Comments on: The Ricky Gervais School of Comedy: No to Gay Jokes, Yes to Fat Jokes http://www.queerty.com/the-ricky-gervais-school-of-comedy-no-to-gay-jokes-yes-to-fat-jokes-20090105/ Free of an agenda. Except that gay one. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:58:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: lisbeth79 http://www.queerty.com/the-ricky-gervais-school-of-comedy-no-to-gay-jokes-yes-to-fat-jokes-20090105/#comment-114033 lisbeth79 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:24:51 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=36727#comment-114033 "All of this is besides the point, the man is just right, and that is what hurts the most, doesn't it fatty?" Brilliant. “All of this is besides the point, the man is just right, and that is what hurts the most, doesn’t it fatty?”

Brilliant.

]]> By: karl dilkington http://www.queerty.com/the-ricky-gervais-school-of-comedy-no-to-gay-jokes-yes-to-fat-jokes-20090105/#comment-113002 karl dilkington Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:40:42 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=36727#comment-113002 stop moaning and go for a fucking run stop moaning and go for a fucking run

]]> By: Kim http://www.queerty.com/the-ricky-gervais-school-of-comedy-no-to-gay-jokes-yes-to-fat-jokes-20090105/#comment-112222 Kim Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:40:06 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=36727#comment-112222 Is this what you consider an article? Two sentences and a quote? Nevertheless, who cares. Ricky says a lot of things, just because one writer, specializing in things celebrities do (so you know he'll bring a lot of insight) had a deadline. He needed something to interest the mindless readers of celebrity gossip and apparently listened to 'one' audiobook and assumed he understood Ricky Gervais' sense of humor. Brilliant. Is this what you consider an article? Two sentences and a quote? Nevertheless, who cares. Ricky says a lot of things, just because one writer, specializing in things celebrities do (so you know he’ll bring a lot of insight) had a deadline. He needed something to interest the mindless readers of celebrity gossip and apparently listened to ‘one’ audiobook and assumed he understood Ricky Gervais’ sense of humor. Brilliant.

]]> By: F1R http://www.queerty.com/the-ricky-gervais-school-of-comedy-no-to-gay-jokes-yes-to-fat-jokes-20090105/#comment-112024 F1R Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:03:23 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=36727#comment-112024 @<a href="#comment-111961" rel="nofollow">Craig</a>: Yeah and it doesnt help when you simply see the portions of food that Americans are served in restaurants and fast food joints. A small Coke in America is the equivalent of a large one in UK. Mountains of food per serving and then people wonder why obesity is such an issue in America. Cut down the servings people ! Oh and another thing where food is concerned... way too much choice. @Craig:
Yeah and it doesnt help when you simply see the portions of food that Americans are served in restaurants and fast food joints.
A small Coke in America is the equivalent of a large one in UK.

Mountains of food per serving and then people wonder why obesity is such an issue in America. Cut down the servings people !
Oh and another thing where food is concerned… way too much choice.

]]> By: Pirmin http://www.queerty.com/the-ricky-gervais-school-of-comedy-no-to-gay-jokes-yes-to-fat-jokes-20090105/#comment-112015 Pirmin Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:09:42 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=36727#comment-112015 Actually, Ricky Gervais does make fun of gay people, and he should. There isn't a subject one should avoid in his line of work. The people who are in an uproar about this are the same people blocking up the que at mc donald's or anywhere else for that matter, either that or shameless sensationalist "journalists" who go for the swift kick in the nether regions at the first sign of hollywood stardom. Did I mention they have no sense of humour? All of this is besides the point, the man is just right, and that is what hurts the most, doesn't it fatty? Actually, Ricky Gervais does make fun of gay people, and he should. There isn’t a subject one should avoid in his line of work. The people who are in an uproar about this are the same people blocking up the que at mc donald’s or anywhere else for that matter, either that or shameless sensationalist “journalists” who go for the swift kick in the nether regions at the first sign of hollywood stardom.
Did I mention they have no sense of humour?

All of this is besides the point, the man is just right, and that is what hurts the most, doesn’t it fatty?

]]> By: Adam Whyte http://www.queerty.com/the-ricky-gervais-school-of-comedy-no-to-gay-jokes-yes-to-fat-jokes-20090105/#comment-112013 Adam Whyte Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:50:10 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=36727#comment-112013 Stories like this are self-perpetuation; the uproar arises out of the coverage, not the event. After such trivial subjects as tone and context are ignored, anything can be made to sound like anything. Few people hearing or reading his comments on fat people in context would be offended; and Gervais was including himself in that group. Stories like this are self-perpetuation; the uproar arises out of the coverage, not the event. After such trivial subjects as tone and context are ignored, anything can be made to sound like anything. Few people hearing or reading his comments on fat people in context would be offended; and Gervais was including himself in that group.

