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Ricky Gervais jokes he’s “reported fans for hate crimes” for laughing at new material - www.nme.com - London
nme.com
10.06.2022 / 16:01

Ricky Gervais jokes he’s “reported fans for hate crimes” for laughing at new material

Ricky Gervais has joked that he’s reported his fans “for hate crimes” for laughing at his new stand-up material.The comedian performed at the Leicester Square Theatre in London on Wednesday (June 8), where he showcased a new stand-up set for upcoming Netflix special Ricky Gervais: Armageddon.In a post on Twitter after the show, Gervais wrote: “Another amazing audience at @lsqtheatre for my #Armageddon new material night. They laughed at things that shouldn’t be laughed at and I have reported them all for hate crimes. I’ll do more soon.”Another amazing audience at @lsqtheatre for my #Armageddon new material night.

Netflix CEO defends Dave Chappelle and Ricky Gervais over right to free expression - www.nme.com - New York - USA
nme.com
30.05.2022 / 13:45

Netflix CEO defends Dave Chappelle and Ricky Gervais over right to free expression

Netflix said in a new interview that he wishes to uphold the comedians’ right to “free expression” even if it means “crossing the line every once in a while”.Chappelle’s The Closer special, which aired last October, included him saying he was “tricked” into calling a trans woman beautiful as well as likening trans women to white people in blackface. He also said he sided was a “TERF”.Gervais’ new stand-up special SuperNature sees him declare that he supports trans rights while saying: “meet me halfway, ladies: lose the cock.” Rights groups have labelled his jokes as transphobic.The Chappelle special prompted LGBTQ+ Netflix employees and supporters to walk out in protest over his transphobic and homophobic jokes.

Netflix's Ted Sarandos Defends Dave Chappelle & Ricky Gervais Against Backlash for Transphobic Jokes - www.justjared.com - New York - USA
justjared.com
28.05.2022 / 21:43

Netflix's Ted Sarandos Defends Dave Chappelle & Ricky Gervais Against Backlash for Transphobic Jokes

Netflix has exclusive comedy specials with big stars like Dave Chappelle and Ricky Gervais, but the streaming service has faced backlash for working with them due to transphobic jokes included in the specials.

Netflix’s Ted Sarandos Defends Ricky Gervais, Dave Chappelle: ‘Nobody Would Say That What He Does Isn’t Thoughtful or Smart’ - variety.com - New York - USA
variety.com
28.05.2022 / 21:29

Netflix’s Ted Sarandos Defends Ricky Gervais, Dave Chappelle: ‘Nobody Would Say That What He Does Isn’t Thoughtful or Smart’

J. Kim Murphy Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has offered further defense for the streamer’s curation of stand-up comedy specials from Ricky Gervais and Dave Chappelle, both of which have been criticized for including language that is considered transphobic.In an interview with Maureen Dowd at The New York Times, Sarandos reaffirmed his stance on airing the specials, saying that the way comedians figure out where the line is is by “crossing the line every once in a while.”“I think it’s very important to the American culture generally to have free expression, Sarandos told the Times.

Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos Defends Dave Chappelle, Ricky Gervais Free Speech: “It Used To Be A Very Liberal Issue” - deadline.com - New York - USA
deadline.com
28.05.2022 / 19:05

Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos Defends Dave Chappelle, Ricky Gervais Free Speech: “It Used To Be A Very Liberal Issue”

In a wide-ranging interview published today in the New York Times, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has doubled down on his prior defenses of artistic freedom, backing comedians Dave Chappelle and Ricky Gervais.

Nish Kumar clip resurfaces following controversial Ricky Gervais special: “Fuck Ricky Gervais” - www.nme.com
nme.com
27.05.2022 / 17:59

Nish Kumar clip resurfaces following controversial Ricky Gervais special: “Fuck Ricky Gervais”

Ricky Gervais’ Netflix special SuperNature.Gervais has faced criticism over “transphobic” jokes in the special that was released on Tuesday (May 24), with LGBT rights organisation GLAAD describing the show as “full of graphic, dangerous, anti-trans rants masquerading as jokes”.After the special was released, a clip from Kumar’s show It’s In Your Nature To Destroy Yourself Part 2 has been widely shared on social media, where he calls out Gervais for deciding to “shit on the latest minority group”.In the clip, Kumar asks: “Guys, why is everyone so angry with trans people? What did they do? There’s like 12 of them, why is everyone so upset? Everyone’s like, do you say ‘he’ or ‘she’? I don’t know, ask. It’s not an unsolvable conundrum.“Also in my experience, trans people aren’t deliberately mysterious when they do ask.”“Why can’t we do jokes about trans people? What makes them so special?”You can.

Ricky Gervais Doubles Down On His Anti-Gay & Anti-Trans Netflix Comedy Special - www.starobserver.com.au - Australia
starobserver.com.au
27.05.2022 / 03:07

Ricky Gervais Doubles Down On His Anti-Gay & Anti-Trans Netflix Comedy Special

Comedian Ricky Gervais is doubling down on the transphobic material included in his new Netflix special SuperNature. Trigger Warning: This story discusses homophobia and transphobia, which might be distressing to some readers. For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.Speaking with The Spectator, Gervais, 60, claimed, “My target wasn’t trans folk, but trans activist ideology.

Netflix Faces More Backlash Following Ricky Gervais’ Transphobic Comments in New Comedy Special - www.usmagazine.com
usmagazine.com
25.05.2022 / 21:41

Netflix Faces More Backlash Following Ricky Gervais’ Transphobic Comments in New Comedy Special

Netflix is under fire again due to jokes about the transgender community in Ricky Gervais‘ new comedy special.

