Bowie would be so disappointed with Ricky's transphobia.
@treetopjones737 Жыл бұрын
David Bowie, God
@tmsztrsz Жыл бұрын
Bowie's blistering sarcasm is legendary. I met him a few times, once at a NYC club where he was casually smoking a the bar. Some girl next to me tried to light up and security said "you can't smoke here" and the girl pointed to Bowie and said "but he's smoking!" (obviously this girl lived under a rock or something) and Bowie quickly responded "Rock god, fringe benefits"
@jahb7496 Жыл бұрын
Classic david
@ratwoman11222 Жыл бұрын
that's a brilliant story!
@susannatuttapanna2010 Жыл бұрын
I worked at a small repair shop in Woodstock New York. There was a small deli on route 212 which leads you right into Main Street of Woodstock. He used to sit in that little deli, and have lunch with whatever lady friend he had at the time, casually enjoying his lunch, making conversation with his lady at the table, just a regular guy on a regular day. Don’t even get me started about Levon Helm!😂
@schrodingerscat8621 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely based
@Paul-uw2my Жыл бұрын
this is so surreal that it has to be true
@Marlon-Ortiz Жыл бұрын
"Oh yeah, I'll just knock off a quick fucking Life on Mars for you.." LOL
@cgavin13 жыл бұрын
ha ha... well, not quite.
@JoryGKenneth3 жыл бұрын
OMG If Bowie composed for me I wouldnt care what he said - Id join right in
@myfairlahey57383 жыл бұрын
Funny thing is that Bowie himself wrote that song so fast.
@familybikeride2 жыл бұрын
One time while he was in Australia He went to a local bar all alone no security or anything A friend of mine sat down to order a drink, they started chatting and ended up partying till early hours of the morning, going from club to club Very down to earth man, How fortunate was my friend RIP David ❤🙏
@aussiesheila94952 жыл бұрын
indeed ,i always thought he was a puff,i saw the magic spider toutr in manchester,after his geath i founfd out what a very funny guy he was
@iwakuraSanta Жыл бұрын
@@iwakuraSanta Iit was rumour that he was bisexual but I don't know if it is true
@aussiesheila9495 Жыл бұрын
@@iwakuraSanta And he had a great sense of humor
@aussiesheila9495 Жыл бұрын
But could he run a successful paper merchants?
@suad01 Жыл бұрын
@@suad01 Pretty sure most paper execs do lines all day so Bowie would have fit right in 😆
@roddevereaux1830 Жыл бұрын
Bowie was an absolute king at dry humour
@Yikkkes233 жыл бұрын
RIP Bowie u absolute legend.
@joewedg37034 жыл бұрын
Excuuuuuuse Me!!!! I think you mean David Bowie...Rock God. 😂😂😂
@richardforgetcanada4 жыл бұрын
forget the RIP...he will NEVER RIP....he lives forever....wrigglin' about.....forever.
@geniusmchaggis4 жыл бұрын
This ^^^^^^^^^^^
@Paula_Shelton4 жыл бұрын
Gary Numans Silly Wig fuck off
@Paula_Shelton4 жыл бұрын
@Mandy Cole?
@AlaricCaffyn4 жыл бұрын
I would be soooo flattered if David had ever written a horribly derogatory song about me. A great sketch.
@ivorbiggun7104 жыл бұрын
I wrote one for you...it's called" Ivor the Muff diver"
@Marlondurran4 жыл бұрын
Bowie coukd tell me to GET FXXKED "" AND ID TAKE IT AS HIGH COMPLIMENT YAH AT 62 NOW I CAN SAYING THAT IN REAR VIEW MIRROR OF SELF ESTEEM .....
@haidijerlstrom66194 жыл бұрын
Keep pulling your pud.
@TheFairenoughclough4 жыл бұрын
This comment reminds me of a scene in the original running man movie where one of the stars of the show punches a fan. The fan was delighted 😂 “” yeahhhh , he punched me !!!! “
@daddypig.57963 жыл бұрын
Have some dignity please peeps
@JenniferGonzalez-gx5qv3 жыл бұрын
I hope everyone who discovers Bowie after his passing delves into his insanely prolific career. He wasn't just a legend, he was a musician's musician, a bandleader and an immensely talented melody and lyric writer. I can think of no other lead singer and writer who managed to collaborate so successfully with so many different musicians, and yet grab gold the majority of the time.
@foto21 Жыл бұрын
And a good actor!
@AlanJohnPeach11 ай бұрын
So many phases, so many very distinct Bowie sounds. He’s Starman, he’s white funk, he’s collaborating with Trent Reznor…and that’s just his music. He was a fascinating human
@INXS198511 ай бұрын
What I discovered was him fucking minors
@Eggy7911 ай бұрын
And a really nice person.
@blueshirtman887510 ай бұрын
@@blueshirtman8875 lol he wasn't a nice person. He literally fucked kids
@Eggy7910 ай бұрын
I've met Bowie twice...a genuinely humble genius...I treasure the t. Shirt he gave me...R.I.P
@rjsampsonrs4 жыл бұрын
Oh man that’s awesome. Got a chance to meet him once as well and he was the nicest person. I couldn’t believe how down to earth he was. When he passed away that was one sad day.
@kaspur94 жыл бұрын
The thing about Bowie he was a rock god...but he never forgot where he came from...there will never be another like him..R.I.P
@rjsampsonrs4 жыл бұрын
Lucky man i would be humbled a true charismatic genuis the Mozart of our time.
@chocksaway1003 жыл бұрын
Yeah there will never be another like him...
@eire32153 жыл бұрын
Back in my days working as a journalist in Australia I met and interviewed him Bowie one-on-one when he was passing through Sydney. He wasn't there to promote a concert and I was the only journalist in Sydney to get with him on that trip.The 'interview' ended up just two guys chatting about any and everything. He was a truly lovely man and I admit when I heard of his death there were tears in my eyes and I was really affected.
@howarddudding15233 жыл бұрын
I always thought Bowie was interesting, but never really listened to his work other than the hits, than one day I found myself in a rather tough spot and I wasn't working, so I had a lot of time on my hands and I just started listening to Bowie. I was just so pulled into his gravitational field, so to speak, and I like to think he really helped me to get through some shitty times and move forward as a person. Its difficult to explain, but I feel this real admiration for him that I have never felt for any celebrity before or since. I was genuinely sad when I heard of his passing and just when home and listened to Black Star and thought you beautiful genius.
@davetate11554 жыл бұрын
"Beautiful genius". A very apt description!
@BoiledOctopus4 жыл бұрын
The same thing happened to me, crazy, it's like there's a special way he makes me feel. Kinda sad but strong X🙏💖
@kymanbedford-brown13234 жыл бұрын
That is great dude. I have always said that Rock and Roll Suicide saves lives and is probably the greatest album closer of all time. Not to downplay the rest of his discography which is great but that pacticular song has saved my ass more than once. A beuautiful genius indeed.
@gabrielpetricevic93064 жыл бұрын
@@gabrielpetricevic9306 exactly that, also saved me more than once, rebel, rebel always gets me up and going , can't dwell on death, look at what he left us with,🤜🤛 from dudetx
@kymanbedford-brown13234 жыл бұрын
thats an awesome discovery for yourself at the right time, thanks for sharing
@jpbatinic4 жыл бұрын
The thing about David Bowie is that for a start, he was a very talented musician but he always came across as modest and polite the kind of combination that the English like and respect. Personally, I have no time whatsoever for "Celebrity Culture", its an oxymoron but I felt a genuine pang of sadness for his family when he passed away. A very unusual and likable man
@stevebrindle17242 жыл бұрын
David Bowie was a genius. There are no words to describe my admiration for him. I loved Ricky Gervais, but now I respect him even more. I guess brilliant people recognise each other.
