Ricky Gervais

Comedian Ricky Gervais is being criticized for his new stand-up special, "SuperNature," in which he mocks transgender women and the debate around bathroom ...

"Not everyone will like -- or agree with -- everything on our service," reads a statement on the company's website. Be the gender that you feel that you are," he says. From there, he clarifies: "The old-fashioned women, the ones with wombs."

Ricky Gervais' "SuperNature" has only been released on Netflix for a few hours, but has already drawn criticism.

Ricky Gervais could go after the governments, banks, billionaires. — Big Red (@bigredgaymer)May 24, 2022 Ricky Gervais is a disgrace, he is going to cause hate crime and ultimately the death of Trans folk. — Paul Husband (@PaulHusband_)May 24, 2022 — martha (@moominmarxist)May 24, 2022 at this point you can’t call yourself an ally if you’re not publicly taking a stand against it. — Esme (@discount_Ripley)May 24, 2022 Toward the end of the special, Gervais offers his reasoning for trans jokes, saying, “Full disclosure: In real life of course I support trans rights. I support all human rights, and trans rights are human rights. Like, the worst thing you can say today, get you cancelled on Twitter, death threats, the worst thing you can say today is, ‘Women don’t have penises,’ right? “You don’t know who the dominant mob will be. The old-fashioned women, the ones with wombs.

Ricky Gervais' Netflix comedy special “SuperNature” has only been released on the streamer for a few hours, but it has already drawn criticism for a string ...

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Ricky Gervais is taking a lot of heat over his Netflix comedy special where he takes aim at the trans community.

“5 minutes in and he’s making jokes about trans women attacking & raping people in public bathrooms. Ricky Gervais could go after the governments, banks, billionaires. At the end of the special, Gervais issued a disclaimer that his jokes aimed at the trans community were solely for shock value: “Full disclosure: In real life of course I support trans rights,” Gervais explained. To him we exist only as a punchline, a threat, something less than human.” In an interview with Stephen Colbert on Late Night last week to promote the special, Gervais defended his decision to joke about “taboo” subjects, saying he wants to take “smart” audiences to a place they haven’t been before. The old-fashioned women, the ones with wombs.

"... Meet me halfway, ladies. Lose the cock. That's all I'm saying," the British funnyman says in his latest Netflix stand-up show seemingly calculated to ...

While every title is different, we approach them based on the same set of principles: we support the artistic expression of the creators we choose to work with; we program for a diversity of audiences and tastes; and we let viewers decide what’s appropriate for them, versus having Netflix censor specific artists or voices.” I even explain what ‘irony’ is at the beginning of the show, and everyone there, I don’t know how many people I played to – half a million people – no complaints. “Entertaining the world is an amazing opportunity and also a challenge because viewers have very different tastes and points of view. Chappelle has since gone on to headline the recent Netflix Is a Joke comedy special, where he was attacked onstage by a fan while working out new material. His fans now seem to consist of right wing twats who think cruelty is funny simply by virtue of it being cruel and ‘triggering the libs’.” To help members make informed choices about what to watch, we offer ratings, content warnings and easy to use parental controls.” Gervais’ riff on woke culture and being canceled then cited Liam Neeson facing fallout from the Irish actor’s confession that he once considered a racist “revenge” attack. In his stand-up special Ricky Gervais: SuperNature, which debuted on Tuesday, Gervais cited today’s “woke, progressive times” as he discussed fellow comics and what is considered funny. Shedding his shock humor for a moment, he admitted, “In real life, of course, I support trans rights. You know, like, the worst thing you can say today — that get you canceled on Twitter, death threats — the worst thing you can say today is, ‘Women don’t have penises,’ right? I support all human rights, and trans rights are human rights. The ones with beards and cocks.

Popular comedian Ricky Gervais is set to release a new Netflix stand-up special titled SuperNature. Here is when you can see it and what we know so far.

