XFM The Ricky Gervais Show Series 1 Episode 16 - Mother (other)

[@sctmcg]

It must be really surreal if you’re Man Moth, never fully realising how much of a hero you are to so many fans! Thank you.

[@ShadyPlatinum777]

He’s a living legend

[@ianinkster7221]

Just be glad you belong to the most sublime pocket of sentient being in the universe, the Manmoth Community.

[@thereader6667]

66 Million views across his channel. That’s insane.

[@SonnyReid-lm7to]

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[@leeroyjenkins5754]

Don’t mind me, I’m just leaving a comment so I know how long it takes me to do a round trip,

[@kygodragon4782]

It's been over a year and you haven't come back round... Cleary you're not that much of a fan. Don't mind me, I'm just leaving my mark here so I can know how long it takes me to get back round, currently I'm on my 127th trip, still laughing.

[@leeroyjenkins5754]

I forgot to update! I ran past! I feel I’ve let people down :(

[@SG-xc7of]

@ Leeroy "I forgot to update!" Brilliant. You're an idiot. Play a record. ;)

[@lookatthisstupidcomment5064]

@@leeroyjenkins5754 any more updates?

[@leeroyjenkins5754]

@@lookatthisstupidcomment5064 lol thanks for checking in - currently on s4 so not long until I’m back here I’ll let you know ofc 😂

[@Clone54_]

One of the best episodes, this is why I love season 1.

[@Hannahliz1]

I know I've listened to these too many times when I can now quote along to about 90% of the episodes... ah well, onto the next one!

[@drake128]

47:26 is such a wholesome moment of joy

[@LattoSideWest]

I think that's the only time you ever hear the K-Man actually laugh like that

[@SkandiaAUS]

Listen to how well Ricky got along with Karl in these by not annoying him and just having a chat, compared to later seasons where he shreds him every episode and Karl gets genuinely fed up.

[@fpGrumms]

+SkandiaAUS It's sort of depressing to go back to the early episodes and see how much fun they actually had. It just seems to get to Karl eventually and Ricky seems to just get worse with him.

[@superskyshaymin]

+fpGrumms Ricky is just a straight up knob when it comes to Karl, not as much at this point but he's constantly insulting him in the later series because Karl doesn't retaliate, I honestly will never like Ricky.

[@bradenrodriguez5183]

+SkandiaAUS I think in the early days you see Steve pandering to Ricky by giving quick witted insults that fly over Karl's bald head. I grow to like Steve more in the later years, and Ricky less.... but alas, I do miss them all. :(

[@deloford]

+SkandiaAUS The piss taking of Karl escalated throughout this series as a way for Ricky/Steve to get him involved more, they realised the "diamond in the rough" they had. The famous climax of piss taking resulting in Karl losing it and legging it off early was the start of a new phase of the show. My guess is they had a discussion and Ricky explained that the 'piss take format' worked and Karl agreed to 'play up' to the village idiot character and not take it personally. He never really reacts again after that episode (season 3 midway) despite being introduced as a bald manc twat every episode!! :)

[@SkandiaAUS]

+deloford if anyone wants to hear Karl really lose his shit it's episode 46 of season 2. Ricky and Steve won't let anything he says slide, and you can hear Karl shout "I HATE HIM! I HATE HIM!" as the record fades in, with real hate. Then he comes back next episode and they've set all these rules. imagine the meeting they had where they negotiated number of head squozes and squeaks per episode.

[@SolubleFawn]

Karl was imagining St Patrick ridding Ireland of bears by "whacking them with a stick" hahaha

[@creativeamerican8811]

From horse back though.

[@deltaframes-os4km]

midget bears

[@winocarpenter]

He kept whacking the cocker with a stick, just like Pavlov with the dog’s head

[@Shadiochao]

Karl laughs so much in this episode. Can hear him giggling throughout Ricky's sound effects bit (39:52), laughing while talking about the balloon thing, and little giggles/exhales at some jokes (31:28 25:24) I wonder if most of his laughs in later seasons just weren't picked up by the microphone, because you can hear it a lot in season 1

[@8.3.4.N]

i think it's just cuz he decided it was funnier when he doesn't react to anything

[@guscox9651]

Karl got more depressed as Gervais became more overbearing and overly critical. Mid series one is the most wholesome and my favourite section of the podcasts

[@th33399]

Later seasons he was probs just fed up with Ricky tbh haha

[@LifeOfRy]

not to mention 47:31! Little fella.

