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CharlesWillisMaddox posted:Over the past 5 or 6 years I've listened to the Ricky Gervais Show/Guide To/XFM shows probably a dozen times, and each time I'm more and more convinced that Karl isn't THAT stupid, he's just really good at frustrating Ricky. But that's their act. That's like getting mad at the Stooges for hitting each other. Ricky acts like a smug rear end in a top hat(and honestly probably is) and Karl acts like an idiot.
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LesterGroans posted:Ricky acts like a smug rear end in a top hat(and honestly probably is) and Karl acts like an idiot. 
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Ricky Gervais is an rear end in a top hat who is really good at making fun of a slightly different kind of rear end in a top hat.
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LesterGroans posted:But that's their act. That's like getting mad at the Stooges for hitting each other. Plus that's how Brits pronounce urinal (unless I'm missing something), so getting upset over that is weird. ilysespieces fucked around with this message at 07:52 on Feb 8, 2012 |
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Ricky is definitely one of those "love to hate" kind of guys for me, like Nick DiPaolo. Ricky's a funny but smug prick and completely overestimates his intelligence, and Nick is an amazing comic who's completely incapable of defending or explaining his goofy political leanings. They're both good for laughing with and at.
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DangerDummy! posted:completely overestimates his intelligence lol, what in the world is this based on?
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indigi posted:lol, what in the world is this based on? His podcast? I know many times I've listened and cringed at his superficial (or flat-out incorrect) understanding of the things he's trying to educate Karl about. I'm not saying he's stupid, but he's definitely not as wise as he thinks he is. I suppose hanging around Karl gives you an inflated sense of your own intelligence.
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I agree that Ricky seems to feel that he's above a lot of people, and especially Karl. He's very pedantic, and it gets on my nerves, and because of that, it gives me great joy to hear Karl just drive him absolutely insane. One example I can think of was when Karls was talking about the brain, and who or what is in control. When asked to explain himself, he gives a pretty good, if simply worded, description of the conscious self and the unconscious self, saying that sometimes he thinks of something, and something in that thought triggers another thought he didn't know he had. He said it made him wonder whether he controlled his brain, if if it controlled him. It was pretty impressive for someone as uneducated as Karl, but Ricky just calls him stupid because "You are your brain" and such. He also gets that smug, better-than-you attitude when anything regarding god comes up. I'm not religious or anything, but there's no reason to be rude to those that are, unprovoked, just because they hold a set of beliefs that you don't.
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Feb 8, 2012 16:40
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Yes, he's pedantic and annoying on a radio show made for entertainment, you've never had dinner with him and KarlFitFortDanga posted:His podcast? I know many times I've listened and cringed at his superficial (or flat-out incorrect) understanding of the things he's trying to educate Karl about. I'm not saying he's stupid, but he's definitely not as wise as he thinks he is. I suppose hanging around Karl gives you an inflated sense of your own intelligence. That's a fair point. I'd never think of this as "overestimating your intelligence" although I see how it could be interpreted that way.
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Really, would it be any good if Ricky and Karl were any different than they are? It works so well because they're an aloof and well-intentioned man with weird ideas and a smug, puck-like joker.
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To be fair what kind of a cock writes op-ed pieces on Wall Street Journal disproving the existence of god.
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LesterGroans posted:Really, would it be any good if Ricky and Karl were any different than they are? It works so well because they're an aloof and well-intentioned man with weird ideas and a smug, puck-like joker. I does make for good entertainment, and most of the time he's not that bad. There are just points where Ricky stops listening to Karl, won't let him finish a thought, and just yells until he decides to give up. It's not entertaining at those points.
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SpacePig posted:I does make for good entertainment, and most of the time he's not that bad. There are just points where Ricky stops listening to Karl, won't let him finish a thought, and just yells until he decides to give up. It's not entertaining at those points. Which is true. It happens a lot more in later XFM shows(the early to mid XFM shows being the best stuff with the three of them) and I'll agree that it can get grating.
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This is why I'm a Steve fan. So disappointed his appearance on Nerdist was cut short. EDIT Also, to dredge up something from a couple pages ago: I'm so loving done with Judge John Hodgman. I love the guy, but I could not give less of a poo poo about these loving whiteys and their goddamn dog. Disco Godfather fucked around with this message at 05:15 on Feb 9, 2012 |
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Disco Godfather posted:This is why I'm a Steve fan. This is what I meant about people getting way to worked up about guests. They're probably very innocuous people who tried to make a little joke and people freak out about it.
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Feb 9, 2012 05:24
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CharlesWillisMaddox posted:This is what I meant about people getting way to worked up about guests. They're probably very innocuous people who tried to make a little joke and people freak out about it. It was funny at first when everyone pretended to be serious about what was going on, but now the guests have this "LOLWERESOCUTE" attitude. Hodgman is the only one doing it right at this point. It didn't enrage me like the waffle cone guy or the lazy unemployed wife, I just realized I had been listening to it for 20 minutes without paying attention.
