Gervais’ standup is horrifically bad, but his shows are great. I kinda agree that Afterlife is weak and maybe missed the mark, but you just cannot deny the quality of Extras and The Office.
Introducing Pilkington to the world, also genius imo. Definitely not an evergreen comedic character, but for the two to three years that he was an enigmatic sensation, I found a lot of the stuff hilarious. That travel show was great, made sure the cinematography was top notch to go with the laughs.
I gave Stewart Lee (and even Herring) a honest go, mostly because they were highly recommended on here a couple of years ago. watched and listened to a ton of their stuff, but got exhausted with the pretentious af tone. Funny in doses and but there’s only so much time you can give someone constantly talking down at you.
