Stephen Merchant makes dig at Ricky Gervais with ‘After Life’ joke
After Life on Twitter.The comedian, who co-created The Office with Gervais, made a jab at the existential Netflix comedy by answering the prompt “What is your least favourite bit of movie shorthand?” asked by ITV film critic James King.In his reply, Merchant said, “Watching old home movies of dead child/wife = inability to move on.” While he did not explicitly name After Life, the series focuses on Gervais’ character Tony who is mourning his wife, who died of breast cancer.Merchant’s followers were quick to notice the implications, with one tweeting, “Thats it then is it? The old team, on the scrap heap!? @rickygervais”.Thats it then is it? The old team, on the scrap heap!? @rickygervais— Nick Kay (@NAKay14) July 20, 2020I'm so ambivalent