[@jcrawley1]

Johnny Mango - laying the path for Dickie Anders and Paul "The Party Animal" Parker to follow

[@mu9617]

jcrawley1 What if it was the same person! :o

[@sanmtlyre0225]

jcrawley1 don't forget Wendy Karl's critic

[@deltaframes-os4km]

don't forget Holy Fuk Gayvid Grey the bent pianist.

[@creativeamerican8811]

Johnny Mango is making me laugh far too much. I think just the fact that all of you also know who he is, but so few people in my actual life will have a clue, one or two maybe..

[@RationalAxis]

@@deltaframes-os4km and Posh Bloke!

[@FordeeeFTW]

'while she was off dancing and getting her hole ruined' excuse me Steve

[@doves3630]

Surprised Rick didn't pick up on that haha

[@odw_99]

I was gonna put this but it was literally the first comment😂😂

[@crimpchimp2877]

Said to my work mate did i hear that right.... rewound and re listened and sure as hell sounded as dodgy as the first time i heard it. 5th or so go around on these and never picked up on it before

[@lobsterairsoft499]

Considering he was referring to a 7 year old it's probably for the best no one drew attention to it LOL

[@whoopigoldberg9956]

Timestamp? :)

[@NatalieTallulah]

Karl:"I'm sick of this " at 42:41. Awww, I love those little gems under the breath.

[@dan_v3750]

Karl laughing at 47:30 always puts a smile on my face

[@GozUnlimited]

This clip is the most I've ever heard Karl laugh. He's laughed in quite a few other clips but never like this lol

[@ejayman]

This, “mint imperials” and the gang of monkeys are my favourite Karl laughs

[@guscox9651]

My favourite giggle from the k man is when he’s telling the wheelie bin story, then mentions how his dad also drove some old ladies around and and Steve jokes that Karl’s dad also put some of the old ladies in the bin

[@creativeamerican8811]

Really needed Karl this year more than any other. He’s an incredible human.

[@JohnnyTightIips]

Hope you're doing alright now mate.

[@treehousekohtao]

Agreed. Kept me sane last year.

[@TheManorBeast]

29:49 Steve So you were playing dead arms while she was off dancing and getting her hole ruined 🤣🤣🤣 I’m not even sure he meant to say that but it’s ace

[@Jaacksterisk]

The Gloria Hunniford story always makes me sad. Her daughter was in Australia receiving experimental cancer treatment, which wasn't successful.

[@enthrallingusername]

Little fella there...

[@kieranflaherty3316]

"experimental treatment" = Jaffa cakes

[@Sightation]

“oh the humanity of it ALL!!!” .. Karl floating off into the clouds. 😂🤣😂😆

[@ilcorvo9559]

“Table 60 - Lisa tarbuck” is such a good choice for a British “you’ve heard the name” C list celebrity. Probably why they cast her in “when the whistle blows”

[@simonnoelkavanagh]

When the wind blows!!!

[@mu9617]

I'd love to see them watch these back and put it on youtube like a reaction video! That would be amazing! 😂

[@WollongongWacko]

They would pause it and argue all the time it would be awesome

[@jonbolton3376]

That would be great is someone like Sebs Duran did that. He is a huge Karl fan and does reactions to his other stuff.

[@missf7727]

Great idea!! I'd love that!!

[@feritosman]

i'm listening to this in the lab and from time to time ricky's laugh rings throughout the room. wish there was a way to automatically muffle that.

[@popalockastan1142]

feritosman my bathroom echoes, I can't turn the volume down low enough so his laugh doesn't hurt my ears, and listen to the rest of it comfortably

[@rachaelsas]

I actually learn things from listening to these! 😂😊

[@sera2775]

Ricky's laugh is very loud, love the show, how many years after it came out

[@GroinStrain_]

Of course we've got the comedy genius moments like Rockbusters and Monkey News in the later series, but this might be my favourite episode. Purely because of how happy Karl is, thus how close and happy the trio are together. Also the part when they talk about the balloon shows that Karl actually enjoyed himself in this series, unlike in some incidents in later series.

