Ricky Gervais Live 2

The setup points the reader toward 'They’ve got names, they’ve got names. You’re learning something already, ’cause that is totally factually accurate, t...', then the trigger 'He is really Egyptian.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Never mind having a go at Ben, what about Gandhi? He can be annoying.', then the trigger 'I’ll tell you a story about Gandhi, a true story.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'So, just look, be careful… I don’t want you to get stung like I did.', then the trigger 'It can’t be a con, like that one was.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '– It’ll look really good, mate. – I’m not wearing a fez! I’m not wearing a fez! Two: handicapped a bit.', then the trigger 'Is it rubbish?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'You’ve gotta do it just right or you go too far and you actually die', then the trigger 'and then your wanking days are over.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And I’ve been caught about six times, and I filled them out. Once you’re caught, you fill it out.', then the trigger 'Particularly now that I’m recognized.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'But he hadn’t put as much thought into', then the trigger 'it as me… Amateur.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And usually urban myths start with “A friend of mine,” right?', then the trigger 'Not this one.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Compulsory subjects were Logic and Greek Philosophy, and you had to choose about six others.', then the trigger 'And I chose Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Mind, Morality.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And it was a ten-point plan of alternatives to… you know… that. Always started the same as well.', then the trigger 'Always started with, “Why not?” Why not.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Egyptian by Bath. Now, you can’t get more political than that, these days… ’round that sort of area.', then the trigger '– So, so you’re wearing a fez?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Sort it out. No, it really is… You’ll see why.', then the trigger 'And I kept it with me for about three months and showed it to everyone.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'No, but they changed their name. Not individuals, I mean, the society.', then the trigger 'The individuals, they weren’t… Well, you know what I’m gonna christen it!' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'The title of this flyer; you know it’s going to be a good leaflet when this', then the trigger 'is the title, this is the opening gambit.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'The first apocryphal tale or urban myth I ever heard was about masturbation.', then the trigger 'Not surprising, you hear those sort of things when you’re 14, 15.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I tell him about how I’m doing this show.', then the trigger 'I said I’m doing a show called “Politics.” He went, “Why?” And you can’t answer it.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“Who’s that?” So he goes over to the little door. Tiny knob, obviously.', then the trigger '“What do you want?” It’s obvious what he wants, isn’t it?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I do do what I can. But when I was growing up there was just Oxfam.', then the trigger 'You knew where you were, know what I mean?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'So the next time you’re walking around your town, open your eyes and see the politics that… Sorry, mate.', then the trigger 'Sorry… Actually… This illustrates my point.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Give me that phone! You should’ve thought of that before you wanted independence!', then the trigger 'Yeah, we didn’t know there was going to be a drought.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Sort of modern. Don’t they hibernate? This is bollocks, isn’t it? These mice didn’t, anyway.', then the trigger 'So he’s there and there’s a knock at the door.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'He said: “Well, what happened was…” This is', then the trigger 'a great excuse, right.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And he looked close by, he saw a Millets.', then the trigger 'So he scrouched over to Millets and went in, and went, “Quick, mate.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'But we believed that at the time. I think he believed it.', then the trigger 'He told me another story which I have no reason not to believe.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '#3 is: “Why not come in his hair?” Not the hair! On the back! Come on the back, sure.', then the trigger 'On you go, go on.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'That may be the case, but they never have a go at Gandhi, do they?', then the trigger 'And that’s what I’m here for, a bit of balance.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I went, “No…” “They let some little wheelchair fellows have a go on Centre Court.” Little wheelchair fellows!', then the trigger 'And I went, “Alright, yeah.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And I was gutted. It was a classic sorta dark suit, and it was nice.', then the trigger 'It had an electric blue, sort of satin lining.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'I’ll tell you one that he told, a fable. It was the fable of the two mice.', then the trigger 'The lazy mouse and the industrious mouse.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'The industrious mouse is in his cottage that he’s built out of just odds and ends. Roaring twig fire. Or a pebble.', then the trigger 'Just a pebble.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Oh, dear, so yeah… I warmed up at the Royal Albert Hall, for you.', then the trigger 'Actually I did do a couple of Walmarts, before that.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'It was actually in a broadsheet newspaper ’cause I thought it was quite reputable.', then the trigger 'It was for sponsorship of a child, a Rwandan orphan.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '“Don’t sit on a wall if you’re an egg.” What? Of course I wouldn’t.', then the trigger '“If you’re an egg?” It’s not gonna happen, is it?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Left that out! If… your surname is Dumpty, don’t call your firstborn Humpty! He’s already an egg.', then the trigger 'Like that’s not enough of a stigma!' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'He’s from Manchester and you can ask him anything and he’s got an opinion on it. It’s usually rubbish but… Right.', then the trigger 'An example, ok.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'Which I later learned meant his cranium! I thought his hat fell off or something!', then the trigger 'and Jill came tumbling after.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And he said, “You wanna talk about that David', then the trigger 'Blunkett?” I went, “Why?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'He’s the one that said: If you get captured by cannibals, they show you pornographic pictures so', then the trigger 'you get an erection and there’s more meat.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward '– Yeah, definitely. Have you been killing… …Jewish people? Have you been killing Jewish people? How many have you kil...', then the trigger 'How many have I killed?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is benign-violation.

The setup points the reader toward 'Should everyone get the vote?', then the trigger 'The political philosopher Nietzsche said that not all people do deserve the vote and not all men are born equal.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'But I look at it like this: it’s a pain, innit? Nothing in it for me.', then the trigger 'All the money was going to teenage cancer.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'And I even had that poster of Che Guevara on my wall at home, to annoy my mum.', then the trigger 'She thought it was Robert Lindsay.' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.

The setup points the reader toward 'As you do. He hadn’t left enough out, he hadn’t thought of the return journey.', then the trigger 'Even Hansel and Gretel sorta left breadcrumbs, didn’t they?' forces a reinterpretation. The main mechanism is incongruity-resolution.