Ricky Gervais | TIME Magazine Interviews | TIME

In this edition of TIME Magazine's 10 Questions, watch comedian and executive producer of The Office Ricky Gervais talk about Steve Carell, Garry Shandling and Richard Lewis.
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[@comedykrazy]

Gervais is one of the greatest comedians ever!!

[@anetchi]

There's hardly a better sound than Ricky's laughter!

[@wuzcloopin]

Very down to earth. Ricky is the man.

[@cjason123]

you never know when he's kidding or being serious. that's awesome. this is what entertaiment should be: to entertain and be questioned. this is what keeps a person's attention.

[@missgohar1]

he really knows how to laugh at himself. good quality to have.

[@honeyglamourdancehug]

i could listen to him all day he's just so charming :)

[@stefanijoanneangelinagerma3862]

I find Ricky intelligent, beautiful, very endearing and quite hilarious.

[@cinesigne]

He is the most natural funny and real guy! Love the "Gay Ant"....Ricky you are the best comedian ever!

[@Rachulie]

hes just a nice dude. he's down to earth n hilarious.

[@Tolstoievsky]

i love this guy and i love this interview for showing a more "unrehearsed" version of Ricky

[@hyllaf]

his laugh is just the best

[@rebeccaimogentun]

LOL..."and Americans have got whiter teeth". Love that throwaway remark.

[@supernikkikun]

got to love ricky gervais.

[@michaelwargo5301]

Ricky is awesome

[@dishwithtrish]

He seriously has the most infectious laugh, Brilliant ~~

[@TIME]

Thanks for the catch!

[@musicfanUK87]

LOL the end with his watch!! so funnnny

[@thegiantpaperpanda]

That's why Ricky's great. He's so unpretentious.

[@Theoreticaly]

He smiles, I laugh. He laughs, I crack up.

[@sacredcoww]

He mentions Steve at 2:00! How times have changed.

[@patrickchelsea2k8]

Hilarious. He's right about the office being as good on the tenth viewing as on the first, i never get tired of it.

[@Blu3Purple]

I love Ricky^^, he always made me laugh !

[@elevationnnnnn]

I am so attracted to this guy. He is a comical genius and there is nothing sexier than humor and confidence. I love his face, hair, eyes and his serious looks scare me just a little. I would love to get to know him. He is taken and all settled. but can someone please set me up for a meet and greet?

[@MonkeyMagicMonk]

One of the best/funniest films ever is Life of Brian which pokes fun at religion. Gervais analysing the book of Genesis in 'Animals' show is genius. Plus check out american George Carlin amazing stand-up routines about 'the man who lives in the sky'.

[@mrb244]

I love sarcasm and Gervais with his English accent is awesome! Hope he starts another show soon. Extras was great and I understand his point about not producing too long....

[@loulabelle5082]

Wow - interviewer is sooooo charismatic!

[@jackkfullerr]

I didn't want this interview to ever end

[@shabtash]

what he says is so true about success in england. We resent others who are successful. I don't know why. It's ingrained deep into our culture. Can't speak for america as I've never been or stayed there for a period of time.

[@gatorbait816]

love his laugh

[@martialartslangatang]

lmao off when he looked at his watch. very funny guy

[@Goochbot]

"not like the germans to take somethin that wasnt theres" xD i love the look he gave the camera when he said it. brilliant, definitely the funniest man on earth

[@lordprotector]

I couldn't agree more...

[@litespeed74]

He's a genius. Hilarity always insues around him.

[@ihategeogra]

I died of laughing at the end part with watch. Oh my lord

[@TheStormEvans]

Gervais still using the "David Brent smirk at the camera" throughout the interview. Love it!

[@roaduser]

and the thing is no one comes close.. theres good comedians but this guy IS on another level and if you dont get it.. youre missing out.

[@notsodeadlydave]

haha he did the Brent 'eyes look up then down' face at 1.50

[@Rich_Brant_Hillclimb]

"it's not like the Germans to take something that wasn't theirs!" Brilliant

[@OneT2RuleThemAll]

it would be great if Ricky made a show with Peter Serafinowicz

[@cimenadimanico]

definitely a genious. love him. totally

[@EdSurname]

he is a very interesting man

[@robmillist]

9:25 - 9:55 is the best part Ricky's laugh is soo contagious. It just makes me cack myself.

[@bronc30td]

The last 30 seconds of this video is hilarious...

[@PetrolPatrol]

The end is the best bit haha

[@perfacetus]

I don't like the Office, but as a person and when he is doing stand up, he is really good.

[@boojiboy1986]

Oh man, finally something about the Garry Shandling interview!

[@KS1961KS]

Loved this interview. So funny. I don't know how the interviewer kept from laughing. Banana Splits. Killed me!

[@ROLtheWolf]

Gervais should be proud of his interview with Shandling. Gary's notoriously prickly and uncomfortable in his own skin and the two of them were a riot while they tested each other's limits. I thought it was very funny. Richard Lewis was probably pissed Ricky didn't interview him.

[@bossisdead]

too true!!

[@nadiak]

hahah i love the bit after the credits!

[@arckocsog253]

I would take him over Brad Pitt anytime.

[@sana0hk]

i wish he could play on one of the office eposodes as a guest or something..

[@crab1]

i almost pee'd my pants with "you look like a gay ant." hahaha

[@moeistheirleader]

i love hat guy

[@MIngalls]

Ricky Gervais and Louis C.K. are the best comedians of today.

