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Ricky Gervais
Ricky Dene Gervais (born 25 June 1961) is an English stand-up comedian, actor, writer, film producer, director and musician. He is perhaps best known for creating, writing and acting in the British television series The Office (2001–2003). He has won seven BAFTA Awards, five British Comedy Awards, two Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and the Rose d'Or twice (2006 and 2019), as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. In 2007, he was placed at No. 11 on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups and at No. 3 on the updated 2010 list. In 2010, he was named on the Time 100 list of the world's most influential people.
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Ricky Gervais slams 'patronising' social media influencers who lack real substance
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mirror.co.ukRicky Gervais says many people believe getting 'likes' on social media is more important than doing something of value. The BAFTA and Golden Globe winning actor - who has 14 million Twitter followers - said a 'whole generation' have mistaken being popular on Instagram or Facebook for being a worthwhile person.
The creator of Extras and the Office criticised 'influencers' for 'hiring private planes' for a day just to make other people feel terrible about their lives.
He also argued that TV shows nowadays often 'patronise' their audience because they are too worried about offending people. Speaking on Fearne Cotton's Happy Place Podcast, he said: "It [social media] is like being able to read every toilet wall at once. "There's a new form of
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