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Ricky Gervais performs live in his stand-up show Fame, which became Britain's fastest-selling live tour at the time. Gervais discusses his fame and the resulting complications that occur.
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7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best yet,
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This review is from: Ricky Gervais Live 3 - Fame [2007] [DVD] (DVD)
I am a huge fan of Ricky Gervais and own all of his Stand Up DVDs, this one being easily the best. His stage persona, his presence and his material has just got better and better.
Many reviewers have found this material offensive. However, what these people need to remember is that Ricky is a comedian, and not a politician. The jokes that he makes are not supposed to be taken seriously. Like many great comedians, he tries and makes light of heavy situations. He plays a lot with what you can and can't say, which will obviously offend some people. But if you are easily offended, I really don't know what you're doing watching Ricky Gervais. The claims that some of this material is racist is simply not true, and it is an insult to suggest it. Putting on an African accent to make a joke about something else entirely is in no way racist! It's no different to someone putting on a Scottish accent to illustrate a point. Other topics he includes are rape, cancer, ME and obesity, which again offend some, but he is showing his comic talent by being able to make these subjects lighter and funny, which he does very well. It's also what Ricky has done in his previous Stand-Up DVDs. For me, the material on this DVD is largely original, different and refreshing. If you are prepared not to take what he says as gospel and see it for what it is: a fantastic comedy piece, then you will enjoy this DVD.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Fame on the wane.,
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This review is from: Ricky Gervais Live 3 - Fame [2007] [DVD] (DVD)
I am not really a fan of The Office, and I did not like Extras but I did really like the first two Ricky Gervais solo comedy DVDs, namely Animals and Politics. This did not live up to the expectations generated by the success and quality of those first two offerings.
I am broad minded and have a wide sense of humour, including some bawdy and some juvenile jokes, so some parts of this DVD were really amusing. However, I found a lot of it to be in poor taste, most notably the joking about kids with cancer, despite me knowing it was a joke, it's not a laughing matter and someone like him should not need to stoop so low to raise a cheap laugh. I did not laugh anyway. Yes, he has been very successful, but some of his act was too smug for my liking, and I feel this smugness boiled over into complacancy as this was not a very good show. Although I find humour in lavatorial jokes at times, he went too far and did too many in his act, and it began to grate on me. I also found the African accent sketch dragged on and became irritating, and was not even funny when it eventually got to the punchline. I'd say this is for completists only. I certainly won't be watching it again.
8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Stick to TV!,
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This review is from: Ricky Gervais Live 3 - Fame [2007] [DVD] (DVD)
Oh Ricky. Excellent in 'The Office', not too bad in 'Extras'...but as a stand-up act? Not your craft.
Gervais is at his best on his podcasts with Karl Pilkington and Steve Merchant. He seems to excel when feeding off others and it's no wonder his podcast is so popular - mainly because of Pilkington mind you! Fame made me feel embarassed watching it and had to turn off after about 25 minutes. I've no idea why he insists on continuing to mock himself, go on about Africans, mock Christianity and show ignorance when it comes to disease. The ME section was very poor taste and offensive. Ricky tries to be clever in stand-up but ends up looking a bit of a fool. Shame really. For die-hard fans only.
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