AS the final series of After Life lands on Netflix this week, Ricky Gervais reveals comedians are "obsessed with death".
While most people would never associate the passing of a loved one with fits of giggles, acerbic Ricky's straight-talking style has won him legions of fans and made After Life the most-watched British comedy of the decade, with nearly 100 million streaming the show.
He says: "In my stand-up I deal with the big subjects. It's fine to deal with taboo or grave subjects.
"Comedians obsessed with death I think, because we know there's a discomfort about it, so that's where the money could be - and comedy as well.
"It will all come to us. We can second guess as creators: 'Can they handle this?' Of course - real life's worse!" Given the turmoil during the pandemic, escapism of any kind has been welcomed.
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