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20.12.2023 - 20:43 / nme.com
Ricky Gervais has addressed a petition that was launched for him to remove a controversial joke from his upcoming comedy special.Armageddon, which will air on Netflix on Christmas Day, features a joke about Gervais being busy making videos for terminally ill children for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.The Office UK star shared that he makes the videos only on request, saying he doesn’t burst into hospitals and go, ‘Wake up baldy’”.He then added that he starts his videos to the children saying: “Why didn’t you wish to get better? What, you fucking ret***ed* as well?”Although he clarified that he was making a joke, many viewers were outraged at the sneak-peak of the one-hour comedy special, for which Gervais has already put out a warning, saying he discusses “sex, death, paedophilia, race, religion, disability, free speech, global warming, the holocaust, and Elton John’ in Armageddon,” adding that “if they [the audience] don’t approve of jokes about any of these things, then please don’t watch.”One viewer, who is a parent of a child who has suffered from cancer, launched a petition asking Netflix to remove the skit. The petition called Gervais “not only distasteful but also heartless” and criticised the “derogatory language” he used.It also posed the question of “how a writer or anyone at Netflix could green light such appalling content”.Now, Gervais has responded to the petition, telling BBC Radio 5 Live: “I’m literally saying in the joke that I don’t do that.
But people have a reaction. They don’t analyse it.
They feel something – that’s what offence is. It’s a feeling.
That’s why ‘I’m offended’ is quite meaningless. What do you want me to change?”He then shared that he believes “99 per cent of it” to be “faux offence”.
Ricky Gervais surprised even himself by winning a Golden Globe last night.
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Ricky Gervais has said Netflix “can’t be arsed” to promote his new comedy special because it will be “huge” regardless.The comedian’s latest stand-up special, Armageddon, was released on the streaming service on Christmas Day. At the time of writing (January 2), the special is ranked second on Netflix’s top 10 TV shows behind drama Fool Me Once.Before the special was released, Gervais explained in a post on X how there would be little promotion for Armageddon by the company.“Netflix aren’t doing any posters because they can’t be arsed and I’m not doing any press interviews because they’re all c**ts,” Gervais wrote on December 18. “All I’ve got is you lot.
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William Earl administrator One of The Onion’s classic headlines reads: “Marilyn Manson Now Going Door-To-Door Trying To Shock People.” The satirical article, published in 2001, was a devastating blow to a musician whose career consisted of dressing like a lunatic and screaming profane lyrics. Once you shine a light on it, the shtick becomes embarrassing quickly. That headline came to mind when reading a tweet Ricky Gervais posted in the days before the release of his new Netflix special, “Armageddon“: “In this show, I talk about sex, death, pedophilia, race, religion, disability, free speech, global warming, the holocaust and Elton John.
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BBC Radio 5 Live in an interview on Wednesday.“I’m even saying I don’t do that,” he said. “Literally saying in the joke I don’t do that.”In “Armageddon,” premiering Christmas Day, Gervais refers to making videos for the Make-A-Wish foundation, which grants wishes to terminally ill children, during the pandemic — and says his first reaction to the kids is “Why didn’t you wish to get better? What, you f – – king retarded as well?”“I didn’t do that either,” he tells the live audience. “These are all jokes, all right? … I don’t burst into hospitals and go ‘Wake up baldy.
Ricky Gervais has a message for those who don’t get his humor. The comedian has finally addressed a petition that was launched to remove a controversial joke from his upcoming Netflix comedy special, Armageddon, airing on Christmas Day.
Ethan Shanfeld Ricky Gervais has stirred up another controversy with a joke in his new Netflix special “Armageddon,” which hasn’t even come out yet. In a teaser clip released by the comedian, Gervais jokes about terminally ill children, calling them “baldy” and the R-slur. Now, more than 12,000 people have signed a Change.org petition demanding Netflix remove the joke from Gervais’ upcoming stand-up special, which hits the platform on Dec.
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