XFM The Ricky Gervais Show Series 2 Episode 16 - Forced its way out of the vagina

[@ManMoth]

Hey guys, sorry for pinning this comment on all videos but I want to give you an update on the channel. I've been slowly adding a show archive to the videos including a full transcript added as sub titles and a full track listing (with links to KZbin videos for each track). Pilkipedia archive link has been added as well and I've been having fun illustrating some of KP's best bits, I'm adding these to a shop incase anyone is interested: www.man-moth.com/ It's taking me a while to update the archives, especially as I don't work Mondays so please bear with me as I chip away at it. Lots of love, Man Moth.

[@kieranflaherty3316]

Man moth! How did you decide on the titles for these? Are they your own favourite moments from each episode? And how often do you do a run-through listen yourself?

[@studkickass513]

My friend, you apologize to *no one* 🙇 How you doing, Man Moth? You still around? I hope you understand that you have cemented yourself as a legend for all time. Always. We love you, bud.

[@moratgurgeh]

Just realised you've timestamped all the tracks they play. Thanks man, you've bought a lot of light to a lot of people's lives by uploading, naming and organising all of these

[@omikronweapon]

I love how Ricky made an ENTIRE story full of details about silicon, computer chips, a specific location, when all he needed to convince Karl would have been "there was this crab right, and somehow they could read his mind and that. Weird innit?"

[@amitbenhur3722]

🤣🤣🤣

[@bedder470]

He said "I've got a crab with a computer in its brain" and the scientist said "I think we can do something with this, come round."

[@GuyIncognito_]

@@bedder470 lol best response

[@bowlofnuggets]

i love that after all that he instantly talks about a baby being born by putting them in an oven… like a cake

[@greglynch391]

Maybe he’s trying to model to him what an *informative* story looks like, e.g. it’s not set ‘ages ago’, protagonist isn’t ’some little Russian/Chinese/Turkish fella’ etc.

[@HarryZumwalt]

These have three have made me laugh for more than a decade, and this is certainly one of the most classic episodes.

[@dickmasheter1325]

I think 212 is probably my favorite show. Although the middle third of series two as a whole is probably the high mark imo. Not that all of it isn’t hilarious, but if I had to chose that’d be it

[@jamiel.harding4554]

I just wish I could erase my memory of them and listen to them all all over again. They’re so fantastic.

[@OrchidEleven]

I remember laughing hard at her man's her mits like 10 years ago, precious memories

[@derek5395]

@William Moore now the bid lin... The lin bid... The bin lid, yeah

[@studkickass513]

These have three have are have always have been have the have funniest have makes have me have laugh have love have these have humans. I have only have wish have that have they have could have taught have made have me have not have a have frittata.

[@jamiehcomedy]

100% believed the Crab story when I first heard it.

[@HeatyFrog]

I fell asleep during the previous episode and then woke up to the crab story, I remember lying there thinking "this changes everything"

[@riggenbachi]

same. i'm actually a bit depressed it isn't true.

[@lobsterairsoft499]

Jamie Hutchinson I have a degree in science in I believed it 😂😂😂

[@jasoneaton4520]

It IS true...the government does much worse....

[@ejayman]

I remember when I first heard this I paused it at “geometrical formations” and went onto google. Left about 15 mins later, disappointed and embarrassed.

[@WollongongWacko]

Re-listening to these three is awesome, the more years you spend with them, the more you want, for me anyway.

[@ManMoth]

For me too :-)

[@DDoig1]

That's true enough.

[@studkickass513]

For all of us, mate. For all time. Always.

[@capnhawkins]

"D'you know how that saying came about?" "Nah." "Ages ago...."

[@theouter_banks7260]

Eric Buist "Oh yeah..."

[@guskim434]

17th century?

[@williamwhite2971]

1970s?

[@nottmjoe21]

Literally ages ago?

[@studkickass513]

​@@williamwhite2971Come on, mate! Get it right!

[@jordanbailey1470]

I love Ricky's wobbly 'what?' after Karls answer at 48:30.

[@Jeerioz]

😂😂😂

[@drake128]

W wh hat

[@Ollied]

Im glad MTV didn't ruin Karl and didn't employ him

[@indecentproposal9473]

Ollied I think even Karl had the sense not to take up shop with that worthless channel

[@studkickass513]

Never would've happened, ya frittata 😂😂 He doesn't have "Zane" in his name.

