| February 17, 2006 |
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The Ricky Gervais Show
The  brilliant Ricky Gervais, star and co-creator of the cult British comedy "The Office," plays second banana to no one. Except when radio producer Karl Pilkington is around, that is. Pilkington has relegated Gervais (along with writing partner Stephen Merchant) to the role of perpetual straight man on his very own program, contributing to its status as the Web's most-downloaded podcast. Despite Gervais' obvious comedic talents, Pilkington's bizarre ideas and thought patterns have become the true stars of the show. In one episode, the producer argues for the existence of a dishwasher on Mars. He often relates apocryphal anecdotes involving simians, which he takes at face value and Gervais, often lividly, debunks. Gervais says that Pilkington, seemingly unaware of his eccentricity, is not playing a character. If he is acting, he's the greatest performance artist since Andy Kaufman. (in Entertainment) |
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