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.
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.
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!'
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.
@@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.
If by tedious you mean brilliant then yes. He’s arrogant, but then again there are many people in the world who are far more arrogant than he is even though they’re less talented.. aka the Peter Andre generation.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
@@AK-us2di Also watching 11 years later and you’re not spot on about him being spot on that they were spot on. Gervais does a particular kind of comedy but then again so do Harry and Paul.
@@Travis-mj1iq I'd actually disagree that he necessarily does a particular kind of comedy. This is a spot-on impression of his Office-type comedy, and how he was when I saw some of the stuff with Karl Pilkington in it (which I couldn't bear so stopped watching and can't remember that much about). However, Extras, After Life, his stand-up are all pretty different to that.
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
The ironic thing is that they were trying to skewer Ricky but this is one of the funniest skits they’ve ever done, the “knob gag” joke had me in stitches.
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.'"
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 !!!
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!
I wish I could give this 50 likes. Harry Enfield has developed into such an amazing comedian. This is one of the best impressions / parodies I've ever seen of anyone.
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.
@@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.
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.
@@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.
@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.
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
@@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.
Omg anyone who got that close to NF without giving him a good hard slapping has some real self control! (Those Remainians, huh, coming over here taking our comments page over..)
That was a fantastic impression of Nigel. It looked and sounded exactly like him!
It looked like Nigel, sound like Nigel, must be defenetly Nigel then.
Here was me thinking Nigel Farage's impression of Ricky Gervais was really bad.
@@CrackheadBeaver IF it sounds like a Nigel, looks like a Nigel, it's very probably a Nigel!
@@awordabout...3061 probably a Nigel
@@CrackheadBeaver Bunny's a Nigel, isn't he?
Having them both doing him at the same time somehow made it even funnier.
That’s why they’re comedians.
The way they parody Gervais trying to be edgy is an absolute bullseye
It's Gervais' take on "nudge, nudge, wink, wink.." Just using the staring eyes and diabolical grin.
Both Gervais and this parody of him are brilliant I’d say.
Nigel appearing is just surreal
Don't call it by it's first name. It doesn't deserve that.
@@tommiatkins3443Cope...
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.
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.
Where did Gervais parody Enfield or Whitehouse?
Jake Zywek Got a link to said parody?
@@LiamPorterFilms Very briefly in The Office David Brent does an impression of "Only Me!"
@@gregoryashton Yeah, Gervais performed the 'Father in Law' routine when he tried to impress the Swindon lot.
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.
David Brent does an impression of one of Enfield's characters, so this is a comedy full circle
Only Me!
I don’t agree with that in the workplace.
I prefer the one he does about his hand
@@Beansticks Yeah you do , the wanking claw.
@@fenhen You wanna receive some swollen goods ?
They totally nailed that insufferable vampire-grin Gervais has.
Hahahhaaha. Insufferable, eh? Now you've got me doing the grin. . .
Yeah?
@@AA-hg5fk Hahaha. Commentary, yeah?
@@jigglchoo8858 Hahaha. You are insufferable. . .and I suspect you aren't even suffering. Cheers.
You mean that brilliant “everyone knows a guy like this” grin?
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!'
Not to mention his regular jokes about homosexuals and penises.
@@AA-hg5fk mainly aimed at Karl Pilkington
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.
@@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.
If by tedious you mean brilliant then yes. He’s arrogant, but then again there are many people in the world who are far more arrogant than he is even though they’re less talented.. aka the Peter Andre generation.
If anything, their impressions have become even more perfect as the years have gone by 😂
That looked exactly like Nigel Farage! Enfield still has it.
Copied comment trying to get likes..*looks at camera* yeah?
it is him idiot
@@arjanpatel4895 do you think so?
@@arjanpatel4895 theres no pulling the wool over your eyes is there mr singh
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.
and now youtubers copy Gervais haha
I see this is Nigel's first breakthrough into the cameo scene
Nigel turning up caught me off guard 🤣
A bit like syphilis 🦠
Indeed. I did Na-zi that coming, either
@@comanchio1976
you still crying? ...smiley face
@@kane4013 I'd prefer syphilis
Nobody expects Nigel.
My mate reckons Gervais is not funny any more, but he was great in this. Never laughed so much.
@G 84 You seem a bit jealous tbh.
@G 84 Nothing to be embarrassed about my friend.
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.
More than likely a quare then i should think
@@boojum1769 that's very prejudiced along with your bad grammar
The funniest duo by a landslide .... Both gifted impersonators with that extra subtle detail of expression.
Long may they continue...
