The way they parody Gervais trying to be edgy is an absolute bullseye

@iconicshrubbery

2 жыл бұрын

It's Gervais' take on "nudge, nudge, wink, wink.." Just using the staring eyes and diabolical grin.

Having them both doing him at the same time somehow made it even funnier.

@curlyfm

4 ай бұрын

That’s why they’re comedians.

That was a fantastic impression of Nigel. It looked and sounded exactly like him!

@CrackheadBeaver

3 жыл бұрын

It looked like Nigel, sound like Nigel, must be defenetly Nigel then.

@davidsanderson5918

3 жыл бұрын

Here was me thinking Nigel Farage's impression of Ricky Gervais was really bad.

@awordabout...3061

3 жыл бұрын

@@CrackheadBeaver IF it sounds like a Nigel, looks like a Nigel, it's very probably a Nigel!

@CrackheadBeaver

3 жыл бұрын

@@awordabout...3061 probably a Nigel

@RatBagDad

3 жыл бұрын

@@CrackheadBeaver Bunny's a Nigel, isn't he?

Nigel appearing is just surreal

God bless these two old masters-they were parodied by Gervais but they came back fighting. They are two GENUINELY funny men, good writers, mimics, and actors. They never sold out.

@infectedvoice7293

5 жыл бұрын

Jake Zywek, well they got a multi-million pound deal from the BBC for shows such as 'Harry Enfield & Friends' and 'The Fast Show' after being on the independent circuit, the sketches became watered down compared to the characters they would do on stage, i think that is the literal definition of selling out lol.

@LiamPorterFilms

5 жыл бұрын

Where did Gervais parody Enfield or Whitehouse?

@gregoryashton

4 жыл бұрын

Jake Zywek Got a link to said parody?

@ajuk1

4 жыл бұрын

@@LiamPorterFilms Very briefly in The Office David Brent does an impression of "Only Me!"

@jakezywek6852

3 жыл бұрын

@@gregoryashton Yeah, Gervais performed the 'Father in Law' routine when he tried to impress the Swindon lot.

They totally nailed that insufferable vampire-grin Gervais has.

@mantabond

Жыл бұрын

Hahahhaaha. Insufferable, eh? Now you've got me doing the grin. . .

@AA-hg5fk

Жыл бұрын

Yeah?

@mantabond

Жыл бұрын

@@AA-hg5fk Hahaha. Commentary, yeah?

@mantabond

Жыл бұрын

@@jigglchoo8858 Hahaha. You are insufferable. . .and I suspect you aren't even suffering. Cheers.

Absolutely nails the tedious way Gervais has of tiptoeing up to saying something awful then drawing back, then adopting an insufferable air of 'ooh, look how clever I am, I fooled you!'

@AA-hg5fk

Жыл бұрын

Not to mention his regular jokes about homosexuals and penises.

@AutomaticDuck300

3 ай бұрын

@@AA-hg5fk mainly aimed at Karl Pilkington

@timmya4000

15 күн бұрын

Why do you just assume they don't find Ricky Gervais hilarious. The comedy of this, is not from putting Gervais down, in fact it could easier be a tribute.

@JackPorter

2 күн бұрын

@@timmya4000 as Norm said about why so many trump impressions suck, you can't make a good impression if you hate the man. understanding the mindset is crucial.

David Brent does an impression of one of Enfield's characters, so this is a comedy full circle

@someenglishguy

4 жыл бұрын

Only Me!

@fenhen

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t agree with that in the workplace.

@Beansticks

3 жыл бұрын

I prefer the one he does about his hand

@causetheplumstasteyum7848

3 жыл бұрын

@@Beansticks Yeah you do , the wanking claw.

@causetheplumstasteyum7848

3 жыл бұрын

@@fenhen You wanna receive some swollen goods ?

I'am a huge Ricky Gervais fan but i think this is hillarious haha, pretty good impressions. Gotta love Harry & Paul. All of them are legends.