@radmilasofrevska9 ай бұрын
Would love to see the outtakes form the "chubby little fat man" scene. Gervais is notoriously bad at not staying in character but makes up for it by having the best laugh.
@geekthegirl69614 жыл бұрын
When the whole crowd joined in the song, you can see it on his face that Ricky is actually thrilled to be sitting there hearing Bowie sing the lyrics he wrote. So in a way, he did break character. 4:37
@gurgy34 жыл бұрын
@@gurgy3 Great observation!
@kevinskogg21793 жыл бұрын
@@apogaliev2939 wtf are u taking about u're creepy
@marcosbisso71363 жыл бұрын
@@gurgy3 If you believe that's how filming and editing works...
@stejer2113 жыл бұрын
@@gurgy3 A loose interpretation of him "breaking character" since Gervais's character shares many of the same traits as Ricky, which is common in many of Rickys series. He stayed in character because he is part of that character in essence.
@avidadolares3 жыл бұрын
This shows ,what I always suspected of Bowie. He had a real sense of humour and never stopped being David Jones despite numerous image changes . He was well aware of his critics as much as he was his fans and didn't work against the media, he played along with them , he goaded them from before he was even famous as a musician. Real integrity and some true classic records.
@shaunw92704 жыл бұрын
What do you mean exactly about goading the media?
@jeffbrown-hill77394 жыл бұрын
Best gift ever missed since nose job
@haidijerlstrom66194 жыл бұрын
What I realised about him was that he was a very intelligent and articulate man. He thought about things.
@buggyboogle94 жыл бұрын
My dad met Bowie working on a movie. What an interesting chat it must have been between two lads originally from southeast London. Anyway, he got a signed photo for my aunt who was a huge fan. Amusingly, her brother's name is ... David Jones. ; - )
@NickWestgate4 жыл бұрын
Gervais is as brilliant as any of them .... a legit genius in his own right .... I have never seen this man not be extremely entertaining
@vinnytesla97313 жыл бұрын
“Little fat man, who sold his soul...” “Little...?” 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@evanabbott27373 жыл бұрын
Short.
@allrequiredfields3 жыл бұрын
@kkh369 well when he says little he means short which is what the other guy is explaining
@Adam-ro8vj3 жыл бұрын
@kkh369 no I’m just explaining a very simple thing which you failed to understand to save everyone else from your sheer fucking ignorance.
@Adam-ro8vj3 жыл бұрын
@kkh369 believe me when I say I commented with a very straight face, grow up and and accept you missed with this one. And don’t attempt taking morale high ground on the internet, the fact me and you replied only highlights how pathetic we really are.
@Adam-ro8vj3 жыл бұрын
@kkh369 proving my point further by continuing to argue over the internet.
@Adam-ro8vj3 жыл бұрын
It took Bowie so so long to actually make it in the music business...he just kept going and kept believing in himself...he worked very hard and took many blows before his genius was recognised...i feel this is why he remained quite down to earth and could get on a level with all people.
@pr90624 жыл бұрын
John Lennon helped him--especially with dealing with the hateful side of fame (and why they wrote that song "Fame" together). They were friends. Bowie was the one who went to comfort Yoko when John was murdered. THAT info made me cry. Yes, I remember the exact moment when I heard about John, and also when I heard about Bowie. I had the great honor to have seen Bowie's "comeback" concert in 1983 (5 years off due to cocaine) at the US Festival--I went to see him specifically, wasn't sure what to expect. It turned out to be one of the highlights of my life, thankfully "Heroes" & the entire concert is on YT kzhead.info/sun/hL2yh6-wf2iAhoU/bejne.html Oddly enough the reason I watched this video is because "Ghost Town" is one of my all time favorite movies (the only previous exposure I had to RG) so I was quite curious to find out about this friendship--it turned out to be an amazing gem!
@lauraturner42163 жыл бұрын
@@lauraturner4216 Yes... 💙 but i think he is talking at the beginning of bowie's career, Lennon and Bowie worked together when Bowie was already famous, he is talking about the beginning when it took him 10 years to get a hit (space oditty) and went through several folk bands ... And then created the Ziggy persona.
@jessica54973 жыл бұрын
Yeah that's what I thought.
@velobob42993 жыл бұрын
Took long to make it in the music business? Are you even serious? When Space Oddity became a hit, he was only 22. Is that long? Seriously? For comparison, take, I dunno, John Scatman. The man became famous when he was 52 years old. Talk about long.
@VasilyMusic3 жыл бұрын
@@VasilyMusic Bee-ba-ba-bede-bop. Time will tell my friend. Mr (Sir?) Scatman's work will live long.
@Novotny723 жыл бұрын
My favourite comedian and my favourite musician
@lars96964 жыл бұрын
I know this is unrelated, but I really love your profile picture because it combines both of my favourite bands ever.
@sxturnx_87674 жыл бұрын
@@sxturnx_8767 Thanks! They are my favourite bands too.
@lars96964 жыл бұрын
I've only ever listened to Pink Floyd a few times but I'm a huge Beatles fan so I really like your picture too
@raspberrycrowns94944 жыл бұрын
@@raspberrycrowns9494 thank you!
@lars96964 жыл бұрын
@@sxturnx_8767 i was just about to say that it's a cool profile picture too lmao. The beatles aren't my favourite and i prefer pink floyd however the combination looks pretty sick
@poppygraham78734 жыл бұрын
Back in the later 1960's, I was happily watching David Bowie singing as Ziggy Stardust on TV. I was a very early fan! He was in full Ziggy attire, flaming red hair, tight jumpsuit, giant shoulder pads and platform shoes! My Dad who was a very hard working carpenter by trade was sitting in his easy chair reading his newspaper. I asked him what he thought of Ziggy and he looked up from his paper, watched for a bit and said "if he can make a living doing that rather then banging his brains out with a hammer, then good for him!' My Dad was born in 1914 and I loved how open minded he was! I've never forgotten that! I next saw David Bowie in the early 70's at Radio City Music Hall, he was no longer Ziggy. Great concert!
@elanadabkowski9992 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! 🤣 I bet David would've loved to have heard that story
@lizzibizzioni7478 Жыл бұрын
Great story! (Sounds like you’re describing Aladdin Sane character tho rather than Ziggy)
@vetmamacita10 ай бұрын
smart father.
@CastledarkDweller277 ай бұрын
@@vetmamacita Ziggy was 1972, Aladdin one year later - no Z or A in later 60's .....
@bernhardfbuttner5694Ай бұрын
I love how when Bowie was talking about the "Extras" scene he was still taking the piss (out of himself more than Gervais)..."It was fun working with Rick, showing him pointers, maybe new ways of approaching comedy..."
@NickOLarse9993 жыл бұрын
and when he says .. "they asked me to do a song and said they would write the lyrics, which I thought was great" 😂
@josephuia2 жыл бұрын
Damn I miss Bowie. He was such a HUGE part of my teenage years, when he died it was like a little piece of me also died. I've never felt like this with any other celebrity death.
@mistersurrealist4 жыл бұрын
he wasnt a celebrity he was a musician/artist a big difference
@chrishanby874 жыл бұрын
@@chrishanby87 He was an artist AND a celebrity.
@mistersurrealist4 жыл бұрын
So true. My mother broke the news to me as if my brother had died! I cried for weeks. My neighbors were bringing meals by & checking on me. It was hard.
@alysiamerdavid-wasser91654 жыл бұрын
@@alysiamerdavid-wasser9165 Yeah, I was so depressed. I still can't listen to BLACKSTAR. It's just too heavy and sad.
@mistersurrealist4 жыл бұрын
@@mistersurrealist I can't listen to it either. 🖤
@AetherIdol4 жыл бұрын
"he was always there for people who think they were a little bit strange or weird or different"- i can't possibly love david bowie more. what an amazing human being before anything else, before him being a true rockgod
@elenekobelashvili6784 жыл бұрын
Amen to that!
