Overview
- Mortality premiered on Netflix on December 30, filmed at the London Palladium, with Gervais declaring comedy has pushed back against those who take offense.
- In the new set, he targets what he calls educated, middle‑class, elitist critics who he says police what ordinary people can laugh at.
- Before the release, he told BBC Radio 4 that working‑class people are the only group comedians can mock without facing blowback.
- He said he now avoids targeting disadvantaged people, would add trigger warnings to older work, and does not regret past material.
- Context includes past backlash, with GLAAD condemning his 2022 SuperNature special, and producer Ash Atalla recently reassessing earlier disability jokes linked to The Office era.