James Acaster clip mocking Ricky Gervais resurfaces following Netflix special - www.nme.com
nme.com
25.05.2022 / 19:21

James Acaster clip mocking Ricky Gervais resurfaces following Netflix special

Ricky Gervais’ Netflix special SuperNature.Gervais has faced criticism over “transphobic” jokes in the special that was released on Tuesday (May 24), with LGBT rights organisation GLAAD describing the show as “full of graphic, dangerous, anti-trans rants masquerading as jokes”.Since the special was released, a clip from Acaster’s show Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 has been shared across social media, which targets “edgy comedians” who “slag off transgender people”.In the clip, Acaster says: “They say whatever they like, edgy comedians. No one tells them what they can and can’t say.

Ricky Gervais Defends 'Taboo' Jokes After Facing Backlash for Netflix Special - www.justjared.com
justjared.com
25.05.2022 / 17:55

Ricky Gervais Defends 'Taboo' Jokes After Facing Backlash for Netflix Special

Ricky Gervais is speaking out amid the backlash surrounding his new Netflix special, SuperNature.

Ricky Gervais defends “taboo” jokes following backlash to Netflix special - www.nme.com
nme.com
25.05.2022 / 17:37

Ricky Gervais defends “taboo” jokes following backlash to Netflix special

Ricky Gervais has defended making jokes about “taboo subjects” following the backlash to his Netflix special SuperNature.The comedian has faced criticism over “transphobic” jokes in the special that was released on Tuesday (May 24), with LGBT rights organisation GLAAD describing the show as “full of graphic, dangerous, anti-trans rants masquerading as jokes”.Speaking on BBC’s The One Show following SuperNature’s release, Gervais echoed his comments from a recent appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.“I think that’s what comedy is for, really – to get us through stuff, and I deal in taboo subjects because I want to take the audience to a place it hasn’t been before, even for a split second,” Gervais said.“Most offence comes from when people mistake the subject of a joke with the actual target.”"I want to take the audience to a place they haven't been before." @rickygervais doesn't shy away from taboo subjects.

Ricky Gervais defends ‘taboo’ humor amid backlash over ‘transphobic’ jokes - nypost.com - Britain
nypost.com
25.05.2022 / 17:33

Ricky Gervais defends ‘taboo’ humor amid backlash over ‘transphobic’ jokes

doubling down on his defense of “taboo comedy” amid ongoing social media outrage over a series of jokes in his new Netflix special/ “SuperNature,” which many online critics deemed transphobic.“I think that’s what comedy is for — getting us over taboo subjects so they’re not scary anymore,” the 60-year-old Emmy-winner told BBC One’s “The One Show” on Tuesday, the same day his special dropped on Netflix. “It’s like a parachute jump — it’s scary, but then you land and it’s all OK.”“So I deal with everything.

Steve Albini hits out at Ricky Gervais’ “fucked up” Netflix special - www.nme.com
nme.com
25.05.2022 / 15:59

Steve Albini hits out at Ricky Gervais’ “fucked up” Netflix special

Ricky Gervais‘ for his “fucked up” new Netflix special and called him an “anti-woke trans-bash” comedian.Gervais has been criticised this week over “transphobic” jokes in his new comedy special SuperNature, in which the controversial comedian makes numerous jokes about the trans community.Oh, women,” he begins in the show. “Not all women, I mean the old-fashioned ones. The old-fashioned women, the ones with wombs.

Ricky Gervais defends 'uncomfortable' jokes amid Netflix special backlash - www.msn.com
msn.com
25.05.2022 / 02:15

Ricky Gervais defends 'uncomfortable' jokes amid Netflix special backlash

The One Show. Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas were on the sofa with special guests Dame Sarah Gilbert and Dr Catherine Green, the creators of the Covid vaccine. However, Ricky was first up for a chat as he promoted his new Netflix special, SuperNature.

New Ricky Gervais Netflix comedy special torched by media critics for ‘bigotry,’ ‘humiliation of trans people’ - www.foxnews.com - Britain
foxnews.com
25.05.2022 / 00:03

New Ricky Gervais Netflix comedy special torched by media critics for ‘bigotry,’ ‘humiliation of trans people’

Multiple liberal media outlets are having a hard time dealing with taboo-breaking comedian Ricky Gervais' new Netflix comedy special because of its jokes about transgender people. Gervais’ new special, titled "SuperNature," debuted on the streaming platform Tuesday and has already received multiple scathing reviews for containing several outrageous jokes about trans people and the activists who aggressively insist that the public respect their pronouns.  Hollywood magazine Variety, and British outlets Metro and The Independent clutched their collective pearls over the special.  Variety's opening salvo skewered it for trying to "score points off of a marginalized group of people." The Hollywood outlet slammed the special as a "collision between two malign forces," namely Gervais and Netflix.

GLAAD Calls Ricky Gervais’ Netflix Special ‘Dangerous, Anti-Trans Rants Masquerading as Jokes’ - variety.com
variety.com
24.05.2022 / 21:19

GLAAD Calls Ricky Gervais’ Netflix Special ‘Dangerous, Anti-Trans Rants Masquerading as Jokes’

Ellise Shafer LGBTQ advocacy organization GLAAD has responded to Ricky Gervais’ newest Netflix special, which has drawn criticism due to jokes mocking trans people.In a statement, GLAAD called the special “dangerous,” saying that it consists of “anti-trans rants masquerading as jokes.”“We watched the Ricky Gervais ‘comedy’ special on Netflix so you don’t have to. It’s full of graphic, dangerous, anti-trans rants masquerading as jokes.

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