'Didn't know her!' Ricky Gervais blasts crying celebs on BBC's Who Do You Think You Are?

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BBC series, Who Do You Think You Are? In a new interview, the comedian, 60, branded the celebrities who appear on the show "actors", before hitting out at them for becoming emotional as they uncovered their family's past.In a new interview, the funnyman mocked celebs for breaking down on the hit BBC show.The Netflix star openly mocked the displays of emotion, adding that the individuals never got to meet their ancestors.Speaking about the programme, he said: "I like the way the actors cry."Like, 'Your great, great, grandmother, she was a sad little...'"You didn't know her!" he quipped."You might as well cry for your great, great, great...

or go back to when we were chimps."You didn't know her!"It was 200 years ago. What are you crying about?" he added to The Daily Star.Over the years the BBC show has seen famous faces take part, while wanting to learn more about their family tree.Titanic star Kate Winslet and Doctor Who actress Jodie Whittaker have both appeared on the show, becoming emotional upon learning about their ancestors.However, The Office star Ricky firmly ruled himself out.He went on to joke that he'd find out his great, great grandfather would be named "Horacio Gervais", who was a "prolific paedophile and beaten to death in jail".Elsewhere, the star recently told how he has now set out to "get cancelled" during his upcoming stand-up show, Armageddon.He told Heat magazine: “One thing I’ve decided to definitely do, and can’t wait to start on, is my new stand-up show, which is going to be called Armageddon.“I’m treating it like it’s my last one ever."It won’t be, but I want to put everything into it," he added.Ricky continued: "I want to try and get cancelled.