What I like about Stephen is that he seems like a normal person most of the time, but sometimes his mask of sanity slips and you get something like this.
Super Bamse watch his ep. of comedians in cars getting coffee. Jerry summed him up pretty well in his intro: Stephens like a normal, functioning human being but underneath he is a madman! 😂
And for context, in my youtube recommended videos on the right, there is a thumbnail of Ricky cuddling with Conan in a bubble bath. This is an education in what counts as intimacy for us brits.
@@JT_WARCRIME They're both brits so they both have a tough time with such things, but I'm pretty John Oliver has done a lot of improv, taken acting classes and such while Gervais IIRC has done close to nothing of that kind. So Oliver would probably be better prepared to do weird stuff like this. Ricky really loves putting other people in awkward situations but he's not really into the reciprocal thing.
@@JohannesWiberg I just figured Oliver tapped into some stubbornness in that moment. "No, Steven, I'm not letting you get me like this on your show that I personally helped you get. You dont get to win just because I'm british and awkward"
Ricky's discomfort made me the laugh the hardest I've laughed in years!!!!! I actually couldn't breathe or see from the tears as the burger was about to be tossed! Thank you both for this!
There is a word in German, "Mitleid", which means "pity" or "compassion", but is a more literal take on "I feel your pain". There is also the word "Schadenfreude", which, as you may know, means "Your misery amuses me". Also, we use "Fremdschämen", when we're embarassed for someone else. I felt all of that at the same time, and it's super weird!
Look, nobody expects you to waste your time understanding german grammar. But there is an old german saying that might apply to you: Wenn man keine Ahnung hat, einfach mal die Fresse halten.
Omg... tears are actually streaming down my face because this is funny... This is the funniest thing I've seen in quite some time... Thank Stephen and Ricky!
I feel so grateful to exist in the same time as these two individuals. I wouldn't want to be in a box with them or anything, but it's sure fun to watch Stephen torture poor Ricky.
Oh man, I have never laughed this hard in ages. I thought something was wrong with me because I couldn't genuinely laugh. I feel a little better now. Also terrible because Ricky was soo uncomfortable.
@@judioregan4210 it's just a week after his 2 weeks in home sweet homestate South Carolina! And he's of 98% Irish descent, of course he has freckles 😁😁😁
One of the funniest things I've seen in a long time. The tears were standing in my eyes from laughing so hard. Poor Ricky, he was so uncomfortable but such a good sport for still doing it!
For the 3% reading this, i hope you become successful in everything you dream of and accomplish more than you had imagined. My dream is to become a successful African artist.
It's definitely possible, take a look at the recent segment on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. He had a, now world renowned, African artist on. Just gotta put your mind to it!
I know Stephen is good. Really good but I never thought anyone could best Ricky Gervais. Gervais actually has found out that his comfort zone has limits. That was pretty good, Stephen. Well done.
Katelynne Huh From the UK 🇬🇧. Fucking hell you had to go there. I’m a black Brit by the way and very proud of my country. I’m 44, born with Sickle Cell Anaemia therefore have the best healthcare in the world and don’t pay a penny. I have nursed for 18 years to give back. I own my own home, car etc, I’m a Toxicologist and Analytical Chemist and next year going into teaching because by body needs adjustments as I get older. I doubt that if I was born anywhere else on this planet 🌎 a little black hardworking girl with no family by the way would have the opportunity to accomplish what I have in my circumstances right now. Instead of moaning about another country. Fix your own. Set goals for yourself and attain them and most importantly live your life not someone else’s. I’m a black Brit and I’m proud to be British. GFY.
@@VincitOmniaVeritas. well said, and well done with everything you've accomplished in life. Not sure what British people did hundreds of years ago has to do with us, but it seems we're meant to be sorry for something that happened many many years before we were even born.
THANK YOU!!! Had to look way to long to find this. That this whole comment section isn't enraged about this unexcuseable mix up is completely beyond me.
@@conniecrawford5231 Well, by spelling it with two letters instead of three, like an equally often used homophone. And besides that: a) by not double checking your spelling and b) by not writing in your native language, but in english, which is actually only your third language. PS: Allow me for a second to say something else about your comment. There is no space after an opening quotation mark. There is also no space before periods. There are two commas missing in the first sentence. The second sentence isn't a sentence on it's own, but should also be connected with the first sentence via a comma. You typed an "n" between the words "the preposition". You put a double space between the words "three" and "letter". Have a nice day!
