2023 · comedy · political
Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
Directed by John L. Spencer1h 3m2023
Ricky Gervais dishes out controversial takes on political correctness and oversensitivity in a taboo-busting comedy special about the end of humanity.
Our read: Ricky Gervais: Armageddon (2023) reads as a neutral, kinetic, grounded comedy · political entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, kinetic, gentle comedy / political, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, cold.
- brisk
- gentle
- cold
- intimate
- funny
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