Ricky Gervais

Well, you can't. You can't because you don't know. You could be the most woke, politically correct stand-up in the world at the moment, but you don't know what it's going to be like in 10 years' time. You can get cancelled for things you said 10 years ago because you don't know what it's going to be like in 10 years' time.

Well, you can't. You can't because you don't know. You could be the most woke, politically correct stand-up in the world at the moment, but you don't know what it's going to be like in 10 years' time. You can get cancelled for things you said 10 years ago because you don't know what it's going to be like in 10 years' time.

Well, you can't. You can't because you don't know. You could be the most woke, politically correct stand-up in the world at the moment, but you don't know what it's going to be like in 10 years' time. You can get cancelled for things you said 10 years ago because you don't know what it's going to be like in 10 years' time.

The thing is about this, I think the misunderstanding about cancel culture is, you know, some people think that you should be able to say anything you want without consequences. And that's not true because we're members of society and people are allowed to criticize you. They're allowed to not buy your things. They're allowed to burn your DVDs and they're allowed to turn the telly off.

The thing is about this, I think the misunderstanding about cancel culture is, you know, some people think that you should be able to say anything you want without consequences. And that's not true because we're members of society and people are allowed to criticize you. They're allowed to not buy your things. They're allowed to burn your DVDs and they're allowed to turn the telly off.

The thing is about this, I think the misunderstanding about cancel culture is, you know, some people think that you should be able to say anything you want without consequences. And that's not true because we're members of society and people are allowed to criticize you. They're allowed to not buy your things. They're allowed to burn your DVDs and they're allowed to turn the telly off.

What they're not allowed to do is to bully other people into not going to see you. Or there's some people that are doctors, who are great doctors. They're getting fired from a hospital because of a bad joke they made on Twitter. And I go, well, that's not relevant to what they do. Right. I don't think what's being cancelled. It's having no platform, isn't it? And what can they do to me?

What they're not allowed to do is to bully other people into not going to see you. Or there's some people that are doctors, who are great doctors. They're getting fired from a hospital because of a bad joke they made on Twitter. And I go, well, that's not relevant to what they do. Right. I don't think what's being cancelled. It's having no platform, isn't it? And what can they do to me?

What they're not allowed to do is to bully other people into not going to see you. Or there's some people that are doctors, who are great doctors. They're getting fired from a hospital because of a bad joke they made on Twitter. And I go, well, that's not relevant to what they do. Right. I don't think what's being cancelled. It's having no platform, isn't it? And what can they do to me?

Because I've got this now. Who's going to cancel me? Twitter? YouTube? If I have to, I'll go to Hyde Park and stand up on a bench and shout shit.

Because I've got this now. Who's going to cancel me? Twitter? YouTube? If I have to, I'll go to Hyde Park and stand up on a bench and shout shit.

Because I've got this now. Who's going to cancel me? Twitter? YouTube? If I have to, I'll go to Hyde Park and stand up on a bench and shout shit.

Well, that's the other thing as well. If you don't break the law, people just cannot buy your material. Whereas some people get cancelled because they've actually broken the law. I talk about this in my new stand-up about what is being cancelled and I suppose that's a scary thing because it's a real consequence. Right. No one looks at the argument anymore.

Well, that's the other thing as well. If you don't break the law, people just cannot buy your material. Whereas some people get cancelled because they've actually broken the law. I talk about this in my new stand-up about what is being cancelled and I suppose that's a scary thing because it's a real consequence. Right. No one looks at the argument anymore.

Well, that's the other thing as well. If you don't break the law, people just cannot buy your material. Whereas some people get cancelled because they've actually broken the law. I talk about this in my new stand-up about what is being cancelled and I suppose that's a scary thing because it's a real consequence. Right. No one looks at the argument anymore.

They look at who's saying it and they make their decision. There's no nuance. And some of it's down to politics, some of it's down to social media because it's too fast. It's way too fast. As I say, 20 years ago, if you were offended by someone on television, you got out a pen and paper and you went, dear BBC, oh, fuck, I can't be bothered.

They look at who's saying it and they make their decision. There's no nuance. And some of it's down to politics, some of it's down to social media because it's too fast. It's way too fast. As I say, 20 years ago, if you were offended by someone on television, you got out a pen and paper and you went, dear BBC, oh, fuck, I can't be bothered.

They look at who's saying it and they make their decision. There's no nuance. And some of it's down to politics, some of it's down to social media because it's too fast. It's way too fast. As I say, 20 years ago, if you were offended by someone on television, you got out a pen and paper and you went, dear BBC, oh, fuck, I can't be bothered.

Now you fire off a tweet and that tweet goes on the fucking news because someone else argued with it. So it's... It's this road rage. It's things happening too fast that you can't take back. And people dig in and people want to be heard. People want to feel that they had an effect. It's why people heckle a comedian. They want to feel they were there. I was here. And so now people are heard.

Now you fire off a tweet and that tweet goes on the fucking news because someone else argued with it. So it's... It's this road rage. It's things happening too fast that you can't take back. And people dig in and people want to be heard. People want to feel that they had an effect. It's why people heckle a comedian. They want to feel they were there. I was here. And so now people are heard.