[@studkickass513]

​@@indecentproposal9473LMAO, that's so cute! Karl has no sense, cents, pence, pounds, or dollars. He was just never officially offered the role 😂

[@GerryBolger]

Ricky and Steve giving Karl shit for recycling old material when most of Ricky's stand up material is things that Karl said on xfm...

[@imnotgayyy8489]

😊

[@MonkeyMelissa3]

And most lines/plot points from the Office and Extras stem from these conversations

[@GerryBolger]

Maggie is basically Karl. And Karl actually had a magpie called Maggie so maybe that's how they chose her name..

[@aqualitycuppa7453]

The office was written before they met Karl

[@timhutchinson4140]

GerryBolger true shit more ricky than merch tho

[@shnoogums1]

16:32 I’ll never understand how Karl can mistake lizards for monkeys. The words aren’t in any way similar and why would scorpions protect monkeys that live in the ground?

[@Christophee1987]

Herman's Hermits is the best Rockbuster Karl ever did. Not as entertaining as the likes of 'Christ, de berg!' though.

[@CORNISHDUDE]

agreed, tough to pick the best, esp with buyon ferry

[@MrHappyclappy123]

Christophee1987 dandy warholes is up there

[@Sabian-]

Gladis Knight as well :D

[@Kmd-qp4kw]

Can’t Say Bien was a corker.

[@jd9171]

the detrout spinners..

[@capnhawkins]

"Imagine I get dropped by MTV-" "You haven't been asked yet!" "Yeeeeeah well!"

[@Anamilkk]

i love how karl thinks people are embarrassed to show their nails but dont mind showing a stranger their arse.

[@studkickass513]

Yes... yes... that is definitely the joke. Well done, mate!

[@justinkline8437]

The sad thing is, Karl is actually right when he says Rockbusters keeps people listening. I'm about 50+ times through, but I still couldn't remember the last one. Stopped what I had planned, so I could listen until the end.

[@Christoff070]

I know what u mean but I think it kept some ppl listening for different reasons than Karl thought it did...just like he though they were "cryptic" lol. Also the prizes were mostly just arbitrary cds and videos he scooped from a drawer

[@teddy2577]

This foreign cafe is growing its own steak.... Deli-meat-tree Meat tree n that..😂😂

[@studkickass513]

Lol, come on man! Ricky and Steve are no idiots. They knew that Karl was a golden goose, they knew Rockbusters was shit but entertaining, and there's a reason they let it continue. Just like there was a reason they let him continue to speak.

[@studkickass513]

​@@teddy2577A meat tree!!!! 😂😂😂 A meat tree!!!

[@danebarwell6923]

Enough is Enough, Enough is eneuuhrhranusss

[@gotobednerd]

the irony of them getting on Karl for recycling material is very palpable 13 years later.

[@georgeohunt2263]

Even more palpable 19 years later haha. Afterlife is essentially jokes lifted from XFM but made significantly less funny. Absolute drivel compared to this gold

[@tedthecommenter5364]

@@georgeohunt2263 why tf does ricky do that?he has actually stolen Karl quotes and turned them into his own jokes on most of his stand up dvds, I honestly think Steve carried Ricky through writing the Office and Exras

[@georgeohunt2263]

@@tedthecommenter5364 100% agree. I think all you need to do is look at the nosedive Ricky's work has taken since the two parted ways (in my opinion at least. I accept that Afterlife is enormously popular with a lot of people, and fair enough, to each their own, I just personally don't think the word "cunt" alone constitutes humour). Then you look at the stuff Steve has done, like Hello Ladies isn't absolutely groundbreaking admittedly, but it's still probably the funniest thing out of the stuff the two have done separately, while I also think he was really good in Four Lives.

[@custardcreams92]

29:18 Karl's little stutter as he's trying to make the word anus sound like enough 🤣

[@azzamalnahed3566]

Moth, you added the track names! That's awesome. Thank you!

[@Milan_Smidt]

34:31 ''...Okay" That was the most disappointed, disillusioned, broken 'okay' i ever heard in my life!!! LOL

[@LittleBraveWarriorIsBest]

13:50 "Young and fresh" isn't exactly what I connect Karl with

[@erenrasit8558]

Phil Collins next?

