This episode resurrected Les's career. After his divorce he went into the Celebrity Big Brother house and had a very public breakdown. The fact he can send that up here, own it and rise above it earned him a lot of credit. Fair play to him.

Les Dennis is excellent in this. He’s more a comedian than actor historically but he showed some talent in this I didn’t know he had.

@colinglen4505

3 жыл бұрын

i was just thinking that.

“Marinade in silence” perfect description 😂❤

Les Dennis, Keith Chegwin and Barry from Eastenders....the Holy Trinity

Him and “Barry” in extras are brilliant

Les Dennis hosted Family Fortunes here in the UK, I think the American version is called Family Feud.

Les Dennis' Graham Norton impression always kills me 😂

Bunny is an all time favourite, one of the best characters in Gervaises canon

Les Dennis went through a very public breakup (and breakdown) after his young, hotter wife cheated on him with another celeb making that scene in the pub and the scenes with his girl in this even funnier lol. Also, RIP, Bunny.

@iainansell5930

3 жыл бұрын

yah, and he was publicly shown to be extremely depressed in the papers.. just goes to show the type of man he is to take the piss out of himself like this... he definately endeared himself to a lot of people..

@deadcatthinks6725

2 жыл бұрын

I saw him in Chicago playing the jilted lover - talk about art imitating life!

@craigthornton1971

2 жыл бұрын

@@iainansell5930 yes a lot more than Amanda Holden

Christ, I forgot Les Dennis was in this ! What a performance!

You need to see the out-takes show for this episode, even funnier.

@marcnoonan1672

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure he's watched them, should be somewhere down his channel unless they've been blocked.

@AfterWorkReactions

3 жыл бұрын

I have watched a few bloopers from this show, here is the link for one. kzread.info/dash/bejne/p3iLrLuRoJienbw.html

@jack28aug

3 жыл бұрын

The lifes too short episode with Les Dennis, Cheggars and Barry from Eastenders with Warwick Davis is immense. Also don't know if you've heard of The Brittas Empire? Amazing.

@gastrickbunsen1957

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe the phrase you where looking for is "stand up" .

Maggie is so oo pretty!

Josh you're so right about the marinated silences🤣 Ricky loves to create long painful awkward scenes😄

@AfterWorkReactions

3 жыл бұрын

LOL they are so long sometimes!

Definitely my favourite show of all time. When you finish the show the outtakes are incredible

By far the best episode of Extras. I "DON'T REALLY KNOWWWW" if you need to know who Les is to fully enjoy the episode, they do a good enough job in beginning of the episode of explaining who he is

I cycle through your videos these days. Your laugh keeps me laughing when everything else is going to shit. Thank you.

Les Dennis was also part of a comedy duo in the 80's too. Sadly Dustin Gee died suddenly while they were doing a Pantomime season together.

The young blondes that Les Dennis gets with is probably a reference to his relationship with Amanda Holden back in the day that went down the pan

@johnadams1147

3 жыл бұрын

You mean after she had an affair with Neil Morrisey? Holden was a gold digger with no respect for her marriage vows. That's the reference point for the blond.

@nearsightedfromthefarside6534

3 жыл бұрын

They got rumbled when Les was in celebrity big brother....

@elbecko7969

3 жыл бұрын

@@nearsightedfromthefarside6534 Well, you can't blame Tony when Deborah's always giving him the cold shoulder

@flutterbyblue3639

3 жыл бұрын

@@elbecko7969 hahaha, I think they should come back and do Old men behaving badly... I'm making myself laugh just thinking about it 🤣

@nearsightedfromthefarside6534

3 жыл бұрын

@@elbecko7969 I watched the camping episode a few weeks ago, still cracks me up

'Marinate in silence.' Great description.