@alicew35633 жыл бұрын
He was for ALL people. He was universal. I believe he was a saint as strange as that sounds.Meaning his spirit was open to the full gamut of beings and he saw the true value of human beings regardless of how different or straight they may be.
@jayanthony50752 жыл бұрын
I've heard two things about Bowie. 1rst he was very funny and 2nd he was very kind. What a legend !
@Jaimefumer133 жыл бұрын
If you'd watched the video you'd have heard at least another 3 or 4...
@michael111 ай бұрын
@@michael1 5 or 6 maybe
@Jaimefumer1311 ай бұрын
Bowie is one of, if not the greatest artist of the 20th century.
@ElRoi6510 ай бұрын
Yeah, thank god Picasso was 19th .... - I mean, come on - i love Bowie, he was the - maybe - greatest in pop, but there are Schönberg, Picasso, Xenakis, Spinal Tap ....
@bernhardfbuttner5694Ай бұрын
you could clearly see in david’s interviews that he was very intelligent. he’s one of those gems that was very misunderstood and seen as “weird” in the public eye, but in reality he was a very genuine, humble man.
@AaronNazzy4 жыл бұрын
@@JR-ty8gh Extremely
@harrr534 жыл бұрын
@@JR-ty8gh yep
@jessica54973 жыл бұрын
I've always considered him one of the most intelligent people in rock & roll. He kept things fairly simple a lot of the time because pop music demands it, but read the lyrics to the album "Diamond Dogs" or any of the pre-Ziggy albums. He was an extremely literate, bright guy.
@GuitaristInProgress3 жыл бұрын
Maybe he was weird AND genuine AND humble?
@franek_izerski3 жыл бұрын
How the Fuck are you homophobic and a bowie fan
@user-jv4xg4oe3v11 ай бұрын
David Bowie Rock God!
@Erickchicas4 жыл бұрын
It would’ve been pure heaven to be in the presence of these two amazing men. Both are my heroes, Bowie in particular.
@KarensOpinionsMayDiffer2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this deserving tribute to the hero of us all, Ricky. David Bowie Rock God
@RMrSerravalle5 ай бұрын
I feel exactly the same way about Bowie having never met or seen him live. He will live on forever. He was lucky to have made a friend like Ricky.
@thereseoreilly4 жыл бұрын
I just imagine Gervais trying to keep his heart leaping out of his chest while talking with Bowie. :D
@Logitah4 жыл бұрын
bollocks. Celebrity culture is an oxymoron for morons
@stevebrindle17243 жыл бұрын
@@stevebrindle1724 you must be fun at parties.
@Logitah3 жыл бұрын
I would have been speechless to meet him. RIP Sir David Bowie, we love you
@NorthernSweetPea2 жыл бұрын
Although no doubt meant with the best of intentions you dishonour him by referring to him as "Sir David Bowie". He was certainly offered a knighthood (in 2003) but expressly declined it stating "I would never have any intention of accepting anything like that. I seriously don't know what it's for. It's not what I spent my life working for.". So he emphatically and deliberately remained plain old Mr Bowie (or Mr Jones) - no (British) gongs, no BS (but he did accept an arts and culture gong from the French Government it was not one which carried with it a title).
@RickDorian11 ай бұрын
Good job you didn't meet him then cus he Would have said hello and you would have dribbled, stuttered and looked daft. Be grateful for what you didn't have, friend.
@nicolajackson79929 ай бұрын
David Bowie died, my friend & I worked together that day painting a house, listening to his music all day.That night my daughter was born. Mixed bag of a day
@justaman17212 жыл бұрын
and you named her . . .?
@Williamottelucas Жыл бұрын
Bowena
@mmmyeah7 Жыл бұрын
@@Williamottelucas 😂 Olive. My grandad passed away 3 months beforehand and his name was Oliver
@justaman1721 Жыл бұрын
then because we are really all from the same point in time the exact same moment, a little bit of his soul/spirit maybe with your daughters birth. a little part of a transition, since we really are truly connected spiritually..
@davidhunt13503 ай бұрын
can you imagine the conversations they had?...my gosh that would have been priceless I think
@frankjasutis66694 жыл бұрын
Like, Hi Ricky, got a minute? Not now David, I'm a bit busy. Oh....OK
@mikeonfreeserve29264 ай бұрын
David Bowie didn’t die. The mothership just called Ziggy back home!
@demimoorestapeworm14164 жыл бұрын
He did manage to release an album on his death...
@deadwingdomain3 жыл бұрын
Shut the fuck up you idiot have some respect
@dansmith71533 жыл бұрын
@@dansmith7153 you're the only one with no respect. Were all fans...
@deadwingdomain3 жыл бұрын
@@dansmith7153 David Bowie had good humor not like you.
@ingolfurarnar6973 жыл бұрын
@@dansmith7153 Lmao
@yogeebear25993 жыл бұрын
Being born in 81', I have been lucky to share this world with so many great artists, many being British. Bowie, Freddie Mercury , Jimmy Page, Ozzy, Bruce Dickinson, Rob Halford, Dio and so many more. Bowie like Freddy, will always live on, as legends never die!
@flokivilgerarson45003 жыл бұрын
It took me so long to grow to his work. I wasn't really able to appreciate him and his work till my late 30's. But then suddenly I started to get him and I became a die hard fan. His work does so much for me. I adore his humor in interviews. His magnetism is mesmerising.
@DopravniPoradce11 ай бұрын
Ugh Bowie was so great. He's my hero too, and in a way he did save my life on multiple occasions. His music has a way of making you feel that at least one other person knows what you're going through. And he's actually quite brilliant at deadpan comedy. I wish he did more of that in some way. I kinda wish we got to know him a bit more, but I respect that he didn't have his life all out there for all to see. When I found out he died, and left an album of music as a "parting gift" for his fans...wow. I was speechless. He turned his death into art, and was thinking of the people who loved him and didn't even know him. And it broke my heart to find out that he still had music he wanted to finish and wasn't quite ready to go...I kinda wish his producer never told us that in a way, but in another way I'm glad...because it showed he is human after all, just like all of us. The world feels a little more empty without him in it. But that's life I guess. People come and go, but he was one of the people able to leave a legacy behind that will live on forever. He is immortal in our hearts and thoughts.
@TomMilleyMusic4 жыл бұрын
@Darren Gregg Yeah, it's disgusting how great he was lol. But I'm not sure that it exclusively means that, I just wrote the sound I'd make if I was talking more or less, and didn't know how else to word it
@TomMilleyMusic4 жыл бұрын
Such a beautifully written homage to one of the greatest artists of all time. Thank you.
@davidkelkins5102 жыл бұрын
If Bowie didn't have a life as the greatest rock artist, he could have done very well in comedy. Simply brilliant.
@spencergroup3 жыл бұрын
I met him on the subway one evening. He was holding a small green ukulele and was balancing a tambourine between his knees. He was listening in on everyone's conversations. When someone said something be thought was idiotic, he'd do a little song with those words as lyrics. How we all laughed at those people. Living on Mars was very boring at the time, just rocks and sand and not much to do, so it cheered us all up. True story, definitely happened.
@64kram4 ай бұрын
No wonder these two got on so well both creative and think out the box. They say never meet your heroes but I wouldn’t mind meeting either of these. Sadly my one regret is not seeing David Bowie live 😢 RIP rock god
@sophieandwayne11 ай бұрын
Davids amazing smile gets me every time. His entire face lights up.
@simosc23 жыл бұрын
I love the fact that they were friends. I never knew how funny Bowie was until fairly recently.
@Elizabeth-fw9ui3 жыл бұрын
I adore Ricky's sincerity in this...and Bowie is one cool cat💗💓
@karenscigliano9787 Жыл бұрын
Bowie, so loved, so missed, your music and humour keeps us real!