My mate reckons Gervais is not funny any more, but he was great in this. Never laughed so much.

@CouldBeSaladFingers

3 жыл бұрын

@G 84 You seem a bit jealous tbh.

@CouldBeSaladFingers

3 жыл бұрын

@G 84 Nothing to be embarrassed about my friend.

@obviouslytwo4u

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with your mate. if you watch him regularly, you see how he tries to push homosexuality onto people. He is constantly talking about it.

@boojum1769

3 жыл бұрын

More than likely a quare then i should think

@obviouslytwo4u

3 жыл бұрын

@@boojum1769 that's very prejudiced along with your bad grammar

That looked exactly like Nigel Farage! Enfield still has it.

@L1am21

3 жыл бұрын

Copied comment trying to get likes..*looks at camera* yeah?

@arjanpatel4895

3 жыл бұрын

it is him idiot

@richardschofield2201

3 жыл бұрын

@@arjanpatel4895 do you think so?

@dannywickens3368

2 жыл бұрын

@@arjanpatel4895 theres no pulling the wool over your eyes is there mr singh

2024, never seen this before. It's spot on thanks Harry & Paul

this sketch is spot on [as is usual with Harry Enfield], there are loads of actors now jumping on the Gervais band wagon and trying to sound like him. Harry is just great at getting it right on just how fake people are, great clip.

@anglichanepoliticsphilosop6016

2 жыл бұрын

and now youtubers copy Gervais haha

They’ve missed the hysterical self congratulatory manic laughter otherwise spot on.

@swirlingfudge

3 жыл бұрын

And the belittling piss taking high voice thing he does, 'oooh, look at me! with my little suit and shoes, don't I look important?' etc

@boojum1769

3 жыл бұрын

Nah mate, don't miss it at all tbh, spoil a good thing an all that

Nigel turning up caught me off guard 🤣

@kane4013

2 жыл бұрын

A bit like syphilis 🦠

@comanchio1976

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed. I did Na-zi that coming, either

@keithcole9904

2 жыл бұрын

@@comanchio1976 you still crying? ...smiley face

@andrewtucker94

2 жыл бұрын

@@kane4013 I'd prefer syphilis

@KarlHamilton

2 жыл бұрын

Nobody expects Nigel.

If anything, their impressions have become even more perfect as the years have gone by 😂

For those of you posting asking why Farage is in it. This is a parody of Gervais' show 'Lifes too Short' (I think), where he shoehorns in various celebrity 'friends' into the scenes. So yeah, Farage randomly showing up for no reason is kinda the joke.

@classic3511

6 жыл бұрын

The send up is stated at the beginning, it's a pop on the awful BBC three comedy shows where copying Ricky Gervais' is the in thing for not very talented comics.

@fredb2858

6 жыл бұрын

Whether you like his political stance or not he is good in this

@MissBlennerhassett876

6 жыл бұрын

I suspect there are more layers of irony to it than that. Certainly one of the comments of the sketch seems to be that Gervais will stoop to distasteful and obvious lows for a gag (a bit like your mum). Introducing a cretin like Farage for the sake of a cheap laugh follows this vein.

@bryanleigh6497

6 жыл бұрын

Nigel Farage - Nah, you were a solid straight man in this. They look chastened embarrassed, and there's the laugh :-)

@bryanleigh6497

6 жыл бұрын

Nigel Farage - Well you aren't Nigel Farage, and I'm not Bryan Leigh. Nigel would be bright enough to spot that I was complimenting his performance! So GTFO too, whatever that means lol

Still spot on 11 years later. Harry and Paul = class act and Ricky Gervais never looked more like a one trick pony.

@AK-us2di

3 ай бұрын

Also watching 11 years later and you’re spot on about it being spot on.

perfect David Brent impression

@joefangers8228

6 жыл бұрын

Henry Kingston Well, not really. They had to telegraph the premise at the top of the sketch.