Stephen, we gotta try the Personal space instead of speed dating! Bot not for the Brits, too intimate, too early, it freaked Ricky out, give him a peck on the cheek. 😂😂😂
What I like about Stephen is that he seems like a normal person most of the time, but sometimes his mask of sanity slips and you get something like this.
Super Bamse watch his ep. of comedians in cars getting coffee. Jerry summed him up pretty well in his intro: Stephens like a normal, functioning human being but underneath he is a madman! 😂
Like a well adjusted alien 😅👾
Then there's the entirety of 2020
@@gavincardwell3216 Yeah, & Ricky acts like a madman but underneath he's a normal functioning human being.
You don't take over the Late Show being a sane person
*nervously giggles*
“This is the worst thing I’ve ever DONE.”
I was going through the comments and I stumbled upon this just as he was saying it
And for context, in my youtube recommended videos on the right, there is a thumbnail of Ricky cuddling with Conan in a bubble bath.
This is an education in what counts as intimacy for us brits.
@@ayakelley54 boaaa sammmmee
He really was uncomfortable 😂 i loved his nervous laughter, dont think i have ever heard that 😂😂
Lio it’s actually quite satisfying to see him as truly uncomfortable as he’s made so many others in the past!
How the tables have turned😂😂
@@MaidenHelll true 😂
Same laughter as when he was in that David Blaine special...
HE HATED IT!!
He’s British. They don’t like closeness.
He hates a lot of things and people, and I don’t blame him. But he GENUINELY hates this and I absolutely love it. 🤣
@Tiger Dragon Really? How is this fake?
@Tiger Dragon Pretty smug for a TH-cam comment
@Tiger Dragon Ricky, is that you?
Tiger Dragon Don't. Talk. Shit.
David Goodfellow It's not exaggerated. Obviously he doesn't not want to do it like it's some life-threatening thing. Doesn't mean he likes it.
Watching this made me realize just how crazy it is how relaxed John Oliver was in his Personal Space segment.
Lol, I just rewatched it. He did a good job of faking it, but his facial expressions, whimpering and red face definitely gave away him away.
@@JT_WARCRIME They're both brits so they both have a tough time with such things, but I'm pretty John Oliver has done a lot of improv, taken acting classes and such while Gervais IIRC has done close to nothing of that kind. So Oliver would probably be better prepared to do weird stuff like this.
Ricky really loves putting other people in awkward situations but he's not really into the reciprocal thing.
Well, he *is* british, so even at his most uncomfortable, he'll probably keep a straight face.
@@JohannesWiberg I just figured Oliver tapped into some stubbornness in that moment.
"No, Steven, I'm not letting you get me like this on your show that I personally helped you get. You dont get to win just because I'm british and awkward"
@@fangorn23 In this case he lost when Colbert asked him for a kiss. I don't think I've ever seen anyone catch Oliver off guard like this.
I absolutely adored his awkwardness squeals, they were the best thing I've heard in my life lmao
@Captain Obvious He's a complete asshole.
Then you have no life or a very sad one.
Seeing Ricky squirm like this is amazing 😂
I guess it is safe to assume Ricky Gervais is never coming to Stephen's show anymore 🤣
There's a Japanese game show producer taking notes right now, I guarantee it.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
And bowing repeatedly at the waist with hands assuming the prayer position.
Butt nekked
And after adding kancho the show will run for years on a prime time spot...
Yeah, but they'd add some squids into the box as well.
Ricky's discomfort made me the laugh the hardest I've laughed in years!!!!! I actually couldn't breathe or see from the tears as the burger was about to be tossed!
Thank you both for this!
This is like a masterclass on how to make a British person uncomfortable
John Oliver loved it
@@bettersecret1499 John Oliver is a toss pot who couldn't make it in Britain.
😆😆
This is what tourture for the Europeans is gonna be like and Thier parther is gonna be a American or Turk who's gonna argue they are the best
K Rose Or anyone post covid.
It's hilarious how Ricky avoids eye contact for like 20 seconds when he enters the box (1:40)
Look at me Ricky.