@Peaceluvnfcuk3 жыл бұрын
David is so funny. I've heard him say there came a time when he decided he wanted to make every day a good one. David is...everything.
@mickhoover80502 жыл бұрын
Besides Bowie, Ricky you are my hero! Inspiring me everyday with your wise words. Thank you for being out there 🙏🏻😊
@muzmuz782211 ай бұрын
We lost Bowie who was a decent self deprecating human being with immense talent, sense of fun charisma and personality the real deal, a massive void after his passing.left behind.
@chocksaway1003 жыл бұрын
Tell that to Mick Ronson. Just saying.
@fasthracing3 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry man, but God only exists in the Great. The True. The Bowies.
@vossi63033 жыл бұрын
Self-deprecating? Don't know where you get that part from. The kind of humor is the worst anyway, it offends your own soul whether you realise it or not.
@nnoo3 жыл бұрын
@jollytunes Thanks for the info
@fasthracing2 жыл бұрын
Even my preteen kids cried when Bowie died. They grew up watching labyrinth and became interested in his music and life. He was a special guy who transcends the decades.
@briarrose293 жыл бұрын
David was an antidote to these terrible times. He is greatly missed.
@MrKmoconne2 жыл бұрын
if you were ever lucky enough to be up close at his shows in the 70's-90's he smiled and laughed so much on stage, will adore him, his talent, his choice of bandmates, wish his family well, always. peace. Great Piece Ricky Thank-you. Also Thank-you for the Up-Load BoH.
@blackdogfive Жыл бұрын
I watched that episode and then rewound it three times. Every time I see Bowie, it makes me appreciate what an amazing talented man he was. RIP 😭💕
@Jaxthewonderhusky2 жыл бұрын
I am a huge David Bowie fan. RIP. Ever since I was a young teenager. Saw him 4 times. I also a fan of Ricky. Even more so after his monologs at the Golden Globes.
@antoniobolognio71002 жыл бұрын
He had it all our Bowie, even a sense of humour ❤
@beverleybutler76852 жыл бұрын
When of the greatest people who ever lived, and certainly one of the most influential in the music world. So great that he also had a fantastic sense of humor!!
@bernlin2000 Жыл бұрын
Such a heart warming and enchanting story... The time has arrived when so many of our Heroes are leaving us. We dare not to guess who will be next, while our own reflection stares back at us from the mirror, a little more wrinkled and grey at each passing year. David Bowie will be sorely missed, he came from a time in our lives when we all thought that we were immortal, encapsulated in some state of permanent youth. How wrong could we have been. Celebrate the lives of our Heroes and what they gave to us, be it music, comedy or acting. and prey that the the lights on our own personal stage continue to burn for just a little longer.
@Gary-Seven-and-Isis-in-19683 жыл бұрын
Perfectly put - your words are even more poignant since the whole covid business.
@englishteacher.863511 ай бұрын
Bowie and Gervais, Legends in their respective fields
@liamwilmot77974 жыл бұрын
Mr Jones, what a guy. I loved his down to earth humour, and the feeling that he seemed so approachable. A shining light in my crappy teenage years, and sorely missed 😢
@aubreyheartburn4 жыл бұрын
Two of my favourite humans who've ever lived, both geniuses in their own art forms.
@trevortamboline2793 жыл бұрын
David Bowie was responsible for me picking up my first camera at 16, 44 years ago. His life as an artist still gives me chills..
@georgeknox18222 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! “Pug, pug, pug, pug” I loved Bowie and Ricky in this!! What a great sense of humor Bowie had and Ricky is hilarious as always! I remember watching this episode of Extras and loving every moment of it! Thanks for sharing ❤️ both legends.
@joycampi72334 жыл бұрын
That scene was excruciating. Perfect snapshot of what “Extras” was all about. Brilliant.
@kellyalves756 Жыл бұрын
First time I seen David Bowie was at the Apollo in Glasgow in 1978 - seeing your hero appear on stage is a feeling I'll NEVER forget !. Thank you, David - for all the beautiful things in life !
@MegaDeansy4 жыл бұрын
David adored comedy and comedians. He never took himself too seriously, and was the ultimate fan of other artist's work. Those of us who love and admire him regard him as a friend. He embodies the pinnacle of the Artist's role.
@jamesdriver72133 ай бұрын
Watched this loads of times, but the way Bowie says to the lady at the beginning 'budge up' makes me smile.
@Hannah-pk6iq2 жыл бұрын
He was indeed a rock god. The star man will live on in his music for ever!
@libbyjoyce83864 жыл бұрын
Seen this a hundred times and I still love it. Gervais the genius, Bowie the legend
@stephenord34033 жыл бұрын
Two amazingly talented and down to earth artists love them both
@sigmiami3 жыл бұрын
Bowie and Bowie?
@vertyisprobablydead Жыл бұрын
Bowie's deluded celebrity who thinks he's funny in the Extras BTS is one of my favourite comic performances I have ever watched. Merchant and Gervais have him a role where he was hilarious, and he then tops it in the DVD extras.
@GeorgeoftheJumble3 жыл бұрын
David is my idol. We can be weird and not have to justify it. Ricky is also a legend. Two great talents together. 💙
@drbloomer63804 жыл бұрын
I served him and Iman once in a restaurant in LA, such a classy couple, super polite and Iman was just as exquisite or maybe more, what a human, thanks you for share your love with the world, and Ricky is just so natural, Number 1
@g.b.52062 жыл бұрын
Bowie: Is it any good? Random guy: No, it's shit.....Lmao
@mazieferreira77573 жыл бұрын
David Bowie saved my life back in my teen years. The first time I heard his voice, that was all it took for me. Ricky saved my life by the laughs, smiles. and hearing about his cat also saved my life.
@catmamainyeg63643 ай бұрын
When I was five, I watched labyrinth then my dad played his music and I fell in love. I'm fifteen now and his music still holds a peice of my heart. When I was little, I'd tell people that when I grew up, I'd marry bowie.
@avv_ooo4114 жыл бұрын
Whoever put this together, well done it's amazing. Thank you.
@Moledmc4 жыл бұрын
I wonder how it feels to be on top of the world. When you are Ricky Gervais, however rich or successful you are, you are still looking up at David Bowie. But when you are David Bowie, there is nobody above you.
@wooster117311 ай бұрын
Believe it or not, I've been told that before, "How does it feel to be the most gorgeous woman in the room?" ... no - I didn't sleep with him but it was a good line.
@floridaLise11 ай бұрын
Angus Young.
@richardheedfpv962610 ай бұрын
@@richardheedfpv9626 with all due respect to Angus Young, he doesn’t even come close.
@wooster117310 ай бұрын
@@wooster1173 All opinions mate. Bowie made some great music but a lot of self indulgent crap.
@richardheedfpv962610 ай бұрын
Always got excited when they announced Bowie would be on Conan that week. Loved seeing them together because David actually looked comfortable with Conan. So hilarious and some legendary musical appearances thrown in for good measure 👏👏
@mikehoncho44803 жыл бұрын
"yeah I'll just knock out a fucking Life On Mars for you" hahahaha
@TheeVande4 жыл бұрын
*quick
@toziassmitt3 жыл бұрын
To be fair heres a challange...read the lyrics and you tell me you could sit and write something like it in an hour flat...pick another planet think about your life and colors and emotions and friend and put pen to paper...I bet you could write a life on venus in no time
@jshaw47573 жыл бұрын
This is so good, I can hardly contain my delight. Two absolute geniuses in their fields just taking the pxxx and having fun with it. Bowie's deadpan delivery is brilliant. But the line 'David Bowie : Rock God' total mic drop.
@Julesybabes704 жыл бұрын
David Bowie, a rock star, a star itself, an alien and the Goblin King. May you rest in peace as we on the green earth hearts still breaking into pieces when we recall your name. May them in heaven let your creative mind creates another masterpiece.
