<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ricky-gervais" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ricky Gervais</a> hit back at outrage over his new comedy special &#8220;Armageddon&#8221; after it became the number 1 show on Netflix.</p>
<p>The 62-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/comedian-ricky-gervais-says-he-deals-with-taboo-subjects-in-his-shows-and-smart-people-can-deal-with-anything" target="_blank" rel="noopener">British comedian</a> <a href="https://movieweb.com/ricky-gervais-response-netflix-armageddon-joke-removal-petition/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the &#8220;faux offense&#8221; over jokes in his new one-hour special that hit the streaming site on Christmas Day comes from people just wanting attention.</p>
<p>A joke from the show about &#8220;crafting videos for terminally ill children&#8221; and the &#8220;Make A Wish&#8221; Foundation did cause a bit of controversy. Gervais said he always starts out the video by asking the kids,&#8221;Why didn’t you wish to get better? What are you f***ing ret**ed as well?&#8221;</p>
<p>Following the audiences response in the show, the comedian said, &#8220;I don&#8217;t do that&#8230; I&#8217;m playing a role.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">What a wonderful world ❤️ <a href="https://t.co/pChprPpwqA">pic.twitter.com/pChprPpwqA</a></p>
<p>— Ricky Gervais (@rickygervais) <a href="https://twitter.com/rickygervais/status/1739648924619514073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 26, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Gervais pointed out that, &#8220;I don’t do that. But people have a reaction. They don&#8217;t analyze it. They feel something – that&#8217;s what offense is. It&#8217;s a feeling. That&#8217;s why &#8216;I&#8217;m offended&#8217; is quite meaningless. What do you want me to change?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;They&#8217;re not really offended,&#8221; he added. &#8220;They just want to be heard.&#8221;</p>
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<p>&#8220;Of all the millions of people that watched it and loved it, only a few don&#8217;t like it,&#8221; Gervais continued. &#8220;If I give them special attention and try and placate them, I&#8217;ve annoyed the other millions of people that got the joke. They go, &#8216;No, you&#8217;ve ruined it for us!'&#8221;</p>
<p>During his new comedy special, Gervais took a dig at twenty-somethings and the &#8220;crying&#8221; they do over jokes. He touched on the insanity of climate change, joked about loving &#8220;illegal immigration,&#8221; said there&#8217;s only &#8220;two genders,&#8221; and more.</p>
<p>At the top of his new special he also addressed the outrage over his last Netflix special, &#8220;Super Nature,&#8221; which he said &#8220;made it the most watched special of the year.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;People saying &#8216;you can&#8217;t say that.&#8217; You can. You can,&#8221; Gervais added.</p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ricky-gervais-has-two-words-when-asked-about-hosting-2023-golden-globes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ricky Gervais Has Two Words When Asked About Hosting 2023 Golden Globes</a></strong></p>

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