In typical Gervais fashion, it is said to be typically provocative. It evolves so it is better.” You can sign up here, with prices starting at £5.99.

Netflix has reaffirmed its commitment to transphobic comedy with Ricky Gervais' latest special SuperNature. The streamer faced criticism after standing ...

The old-fashioned women, the ones with wombs. Perhaps most bafflingly, the comedian claims at the end of the special: “In real life of course I support trans rights. The ones with beards and cocks.

Comedian criticised for 'dangerous' special, in which he says he supports trans rights while making jokes about the genitalia of trans women and HIV.

Ted Sarandos, the chief executive of Netflix, has defended Chappelle’s special, saying: “You can’t please everybody or the content would be pretty dull. I’ll take pills for the rest of my life.’” “While Netflix is home to some groundbreaking LGBTQ shows, it refuses to enforce its own policy in comedy. “I support all human rights, and trans rights are human rights. The ones with beards and cocks.” He then imagines a conversation with a woman who objects to sharing a bathroom with a trans woman: “They are ladies, look at their pronouns. “Full disclosure: in real life, of course, I support trans rights,” Gervais later says.

Following in Dave Chappelle's footsteps, Ricky Gervais ridicules transgender women in his new Netflix comedy special. As with Chappelle, the British ...

“It’s full of graphic, dangerous, anti-trans rants masquerading as jokes,” along with anti-gay rhetoric and inaccurate statements on HIV. But transgender and LGBTQ defenders fired back, with GLAAD asserting that the special violates a Netflix policy against content designed to incite hate or violence. He then imagines a conversation with such a woman who objects to sharing a restroom with a trans woman.

In “SuperNature,” released Tuesday on the streaming service, Gervais jokes about “old-fashioned women. They're the ones with wombs.”

His trans mockery comes early in the “SuperNature” special, in which he also targets Asians and the Holocaust, among others. Last year, Chappelle and Netflix created a furor when his stand-up special, “The Closer,” was accused of anti-trans humor by gay rights groups and some Netflix employees. But transgender and LGBTQ defenders fired back, with GLAAD asserting that the special violates a Netflix policy against content designed to incite hate or violence. “It’s full of graphic, dangerous, anti-trans rants masquerading as jokes," along with anti-gay rhetoric and inaccurate statements on HIV. He then imagines a conversation with such a woman who objects to sharing a restroom with a trans woman. They're the ones with wombs.”

The outspoken comedian left Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas almost lost for words.

And the chat took a dark turn as he added: "I'm fat and old and I'm going to die soon." "Every day I'm closer to death," he told them. This is not a part of the show I thought was going to happen." "Well we're all a bit closer to death," Alex told him. We're jesters so we have to be down with the audience laughing at the king," he said. And he explained: "We don't need unicorns, we've got the octopus.

In his new Netflix special, the comedian seems more comfortable with jokes that rely on a cheap shock factor rather than any emotional or creative truth ...

But it comes only after a lengthy opening segment that has nothing to do with the supernatural and everything to do with the terror of identity politics (“The one thing you mustn’t joke about is identity politics,” apparently). All the relevant buzzwords (“cancelled”, “woke comedy”, “virtue signalling”) are cycled through in the first 15 minutes, and when his jokes about the spirit world arrive they are a welcome, but brief, respite. Whatever. Being offended by the content is a victory for Gervais, who is more comfortable in the composition of quips that rely on a cheap shock factor than any emotional or creative truth. As is all too frequent these days, the longest riff is reserved for the humiliation of trans people. Asked (by himself, this is stand-up after all) why the show is called SuperNature, Gervais responds that he will be dealing with the supernatural and his belief in the non-existence thereof. “You seen all the ghost hunter shows?” he asks his audience, lampooning the genre in a protracted comparison with the output of David Attenborough (which he prefers). Aw, you might say, this all sounds quite sweet. The fact that Ricky Gervais is a popular stand-up comedian, who still sells out tours and is employed to do expensive televised specials, will baffle some people.