Stephen Merchant takes swipe at Ricky Gervais with scathing After Life joke
dailystar.co.ukRicky Gervais ' co-star Stephen Merchant has taken a sly dig at his long-term comedy partner. The comedian, 45, appeared to take aim at Ricky's Netflix smash hit After Life as he answered a question on Twitter.The question came from James King, one of the UK's best loved film critics and cinema buffs, who asked followers to tell him about their least favourite pieces of "movie shorthand."He was looking for the least favourite giveaways depicted in movies.James explained: "I'm thinking things like: character with a cough = dead soon, character reading The Bell Jar = depressed, video posted to YT = viral smash."Stephen was quick to chime in: "Watching old home movies of dead child/wife = inability to move on."Fans interpreted this as a swipe.
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