The Ricky Gervais Show/Heartwarming

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  • Ricky manages to make Karl laugh at one point in the show. The heartwarming part comes from how happy Steve and Ricky sound to hear Karl actually laughing.
  • Someone once asked Karl who he would choose between Ricky and Steve if a boat was sinking and he only had time to rescue one. Karl couldn't choose between the two.
  • An extremely subtle one occurs in the old XFM shows. Karl tries to crack a joke about Steve by calling him an "invalid", which greatly upsets Steve. One would expect Ricky to make a snarky joke of sorts at the others' expense. Instead, he is silent for a few moments before quickly changing the subject and playing a song someone had requested them to play. In other words, he figured Steve was dealt a low enough blow that insulting him further would be too cruel.
  • Karl buys Ricky and Steve Christmas presents. This from a man who brought his girlfriend a box of condoms and Grease.
  • Basically anytime Karl, Ricky and Steve all get along. To paraphrase Ricky, 'It's like we get him at the weekend and we let him eat all the sweets he likes.'
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