“You don’t know who the dominant mob will be. The British funnyman argued comedy was threatened if comics couldn’t predict what might be considered offensive in the future. He also cited Kevin Hart losing his 2018 Oscars hosting gig after past homophobic tweets surfaced.
masturbate,” he said with a gesture toward his groin. “I tried to watch a bit of it, and I decided I’d rather watch Louis C.K. Gervais also referred to the new phenomenon of “woke comedy,” where comics do not seek to offend anyone as they create instead a “safe space” for the audience. He argued people should not declare a joke offensive, but that “you gotta say you found it offensive,” because he contended feelings are personal. In his stand-up special Ricky Gervais: SuperNature, which debuted on Tuesday, Gervais cited today’s “woke, progressive times” as he discussed fellow comics and what is considered funny. TERF is an acronym for “trans-exclusionary radical feminist,” an ideology that excludes trans women as women. Queen Latifah Reveals the Gift Adam Sandler Bought for Her After Their 'Hustle' Premiere