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RICKY GERVAIS’ JIBE
COMIC Ricky Gervais says he loves it when snowflakes get offended by his jokes – because they give him inspiration and he can cash in.
RICKY Gervais says he is raking in money because snowflakes so often get offended by his jokes.
The comic said the “angrier” their rants at him become, the greater the chance he can use the jibes in his TV shows and live performances.
And the funnier his work is the more he gets paid – leaving him laughing all the way to the bank.
He tweeted: “I don’t try to offend. But the more people are offended by a joke, particularly on Twitter, the funnier I find it.
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“And the angrier the tweet the more chance of me using it and turning it to laughs and cash.”
The 58-year-old added: “PC culture isn’t killing comedy. It’s driving it. As it always did.’’
Ricky spoke out after he got a barrage of Twitter abuse over a Halloween gag about a Canadian trans woman.
The comedian, who created hit shows After Life, The Office and Extras, told followers he was going to “dress up as something weird and creepy” for his party.
He added: “I’m bucking the trend this year and I’m going as brave female activist Jessica Yaniv.
“This also means I don’t have to wax my big old hairy balls.’’ Jessica, 32, went to court after failing to find a beauty salon to wax her privates but lost her case.
Ricky later wrote: “This tweet upset some people yesterday so I think I should never make offensive jokes like this again.”
He added: “Be happy. It really annoys negative people.
“Don’t get upset about stuff. Just laugh. We’ll all be dead soon. Hope that helps. Have a great night.”