

The TV program was created by Channel 4 Learning (UK) from 2002 to 2004. Well then, are there any TV shows which are with a slower speaking pace and use easier language? Of course! (Extra) Français is a very good (Extra) is a language education television series scripted in the format of a sitcom-similar to the American TV sitcom “Friends”.

However, for elementary and intermediate learners, most TV series are quite difficult to understand because of the fast-paced dialogues. Sure, Ricky.Watching French TV shows is one of the best ways to learn and improve your French. The end of the episode even hits a heartfelt note, which sadly seems appropriately optical for Gervais-turns out he and Jensen are better people even if they’re proudly ignorant racists versus being closest elitists. He’s got some absolutely phenomenal monologues. “Extras” seems to be very much about amping up easy jokes to get the biggest laughs or biggest surprises, like how Ben Stiller is a completely self-absorbed asshat who can’t shut up about his box office grosses. The evening concludes with Gervais and Jensen being really racist in front of a bunch of bigwigs. Gervais and Jensen do a great job ginning up trouble for themselves, particularly-it turns out-when they’re together.Īfter trying to get out of Liza Sadovy’s birthday party, both Gervais and Jensen end up wanting to go for different reasons. But it’s not a sitcom about the situations they naturally find themselves in, it’s one of those British sitcoms where the nasty characters gin up their own situations. Writers and directors Gervais and Stephen Merchant slowly reveal the extent of the heroes’ character defects, whether it’s Gervais manipulating still-grieving genocide survivor Boris Boscovic into a speaking part in the film or Jensen deciding a guy just isn’t for her based on a physical characteristic she hadn’t noticed. For a while I was worried the show wasn’t going to be funny without him around. When the episode starts, it’s them after a shot and they’re talking to another extra and it’s unclear in that moment he’s not a lead.

They’re both movie extras, working on the set of a serious Ben Stiller genocide movie.

One is Ricky Gervais, I mean his character name. It takes about halfway through the episode to learn both leads’ names.