Les was brilliant in this

The outtakes of extras are amazing very very funny

@AfterWorkReactions

3 жыл бұрын

I have done a few of them here is the link to one. kzread.info/dash/bejne/p3iLrLuRoJienbw.html

The outtakes of this are brilliant

The Orlando Bloom/Keith Chegwin episode is fanfookintastic 🤣🤣🤣

Literally watched this episode for the first time a couple of hours ago

@AfterWorkReactions

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

The outtakes are some of the best you will ever see mate. Please consider doing a reaction!

@AfterWorkReactions

3 жыл бұрын

I have done a few of them here is the link to one! kzread.info/dash/bejne/p3iLrLuRoJienbw.html

If it's up there I'll give you the money myself was one of his catchphrases on family fortunes

Great videos as always Josh! Would love some more Stewart Lee - Context-free words - on Russel Howard - on Top Gear All hilarious 😄

The Daniel Radcliffe and Orlando Bloom episodes are my favourite!

Family Fortunes is the British version of Family Feuds.

I think Ricky views the whole notion of fame and celebrity with disdain and Extras is the perfect vehicle for him to express that. He expresses the same sentiment at the Golden Globes to an audience of elites that is completely unfamiliar to not so much insults but scorn and contempt.

If it’s up there I’ll give you the money myself!

Researching Les Dennis 😂 dedication.

I really want you to watch Time Trumpet. It’s 6 half hour episodes and they’re all on YT. Really funny alternate reality satire. Like when people complained BBC Weather’s new graphics made them nauseous, but instead they present them as though they were designed with real human blood

Les Dennis has been around for years he was really popular in the 80s as a comedian then he done the UK version of family fortunes, I believe its family feud in the states, he tends to fall off the radar for a while then re-emerge

Paul Kelly. He’s from up the road . Glasgow. Quite a blast from the past

Karl Pilkington is an Extra in Extras in season 2. See if you can spot him 😁

Bunny starred in one of my favourite comedies from the '80s, it was called City Lights - Maggie appears in an episode of it. It's so good.

@AfterWorkReactions

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@teclo1057

3 жыл бұрын

he also played a convincing gangster in Brookside

@johnadams1147

3 жыл бұрын

@@teclo1057 So he did, I'd forgotten all about Brookie.

Hey, that's the theater where they played "Gay! A gay Musical". Quality venue!

Love Les Dennis, only bad thing he ever done was Amanda Holden

Les Dennis- The French fire engine!

I think of Les Dennis as a comedian. The silences help make it funnier.

You need to check out 'Then Vs. Now Micky Flanagan', absolutely brilliant

My family were on family fortunes in the 80s. Different host though. And they lost 😆

@AfterWorkReactions

3 жыл бұрын

LOL sorry they lost but that is awesome!

@bewd4310

3 жыл бұрын

@Ally Wakka Why would I say they lost if I was lying?

@bewd4310

3 жыл бұрын

@@AfterWorkReactions they won a colour tv(very expensive at the time) a hoover and a washing machine and I think some money.

@bewd4310

3 жыл бұрын

@Ally Wakka haha you got me 😄🎣

Been watching for a few months and makes my day seeing you react to these classics that i grew up watching. I suggest maybe trying toast of london as a series. You will love it! Keep up the great tent. Dale from Liverpool

@AfterWorkReactions

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man I appreciate it! I will add that one to my list bud, I am waiting to finish a show I am currently watching to start another =]

Marinate in silence.... 😂

T n T girl is my house mates cousin

@AfterWorkReactions

3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow small world.

Right then Robbie, has anybody suggested to you phoenix nights with Peter Kay? It's brilliant!

Ricky's favourite episode.

Afterlife is another good Ricky gervais show

you are the fucking man love it, and best wishes to you, the gyaldem, and the cats

@AfterWorkReactions

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man I appreciate it! Take care!

Literally popped up as my phone was in my hand hahaha watching now. Any future plans for fawlty towers or open all hours? Peace

@shatnersbassoon3390

3 жыл бұрын

He's nearly finished Fawlty Towers on patreon.

@worthalook4870

3 жыл бұрын

@@shatnersbassoon3390 great to see he’s started it. I don’t have patreon, can you access that in uk?

