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David Bowie on "Extras"

THURSDAY OCTOBER 5 2006 10:00 AM

Submitted by SteveIsaacs. Edited By Rahodeb.

TAGS: Bowie, Gervais, Extras, Funny, Music

Check out David Bowie's recent appearance on Ricky Gervais' "Extras" and watch him own it. In the scene, Ricky's character Andy Millman opens up to Bowie at a party - unknowingly inspiring the rock legend to spontaneously break into song.

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

"Chubby Little Loser" ...an original song about Andy.

The best cameo in ages, and the song is actually pretty good.

The joint BBC/HBO production "Extras" - now in its second season, features a different actor playing themselves in each episode. Invariably being bothered in some way by Andy, and usually offering up surprising performances in the process.

This season, along with Ziggy Stardust, Daniel Radcliffe, Patrick Stewart and Orlando Bloom will take turns being the focus of Andy's deeply mundane and frequently embarrassing self doubt.

This weeks guest is Coldplay's Chris Martin.

Good luck, Buddy.

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zef

Laurinburg, NC

July 2005

OCT 05, 2006 10:23 AM

OMG, that's fucking hilarious! "banana facile" hahahaahhah!

RefuseMattM

United Kingdom

December 2004

OCT 05, 2006 10:25 AM

Steve Merchant and Shaun Williams were so the highlights of that episode.

Can't wait until tonight's episode.

Mark_plus_Beer

United Kingdom

August 2005

OCT 05, 2006 10:25 AM

that show was great

AstralTraveller

United Kingdom

January 2003

OCT 05, 2006 10:33 AM

Top drawer comedy/music moment.

Thorwl

Denmark

October 2006

OCT 05, 2006 10:36 AM

damn it that's good. I hope they air it on danish tv, but I'm not counting on it. I guess I'll buy it on DVD then.

Dylan

SUICIDEGIRL

United Kingdom

OCT 05, 2006 10:46 AM

Steve Merchant and Barry have gone from strength to strength this series. Excellent.

Lycoris

Toronto, ON

October 2005

OCT 05, 2006 11:03 AM

I have got to see this show.

grave_chilling

Bath, ON

September 2006

OCT 05, 2006 11:17 AM

Uncomfortable.

JGockman

Los Angeles, CA

October 2006

OCT 05, 2006 11:24 AM

zef said:
OMG, that's fucking hilarious! "banana facile" hahahaahhah!

That would be BANAL and Facile....

Its a word in the dictionary...have you heard of it?

thefreak

NEWSWIRE

Gardner, MA

OCT 05, 2006 11:32 AM

Bowie is a musical and comedic GOD. That was funny as hell. How I wish I got BBC America. Is Extras on there?

-TM

RefuseMattM

United Kingdom

December 2004

OCT 05, 2006 12:05 PM

Dylan said:
Steve Merchant and Barry have gone from strength to strength this series. Excellent.

Barry was on 'Soccer AM' on Saturday and he seems like a real nice bloke in real life too. He was on about how Gervais and Merchant are notorious for 'corpsing', which apparently means when you get fits of giggles on set and have to keep doing takes. He said Gervais is by far the worst out of anyone

NinjaTech

Minneapolis, MN

November 2003

OCT 05, 2006 12:05 PM

Are you guys going to post a story about every Extra's guest spot? You're missing Orlando Bloom. Not to mention their were 6 great ones from the previous season.

Anyways Rick and Chris are friends so I'm excited to see what will become of the fourth episode. Here is an interview they did a while ago.

http://www.vimeo.com/clip:32996

RefuseMattM

United Kingdom

December 2004

OCT 05, 2006 12:08 PM

NinjaTech said:
Are you guys going to post a story about every Extra's guest spot? You're missing Orlando Bloom. Not to mention their were 6 great ones from the previous season.

I still fail to see what girls find so attractive about Orlando Bloom.

Also, when I first heard girls go on about him, I assumed he was black. Not sure why.

NinjaTech

Minneapolis, MN

November 2003

OCT 05, 2006 12:14 PM

RefuseMattM said:

NinjaTech said:
Are you guys going to post a story about every Extra's guest spot? You're missing Orlando Bloom. Not to mention their were 6 great ones from the previous season.

I still fail to see what girls find so attractive about Orlando Bloom.

Also, when I first heard girls go on about him, I assumed he was black. Not sure why.

More than likely because his name is Orlando.