Ricky Gervais says producers sometimes question his jokes: "They donât know whether itâs OK or not"
Ricky Gervais says that producers sometimes question his jokes before their air: "They donâ??t know whether itâ??s OK or not"
Ricky Gervais has said that producers sometimes question his jokes, as âthey donât know whether itâs OK or not.â
The comedian was reflecting on his career in a new interview with the LA Times, ahead of being honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today (May 30).
AdvertisementHe was asked if heâs ever realised he would have to âdefendâ a joke, to which he responded: âOh no, it all comes and goes. Itâs cyclic,â he told the publication. âPeople get nervous and thatâs just always been there from day one. People get worried and then I say, well, this is why itâs OK.â
Gervais revealed that sometimes the concern has come from colleagues in the industry. âSometimes itâs an executive producer or a broadcaster who just wants some ammunition to defend it. Because sometimes, they donât know whether itâs OK or not, they just donât want to get complaints.
âIf I can go âlisten, this is why itâs OK,â then they often trust me because I can defend it. Itâs not me sitting in the room going, âwhatâs the most offensive thing I could say to get the BBC burned down?â Thereâs always a point to it. Offence often comes from people mistaking the subject of a joke with the actual target, and theyâre not usually the same.â
The actor then went on to reflect on the expectation for comedians to avoid being offensive. âWeâre human, so we react to buzzwords and weâre cautious of taboo subjects. Thatâs why theyâre still taboo, because weâre cautious of them,â he said. âI do that on purpose as well, particularly with my stand-up where I talk about contentious issues and taboo subjects because I do want to take the audience to a place they havenât been before.
RecommendedâI do want them to reflect on it, worry about it, think about it and then, Iâve got to misdirect them. Itâs like I take them by the hand through a scary forest but itâs OK because they always laugh. If I were going out there and saying things that were really offensive, and no one was laughing, well, that would be odd. Thatâs what politicians do. Politicians say awful things and they mean it, and no one laughs. Comedians say things they donât mean, everyone laughs and they get the same treatment.â
He continued: âBut you have to have free speech, and thereâs nothing you could say that someone somewhere wonât be offended by. Itâs impossible, so you shouldnât even try.
âI donât go out there and try to ruin the audienceâs evening, I go out there and I make a joke and itâs crafted. Weâre human though and we take things personally, but you shouldnât because I think comedy is best as an intellectual pursuit.â
Earlier this year, Gervais took to X to offer up some of the jokes he would have made if he were hosting the Golden Globe Awards, having previously hosted in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016 and 2020.
AdvertisementHis plans included jokes about Justin Timberlake, who pleaded guilty to impaired driving in September, and the ongoing Diddy trial.
In other news, in March, Gervais debunked a rumour that he auditioned to replace Steve Carrell in The Office US. Last year, casting director Allison Jones revealed that Philip Seymour Hoffman and Paul Giamatti were in the running to play Scott before Carell.
Meanwhile, a new spin-off set in the same universe as The Office is in the works, which is set to star Domhnall Gleeson and Sabrina Impacciatore. Reportedly titled The Paper, the series follows a struggling newspaper as its publisher attempts to revive it.
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