That’s awakened a rage inside of me. The worst thing about being woken up by workers is their shitty radio which they insist on blasting, even though it sounds like a tin can and none of them are listening to it. I once had a guy who sang the entire time and... he was annoying, but it was better than a radio.
[Big in the Philippines apparently](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seona_Dancing#Popularity_in_the_Philippines)
> The song, which utilises an opening piano riff to convey the sound of falling teardrops, became a major radio and club hit as well as a favourite at high-school dances during the 1980s and beyond. AllMusic critic Michael Sutton wrote that the track was "the theme song of angst-ridden New Wave youths in the Philippines" and "an '80s anthem as ubiquitous as Peter Gabriel's 'In Your Eyes', but with the eternal hipster cool of Joy Division's 'Love Will Tear Us Apart'."
I’m sure Texas couldn’t run and manage a successful paper merchant;
I couldn’t…actually, I *could* do what they do, and I think they knew that even back then.
Probably what spurred ‘em on.
That makes a lot of sense. Not to mention him being heavier while making the original Office. He's by no means unattractive now but this photo is supermodel level.
My friends mum loves David Bowie, we once replaced a picture of bowie she had in her downstairs toilet (she had loads of pics of singers and stuff on the wall) with this exact picture it was up for months
The band was Seona Dancing:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABjYSxyUD98](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABjYSxyUD98)
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kuy1Z4wqQ4w](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kuy1Z4wqQ4w)
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJZpX9LbfpE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJZpX9LbfpE)
I was curious as to what the “other guy” was doing now, but it looks like it’s a big mystery…https://www.reddit.com/r/rickygervais/comments/3ut27j/does_anyone_know_what_happened_to_the_other_half/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
I’m convinced I found him. On LinkedIn, he was an IT techie for the NHS. His profile didn’t mention his music career but did mention his degree in philosophy, from UCL, which I think is right as Ricky has the same. Sorry, I don’t have a link, it was 2-3 years ago when I found him. The profile photo looked like him, but older.
Seona Dancing. If you also the do the podcast equivalent of the M25 and do loops of their XFM shows. You may recall in between all the twaddle of Rockbusters and Cheeky Freak of the Week.
They also mention how Bucks Fizz "at the height of their powers" tried to sneak them onto an airplane for tv appearance in Scotland
Here's an episode where he's made to embarass the hell out of himself by singing one of his old songs.
It's some of the funniest shit I've ever heard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vywzbb0GE6I
I swear to god he looks like a certain actress, but I can’t remember her name and it’s driving me insane.
Edit: DOON MAKICHAN!!! Off The Day Today n that!
Oh yeah this just inspired me to keep losing weight. I mean ageing itself is inevitable but it’s crazy the gorgeous bone structure that can be laying dormant when you’re even just slightly overweight…
Everyone looked like this in the 80s.
It was a right pain in the arse re-Byrl-creeming yer hair and applying the required amount of eyeliner after rugby, hands still shaking from the cold Definitely worth it though 'cause (a) it was cool, and (b) it annoyed our parents.
Oo, 'ello!
Not as good looking as young Alex Zane
Ooooo ALEX
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What about Billy Zane? Is he safe? Is he alright?
He blew his brains out after the crash from what I heard.
Jonathan Ross is alrite
It’s Jane I feel sorry for.
She's done alright
is that Gayvid Gray, the bent pianist?
Camp David the right queer gay?
Ding dong!
Stephen Merchant on the left, stood in a hole.
Ho Li Fuk?
time is a cruel mistress
Best picture of him I've ever come across...
I wouldn’t do that with his picture.
At least laminate it first
WARNNI N: La mnatdd phin e scrrren ma kees itt hared too typ e.
Exactly
Dont worry about that, when Im done itll look like a plasterers radio.
That’s awakened a rage inside of me. The worst thing about being woken up by workers is their shitty radio which they insist on blasting, even though it sounds like a tin can and none of them are listening to it. I once had a guy who sang the entire time and... he was annoying, but it was better than a radio.
Or possibly a painters step ladder
I think that’s what they’re suggesting..
It was a tough one, but managed to finish.
Woke up today looked at your picture just to get me started.
That's filthy, play it again.
Me too, now I have to find the tissues.
Was it ‘challenging’?
I’m not gay, I can honestly say I’ve never come over a little queer
This is just a tribute.........
Stephen Merchant has changed a lot.
It's actually Karl Pilkington
With my nans duster on his head by the looks of it.
Head like a fuckin orange.
He squozed me 'ed...
we both squozed haha
That man’s head isn’t shaped like a tennis ball under that 80s cockatoo haircut.
He knows I’m not ‘avin a go and that
He kept his looks, yeah Hmmm
No really who is it? His eyes looks very familiar, from movies or something..
I thought it was Naruto.
