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Looking Back at the Controversy Ricky Gervais’s Derek Caused in the U.K.Critics felt Derek, which debuts on Netflix tomorrow, was severely insulting to the mentally handicapped. Ricky Gervais did not.
By Jesse David Fox
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By Zach Dionne
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Ricky Gervais Defends New Series Derek, AgainHe says his character is childlike, not disabled.
By Denise Martin
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Here’s the Trailer for Ricky Gervais’s Controversial New Show ‘Derek’
Ricky Gervais recently tweeted out this trailer for his new show Derek, a comedy-drama that’s set to premiere later this year on Channel 4 in […]
By Bradford Evans
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Ricky Gervais Is Bringing America ‘Derek’ and an AppRemember when people with accents were all up in arms about Derek? Well, now Americans can be the ones with upped arms. Next year, Derek will […]
By Jesse David Fox
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Many Ricky Gervais Projects Are Ending So He Can Focus on ‘Derek’Ricky Gervais took to the Huffington Post to do a FAQ of sorts. Apparently, the most frequent of his frequently asked questions is “Ricky, […]
By Jesse David Fox
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Ricky Gervais Has Entered the ‘Fuck U H8ers’ Portion of his CareerGervais is kind of becoming the Kanye West of comedy, as both are prolific, incredibly successful, continuously lauded geniuses with heavy […]
By Jesse David Fox
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Ricky Gervais Is Not a Fan of Horse Racing“Basically a beautiful majestic beast that took 2 billion years to evolve has just been slaughtered for fun.”
By Margaret Lyons
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Ricky Gervais Claims to Not Be Mocking the Disabled with His Obviously […]
Ricky Gervais has a new show premiering on Channel 4 in the UK on Thursday entitled Derek. In it, he plays the titular character, a nursing […]
By Adam Frucci
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Ricky Gervais Defends His New Show“If he had any specific and defined disability, I would get an actor with that disability to play the role.”
By Margaret Lyons
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Beware, Senior Citizens and Caregivers, of Ricky Gervais’ Biting WitRicky Gervais’ latest project is Derek, a comedy pilot set in a nursing home in which he plays a care worker. The show also features An Idiot […]
By Hallie Cantor