I think Schindler’s List is a fantastic film. And I didn’t watch it at the cinema actually. I got it out on video, about a year later – by mistake – ’cause I’d never heard of it and I was in Blockbuster sort of late one night. I was a bit drunk, and I thought it was a porn film. No, ’cause I saw 18 certificate, top shelf. I thought, oh, black and white – dodgy home movie, German sounding – they’re the best, and what swung it was that quote on the back from Barry Norman: “Have a box of Kleenex ready”. Rubbish, I used about two. There was a shower scene. – Ricky Gervais Live: Politics
Gervais performed stand-up in the UK in 2003 with his show Animals. His Politics show followed a year later. Both of these shows were recorded for release on DVD and television broadcast. The third and final part of the themed live trilogy was Fame in 2007. FAME sold out throughout the UK in less than 10 minutes.
He is absolutely irreverent, politically incorrect – so not everyone will like the Anne Frank jokes, but his comic genius is simply undeniable. Fact. Endless sold out shows across Britain and the U.S. makes him a pretty big deal. I would do a lot of things to get me a ticket to one of these shows.
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