Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7213 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-11-12
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 78 minutes

Synopsis
Ricky Gervais performs live in his stand-up show Fame, which became Britain's fastest-selling live tour at the time. Gervais discusses his fame and the resulting complications that occur.

Customer Reviews

Stick to TV!
Oh Ricky. Excellent in 'The Office', not too bad in 'Extras'...but as a stand-up act? Not your craft.

Gervais is at his best on his podcasts with Karl Pilkington and Steve Merchant. He seems to excel when feeding off others and it's no wonder his podcast is so popular - mainly because of Pilkington mind you!

Fame made me feel embarassed watching it and had to turn off after about 25 minutes. I've no idea why he insists on continuing to mock himself, go on about Africans, mock Christianity and show ignorance when it comes to disease. The ME section was very poor taste and offensive.

Ricky tries to be clever in stand-up but ends up looking a bit of a fool. Shame really.

For die-hard fans only.

Cringe inducing - not in a good way
This show really shows up Ricky Gervais' woeful lack of experience as a stand-up comedian. The lack of structure, the self-indulgent 'corpsing', and the weakness of the material, all indicate a lazy approach which would have a fledgling comic shouted off the stage at any open-mike night at the local boozer. However, this is Ricky Gervais - so well known that he can say anything in a tone of squeaky outrage and it will raise a laugh.

Did he ever actually mention fame? I don't remember. Just a lot of laboured lines about teenage cancer sufferers and old jokes (well, they sounded old) about fat people, gays and foreigners.

so-so
I've seen all his tours on DVD, and this is easily the worst.
The last sketch goes on forever and is merely a retelling of an incident on x factor.It has some funny moments. but unfortunately they are few and far between.