[@AJDHelix]

Man Moth! Do you know there's recently been an extended version of this episode "discovered"? Would be great if you could update the playlist to include the full version of this episode. Cheers.

[@drake128]

Just here during corona virus 2020. Hope I can look back on this comment and reply a year from now

[@drake128]

@Fruitsi shit innit

[@drake128]

@Chris Kelly no I died.

[@NyalBurns]

Almost been a year

[@drake128]

@@NyalBurns yea .. 12 weeks to flatten the curve my arse.

[@TTIOTT]

@@drake128 All a load of shit mate.

[@sobchak1]

"SOMEONE stood on her dress and put a hole in it"

[@GooglyEyedJoe]

32:20 - "He er, joined the army.." "Right." "Yeah?" "Yep." "And erm, 'e was in the army and he got injured.." "Right" "So he went to 'ospital and whilst he was in 'ospital er World War I ended and he was like "Aww god I.." "I was enjoy that!" *laughs* xD 33:00 - "Er...Joins some other army...errmm...God, d'know I knew it all this morning?" xD

[@WollongongWacko]

Joey Lock awesome

[@HopeVJustice]

15:50 Golden drivel! XD WORDS! WORDS! WORDS! I'm glad they do talk. Shit. Twice!!!

[@GunhaII]

15 years today this was broadcasted. I can agree with Ricky's and Steve's annoyance of English people over hyping St Patrick's day.

[@zoey_1172]

Read this comment and was like god 15 years.... then realised this comment was also 6 yrs old ._.

[@johnquirk9500]

Haha, me too 😀.

[@SekiroFights2]

One of those RSK lines that occasionally jumps into my head unprompted is the way Gervais says "In my opinion, one of the best Crosswits players of all time JOHN JUNKIN". Ricky used to have this incredible talent for delivering a line in a way that pinpointed the risible banality of British culture.

[@LifeOfRy]

This exact same energy is captured in the way he says "that's why I'd buy a plasma screen, to watch er.. BARGAIN HUNT" in S3E09 at 17:57.

[@a_b897]

42:40 the first on air “Sick of this...” from Karl

[@fiwen9673]

I bet this was what inspired the movie "Up" ;)

[@pushthetempo2]

Supposedly, Up was inspired by a famous French short film called the Red Balloon!

[@LTambini96]

23:50 that david brent laugh ricky does when karl says lezzer haha

[@Elitenuke]

When you get into these so much and want to watch the next one straight away, you keep forgetting too leave a comment

[@Dicky__Anders]

i love how ricky just mentions his mate was gonna stay in his cupboard for 1000 pounds and no one questions him

[@Aalborg42]

We were playing dead arm!!!

[@abbafan50986]

Ricky just turned 61, the same age that Gloria Hunniford was when this was recorded...

[@Herbertnenniger]

Here before my first job interview to calm down! Hope it goes okay

[@nukathecat4319]

How did it go?

[@robertJ14]

32:30 "I was enjoying that". Probably one of the funniest moments in the RSK catalogue . Season 1 is elite

[@michaelshannon6134]

Karl denying basic mathematical and logical concepts is my fetish.

[@gavingallagher2969]

My Ok Haha ml loop on Maybe l

[@jcrawley1]

Yeah, or Adge Cutler

[@laurencesmith4997]

I must have heard these a 100 times and i still piss myself

[@MrFoodAndDrink]

I love that they started playing wu tang in last couple shows. Makes me like them even more

[@WollongongWacko]

HipHop Hooray!!!

[@lilme7052]

I finally listened to Killing of Georgie yesterday after about 3 years.

