- There's a man with his hand up my ass.
- I don't know where to go with that (chuckles).
(upbeat dynamic music)
Hey, guys welcome "Stir Crazy," the show
that's tricked Ricky Gervais into thinking this is
a very stripped down version of the Golden Globes.
Why, look, it's my guest.
The one and only, creator and star of "After Life."
It's Ricky Gervais.
Hey, Ricky. - Hello.
Lovely to be here.
- I see what you do on the Globes
I know you like to take in a drink while you're working.
I feel like it's only fitting.
It's a little early here in New York,
but it's not appropriate
to enjoy a drink while we chat today.
- Yeah, yeah, I mean, I'm not a doctor.
So you shouldn't,
this is probably isn't, and anything I say
probably isn't good advice,
so I should say that as a disclaimer.
- Maybe we should make something out of this,
like, every time we mention
your Netflix series "After Life."
we take a sip.
Does that feel appropriate?
- I think that'll be a good go.
I think, people when they watch "After Life"
should play the game,
every time someone swears, they should take a,
so people will be drunk after episode one.
- It's okay.
So how are doing?
This is a bizarre time for all of us.
What are your, like, how are you coping?
What are your coping mechanisms right now in our new normal?
- I am doing things that I didn't do all the time before.
Pottering around and,
like washing, I've never washed my hands so often.
- I thought your were just ending that sentence there,
that you've never washed your hands.
And I was--
(Ricky laughs)
- Yeah, yeah.
I went for a wee the other day
and just out of habit I washed my hands before I had a wee,
and then after.
I don't know what,
maybe that's, like, in case,
if I've got the virus I do not wanna give it to my penis.
So I'm taking extra precautions (chuckles).
- Open and active generosity to your penis.
(both laughing)
- Yeah.
- I wanna run through some acquaintances of yours,
and you tell me if they belong on your quarantine?
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- I'll save you any trouble.
No.
- (laughs) Indulge me.
Ben Stiller?
- No.
- (laughs) What's wrong with Ben?
- Nothing's wrong with Ben.
This is an eight-bedroom house that we've knocked
into one bedroom so family can't stay.
- What have you done with the other seven bedrooms?
- I've got a music room I don't use.
(Ricky laughs)
There's no one in the world you could mention
that I'd go, "Oh, yeah, that'd be all right for four weeks."
- Patrick Stewart?
- [Ricky] No.
- Judi Dench?
- No, why?
- Leonardo DiCaprio?
- No (chuckles).
- Rock?
- We'd run out of food.
No.
- I think we're clear (chuckles).
So I'm guessing I know the answers to this,
but what are the chances that you're gonna
take this opportunity, the solo time
to remake yourself, to, kind of, get jacked,
to go into the gym and really, kind of, devote yourself?
- (chuckles) Yeah, it's a good question.
- Is it?
- Well, I have got more time to go to the gym.
But I've also got more time to eat.
I look at it like this,
I've got more time to not go to the gym.
- If Scorsese asked you to get jacked for a role,
you wouldn't do it?
- No, (chuckles) no.
If anyone asked me to do anything for a role,
I wouldn't do it.
- Congratulations.
You know I'm a fan of your show.
"After Life" is now entering it's second season on Netflix.
What was the name of the show again?
(bell ringing) - [Ricky] "After Life."
- I was just thirsty.
I knew the name. - Sure, sure.
- I've some, would you rather questions for you.
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Would you rather run out of toilet paper or beer?
- Well, I know the answer?
- [Josh] (laughs) I think I do too.
Well, obviously, I'd run out of toilet paper
'cause there's no substitute for beer.
There is no,
oh, you mean alcohol though.
I can't go, I'll lose the beer,
I'll drink the wine and have the toilet paper.
You haven't thought this through (laughs).
- (laughs) All alcohol.
All alcohol or toilet paper.
You are gonna do makeshift toilet paper
is what you're telling me?
- You forgot,
I'm a very rich man who loves alcohol.
So 50 pound notes,
if someone said, you know,
"I paid 50 pounds for a night drinking."
So that's what I'm doing basically (chuckles).
- Would you rather, Ricky,
have to host every award show until the end of time
or never see an animal again?
- Oh,
that's not fair.
That's more like it.
Wow!
I've got to see animals,
I've got to see animals.
Oh, my God, every award.
What, every award show?
Oh, God!
I couldn't live without seeing an animal,
no I, yeah, oh, that would be horrendous for me
and the rest of the world (laughs).
(Josh laughing)
- There's no winners in this.
Would you rather be stuck in quarantine for two years
or have your name legally changed to Ricky Farts-O-Lot?
(Ricky laughs)
People don't know that's actually your legal name?
That was your birth name wasn't it?
Farts-O-Lot. (Ricky laughing)
- Could I pronounce it in a way, like,
it was french, like Farts-O-Leaux?
- No, you can't.
But you can spell it with a ph, if you'd rather.
I'll give you that.
- (laughs) Yeah, okay. (bell rings)
Fuck (laughs).
Wow, I'm glad this is, again,
another quite a highbrow broadcast.
- You know what I bring to the table (chuckles).
One more game for you before I let you go today.
We're calling this game, "Who am I."
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- Never.
We shall fight them on the beaches.
- Oh, Winston Churchill. (bell rings)
- I don't wanna be a princess anymore.
I wanna go to Canada.
- Meghan Markle. (bell ringing)
- Yeah.
There's a man with his hand up my ass.
- I don't know where to go with that.
Is it a Muppet.
Elmer? (buzzer buzzing)
- Yeah, well you didn't even know his name.
So, Elmo. - What's the name?
- Elmo, Elmer (laughs).
- I wish I could get rid of daddy so I could be with mummy.
- Medea was the mother, are we going biblical
or we going Greek, what are we doing?
Are we...
Is it my fault or your fault?
I don't know.
- I think it's our fault.
- Oh Hamlet.
It's Hamlet.
- [Ricky] No.
- No.
I'm clearly not a well read man.
- Oedipus.
- Oh, my God.
Our producer is a jackass.
Oedipus, we're doing Oedipus.
What are we even doing here?
- You couldn't get Elmo, you thought he was called Elmer.
But they went the other way with Oedipus,
and that's not good enough.
You got Meghan Markle, didn't you?
- Yeah, that's the kind of guy I am.
Did we mention "After Life" (bell ringing)
or you're just thirsty?
- I'll toast, cheers.
- It's a weird time to say the least,
but it's always good to catch up with you,
and I'm thrilled that people get a chance to catch up
with "After Life," which is now on it's second season.
Oh, I'm sorry (bell rings)
I saw the little blue one.
On Netflix, everybody should check it out.
Ricky, it's always great to catch up, man.
I hope to see you in person soon.
- Cheers, no hugging.
- Oh, definitely.
I'm not gonna hug you don't worry.
- Just tongues.
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