This is the comedy I grew up to with these guys in the 90s. Glad to see they still have it
I don't know why, but Farage randomly pitching up at the end made the sketch. Completely out of the blue.
I actually cannot believe how brilliant their impressions are
I know right. The guy who played Farage nailed it!
These impressions were perfect except for one thing: the lack of nervous laughter
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.
@@wanderer1955 The Beatles are overrated.
@@daviddavidson6156 err, gee im gon cry.🙄
@@wanderer1955 shh snowflake
@@daviddavidson6156 Go back to sleep. School tomorrow. Get that homework done.
Nigel Farage? Hmm, can honestly say I didn't see that coming.
What was that all about?
Emperor Alexios I Komnenos Why would having Nigel Farage appear be a reference to Life's Too Short.
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.
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.
I don't know But wouldn't that also apply to Extras?
Harry Enfield hugely underrated , superb impressionist
perfect David Brent impression
Henry Kingston Well, not really. They had to telegraph the premise at the top of the sketch.
Ffs this was filmed years before David Brent character even existed jeeez
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
@@badlieutenant3822 It wasn't filmed before David Brent. The Brent Character is what made Ricky famous.
@@badlieutenant3822 how come they mention BBC Three then?
nigel farage jumpscare
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.
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.
Whether you like his political stance or not he is good in this
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.
Nigel Farage - Nah, you were a solid straight man in this. They look chastened embarrassed, and there's the laugh :-)
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
The Nigel Farage impression had me going there.
They’ve missed the hysterical self congratulatory manic laughter otherwise spot on.
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
Nah mate, don't miss it at all tbh, spoil a good thing an all that
Enfield just got barraged.
Can't barrage the Farage
@@randolfvenderbildt7254 6 years late
@@belag9607 ... impeccable.
@@belag9607 better late than never
@@dylanmurphy572 Gotta give him some credit
This is absolutely genius. The Farage bit pecked my head though 😂
@@yhyh8990 Forget it Jake, it's Britaintown
harry enfields impressions are priceless, especially his expressions
Maestros of all the nuances that impersonate but not berate - they are wonderful!
One of the funniest things I've seen. Brilliant.
Absolutely brilliant by two brilliant comedy talents.
Saw the comments and read that Nigel comes in, wasn't bloody expecting the real guy.
Absolutely brilliant and about time too !
The look back at the camera is what gets me.
these guys are genius. Loved Harry Enfield forever. Part of our family culture. Kevin and Perry !
"Look at camera."
🤣
Genius, funniest thing I've seen in ages!
Literally cried with laughter! 🤣They still got it!! Don't dis old comics because they come right back at ya with a knockout punch!
2024, never seen this before. It's spot on thanks Harry & Paul
Still spot on 11 years later. Harry and Paul = class act and Ricky Gervais never looked more like a one trick pony.
Also watching 11 years later and you’re spot on about it being spot on.
@@AK-us2di Also watching 11 years later and you’re not spot on about him being spot on that they were spot on. Gervais does a particular kind of comedy but then again so do Harry and Paul.
@@Travis-mj1iq I'd actually disagree that he necessarily does a particular kind of comedy.
This is a spot-on impression of his Office-type comedy, and how he was when I saw some of the stuff with Karl Pilkington in it (which I couldn't bear so stopped watching and can't remember that much about). However, Extras, After Life, his stand-up are all pretty different to that.
That was a stroke of pure genius ,hilarious .
You know Ricky would honestly laugh at this, and you know Ricky has respect for them, and they have respect for him.
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
The video is only 2 minutes long
"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.
We need more of Harry and Paul.
And less of Nigel
.....and no more Gervais !
Comedy and politics do usually mix but this is world class.
"Look at the camera" best line
Love when comedians take the piss out of other comedians
I was impressed by the Nigel Farage impression.
Was it Nigel Planer? It was good.
I know for sure Ricky Gervais would be cracking up at this
He'll laugh at anything. Harry and Paul however are genius in comedy terms.
The ironic thing is that they were trying to skewer Ricky but this is one of the funniest skits they’ve ever done, the “knob gag” joke had me in stitches.
"Paul Whitehouse is the best actor in the world" - Johnny Depp
Who is Johnny Depp? :))
Where did he say that?
@@leonsanderson1959 Some interview in the 90s.
Brilliant - hits the nail on Gervais's head 😂 Love to see his face watching this 😅
Ha ha ! ..great fun and a superb cameo by Mr. Farage !!
Ive gotta go with Paul Whitehouse on that one hahahaha
+irishelk Yeah, look away you could believe it was Ricky talking, Harry still sounded like Harry
Harry was so supposed to be Harry "other comedians starting to sound *like* Ricky Gervais"
Although with that said, they missed one vital thing, the black t shirt.
