Ricky Gervais hit back at outrage over his new comedy special �Armageddon�
after it became the number 1 show on Netflix.

The 62-year-old British comedian said the �faux offense� over jokes in his
new one-hour special that hit the streaming site on Christmas Day comes from
people just wanting attention.

A joke from the show about �crafting videos for terminally ill children� and
the �Make A Wish� Foundation did cause a bit of controversy. Gervais said he
always starts out the video by asking the kids,�Why didn�t you wish to get
better? What are you f***ing ret**ed as well?�

Following the audiences response in the show, the comedian said, �I don�t do
that� I�m playing a role.�

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� Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) December 26, 2023

Gervais pointed out that, �I don�t do that. But people have a reaction. They
don�t analyze it. They feel something � that�s what offense is. It�s a
feeling. That�s why �I�m offended� is quite meaningless. What do you want me
to change?�

�They�re not really offended,� he added. �They just want to be heard.�

�Of all the millions of people that watched it and loved it, only a few don�t
like it,� Gervais continued. �If I give them special attention and try and
placate them, I�ve annoyed the other millions of people that got the joke.
They go, �No, you�ve ruined it for us!'�

During his new comedy special, Gervais took a dig at twenty-somethings and
the �crying� they do over jokes. He touched on the insanity of climate
change, joked about loving �illegal immigration,� said there�s only �two
genders,� and more.

At the top of his new special he also addressed the outrage over his last
Netflix special, �Super Nature,� which he said �made it the most watched
special of the year.�

�People saying �you can�t say that.� You can. You can,� Gervais added.

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Let's go Brandon!

Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
> Ricky Gervais hit back at outrage over his new comedy special “Armageddon”
> after it became the number 1 show on Netflix.
>

NOBODY GETS THE NETFLIX!

>
> --
> Let's go Brandon!
>
>

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The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.

anim8rfsk@cox.net wrote:
> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

>> Ricky Gervais hit back at outrage over his new comedy special �Armageddon�
>> after it became the number 1 show on Netflix.
>
>NOBODY GETS THE NETFLIX!

I do.

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Let's go Brandon!