@pinkyboy8576 Жыл бұрын
Love David Bowie, such an absolute legend I would have loved to have met him. Ricky Gervais is brilliant and maybe one day I will get to meet him 😊
@traceydaizy2 жыл бұрын
7:24 I absolutely LOVE Bowie's sense of humour, and his timing there was perfect.
@hedgehog1965uk4 жыл бұрын
What I love about the British is they are very self-deprecating in their humor and outlook on the often serious business of living. They make fun of themselves. The lesson? Don't take yourself or life so seriously. It's all over so quickly anyway. We need more of that outlook here.😊
@ppier773 жыл бұрын
It's because we have to live in the desperation of not having a democracy. If you like, you can have the Queen, and then you'll be funny too. 😑
@naillijseer2 жыл бұрын
David's a Hero, through and through. And he taught us how to be Heroes aswell 🙏🙏👑🙏🙏...never forgotten ❤❤❤❤
@RaoulDukeSr2 жыл бұрын
"...My daughter likes to hit that with a hammer." I CACKLED. A genuine, ridiculously obscene sounding cackle.
@amandakenneally84753 жыл бұрын
The first scene with him had me crying already. Their timing could break your damn neck its soo sharp.
@dennisbarahona33064 жыл бұрын
Still can't play any song's Too sad love from Australia 😎♥️😓
@veronicamurray54172 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, loved David, delighted these two legends had a laugh together.❤🙏
@sjs79174 жыл бұрын
I still miss him, that moment in January 2016 still hits me, it was a moment of amazement and is quite haunting to remember. I wish I'd known more about Bowie and had more deeply felt something for and a connection to him while around other people before he passed away. I wish I had met him and had a down-to-earth chat with him, exchanging my appreciation of and enthusiasm for his styles of music, the way some of his word choices and lyrics flow in some of his songs and his upbringing in London and how I think and feel for him while I pass through certain areas in London like Bromley and the SE. He is the only celebrity/famous person I feel sad about the passing of who I never knew
@Leonardo-xc7ns4 жыл бұрын
One,BEAUTIFUL,LEGENDARY man and sadly missed by, millions of people 😢, David BOWIE, REST in peace 🙏. Gone but never, FORGOTTEN ❤🎉
@gerrymcglynn739011 ай бұрын
Saw him perform in Wellington, NZ in Feb 2002 IIRC. Totally AWESOME! Esp his bassist who he said to, and I quote there abouts "If ya hands are cold stuff 'em down your knickers"!
@pmjd424 жыл бұрын
That is bull......I copied and pasted that and nothing came up........
@mikeminno59563 жыл бұрын
The legend of music that was David Bowie ( David Jones) with one of the greatest comedy genius of the modern era . Great little moment. Thank you.
@denfool9024 жыл бұрын
Never meet your heroes, unless its Bowie.
@symbol82465 ай бұрын
Just watching David Bowie made me cry.... what an absolute legend.
@graxxor5 ай бұрын
I love Gervais and Bowie. Bowie walking around with Peter Frampton like it's no big deal and then everyone totally doesn't care about Frampton! Saw them both on the Bowie Glass Spider Tour in the 80s. Was incredible.
@xTheFly4 жыл бұрын
Love this. Met DB once, a long time ago, at my work, he was the most lovely and sweet man and you would think he would be tired and perhaps a bit annoyed after travelling a lot(this was when he was on tour) But no,couldn't be more of a gentleman than David Bowie. He is missed so badly, and when I think of that there will never be any new music from him ever again, it makes me so freakin sad. He was one of A kind!
@alicew35633 жыл бұрын
Absolutely one of a kind, always ten years ahead of his time , absolute genius, proud to have been from the same country and around in his time, a true great
@sambransden89133 жыл бұрын
You could say the same about Bowie, too.
@LaughingStock_3 жыл бұрын
Outstanding. Greatly missed.
@TomEaglesHypnosis11 ай бұрын
This made my day, I had no idea these 2 knew each other. How lovely!!!
@eaburl4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for putting this compilation together. Bowie is my favourite music artist and Gervais is my favourite comedian. I'm glad they knew each other
@rspratt4 жыл бұрын
Mate you’re telling me these people interacted?! I’ve been storing David Bowie in a whole different corner of my brain than Ricky Gervais thus far.
@fredhasopinions3 жыл бұрын
You can't help but love David Bowie.
@gh91112 жыл бұрын
Absolute genius, was there anything that David couldn’t do? And Ricky is an absolute riot, can’t stop laughing every time I see this!!!
David Bowie, Rock God
i screamed
Ricky Gervais, Comedy God
The patron saint of weird kids.
Bowie would be so disappointed with Ricky's transphobia.
David Bowie, God
Bowie's blistering sarcasm is legendary. I met him a few times, once at a NYC club where he was casually smoking a the bar. Some girl next to me tried to light up and security said "you can't smoke here" and the girl pointed to Bowie and said "but he's smoking!" (obviously this girl lived under a rock or something) and Bowie quickly responded "Rock god, fringe benefits"
Classic david
that's a brilliant story!
I worked at a small repair shop in Woodstock New York. There was a small deli on route 212 which leads you right into Main Street of Woodstock. He used to sit in that little deli, and have lunch with whatever lady friend he had at the time, casually enjoying his lunch, making conversation with his lady at the table, just a regular guy on a regular day. Don’t even get me started about Levon Helm!😂
Absolutely based
this is so surreal that it has to be true
"Oh yeah, I'll just knock off a quick fucking Life on Mars for you.." LOL
ha ha... well, not quite.
OMG If Bowie composed for me I wouldnt care what he said - Id join right in
Funny thing is that Bowie himself wrote that song so fast.
One time while he was in Australia He went to a local bar all alone no security or anything A friend of mine sat down to order a drink, they started chatting and ended up partying till early hours of the morning, going from club to club Very down to earth man, How fortunate was my friend RIP David ❤🙏
indeed ,i always thought he was a puff,i saw the magic spider toutr in manchester,after his geath i founfd out what a very funny guy he was
@@iwakuraSanta Iit was rumour that he was bisexual but I don't know if it is true
@@iwakuraSanta And he had a great sense of humor
But could he run a successful paper merchants?
@@suad01 Pretty sure most paper execs do lines all day so Bowie would have fit right in 😆
Bowie was an absolute king at dry humour
RIP Bowie u absolute legend.
Excuuuuuuse Me!!!! I think you mean David Bowie...Rock God. 😂😂😂
forget the RIP...he will NEVER RIP....he lives forever....wrigglin' about.....forever.
This ^^^^^^^^^^^
Gary Numans Silly Wig fuck off
@Mandy Cole?
I would be soooo flattered if David had ever written a horribly derogatory song about me. A great sketch.
I wrote one for you...it's called" Ivor the Muff diver"
Bowie coukd tell me to GET FXXKED "" AND ID TAKE IT AS HIGH COMPLIMENT YAH AT 62 NOW I CAN SAYING THAT IN REAR VIEW MIRROR OF SELF ESTEEM .....
Keep pulling your pud.
This comment reminds me of a scene in the original running man movie where one of the stars of the show punches a fan. The fan was delighted 😂 “” yeahhhh , he punched me !!!! “
Have some dignity please peeps
I hope everyone who discovers Bowie after his passing delves into his insanely prolific career. He wasn't just a legend, he was a musician's musician, a bandleader and an immensely talented melody and lyric writer. I can think of no other lead singer and writer who managed to collaborate so successfully with so many different musicians, and yet grab gold the majority of the time.
And a good actor!
So many phases, so many very distinct Bowie sounds. He’s Starman, he’s white funk, he’s collaborating with Trent Reznor…and that’s just his music. He was a fascinating human
What I discovered was him fucking minors
And a really nice person.
