In this short Ricky Gervais talks about free speech and its societal complexities, this short clip is from the new Ricky Gervais Stand-up Special released late 2025.
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2026: We can criticise the government: ❌ We can criticise t…
2026: We can criticise the government: ❌ We can criticise the police: ❌ Arrested for saying bacon is great: ✅ Arrested for saying illegals should be deported: ✅ Arrested for posting on social media: ✅ Introducing ID verification to use a VPN...A virtual *PRIVATE* network: ✅ Yeah free speech is no longer free, it's grounds for arresting.
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normamcconnell2297 months, 1 week ago
For a little time longer, he is bang on
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irmela_bärer7 months, 1 week ago
Censoring a sketch about free speech?
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victoire_chrétien7 months, 1 week ago
Hows that going in the U.K. today?
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raagini_dhar7 months ago
This guy is a legend. This show was awesome
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christopher_thompson7 months ago
To quote James Jonah Jameson "Slander is when you say it. In print it's Libel."
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dawn_horton7 months ago
The UK has freedom of expression, it does NOT have freedom of speech...
ross_shepherd7 months ago
Few truly want free speech. They want freedom for *their* camp to say what they want.
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saravista287 months ago
The UK hasn't had free speech for 20ish years
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joshuaplume847 months ago
People forgot that free speech also involves listening. Yeh you can say what you want, but you also have to let the other guy say what he wants too. Even if you hate what he says
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ross.woodward7 months ago
Pretty sure people get arrested for Facebook posts in England. That's not exactly free speech lol
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charles_sandoval7 months ago
RG is awesome
luisquesada5245 months, 4 weeks ago
He's so right, so funny love him
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maria_evans7 months ago
Ricky national treasure.
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william_grant7 months ago
In America, there is an increasingly common saying that there is a big difference between people who want to be in America and people who want to be American.
gesine_schinke7 months, 1 week ago
I am gonna to tell everyone Ricky takes up the arse after he passes
gerolfechoing177 months, 1 week ago
Its not libel, its slander when you speak, libel when written down.
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heathermerritt957 months ago
The UK arrests more people for social media posts than Russia.
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dawn_horton7 months ago
Just remember Mandela was jailed for preparing acts of terrorism not For criticism of the government. And ghandi was a proven racist. Got to love people who paint them as good and moral.
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andrew_aguilar7 months, 1 week ago
The UK's in-house detractors have no idea how lucky they are to be here.
2026: We can criticise the government: ❌ We can criticise the police: ❌ Arrested for saying bacon is great: ✅ Arrested for saying illegals should be deported: ✅ Arrested for posting on social media: ✅ Introducing ID verification to use a VPN...A virtual *PRIVATE* network: ✅ Yeah free speech is no longer free, it's grounds for arresting.
For a little time longer, he is bang on
Censoring a sketch about free speech?
Hows that going in the U.K. today?
This guy is a legend. This show was awesome
To quote James Jonah Jameson "Slander is when you say it. In print it's Libel."
The UK has freedom of expression, it does NOT have freedom of speech...
Few truly want free speech. They want freedom for *their* camp to say what they want.
The UK hasn't had free speech for 20ish years
People forgot that free speech also involves listening. Yeh you can say what you want, but you also have to let the other guy say what he wants too. Even if you hate what he says
Pretty sure people get arrested for Facebook posts in England. That's not exactly free speech lol
RG is awesome
He's so right, so funny love him
Ricky national treasure.
In America, there is an increasingly common saying that there is a big difference between people who want to be in America and people who want to be American.
I am gonna to tell everyone Ricky takes up the arse after he passes
Its not libel, its slander when you speak, libel when written down.
The UK arrests more people for social media posts than Russia.
Just remember Mandela was jailed for preparing acts of terrorism not For criticism of the government. And ghandi was a proven racist. Got to love people who paint them as good and moral.
The UK's in-house detractors have no idea how lucky they are to be here.