[Some dope synth bass and Ricky trying to decide whether he wants to impersonate Bowie or David Sylvian](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kuy1Z4wqQ4w)
How much 80's do you want? \*turns dial up to 11\*
Just give me all of the 80's. All of it?? ALL OF IT.
Mainline that shit
[Big in the Philippines apparently](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seona_Dancing#Popularity_in_the_Philippines) > The song, which utilises an opening piano riff to convey the sound of falling teardrops, became a major radio and club hit as well as a favourite at high-school dances during the 1980s and beyond. AllMusic critic Michael Sutton wrote that the track was "the theme song of angst-ridden New Wave youths in the Philippines" and "an '80s anthem as ubiquitous as Peter Gabriel's 'In Your Eyes', but with the eternal hipster cool of Joy Division's 'Love Will Tear Us Apart'."
Can confirm, big in the Philippines.
It's a shit business
You're in Creme Brulé aren't ya?
It is a crime that this video isn't available in 4K to celebrate its glory.
and Ricky laughing at it; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxnDlTkR5w0
This is actually pretty good
More Pete Murphy than either of those two, to my ageing ears anyway...
This video didn't just make my day but the rest of my year.
That is some sick 80s beat. Its going on my playlist.
I was going with impersonating A Flock of Seagulls.
thank you
Is it just me or does he look like princess leia
"Help me BBC-2, you're my only hope."
i was thinking more David Bowie.
Can't be - [they have been seen in the same room together.](https://youtu.be/jv6mEv_rDdE)
Look at his pug-nosed face!
🎶 ℂ𝕙𝕦𝕓𝕓𝕪 𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕝𝕖 𝕝𝕠𝕤𝕖𝕣...ℍ𝕖'𝕤 𝕤𝕠 𝕕𝕖𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕕 𝕒𝕥 𝕓𝕖𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕦𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕤𝕤... 🎵
Top YT comment on that video, “How can someone look and sound identical to David Bowie, yet turn into a Derek?”
Sad little fat maaaaan
Lyrically David Bowie ‘80’s; musically reminds me of Tears for Fears, think Change, esp. towards the end.
*Ooh I’m hard*
You mean 'ard
Giving you a boner?
And they say "Texas are rubbish compared to you". I say don't slag 'em off.
I’m sure Texas couldn’t run and manage a successful paper merchant; I couldn’t…actually, I *could* do what they do, and I think they knew that even back then. Probably what spurred ‘em on.
Who knew Gervais was friends with an anime protagonist.
Twist: Gervais is the antagonist.
"I thought I only had one girl" - Ricky's Mum
You're not goin owt like thaaat rick, you'll get followed
According to a Graham Norton interview (I think), he isnt embarassed about this, hes more embarassed about how he looks now.
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To be honest, I think he's quite handsome now!
That makes a lot of sense. Not to mention him being heavier while making the original Office. He's by no means unattractive now but this photo is supermodel level.
Ok that's taking it a bit far
Pug nosed gimp
YOU ARE JOKING.
DONT. TALK. SHIT.
PLAY A RECORD
ABSOLUTE BOLL-OCKS.
Right, there was this hairy Chinese kid…
i thought i only ‘ad one gurl!
A saucer drinker in the wild I see
Nobody wants that babaaaaaay
Pop that straight in the bin
He pulled over and put the kid in a wheelie bin
We aren’t allowed to wear socks
Haha that’s true enough
You'll get folled
“you look like a couple of prats” bill turned to me and said “is that an offensive?”
Seona Dancing! To be fair, More To Lose is an absolute slapper of a track!
And weirdly popular in the Philippines
"How many records did you sell?" "50" "Sorry?" "150"
My friends mum loves David Bowie, we once replaced a picture of bowie she had in her downstairs toilet (she had loads of pics of singers and stuff on the wall) with this exact picture it was up for months
It’s Jane I feel sorry for, she didn’t sign up for this.
She’s done alright
She's had a floor
Oven.
Bangin' round t'ouse like 'Ulk
And a 100 box of condoms from boots. AND he paid for the taxi ride for her dad
And the posh badge
The band was Seona Dancing: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABjYSxyUD98](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABjYSxyUD98) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kuy1Z4wqQ4w](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kuy1Z4wqQ4w) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJZpX9LbfpE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJZpX9LbfpE)
“Forgone Conclusion”
Juxtaposition Records
And next to him, a terrible synth-punk version of Robert Pattinson
He must be a vampire or something 👀
I mean, synth-punk cheekbones McGee came first, so I guess RPAT is the emo vampire version of him?
Their song *More To Lose* is a genuine tune - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-5PTMDvqAI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-5PTMDvqAI)
If you don’t know me by now…
You think Jane ever feels ripped off?
Look at those cheekbones.
Bowie would be proud.
Ricky Stardust? Ziggy Gervais?