@shatnersbassoon3390

3 жыл бұрын

@@worthalook4870 yeah you can access it in the uk, it cost $4 though monthly to watch the shows he uploads. He reacts Fawlty Towers on Sundays when he's finished it he's gonna do movies on Sundays. Mondays- I'm Alan Partridge Tuesdays - Red Dwarf Wednesdays - Blackadder Thursdays - The Office Fridays - Only Fools And Horses Saturdays - Peep Show

@worthalook4870

3 жыл бұрын

@@shatnersbassoon3390 thank you for the info I’ll have a look at it over the weekend $4 a month seems cool to me. Many thanks

@shatnersbassoon3390

3 жыл бұрын

@@worthalook4870 he's also almost finished alan partridge and the next 2 Thursdays he's reacting to the office Christmas special part 1 and 2. He does polls on patreon and the shows with the most votes will be the next show he reacts to.

You really need to watch one foot in the grave funniest moments you'll laugh so much

Please do a Top Ten of your favourite clips of 2020 x

@AfterWorkReactions

3 жыл бұрын

Good idea man!

Has Josh mentioned anything about the Partridge reactions? Those are a particular highlight for me (after all the RSK stuff)

Love watching your videos.. you should watch "An Audience with Billy Connolly" or "Whoopi Goldberg Presents Billy Connolly" Almost certain both are on YT and they're hilarious. They're both about an hour long but you'll thank me when you get to the end of either one. He is that funny.

@AfterWorkReactions

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man I will add that to my list!

@AfterWorkReactions You need to do a react video to a show called Friday Night Dinner. Its amazing! It's got Will from the inbetweeners in it! It's so funny!

@AfterWorkReactions

3 жыл бұрын

I have that on my list, I am waiting to finish a show I am currently watching first!

Just get onto series 2

Are you going to do the rest of Faulty Towers, its been a month since the last one, and that was 1 x 2.

Have watched in time, the last thing I watched was your reaction to an idiot abroad and the Ricky Gervais Show

Have I been missing the IT Crowd uploads?

Watch the outtakes!

@AfterWorkReactions

3 жыл бұрын

I have done a few of them here is the link to one! kzread.info/dash/bejne/p3iLrLuRoJienbw.html

The next one with Samuel L. Jackson is really good.

This made me feel sorry for Les the first time around.. Poor Les, I grew up with him, and he just became nothing after Amanda Holden.

harry hills tv burp

It’s a shame you don’t know each individual guest as they often play parodies of themselves which is extremely funny

Ricky Gervais was a brilliant writer, and was a master at writing self-deprecation in himself and others. Extra's is better if you know the Z-list celebrities in it who were massive in the 1980's. It's also better for watching the entire episode as it flows better (I know you can't broadcast the entire episode due top copyright). Gervais is very self-aware and can be very poignant in his writing. There are some superb episodes, which included Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan.

Get back to Fawlty Towers !

Ian McKellen best episode

Please do some more would I lie to you

@AfterWorkReactions

3 жыл бұрын

Will do bud!

How are you doing...have a look at a show called thin blue line

Hey, I got a real good vid to make you laugh: Tommy Tiernan just for laughs 2012. Only a 6min vid but one of his best.

You deffo need to check out Friday Night Dinner🤟🏽

Just Fawlty towers

What’s with the lack of content these days? Used to be at least 3 videos a day

I love Ricky but I've never laughed at Extras.

You should react to "From God's perspective" by bo burnham.

@AfterWorkReactions

3 жыл бұрын

I will check that out thanks bud!

I guess a few of the jokes went over your head with Les Dennis. He was playing off an affair his ex wife had (who’s made a career off of his back and is a Britain’s Got Talent Judge ironically). Think he played it well in this. Probably the most disliked woman in Britain ever. Well, either her or Myra Hindley. It’s a close one

I think you'd probably like Gavin & Stacey

@JakTheLad

3 жыл бұрын

Ye he probably will haha good suggestion