Politics (comedy)

Politics (comedy)

Politics is the second of Ricky Gervais' stand-up shows. It was written and performed by the comedian Gervais. As the title suggests the show takes the political sphere as its central theme. Gervais toured the show in 2004 and it is now available on DVD.

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Introduction

As in "Animals", "Politics" opens with a short comedy film starring Gervais. In this case Gervais is talking to the camera about various political institutions when he encounters a man in a wheelchair (Ash Atalla, Gervais' producer). Gervais speaks to Ash in a patronizing manner, stating that he is

...leg mental, not head mental.
The short ends with Ash sitting on the grass nearby wearing a fez (as he has stated to Gervais that he is Egyptian), whilst Gervais plays with his wheelchair. The stand-up directly follows this introduction.

ee also

*Animals
*Fame


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