'We second guess the audience too much as creators or studios. We think, 'Oh, this is a bit dark or this is a bit controversial or this is a bit taboo or this is a bit harsh. Can they take it?' Well of course they can.'
in January, Gervais didn't hold back from taking aim at the actors in the audience as the show's host.
"If you do win an award tonight, don’t use it as a platform to make a political speech," he told the nominees in his opening monologue."You’re in no position to lecture the public about anything. You know nothing about the real world. Most of you spent less time in school than [17-year-old environmentalist] Greta Thunberg. So if you win, come up, accept your little award, thank your agent and your god, and f--- off.
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