Grounded with Louis Theroux podcast when he made the comments.Boyle said: ‘If you’re a stand-up watching him, you feel like, “oh, that’s someone doing a version of what we do”.‘But really, it’s that I saw him doing his routine about trans people and I thought it was very lazy.‘I would like him to have the same respect for trans people as he seems to have for animals.
I don’t think that’s a lot to ask.’The comic, who is also known for his own brand of controversial jokes, said: ‘I mean, look, we know Ricky Gervais, he’s a brilliant actor, he’s a brilliant writer, he’s not a f***ing stand-up comedian!‘Just ‘cause Ricky Gervais self-identifies as a stand-up comedian, am I supposed to say that he is one?