[@Raven-Claws88]

"God, I knew it all this morning" (KP realising he hasn't remembered anything that Ricky told him to read about Hitler)

[@tinkerchel]

the sound ricky makes in reaction to karl during "white van karl" has got to be one of the funniest things ever :3

[@ENigma-um8zw]

Great relistening to these

[@trapgod9690]

Literally with I the first minute Karl "Can you IMAGINE!" Ricky: *Mutters quietly* "Ah god" (Thinking here we go) 😂😂😂😂

[@kiteracer95]

‘What’s that big balloon that blew up and the newsreader was going all mental’

[@masonseymour2455]

The TRIC awards is one of my favorite RSK bits ever

[@Top10WizardReviews]

"What, did he have asthma?" "They all did." I love how Karl just alludes to asthma being a necessary part of historical figures' childhoods.

[@capnhawkins]

15:35 "I'll learn you something 'ere, snakes..." "Well, I, sorry, can I just stop you there and I'll TEACH you something..." Savage

[@enthrallingusername]

15:49 for the payback

[@arturobandini4078]

The book 'One Flew Over the Clubhouse' currently holds a mighty 1 star out of 5 on Amazon UK. There is only one reviewer, so I think it's likely he/she is the only person who has read the book.

[@nickbeanful]

Thank you

[@Scallion_D]

Still makes me laugh that Karl uses some random girl he was with when he was like 7 years old as an example when told Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears broke up. 😂

[@lilme7052]

He's so bloody strange

[@martindrake504]

Around 1:20 a really interesting topic starting to grow and rick aborts it looking for a bag.

[@LiquidSpiral]

Exemplar of how much of a train wreck XFM was

[@ejayman]

It always seemed to me that seemed like Ricky was subtly interrupting Steve agreeing with a fair point Karl made

[@user-gl8qu7qf2q]

It's got to be John Junkin

[@NatS3703]

33:25 - for years I thought Karl said "watermen" not "war to men" - I always wondered what watermen were, whether they were like they were like the frog men that Karl went to school with :.)

[@lolilyminecraft]

There are bugs called watermen they do star jumps on the water looks weird af used to see them all the time in Cornwall

[@TotaleKruBacon]

This is a great episode, must be the one where Karl laughs the most

[@justinkline8437]

"Oooh. Bears?"

[@danwalters342]

20 years ago, holy crap

[@johnhill2176]

"Fer Christ's sake woman come on" "Light me pipe"

[@mu9617]

47:27 That is Ricky's best ever laugh! 😂

[@ThePaynes2022]

Did anyone else Get a dirty image when Steve said 'so she was off dancing and getting her hole ruined'?? Surely Smerch didn't mean it like that???

[@laurencesoons7719]

I know this comment was a while ago but yes I thought the same thing hahah

[@louisetienne6608]

Hahaha was just about to type this!

[@HopeVJustice]

Actually I always assumed he did mean it like that! :p

[@kevinflemming1982]

You would. xD

[@jessemiles2426]

I'm pretty sure he meant getting get dress ruined with a hole but it's an incredibly funny Freudian slip

[@sarahcotton-vb3de]

Any one else notice that here Karl says someone stepped on Zoe Harris's dress but at another time he says he was the one to step on her dress?

[@77willnot]

29.50 "You were playing dead arms while she was off dancing and getting her hole ruined" Nice one Steve.

[@kevinflemming1982]

Karl: Can you imagine... Ricky: Oh, god.

[@nicholaschip5820]

cheers man moth!!!!!!!!!!

[@WollongongWacko]

"Mammoth! The big hairy cow...elephant!" -RG.XFM

[@sanmtlyre0225]

Nicholas chip "what's that a 6 foot moth in yer wardrobe that can eat an entire jacket in a day"

[@ltltltltltltlt]

for christ sake woman, come on!!!

[@johnhill2176]

Light my pipe

[@jamestaylor1445]

22:35 lets hear more from mr noisy neighbour!

[@dale2442]

7:09 “When everyone was doing the prayers did you look at them with your eyes shut?”

[@jammybizzle666]

2021 and he's still not been in the air

[@flud6699]

Karl laughing is the best thing

[@odw_99]

Broadcast 17 years ago today😳😳

[@masonj910]

I was 3 years old when it was broadcast

[@gustomizuka4266]

"foxes" HAHAHAHAHA

[@kitpalmer1583]

Gus Woodrow "Ohhhhhhh... bears?"

