Quote: zooo @ April 16 2012, 10:10 AM BSTHa. But no one gets on their high horse about it do they? They just accept he was portraying someone a bit simplistic and childlike. But no, it's Gervais so he must be doing something evil... Yawn.
Very much this. Mind you, Micheal Crawford didn't star in Some Mothers shortly after using the word "mong" with gay abandon. >_<
But I watched Derek again last night and I'm totally convinced it's not a piss-take. It also puts to bed the theory that Gervais can't do character acting and can only play himself.