@@blueshirtman8875 lol he wasn't a nice person. He literally fucked kids
I've met Bowie twice...a genuinely humble genius...I treasure the t. Shirt he gave me...R.I.P
Oh man that’s awesome. Got a chance to meet him once as well and he was the nicest person. I couldn’t believe how down to earth he was. When he passed away that was one sad day.
The thing about Bowie he was a rock god...but he never forgot where he came from...there will never be another like him..R.I.P
Lucky man i would be humbled a true charismatic genuis the Mozart of our time.
Yeah there will never be another like him...
Back in my days working as a journalist in Australia I met and interviewed him Bowie one-on-one when he was passing through Sydney. He wasn't there to promote a concert and I was the only journalist in Sydney to get with him on that trip.The 'interview' ended up just two guys chatting about any and everything. He was a truly lovely man and I admit when I heard of his death there were tears in my eyes and I was really affected.
I always thought Bowie was interesting, but never really listened to his work other than the hits, than one day I found myself in a rather tough spot and I wasn't working, so I had a lot of time on my hands and I just started listening to Bowie. I was just so pulled into his gravitational field, so to speak, and I like to think he really helped me to get through some shitty times and move forward as a person. Its difficult to explain, but I feel this real admiration for him that I have never felt for any celebrity before or since. I was genuinely sad when I heard of his passing and just when home and listened to Black Star and thought you beautiful genius.
"Beautiful genius". A very apt description!
The same thing happened to me, crazy, it's like there's a special way he makes me feel. Kinda sad but strong X🙏💖
That is great dude. I have always said that Rock and Roll Suicide saves lives and is probably the greatest album closer of all time. Not to downplay the rest of his discography which is great but that pacticular song has saved my ass more than once. A beuautiful genius indeed.
@@gabrielpetricevic9306 exactly that, also saved me more than once, rebel, rebel always gets me up and going , can't dwell on death, look at what he left us with,🤜🤛 from dudetx
thats an awesome discovery for yourself at the right time, thanks for sharing
The thing about David Bowie is that for a start, he was a very talented musician but he always came across as modest and polite the kind of combination that the English like and respect. Personally, I have no time whatsoever for "Celebrity Culture", its an oxymoron but I felt a genuine pang of sadness for his family when he passed away. A very unusual and likable man
David Bowie was a genius. There are no words to describe my admiration for him. I loved Ricky Gervais, but now I respect him even more. I guess brilliant people recognise each other.
Would love to see the outtakes form the "chubby little fat man" scene. Gervais is notoriously bad at not staying in character but makes up for it by having the best laugh.
When the whole crowd joined in the song, you can see it on his face that Ricky is actually thrilled to be sitting there hearing Bowie sing the lyrics he wrote. So in a way, he did break character. 4:37
@@gurgy3 Great observation!
@@apogaliev2939 wtf are u taking about u're creepy
@@gurgy3 If you believe that's how filming and editing works...
@@gurgy3 A loose interpretation of him "breaking character" since Gervais's character shares many of the same traits as Ricky, which is common in many of Rickys series. He stayed in character because he is part of that character in essence.
This shows ,what I always suspected of Bowie. He had a real sense of humour and never stopped being David Jones despite numerous image changes . He was well aware of his critics as much as he was his fans and didn't work against the media, he played along with them , he goaded them from before he was even famous as a musician. Real integrity and some true classic records.
What do you mean exactly about goading the media?
Best gift ever missed since nose job
What I realised about him was that he was a very intelligent and articulate man. He thought about things.
My dad met Bowie working on a movie. What an interesting chat it must have been between two lads originally from southeast London. Anyway, he got a signed photo for my aunt who was a huge fan. Amusingly, her brother's name is ... David Jones. ; - )
Gervais is as brilliant as any of them .... a legit genius in his own right .... I have never seen this man not be extremely entertaining
“Little fat man, who sold his soul...” “Little...?” 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Short.
@kkh369 well when he says little he means short which is what the other guy is explaining
@kkh369 no I’m just explaining a very simple thing which you failed to understand to save everyone else from your sheer fucking ignorance.
@kkh369 believe me when I say I commented with a very straight face, grow up and and accept you missed with this one. And don’t attempt taking morale high ground on the internet, the fact me and you replied only highlights how pathetic we really are.
@kkh369 proving my point further by continuing to argue over the internet.
It took Bowie so so long to actually make it in the music business...he just kept going and kept believing in himself...he worked very hard and took many blows before his genius was recognised...i feel this is why he remained quite down to earth and could get on a level with all people.
John Lennon helped him--especially with dealing with the hateful side of fame (and why they wrote that song "Fame" together). They were friends. Bowie was the one who went to comfort Yoko when John was murdered. THAT info made me cry. Yes, I remember the exact moment when I heard about John, and also when I heard about Bowie. I had the great honor to have seen Bowie's "comeback" concert in 1983 (5 years off due to cocaine) at the US Festival--I went to see him specifically, wasn't sure what to expect. It turned out to be one of the highlights of my life, thankfully "Heroes" & the entire concert is on YT kzhead.info/sun/hL2yh6-wf2iAhoU/bejne.html Oddly enough the reason I watched this video is because "Ghost Town" is one of my all time favorite movies (the only previous exposure I had to RG) so I was quite curious to find out about this friendship--it turned out to be an amazing gem!
@@lauraturner4216 Yes... 💙 but i think he is talking at the beginning of bowie's career, Lennon and Bowie worked together when Bowie was already famous, he is talking about the beginning when it took him 10 years to get a hit (space oditty) and went through several folk bands ... And then created the Ziggy persona.
Yeah that's what I thought.
Took long to make it in the music business? Are you even serious? When Space Oddity became a hit, he was only 22. Is that long? Seriously? For comparison, take, I dunno, John Scatman. The man became famous when he was 52 years old. Talk about long.
@@VasilyMusic Bee-ba-ba-bede-bop. Time will tell my friend. Mr (Sir?) Scatman's work will live long.
My favourite comedian and my favourite musician
I know this is unrelated, but I really love your profile picture because it combines both of my favourite bands ever.
@@sxturnx_8767 Thanks! They are my favourite bands too.
I've only ever listened to Pink Floyd a few times but I'm a huge Beatles fan so I really like your picture too
@@raspberrycrowns9494 thank you!
@@sxturnx_8767 i was just about to say that it's a cool profile picture too lmao. The beatles aren't my favourite and i prefer pink floyd however the combination looks pretty sick
Back in the later 1960's, I was happily watching David Bowie singing as Ziggy Stardust on TV. I was a very early fan! He was in full Ziggy attire, flaming red hair, tight jumpsuit, giant shoulder pads and platform shoes! My Dad who was a very hard working carpenter by trade was sitting in his easy chair reading his newspaper. I asked him what he thought of Ziggy and he looked up from his paper, watched for a bit and said "if he can make a living doing that rather then banging his brains out with a hammer, then good for him!' My Dad was born in 1914 and I loved how open minded he was! I've never forgotten that! I next saw David Bowie in the early 70's at Radio City Music Hall, he was no longer Ziggy. Great concert!
Brilliant! 🤣 I bet David would've loved to have heard that story
Great story! (Sounds like you’re describing Aladdin Sane character tho rather than Ziggy)
smart father.
@@vetmamacita Ziggy was 1972, Aladdin one year later - no Z or A in later 60's .....
I love how when Bowie was talking about the "Extras" scene he was still taking the piss (out of himself more than Gervais)..."It was fun working with Rick, showing him pointers, maybe new ways of approaching comedy..."
and when he says .. "they asked me to do a song and said they would write the lyrics, which I thought was great" 😂
Damn I miss Bowie. He was such a HUGE part of my teenage years, when he died it was like a little piece of me also died. I've never felt like this with any other celebrity death.
he wasnt a celebrity he was a musician/artist a big difference
@@chrishanby87 He was an artist AND a celebrity.
