Ricky Gervais Suggests Controversial Collaboration With Dave Chappelle

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Netflix specials.Christmas Day saw the release of Gervais' Netflix comedy special, Armageddon, which stirred up controversy before its debut over jokes the former Golden Globe Awards host had made about terminally ill children.During an appearance on BBC Radio 5 Live's Headliners podcast last month, Gervais addressed the backlash, seemingly blaming the reaction on the forum."I can play to a million people, I won't get a complaint," he said. "As soon as it goes on Netflix or as soon as someone writes up a joke that says this is offensive, people go, 'Oh, that's offensive.' They haven't even heard the joke.

They weren't there. Ignore them. They don't count. They have no effect on me. They don't count. They're hecklers."Days after Gervais' Armageddon release, Chappelle returned to Netflix on December 31 with a new special called The Dreamer, in which he spent much of his comedy set talking about his aspirations when first starting out in the industry and how he learned how to become successful.However, the comic sparked a public outcry when he dedicated the first portion of the special to transgender people after facing ongoing criticism for previous jokes he made about them in his other Netflix shows.Both Chappelle and Gervais' Netflix specials have debuted high on the streaming giant's charts—which recently prompted Gervais to share a suggestion.Posting a screenshot showing his and Chappelle's high positions, Gervais wrote on X, formerly Twitter: "We should host The Oscars together," along with a laughing emoji.We should host The Oscars together.