This is just a bit of karmic justice from all the times he made Karl Pilkington do uncomfortable things! 😂
exactly !
😂
He he. I laughed so hard watching that show i had sore ribs
Ricky has a long way to go until that karma is exacted!
I'm sure this is even worse than having your head squoze.
This was the funniest thing I’ve seen in a while. 😂 Love these two!
Why did you find it funny. I would describe it as pointless.
@@ItsameAlex window to the soul, personal space provides a window to the soul.
@@ItsameAlex what would you call funny? Staring at a box of Boston baked beans?
@@ItsameAlex - then why are you watching? 🙄
Tribunal!
English people don't like being in close quarters, being touched, making eye contact, or saying emotional things. Oh, Stephen... poor Ricky.
Ange Waters Sounds like me. I knew I was meant to be English! 😆
So Northern Ireland, Wales, and Scotland are fine with it, its just English people?
Whatever. I'm sure he'll live.
Ange Waters this is an over generalisation. England has a population of about 50 million people, not all of us are emotional wrecks.
@@neildahlgaard-sigsworth3819 right, your teeth are in a much worse state than your emotions
Seeing Ricky this uncomfortable, and his little giggles,... oh my god. I just love this. I've seen it a million times and I still love it in 2021.
Good Lord, while watching this, every single one of my introvert cells screamed just MAKE IT STOP! xD
Yesssss.... supremely awkward. Also the 1st time I saw Ricky seriously uncomfy
I guess for you it was the social equivalent of someone scratching a chalkboard with their fingernails.
Yes! I was pulling the phone away from my face in discomfort lol. That was hysterical, but absolute torture.
My lower back is in pain just from watching this.
This is the best Ricky is at his most uncomfortable situation. 🤣🤣🤣
Hihi! Stephen found Ricky's Kryptonite, and he enjoyed every second of it! 😁😁😁😁
Gold. I love how much you can tell Stephen loved every second and Ricky equally hated it
He just, needlessly, hillariouslly reinvented a confession booth. So catholic....😂😂😂😂🖤
Dont worry Ricky....just think outside the box....
(Applause)
Bruh 😂
I can’t believe he threw the burger in his face after demanding he open his mouth ROFL
Ricky's panic when he sees Stephen getting ready to blow on him 🤣🤣🤣
You knew how this sentence can be misunderstood, don't you 😅🤣😂😏😉
Ricky's knees really hurt and he is genuinely pissed off LOL
Torn between genuine concern for Ricky and uncontrollable laughter
"I did it with Hanx"
"Okay, that's close enough" 😂
Hanks*
Paul James - spanx*
Thanx
Stephen laughed so hard his ears turned red! I found that as funny as Rick's reaction...
Evil Lyn this is the first one Stephen actually sweat in lol
I bet Karl Pilkington loved seeing Ricky uncomfortable for once. :D
The cartoon show with Stephen merchant? Freaking funny if the that one
Exactly what I was thinking! I'm even happier thinking that Karl would enjoy this!
Funniest video I've watched in a long time. These two together are just too good
I was the perfect level of high to see that.
yes! haha too me
I wish I was, so I wouldn't be cringing so much at this lol
Oh, congratulations. It’s nice when that works out
In more or less 24h at least 4 of us have experienced the same thing...coincidence? Who knows...
saaame
There is a word in German, "Mitleid", which means "pity" or "compassion", but is a more literal take on "I feel your pain".
There is also the word "Schadenfreude", which, as you may know, means "Your misery amuses me".
Also, we use "Fremdschämen", when we're embarassed for someone else.
I felt all of that at the same time, and it's super weird!
Second and third one are simply two words stuck together so they don't count
@@NJ-wb1cz thats just how the german language works.
@@pariahdog5214 oh, English language has a special word for this exact case - "Thatshowgermanlanguageworks"
Look, nobody expects you to waste your time understanding german grammar. But there is an old german saying that might apply to you:
Wenn man keine Ahnung hat, einfach mal die Fresse halten.
Fuck me, german actually has a word for ''your misery amuses me''.
That is why you guys are always the villain in movies lol
Omg... tears are actually streaming down my face because this is funny... This is the funniest thing I've seen in quite some time... Thank Stephen and Ricky!