[@rashhuman]

It is my job but I’ve been busy reading about ‘Itler.

[@Wankle.]

29:50 classic line about a 7 year old getting her hole ruined

[@Raven-Claws88]

Karl's first telling of the story of his first girlfriend in infant school :D didn't mention his fight with the other boy though from the later Ricky Gervais show podcasts!

[@kraken589]

Ted Clarke you’re out of order!

[@johnhill2176]

Show her a bit of bloody respect!

[@rashhuman]

Cut it out!

[@Raven-Claws88]

"It's over, there'll be no more "Alright?" in the morning!"

[@Robert-ho7ys]

Ricky got his way in the end, raising Karl up by balloons.

[@jonbolton3376]

The moment I saw that episode of An Idiot Abroad, my first thought was 'finally, Ricky has got his wish' lol

[@Yewiie]

They shouldve got Josh Groban in so that when Karl takes off he belts out 'You raise me up...'

[@NxDoyle]

Having inadvertently avoided opening his biography segment with the redundant, "He was born...", Karl made up for it almost immediately when he pointed out that Adolf was one of the two Hitler children who survived past childhood.

[@winocarpenter]

Starting off “he was a young lad” was almost just as good lol

[@imagination43]

Anyone else pause the show to play the awesome songs inbetween?

[@user-gy4hg6kb8p]

Not likely. Their taste in music is an A. That is, A........trocious! On the same note, there's probably a very good reason, you know, that there are zero marriages between the three of them.

[@imagination43]

@@user-gy4hg6kb8p that makes literally no sense 🤣 wtf does being married have to do with music taste ya spoon

[@user-gy4hg6kb8p]

@@imagination43 Thoughts and behaviors affect and are affected by all sorts of things. Weer...doze and dee vee ints tend to be brainwashed with horrible taste in music.

[@imagination43]

@@user-gy4hg6kb8p you sound men......tal 🤣🤣

[@andrewnero3415]

26:46 an all time great line

[@jianblundell6038]

40:00 Karl's giggling in the background 😄

[@sctmcg]

29:50 - Steve!! Jeeesus

[@jimmystooge]

"He said he can rememberz. being in the womb." I don't know if I'd want Karl in my life all the time, but I'd love to have a drink with him.

[@jonhayes7322]

Every time I went to the dentist as a kid we got given a helium balloon - me and my brothers would put our address, thinking it would get to Africa, and a message on a piece of paper tied to the string!!! 🎈

[@rumbleshakeskin]

The Hindenburg did not have helium... it was hydrogen.

[@daylearceneaux4083]

For the record, Hydrogen is flammable. Helium is not. - - - However, one study actually backs up Ricky here. It found the shell was a very flammable material coated in flammable lacquer. The study suggests that the disaster characteristics were not consistent with a hydrogen explosion.

[@lisasou95]

Zoe Harris story is the best. Lol I love it.

[@pixie7258]

29:50 did Steve say "getting her hole ruined"? 😳😅

[@joshold5840]

Hitler on Germany's defeat in WW2 - 'E was really annoyed about this, "Ah can't show me face around 'ere"

[@creativeamerican8811]

47:26 Never noticed Karl laughing here.

[@genius7000]

How did I miss - "So you were playing dead arm while she was off dancing and getting her hole ruined?" this many times! 29:47

[@Luke-yx5ve]

UP the film is definetly Karl when he's old 😂

[@julianblower6330]

Gloria Hunniford's daughter Caron actually died a couple years after this.. :(

[@courtenayjones4632]

Does anyone ever wonder about where Zoe Harris is now? XD

[@mariomusic8550]

Constantly

[@feritosman]

haha i love how ricky keeps embarrassing himself more and more with the Hindenburg disaster.

[@Glozboy22]

Best bit is how he tries so hard to appear right.

[@teocantsleep4611]

Helium is a noble gas, it doesn't react to other elements, thus it is not flammable.

[@cadestrathern1260]

Not a bad Bowie impression tbh

[@cam-the-bassist]

What does Karl say at 47:26?

[@akayakayz]

"And the rope would pull up my trousers."