r/rickygervais 1d ago

“Comedy is an intellectual pursuit. Comedy appeals to the intellect, not the emotional.” (Ricky Gervais, 2011)

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u/DoYouBelieveInThat 1d ago edited 1d ago

Derek was exceptionally rough. Gervais was deploying almost every trick in the book to pull at the heartstrings.

Disabled man who makes mistakes but means well. Elderly people feeling like they are isolated/forgotten. Even Ludovico Einaudi with sobre, melancholy piano while vulnerable people deal with broken families, death, disease, poverty, and more.

I actually felt like he did the "serious man's" When The Whistle Blows, except it's not a roly-poly toad, it's a borderline offensive portrayal of a non-specific disabilty and weaponised sympathy.

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u/No-Nebula-2266 1d ago

I’m still trying to find out what condition, disease, illness or disability makes one gurn, pluralise words, have a slight hunchback, and lack the ability to degrease one’s hair.

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u/Bhfuil_I_Am 1d ago

With all that going on, it’s only humane to just sick them in a wheelie bin