@badlieutenant3822

3 жыл бұрын

Ffs this was filmed years before David Brent character even existed jeeez

@joshhunt4146

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I love Enfield but I had to try and work out if he was actually doing an impression of Brent or if it was just another one of his characters

@leeroy265

3 жыл бұрын

@@badlieutenant3822 It wasn't filmed before David Brent. The Brent Character is what made Ricky famous.

@menwithven2862

3 жыл бұрын

@@badlieutenant3822 how come they mention BBC Three then?

I actually cannot believe how brilliant their impressions are

@tommy2917

Жыл бұрын

I know right. The guy who played Farage nailed it!

The funniest duo by a landslide .... Both gifted impersonators with that extra subtle detail of expression. Long may they continue...

I see this is Nigel's first breakthrough into the cameo scene

These impressions were perfect except for one thing: the lack of nervous laughter

@wanderer1955

3 жыл бұрын

Perfect??? The voices weren't even close. No Brent beard. No nervous giggle. No nervous straightening out of the necktie. These two were always overrated.

@daviddavidson6156

3 жыл бұрын

@@wanderer1955 The Beatles are overrated.

@wanderer1955

3 жыл бұрын

@@daviddavidson6156 err, gee im gon cry.🙄

@daviddavidson6156

3 жыл бұрын

@@wanderer1955 shh snowflake

@wanderer1955

3 жыл бұрын

@@daviddavidson6156 Go back to sleep. School tomorrow. Get that homework done.

Harry Enfield hugely underrated , superb impressionist

This is the comedy I grew up to with these guys in the 90s. Glad to see they still have it

The Nigel Farage impression had me going there.

Nigel Farage? Hmm, can honestly say I didn't see that coming.

@gromitpesley

8 жыл бұрын

What was that all about?

@gromitpesley

7 жыл бұрын

Emperor Alexios I Komnenos Why would having Nigel Farage appear be a reference to Life's Too Short.

@gromitpesley

7 жыл бұрын

Emperor Alexios I Komnenos But how do you know they are mocking Lifes Too Short specifically, lots of other shows use that celebrity guest spot to make their show more interesting.

@gromitpesley

7 жыл бұрын

Emperor Alexios I Komnenos Ohhh, right yeah i get you. I've been commenting and hadn't clicked the video. I forgot he was doing the ricky gervais impersonation and what not.

@notmyname9261

7 жыл бұрын

I don't know But wouldn't that also apply to Extras?

Saw the comments and read that Nigel comes in, wasn't bloody expecting the real guy.

I don't know why, but Farage randomly pitching up at the end made the sketch. Completely out of the blue.

Enfield just got barraged.

@randolfvenderbildt7254

3 жыл бұрын

Can't barrage the Farage

@belag9607

3 жыл бұрын

@@randolfvenderbildt7254 6 years late

@alexolife

3 жыл бұрын

@@belag9607 ... impeccable.

@dylanmurphy572

3 жыл бұрын

@@belag9607 better late than never

@belag9607

3 жыл бұрын

@@dylanmurphy572 Gotta give him some credit

You know Ricky would honestly laugh at this, and you know Ricky has respect for them, and they have respect for him.

The look back at the camera is what gets me.

Absolutely brilliant by two brilliant comedy talents.

these guys are genius. Loved Harry Enfield forever. Part of our family culture. Kevin and Perry !

"what have you sunk to Enfield??" LOL!!!!

Maestros of all the nuances that impersonate but not berate - they are wonderful!

harry enfields impressions are priceless, especially his expressions

"Look at camera."

@murphyfamily6927

2 жыл бұрын

🤣

Loadsamoney - probably one of the top 10 hip hop rap songs of all time.

One of the funniest things I've seen. Brilliant.

This is absolutely genius. The Farage bit pecked my head though 😂

@yhyh8990

2 жыл бұрын

What does pecked your head mean haha

@sitkamaint3265

Ай бұрын

@@yhyh8990 Forget it Jake, it's Britaintown

Paul whitehouse is a legend

Genius, funniest thing I've seen in ages!