So true. My mother broke the news to me as if my brother had died! I cried for weeks. My neighbors were bringing meals by & checking on me. It was hard.
@@alysiamerdavid-wasser9165 Yeah, I was so depressed. I still can't listen to BLACKSTAR. It's just too heavy and sad.
@@mistersurrealist I can't listen to it either. 🖤
"he was always there for people who think they were a little bit strange or weird or different"- i can't possibly love david bowie more. what an amazing human being before anything else, before him being a true rockgod
Amen to that!
He was for ALL people. He was universal. I believe he was a saint as strange as that sounds.Meaning his spirit was open to the full gamut of beings and he saw the true value of human beings regardless of how different or straight they may be.
I've heard two things about Bowie. 1rst he was very funny and 2nd he was very kind. What a legend !
If you'd watched the video you'd have heard at least another 3 or 4...
@@michael1 5 or 6 maybe
Bowie is one of, if not the greatest artist of the 20th century.
Yeah, thank god Picasso was 19th .... - I mean, come on - i love Bowie, he was the - maybe - greatest in pop, but there are Schönberg, Picasso, Xenakis, Spinal Tap ....
you could clearly see in david’s interviews that he was very intelligent. he’s one of those gems that was very misunderstood and seen as “weird” in the public eye, but in reality he was a very genuine, humble man.
@@JR-ty8gh Extremely
@@JR-ty8gh yep
I've always considered him one of the most intelligent people in rock & roll. He kept things fairly simple a lot of the time because pop music demands it, but read the lyrics to the album "Diamond Dogs" or any of the pre-Ziggy albums. He was an extremely literate, bright guy.
Maybe he was weird AND genuine AND humble?
How the Fuck are you homophobic and a bowie fan
David Bowie Rock God!
It would’ve been pure heaven to be in the presence of these two amazing men. Both are my heroes, Bowie in particular.
Thanks for this deserving tribute to the hero of us all, Ricky. David Bowie Rock God
I feel exactly the same way about Bowie having never met or seen him live. He will live on forever. He was lucky to have made a friend like Ricky.
I just imagine Gervais trying to keep his heart leaping out of his chest while talking with Bowie. :D
bollocks. Celebrity culture is an oxymoron for morons
@@stevebrindle1724 you must be fun at parties.
I would have been speechless to meet him. RIP Sir David Bowie, we love you
Although no doubt meant with the best of intentions you dishonour him by referring to him as "Sir David Bowie". He was certainly offered a knighthood (in 2003) but expressly declined it stating "I would never have any intention of accepting anything like that. I seriously don't know what it's for. It's not what I spent my life working for.". So he emphatically and deliberately remained plain old Mr Bowie (or Mr Jones) - no (British) gongs, no BS (but he did accept an arts and culture gong from the French Government it was not one which carried with it a title).
Good job you didn't meet him then cus he Would have said hello and you would have dribbled, stuttered and looked daft. Be grateful for what you didn't have, friend.
David Bowie died, my friend & I worked together that day painting a house, listening to his music all day.That night my daughter was born. Mixed bag of a day
and you named her . . .?
Bowena
@@Williamottelucas 😂 Olive. My grandad passed away 3 months beforehand and his name was Oliver
then because we are really all from the same point in time the exact same moment, a little bit of his soul/spirit maybe with your daughters birth. a little part of a transition, since we really are truly connected spiritually..
can you imagine the conversations they had?...my gosh that would have been priceless I think
Like, Hi Ricky, got a minute? Not now David, I'm a bit busy. Oh....OK
David Bowie didn’t die. The mothership just called Ziggy back home!
He did manage to release an album on his death...
Shut the fuck up you idiot have some respect
@@dansmith7153 you're the only one with no respect. Were all fans...
@@dansmith7153 David Bowie had good humor not like you.
@@dansmith7153 Lmao
Being born in 81', I have been lucky to share this world with so many great artists, many being British. Bowie, Freddie Mercury , Jimmy Page, Ozzy, Bruce Dickinson, Rob Halford, Dio and so many more. Bowie like Freddy, will always live on, as legends never die!
It took me so long to grow to his work. I wasn't really able to appreciate him and his work till my late 30's. But then suddenly I started to get him and I became a die hard fan. His work does so much for me. I adore his humor in interviews. His magnetism is mesmerising.
Ugh Bowie was so great. He's my hero too, and in a way he did save my life on multiple occasions. His music has a way of making you feel that at least one other person knows what you're going through. And he's actually quite brilliant at deadpan comedy. I wish he did more of that in some way. I kinda wish we got to know him a bit more, but I respect that he didn't have his life all out there for all to see. When I found out he died, and left an album of music as a "parting gift" for his fans...wow. I was speechless. He turned his death into art, and was thinking of the people who loved him and didn't even know him. And it broke my heart to find out that he still had music he wanted to finish and wasn't quite ready to go...I kinda wish his producer never told us that in a way, but in another way I'm glad...because it showed he is human after all, just like all of us. The world feels a little more empty without him in it. But that's life I guess. People come and go, but he was one of the people able to leave a legacy behind that will live on forever. He is immortal in our hearts and thoughts.
@Darren Gregg Yeah, it's disgusting how great he was lol. But I'm not sure that it exclusively means that, I just wrote the sound I'd make if I was talking more or less, and didn't know how else to word it
Such a beautifully written homage to one of the greatest artists of all time. Thank you.
If Bowie didn't have a life as the greatest rock artist, he could have done very well in comedy. Simply brilliant.
I met him on the subway one evening. He was holding a small green ukulele and was balancing a tambourine between his knees. He was listening in on everyone's conversations. When someone said something be thought was idiotic, he'd do a little song with those words as lyrics. How we all laughed at those people. Living on Mars was very boring at the time, just rocks and sand and not much to do, so it cheered us all up. True story, definitely happened.
No wonder these two got on so well both creative and think out the box. They say never meet your heroes but I wouldn’t mind meeting either of these. Sadly my one regret is not seeing David Bowie live 😢 RIP rock god
Davids amazing smile gets me every time. His entire face lights up.
I love the fact that they were friends. I never knew how funny Bowie was until fairly recently.
I adore Ricky's sincerity in this...and Bowie is one cool cat💗💓
Bowie, so loved, so missed, your music and humour keeps us real!
David is so funny. I've heard him say there came a time when he decided he wanted to make every day a good one. David is...everything.
Besides Bowie, Ricky you are my hero! Inspiring me everyday with your wise words. Thank you for being out there 🙏🏻😊
We lost Bowie who was a decent self deprecating human being with immense talent, sense of fun charisma and personality the real deal, a massive void after his passing.left behind.
Tell that to Mick Ronson. Just saying.
I'm sorry man, but God only exists in the Great. The True. The Bowies.
Self-deprecating? Don't know where you get that part from. The kind of humor is the worst anyway, it offends your own soul whether you realise it or not.
@jollytunes Thanks for the info
Even my preteen kids cried when Bowie died. They grew up watching labyrinth and became interested in his music and life. He was a special guy who transcends the decades.
David was an antidote to these terrible times. He is greatly missed.
if you were ever lucky enough to be up close at his shows in the 70's-90's he smiled and laughed so much on stage, will adore him, his talent, his choice of bandmates, wish his family well, always. peace. Great Piece Ricky Thank-you. Also Thank-you for the Up-Load BoH.
I watched that episode and then rewound it three times. Every time I see Bowie, it makes me appreciate what an amazing talented man he was. RIP 😭💕
I am a huge David Bowie fan. RIP. Ever since I was a young teenager. Saw him 4 times. I also a fan of Ricky. Even more so after his monologs at the Golden Globes.
He had it all our Bowie, even a sense of humour ❤
When of the greatest people who ever lived, and certainly one of the most influential in the music world. So great that he also had a fantastic sense of humor!!