[@omikronweapon]

+Eren Rasit Yes, let's play some Phil :P

[@C-R-l-M-S-O-N]

+Eren Rasit don't you mean Phil Colon?

[@albalmal]

I love how many episodes Little Donkey comes up in

[@sneezydeezymcdeluxe7015]

Went down a storm.

[@lilme7052]

Karl's proudest moment in his life at that point then.his dad shits on it and it's down hill from there.

[@williamsmith666]

What happened there again?

[@anirudjampana3004]

"she was so shocked, her hair fell out" always gets me.

[@christ1997]

*out

[@borismuller86]

Look at my bloody hands Reg! That's that hod carrying.

[@danielwhite107]

When Karl drops ‘Her mans, Her Mitts’ you can hear the woman doing his screen test laughing in the background

[@deltaframes-os4km]

never noticed it. but yes she loved that. Great find😂😂😂

[@BigPMitchell]

Very well spotted

[@erizzle67]

"Herman's Hermits". Karl is incredible.

[@kieranrossi215]

You can hear the MTV woman laughing in the background.. ermans ermits… !

[@bedder470]

My favourite rockbuster.

[@studkickass513]

You misspelled "frittata" 😂😂😂

[@samaspic7846]

petition for mtv to share the footage from this episode

[@Davidjagoartist]

That would be incredible

[@studkickass513]

Could be VH1

[@farty2264]

Thanks for uploading these Man Moth

[@ManMoth]

BLÄKK No worries BLÄKK

[@imnotgayyy8489]

+Man Moth God bless you! I still like to think you're Stephen merchant 😊

[@Sheriff_GrimLaw]

BLÄKK That's a bit harsh on ManMoth ain't it. x

[@MattD_22]

Have you heard that saying "Out of the frying pan, into the saucepan"?

[@Milan_Smidt]

''Do We Need These''

[@bigbodge]

40:56 "keep yer tongue in you twat...not at the CUSTOMS OFFICER!"

[@GooglyEyedJoe]

33:15 - Oddly Karl is describing exactly what he would later have done to himself, In Moaning of Life Series 2 he got his arse read by a palmist.

[@CORNISHDUDE]

yep, wasnt he blind tho? tho he did it by touch lol thats next level

[@kinganimal3075]

Karl's mums rockbuster clues are adorable. "This group thinks of lots of things" Haha!

[@DirtyDozen6612]

Stephen: "Should we maybe dedicate this show to those less fortunate then us" Ricky without skipping a beat: "No"

[@daniele551]

A day in 1930 where there was no news so they had to put a music video on or something on the telly. Can’t believe Ricky and Steve let that go without comment.

[@lilme7052]

it did seem funny at first but tv did exist. No music videos obvs but they might have played a piece .

[@DannyCastle-t5j]

Apparently just played a piano piece for 15 minutes and it was on radio but obviously Karl would get it wrong 😂

[@studkickass513]

It was true, it just wasn't a music video they played. But yes, apparently the BBC did announce, "There is no news".

[@deltaframes-os4km]

2020. still crying to Herman's Hermits 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@CittizinKane]

your the best Man Moth, i listen to these daily, mashing through S2 at the moment, about to hit S3 this week at work, cheers mate cant thank ya enough, hell id buy ya a pint if i knew ya

[@WollongongWacko]

amen to that

[@ManMoth]

+bumpy6994 Cheers bumpy6994!

[@strawberrykicker2]

The thing about the good Friday that there was no news is true, and they played a piece of music instead, it was on Qi once

[@vxmarcusxv]

"you've got a little bit of gay in you a little bit of gay yes, a Little bent cell " absolutely killed me

[@phil8528]

Ricks absolute shock at the idea of the boxset about different weather always makes me laugh so much man.

[@ejayman]

“The Best of the Weather”

[@williamsmith666]

I'm actually with Karl on this one. If it sounds like a collection of violent weather conditions.

[@Vingul]

@@williamsmith666I’d definitely want that over most of their prizes. Reminded me I have an old DVD of northern lights footage somewhere, lol.

[@elleo9920]

Listening to this at age 28 hits different. I listened to these as a kid and now I'm a similar age to Karl and Steve when they recorded this 😂😅

[@homer3716]

Man Moth.. the man, the moth, the legend innit. cheers m8!!!