I know for sure Ricky Gervais would be cracking up at this

@krispysox

6 ай бұрын

He'll laugh at anything. Harry and Paul however are genius in comedy terms.

"Look at the camera" best line

Literally cried with laughter! 🤣They still got it!! Don't dis old comics because they come right back at ya with a knockout punch!

0:34 its Júlio Geordio!!! Loved these two back in the nineties so glad i lived in England at the time, would never have heard of them otherwise.

Absolutely brilliant and about time too !

Brilliant - hits the nail on Gervais's head 😂 Love to see his face watching this 😅

They way they got two Ricky Gervais' talking to one another in the same room is crazy - special effects these days!

Harry Enfield on why he nearly had to retire because of Ricky Gervais: "I thought we were past it, because everything was so cool. With Ricky coming up with his amazing, just so well-observed, comedy. I think what we did was well-observed too, but he got the ultimate thing to observe - an office - that I just thought it was much cleverer. "It didn't have any jokes, it was just painfully truthful and embarrassing and really, really funny so I thought, 'That's it, I'm over.'"

@m3anthony

7 жыл бұрын

Couped up with people you have nothing in common with except the carpet you walk on - someone wrote.

@noisemann

7 жыл бұрын

quite true to be honest. He was great back in Brent mode. all the twaddle now is unwatchable.

@zafmal2935

7 жыл бұрын

Spot on. He actually means everything that he says but tries to pretend he is being ironic. I don't have an issue with that but let's be honest about it Jim Davidson wouldn't get away with it !!!!LOL !!!

@eviltaylor1

5 жыл бұрын

steve merchant is the most unfunny, irritating c**t IMO.

@NowFunStarts

4 жыл бұрын

@Ice Hockey is Pretty Pretty Good ok mate calm down.. but did you write "After life"? Nooo

I was impressed by the Nigel Farage impression.

@davidsmith5523

3 жыл бұрын

Was it Nigel Planer? It was good.

We need more of Harry and Paul.

@friendgray1

3 жыл бұрын

And less of Nigel

@cycleSCUBA

2 жыл бұрын

.....and no more Gervais !

Love when comedians take the piss out of other comedians

Pure class without doubt

These boys are good.

That was a stroke of pure genius ,hilarious .

Its funny because this is pretty much every Ricky Gervais character I’ve seen. It’s not true to life though as Ricky can’t go 5 minutes without telling you he’s an atheist

@napalmwarfare740

2 жыл бұрын

The video is only 2 minutes long

@reginabillotti

2 жыл бұрын

"Ricky can’t go 5 minutes without telling you he’s an atheist" Maybe in an interview but not when he's playing a character.

Ha ha ! ..great fun and a superb cameo by Mr. Farage !!

When it comes to British comedy Harry And Paul have written the script in my very own opinion. You have to admire Ricky Gervais and his very own take on British comedy culture of the office, a class act by himself. People must remember, Each to there own. Not everyone will agree. But both are comical in there own way.

@johnmartinez7440

3 жыл бұрын

Why does your display picture say "Keep Calm and Love England" superimposed on the UK flag?

@aido88

3 жыл бұрын

John Martinez Because it does.

@hoteltango1

3 жыл бұрын

@@aido88 Why is it the fucknuggets that always chop on about 'England' can never actually speak/write their own language? There and their... not tricky is it. Ffs.

@borisjohnson1473

3 жыл бұрын

@@hoteltango1 "There and their... not tricky is it. " Should be a question mark there. Obviously a little tricky for some.

@hoteltango1

3 жыл бұрын

@@borisjohnson1473 If it was a question then yes, I agree. But it wasn't a question, it was a statement.

The one doing Nigel was spot on.

@Isleofskye

2 жыл бұрын

I thought it was the least convincing of the three impressions, personally..

