Ricky gervais new comedy airs on thursday on C4 'Derek' being the central character is meant to be 'satiring prejudice against the disabled'
But is it?....
From the man who labelled Susan Boyle a mong I'm not convinced it's not just hi getting away with abuse.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...n-lazy-cruelty
QUOTE:
''"Derek is a fictional character and is defined by his creator. Me," he says. "If I say I don't mean him to be disabled then that's it''
His contradictory comments have not gone unnoticed....
QUOTE:
''Derek is an autograph hunter and this is Gervais on Derek, speaking to a journalist: "He's better than me. He's better than most people. He's kind, loving, funny, sweet, honest, open-minded, hard-working …"
This is Gervais on autograph hunters in his show:
QUOTE:
"They are the bane of my life. They're a mess. I don't mean their clothes. I mean their DNA."