>>891 Ricky Gervais is a nasty piece of work and I would keep quiet around him. TH was indeed probably petrified RG would say something cunty about Tayto - but even if Tayto hadn't happened he might still have found a way to say something unpleasant.

Of course the show was heavily edited and they did cut out the jellyfish story and the Hiddle Piddle story. Those sound more like TH on his usual form.

However the infamous Robert de Niro episode was clearly incapable of editing so as to include footage of TH looking subdued and not interrupting every 2 seconds. Broadly therefore I think he was subdued. I really don't think he was trying to convey a "heartbroken" impression. He looked like someone who is aware that his every move will be dissected by the press and is trying to be there and provide good value without saying anything of note whatsoever.