Ricky Gervais wants ‘to get canceled’ ahead of new stand-up show ‘Armageddon’
nypost.comcancel culture with his new stand-up show “Armageddon” and push the boundaries of comedy. “One thing I’ve decided to definitely do, and can’t wait to start on, is my new stand-up show,” the Brit told Heat magazine recently.The “After Life” star added, “I’m treating it like it’s my last one ever.
It won’t be, but I want to put everything into it. I want to try and get cancelled. No, I just want to go all out there.”“[‘Armageddon’] is about the end of the world and how we’re going to destroy ourselves for lots of reasons, whether it’s media stupidity, or the actual end of the world,” he continued.He elaborated on this sentiment in a WSJ profile published on Monday, saying that being funny should have no limitations.
The frequent Golden Globes host explained, “There’s no subject you shouldn’t joke about. It depends on the joke. As a journalist, there’s nothing you wouldn’t write about.
It depends on your angle, right? I think a lot of this pious offense comes from people mistaking the target of the joke with the subject.”“You can joke about anything, but it depends on what the actual target is.
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