I feel so grateful to exist in the same time as these two individuals. I wouldn't want to be in a box with them or anything, but it's sure fun to watch Stephen torture poor Ricky.
This is hands-down the funniest Late/Colbert segment I’ve seen. Literal tears!
This was cringy af. I loved it!
sandelic all of the ones Stephen Colbert did with celebrities are cringe af , u should definitely check them out if I liked this one
Oh man, I have never laughed this hard in ages. I thought something was wrong with me because I couldn't genuinely laugh. I feel a little better now. Also terrible because Ricky was soo uncomfortable.
I love how uncomfortable he is 😂... I would be too
Karl Pilkington can now feel better about the torture that Ricky Gervais put him though.
Colbert looks really good for his age.
yes while looks can be deceiving can't they?
show business + money = amazing things to your face and health.
He looks older than Gervais, even if he is 3 years younger.
Stephen is very freckled isn't he? Kind of cute.
@@judioregan4210 it's just a week after his 2 weeks in home sweet homestate South Carolina! And he's of 98% Irish descent, of course he has freckles 😁😁😁
This is the best segment Colbert has done for his Late Show run
My stomach hurts! I’ve never laugh so hard watching an interview until now 😂 Colbert is one crazy dude! ❤️❤️❤️
Jajajajajaja THIS is by faaaaar one of the best things I've seen on TH-cam this year.
By far the besst "personal space" i've seen!
Personal Space is such an odd, hilarious segment. I hope we get more of them
5:27 when he moved the bread with his chin and Stephen's laugh, I lost it
This was the best one so far 🤣 I've never heard a man make such noises hahaha!!
Like a “haNeEEEE”?
“Ricky?”
“Whaat?”
“Ricky”
“Yeah”
“Ricky”
“You just saying my name is creepy..!”
😂😂
I like how stephen has so many wrinkles by his eyes from smiling and laughing so much
One of the funniest things I've seen in a long time. The tears were standing in my eyes from laughing so hard. Poor Ricky, he was so uncomfortable but such a good sport for still doing it!
Back for more Ricky. I just love his anxious laugh. "I could take you to a "Tribunal."
I friggin loved this soooo much.. Colbert is hilarious .. the music ..lol
Oh my God, you broke him! LOL 🤣
Love Ricky Gervais for everything that he stands for and his unapologetic nature.
“I would do this with Obama... I did it with Hanks!”
“Close enough.”
This is probably the greatest shit on the internet. Why underrated! 🤣
Open your mouth!!!🤣🤣🤣😆 Ricki's whimper is hilarious.
I've been watching Ricky Gervais for about 15 years and I've never heard that laugh from him before! Genuine nervous laughter. Wow.
For the 3% reading this, i hope you become successful in everything you dream of and accomplish more than you had imagined. My dream is to become a successful African artist.
Good luck! wish u the best!
I'm part of the 97%
It's definitely possible, take a look at the recent segment on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. He had a, now world renowned, African artist on. Just gotta put your mind to it!
Why 3% tho?
My dream is to become a successful 17th-century Asian lesbian midget.
Lol! The true discomfort that Ricky had for being in that box cracked me up
I know Stephen is good. Really good but I never thought anyone could best Ricky Gervais. Gervais actually has found out that his comfort zone has limits. That was pretty good, Stephen. Well done.
So satisfying seeing Gervais this genuinely uncomfortable. Thank you Stephen!
Come on Stephen you know how uncomfortable us Brits are with that kind of thing. I was even anxious for him lol
I wanted Rik to stick the nut on him .
I'm not British, but I'd feel the same way. This was crazy - funny, but crazy.
Is that why you colonized the world? You couldn’t stand being in such close proximity with each other and had to spread out?
Katelynne Huh From the UK 🇬🇧. Fucking hell you had to go there. I’m a black Brit by the way and very proud of my country. I’m 44, born with Sickle Cell Anaemia therefore have the best healthcare in the world and don’t pay a penny. I have nursed for 18 years to give back. I own my own home, car etc, I’m a Toxicologist and Analytical Chemist and next year going into teaching because by body needs adjustments as I get older. I doubt that if I was born anywhere else on this planet 🌎 a little black hardworking girl with no family by the way would have the opportunity to accomplish what I have in my circumstances right now. Instead of moaning about another country. Fix your own. Set goals for yourself and attain them and most importantly live your life not someone else’s. I’m a black Brit and I’m proud to be British. GFY.
