I blogged a while back about Ricky Gervais here, where I criticised him for taking the piss out of fat people. I've seen him do it during his stand-up routine, while on Letterman, and also on his blog. Basically, everywhere he can.
Anyhow, I've just gotten done watching his latest stand-up routine, Science, where, once again, he's having a go. Surprise surprise.
Before I continue, I want to make it clear at this point that I like Ricky Gervais. Really, I do. I quite like his style of humour, the way he tries to follow up statements with humorous bits of clarification that just seem to get him deeper in the shit. He doesn't take himself too seriously, and he's not worried about being politically correct, which is a big plus in my book.
That said, I wouldn't quite say he's setting the bar as far as comedy goes; if anything, I'd consider work like The Office and Extras more dramas than comedy shows. Still, I did laugh out loud a couple of times while watching his Science routine, and that's high praise.
He does continue to go on about fat people though. Says he's trying to help. Huh? When you're up on stage mate, making a joke about buckets or some such shit, you're not out to help anyone, you're having a laugh at their expense. Really, who are you trying to kid? You don't give a fuck about them, they're just filler because you don't really have enough material to fill the show. How else can you explain why he's doing it all... the... fucking... time?
Seriously, have you ever seen him have a go at smokers, or drug addicts? Or the smelly cunts out there who think nothing of showering and spraying a bit of deodorant on themselves before leaving the house every day?
No, never.
I get it mate, we live in an image-fueled world. What you look like is much more important than how you behave. Morals? Fuck em, just eat salad and go for a jog. That'll keep Ricky Gervais off your back, like as if he had any business being on your back in the first place.
