Ricky Gervais

Last week, The Office creator released his new special SuperNature, which faced criticism for jokes targeting transgender people. It was then condemned as “ ...

It’s scary, but then you land and it’s all OK. And I think that’s what comedy is for, getting us over taboo subjects. In his two-star review of SuperNature forThe Independent, critic Nick Hilton wrote: “As is all too frequent these days, the longest riff is reserved for the humiliation of trans people. They are out of touch with the people and so lose their credibility with the people.”

In addition, the offense takes on a form of a pre-post-traumatic stress disorder. The offended parties are anticipating that they'll have to seek a therapist in ...

Perhaps it has to do with the fact that comedy today, for the most part, is tied up in ideology, and Gervais is stuck in a loop of his own contradictions. And finally, the biggest disclaimer was that he’s in full support of trans rights: “Full disclosure: In real life of course I support trans rights. The trouble is, all the jokes that he did make about trans people revealed the absurdity and contradictions of such an existence, so we’re left to wonder, why does Gervais insist that he supports trans rights if he thinks it’s absurd for a man to call himself a woman. Despite the fact that Gervais has no trouble at all offending everyone, his courage is selective, which is to say, his courage ceases to be courageous, and turns into sheepishness. “It’s not me,” he says, “That’s God.” In another, he makes sure to disclaim that he is pro-choice before making a few jokes about abortion. Most people take what comedians say to heart, and assume that the joke and the comedian are one and the same. Just as some Christians may have been working hard to “save his soul,” Gervais works just as hard to “convert” the believers into unbelievers. Because of the woke brigade’s (which is a minority) speech censorship, stand-up comedy has devolved into a game of “Who can say statements about the normality of life and not get canceled.” We laugh at simple statements, like “women don’t have penises. Rather, GLAAD’s statement was warning the audience about the “graphic, dangerous, anti-trans rants” that Gervais was supposedly spouting. Someone is bound to be offended but instead of complaining to a friend or just choosing to remain quiet, the offended parties take to social media and make aggressive announcements about how offended they are. Hardly. The issue here is that Gervais said too many truthful things. The offended parties are anticipating that they’ll have to seek a therapist in order to deal with the pain and suffering caused by…

Tom Hanks is set to dominate the big screen once again, as he stars in the forthcoming biopic Elvis. One person who may not be rushing out to watch the ...

He’s probably a nice bloke." "But anyone standing next to Tom Hanks, unless it’s Dustin Hoffman or Robert Redford or Robert De Niro, that could be me. "It’s a fine joke. is Tim Allen." The comic went on the add that there was no "malice" intending when he cracked the joke, and admitted he didn't want Santa Clause actor Tim to feel targeted by it. "We remember when Ricky Gervais was a slightly chubby but very kind comedian – neither of which he is now," the Castaway star quipped when he and Tim arrived on stage.

The Reading comedian's controversial opening monologue at the 77th awards ceremony was not well received by the actor.

Telling O'Connell's podcast about the motivation behind his controversial jokes at the awards ceremonies, Gervais said: "I have to be the outsider to remain a good comic voice. Gervais' opening monologue – which he described as a "gentle roast" – touched on controversial topics including the death of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, racism in showbusiness and Leonardo DiCaprio's dating history with younger women. Ricky Gervais suggested Tom Hanks' bemused reaction to his jokes at the 77th Golden Globes was because he felt "above" them.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk called out 'virtue signaling' critics who panned a new Ricky Gervais stand-up comedy special in which Gervais talks about ...

A third added: 'Ricky Gervais is a disgrace, he is going to cause hate crime and ultimately the death of Trans folk. 'Being offensive is comedic currency, and the world has all but lost that perspective. I'll have to hurry and watch the whole show now in case it gets removed.' 'I saw the bit and though the jokes were fine. I support all human rights and trans rights are human rights. You don't know who the dominant mob will be. Talking to the audience about cancel culture and the transgender issues during the opening monologue, Gervais tells the audience: 'Ah women. 'And now the old-fashioned ones say 'oh, they want to use our toilets'. Why shouldn't they use your toilets? I support all human rights and trans rights are human rights. Not all women, I mean the old-fashioned women, you know the ones with wombs? But meet me halfway ladies, lose the c**k, that's all I'm saying.' 'I love the new women.

When navigating issues surrounding identity politics and gender, conservatives can inadvertently sound boring and even bigoted. However, under the guise of ...

If that's the case, Gervais is not only hilarious but one of the most important truth-tellers of our time. "As employees, we support the principle that Netflix offers a diversity of stories, even if we find some titles counter our own personal values. The old-fashioned women, the ones with wombs. Gervais exposes the irony of some men who live as women. I love the new women. "Not all women, I mean the old-fashioned ones.

