Ricky Gervais was the same character he is in everything - awkward, middle aged, insecure but hilarious. Like he said on Inside the Actors Studio, "Woody Allen, same character. Laurel and Hardy, same character. Nobody better. There's nobody better." David Brandt, the guy from The Extras, his character in this movie - all the same. Laugh out loud funny. I might get it on DVD just to catch all the little nuances.