Ricky Gervais wants to live to see young generation ‘cancelled’ by the next one

'Don't they realise that they're next? That's what's funny'

Ricky Gervais has said that he wants to still be around for when the next generation is cancelled, stating that it's pretty much inevitable. The 60-year-old comedian was speaking on an episode of his Absolutely Mental podcast with American philosopher, neuroscientists and author Sam Harris when he suggested that the current 'woke' generation won't be woke enough for the next. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF86CgaG0co Gervais recently had to qualify a comment he made regarding whether The Office would be cancelled or not in today's society, as the discussion over how its jokes have aged over time rages on. [caption id="attachment_295037" align="alignnone" width="1284"] Credit: BBC[/caption] Nevertheless, Gervais says the show - which was once again voted in the top ten series of the 21st century - like all of his comedy, is often misunderstood as people confuse the subject of a joke with the intended target. Not unlike Dave Chapelle, who is currently under fire for his most recent Netflix special, Gervais has also been accused of making jokes that are perceived as transphobic. However, both comics are very much of the belief that there is equality in comedy and that rather than 'punching down', they are punching in straight lines. Regardless of what side of the argument you land on, it's hard to disagree with his theory: the societies that spring from previous generations have different values and their standards as to what they deem acceptable are always going to change. It is part of human nature to evolve and hopefully progress, often rendering those who went before us as archaic or out of touch. The question is, will the supposed 'woke' generation of today be cancelled in the next?

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