The truth behind recent stories stating a Tom Hanks and Ricky Gervais 'feud', or, 'spat' and a timeline of every awkward encounter between the pair.

Then again, if you’re on the receiving end of his jokes… The worst thing we could probably assume is that Tom doesn’t find Rick Gervais funny. Next, it was nearly 10 years later before the pair eventually had the chance restoke the fire.

Back in 2020, the SuperNature comedian called out the Oscar winning actor for being on his 'high horse'. By Rhona Shennan. Monday, 30th May 2022, 12:02 pm.

At the time, a clip of Hanks looking rather fed up with Gervais stole the show. In 2020, Gervais suggested that Hanks didn’t find him and his jokes funny because he feels “above” them, following the actor’s viral reaction to Gervais presenting the Golden Globes. The current spat to have caught the attention of the internet is that between Tom Hanks and Ricky Gervais.

British comedians James Corden and Ricky Gervais share a lot of similarities, but they have exchanged heated comments over the years and got rather personal ...

"I’ve got no animosity. There’s got to be a point to it. He didn’t do it well enough." "The Cats joke that I told at the Golden Globes is obviously a pun on his role in the film, and James‘ impression of me in his sketch show was also friendly teasing, and I took no offence to that." He had the audience in stitches by joking: "The world got to see James Corden as a fat p****. He was also in the movie Cats, but no one saw that." You’ve got to be very intelligent when you do it.

Ricky Gervais' latest Netflix comedy special, SuperNature, just dropped and once again has stirred the cultural pot.

“The gifts of truth, science, nature. The real beauty of this world. No, I just want to go all out there.” And so did the gifts of my newfound atheism. Ricky wrote: “Why was that a bad thing to ask? The gifts keep coming.

British comedians James Corden and Ricky Gervais share a lot of similarities, but they have exchanged heated comments over the years and got rather personal ...

"I’ve got no animosity. There’s got to be a point to it. He didn’t do it well enough." "The Cats joke that I told at the Golden Globes is obviously a pun on his role in the film, and James‘ impression of me in his sketch show was also friendly teasing, and I took no offence to that." He had the audience in stitches by joking: "The world got to see James Corden as a fat p****. He was also in the movie Cats, but no one saw that." You’ve got to be very intelligent when you do it.

The LFC legend was inundated with birthday messages, but one was his 'favourite'

Siobhan said: "This is class! Thought I would share my favourite one [laughing emojis] my hero @rickygervais". before interlocking his hands as Brent does in an iconic The Office scene.

Elon Musk has weighed in on the controversy surrounding Ricky Gervais following criticism of anti-trans jokes in his Netflix special.

“I think it’s very important to the American culture generally to have free expression. It starts and they go, what’s he going to say? Elon Musk, the world’s richest man who is currently in the process of buying Twitter for $44 billion, agreed, tweeting: “The ‘critics’ seek not to critique, but rather to virtue signal. Phew, they laugh.” Another said: “I’ve said it before – the only thing Rotten Tomatoes audience scores are a metric of are people who think Rotten Tomatoes audience scores matter.” The Atlantic staff writer Conor Friedersdorf noted the disparity between SuperNature’s critics and audience scores on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, saying that it was the fault of critics who seek to “virtue signal.”

Ted Sarandos has defended Dave Chappelle and Ricky Gervais following backlash to their controversial comedy specials.

You said you want a safe working environment at Netflix. Well, it seems like I’m the only one that can’t go to the office anymore.” It continued: “As employees we support the principle that Netflix offers a diversity of stories, even if we find some titles counter to our own personal values. The Chappelle support, he added, “wasn’t hard in that way. I think it’s very important to the American culture generally to have free expression” [quotes via Deadline]. Chappelle’s The Closer special, which aired last October, included him saying he was “tricked” into calling a trans woman beautiful as well as likening trans women to white people in blackface. The Chappelle special prompted LGBTQ+ Netflix employees and supporters to walk out in protest over his transphobic and homophobic jokes.

Ricky Gervais is the latest brave comedian to have experienced the horror of being “cancelled,” after his new special, SuperNature, dropped on Netflix, ...

David Brent is not “politically correct,” and is constantly cracking inappropriate jokes that make his coworkers feel uncomfortable. When a comedian chooses to target the marginalized, they are not being silenced while being criticized - they’re just being, well ... criticized. Arguments defending these stand up routines are always framed through the perspective of free speech, which is misleading.