[@harry-nicholson]

It’s always worried me how they played a song after telling the crab story but before saying it was a joke, I bet there’s a listener somewhere who heard that story but turned the radio off before the reveal, and still tells the crab story to people because they think it’s true (like Karl really)

[@omikronweapon]

Karl most likely does the same thing XD not to mention, half the people commenting here also believed it...

[@ste1301]

2019, still fresh

[@Aalborg42]

That day in the 30ies where there were no news so they had to put a music video on the telly ha ha ha

[@lilme7052]

its true

[@LostTimeGames]

I think after listening to these almost every night for the last 3/4 years, this is my favorite episode

[@ejayman]

“Phil Collins next” definitely ranks in my top three Karl lines

[@Vingul]

@@ejaymannot unlike «time for the news…»

[@jamestaylor1614]

Thanks for the uploads

[@Adelehalsall]

S2 is probably my favourite series, but also makes me sad at the same time, particularly this episode. It’s when you witness Karl’s transition from enjoying doing the show to feeling gradually more overworked, pressured and being increasingly teased by Ricky and Steve. You can witness the change in this episode and it sadly pretty much continues from here. 😂

[@GOSTDatingandLifestyle]

Don't be too sad for Karl, he's definitely a millionaire now and that's definitely down to his lucky relationship with Ricky. I'd take a prolonged ribbing to have Karl's career

[@Adelehalsall]

@@GOSTDatingandLifestyle True, true, he has been very lucky in that way. But I think if you asked him, he’d maintain that he never cared about fame, money or fortune (an’ that). Sometimes I think what Karl really needed was to speak to a therapist. In many of the episodes he says things that suggest to me he has low-level depression, and I think some of his childhood stories explain that. I wonder if he’s ever had therapy in the years since.

[@kreskinkun]

I agree that the negativity gets to be a downer sometimes. I think Ricky knew Karl was a rare sort of comedy phenomenon and couldn't help but experiment to see what he could get out of him. On the plus side, it was only two hours a week on a Saturday, and he eventually got Mondays off for it.

[@Nick-pk4sq]

@@kreskinkunhe had Tuesdays off too before Duncan got involved

[@notgaryoldman1178]

"There's loads of stamps out here, lads. Let's leave this house. Let's get out of this house."

[@lachlanneal9375]

Your a legend man moth, thankd for all these!

[@forg3749]

I love how Karl wasn't too worried about the crab story being a lie because he thought it would happen in the future anyway

[@mikeydoc11]

Love how in Karl’s mind, people are too embarrassed to get their palms read because their nails aren’t great, but, they are happy to get their arse out

[@phantomsnipe]

I’ve been listening to these for years, it helps me. I’m battling the feeling of loneliness and poor mental health. I have nobody to talk to I guess that’s the problem with being a man. I told my mom a few years ago and she just said that I want attention and that I want everyone to feel sorry for me, this really isn’t the case. I feel like a burden typing this, I’m sorry. Enjoy this episode, I will again :)

[@Adelehalsall]

Your mum shouldn’t say that to you. It takes guts to admit to somebody that you are struggling with your mental health, I commend you for that. I’m sorry that your mum hasn’t responded with the support you need. Never hesitate to reach out in other ways - there are many support lines you can call where people are willing to listen and help you. Take care of yourself, help is out there.

[@missf7727]

Hope you feel better soon. These episodes do help. I know the feeling.

[@mahkimahkila6396]

I was waiting for a little monkey fella

[@phantomsnipe]

@@mahkimahkila6396 🤣🤣 Karl you’re an idiot play a record

[@ManMoth]

I really hope you're feeling better now, you're right men do need to talk about this much more so thank you for bring it up on here. Chances are that there are other people feeling the same way but who don't feel up to commenting and will read your comment and other people's words of encouragement.

[@claudegreengrass9174]

i have been listening to these three every other day for the last 10 years and i still cant stop laughing at them. they are national treasures

[@ticklish1991]

"Third time you watch it, you might think, you know, ooh, h-how does he get his jumper on, er...then...dunno, probably bored of it the fourth time..."

