Patton Oswalt Compares Ricky Gervais to Steve Martin
USA Today recently ran a profile of Ricky Gervais timed around today's release of The Invention of Lying. The whole thing is worth reading, but this paragraph stuck out in particular:
Comedian Patton Oswalt, who also is joining Gervais on tour, compares the comedian with a giant of the 1980s. "He reminds me a lot of Steve Martin," Oswalt says. "When Steve went on stage or a talk show, you know you were going to get something original. A lot of comedians, when they make it, have a tendency to coast. Ricky asks himself how he can go deeper."
How great is that? Three of the best dudes ever, squeezed into a single soundbite. It's like Batman saying The Fonz reminds him of Gandhi. Or ice cream saying pancakes remind him of pizza.
Don't forget: Gervais and Oswalt will both be playing next month's New York Comedy Festival.
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