Discussed as a comedian/podcast pioneer whose career timeline (The Office, The Ricky Gervais Show) is debated by Tommy and Josh.
The group discusses Ricky Gervais's comedy, his Netflix show, and his role hosting controversial awards shows.
Mentioned as someone Brad Blanks interviewed 19 times over his radio career.
Dil Takes Photos says he compared the hosts' early dynamic to Ricky Gervais and Karl Pilkington.
Max compares his completism about Louis Theroux's output to how he consumes anything Ricky Gervais releases.
Comedian Brad Blanks has interviewed 19 times, starting around 2005-2006 when few others in the US would talk to him.
Mentioned as an example of a comedian successfully performing live via Instagram during lockdown.
Hamish quotes Gervais's saying about a camel being a horse built by committee regarding teamwork.
Discussed as an outspoken atheist comedian whose show Afterlife Naysan, a religious Baha'i, still loves.
Discussed as an example of a comedian secure enough in his position to make savage jokes at the Golden Globes.
Andy cites Ricky Gervais' podcast as the inspiration for wanting to start their own podcast.
Mentioned as the subject of Sam Harris's interview question about shaping life experiences.
Used by Tommy as a comparison point about not controlling how jokes/content are interpreted by an audience.
Referenced via a podcast with Sam Harris discussing comedy, political correctness and being taken out of context online.
Zara mentions planning to revisit a segment about him where her opinion has shifted.
Josh and Tommy discuss Ricky Gervais's comments on his podcast about flying first class and how high status isn't relatable in comedy.
Mentioned as having gotten rich making comedy about workplace personalities and quirks, similar to what Tommy observes in coworking spaces.
Cited as an example of a podcast subscriber-pay model generating large revenue from millions of subscribers.
Referenced as a recurring interview subject known for joking about the size of Brad's head.
Used as an example of someone who found success later in life (around 40) rather than young.