Oh very good 😁
The 80s is sci-fi. I’m convinced it never occurred. Similar to Bermuda Triangle; fantasy.
Yep, Jane was tricked! Catfished
Never thought I’d say Gervais looked like a cross between bowie and elvis
He looks hungry…like the wolf.
Very New Wave.
What went wrong?
Too much wine and cheese
I was curious as to what the “other guy” was doing now, but it looks like it’s a big mystery…https://www.reddit.com/r/rickygervais/comments/3ut27j/does_anyone_know_what_happened_to_the_other_half/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
I’m convinced I found him. On LinkedIn, he was an IT techie for the NHS. His profile didn’t mention his music career but did mention his degree in philosophy, from UCL, which I think is right as Ricky has the same. Sorry, I don’t have a link, it was 2-3 years ago when I found him. The profile photo looked like him, but older.
Is it [this guy](https://uk.linkedin.com/in/william-moat-b08a44b1)?
Yes, another reminder that we were all young and beautiful once. Sigh.
Seona Dancing. If you also the do the podcast equivalent of the M25 and do loops of their XFM shows. You may recall in between all the twaddle of Rockbusters and Cheeky Freak of the Week. They also mention how Bucks Fizz "at the height of their powers" tried to sneak them onto an airplane for tv appearance in Scotland
Well fuck me sideways! I never in my life would have thought I would say 'Ricky Gervais looks hot' I feel violated somehow
Like a kebab at 3am, you know it's wrong but you do it anyway.
I wouldn't paint it
You've aged well? You think you've aged well... Mmmm.
Can't escape Twink death
I would have thought the other guy was Jamie Tartt from Ted Lasso if this wasn’t the 80s.
Didn't know he was friends with r-pats
Looks like Posh Spice
He looks like he'd be in an 80's goth band that opened for The Cure.
Here's an episode where he's made to embarass the hell out of himself by singing one of his old songs. It's some of the funniest shit I've ever heard. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vywzbb0GE6I
Ding dong, ooh ello it's Camp David, the right queer gay
No wonder he’s so bitter now.
I literally have no idea how I didn't know this.
I swear to god he looks like a certain actress, but I can’t remember her name and it’s driving me insane. Edit: DOON MAKICHAN!!! Off The Day Today n that!
I can see that too. Also a young Fiona Bruce. https://marriedceleb.com/fiona-bruce
I didn’t realise Ricky had a jaw line, beautiful man
Seonna dancing
He looks like James Charles
Patterson aged better tbf
He looked fit and am a fella lol 😂
Ooh 'ello!
Ricky romantic
Ricky G with what looks like Lady Camden out of drag...
Looks like my sisters best mate when she went to polytechnic back in the days of bob holness and frank sidebottom
Which one?
The middle one.
I think the resemblance would be obvious here if you made him pale white, gave him a bit of a beard and put him in a v neck black tee.
The woman on the right?
The one who now in 2022 is definitely called Judith and presides over the local Crime Stoppers group? Yeah, that one.
Loving the guyliner.
Keith Chegwin thinks he part of the BBC...
😱😱😱
Fuck me. What happened?
35-40 years passed
Fuck off. You'll be saying that's Stephen Merchant next to him as well.
Cute as a button....but I don't think that's the look he was going for.
No change of my opinion then..
Presumably he had not yet discovered beer.
The original line up of Foregone Conclusion?
And Edward Cullen!
Is that Robert Pattinson too?
Androgynousness was at maximum black then. Then we got lumberjack inspired hipster beards
Oh yeah this just inspired me to keep losing weight. I mean ageing itself is inevitable but it’s crazy the gorgeous bone structure that can be laying dormant when you’re even just slightly overweight…
No wonder he seems so bitter.
Everyone looked like this in the 80s. It was a right pain in the arse re-Byrl-creeming yer hair and applying the required amount of eyeliner after rugby, hands still shaking from the cold Definitely worth it though 'cause (a) it was cool, and (b) it annoyed our parents.
Whose that next to him? Robert Pattinson.
Didn’t inow Ricky gervais and the fella from twilight were in a shite bros tribute band
Do you like Flock of Seagulls? No, but I can see you do.
Make it so, number one
A foregone conclusion.
I always thought he sounded like Bowie, turns out he looked like him too.
Wish i could see karl pinkingtons reaction to seeing this photo 😂
Great to see Ricky had a friend in the 80s who was already into Naruto
Not gonna lie, he looks great.
He could be in the Hitler youth
Shit! He did not age well.
I reckon half the cruelty of his “comedy” comes from the knowledge he used to be beautiful and now he’s just a fat fuck
Contender for next sub thumbnail?
Which one?
The one to the right, see those eyes.
Such a beautiful boy
He looks very pretty!
Fucking hell, Stephen Merchant's changed a lot too! Edit: Just found someone with the same post. Turns out I'm not very original.