Ricky Gervais

The comedian ridicules transgender women in his Netflix special and has since defended making jokes about "taboo subjects" after his new show drew ...

His trans mockery comes early in the SuperNature special, in which he also targets Asians and the Holocaust, among others. Last year, Chappelle and Netflix created a furore when his stand-up special, The Closer, was accused of anti-trans humor by gay rights groups and some Netflix employees. But transgender and LGBTQ defenders fired back, with GLAAD asserting that the special violates a Netflix policy against content designed to incite hate or violence. "It starts and they go, what's he going to say? “It’s full of graphic, dangerous, anti-trans rants masquerading as jokes," along with anti-gay rhetoric and inaccurate statements on HIV. He then imagines a conversation with such a woman who objects to sharing a bathroom with a trans woman.

The comedian's Netflix special SuperNature has jokes about transgender people, Adolf Hilter, and AIDS. Twitter users were not impressed with his jokes and found ...

Seven months after dozens of Netflix staffers walked out of work to protest a Dave Chappelle comedy special critics called transphobic, the streaming ...

After his alleged assailant was removed, Chappelle purportedly joked that his attacker “was a trans man.” In SuperNature, Gervais jokes about trans women minutes into the special, saying “I love the new women… “The woke mind virus is making Netflix unwatchable,” Elon Musk tweeted last month.

On the heels of Dave Chappelle's controversial Netflix show, Ricky Gervais' "SuperNature" is drawing criticism for his words on the LGBTQ community.

"Here’s my thing about the anti-trans 'humor' from Ricky Gervais, Dave Chappelle and the rest: it’s not funny. "I wanted him to know that next time, he should consider first running his material by people it could affect." To him we exist only as a punchline, a threat, something less than human," one person tweeted. At the end of his hour-long special, Gervais told the audience, "Full disclosure: In real life of course I support trans rights. "Ricky Gervais has a new stand up show out on Netflix today. While Netflix is home to some groundbreaking LGBTQ shows, it refuses to enforce its own policy in comedy." "You can’t predict what will be offensive in the future," he says. Meanwhile, there are PLENTY of funny LGBTQ comedians to support." "We're trying to make you laugh. Trying to make you have a good time." What if she rapes you, you (expletive) TERF?" the comedian says in a back-and-forth exchange. The one thing you should never joke about is the trans issue.

Comedian Ricky Gervais is being criticized for his new stand-up special, "SuperNature," in which he mocks transgender women and the debate around bathroom ...

"Not everyone will like -- or agree with -- everything on our service," reads a statement on the company's website. Be the gender that you feel that you are," he says. From there, he clarifies: "The old-fashioned women, the ones with wombs."

Ricky Gervais' Netflix comedy special “SuperNature” has only been released on the streamer for a few hours, but it has already drawn criticism for a string ...

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Netflix has reaffirmed its commitment to transphobic comedy with Ricky Gervais' latest special SuperNature. The streamer faced criticism after standing ...

The old-fashioned women, the ones with wombs. Perhaps most bafflingly, the comedian claims at the end of the special: “In real life of course I support trans rights. The ones with beards and cocks.

Ricky Gervais is under fire for his new Netflix standup special, SuperNature. The star has landed in hot water after his hour-long special included jokes ...

Gervais continued on with his show but later circled back to his jokes about the transgender community admitting "Full disclosure: In real life, of course, I support trans rights. comedic legend." People Magazine reported the comedian continued on to say, "I love the new women. Bigot comedy is dead easy to perform, you just confirm the hatred of the audience and then you get to go home. The new ones we've been seeing lately," The old-fashioned women — you know, the ones with wombs.

Following in Dave Chappelle's footsteps, Ricky Gervais ridicules transgender women in his new Netflix comedy special. As with Chappelle, the British ...

“It’s full of graphic, dangerous, anti-trans rants masquerading as jokes,” along with anti-gay rhetoric and inaccurate statements on HIV. But transgender and LGBTQ defenders fired back, with GLAAD asserting that the special violates a Netflix policy against content designed to incite hate or violence. He then imagines a conversation with such a woman who objects to sharing a restroom with a trans woman.

Comedian criticised for 'dangerous' special, in which he says he supports trans rights while making jokes about the genitalia of trans women and HIV.

Ted Sarandos, the chief executive of Netflix, has defended Chappelle’s special, saying: “You can’t please everybody or the content would be pretty dull. I’ll take pills for the rest of my life.’” “While Netflix is home to some groundbreaking LGBTQ shows, it refuses to enforce its own policy in comedy. “I support all human rights, and trans rights are human rights. The ones with beards and cocks.” He then imagines a conversation with a woman who objects to sharing a bathroom with a trans woman: “They are ladies, look at their pronouns. “Full disclosure: in real life, of course, I support trans rights,” Gervais later says.

Following the release of Ricky Gervais' new Netflix special, a clip from James Acasters 2021 show taking aim at 'edgy comedians' has resurfaced online.

“Straight out the gate, just making fun of transgender people. And if people on the internet get upset about it, the comedian is always like, “Bad luck! “Oh yeah, cause you know who’s been long overdue a challenge? and tear them apart to hundreds of millions on Netflix like that’s okay.” Cenk Uygur also wrote: “I know why comics like @rickygervais & Dave Chappelle love making trans jokes - it’s great publicity and trans people actually have no power. I’ll take pills for the rest of my life”.” Meanwhile, there are PLENTY of funny LGBTQ comedians to support.” They walk onstage, top of their specials sometimes, and do 10 solid minutes just slagging off transgender people. While Netflix is home to some groundbreaking LGBTQ shows, it refuses to enforce its own policy in comedy. Journalist and filmmaker David Farrier tweeted: “Ricky Gervais being utterly predictable and mocking transgender people in his latest special. What about this person isn’t a lady?” They’re the ones the wombs.

His hour-long routine includes a series of jokes about gender identity and the gay community, which prompted GLAAD, a US LGBT rights group, to call the show " ...

He said: "In real life, of course I support trans rights. Gervais has defended the programme, saying he wanted to take the "audience to a place it hasn't been before". His hour-long routine includes a series of jokes about gender identity and the gay community, which prompted GLAAD, a US LGBT rights group, to call the show "dangerous".