[@omikronweapon]

Man Moth, you commented on one of these that you would want to have the track names available sometime (some other guy as well, can't remember his name) As my thank-you to you for keeping this great show alive, I tried to compose a full list of this episode (might do more) I'm missing the Phil Collins song Karl introduces, the mix seems to go straight to Radiohead. I've tried to be meticulous, but if anyone has additions, leave a comment.

[@omikronweapon]

XFM 2-16 0:00 Richard Ashcroft - Science of Silence 2:30 Pixies - Debaser 6:36 Wu-Tang Clan - Gravel Pit 11:16 David Bowie - Drive In Saturday 18:19 The Streets - It's too late 25:02 The Cure - Lovesong 29:52 Oasis - The Hindu Times 34:40 Radiohead - Let Down 41:55 The Hives - Hate To Say I Told You So 42:05 Feeder - Just The Way I'm Feeling 50:04 The Undertones - Teenage Kicks 58:56 The Libertines - Time for Heroes I'm getting the feeling some other track might be started before the end of The Hindu Times comes on, but it's just a swell. Not much to go on. Also, before The Streets there's a very generic sounding drum intro that I don't think is part of their track. Again, very difficult to identify without recognizing it.

[@jenanahulu]

+OmikronWeapon you're awesome!

[@ManMoth]

+OmikronWeapon You're an absolute legend, thanks for doing this! I'll add the track listing to the description.

[@omikronweapon]

Just a small contribution, or as Karl would say: "I did me bit"

[@MinaF99]

+OmikronWeapon I don't know if you use them but there are apps that you can play snippets of music into or sing into and it will say what song it's from. I use soundhound, but I also think that shazaam is one for example. I'm not trying to be patronising, I just thought if you don't already use one it could be helpful?

[@arjan5984]

Hearing this the second time round knowing he made it up makes it so much better, you could tell he nearly lost it when he said you can have spy crabs or the baby had a beard 😂😂

[@capnhawkins]

38:57 You can hear the MTV person replying to Ricky and it sounds like she was laughing XD

[@VickyVicky-di2kl]

😂oh yeh. I never picked up on that before!

[@justinkline8437]

Yeah, he's not a pervert or anything or making it up as he goes along.

[@AlexRasengan1337]

I love how you can hear the screen test woman laughing at Herman's Hermits

[@NxDoyle]

Within 60 seconds of Karl's pronouncement that his goal with Educating Ricky was to communicate truth, he recounted the story of a day in 1930 so lacking in news, they had to play a music video on the television.

[@tomm9402]

But this is actually true!

[@lilme7052]

@@tomm9402 it sounds mad but I bey it is

[@Ligerpride]

The answer to HH is genuinely fantastic.

[@lilme7052]

its clever

[@that.guy11]

Surprised Ricky didn’t completely lose it at “enough is eneeugghhanus”

[@eggsbenedict1366]

One of the best episodes. Everyone is one fire!

[@odd6554]

When Ricky tells the crab story, it sounds just like when he tries to describe and explain a theory or how an animal functions.

[@indecentproposal9473]

I always love the crab story. Ricky's a fantastic bullshitter.

[@Noahhh-fe7ne]

3:00, ‘im doing me best’ poor Karl

[@sneezydeezymcdeluxe7015]

"The fella who can hand-read an arse" is going on my gravestone.

[@justinkline8437]

"What's his name? Ernie or something?"

[@MrMongoose221]

I felt like an idiot as I believed the crab story I started to think they were chatting shit though when they told the baby one 😂

[@a_b897]

There's loads of stamps out here lads, let's leave thia house! Let's get out of this house!

[@KingLoftiVII]

'death on earth'. thanks for these mate by the way

[@anax4476]

By chance do you have the recording of Karl on Zoe's show?

[@maldegaar]

Not sure they're about, ask on pilkipedia forum. But the ones with Russell Brand and Simon Pegg are knocking about.

[@benholt2783]

Even The MTV Lady Broke Down On “Herman’s Hermits”

[@mrkeogh]

Karl's Little Donkey drumming story sounds like the end of _Whiplash_ 😂

[@willb8673]

I love how towards the end of the crab story Ricky & Steve are struggling to hold it together cos it's getting ridiculous and Karl's just like yeah got some more stuff like that coming up soon

[@arturobandini4078]

'Yes you caaaaan. Who is sheeee?' cracks me up every time.

