Ricky Gervais: Last News

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Ricky Gervais has had his say in the debate surrounding Puffin’s decision to edit Roald Dahl’s books.Last week, the book publisher announced that Dahl’s books were being edited to remove language deemed offensive in order to make sure the books “can continue to be enjoyed by all today”. Words such as “fat” and “ugly: have been completely removed and there have also been alterations made in relation to subjects such as gender, race and mental health.The decision sparked discourse online and in the press about censorship, creative freedom and treating certain creative works with outdated language as a product of its time. Even the Queen Consort weighed in, saying that the edits were the work of “those who may wish to curb the freedom of your expression or impose limits on your imagination”.In response, Gervais took to Twitter to joke about changing his comedy routines for the benefit of the “fragile” and “easily offended”.He captioned a photo of himself looking pensive with the caption: “This is me pondering whether they’ll change any of the words I’ve used in my work after I’m dead, to spare those who are fragile and easily offended.

Ricky Gervais thinks people have become too "easily offended". The 61-year-old comedian suggested that people have become too "fragile" after it was confirmed that Roald Dahl's books will have various words, including "fat" and "ugly", removed from them. Ricky wrote on Twitter: "This is me pondering whether they'll change any of the words I've used in my work after I'm dead, to spare those who are fragile and easily offended.

Ricky Gervais has entered the debate surrounding Roald Dahl’s books for children, which have been edited to remove words like “fat” and “ugly” in their most recent versions. 

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Ricky Gervais has shared what’s included on his “luxurious” backstage rider.The comedian, who is midway through his Armageddon stand-up tour, posted a picture on Twitter showing the items on his rider request list.“When you are an international comedy mega-star, it is inevitable that your backstage rider is ridiculously luxurious,” Gervais wrote. “Sometimes your demands are a test to see if you are still important to the promoter.

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Arrested Development, criticised comics who brand themselves as advocates for ‘free speech’ after making offensive jokes against marginalised groups.Speaking on Salon Talks, Cross explained that he was confronted by a fan over a joke they found problematic in his I’m From The Future stand-up tour, which he subsequently dropped after discussing it with the individual.“It was like a throwaway line and I was like, ‘Ok, I’ll lose it.’ It’s easy to lose. It’s not a difficult thing to do,” Cross said.

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Sam Smith’s BRIT Awards 2023 performance sparked over 100 Ofcom complaints, according to the broadcasting regulator.Kim Petras joined the pop star to deliver a rendition of their smash hit ‘Unholy’ at the annual awards show, one week after being accused of promoting Satanism with their Grammys appearance.Smith and Petras performed in leather and black outfits onstage designed to look like a seedy garage set-up. Petras rolled out from under a car to start her verse while Smith took a seat on the back of a motorbike as their collaborator sang.The performance drew 106 complaints from viewers to Ofcom, although it is unclear which parts of it were complained about.Other complaints received about the BRITs 2023 included the use of offensive language at the ceremony and the amount of alcohol that was consumed.Smith and Petras’ BRITs appearance followed a controversial performance at the Grammys, which saw right-wing commentators and conspiracy theorists accuse the pair of performing a Satanic ritual.

Ricky Gervais has divided fans with his joke about Sam Smith‘s outfit at the BRIT Awards.The ‘Unholy’ singer drew headlines at this year’s ceremony after stepping onto the red carpet in a black rubber suit with overinflated shoulders and legs.Reacting to the costume on Twitter, Gervais pasted his own head on Sam’s body and jokingly suggested the singer was seeking attention.Alongside the fake image of Gervais wearing the rubber costume, he sarcastically tweeted: “The Worst thing about being famous is the lack of privacy. I can’t even walk down the street without people looking and pointing.”The worst thing about being famous is the lack of privacy.

Ricky Gervais has hinted he will be hosting the Brit Awards next year after Saturday night's show was hit with technical errors, with some viewers branding the ceremony "cringeworthy". Piers Morgan also reacted to the British comic's swipe as he urged the AfterLife star to take the reins. Comedian Mo Gilligan, 34, hosted the show which aired live on ITV on Saturday night.

Ricky Gervais fans who used the Viagogo resale site to buy tickets for Scottish gigs have been warned they may be turned away at the door.

Ricky Gervais is known for the brutal jibes he aimed at his celebrity peers when he hosted the Golden Globes from 2010 to 2012, again in 2016, and for the final time in 2020. “Looking at all the wonderful faces here,” Ricky declared in 2010, “reminds me of the great work that’s been done this year – by cosmetic surgeons.”Ricky’s humour, needless to say, didn’t always go down well in the room.Jennifer Lopez – whom he lampooned for passing herself off as authentically “street” – claimed to have confronted Gervais backstage.And Mel Gibson jokingly – but perhaps not that jokingly – threatened to knock him out in 2016.Ricky's devastating insight was that we don’t tune in to award ceremonies to see celebrities succeed.We watch the awards in the hope of catching the peeling plaster of an Oscar loser’s smile or when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars last year.Ricky is both the perfect annual award host and is also the reason he will probably not be handed the Golden Globes gig again.His harshest Golden Globes insults began in 2010 when he took aim at Mel Gibson who has dealt with alcohol addiction in the past.Ricky said: “I like a drink as much as the next man.

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 The Late Late show host James Corden, 44, explained how he “doesn’t take failure personally” during an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast with Josh Horowitz yesterday.The Gavin and Stacey star previously faced backlash after Balthazar restaurant owner Keith McNally, 71, accused him of mistreating his staff.The restaurant boss previously hit out at the comedian, branding him “the most abusive customer to my servers” to ever set foot in his New York eatery.Meanwhile, James went on to claim in an interview that he “hasn’t done anything wrong, on any level”. On the podcast yesterday, James spoke about how he handles difficult situations in his career. The star is set to leave The Late Late show after eight years of hosting the CBS programme.Reflecting on his time presenting a late night talk show, he told Josh: “Doing a show like this, it's always an up-at-dawn, pride-swallowing siege - to steal a line from Jerry McGuire. “You're always just trying and hoping that people will get the thing that you’ve pitched them, that they'll have the time or the inclination to do it. “And then you can't take it personally if they don't, because you’ve just got to go, ‘Well, there’s another show tomorrow.’“That’s it, really, there’s another show tomorrow, so you can’t really dwell on anything.”James also recently faced controversy after fans accused him of “stealing” a joke from comedian Ricky Gervais and telling it on his show.Last month, James addressed the accusations on Twitter, writing: “Inadvertently told a brilliant Ricky Gervais joke on the show last night, obviously not knowing it came from him. “It’s brilliant, because it’s a Ricky Gervais joke,” he continued.

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COMEDIAN Sean Lock left an estate valued at more than £4million. The panel show favourite, who died of cancer at the age of 58 last year, bequeathed his fortune to his wife, Anoushka, and their three children.