"Paul Whitehouse is the best actor in the world" - Johnny Depp

@alfienoakes1399

6 жыл бұрын

Who is Johnny Depp? :))

@leonsanderson1959

4 жыл бұрын

Where did he say that?

@Stratahoovius

4 жыл бұрын

@@leonsanderson1959 Some interview in the 90s.

Brilliant beyond brilliant

Comedy and politics do usually mix but this is world class.

3 great comedians. And Ricky's pretty good too.

@davidsmith5523

3 жыл бұрын

Is Farage still doing stand up?

@TheUnknownGamer700

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidsmith5523 That'll be great, he is doing a cameo tho. Tell ya what is briliant meme material

@jmckendry84

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidsmith5523 I don't know about stand up but it was fucking hilarious when he crashed his plane

@marksavage1108

9 ай бұрын

@@jmckendry84 It was even more fucking hilarious when he made 16 million British traitors cry over a dictatorship.

Unbelievably spot on

I love Harry Enfield.

Ive gotta go with Paul Whitehouse on that one hahahaha

@RealityCheck6T9

8 жыл бұрын

+irishelk Yeah, look away you could believe it was Ricky talking, Harry still sounded like Harry

@richy69ify

7 жыл бұрын

Harry was so supposed to be Harry "other comedians starting to sound *like* Ricky Gervais"

@irishelk3

7 жыл бұрын

Although with that said, they missed one vital thing, the black t shirt.

I wouldn't say that was really Gervais, more David Brent. And then Farage comes in and shatters the whole illusion. Brilliant.

Awesomely done!

Utterly brilliant

Say what you like about him but Nigel has a good sense of humour

"Off to see Paul Whitehouse do some writing in his house....mines bigger. So's my house, not gay".

@craigthornton1971

3 жыл бұрын

I thought it was "knob gag"

@Jay-pv7bq

3 жыл бұрын

It's definitely "knob gag".

@JAY1892

3 жыл бұрын

Knob gag as others have said. 🙂

@Blue4LifeSW6

3 жыл бұрын

Nah, read his lips carefully.

@Jay-pv7bq

3 жыл бұрын

@@Blue4LifeSW6 100% knob gag mate. That's the tone of the whole sketch, pointing out the painfully obvious.

BRILLIANT!

Missed out some comments about atheism, but otherwise spot on piss take of Gervais 😂

@Nathan-gd7xq

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe needed to add a bit of "Celebrities? They're all out of touch and up themselves! But not me! I'm still down to earth."

Holy Shit. A comedic titan parodying another comedic titan. I can die happy now.

Brilliant!

just awsome .....

Nigel what a legend

@VanceRefrigeration

3 жыл бұрын

Good old racist Nigel

@frankhuge2834

3 жыл бұрын

@@VanceRefrigeration idiot

This is more of an impression of the David Brent character than Ricky Gervais. I've noticed everyone does that when they do impressions of Ricky.

@lennywebb6740

3 жыл бұрын

Ricky is David Brent. He likes to pretend it's a character but he is just like him anyway.

@maxington26

3 жыл бұрын

@@lennywebb6740 Charlatan

@lennywebb6740

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxington26 what?

@ATWOOD726

3 жыл бұрын

I think you’ve missed the point. They mocking the fact that Gervais does the same mannerisms (that were originally used with Brent) in all of his characters/performances. That’s a common criticism of Gervais- he can’t actually act anything other than a variation on Brent.

@lennywebb6740

3 жыл бұрын

@@ATWOOD726 You put that better than I tried to put it. You are right, Brent, Andy Millman, Ghost town, The lying film, The one were his wife died etc. They do all talk the same and have the same mannerisms.

Legends

This is class!

CANT BARRAGE THE FARAGE

I really hope they do another series of some sort,brilliant piss-take of Gervais,I bet he'll appreciate it too,which is typically Bitish humour itself!

Love harry enfield he did brilliant impression of Clarkson on Clarkson island too . Genius

very good mimics

Nigel showing up had me in stitches.