[@vanzonhl]

the first 3 seasons of the german office are pretty good... and btw, i think ricky is hilarious.. and i also can laugh at a joke about my country :) germans do have humor :P

[@realjuancho]

i love Ricky Gervais, first i liked the us. tv show and then found out about him being the mastermind behind the original, and then i found out he was an atheist just like me, that was like the cherry at the top of the cake. (metaphorically speaking, i don't like cherries)

[@Carlmanization]

Wow! His laugh is priceless!"

[@inesgarciagao]

i love this maaan!

[@Railmate]

luckily for me not many people I know read your little 'Time Magazine' or whatever it's called

[@01000001011100100111]

"not like the Germans to take something that isn't theirs..." xD

[@scandowegianpean]

he really does!! :)

[@pausebeforeviewtube]

Interviewer: "...so, Ricky, here are the questions." [Ricky hears: so, Ricky, hear the questions] Ricky: "What, what, what, I will hear them."

[@CF1975]

It's funny he mentions Brad Pitt. Recently I had a discussion with a friend if you had to choose between Pitt or Ricky Gervais to go out on a date.Probably I am in a minority, but I would definitely go for Ricky. He may not be a classic beauty (altough I do not find Brad Pitt attractive either), but when I go out on a date, I defnitely want to laugh and in interviews Gervais seems like a very nice and smart guy as well.

[@xGuybrushThreepwood]

I *love* Ricky.

[@XanBcoo]

Half of what makes Ricky Gervais so funny to me is his laugh. He's able to make even the most mundane comment seem hilarious because his laugh and playful mannerisms are so infectious.

[@Kalinho83]

4:40-4:47 hahaha pure Brent...

[@zeldagoblin]

haha me too...well not as Brad but some female equivalent! The mirror bit brings me down just as bad...his face is a picture I laughed out loud at that point!

[@elevationnnnnn]

"You look like a gay ant." "Why would he say that to me?" How sad and sweet. I love this guy! Damn he makes me laugh.

[@locrianboy]

It is correct to say who would fire whom. Who refers to the subject of the sentence and whom refers to the object of the sentence. Who and who is incorrect for the grammar police :-)

[@1yearOLD]

interviewer is great.

[@avlisk]

David Brent et al are the best. Are you havin' a laugh?

[@TSJEKKIA]

>I recommend laying in bed on vacation in Budapest, after the wildest night ever. Knowing its gonna be wild tonight aswell, but right now, drinking some cold beers, looking at Ricky stuff on your laptop. #rightnow

[@edoardopuiatti]

LOL @ 4:30 ..... Crafty Germans!

[@GodTheHypothesis]

@Jammed9000 Bit of a generalisation there! Most British comedies do more than 2 seasons from my experience. Peep Show is onto about 6 now!

[@SpectralAmnesia]

Haha, at 0:15 when the interviewer says, "Here are the questions," Ricky thought he said, "Hear the questions." "...Well, I will hear them, yeah. Go on."

[@selgesel]

7:50 That look...

[@octeuron]

4:42: best moment

[@heartofzorro]

Laugh's amazing. The office brit should continue...

[@isgf1997]

Sorry to return to this after so long, but somewhow I overlooked your response. What you have described as race and race-related is of course correct, but that is essentially an ethnographic understanding of race that stemmed from 19th c. physical anthropology etc. In late 20th c. usage especially following from post colonial studies it covers a larger ground including nationality, ethnicity and culture. Not trying to be a know-all though.

[@r0se4nne]

he is the funniest man on earth.. wait, wait.. I take that back. Karl.

[@sonofliberty1]

'It's not like the Germans'd take something that wasn't theirs.' Hahahahahaha!!!!

[@robmillist]

thx

[@nanquan491]

lmao hilarious!

[@billybandit]

Well I can see where you're coming from and while I'm a big fan of almost everything he does (TV work, stand-up, podcasts, films) I appreciate that it would be very hard for any one thing that he does from now to live up to The Office and Extras. Having said that, there's quite a difference between what you described and calling him a "cunt". And having said THAT... he doesn't need someone like me to back him up, so I'll shut my face

[@laccrosseshane]

@marinejackson i think they are both very funny in their own way and i think he might be a little more clever and comedic but in all fairness they are both pretty funny

[@aaron4820]

when ricky says someone looks like something ridiculous.. like bingo from banana splits... he's usually right...

[@ikilleduku]

i like ricky seems like a guy id like to meet

[@utdfortreble]

what I think the interviewer is quite cool and funny.

[@avlisk]

David Brent et al are the best.

[@studas2011]

'Rag on this guy from MelBERNE' Gervais can't handle it & neither can I!

[@xXMaGGoXx]

I'm german. All i have to say is that Rickys comment was actually less insulting, if insulting at all. The Interviewer should really watch his mouth when it comes to political correctness in comedy. Rule is: Make any racist joke you can think of, as long as its funny. He clearly violated it.

[@MIngalls]

lol that made my laugh

[@todanes]

shu tup dinlo's, this interview is good. the interviewer is just mimicking gervais' awkard/honest humour

[@krosecooper]

RICKY I THINK YOU LOOK FINE THE WAY YOU ARE!

[@ianclark6485]

I think the second or third time of watching the office is the funniest

[@whitexchina]

@moonwitch1981 Check out Ricky when he was your age. He had a band "Seona Dancing" you can find it here! I lived in NYC for many years and was once introduced to Brad Pitt. I was standing in front of him thinking: What do people see in him??? He's boring!

[@brodieman37]

the office is most definitely a big, thick meat sandwich. i love it and ricky.

[@edstercw]

Anyone have a recording of him doing a video acceptance speech for a comedy award and spent it saying how gay Jonathan Ross looks? It sparked the fight and was so satisfying 2watch

[@wmg111]

@TSJEKKIA Lucky dog.