About this episode

The hosts critique Ricky Gervais's film 'THE INVENTION OF LYING' and discuss the cultural context of comedy.

From back in an era when Ricky Gervais was widely considered funny, he cashed all his chips on a New Atheism-themed studio comedy built around an incoherent premise. We dig up THE INVENTION OF LYING (2009) just to bury it again. PLUS: Reporting from the smoky-aired hellscape that is Southwestern Ontario. Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week - https://patreon.com/michaelandus Check out the Michael & Us website and episode guide - https://michael-and-us.com/

People in this episode

Hosts: Luke Savage, Will Sloan

Topics covered

• comedy
• New Atheism
• film critique
• cultural commentary
• society

Keywords

• Ricky Gervais
• THE INVENTION OF LYING
• comedy
• New Atheism
• film critique
• Southwestern Ontario

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: THE INVENTION OF LYING

Places: Southwestern Ontario

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