Such a heart warming and enchanting story... The time has arrived when so many of our Heroes are leaving us. We dare not to guess who will be next, while our own reflection stares back at us from the mirror, a little more wrinkled and grey at each passing year. David Bowie will be sorely missed, he came from a time in our lives when we all thought that we were immortal, encapsulated in some state of permanent youth. How wrong could we have been. Celebrate the lives of our Heroes and what they gave to us, be it music, comedy or acting. and prey that the the lights on our own personal stage continue to burn for just a little longer.
Perfectly put - your words are even more poignant since the whole covid business.
Bowie and Gervais, Legends in their respective fields
Mr Jones, what a guy. I loved his down to earth humour, and the feeling that he seemed so approachable. A shining light in my crappy teenage years, and sorely missed 😢
Two of my favourite humans who've ever lived, both geniuses in their own art forms.
David Bowie was responsible for me picking up my first camera at 16, 44 years ago. His life as an artist still gives me chills..
Brilliant! “Pug, pug, pug, pug” I loved Bowie and Ricky in this!! What a great sense of humor Bowie had and Ricky is hilarious as always! I remember watching this episode of Extras and loving every moment of it! Thanks for sharing ❤️ both legends.
That scene was excruciating. Perfect snapshot of what “Extras” was all about. Brilliant.
First time I seen David Bowie was at the Apollo in Glasgow in 1978 - seeing your hero appear on stage is a feeling I'll NEVER forget !. Thank you, David - for all the beautiful things in life !
David adored comedy and comedians. He never took himself too seriously, and was the ultimate fan of other artist's work. Those of us who love and admire him regard him as a friend. He embodies the pinnacle of the Artist's role.
Watched this loads of times, but the way Bowie says to the lady at the beginning 'budge up' makes me smile.
He was indeed a rock god. The star man will live on in his music for ever!
Seen this a hundred times and I still love it. Gervais the genius, Bowie the legend
Two amazingly talented and down to earth artists love them both
Bowie and Bowie?
Bowie's deluded celebrity who thinks he's funny in the Extras BTS is one of my favourite comic performances I have ever watched. Merchant and Gervais have him a role where he was hilarious, and he then tops it in the DVD extras.
David is my idol. We can be weird and not have to justify it. Ricky is also a legend. Two great talents together. 💙
I served him and Iman once in a restaurant in LA, such a classy couple, super polite and Iman was just as exquisite or maybe more, what a human, thanks you for share your love with the world, and Ricky is just so natural, Number 1
Bowie: Is it any good? Random guy: No, it's shit.....Lmao
David Bowie saved my life back in my teen years. The first time I heard his voice, that was all it took for me. Ricky saved my life by the laughs, smiles. and hearing about his cat also saved my life.
When I was five, I watched labyrinth then my dad played his music and I fell in love. I'm fifteen now and his music still holds a peice of my heart. When I was little, I'd tell people that when I grew up, I'd marry bowie.
Whoever put this together, well done it's amazing. Thank you.
I wonder how it feels to be on top of the world. When you are Ricky Gervais, however rich or successful you are, you are still looking up at David Bowie. But when you are David Bowie, there is nobody above you.
Believe it or not, I've been told that before, "How does it feel to be the most gorgeous woman in the room?" ... no - I didn't sleep with him but it was a good line.
Angus Young.
@@richardheedfpv9626 with all due respect to Angus Young, he doesn’t even come close.
@@wooster1173 All opinions mate. Bowie made some great music but a lot of self indulgent crap.
Always got excited when they announced Bowie would be on Conan that week. Loved seeing them together because David actually looked comfortable with Conan. So hilarious and some legendary musical appearances thrown in for good measure 👏👏
"yeah I'll just knock out a fucking Life On Mars for you" hahahaha
*quick
To be fair heres a challange...read the lyrics and you tell me you could sit and write something like it in an hour flat...pick another planet think about your life and colors and emotions and friend and put pen to paper...I bet you could write a life on venus in no time
This is so good, I can hardly contain my delight. Two absolute geniuses in their fields just taking the pxxx and having fun with it. Bowie's deadpan delivery is brilliant. But the line 'David Bowie : Rock God' total mic drop.
David Bowie, a rock star, a star itself, an alien and the Goblin King. May you rest in peace as we on the green earth hearts still breaking into pieces when we recall your name. May them in heaven let your creative mind creates another masterpiece.
Love David Bowie, such an absolute legend I would have loved to have met him. Ricky Gervais is brilliant and maybe one day I will get to meet him 😊
7:24 I absolutely LOVE Bowie's sense of humour, and his timing there was perfect.
What I love about the British is they are very self-deprecating in their humor and outlook on the often serious business of living. They make fun of themselves. The lesson? Don't take yourself or life so seriously. It's all over so quickly anyway. We need more of that outlook here.😊
It's because we have to live in the desperation of not having a democracy. If you like, you can have the Queen, and then you'll be funny too. 😑
David's a Hero, through and through. And he taught us how to be Heroes aswell 🙏🙏👑🙏🙏...never forgotten ❤❤❤❤
"...My daughter likes to hit that with a hammer." I CACKLED. A genuine, ridiculously obscene sounding cackle.
The first scene with him had me crying already. Their timing could break your damn neck its soo sharp.
Still can't play any song's Too sad love from Australia 😎♥️😓
Beautiful, loved David, delighted these two legends had a laugh together.❤🙏
I still miss him, that moment in January 2016 still hits me, it was a moment of amazement and is quite haunting to remember. I wish I'd known more about Bowie and had more deeply felt something for and a connection to him while around other people before he passed away. I wish I had met him and had a down-to-earth chat with him, exchanging my appreciation of and enthusiasm for his styles of music, the way some of his word choices and lyrics flow in some of his songs and his upbringing in London and how I think and feel for him while I pass through certain areas in London like Bromley and the SE. He is the only celebrity/famous person I feel sad about the passing of who I never knew
One,BEAUTIFUL,LEGENDARY man and sadly missed by, millions of people 😢, David BOWIE, REST in peace 🙏. Gone but never, FORGOTTEN ❤🎉
Saw him perform in Wellington, NZ in Feb 2002 IIRC. Totally AWESOME! Esp his bassist who he said to, and I quote there abouts "If ya hands are cold stuff 'em down your knickers"!
That is bull......I copied and pasted that and nothing came up........
The legend of music that was David Bowie ( David Jones) with one of the greatest comedy genius of the modern era . Great little moment. Thank you.
Never meet your heroes, unless its Bowie.
Just watching David Bowie made me cry.... what an absolute legend.
I love Gervais and Bowie. Bowie walking around with Peter Frampton like it's no big deal and then everyone totally doesn't care about Frampton! Saw them both on the Bowie Glass Spider Tour in the 80s. Was incredible.
Love this. Met DB once, a long time ago, at my work, he was the most lovely and sweet man and you would think he would be tired and perhaps a bit annoyed after travelling a lot(this was when he was on tour) But no,couldn't be more of a gentleman than David Bowie. He is missed so badly, and when I think of that there will never be any new music from him ever again, it makes me so freakin sad. He was one of A kind!
Absolutely one of a kind, always ten years ahead of his time , absolute genius, proud to have been from the same country and around in his time, a true great
You could say the same about Bowie, too.
Outstanding. Greatly missed.
This made my day, I had no idea these 2 knew each other. How lovely!!!
Thanks for putting this compilation together. Bowie is my favourite music artist and Gervais is my favourite comedian. I'm glad they knew each other
Mate you’re telling me these people interacted?! I’ve been storing David Bowie in a whole different corner of my brain than Ricky Gervais thus far.
You can't help but love David Bowie.
Absolute genius, was there anything that David couldn’t do? And Ricky is an absolute riot, can’t stop laughing every time I see this!!!