The Sad Clown

In a classroom surrounded by future success stories, a chubby little child, named Andy Millman sits alone, masking self doubt with delusions of grandeur while his adult realization seeks solace from David Bowie in the VIP section of a posh London lounge.

Having finally reached a level of success, the now middle-aged and still overweight Andy is distraught with sacrificing artistic merit for a fat paycheck.

Inspired, Mr. Bowie turns to a piano and condenses 45 years of ridicule and scorn into 2 minutes of song. The lyrics offer no comfort to Andy. The words act only as an ice cold glass of water thrown in his lifeless face.

Alone again, the chubby little child stares blankly into an endless sea of shame, as a crowd gathers to join in singing aloud the fate of a once promising future.


Little fat man who sold his soul,
Little fat man who sold his dream...

Pathetic little fat man,
No one's bloody laughing,
The clown that no one laughs at,
They all just wish he'd die.

He's so depressed at being hated,
Fatso takes his own life,
He blows his stupid brains out,
But the twat would probably miss.

He sold his soul for a shot at fame,
Catchphrase and wig and the jokes are lame,
He's got no style, he's got no grace,
He's banal and facile, he's a fat waste of space

See his pug-nosed face...Pug, pug, pug, pug,
See his pug-nosed face...Pug, pug, pug, pug,
See his pug-nosed face...Pug, pug, pug, pug,

The little fat man with the pug-nosed face, Pug, pug, pug, pug,
Little fat man, pug-nosed face, Pug, pug, pug, pug,
He's a little fat pug-nosed face, Pug, pug, pug, pug.

Ricky Gervais has reveled in running poor saps like Extras' Andy Millman or The Office's David Brent through the comedic wringer of awkward silences. To Gervais, the sound of falling on one's face is always louder (and funnier) when matched with the quiet hush of a large group.

Along with writing partner, Steven Merchant, Gervais has created two of the funniest sitcoms since Seinfeld went off the air. But whereas that landmark show relied on in its characters' larger than life smugness for laughs, Gervais has implanted a steady heartbeat in his comedy. This forces viewers to simultaneously ridicule and exonerate his cast of lovable losers - something missing from like minded programs, Arrested Development and Curb Your Enthusiasm. If anything, the Gervais model is more Simpsons, less Seinfeld.

Like those great shows, Ricky Gervais has simply fine tuned an already reliable laugh machine, and made it his own. And in my estimation, he's the funniest guy working today.

"Little Fat Man (with the Pug-Nosed Face)" lyrics by Ricky Gervais and Steven Merchant as performed by David Bowie on Extras.

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