]]> By: Craig http://www.queerty.com/the-ricky-gervais-school-of-comedy-no-to-gay-jokes-yes-to-fat-jokes-20090105/#comment-111961 Craig Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:36:42 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=36727#comment-111961 We in the western world--particularly Americans--are suffering from an EPIDEMIC of obesity. Go to any middle-class American restaurant or grocery store, or, god help us, Wal-Mart, and you will see dozens of people shuffling along who are so insanely obese that, fifty years ago, they would have been ashamed to be seen outside. And this entire epidemic is self-caused. The reason people are so much fatter now than they were fifty years ago is that they have no self-control. If you take Ricky's comments seriously, then he's exactly right--it's DISGUSTING that while much of the rest of the world is dying from famine and tainted water and AIDS, we Americans are eating ourselves to death. We should be ashamed. But let's get a little perspective: this is a comedian who made a joke on a (hilarious) satiric audiobook. He's poking fun at a problem that he himself has, and acknowledges that he has. People need to get over themselves with their oversensitive, PC crap, and realize that living in a free society you will sometimes hear things that offend your delicate ears. We in the western world–particularly Americans–are suffering from an EPIDEMIC of obesity. Go to any middle-class American restaurant or grocery store, or, god help us, Wal-Mart, and you will see dozens of people shuffling along who are so insanely obese that, fifty years ago, they would have been ashamed to be seen outside.

And this entire epidemic is self-caused. The reason people are so much fatter now than they were fifty years ago is that they have no self-control. If you take Ricky’s comments seriously, then he’s exactly right–it’s DISGUSTING that while much of the rest of the world is dying from famine and tainted water and AIDS, we Americans are eating ourselves to death. We should be ashamed.

But let’s get a little perspective: this is a comedian who made a joke on a (hilarious) satiric audiobook. He’s poking fun at a problem that he himself has, and acknowledges that he has. People need to get over themselves with their oversensitive, PC crap, and realize that living in a free society you will sometimes hear things that offend your delicate ears.

]]> By: James Shepherd http://www.queerty.com/the-ricky-gervais-school-of-comedy-no-to-gay-jokes-yes-to-fat-jokes-20090105/#comment-111952 James Shepherd Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:45:36 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=36727#comment-111952 What happened to freedom of speech?! Ricky can say what he wants. Not to mention the fact that Ricky was saying it tongue-in-cheek as he is a short, fat, pug nosed loser. I think this whole thing exists because so many people don't get irony!!! Long live Ricky Gervais. What happened to freedom of speech?! Ricky can say what he wants. Not to mention the fact that Ricky was saying it tongue-in-cheek as he is a short, fat, pug nosed loser.
I think this whole thing exists because so many people don’t get irony!!!
Long live Ricky Gervais.

]]> By: qwerty http://www.queerty.com/the-ricky-gervais-school-of-comedy-no-to-gay-jokes-yes-to-fat-jokes-20090105/#comment-111934 qwerty Sun, 11 Jan 2009 05:34:28 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=36727#comment-111934 quote: THS IS A POLICE MESSAGE YOU, FAT BOY, PUT DOWN THE BUNS AND STEP AWAY FROM THE BAG. DO IT NOW LMAO!!! quote:

THS IS A POLICE MESSAGE

YOU, FAT BOY, PUT DOWN THE BUNS AND STEP AWAY FROM THE BAG.

DO IT NOW

LMAO!!!

]]> By: grizzlyfish http://www.queerty.com/the-ricky-gervais-school-of-comedy-no-to-gay-jokes-yes-to-fat-jokes-20090105/#comment-110480 grizzlyfish Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:54:07 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=36727#comment-110480 haha, looks like he pissed off the world's fattest cat, and now he wants her back! http://www.weeklyworldnews.com/celebs/ricky-gervais-fatty-feud/ haha, looks like he pissed off the world’s fattest cat, and now he wants her back!

http://www.weeklyworldnews.com.....atty-feud/

]]> By: Ted http://www.queerty.com/the-ricky-gervais-school-of-comedy-no-to-gay-jokes-yes-to-fat-jokes-20090105/#comment-110382 Ted Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:59:50 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=36727#comment-110382 Ricky's the funniest fat guy I know. Wish he was gay! Ricky’s the funniest fat guy I know. Wish he was gay!

