Ricky Gervais rejects calls to tone down comedy: ‘I don’t care if people are offended’
Ricky Gervais isn’t backing away from controversial comedy. The comedian doubled down on his long-held defense of free speech during a recent radio interview, saying he has no interest in changing his material to avoid offending audiences and arguing that backlash only adds to the joke.
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Ricky Gervais isn’t backing away from controversial comedy. The comedian doubled down on his long-held defense of free speech during a recent radio interview, saying he has no interest in changing his material to avoid offending audiences and arguing that backlash only adds to the joke. “I don’t tell people not to be offended; I tell them I don’t care if they are. Be offended if you want, it makes it funnier for me,” Gervais said during an appearance on BBC Radio 2.
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- Ricky Gervais isn’t backing away from controversial comedy. The comedian doubled down on his long-held defense of free speech during a recent radio interview, saying he has no interest in changing his material to avoid offending audiences and arguing that backlash only adds to the joke.
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Ricky Gervais rejects calls to tone down comedy: ‘I don’t care if people are offended’
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