Ricky Gervais: Humanity

Ricky Gervais: Humanity is a stand-up comedy special written and performed by British comedian Ricky Gervais. It was released by the streaming service Netflix.

Ricky Gervais: Humanity
StarringRicky Gervais
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
March 13, 2018
LanguageEnglish

Contents

The show addresses several subjects including the decision to not have children, comedy and offense taking, Caitlyn Jenner, social media and animal rights.[1][2][3]

Reception

Brian Logan of The Guardian gave the special a more positive review calling it Gervais's best standup show so far and saying that "even the liberal-baiting is more nuanced".[4] Lucy Mangan of The Guardian gave the special a more mixed review, stating that it is a "much better, less fragmented, more controlled show" than Gervais' previous stand up show Science and that it is "such a pleasure to watch Gervais work".[5] She went on however to criticise Gervais' Caitlyn Jenner routine, stating that it is "the content [of the show], as ever, that divides critical and personal opinion" and that "[Gervais] can anatomise other people’s hypocrisy but refuses to turn attention to his own".[5] The Telegraph gave the show a positive review, saying that it provided "a timely reconfirmation of [Gervais'] rare aptitude as a breeze-shooter: a winning combination of straight-talking pub philosopher, wind-up merchant and incorrigible class-clown".[1] UK comedy website Chortle said that the show is "[Gervais'] most mature yet, not by sacrificing crassness, but by giving it context" and that "where this would once have been unadulterated boorishness coming from Gervais’s mouth, there’s a little more playfulness now – and a smudge of Stewart Lee-style sarcastic repetition"[6]

References
  1. Cavendish, Dominic (15 March 2018). "Ricky Gervais: Humanity, review: his most cohesive and heart-on-sleeve show yet – it's good to have him back". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. Marchese, David (19 March 2019). "Ricky Gervais on provocation, picking targets and outrage culture". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. Jones, Dylan (9 May 2019). "Ricky Gervais: 'Freedom of speech is so important for human rights'". British GQ. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  4. Logan, Brian (24 February 2017). "Ricky Gervais review – ruthless, self-revealing show is his best yet". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  5. Mangan, Lucy (13 March 2018). "Ricky Gervais: Humanity review – Netflix special sees master of provocation settle old scores". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  6. Bennett, Steve (16 June 2017). "Ricky Gervais: Humanity". Chortle. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
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