]]> By: kevin http://www.queerty.com/the-ricky-gervais-school-of-comedy-no-to-gay-jokes-yes-to-fat-jokes-20090105/#comment-110311 kevin Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:33:21 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=36727#comment-110311 Comedy is the art of making fun of someone or something and have them laugh with you. Political correctness has no place in art. In this regard, Sarah Silverman is one funny Heeb. Comedy is the art of making fun of someone or something and have them laugh with you. Political correctness has no place in art.

In this regard, Sarah Silverman is one funny Heeb.

]]> By: seitan-on-a-stick http://www.queerty.com/the-ricky-gervais-school-of-comedy-no-to-gay-jokes-yes-to-fat-jokes-20090105/#comment-110278 seitan-on-a-stick Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:14:11 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=36727#comment-110278 Ricky Gervais and Eddie Izzard are two British comedians in a class by themselves for intelligence, originality and sensitivity to insensitive notions. I usually cringe at the American comedians who usually are funny when struggling and then bore us when rich by talking about their normal family experiences as if they are funny. When was the last time Chris Rock was funny? Ricky Gervais and Eddie Izzard are two British comedians in a class by themselves for intelligence, originality and sensitivity to insensitive notions. I usually cringe at the American comedians who usually are funny when struggling and then bore us when rich by talking about their normal family experiences as if they are funny. When was the last time Chris Rock was funny?

]]> By: John http://www.queerty.com/the-ricky-gervais-school-of-comedy-no-to-gay-jokes-yes-to-fat-jokes-20090105/#comment-110255 John Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:17:32 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=36727#comment-110255 feaking hysterical. He's right, I speak from fat experience. feaking hysterical. He’s right, I speak from fat experience.

]]> By: tallskin http://www.queerty.com/the-ricky-gervais-school-of-comedy-no-to-gay-jokes-yes-to-fat-jokes-20090105/#comment-110236 tallskin Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:17:23 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=36727#comment-110236 THS IS A POLICE MESSAGE YOU, FAT BOY, PUT DOWN THE BUNS AND STEP AWAY FROM THE BAG. DO IT NOW THS IS A POLICE MESSAGE

YOU, FAT BOY, PUT DOWN THE BUNS AND STEP AWAY FROM THE BAG.

DO IT NOW

]]> By: tallskin http://www.queerty.com/the-ricky-gervais-school-of-comedy-no-to-gay-jokes-yes-to-fat-jokes-20090105/#comment-110229 tallskin Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:10:08 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=36727#comment-110229 THS IS A POLICE MESSAGE; YOU, FAT BOY, PUT DOWN THE BUNS AND STEP AWAY FROM THE BAG. DO IT NOW THS IS A POLICE MESSAGE;

YOU, FAT BOY, PUT DOWN THE BUNS AND STEP AWAY FROM THE BAG.

DO IT NOW

]]> By: Alan down in Florida http://www.queerty.com/the-ricky-gervais-school-of-comedy-no-to-gay-jokes-yes-to-fat-jokes-20090105/#comment-110211 Alan down in Florida Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:20:54 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=36727#comment-110211 As a fat gay man I laughed out loud at Ricky's remark. He's a satirist and a comedian. Is there anybody out there that's so stupid they didn't recognize his remarks as sarcasm? Besides as a first class, sexy chub Ricky Gervais is mocking himself - the #1 rule for acceptability in category comedy. I guarantee you that had be been gay he would be telling gay jokes about himself. As a fat gay man I laughed out loud at Ricky’s remark. He’s a satirist and a comedian. Is there anybody out there that’s so stupid they didn’t recognize his remarks as sarcasm?

Besides as a first class, sexy chub Ricky Gervais is mocking himself – the #1 rule for acceptability in category comedy. I guarantee you that had be been gay he would be telling gay jokes about himself.

]]> By: Strepsi http://www.queerty.com/the-ricky-gervais-school-of-comedy-no-to-gay-jokes-yes-to-fat-jokes-20090105/#comment-110192 Strepsi Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:25:04 +0000 http://www.queerty.com/?p=36727#comment-110192 LOL Sorry Ricky, but that IS how you become gay. Myself, I'm trying to be a little less gay now that the holidays are over, so i've cut back to just one or two cocks a day. LOL

Sorry Ricky, but that IS how you become gay. Myself, I’m trying to be a little less gay now that the holidays are over, so i’ve cut back to just one or two cocks a day.

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