Ricky Gervais

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.

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.

Yes, an idiot stands next to a genius on Twitter and it looks the same. It's the same font and exactly, yeah.

Yes, an idiot stands next to a genius on Twitter and it looks the same. It's the same font and exactly, yeah.

Yes, an idiot stands next to a genius on Twitter and it looks the same. It's the same font and exactly, yeah.

Well, exactly. And it comes back to what we said at the beginning. Just because you're offended, it doesn't mean you're right. And in recent years, we've had this thing where people would say, my opinion is worth as much as the next person's. And that's true. But recently, we had my opinion is worth as much as your fact. And that's simply not true. Now people are offended by facts.

Well, exactly. And it comes back to what we said at the beginning. Just because you're offended, it doesn't mean you're right. And in recent years, we've had this thing where people would say, my opinion is worth as much as the next person's. And that's true. But recently, we had my opinion is worth as much as your fact. And that's simply not true. Now people are offended by facts.

Well, exactly. And it comes back to what we said at the beginning. Just because you're offended, it doesn't mean you're right. And in recent years, we've had this thing where people would say, my opinion is worth as much as the next person's. And that's true. But recently, we had my opinion is worth as much as your fact. And that's simply not true. Now people are offended by facts.

People now know that when I do happy birthday, Earth, 4.6 billion years old, I'm having a go at fundamentalists. And they know. They go, why are you having a go?

People now know that when I do happy birthday, Earth, 4.6 billion years old, I'm having a go at fundamentalists. And they know. They go, why are you having a go?