Ricky Gervais Refuses to ‘Shut Up’

<p>Ricky Gervais joins this week’s show from home in London to talk about his darkly funny and surprisingly moving Netflix series ‘After Life,’ which just got picked up for a third season. The comedian explains how he ended up creating a show about grief and shares his strong opinions about political correctness in comedy, free speech and cancel culture. Plus, Ricky looks back at his most controversial Golden Globes jokes and reveals what it was like to work with the late David Bowie on ‘Extras,’ Larry David on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ and a lot more.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/rickygervais" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rickygervais</a> and<a href="https://twitter.com/mattwilstein" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @mattwilstein</a> | Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rickygervais/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rickygervais</a> and<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lastlaughpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @lastlaughpod</a></p><p>Highlights from this episode and others at <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/the-last-laugh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Daily Beast</a>.</p><p>Go to <a href="https://ratethispodcast.com/laugh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ratethispodcast.com/laugh</a> to leave us a rating and review.</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>