Easy, big boy. Let Uncle Andy work his magic.

Prior to the Oscar nominations being revealed, there was a whole lotta chatter about whether or not Andy Serkis was deserving of a nod for his motion-capture performance as Caesar in Rise of the Planet of the Apes. A campaign with heavy support was launched to recognize the British actor’s work, but in the end the Academy rightfully ignored his inclusion among the nominees.

Listen, Serkis is great at jumping around in front of a blue screen, or whatever he does, but this hardly warrants an Oscar nomination. Caesar and Gollum are still CG created characters, which is why they don’t look anything like Serkis. Grunting and climbing trees doesn’t equate to great acting. If it did, I would’ve won a certificate of merit for my spot-on portrayal of Tarzan in the seventh grade.

I bring all this up because Ricky Gervais was on The Daily Show Tuesday night and he and Jon entered into a lengthy discussion about panda sex, masturbation and raccoon rape. Suffice it to say, it was an incredible exchange that reached the pinnacle of awesomeness when Stewart suggested Serkis would be ideally suited for panda porn. It comes in at about the 4:45 mark, but trust me, this is 7-plus minutes of comedy gold.