December 2010
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Week one hundred and fifty-one - December...
Hope you had a good Christmas. Now let’s discuss the terms “Hope”, “Good” and “Christmas”. The comments page is still growing on the Wall Street Journal website . Rational people continue to come out of the wood work and warm my heart. There are also many polite, liberal believers who understand that being good is not related to believing in a...
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“If prayers are like Tweets, I’m trending at the moment.”
– Ricky Gervais
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Week one hundred and fifty - December 2010
Did a some last minute Christmas shopping, then watched the Alistair Sim version of A Christmas Carol. Surely the greatest story ever told. A wonderful message for any time of year. There were also nice messages left on The Wall Street Journal website following my essay and Q and A. (And some not so nice ones obviously.) But whether you agree or disagree thanks for reading. A special thank you...
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Week one hundred and fifty - December 2010
So the debate rages. That’s a good thing. Anything that makes people check and reassess the way they live their lives, and affect others, can only be healthy. I’m disappointed that many Christians took it personalIy though. I thought I could not have been clearer. I do not believe in ANY god. The only reason I mentioned the Christian God was because that was the one I was brought...
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“It’s when belief starts infringing on other people’s rights when it worries me....”
– Ricky Gervais
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Does God Exist? Ricky Gervais Takes Your Questions
Editor’s Note: Earlier this week, in an essay that drew a deluge of comments, British comic, actor and filmmaker Ricky Gervaisargued against the existence of God. To give Wall Street Journal readers a chance to respond, we asked Gervais to answer via email some of the most frequently asked questions about his article.
In your piece you write, that “Science is humble. It knows what it knows...
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Week one hundred and fifty - December 2010
Did a follow up Q and A with The Wall Street Journal about Atheism.
Bit of Christmas shopping. (I only buy things from shops that wrap it too now.) Worked out. Jet lagged. Champagne. (It’s Christmas.) Trailer.
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Why I’m an Atheist
Why don’t you believe in God? I get that question all the time. I always try to give a sensitive, reasoned answer. This is usually awkward, time consuming and pointless. People who believe in God don’t need proof of his existence, and they certainly don’t want evidence to the contrary. They are happy with their belief. They even say things like “it’s true to me” and “it’s faith.” I still give...
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And this is where I go smerchy crazy
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Ricky Gervais on Ruth Jones 12-20-2010 →
Special thanks to TallBaby
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Week one hundred and fifty - December 2010
Phew! Made it back to broken Britain in time for Christmas. We were meant to fly back at the weekend but England was closed apparently. It snowed, so one of the biggest economies in the world was not open for business. Remember last year when this happened and transport officials and councils said that they’d run out of salt because it’s not worth stocking all that salt because it...
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Week one hundred and fifty - December 2010
The Wall Street Journal want to do a follow-up interview to my little essay. It’s their most trafficked post in a long time apparently with over 3,000 comments and 50,000 “likes” on Facebook. It’s quite amazing how not believing in magic can still cause controversy. Imagine if I’d done an essay entitled “Why I don’t believe in Wizards” or...
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Week one hundred and forty-nine - December 2010
I wrote this for The Wall Street Journal. Please tweet it to the world. Or leave angry comments. Both are fun.
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Ricky Gervais is here, there and everywhere
The comedian says he prefers a not-too-demanding schedule, but the star of ‘Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2,’ ‘The Ricky Gervais Show’ and upcoming host of the Golden Globes seems to have a full plate.
You couldn’t avoid Ricky Gervais right now, even if you wanted to.
The English comedian has a new stand-up special premiering on HBO on Saturday, just weeks...
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Week one hundred and forty-nine - December 2010
A beautiful day in Manhattan. Fucking cold, but beautiful nonetheness. Did the last bit of promo for my HBO special. It was an interview for Extra and I was with Jerry Seinfeld at the time (normal) so I roped him into promoting my stand-up for me. He said wonderful things about me which is about 10 times cooler than me saying wonderful things about me. I am of course willing to do that if there...
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Week one hundred and forty-nine - December 2010
Funny or Die have exposed my sordid past in the form of a pop video. This is worse than Wikileaks. The least you can do is watch my HBO special. This will ease my shame.
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Week one hundred and forty-nine - December 2010
Did an interview and photo shoot for The L.A. Times. Black T-shirt, both expressions; the works! Started thinking about jokes for The Golden Globes. It’s quite an exercise in bravery. You think of a great line then you realise that you are almost certainly going to bump into the person you just made the butt of the joke a few minutes after. You better have a good excuse. Or… make...
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“We’ve got a little bit of David Brent in all of us. We all sometimes...”
– Ricky “ex chubby” Gervais
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What I've Learned
The comedian (and host) on his ascent to Office fame, and why there’s no such thing as a genius on TV. Also: impressing people.
A sore throat means cancer until the doctor says, “Don’t be so stupid.”
No one can say I’ve failed except me, artistically, because no one knows my ambitions. They don’t know what I was trying to do.
Whenever I hear someone...
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Week one hundred and forty-nine - December 2010
My favourite Daily Show appearance so far. (The video won’t work outside America - but it should be on 4oD tomorrow) Completely ad libbed with no mention of anything relevant. Perfect. I would love to do a whole show with Jon, just talking absolute bollocks. It worked for the podcasts. Did a day of promo for The Golden Globes. Now I’m off to the gym so I can eat myself silly in...
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WatchWhen you think of Christmas, I bet witches and subbuteo aren’t the first things that spring to mind. Ricky Gervais delves in to the weird and hilarious world of Karl Pilkington.
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Week one hundred and forty-nine - December 2010
Letterman went well. I love doing that show. Obviously. Did some daytime TV today which was fun. Me and Jeff Bridges were on The Today Show together then got a fast car over to appear on Regis and Kelly. We’re thinking of doing a double act. It’s so fucking cold that I thought my ears would shatter if someone bumped into me. Went to buy a hat. Found one I liked. Turned out it was...
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All bets are off for Gervais' second Golden Globes
If you thought Ricky Gervais could’ve pushed the envelope a bit more the last time he hosted the Golden Globes, he agrees.
“I don’t think I was too bad,” Gervais told reporters last week about his first turn as Globes host. “I don’t think I went far enough.”
Gervais will get another chance when he returns for his second and final year on the 68th annual awards...
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Week one hundred and forty-nine - December 2010
Making my 17th Letterman appearance tonight. I packed a jumper especially as he likes the studio at about 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Saw this in our local supermarket.
They’re probably good friends as they have a lot in common… They even look a bit alike… (Oooh racist) 46% fibre. That’ll be the twigs.