[@Nickersons-Theme]

"Who do you think you are?!"

[@arturobandini4078]

@@Nickersons-Theme "The worm has turned!" is another quality phrase

[@alandodd3184]

love the fact that he got picked to go a care home based on his nails. bet he was a great kid. glad he didn't go on telly that early.would have ruined him

[@sevencostanza8744]

Hearing the MTV person laughing at Herman’s Hermits is so funny for some reason lol

[@LiquidShamanMan]

Karl's tv show idea is legitimately good

[@maxsavage7679]

6:40 is genuinely one of the funniest moments of all the XFM series

[@Keenan1996]

I fell for the crab and baby stories hook line and sinker.

[@kevinflemming1982]

I did with the crab story, it's quite believable. But the baby one, soon as Ricky said "vagina" I had a feeling it was bullshit lol.

[@automaticmidnight4393]

Don't you mean: "Hook, line and 'good-thinkers'."

[@Devlin2Nathan]

automaticmidnight no he meant sinker

[@EvilToaster77]

Yeah, I don't think you got his reference.

[@Theianguy]

Sergant Kornballz as soon as he said they could download pictures, I knew it was bullshit.

[@xFatBoySlimm]

"her man's her mits" is just genius

[@HopeVJustice]

Absolutely! :D Along with "missed her, missed her"! ;D

[@LifeOfRy]

Genuinely impressed that Ricky got through such detail with the crab story and the baby story without cracking at all, given how notorious a corpser he is.

[@HopeVJustice]

Karl's Elephant Man film review was a beltah!! ;D 48:43 Grunt!

[@justinkline8437]

"Oh, I'm a Gay."

[@calzonie5763]

Why’s there so many dislikes on these videos ? It boggles my mind

[@babyshambler]

Ricky's impression of a woman talking to her lizard always makes me lol lots 40:55

[@ReachForTheSky]

51:11 you can hear the MTV woman laughing at Herman's Hermits lol

[@luukeluketer1024]

Karl's missing in the next episode........Fyi.............

[@HopeVJustice]

It's a demicky episode

[@justinkline8437]

Hope Ⓥ Justice It's not prop'ly.

[@adamhunter1724]

He went up North for some replemishing.

[@kongoavfc2191]

For anyone that cares, the Ride intro that Ricky compares the Feeder intro to is Vapour trail. Just in case there's anyone as boring as me listening to this.

[@MrHappyclappy123]

Kongo AVFC cheers geez

[@MrHappyclappy123]

Kongo AVFC cheers geez

[@Vingul]

I noticed that too. Good album that, «Nowhere».

[@JustinKlineTheComedian]

"I could play Phish- that rock guy."

[@cfcjb]

23/05/2023- ironing

[@drake128]

51:06 you can hear the lady pissing herself in the background

[@TheLunnyBear]

Ricky is a bad liar, which is nice really, you can hear him get out of breath and flustered with his crab story to Karl

[@KrisKlein]

Ricky’s impression/summation of Wild Weather is possibly the most subtly brilliant thing of all of his XFM years.

[@MaybeBored]

Oh my god the magician story with the appendicitis made me laugh so hard! It was the best! Sounds like a Penn and Teller trick!

[@JohnnyAdz.]

@Man Moth Just realised you've put all the songs and times it's on in the description!! Awesome!!!

[@NatalieTallulah]

Wouldn't that lizard have moved at some point before the end of the flight though..? And wouldn't the woman have put it in her bag when getting off the plane..? It's about the 15th time I've listened to this ep & think this every time. I dunno.. random 2am thoughts, hey.

[@jcrawley1]

I always wonder when the atmosphere started going downhill - when you think about the difference in Karl's mood and Ricky and Steve's attitude towards him from the start of season 2 to the end. I think it might be around this episode. Atmosphere more fraught than we've really seen before - Ricky starting to get a bit impatient with the nonsense Karl believed, rockbusters clues going from bad to worse and Karl starting to get a bit fed up

[@MrHappyclappy123]

jcrawley1 yeah I never listen to the episodes from the early thirties onwards. Ricky turns into a bully and Karl and Steve seem to hate each other. It goes from hilarious and endearing to something a bit toxic

[@Scallion_D]

Karl brought some of it on himself. Talking more shit than usual, never listening etc.