Ricky Gervais
- 63 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, director, executive producer and stand-up comedian
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Ricky Gervais: SuperNature review - Funny, but at what cost?
If his primary stand is to not have a stand and say things just to be funny, how is he different from the many on social media who write obnoxious things to get more likes and attention? They have a name: trolls. Gervais is fast becoming one.
Ishita Sengupta, News Nine, 25th May 2022Ricky Gervais's Netflix special is nothing but cancel culture porn
The show is really just a series of trendy anti-woke statements followed by 15 seconds of Gervais laughing like he's sat in the audience of a better comedian's show.
Ryan Coogan, The Independent, 25th May 2022Netflix is not anti-trans - it's pro-freedom of speech
The Twitter outrage over Ricky Gervais's 'transphobic' new show is all too predictable - and entirely misplaced.
Ella Whelan, The Telegraph, 25th May 2022The new Ricky Gervais Netflix special has exposed woke comedy's biggest problem
In his SuperNature show the comedian has been accused of punching down, but those on the Left who make this supposed rule rarely follow it.
Michael Deacon, The Telegraph, 25th May 2022Ricky Gervais has broken the spell of wokeness
The trans ideology cannot survive mockery or scrutiny.
Fraser Mayers, Spiked, 25th May 2022Ricky Gervais: SuperNature review - Gloriously inappropriate, perfectly wrong
Ricky Gervais is rich and famous and doesn't give a damn, and may the God he does not believe in continue to bless him.
John Nolte, Breitbart, 25th May 2022Ricky Gervais can't be a trans ally while he continually makes lazy 'jokes' at our expense
This conversation about Gervais isn't the real conversation I think we should be having. We should be focusing on how trans people have to wait years for their first Gender Identity Clinic appointment with the NHS. Or how the UK has slipped down on an annual ranking of LGBT+ rights across Europe, dropping 10th to 14th. The LGBT+ rights group IGLA claimed our drop was due to 'widespread political and media anti-trans sentiment'. If we must talk about Ricky Gervais, he has always been marmite and that's fine.
Esme Lord, Metro, 25th May 2022Piers Morgan calls out Nish Kumar over slamming Ricky Gervais
Piers Morgan is coming to defend Ricky Gervais after a clip of Nish Kumar slamming the actor resurfaced online.
Prerna Nambiar, HITC, 24th May 2022From Gervais to Chappelle, Netflix has a trans-bashing comedy problem
The First Amendment only protects individuals from government censorship. It does not stop private entertainment companies from not distributing your unfunny comedy specials or other private citizens from criticising (or avoiding) them.
Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 24th May 2022It's impossible to overstate how awful Gervais' violently transphobic special is
Shame on Netflix for giving this level of hate a platform and what was likely an enormous payday for Gervais. Even worse, the company has already ordered more of the same.
Vivian Kane, The Mary Sue, 24th May 2022