Ricky Gervais has never been a comedian who tiptoes around a punchline. Whether he’s mocking celebrity culture, taking aim at life’s everyday absurdities or delivering one of his trademark deadpan truths, he does it with a boldness that only he can get away with.
For many of us, Gervais represents the kind of humour we grew up with – humour that wasn’t afraid to be honest, a little risky, and occasionally wicked. And in an age where everyone seems terrified of saying the wrong thing, there’s something refreshing (and downright funny) about someone who still tells the joke anyway.
Here are five classic Ricky Gervais jokes that capture his fearless wit and remind us why he remains one of the most brilliantly unapologetic comedians of our time.
“Remember, when you are dead, you do not know you are dead. It is only painful for others. The same applies when you are stupid.”
“You have to be 100% behind someone, before you can stab them in the back.”
“For any of you who don’t know, the Golden Globes are just like the Oscars, but without all that esteem. The Golden Globes are to the Oscars what Kim Kardashian is to Kate Middleton. A bit louder, a bit trashier, a bit drunker, and more easily bought.”
“Remember, being healthy is basically dying as slowly as possible.”
“Where there’s a will-there’s a relative!”
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