Elmo Can't Sleep. Ricky Gervais Sings a Celebrity Lullaby.

July 25, 2014 6:13 AM

Elmo can't sleep and Ricky Gervais offers a Celebrity Lullaby. Poor Elmo. Ricky Gervais is no Brad Pitt.
posted by kinetic (15 comments total)

I want a celebrity glass of milk.

obligatory Ricky Gervais 80s pop star video.
posted by leotrotsky at 6:25 AM on July 25, 2014 [1 favorite]

Lay your fuzzy head down... great stuff.
posted by greenhornet at 7:08 AM on July 25, 2014

I think he showed too much cleavage. For god's sake this is a children's show.
posted by George_Spiggott at 7:09 AM on July 25, 2014 [1 favorite]

"It's called acting, Mr. Gervais."
posted by Rhaomi at 7:25 AM on July 25, 2014 [4 favorites]

This is one of my favorite Sesame Street video clips, although I also enjoy Elmo with Katy Perry and, of course, Elmo with Robert DeNiro. My kids think that DeNiro is hilarious.
posted by math at 7:50 AM on July 25, 2014

"Give me four Elmo." Never noticed Elmo only has four fingers.
posted by 724A at 8:08 AM on July 25, 2014

obligatory Ricky Gervais 80s pop star video yt .

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!
posted by Drexen at 8:15 AM on July 25, 2014

Elmo is a boring muppet. He has no edge, no personality other than an annoying voice. All the other Sesame Street characters have some kind of hook or personality. Elmo is lame. Thanks for the clips though.
posted by jeff-o-matic at 9:00 AM on July 25, 2014

Andrea Bocelli sings Elmo to sleep is a sweet followup to the Gervais.
posted by viggorlijah at 10:24 AM on July 25, 2014

If we're doing "taking the piss out of Ricky Gervais," even Elmo can't hold a candle to David Bowie.
posted by Ghostride The Whip at 12:35 PM on July 25, 2014

My favorite part was,

"NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA!"
posted by SpacemanStix at 3:11 PM on July 25, 2014 [2 favorites]

We love this bit in our family. I should say, my husband and I love to sing the Ricky Gervais parts and our daughter mostly yells NOOOOOO!
posted by checkitnice at 6:19 PM on July 25, 2014 [1 favorite]

Elmo is a boring muppet. He has no edge, no personality other than an annoying voice. All the other Sesame Street characters have some kind of hook or personality. Elmo is lame.

Elmo is always portrayed as younger than the other muppets. Elmo is the muppet that toddlers/preschoolers identify with. He struggles with the same things they do, like potty, bedtime, etc. He's perpetually about 3 years old.

I always thought Elmo was super annoying too, until my son latched onto him. Little kids just really like Elmo.
posted by Fleebnork at 8:56 AM on July 26, 2014 [1 favorite]

Elmo has edge, you just have to wait for it. See if you can find the Sesame Street episode where Zoe has a wedding with her pet rock, Rocco. Elmo nearly loses his mind, the snark is glorious.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 6:37 PM on July 26, 2014

If Elmo can't sleep, maybe someone should turn down the blindingly bright light in his bedroom.
posted by marsha56 at 9:15 AM on July 27, 2014