble You missed the joke.

[@alexhodgkinson6718]

+Ghost In the video where Karl has a go at Rosa Parks, he keeps calling her Rosie, much to the amusement of Ricky and Steve.

[@ChillBroWillGo]

+Nere guar Oh, haha. Typical Carl.

[@imegatrone]

after i watched this video, my insight is very open because the video is very good to give information Ricky Gervais on War, Racism and Stephen Hawking

[@korolario]

I'm Argentine, it may be a little offensive, but it's really fun to hear the comparisons, they really made me laugh out loud !!! too god man ...! "range" :D :D

[@markh6512]

OFFENCE is taken NOT given

[@PaulA-fp3vs]

Yes it is given. If you know someones mother is a hooker and you call him a son a of a bitch he is likely to get offended. Obviously.

[@adamdavies4480]

@Paul A missing part of the story there, “he is likely to CHOOSE to get offended”

[@arcticbadger1]

Paul A foooook their Fee Fee’s 🤣

[@dekdelboy]

@@PaulA-fp3vs only wee delicate flowers would take offence to that. You should come to Scotland roasting people is all we know

[@PaulA-fp3vs]

@@dekdelboy High five fellow delicate flower. 😂

[@pandaplutten2573]

The bit about Rosa Parks at the end cracked me up!!!

[@NarratingFox]

Misleading title. I was expecting to see Ricky Gervais fucking War, Racism and Steven Hawking.

[@MoonchildOfDarkness]

I just clicked cuz it had Hawking cappin' off war and racism. Like, what will he say and in what way in order for this type of magnitude to escalate???

[@stevebonafede2777]

Love ya Ricky...

[@james198694]

Make sure you do, he is amazing, his outlook on the world is completely different

[@AnthonyD1986]

Funniest man alive and one of the best guys on the planet too. Does a lot for animals. Love him

[@Haygirl345]

"It's the war equivalent of holding a midget at arm's length." Brilliant! :)

[@Evolutioncrap]

i actually laughed at the parts where audience laughed. amazing

[@roberthowes6219]

Long may he reign. I never tire of a Rickyism and his TV work can stand alongside, equal in merit with all in its genre.

[@flasham4148]

The best on is still his 2020 golden globe speach... That was fun and sad at the same time!

[@ThyrusEvo]

Will Hawking take part in the Robot Wars reboot?

[@J05H241]

Thyrus Evo not any more

[@HelpMyCatHasNoHair]

Josh was just about to put that ha

[@billwatson5534]

He dead af

[@arcticbadger1]

N Knighton the grunts were from his nurse beating him

[@robertharrold4214]

Will Hawking is his brother silly.

[@ChrisMacri376]

He's such a lovely guy... the morality in his jokes beams through...even off camera he has been very vocal about animal rights- great future ahead for this one!

[@TommyKay]

@spartanses thats how it is

[@rickvandam3238]

8 years and no one found u Tommy Nice

[@NIkonEX-]

bruh tommykay

[@benjaminwu2221]

oof these comments

[@at1970]

Insightful, funny and enlightening. Brilliant.

[@demeko96]

"Vietnam... best soundtrack". Idk why that one specifically cracked me up

[@23redandblue]

He is funnier than anyone else

[@charlieblacc4316]

I'm from argentina... and it's true we were stupid to go against england

[@mirza6399]

so why are you guys still cross ?😂

[@tesstickle7267]

Charlie Kawaii if argentina and it's people just respect and accept that peaceful innocent people live on the islands its problem solved. the uk never wanted war,they even took a nuclear bomber and used normal bombs instead of nuclear ones, that says alot really. if they wanted to they could have just flown to Argentina and nuked it lol

[@charlieblacc4316]

Lewis Pollard Dude i know what happened i'm not complaing. But there's a lot of stuff that you don't mention in your comment: such as at the time we were suffering a military dictatorship and they were losing power, and people were beginning to rebel against that goverment so they use the war to appeal to the argentinian pride (or some bullshit like that). And then to the war who they sent: 18 year olds who never use a gun before. And what it's worse the guns didnt even worked, or the airplaines. So all i'm i saying is don't fucking talk if you don't all the sides of the story.

[@charlieblacc4316]

Bilal khalid mirza Because in that war, (the people who were in charge of argentina: a military dictatorship) send 18 year olds to fight with guns and airplaines that didn't work. So if something like that happens in a war that your country goes, well you end up pretty fucking "cross".

[@tesstickle7267]

Charlie Kawaii im well aware. i doubt your current president is any better,all politicians and dictators are the same. either way it's down to the people of argentina to stop it from happening a 2nd time. next time won't just end with retaking the falklands,the usa and nato will even get involved so yeah it would be the end of argentina. the uk can do it alone but it's duty of nato members to protect other members. fingers crossed it doesn't happen and everyone is allowed to live in peace. the same happened in Germany when the nazis forced germans to fight (always vote anti establishment!)

