Ricky Gervais
- 63 years old
- English
- Actor, writer, director, executive producer and stand-up comedian
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"I'm starting to think that Ricky Gervais is more than just a comedian or a writer or an anti-woke warrior. I'm beginning to believe he might actually be a bona fide genius."
Jeremy Clarkson, The Sun, 28th May 2022Ricky Gervais respects transgender people far more than woke activists do
Gervais's comedy about transgender people blends outrage with substance in a similar way, managing to make us question dogmas and laugh at the same time. The way the comedian wraps up the discussion of transgender people in SuperNature shines a light on how well he actually strikes this balance, showing transgender people the respect and equality that woke paternalism denies them.
Brad Polumbo, Washington Examiner, 28th May 2022Comedy is our weapon against woke absurdity
Despite the predictable outrage of trans activists, Ricky Gervais's tirade is funny because it's true.
Joanna Williams, The Times, 27th May 2022Ricky Gervais shouldn't be cancelled - he deserves a knighthood
He has taken on one of the most complex, most divisive, most demoralising issues of the modern age - the imposition of the extreme views of a small minority on a bewildered majority and the characterisation of any woman who objects to having her rights eroded as a bigot and a TERF [trans exclusionary radical feminist] - and reduced it down to size with a flick of his razor-sharp wit.
Sarah Vine, Daily Mail, 27th May 2022Ricky Gervais: SuperNature review - tired, lame gatekeeping
The sheer mediocrity of SuperNature would be easy to get over if this was a special by a comedian in a nascent stage of their careers. Gervais on the other hand, has no excuse for being this boring.
Poulomi Das, FirstPost.com, 27th May 2022Why it matters what audiences laugh along with
Whether it's stand-up or reality TV, we have a responsibility to consider our own responses.
Lauren O'Neill, i Newspaper, 27th May 2022Ricky Gervais' SuperNature is him chucking a massive tantrum
Ricky Gervais is copping a lot of flak for his offensive "jokes" in his comedy special but what's really going is even more odious.
Wenlei Ma, Australian Daily Telegraph, 26th May 2022Elon Musk praises Ricky Gervais's new anti-woke standup special
Ricky Gervias received high praise for his new Netflix special Ricky Gervais: SuperNature, from Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday.
The Post Millennial, 26th May 2022The difference between Dave Chappelle and Ricky Gervais
Both comedians have caused a stir for telling transphobic jokes in recent Netflix specials. One seems to be coming from a place of deeply felt personal resentment - while the other just seems desperate to stay relevant.
Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 26th May 2022Ricky Gervais's new comedy special is 'a flabby hour, so disjointed and meandering'
While I appreciate the motivation for his sermons on the intricacies of offence and the dangers of too much censorship, I sometimes wish he'd stick to the genuinely funny, less gratuitously offensive stuff.
Ian Hyland, The Mirror, 26th May 2022