The one doing Nigel was spot on.
I thought it was the least convincing of the three impressions, personally..
They way they got two Ricky Gervais' talking to one another in the same room is crazy - special effects these days!
Awesomely done!
"what have you sunk to Enfield??" LOL!!!!
Paul whitehouse is a legend
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.'"
Couped up with people you have nothing in common with except the carpet you walk on - someone wrote.
quite true to be honest. He was great back in Brent mode. all the twaddle now is unwatchable.
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 !!!
steve merchant is the most unfunny, irritating c**t IMO.
@Ice Hockey is Pretty Pretty Good ok mate calm down.. but did you write "After life"? Nooo
very good mimics
Pure class without doubt
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!
"Off to see Paul Whitehouse do some writing in his house....mines bigger. So's my house, not gay".
I thought it was "knob gag"
It's definitely "knob gag".
Knob gag as others have said. 🙂
Nah, read his lips carefully.
@@Blue4LifeSW6 100% knob gag mate. That's the tone of the whole sketch, pointing out the painfully obvious.
This is class!
I wish I could give this 50 likes. Harry Enfield has developed into such an amazing comedian. This is one of the best impressions / parodies I've ever seen of anyone.
Zaf Mal He says he's doing an impression of Ricky Gervais... but he's not. This is an impression of David Brent. A character that's very easy to copy.
You gotta see Jon Culshaw's, which is even better!
Missed out some comments about atheism, but otherwise spot on piss take of Gervais 😂
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."
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.
Ricky is David Brent. He likes to pretend it's a character but he is just like him anyway.
@@lennywebb6740 Charlatan
@@maxington26 what?
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.
@@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.
This is superb
Unbelievably spot on
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.
Why does your display picture say "Keep Calm and Love England" superimposed on the UK flag?
John Martinez Because it does.
@@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.
@@hoteltango1 "There and their... not tricky is it. "
Should be a question mark there. Obviously a little tricky for some.
@@borisjohnson1473 If it was a question then yes, I agree. But it wasn't a question, it was a statement.
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.
I like that it's the guest that opens the door. xD
Hate Nigel as much as you want, but his placement in here was absolutely perfect
Chewy hate him? Why?
Love Nige Farage ,ace bloke .says it has it his , cus es got balls .
Only poop noodles hate Nigel Farage.
They weren't even thinking about farage when this sketch was filmed, jeeeez
@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.
Choking back the puke when Nigel Toad showed up
This is GOLD
thank you sincerely
9/10. They dropped a mark by not slating God and fat people.
Seems to be a lot of people in the comments sections missing the point
@Richard Carpenter Honestly no idea mate, I think I must have been pissed when I wrote that
@Richard Carpenter ha! 4 years ago though, not sure what my excuse was then
@@nickyjlyons Your original post really describes most commentary on the Internet in general.
@@dlxmarks Very true!
Brilliant!
Utterly brilliant
Say what you like about him but Nigel has a good sense of humour
I wouldn't say that was really Gervais, more David Brent. And then Farage comes in and shatters the whole illusion. Brilliant.
Thank you, princess! x
Quality guys haha the best
Holy Shit. A comedic titan parodying another comedic titan. I can die happy now.
3 great comedians. And Ricky's pretty good too.
Is Farage still doing stand up?
@@davidsmith5523 That'll be great, he is doing a cameo tho. Tell ya what is briliant meme material
@@davidsmith5523 I don't know about stand up but it was fucking hilarious when he crashed his plane
@@jmckendry84 It was even more fucking hilarious when he made 16 million British traitors cry over a dictatorship.
brilliant!
that's Amazing!
CANT BARRAGE THE FARAGE
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
fartrage got married?! did he go out gypo grabbing or something?
@@urmaisgay6495 not only is he married, he's married ironically. To a German.
@@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.
If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's definitely Nigel Farage
yeah, he probably is
Brilliant beyond brilliant
Wow.. some of the best impersonations i've seen, like top 3..
That bloke does a pretty good impersonation of Nigel as well.
That was a surprise seeing Nigel snuck in at the end, very funny.
Omg anyone who got that close to NF without giving him a good hard slapping has some real self control! (Those Remainians, huh, coming over here taking our comments page over..)
It's very true. So much UK comedy is delivered in the Gervais(/Brent) style at the moment. It's infuriating.
Who's the bloke impersonating nigel. Spot on! 😂
0:55 that's Alan Partridge
glad I'm not the only one sad enough to have spotted that...