[@memezyyyyyyyyyy]

The audience really gave Nelson Mandela a round of applause as if Ricky wasn't just about to take the piss out of him lmao

[@truxton1000]

Mandela would laugh at this, it`s called comedy.

[@memezyyyyyyyyyy]

@@truxton1000 did I say otherwise?

[@Chris-hx3om]

Yeah, whenever he said a 'new' name, I was thinking 'where's he going with this one?'

[@alfiesamwell]

Mandela was a terrorist

[@conorsmith7787]

This has the best title for a video ever

[@IvoMiller]

Unique in his Own Style

[@kubrox91]

It's a shame he didn't get to say much tonight at the Golden Globes. People whine too much about him. He's a comedy genius!

[@joe_mox]

As an Argentinian I approve this bullying against us! funny as hell lol

[@rickhall4402]

This guy is so good at takeing it just over the edge and then bringing it back. This is absolute genise.,this guy so talented i watched the series he did on his dead partner, one minute i was laughing the next i had tears in my eyes. How many wrighters have this sort of skill.none hope to see more of rickies work in the future.evan the americans are starting to get it. And if he can teach idiots to laugh! !!!!

[@markfox1545]

He's a 'genise'? Ironic that you couldn't spell 'genius'....

[@markfox1545]

In fact you spelled barely anything correctly while calling other people 'idiots'. You have no self-awareness, do you?

[@kb26inla]

just brilliant

[@damienderrick1987]

Best comedian of this era

[@Erilis666]

love the crack about how she sat in the disable persons's seats

[@watcheem]

"Vietnam, best soundtrack" HAHAHAHHAHA!!!!

[@gotema12]

Rest in Peace Stephen Hawking.

[@hatsijoe8150]

He rest his hole life in a chair hanging around

[@Fun-andy]

@@hatsijoe8150 😂😂😂😂

[@nowvoyagerNE]

he didn't believe in God, so he's simply dead. there is no rest for the simply dead...there's just ... dead.

[@tsuumee4545]

@@nowvoyagerNE You have to believe in God to rest in peace? Don't think so.

[@nowvoyagerNE]

@@tsuumee4545: usually when people say rest in peace, they are talking about a conscious soul resting in peace. according to Hawking, he has no afterlife. his body may be resting in peace, but he has no afterlife.

[@johnconley3473]

I never understood this guy at 38 years of age but love him at 48 years of age.

[@harryviking6347]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣HILARIOUS!!! How is it even possible!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@geson3]

It is a weird world for some parts. Sometimes it's best to just laugh about it, and keep fighting to make it better for all of us. Cheers!

[@ismailelsaghier]

KZbin: here’s a video that was uploaded 11 years ago

[@JIJILUVSME]

"Robot Wars is on, you love that, don't you?"

[@danielhaslam5179]

Laughed my fucking ass off, absolute gold.

[@GeneralG1810]

Best soundtrack, best ending LMFAO pure gold

[@ferraricarpaccio1811]

R.I.P Stephen Hawking 👏🏼

[@nowvoyagerNE]

rest in nothingness.

[@nwilczyn]

"which shows you prison DOES work..." LOL!

[@shirleymason7697]

He's fascinating. He's a natural. Wonder what it was like to raise him. Wonder whether his parents are funny. I love funny people. There were none in my family. Too Victorian, too Calvinist. YEESH!

[@oldtimer5111]

Shirley Mason funnyness is next to godliness .

[@TheBinoyVudi]

What a genius this man is !!! Love him.. and I love the Office !! :) Just brilliant comedy..

[@terryhill4732]

The funny part about a lot of what he said is really true

[@hazardous0887]

Vietnam really did have the best soundtrack though 😅

[@cestrian5294]

Einstein said ‘I don’t know what weapons World War 3 will be fought with, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones’.

[@Pe6ek]

The last 30 seconds are an exact description of today's youth.

[@robdob249]

Pe6ek I’m part of today’s youth and it’s so true

[@braidenj152]

I,as part of today’s youth, can confirm

[@R-H-B]

Bro shut up about youth this and youth that. We aren’t all one person

[@iosefbenabraham5358]

Great work, 👍 on the Falklands 🇫🇰

[@Apostle-of-Reason]

I'm from Brazil, and it's a similar situation every time Argentina tries to win a soccer match against us.

[@TinyFord1]

Fun fact: Everyone who loves Nelson Mandela lives outside of South Africa

[@mathabathemaripane2262]

That aint true lol

[@Hscj1989]

Fun fact: just libertards call Mandella a heroe.

[@bukelwakunene219]

Identity sure pal

[@zombi2896]

@@Hscj1989 you can't even say it right

[@tommyhall6695]

Mandela was a terrorist didn't care if he killed black or white.

[@SuperflyGaming]

Ricky's witty, witty humour that's why Americans have a hard time laughing at his humour.

[@otherssingpuree1779]

The first bit was on GTA 4.

[@IShotMyLastMuse]

i gave you the 100th thumbs up. Use this power wisely.

[@johnmatacola8867]

NO STRINGS ATTACHED!