- Format: PAL
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 3
- Classification: 18
- Studio: Universal Pictures UK
- DVD Release Date: 12 Nov 2007
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000TP4FWA
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 32,831 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Features three Ricky Gervais stand-up shows: Animals, Politics, and Fame. Animals sees Ricky Gervais gives his own unique insight into the animal kingdom, Politics sees Gervais discuss Thora Hird and being mistaken for Johnny Vegas, while Fame finds Gervais discusses his fame and the resulting complications that occur.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
The best guess as to why these aren't available in North America is some distributor's misguided idea that North Americans won't "get" the jokes, thanks to references to Syd Little, Dawn French, Chris Tarrant, and the Chuckle Brothers.
If you live in North America, do not be deterred: simply pick up a $40 all-region DVD player (I recommend the Philips one that says, "Plays all DVDs" on the box), order this DVD set from Amazon.co.uk (along with "Zidane," which will never be available here either), and be prepared laugh until you cry. At Gervais, not Zidane.
The order in which to watch these is the order in which they were released: Animals, Politics, and Fame. Animals is funny, Politics is funnier, and Fame is one of the best comedy DVDs I've seen. It truly rivals some of the best, Chris Rock included.
Highlights include Gervais' take (he calls it "a lecture") on:
**Spoiler warning**
- The Richard Gere urban legend, featuring a great act-out of Gere stroking a "nervous" hamster;
- A British anti-rape ad campaign ("What kind of society has to remind people not to rape?");
- His religion teacher, who says that "all the laws of the land are included in the Bible" (Gervais asks: "video piracy?");
- How a conversation between the first man with HIV and the monkey who gave it to him might've played out (given the choice between admitting to having sex with a monkey or eating a monkey, both man and monkey agree: "I ate 'em.").
Arguably, the best bit is Gervais' recounting of a taping of X-Factor, where he witnesses Sharon Osbourne repeatedly insult and humiliate TV presenter Chris Tarrant.
Gervais will be taping an HBO special in New York this July, so a North American DVD can't be far off. Let's hope he doesn't feel the need to Americanize his approach, because as these DVDs prove, he's funniest just being himself.
If you live in North America, do not be deterred: simply pick up a $40 all-region DVD player (I recommend the Philips one that says, "Plays all DVDs" on the box), order this DVD set from Amazon.co.uk (along with "Zidane," which will never be available here either), and be prepared laugh until you cry. At Gervais, not Zidane.
The order in which to watch these is the order in which they were released: Animals, Politics, and Fame. Animals is funny, Politics is funnier, and Fame is one of the best comedy DVDs I've seen. It truly rivals some of the best, Chris Rock included.
Highlights include Gervais' take (he calls it "a lecture") on:
**Spoiler warning**
- The Richard Gere urban legend, featuring a great act-out of Gere stroking a "nervous" hamster;
- A British anti-rape ad campaign ("What kind of society has to remind people not to rape?");
- His religion teacher, who says that "all the laws of the land are included in the Bible" (Gervais asks: "video piracy?");
- How a conversation between the first man with HIV and the monkey who gave it to him might've played out (given the choice between admitting to having sex with a monkey or eating a monkey, both man and monkey agree: "I ate 'em.").
Arguably, the best bit is Gervais' recounting of a taping of X-Factor, where he witnesses Sharon Osbourne repeatedly insult and humiliate TV presenter Chris Tarrant.
Gervais will be taping an HBO special in New York this July, so a North American DVD can't be far off. Let's hope he doesn't feel the need to Americanize his approach, because as these DVDs prove, he's funniest just being himself.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Being a big fan of Gervais his work, I had to get this box into my collection.
As usual it's topshelf Ricky-Humour. The dvd quality is pretty good and it's stacked with plenty of extras.
Must-have for every Gervais fan.
As usual it's topshelf Ricky-Humour. The dvd quality is pretty good and it's stacked with plenty of extras.
Must-have for every Gervais fan.
I had got to know Ricky Gervais via snippets of these shows over several video sharing sites and decided to see the whole thing. Ricky Gervais is a brilliant comedian and these shows are definitely worth their cost. I recommend this product to anyone that enjoys stand-up shows...
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Bloody Royal Mail ?
I was advised this item had been dispatched but I never received it,presume it was Royal mail who had the benefit of Mr Gervais.
Published 16 months ago by NigeB
I LOVE HIM!
This bloke cracks me up! He is excellent, the Animals dvd had me in tears! RICKY GERVAIS BOXSET, MUST HAVE!!!!
Published 22 months ago by Mr. B. Thomas
A laugh
I am not a ricky gervais fan, I watch the office, but do not find it funny at all, well on ocassion I do but not because of ricky gervais, ANIMALS though will have you in pissing... Read more
Published on 10 May 2010 by Ms. A. S. Howes
Buy these
Ricky Gervais is the one man that has kept me laughing with everything he does. All of these are extremly funny. His take on the Bible and religion is fantastically hilarious. Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2010 by Aran
reply to josh tuseack
i know you posted this sometime ago but having just read your comments, i have to comment myself.
i think you are completely wrong. Read more
i think you are completely wrong. Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2009 by Philip P. Hilliard
Amazing stand-up!
Ricky Gervais is hilarious! I'm from the USA and I miss some of the cultural (celebrity) references, but it's not too distracting. Read more
Published on 11 Feb 2009 by Brian P. Whipple
Ricky's Stand-up is Sickeningly Good
It gets to the stage where you'd like Ricky to fail, just once, to prove he is mortal.
Stand-up comedians spend years doing gong shows and open spots in scruffy clubs,... Read more
Stand-up comedians spend years doing gong shows and open spots in scruffy clubs,... Read more
Published on 16 Oct 2008 by Sam Brady
Ricky Gervais and his amazing vanishing talent
On the back of The Office, Ricky Gervais started doing stand up. It started off reasonably well. 'Animals' was intermittently funny and gets the two stars awarded here. Read more
Published on 5 April 2008 by Josh Tusepack
funny !!!!
all these stand ups are funny very witty cannot wait until his next standup if he does one hopefully
Published on 18 Jan 2008 by D. Pill
Ricky, we want you!!!
Will these DVDs ever be released in the US???? We love Ricky here, too!!
Published on 10 Sep 2007 by E. Mecca
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