Hate Nigel as much as you want, but his placement in here was absolutely perfect

@MrGenedancingmachine

6 жыл бұрын

Chewy hate him? Why?

@davidtomlinson6138

5 жыл бұрын

Love Nige Farage ,ace bloke .says it has it his , cus es got balls .

@deanpd3402

4 жыл бұрын

Only poop noodles hate Nigel Farage.

@badlieutenant3822

3 жыл бұрын

They weren't even thinking about farage when this sketch was filmed, jeeeez

@johnmartinez7440

3 жыл бұрын

@Daniel Where to begin? I think the thing that irritates me the most about him is his horrendous hypocrisy. He moans about "greedy politicians" but happily boasted about claiming £2m in expenses in one year. He complains about the EU, but had the lowest voting record of any active MEP. He's complained about the "Jewish lobby" in the USA. He called Obama a "loathsome individual" and "creature". He took a picture of refugees fleeing war and used it to create an anti-immigration propaganda poster. He said people with HIV should be banned from coming to the UK. He's boasted about how many women he's got pregnant. He blamed immigrants for causing traffic when he was late to a speaking event (for which he gets paid £100k+ per year). He said people speaking a different language on the Tube makes him uncomfortable, and would be unhappy if a Romanian family moved in next door to him. He boasted that he won the Brexit campaign "without a bullet being fired" a week after one of his fans shot and murdered an anti-Brexit MP. He thinks climate change is "a scam". He thinks Trump should get a Nobel Peace Prize, despite nearly causing WWIII. He gets his multi-millionaire mates to fund his political campaigns (and then neglects to declare it). He pretends he's "a man of the people" because he likes beer and the pub, all while making millions of pounds and profiting massively off the UK's withdrawal from the EU. Don't get me wrong - he's a clever politician. But he's a despicable person.

This is superb

Ricky Gervais is the only so called comedian in the world who has never said anything funny to make me laugh. Just a personal opinion but if just one person would agree with me it would make my day

@boojum1769

3 жыл бұрын

..punk

I'm amazed people think this is taking the piss out of Gervais and his brand of comedy, to me it's an homage showing just why Ricky is so funny. It also shows that Harry & Paul are versatile, observant and very funny too.

nigel farage jumpscare

Hahaha I loved Enfield as a kid in the 90s,then Ricky in the 00s, just looked up and was shocked to find they are the same age!

It's very true. So much UK comedy is delivered in the Gervais(/Brent) style at the moment. It's infuriating.

Well if he looks like Nigel Farage, he sounds like Nigel Farage, he puts his hair like Nigel Farage and is married, I should probably think he's Nigel Farage

@urmaisgay6495

3 жыл бұрын

fartrage got married?! did he go out gypo grabbing or something?

@bluetoad2668

2 жыл бұрын

@@urmaisgay6495 not only is he married, he's married ironically. To a German.

@MrStath1986

2 жыл бұрын

@@bluetoad2668 Yup, and he's conveniently made sure his kids have European passports; and he's now working for a man fronting a 'Great British' news channel... who is spending most of his time in the south of France.

@AutomaticDuck300

2 жыл бұрын

If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's definitely Nigel Farage

@lilianehuggett1564

2 жыл бұрын

yeah, he probably is

This is absolutely spot on to this day - I see the ripples of the Offices influence all these years later & it is utterly horrible.

Seems to be a lot of people in the comments sections missing the point

@nickyjlyons

3 жыл бұрын

@Richard Carpenter Honestly no idea mate, I think I must have been pissed when I wrote that

@nickyjlyons

3 жыл бұрын

@Richard Carpenter ha! 4 years ago though, not sure what my excuse was then

@dlxmarks

3 жыл бұрын

@@nickyjlyons Your original post really describes most commentary on the Internet in general.

@nickyjlyons

3 жыл бұрын

@@dlxmarks Very true!

Talented talented boys

I like that it's the guest that opens the door. xD

One of the few times I have laughed at Ricky gervais