@@VincitOmniaVeritas. well said, and well done with everything you've accomplished in life. Not sure what British people did hundreds of years ago has to do with us, but it seems we're meant to be sorry for something that happened many many years before we were even born.
This is beyond hilarious!!! When you have Ricky Gervais as a guest you know its going to be a blast And you can tell that they get on very well
Funniest thing I’ve seen in a long long time. We all laughed wonderful belly laughs! This was brilliant!!
I've rarely laughed so hard at anything out there ever I'm crying
Lol he was such a good sport for participating. I like Ricky
I have not laughed as hard in a long time. From start to finish. 😂 literally... tears and pain in my abs.
When Ricky Gervais laughs nervously, he sounds like Rumpelstiltskin
His giggle is that of angels
This was THE most hilarious version of personal space!! ive cried myself laughing!! 😂😂😂 What an awesome duo 💖
I nearly died from giggles.
It's a Ionic column, not a Corinthian one... 🤓
THANK YOU!!! Had to look way to long to find this. That this whole comment section isn't enraged about this unexcuseable mix up is completely beyond me.
I’m enraged that some people don’t know how to spell “ too” . Instead of thenprepostion “ to” . How do you misspell a three letter word?
Are you sure it's not an Ironic column? Hmmmm?
@@conniecrawford5231 Well, by spelling it with two letters instead of three, like an equally often used homophone. And besides that: a) by not double checking your spelling and b) by not writing in your native language, but in english, which is actually only your third language.
PS: Allow me for a second to say something else about your comment. There is no space after an opening quotation mark. There is also no space before periods. There are two commas missing in the first sentence. The second sentence isn't a sentence on it's own, but should also be connected with the first sentence via a comma. You typed an "n" between the words "the preposition". You put a double space between the words "three" and "letter".
Have a nice day!
@@CaptainBohnenbrot
And she mispelled mispell.
Poor Rick
This is comedy genius. I have not laughed so hard in a long time.
These are two of my favorite people
Well played SC! This is the best laugh I've had in a while!
Swap out Stephen Colbert with Karl Pilkington and get Netflix on the line
Stephen, we gotta try the Personal space instead of speed dating! Bot not for the Brits, too intimate, too early, it freaked Ricky out, give him a peck on the cheek. 😂😂😂
You don't need the money Ricki Why let the tw.t act the prat with you .
How long...has this been goin on?
Burger a Brit!
Ronald Petrin Burger me and I’ll haggis you. 😊
Man that had me in tears! So funny. Such an original sketch and such a good choice of who to do it with :-)
Now he knows how Carl feels..lol historical!
Absolutely the funniest thing that I have ever seen!! Go Ricky!! 😂❤️
Ricky Gervais has the best laugh 😂 😂😂
i was crying with laughter the entire time....I love SC and RG both.
I've never seen Ricky Gervais so incredibly uncomfortable - god it was hilarious
Ricky is just adorable. Everything he says, it just childishly charming.
Yooo!!!!!! I can definitely picture David Brent , dancing the way he danced in that one office episode, to that 80s band Ricky G had 😂
I don't think I've ever laughed harder at any The Late Show bit. That was priceless.
honestly i was in tears, that was brilliant
I never realised seeing Ricky Gervais so uncomfortable would be so entertaining, but this is heavenly!
Never been here this early. Love Ricky as well.
It is uncomfortable to watch these two guys that I love so much in such distress This was genius!!
Peed my pants laughing 👖 at ricki out of his comfort zone. Perfection cause he had no prior warning
That's hot!
The tiny speaker...killed me lmao
what's worse is Colbert just had garlic clams for lunch.
Colbert and Gervais gives me flashback to watching Conan and Norm MacDonald. Just comedy gold, every time.
I hope no one makes the same mistake as me and drinks anything during this segment
I almost peed I laughed so hard. My tummy hurts now, lol. Thank you Stephen for this!!!
Ricky's laugh didn't sound put-on, he really WAS that uncomfortable
Ricky and Stephen, thank you soooo much! I was having a bad day but now I’m sitting here with tears of laughter! 🤣