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Feb 9, 2012 05:33
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This is just fantastic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gaq-4r_Ye-s
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Disco Godfather posted:It was funny at first when everyone pretended to be serious about what was going on, but now the guests have this "LOLWERESOCUTE" attitude. Hodgman is the only one doing it right at this point. You're right, if something ENRAGES you just listening to it, you probably shouldn't be listening anymore. Not the fault of the show though. edit: Listened to the show today at work, and holy poo poo did you ever over react to it. CharlesWillisMaddox fucked around with this message at 23:38 on Feb 9, 2012 |
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Feb 9, 2012 14:06
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I was on a conference call today with someone who sounded eerily like Bob Ducca and all I could think about was asking him to say "puffknuckle"
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Puffknuckle?
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Puffnuckle.
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No Ticket posted:I was on a conference call today with someone who sounded eerily like Bob Ducca and all I could think about was asking him to say "puffknuckle" The funny thing is, he'll probably outlive all of you.
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Feb 11, 2012 06:34
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dog poop n doritos posted:Puffknuckle? Dirtbelly.
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dancehall posted:Dirtbelly. Parkinson's disease. Parallel Parkinson's disease.
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More people should talk about Complete Guide To Everything (just a warning, no skits or celebrities). If you want a recommended episode, get "Holiday Movies", the first 10-15 are the funniest thing I've heard, and I probably listened to that chunk of the episode more than any podcast ever.
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Feb 11, 2012 15:22
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I like TCGTE a lot but I don't feel like there's whole lot to discuss. Same with My Brother, My Brother and Me.
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New Lou Reads dropped on Saturday. I've been having major tech headaches with my gear. Mainly relating to finicky external HDDs crapping out on me mid recording. Very annoying. Anyway, here goes. http://loureads.com/2012/02/11/lou-reads-from-orgasmanic-a-forum-about-general-sex-masturbation-chat/ I think the next episode is going to be GBS related... Good stuff happening in there lately!
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I just started listening to The Flop House, but so far I like it a lot more than We Hate Movies and How Did This Get Made. None of them really warrant their own thread, but maybe someone should make a Movie/Comedy podcast thread.
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Improv4humans is great, go listen to it.
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CharlesWillisMaddox posted:More people should talk about Complete Guide To Everything (just a warning, no skits or celebrities). I tried listening to this the other day because of the recommendation from the UYD thread. It was alright, but I couldn't stop thinking about how that segment from UYD where Jah rips podcasts for having stupid loving "jingles" intermittent throughout their podcasts and It was just like nails on a chalkboard everytime they played that stupid loving song. Oh I also got the feeling that the two hosts were like bitterly trying to talk over one another at times.
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King Lou posted:New Lou Reads dropped on Saturday. I've been having major tech headaches with my gear. Mainly relating to finicky external HDDs crapping out on me mid recording. Very annoying. Maybe it's better that I don't listen to you talking about people oozing while I'm working anyway!
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Thanks. I hadn't considered that people might have the podcast image visible to the public. Perhaps in the future I won't put up such a salacious, oozer inducing piece of art for the episode graphic. ;D
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The Quake posted:I tried listening to this the other day because of the recommendation from the UYD thread. It was alright, but I couldn't stop thinking about how that segment from UYD where Jah rips podcasts for having stupid loving "jingles" intermittent throughout their podcasts and It was just like nails on a chalkboard everytime they played that stupid loving song. The abrupt cut to the music immediately after a punchline makes me laugh pretty consistently, but then again Stop Podcasting Yourself makes extensive use of stupid jingles and I like that show a lot! The passive agression between the hosts is also a recurring bit.
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I think the best moments of Complete Guide to Everything involve when someone says something terrible to the other and there's this second pause before the music. It's a short little stinger to make a joke funnier to me. But like above, I don't mind jingles and often enjoy them, so yea I can understand a dude who doesn't like them going 'agh this blows'.
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Not everyone does the "abrupt cut to jungle" as well as You Look Nice Today. Quite honestly, it's unfair to expect them to.
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If you love jingles and music stings before one-liners, you'll love The Todd Glass Show!
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Nemo posted:If you love jingles and music stings before one-liners, you'll love The Todd Glass Show! And going to breaks, don't forget going to breaks.
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Eltoasto posted:And going to breaks, don't forget going to breaks. Whenever I'm joking around with friends I so badly want to just turn to no one in particular and say "we'll take a break, we'll be right back", but none of them listen to the show so I'd just look insane.
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My favorite Complete Guide To Everything cutoff was when Tim suddenly interrupts with "Did you just loving wink at me" Tom "No..." *music*
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CharlesWillisMaddox posted:My favorite Complete Guide To Everything cutoff was when Tim suddenly interrupts with "Did you just loving wink at me" Tom "No..." *music* It's that or the one where Tim goes "Well that'd be why you don't get invited anywhere" and you kinda hear Tom start to say something before *music*
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