#235 — A Call from Ricky Gervais

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<span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Lawrence talks with actor, writer and comedian, Ricky Gervais about the science of comedy, the comedy of religion, and the religion of free speech. He also gets a mind-bending, personal science lesson from Lawrence.</span>

In the wake of the release of his new show, Ricky Gervais talks about his thoughts and inspirations behind Afterlife. Ricky reveals how his real life experiences play a part in his writing, and how he negotiates hostile reactions to his risqué comedy. Join James O’Brien as he sit ...  Show more

Comedian, actor, writer, producer Ricky Gervais feels strangely underwhelmed about being Conan O’Brien’s friend.

Ricky sits down with Conan to discuss getting a laugh out of the worst of humanity, the upcoming season of his Netflix show After Life, and ...

His name is Ricky Gervais. He likes a crisp IPA, a ripe international spy thriller, and he also happens to care deeply about humanity. Welcome to another wild & crazy episode of SmartLess.

This episode was originally released on 12/7/2020.

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